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专题01阅读理解（第01期）-2023届浙江高考模拟试题分项汇编阅读理解【浙江省强基联盟2022-2023学年高三上学期10月联考】Urbangardensarevaluableassetstocommunities.Theyp

rovidegreenspacestogrowsustainablefood,buildcommunitycohesion（凝聚力）,makenewfriends,connectwiththeearth,andmuchmore.So,let'scheckoutourlistof4inspiri

ngurbangardensintheUS.GothamGreensWhere:NewYorkChicagoWhat:GothamGreensfirststartedinBrooklynandnowhasfourlocationsinNewYork

CityandChicago.TheirflagshipfarminBrooklynproducesover100,000poundsofgreensperyear.Butitdoesn'tjustproducehealthylocalvegetables.

Itisusinghigh-techgreenhouseswithsolarpanelstomakesurethefoodgrownishealthyandsustainable.BaltimoreUrbanGardeningwithStudentsWhere:Baltimore,Marylan

dWhat:TheBaltimoreUrbanGardeningwithStudents（BUGS）programencouragesstudentstogettheirhandsdirtyandplantvegetablesthro

ughtheirafter-schoolandsummerprograms.Manyofthesekidsdon'thaveaccesstogreenspaces,andhaveneverhadtheopportunitytogrowfood.ReVisionUrbanFar

mWhere:Boston,MassachusettsWhat:ReVisionUrbanFarminBostonworksinpartnershipwiththeReVisionFamilyHome—ashelterfor22homelesspare

ntsandtheirkids.Thefarmprovidesthesefamilieswithinformationonhealthyeating,andaccesstothefarm'sfreshvegetables.Th

eorganizationalsoprovidesjobtrainingtohelpfamiliesescapethecycleofpoverty.SwaleWhere:NewYorkWhat:Swale,afloatingfoodfo

restlocatedonalargeboat,isaninnovativeprojectmeanttoinspirecitizenstorethinktherelationshipbetweenourcitiesandou

rfood.Thisurbangardenservesasbothalivingartexhibitandaneducationalfarm.Foodforestsaresustainablegardensthatincludevegetables,fruit,nuttrees,bushe

s,herbs,andvines-eachonecomplementingtheotherinasymbiotic（共生的）relationship.1．WhatdoestheBUGSprogrammainlydo?A．Providejobtrai

ningforstudents.B．Usehigh-techgreenhousestogrowhealthyfood.C．Createasustainablegardenonalargeboat.D．Offerstudentstheo

pportunitytogrowvegetables.2．Whichurbangardenhelpspeoplegetoutofpoverty?A．GothamGreens.B．BaltimoreUrba

nGardeningwithStudents.C．ReVisionUrbanFarm.D．Swale.3．Wherecancitizensgotoseeafoodforest?A．Chicago.B．Ba

ltimore.C．Boston.D．NewYork.Likemanyotherfive-year-olds,JeanieLowofHouston,Texas,woulduseastool(凳子)tohelpherreachthebathroomsink.However

,theplasticstep-stoolshehadathomewasunstableandclutteredupthesmallbathroomsharedbyherwholefamily.Afterlear

ningofaninventioncontestheldbyherschoolthatyear,Jeanieresolvedtoenterthecontestbycreatingastoolthatwouldbeapermanentfixtureinthebathroom,an

dyetcouldbekeptoutofthewaywhennotinuse.Jeaniedecidedtomakeastoolattachedtothebathroomcabinetdoorunderthesink.Shecutaboardofwoodintotwopiece

s,eachabouttwofeetwideandonefootlong.Usingmetalhinges(铰链)Jeanieattachedonepieceofthewoodtothefrontofthecabinetdoor,

andthesecondpiecetothefirst.Thefirstpiecewassetjusthighenoughsothatwhenitswungouthorizontallyfromthecabinetd

oor,thesecondpiecewouldswingdownfromthefirst,justtouchingtheground,andsoservingasasupportforthefirstpieceofthewood.Thiscreatedaconvenient,strongpla

tformforanypersontooshorttoreachthesink.Whennotinuse,thehingesallowedthetwopiecesofwoodtofoldbackuptightlyagainstthecabinet,wheretheywere

heldinplacebymagnets.Jeaniecalledherinventionthe“KiddieStool”.Jeanie’sKiddieStoolwonfirstplaceinherschool’scontest.Twoyearslater,i

twasawardedfirstprizeagainatHouston’sfirstannualInventionFair.Asaresult,Jeaniewasinvitedtomakeanumberofpub

licappearanceswithherKiddieStool,andwasfeaturedonlocalTVaswellasinnewspapers.ManypeoplefoundthestoryoftheKiddi

eStoolinspiringbecauseitshowedthatwithimagination,anyonecanbeaninventor.4．WhydidJeanieLowinventtheKiddieStool,accordingtothepassage?A．

Manyotherfive-year-oldshadproblemsreachingthebathroomsink.B．Shedidnotthinkthatplasticstoolsweretallenoughforher.C．Thestoolinherbathroomw

asnotfirmandoftengotintheway.D．Shewasinvitedtoenteraninventioncontestheldbyherschool.5．Whichofthefollowingsta

tementsistrueabouthowtheKiddieStoolworks?A．TheKiddieStoolwillswingoutonlywhenthecabinetdooropens.B．Ituseshingesandmagne

tstokeepthewoodenpiecesinplace.C．Itswingsfromlefttorighttobeattachedtothecabinetdoor.D．Theplatformissupportedbytwopiecesofmetal.6．Whatarethecharact

eristicsofJeanie’sKiddieStool?A．Permanentandfoldable.B．Fragileanddisposable.C．Conventionalandportable.D．Convenien

tandrecyclable.7．WhichofthefollowingsayingsbestcapturesthespiritofJeanieLow’sstory?A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Necessit

yisthemotherofinvention.C．Geniusis1%inspirationand99%perspiration.D．Inventionrequiresbothdisciplinesand

wildimagination.InJapan,youarewhatyourbloodtypeis.Aperson’sbloodtypeispopularlybelievedtodecidehis/hercharacterandpersonality

.Type-Apeoplearegenerallyconsideredsensitiveperfectionistsandgoodteamplayers,butover-anxious.TypeOsarecuri

ousandgenerousbutstubborn.TypeABsareartisticbutmysteriousandunpredictable,andtypeBsarecheerfulbuteccentric,

individualistic,andselfish.Thoughlackingscientificevidence,thisbeliefiswidelyseeninbooks,magazines,andtelevisionshows.Lastye

ar,fourofJapan’stop10bestsellerswereabouthowbloodtypedeterminespersonality,throughwhichreadersseemedtobeabletodiscoverthedefinitionoftheirbloodtyp

eorhavetheirself-imageconfirmed.Theblood-typebeliefhasbeenusedinunusualways.ThewomensoftballteamthatwongoldforJapanattheBeijingOlympicsisrepor

tedtohaveusedblood-typetheoriestocustomizetrainingforeachplayer.Somekindergartenshaveadoptedteachingmethodsalongbloodgrou

plines,andevenmajorcompaniesreportedlymakedecisionsaboutassignmentsbasedonanemployee’sbloodtype.In1990,MitsubishiElectronicswasre

portedtohaveannouncedtheformationofateamcomposedentirelyofABworkers,thanksto“theirabilitytomakeplans”.Theb

eliefevenaffectspolitics.Oneformerprimeministerconsidereditimportantenoughtorevealinhisofficialprofilethathewasaty

peA,whilehisoppositionrivalwastypeB．In2011,aminister,RyuMatsumoto,wasforcedtoresignafteronlyaweekinoff

ice,whenabad-temperedencounterwithlocalofficialswastelevised.Inhisresignationspeech,heblamedhisfailingsonthefactth

athewasbloodtypeB．Theblood-typecraze,consideredsimplyharmlessfunbysomeJapanese,mayrevealitselfasprejudiceanddiscri

mination.Infact,thisseemssocommonthattheJapanesenowhaveatermforit:bura-hara,meaningblood-typeharassment(骚扰).There

arereportsofdiscriminationleadingtochildrenbeingbullied,endingofhappyrelationships,andlossofjobopportunitiesduetobloodtype.8．What’sthemainide

aofparagraph1?A．TheJapaneseattachgreatimportancetobloodtype.B．ThebooksaboutbloodtypearepopularinJapan.C．TheJa

paneseconfirmtheirpersonalitytotallythroughbloodtype.D．TheJapanesethinkbloodtypebestsellersareimportanttotheirself-image.9．A

ccordingtothepassage,whichbloodtypecanweinferistheLEASTfavoredinJapan?A．TypeA．B．TypeB．C．TypeO.D．TypeAB．10．P

rimeMinisterRyuMatsumotoresignedfromofficebecause________.A．herevealedhisrival’sbloodtypeB．hewasseenbehavingrudelyonTVC．heblamedhisfailingson

localofficialsD．hewasdiscriminatedagainstbecauseofbloodtype11．Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardtheblood-typebeliefinJapa

n?A．Negative.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Encouraging.You’vemostlikelyheardthenewsbynow:Acar-commuting,desk-bound,TV-

watchinglifestylecanbeharmfultoourhealth.Allthetimethatwespendrootedinthechairislinkedtoincreasedrisksofsomanydeadlydiseasesth

atexpertshavenamedthismodern-dayhealthepidemicthe“sittingdisease”.Sittingfortoolongslowsdownthebody’smetabolism(新陈代谢)andthewayenzymes(酶)breakdo

wnourfatreserves,raisingbothbloodsugarlevelsandbloodpressure.Smallamountsofregularactivity,evenjuststandingandmovingaround,througho

utthedayisenoughtobringtheincreasedlevelsbackdown.Andthosesmallamountsofactivityaddup—30minutesoflightactivity

intwoorthree-minuteburstscanbejustaseffectiveasahalf-hourblockofexercise.Butwithoutthatactivity,bloodsugarlevel

sandbloodpressurekeepcreepingup,steadilydamagingtheinsideofthearteriesandincreasingtheriskofdiabetes,heartdisease,stroke,andotherseriousdisea

ses.Inessence,fundamentalchangesinbiologyoccurifyousitfortoolong.Butwait,you’rearunner.Youneedn’tworryabout

theharmofasedentarylifestylebecauseyouexerciseregularly,right?Well,notsofast.Recentstudiesshowthatpeoplespendanaverageof

64hoursaweeksitting,whetherornottheyexercise150minutesaweekasrecommendedbyWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).Regu

larexercisers,furthermore,arefoundtobeabout30percentlessactiveondayswhentheyexercise.Overall,mostpeoplesimplya

ren’texercisingormovingaroundenoughtocounteractalltheharmthatcanresultfromsittingninehoursormoreaday.Scaredstraightoutofyourchair?Good.Theremedyis

assimpleasstandingupandtakingactivitybreaks.12．Whatisthebestwaytobringdownhighbloodsugarlevelandbloodpressure?A．Exercisingfor150minutesormoreeverywe

ek.B．GettingridofthehabitofcarcommutingandTVwatching.C．Interruptingsittingtimewithlightactivityasoftenaspossible.D．St

andingormovingaroundforatleasttwoorthreeminuteseveryday.13．Whatdoestheword“sedentary”inthethirdparagraphmostli

kelymean?A．Modern.B．Risky.C．Inactive.D．Epidemic.14．Whichofthefollowingmaybeinferredaboutthosewhodoseriousexercise?A．

TheyusuallydonotmeetthestandardofexerciserecommendedbyWHO.B．Theygenerallyspendlesstimesittingthanthosewhoareinactive.C．Theyoftenlivelongerthant

hosewhodon’texercise.D．Theytendtostandormovearoundlessontheirwork-outdays.15．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thechallengesofthemodernli

festyle.B．Thereasonsforthespreadofamodernepidemic.C．Theeffectofregularexerciseonourbody.D．Thethreattoourhealthfromlonghoursofsitting.阅读理解【2023届

浙江省天高教育共同体高三7月年级第一次联考】Islandsaredifferentfromacontinentormainland.Thesizeandisolationofislandshaveaprofoundeffectonis

landecosystemsandtheirinhabitants.Scientistswhospecializeinspeciesevolutionhavefoundthat,amongmammalspeciesthatsettleonislands,bigspeciestendt

oshrinkwhilesmallonesareapttoenlarge.Thisphenomenon,discoveredbyJ.BristolFosterin1964,hasbeencalledFoster’srule,ortheislandeffect.Forinstan

ce,rodents(啮齿动物)livingonislandstendtowardgigantism,whilebigmammalsaremorelikelytobecomedwarfed(矮小的).Althoughthereareanumbero

fexceptionstothispattern,thetrendgenerallyholdstrueforbothfossilspeciesandlivingislandmammals.Foster’sruleshowsthatbodysizeregu

lateseverything.Inamainlandenvironment,beinglargeisoftenasaferandadaptiveformofavoidingpredators.Onanisland,withfewnatura

lpredatorsandlesscompetition,beingreallybigisnolongeranadvantage;infact,itcanbeahindrancesinceahugeanimalwillneedal

otmorefoodinordertosurviveandreproduce.Anewfossilstudyofisland-dwellingproboscideans(长鼻目动物)furthershow

sthatthephysicalattributesandecologicalstructureofanislandmayaffectthedegreeofshrinkinginbigmammals.Onrelativelybalancedandspecies-richislands,co

mpetitionwithotherspeciesoftenresultinarelativelylessdwarfedbodysize.Incontrast,onsmallerislandswherefoodsourcesarelimitedandco

mpetitorslacking,membersofthisgroupbecomesmallersurprisinglyquickly.OnoneoftheChannelIslands15milesoffthecoastofFrance,there

ddeerdwarfedtoone-sixththesizeofdeeroncontinentalEuropeinamere6,000yearsaftertheislandbecameisolated.1．Wh

atisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thereasonswhymammalschangeandevolvethroughtime.B．Acomparisonofgigantismanddwarfismondifferentislands.C．Thediffe

rentpatternsofevolutionforbigandsmallislandmammals.D．Thesimilaritybetweentheevolutionoffossilspeciesandthatoflivingspecies.2．Accordingt

othepassage,whatisaproblembigmammalsmightfaceonanisland?A．Theremaybelackoffood.B．Itishardertofindshelterforsurviv

althere.C．Itmaybedifficulttomovearoundonsmallislands.D．Theybecomelesscompetitiveduetofewerreproduction.3．Howdoestheauthorconc

ludethelastparagraph?A．Withaprediction.B．Withasummary.C．Withasuggestion.D．Withanillustration.Fordecades,India’

stimezonehasbeenahotlydebatedissue.Backin1884whentimezoneswereofficiallyestablished,twotimezoneswereused—BombayTim

eandCalcuttaTime.IndianStandardTime(IST)wasintroducedin1906,butCalcuttaTimeandBombayTimecontinuedtobemaintainedafterIndia’sin

dependencein1947,until1948and1955respectively.Thecurrentsingletimezone,thoughalegacyofBritishrule,isoftenviewedasasymbolofunity.Yet,noteveryo

nethinksitisagoodidea.Indiastretches3,000kmfromeasttowest,spanningroughly30degreeslongitude.Thiscorrespondstoatwo-hourdif

ferenceinmeansolartime,basedonthepositionofthesuninthesky.Thus,thesunrisesnearlytwohoursearlierintheeastthaninIndia’sf

arwest.InNortheasternstates,sunrisecanbeasearlyas4a.m.insummerandsunsetby4p.m.inwinter,muchearlierthantheoffi

cialworkinghours.Thisresultsingreatlossofdaylighthoursandmoreconsumptionofelectricity,andoftenreducedproductivity.Meanwhile,recentstudiespoin

toutthatthecurrentsystemleadstoaseriousproblemineducationforsomestudents.Nationwide,theschooldaystartsatroughlythes

ametime;thus,childrengotobedlaterandhavereducedsleepinwestIndia,wherethesunsetslater.Suchsunset-inducedsleepdeprivationismorepronouncedam

ongthepoor,mostlyduetotheirnoisyenvironmentandlackofsleep-inducingfacilitieslikewindowshadesorindoorbe

ds.Onaverage,anhour’sdelayinsunsettimereduceschildren’ssleepby30minutes,andanhour’sdelayinannualaveragesunsettimereduceseducationbyabo

ut0.8years.Asaresult,childrenlivinginlocationswithlatersunsetsarelesslikelytocompleteprimaryandmiddleschooleducation.De

spitevariousrequestsandproposalsformultipletimezones,thegovernmentiskeentoretainthecurrentsystem.Reasonsprovidedincludepreventionofconfusionands

afetyissuesregardingrailwayandflightoperations.4．WhichofthefollowingillustratestheIndiantimezonesystemsince1955?A．B．C

．D．5．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“pronounced”inthethirdparagraph?A．Noisy.B．Distant.C．Flexible.D．Outstanding.6．Acc

ordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisasupportingargumentformultipletimezones?A．Thenumberoftrafficaccidentscanbereduced.B．

Childrenmayhavebetter-qualitysleepandeducation.C．Indiamayhavemoreenergyresourcestogenerateelectricity.D．T

hecountrymayriditselfoftheimpactofBritishcolonization.7．Accordingtothepassage,whenismostlikelythesunsethourinDecemberinthecityofVaranasishownonthema

p?A．7p.m.B．6p.m.C．5p.m.D．4p.m.Tempeh,atraditionalsoyproductfromIndonesia,ishailedasthecountry’s“gifttotheworld,”likekimchifromKoreaormisofromJapan

.Astable,cheapsourceofproteininIndonesiaforcenturies,tempehisafermented(发酵的)foodoriginatingfromtheislandofJava.Itwasdiscoveredduringtofuproductionwh

endiscardedsoybeanresiduecaughtmicrobialsporesfromtheairandgrewcertainwhitishfungiaroundit.Whenthisfermentedresidu

e(残渣)wasfoundtobeedibleandtasty,peoplebeganproducingitathomefordailyconsumptionacrossthecountry.Thish

asgivenrisetomanyvariationsinitsflavorandtexturethroughoutdifferentIndonesianregions.Tempehishighinproteinand

lowinfat,andcontainsahostofvitamins.Infact,itistheonlyreportedplant-basedsourceofvitaminB12.Apartfrombeingabletohel

preducecholesterol(胆固醇),increasebonedensity,andpromotemusclerecovery,tempehhasalotofpolyphenolsthatprotectskincellsandslowdowntheaging

process.Bestofall,withthesameproteinqualityasmeatandtheabilitytotakeonmanyflavorsandtextures,tempehisagreatm

eatsubstitute—somethingthevegetarianandvegancommunitieshavebeenquickinadopting.Inadditiontoitshighlynutritio

nalmakeup,tempehhasdiversepreparationpossibilities.Itcanbeservedasamaincourse(usuallyincurries)orasidedishtobeeatenwithrice,asade

ep-friedsnack,orevenblendedintosmoothiesandhealthyjuices.Thoughnotyetapopularfoodamonginternationaldiners,youmayfindtempeh-substitutedBLT

s(bacon,lettuce,tomatosandwiches)inSanFranciscoaseasilyasyoucanfindvegetarianburgerswithtempehpattiesinBali.ForthepeopleofIndonesia,temp

ehisnotjustfoodbutalsohasculturalvalue.WiththeIndonesiantraditionalfabricbatik(蜡染)beingrecognizedbyUNESCOas“IntangibleCulturalHeritageofHuman

ity,”tempehhasgreatpotentialforthishonoraswell.8．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueabout

tempeh?A．Itismainlyservedasasidedish.B．Itisformedfromfermentedsoybeans.C．Itisdiscardedwhenfungigrowaroundit.D．Ithasthesamenutritionalbe

nefitsaskimchi.9．Whataspectsoftempeharediscussedinparagraphs2to4?A．Origin→nutrition→cuisine.B．Origin→cuisine→marketing.C．Cuisine→nutrition→marketing

.D．Distribution→cuisine→nutrition.10．Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．Seniorcitizenswilleatt

empehasvitaminsupplement.B．Tempehwillsoonbemorepopularthankimchiormiso.C．Thenutritionoftempehwillbereducedwithmassproduction.D．Tempehislikelytobe

recognizedasaninternationalculturalsymbol.11．Whichofthefollowingscanbeasuitabletitleofthispassage?A．DoYouKnowH

owTempehIsMade?B．Tempeh:ATraditionalDelicacyFromJava.C．WillTempehBePopularAmongVegetarians?D．Tempeh:TheCulturalHeritageOfIndonesia.Monopoly(大富翁)isave

rypopularboardgamearoundtheworldtoday,butlittleisknownaboutitsAmericaninventor,ElizabethMagie,andthephilosophybehindherinvent

ion.Bornin1866,Magiewasarebelagainstthenormsandpoliticsofhertimes.InspiredbyHenryGeorgewhobelievedthatallmenshouldhaveanequalri

ghttousethelandastheyhavetobreatheair,shechallengedthecapitalistsystemofpropertyownership—intheformofaboardgame.In19

04,shepatentedherLandlord’sGame,whichconsistedofacircuitofstreetsandlandmarksforsale.Magie’sgamecontainedtwosetsofrules:TheProsperityrulesan

dtheMonopolistrules.TheProsperityrulesstatedthateveryplayershouldgaineachtimesomeoneacquiredanewproperty.Thegamewaswon(

byall!)whentheplayerstartingwiththeleastmoneydoubledhisorherfortune.UnderMonopolistrules,ontheotherhand,eachplayeradvancedbyacquiringproperti

esandcollectingrentfromallwholandedtherelater.Whoevermanagedtobankrupttheotherplayerswonthegame.Thepurposeofthedua

lsetsofrules,saidMagie,wasforplayerstounderstandhowthesedifferentapproachestopropertycanleadtodifferentsocialoutcomes:“allwin”or“winal

l.”ThegamesoonbecameahitoncollegecampusesandamongQuakercommunities,andsomepeoplemodifiedthegameboard.Anunemployedplayernamed

CharlesDarrowsoldthismodifiedversiontothemanufacturerParkerBrothersashisown.However,whenthegame’strueo

rigincametolight,ParkerBrothersboughtthepatentfromMagieforonly$500.Theythenre-launchedthegameasMonopoly

,includingonlytherulesleadingtothetriumphofoneoverall.Darrowwaspublicizedastheinventorwhohadbecomeamillionairefromsellingthegame.Thusarags-to

-richesmythwascreated,ironicallyexemplifyingMonopoly’simplicit(含蓄的)values:Chasewealthandcrushyouropponentsifyouwantt

ocomeoutontop.12．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Thecreationandmodificationofaboardgame.B．Afightbetweenpatentownersofapopulargame.C．A

socio-economicvictorybehindalandlordgame.D．Thepersonwhobecameamillionairefromafungame.13．WhatwasthemainpurposeofMagie’sProsperityrules?A

．Toemphasizethevalueofthecapitalistsystem.B．Tointroducedifferentapproachestoobtainingnewland.C．Toadvocatethatallshouldberewardedwhenoneacquireswe

alth.D．TochallengeGeorge’sideathatmenshouldhaveanequalrighttotheland.14．Whatdoes“arags-to-richesmyth”refertointhelastparagraph?A．Amodifiedver

sionofMonopoly.B．Darrow’ssuccessaftersellingthegame.C．ParkerBrothers’purchaseofMagie’spatent.D．Thepopularityofthegameoncol

legecampuses.15．WhichofthefollowingwouldbestdescribeMagie’sfeelingstowardtoday’sversionofhergame?A．Excited.B．Relieved.C．Doubtful.D．Displeased.阅

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

ordmomentsintheclickofabutton?Thenthisisyourchancetoseeyourworkdisplayedonthecoverofabook!TeenInkisseekingoutateen

tocreatecoverartforTeensTalk:AreYouListening?ByteenauthorMariaProulx!Writtenbyateenforteens,thebookdiscussesmattersrelevantinateen’slife.TeenInkisin

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osandartworkbyteens.●Thebestimagesforthebookcoverareclear,closeupandhighresolution.●Artworkmustbewellphotographed(noflash)andsubm

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ook;Pleasedownloadanoutlineofthebookhere.Submissions:●Submitentriesthroughthislink.Allphotographsanda

rtworksubmittedtoTeenInkareautomaticallyconsideredforthecoverartcontest.Seeoursubmissionguidelinesformoreinformation.●Tomakesureyour

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

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

．Teenagers’commentsonartwork.D．Variousmediumsofcommunication.2．Whichofthefollowingentriesmaybeconside

red?A．Aphototakenbyamiddle-agedperson.B．Aphotosubmittedjustonedayaftertheduedate.C．Apaintingphotographedwithflashfromadistance.D．Apaint

ingwithcreativeideasandbasedonthetheme.3．Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Abookreview.B．Anofficialwebsite.C．Atrainingbrochure.D．Anadvertis

ingposter.Whenevermynine-year-olddaughterapproachedme,eyeswide,withanotebookandapen,tellingmeshewantedtoengageinagameofsc

hool,somethinginsidemefroze.TherewasamentalblocksohugethatitfeltlikeIwasbeingaskedbyElonMusktomakeapresentationaboutartificialintelligence.

So,ninetimesoutoften,Imadeanexcuse.Whyisitsohardtoplaywithmychild?IrealizethisisbecauseIhavenoideahowtoplay.Ihavemanyha

ppymemoriesofmyyouth,butabsolutelynoneinvolvesplayingdollsorbuildingblockswithmyparents.Idon’tblamethembecausetheywereneverplayedwithasch

ildreneither.WhenIaskthemwhattheirownchildhoodswerelike,mydadtellsmeastoryaboutbeinglockedinacupboar

d,whilemymumrecallstheboxofbuttonsshewastoldtoamuseherselfwith.Therearestudiesshowinghowimportantplayisforachild

’sgrowth,andnoendofpeoplecampaigningforouryoungtogetmoreofitatschool.ThepoetMichaelRosen,inhisBookofPlay,arguespl

ayisnotanextraandallofus,whateverage,coulddowithmoresillinessinourlives.AsRosenexplains,“Theneedforadultstobeproductivemember’sofsocietymeansweendup

thinkingofthingsthatmakeuslaugh,orwhicharefuntodo,asnotbeingverysignificantorhavingverylittlevalue.”Thisisexactlywhyweneedtoplaymore.

Itlightenstheloadoflifeandallowsustogetbacktoachildlikestateofwonder.Playisvitaltohealth.AnditiswhyI’vestartedplayingschoolgames

withmydaughter.Imanagedanentirehourandahalftheotherday—andafterwards,Ifelthappy.Agood20yearsyounger.4．Howdidtheauthoruse

torespondtoherdaughter’srequestforagame?A．Shepretendedtobesurprised.B．Sheapologizedforbeingbusy.C．Shechosetoavoidinvolvement.D．Sheturnedtoa

rtificialintelligence.5．Whatdoestheauthorfocusonwhilegivinganexplanationinparagraph2?A．Thegamecategory.B．Memorystrategies.C．Thegeneration

gap.D．Childhoodexperiences.6．WhichofthefollowingwouldRosenprobablyagreewith?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Playisnotonlyintendedforchildren.C．Thin

kinglikeakidfreespeopleofstress.D．Stayingcuriousmakesaproductiveworker.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyi

nthetext?A．Childrengrowupwellinafunenvironment.B．Familyinteractionstrengthenstheparent-childtie.C．Parentsoweittotheirchildrentopla

ymorewiththem.D．Gamesareessentialforchildrenbothatschoolandathome.Asanewmotherin2016,TashGorstwasscrolling(翻阅)throughherphonewhenshefelldownth

erabbitholeofreadingaboutplasticpollution.Fast-forwardto2019andshehadopenedGather,anorganiczero-wasteshop.CustomerscometoGathert

orefilltheirowncontainerswitheverythingfromricetobeautyproducts.Andit’snotonlytheproducethatissustainable—t

heshopispoweredbyrenewableenergyandfinancedbyamoresustainablebank,whilealltheunitsinsidehavebeenmadefromwastematerials,mostl

ybyGorstherself.Zero-wasteshopshavebecomeanincreasinglycommonfeatureonthestreetsinrecentyears.Wheretheyhavegone,supermarketsnowlooksettofollow,with

Morrisons,Marks&SpencerandWaitroseallrecentlyagreeingtoaddrefillstationsinshopsbytheendofthisyear.Meanwhile,Asdahasintroducedrefillaisles(过道)tomoreo

fitssupermarketsfollowingsuccessfultrials.Assmallstartupbusinessesaimingtomakeresponsibledecisionswithoutcuttingethical(道德上的)corner

s,refillshopstendtobemoreexpensivethansupermarketsandchains.Gorstacknowledgesthatnoteveryonecanaffordtobuyfromthem.“Butif

youcan,youshould.You’llfeelgoodaboutthesmalldecisionthatyou’vemadeincontributingtoyourlocaleconomyanddoingsomet

hingthat’sbetterfortheplanet,”shesays.Emily,DrabbleisaregularGathercustomer.Shebuyseverythingthatwould“normallybee

ncasedinplastic”,fromcleaningproductstofoodlikepasta,whichsheputsintoglasscontainers.“WhenIgethome,Iloveunpackingmyshopping,th

rowingnothinginthebin,”Drabblesays.Andcustomersatrefillshopsgetmorethanjustphysicalgoods,notesGorst.Besidesemployingfourlocalpeople,Gather,forexa

mple,holdsfreeevents,includingamonthlybookclubforreadingaboutsustainability,workshopsforkidsandsoon.“Ialsoseeitasaplacetobringpe

opletogether,”shesays.8．WhydoestheauthormentionGorst’srandomreadinginparagraph1?A．Toshareaparentingexperience.B．Toofferbackgroundinfo

rmation.C．Toattachimportancetomotivation.D．Toshowadvantagesofdigitalreading.9．WhichofthefollowingisasignificantfeatureofGather?A．Itisruninanecol

ogicallyfriendlyway.B．Itsellssustainablegoodsatbargainprices.C．Itisonlyfavoredbycustomerswithagreenconcept

.D．Itdiffersfromsupermarketsinlow-carbonawareness.10．WhatisDrabble’sattitudetowardsrefillshops?A．Amu

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

B．Refillshopsoughttosharesomesocialresponsibilities.C．Peoplecanbenefitmorefromrefillshopsthanexpected.D．Refillshopsneedtoholdvariouseve

ntstopromotesales.Somepenguins(企鹅)adapttheircallstobecomemoresimilartotheirpartnersovertime,anabilitythatwaspreviouslyknown

inonlyafewspecies,includinghumans.LuigiBaciadonnaattheUniversityofTurin,Italy,andhiscoworkersrecordedAfricanpenguinsfromt

hreedifferentcolonies(群体)overthreeyears,andalsoobservedthebehavioralpatternsofoneofthecoloniestoseewhic

hpenguinswerepartnersorfriendly.Theythenanalyzedspecificvocal(声音的)calls,whichthepenguinsmadewhentheywerealoneortryingto

keeptrackoftheirfriends.Theycomparedfourdistinctvocalsignaturessuchasthefrequencyofthecalls.Thesignatures

becamemoresimilarovertimeforpenguinsthatwerepartnersorinthesamecolony,andforpenguinsthatheardmoreofeachother’scalls.Thisadaptationc

ouldmakeiteasierforpenguinstofindtheirpartnersandfriendsinacolony.“Imaginethatyouareinapub,youarewithyourfriendsa

ndyourenvironmentisquitenoisy,”saysBaciadonna.“Whatyoudoistrytotalkinacertainwaysothatyourcommunicationismoree

ffective.”Theabilitytoadaptcallsinresponsetotheenvironment,knownasvocalaccommodation,isakeypartofvocallearning,a

morecomplexsetofskillssuchasproducingnewsoundsthroughlearning.Identifyingwhichspeciesdisplayvocalaccommodationco

uldprovidecluesforhowvocallearningdeveloped.Baciadonnaandhisteamalsoproposethatthisaccommodationcouldhelpwithgroupharmonyandsocialbondsb

etweenindividualpenguins.Thedistanceofpenguinsfromhumansontheevolutionarytreesuggeststhatvocalaccommodationcouldbecommontomanyspecies,butalot

moredataneedsgatheringfirst.“Therecouldbeahugevarietyofdifferentspeciesthatareabletoadapttheircallsslightly,butwedon’tknowthatyet,

”saysSaraTorresOrtizattheMaxPlanckInstituteforOrnithologyinMunich,Germany.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“signatures”meaninparagra

ph3?A．Effects.B．Characteristics.C．Sources.D．Adjustments.13．WhatistheintentionofthequotesfromBaciadonnainparagraph4?A．Toexplainthereasonwhypenguin

sadapttheircalls.B．Tohighlighttherolecommunicationplaysinsociallife.C．Toprovehumans’abilitytorecognizeeachother’svoices.D．To

stressthedifferencebetweenhumanandanimalsounds.14．WhatremainstobeexploredaccordingtoSaraTorresOrtiz?A．Whetherpenguinscanpromotegroupharmony.

B．Whetherallspeciescanadapttotheenvironment.C．Whethermorespeciesdisplayvocalaccommodation.D．Whetherpen

guinsandhumansaresimilarinvocallearning.15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Vocallearninginvolvesacomplexsetofskills.B．Vocalaccommodationhe

lpsbuildupsocialbonds.C．Penguinsproducesimilarsoundsevenindifferentcolonies.D．Penguinsadapttheiraccentstosoundmoreliketheirfriends.阅

读理解【2023届浙江省杭州第二中学新高三上学期适应性测试】OfficialTicketingServiceWelcometotheofficialLouvreonlinesalessiteTheMuséeduLouvreisreopeningandwear

egladtobeabletowelcomeyoubackagain.InlinewiththemeasurestakentopreventthespreadofCOVID-19,visitorswillberequiredtowearamask.Accordingtogover

nmentrecommendations,allvisitorstotheLouvreaged12yearsandtwomonthsoroldermustshowaHealthPass.Allvisitors,includingthosee

ntitledtofreeadmission,mustbookatimeperiod.Pleaseacceptourapologiesfortheinconvenience.IndividualticketsfortheMuseumAdmissionandreservationofat

imeperiodtoaccessthepermanentcollections.Ticketsvalidfortheselecteddateonly.FulllistofvisitorsentitledtofreeadmissionatLouvre.fr.Generaladmissio

n:€18TheMuséeduLouvreisopeneveryday—exceptTuesdays,January1,May1andDecember25—from9:00amto6:00pm.Visitorswillbeaskedtoleavetheexhibitionrooms3

0minutesbeforeclosure.Allticketspurchasedonlinearetime-stampedandnominative(记名的);youmaythereforebeaskedtoprovideproo

fofidentity.Theyareonlyvalidfortheservice,dateandtimeselected.Theycannotbeusedtoskipthequeuebutdoguaranteeaccesstothemuseumwit

hinhalfanhourofthetimeshownontheticket.Anyholderofanonlineticketwhodoesnotarrivewithintheassignedtimeperiod

foradmissiontothemuseumshallbesubjecttothesameadmissionandwaitingconditionsasvisitorswithouttickets.Visi

torsentitledtofreeadmission(otherthanLouvremembers)—Under18s,proofofIDrequired—16-25year-oldresidentsoftheEuropean

EconomicArea(EuropeanUnion,Norway,Iceland,andLiechtenstein),proofofIDandresidencyrequiredProfessionals—Teachersworkin

ginFrance,valid“PassEducation”required—Teachersofart,arthistoryortheappliedarts,validproofofemploymentstatingsubjecttaughtrequired—Artis

tswiththeMaisondesArtistesorInternationalAssociationofArt,validproofrequiredOther—Jobseekers,validproofandIDrequired(dat

edwithinthelastyearorindicatingaperiodofvalidity)—Disabledvisitorsandthepersonaccompanyingthem1．Thispassagemainlyaimsat________

.A．introducingtheexhibitsattheLouvreB．providingticketinginformationoftheLouvreC．listingrestrictionsonadmissionto

theLouvreD．clarifyingthehistoryoftheLouvre2．IfafamilyinNorway,includingthewife,anartteacher,thehusband,anITengineer,anda10-year-o

ldson,wanttovisittheLouvrethisweekend,theyshouldpayatleast________inall.A．€18B．€36C．€45D．€543．WhatcanbelearnedabouttheLouvr

efromthepassage?A．ItisopeneverydayexceptonTuesdays.B．Itsonlineticketsguaranteeaccesstoitatanytime.C．ProofofIDisrequiredforanyonebuyingi

tsticketsonline.D．Ticketholdersmayberefusedtoenteritifarrivinganhourlate.I’vebeeninan18-yearlove-haterelationshipwithablackwalnuttree.It’sauniquetre

e.InlateSeptemberorearlyOctober,fallingfruitsashardasbaseballsthreatentheskulls(头骨)ofyou,yourchildren,yourneighborsandthosethatresid

enextdoortothem.UmbrellasintheyardareamustwhiledininginearlyAugust,andasforme,Iwearmybikehelmetwhileworkinginthegarden.Theblackwalnutalsoreleasesach

emicalsubstancethroughitsrootsasacompetitivestrategy.It’spoisonoustoseveralcommonplants.TherehavebeenmanynewplantvarietiesthatI

broughthomewithhopesthatmaybetheblackwalnutwouldacceptthem,buttheyfailedtoflourish.Whatdoesworkarenati

veplantsthatnaturallygrowinthearea.Nativeplantsareimportanttohavearoundsincetheyprovidebeneficialpollinators(传粉者)likebirds,bees

andbutterflieswithseedsandcontributetoahealthyandbiodiverseenvironment.Nativeplantsforthisareaaregenerallyeasytogrow,sothe

yexperiencelessstress.HaveIthoughtofgettingridofthisgiantpaininmytinybackyard?Yes,however,gettingridofthistreestandingat50feetwithan87-inch

trunkisnexttoimpossible.It’salsoprotectedunderthelaw.Rightfullyso.Treesareimportanttotheurbanforesta

ndforallofthosethatinhabitit.SometimesIthinkaboutmylifewithouttheblackwalnut.Ican’timagineaspringwithoutthebirdswhoar

riveeveryyearandloudlysingtheirsongsbeforedawn.I’dmissfallingasleeponlazyweekendafternoonsasIlookupintoitsleaves.Everyspring,Iwonderwhatth

eseasonholds:Whatarethechancesofbeingknockedunconsciouswhilebarbecuing?Likeanygoodrelationship,I’llneverbeple

ased.I’mstuckwiththistree,soI’lllistentoitsneedsandgiveitthespaceitrequires.Inreturn,mywalnutoffersa

habitatforwildlifeandareminder.4．Whydoestheauthorwearabikehelmetwhileworkinginthegarden?A．Toprotecttheinjuredskull.B．Topreventhers

elffromsunburn.C．Toavoidbeinghitbythenuts.D．Toreducethechanceofgettingbittenbybees.5．Whatisthetree’ssurvivalstrategy?A．Itattractsbeneficialpollinato

rs.B．Itletsoutpoisontodriveawaypests.C．Itproducesachemicalfataltosomeplants.D．Itcompetesfornutritionwithsimilarspecies.6．Whichof

thefollowingDOESN’Taccountfortheauthor’slove-haterelationshipwiththetree?A．Thevolumeofitsfruitsmaybringinconvenienc

e.B．Thetreeoutcompetesthenativeplantsinthegarden.C．Thetreeishometonumerousbirdsandothercreatures.D．Thepresenceofthetreetakesupmuchspac

eofthegarden.7．Theauthormostprobablygotareminderfromthetreethat________.A．it’sbettertogivethantotakeB．treesandplantshavetheirownwaystofl

ourishC．evenagoodrelationshipisnotalwaystrouble-freeD．acceptance,insteadofresistance,isthebetterwaytobeAlthoughitisabusinessnotmanyareaware

of,sidewalkrobotsaresettobecomeanindustrywithannualsalesof$Ibnwithinadecade,reckonsIDTechEx,aBritishfirmofanalysts.Thesefour-orsix-wheel

edautonomousmachines,usuallythesizeofasuitcase,arealreadydeliveringgroceriesandothergoodsinAmerica,Chin

aandEurope.Thatputsthemaheadofmanydriverlesscars,vansandlorriesbeingdeveloped.Thosebiggervehiclesareheldbacknotbytechnologybu

tregulation,saysZehaoLiofIDTechEx.Sohavinga"safetydriver"onboardreadytotakeoverifthereisaproblem,whichishardlylabor-saving.Fortheselar

gercontraptionsregulatorswanttoseesafetysystemsthoroughlyproved.Buttherearelegalhurdles,too.InJanuaryBritain'sLawCommission,whichreviewslegisla

tion,recommendedthatitshouldnotbethepersoninthedriver'sseatwhofacesprosecutionifavehicleinautonomousmodec

rashes,butthemanufacturerorbodythatsoughtapprovalforitsuse.Meanwhile,sidewalkrobotsaregettingonwiththejob.Amongthem

,StarshipTechnologies,basedinSanFrancisco,reckonsithasalreadyclockedupmorethan2.5mdeliverieswithbotsinanumberofcitie

s,universitycampusesandbusinessparksinEuropeandAmerica.AmazoniscarryingouttrialswithasimilarsortofmachineitcallsScout.Kiwibot

,aColombianstartup,ismakingsidewalkdeliveriesinCalifomia.Typically,theserobotscarryafewbagsofgroceriesusingavarietyofs

ensors,includingcameras,radarandGPStonavigateandavoidobstaclesandpeople.Theirprogresscanbemonitoredonaphoneapp,whichalsounlocksthemforgoo

dstoberetrieved.Astheyaresmall.moveslowly(Starship'sbotsmightreachaheady6kph)andare"telemonitored"bypeopleinacontrolroomwhocanta

keover,authoritiesseemmorewillingtogivethemagreenlight.Suchrobotsarealsobecomingmoreautonomous.InJanuaryServeRobotics,anotherSanFranciscanfir

mwhosebackersincludeUber,aride-hailinggiant,saidithaddeployedanewsidewalkbotwith"level4"autonomy,whichmeansitcanoperatewithou

ttelemonitoringinsomepredesignatedareas.Roboticversionswhichoperateonroadsbuthavenodriver'scabarealsoappearing.Nuro,aSiliconValleyfirm,m

akesoneaboutthesizeofasmallcarthatcancarry24bagsofgroceries.Ithaschilledandheatedcompartmentsforfoodanddrinks.Furtheralongtheroadinearni

ngtheirkeep,thesedeliverybotsarehelpingtopavethewayforthetimewhenbiggerautonomousvehiclescanjointhem.8．Whatcanwelearnfromparagr

aphone?A．Sidewalkrobotsareportablelikeasuitcase.B．Inthepastdecade,Ibndollarshavebeeninvestedintoindustry.C．ThedeliveryindustriesoftheUS,Chinaa

ndEuropearedependentonsidewalkrobots.D．Theindustryofsidewalkrobotisexpandingunknowingly.9．Accordingtothep

assage,whoshouldberesponsibleforautomaticdrivingcaraccidents?A．Safetydriversseatedinthedriver'sseat.B．Everypassengerexceptthedriver.C

．Organizationssupportiveofautonomousmode.D．Manufacturersandbodiesseekingapprovalforusingsafetydriver

s.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraphfourmean?A．reachedB．designedC．boughtD．invented11．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtr

ueaccordingtothepassage?A．AmazonisusingScouttodelivergroceriesforpeople.B．Ifgroceriesarewronglydelivered,robotscantaket

hemback.C．Somerobotsmaydelivergrocerieswithnoonetelemonitoringthem.D．Bothcoldandhotfoodcanbepreservedinsidea

sidewalkrobotdevelopedbyNuro.Parents,teachersandcaregivershavelongsuspectedthemagicofstorytellingtocalmkids

.Researchershavenowquantifiedthebiologicalandemotionalbenefitsofawell-toldtale.“Weknowthatnarrativehasthepowertotra

nsportustoanotherworld,”saysGuilhermeBrockingtonfromBrazil’sFederalUniversity.“Earlierresearchsuggestedthatstorieshelp

childrenprocessandregulatetheiremotions—butthiswasmostlyconductedinalaboratory,withsubjectsansweringquestio

nswhilelyinginsidefunctionalMRImachines.Therearefewstudiesonbiologicalandpsychologicaleffectsofstorytellinginam

orecommonplacehospitalsetting.”SoinvestigatorsworkinginseveralBrazilianhospitalssplitatotalof81patients

aged4to11intotwogroups,matchingthemwithstorytellerswhohadadecadeofhospitalexperience.Inonegroup,thestorytellerledeachchildinplayinga

riddlegame.Intheother,youngsterschosebooksandlistenedasthestorytellerreadthemaloud.Beforeandafterthesesessions,there

searcherstookspitsamplesfromeachchild,thenaskedthemtoreporttheirpainlevelsandconductedafree-associationwordquiz.Childreninbot

hgroupsbenefitedmeasurablyfromtheinteractions;theyshowedlowerlevelsofcortisol—thestress-relatedhormoneandhigherlevelsofo

xytocin,whichisoftendescribedasafeel-goodhormone.Yetkidsinthestorytellinggroupbenefitedsignificantlymore:theircortisollevelswereaqua

rterofthoseintheriddlegroup,andtheiroxytocinlevelswerenearlytwiceashigh.Thosewhoheardstoriesalsoreportedpainlevelsdroppingalmosttwiceasmuch

asthoseintheriddlegroup,andtheyusedmorepositivewordstodescribetheirhospitalstay.Thestudydemonstratesthatplayinggamesorsimplyinteractingwithsomeone

canrelaxkidsandimprovetheiroutlookbutthathearingstorieshasanespeciallydramaticeffect.Theresearchers“reallytri

edtocontrolthesocialinteractioncomponentofthestoryteller,whichIthinkwasthekey,”saysRaymondMar,apsychologistatYorkUniv

ersitywhowasnotinvolvedinthenewresearch.Next,theinvestigatorsplantostudyhowlongtheseeffectslast,alongw

ithstorytelling’spotentialbenefitstokidswithparticularillnessessuchascancer.FornowBrockingtonsaystheresult

sindicatestorytellingisalow-costandextremelyefficientwaytohelpimprovehealthoutcomesinavarietyofsettings.Maragrees.“It’sve

rypromisingandscalable,”hesays,“andpossiblygeneralizable.”12．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theeffectsofstory-tellingonchildre

n.B．Thelimitationsoftheearlierresearch.C．Themethodsusedinearlierstudies.D．Themajorbreakthroughsachievedsofar.13．Theunderlinedwor

d“scalable”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_________.A．accessibleB．comparableC．adjustableD．readable

14．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthestudyconductedinBrazilianhospitals?A．Itmeasuredparticipants’bloodlevels.B．Itdividedsubjectsintogroupsof81.C．Itqu

antifiedthebenefitsofstory-telling.D．Itcomparedimpactoftwotypesofstory-telling.15．Theconclusiondrawnfromthestudyisthat________.A．l

isteningtostoriesreducespainandstressinhospitalizedkidsB．interactingwithothersimprovessickkids’mentalsharpnessC．storytelling

haspotentialbenefitsforkidswithcancersD．riddleguessingisaseffectiveasstorytellinginhelpingsickkids阅读理解【浙江省七彩阳光新高考研究联盟

2022-2023学年高三上学期9月返校联考】IhadpassedthehighersecondaryexaminationwhenIhadtogiveupfurtherstudies.Ihadtobeearni

ngsomethingtohelpthefamilybudget.Onedayalettercametomefromanofficeforaninterview.Iwasbothhappyandnervous;Iwastheonlyteen.Onthatparticula

rmorning,Igotready.Iputonthebestclothes.Theydidn'tcatchpeople'seye,buttheywerecleanandsuitable.Itookparticularcaretocleanandpolishmypairofsh

oes.Knowingthedifficultiesoftransport,Istartedwithplentyoftimeonhand.Ireachedtheofficebeforetheappointedtime.Whenmyturncame,Iwastrembling,Ithi

nk,butIwentquietlyandenteredclosingthedoorcarefullybehindme.Themanageraskedmetobeseated.HeaskedmewhyIwasgivingupmystudiesandremark

edthatIseemedtobetooyoungforthejob.IsaidthatIwaswillingtolearnandtoworkashardaspossible.“Haveyouanyotherplans?”heaskedme.IsaidthatifIgotthejob

,Iwouldimprovemyqualificationsbyjoininganeveningclass.“Youngman”,hesaid,“Ifwedoselectyou,youwillhavetoworkrightfrom

thebottomandworkyourwayupdependingonyourperformance.”IrepliedthatIwasyoungwithoutexperienceandIcouldn'texpectanythingbetter.ButifIfailed,itwouldnotb

eduetoanylackofwillingnessonmypart.Itwasmyfirstinterview,andIknowitwouldnotbethelast.SoIwasnotverymuchexcited.Onthecontrary,Ife

lteasythatIhadgonethroughitandgotsomeexperience.ButIdidgetthejoballright.AndhereIamwritingthisessayonleavefromoffice,sittingformyfirstuniversityexam

ination.1．Whydidthewritergiveuphisfurtherstudies?A．Hefailedintheexamination.B．Heshowednointerestinstudies.C

．Hisfamilywastoopoortosupporthim.D．Hisfamilydidn'twanthimtogotouniversity.2．Whendidthewriterwritethisessay

?A．Rightafterhisfirstinterview.B．Duringhisuniversityexamination.C．Duringhisworkbeforeleavingoffice.D．Beforehisse

condtryforajobinterview.3．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Myfirstjob.B．Mypoorfamily.C．Myworkexper

iences.D．Myfirstinterview.Whetheryou'reacitizen,consumerorinvestor,itisfastbecomingakeylifeskilltomakeoutgreenwashing,awordmeaningacompanyclaimsth

atitsproductsareenvironmentallyfriendlybutactuallynotgreenatall.Misleadingornotprovedclaimsaboutbenefitstoclimatecanmakeit

harderforpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Theycanalsoweakenrealeffortsbycompaniestocleanuptheiractanddealwiththeclimatecrisis.Thebasicproble

misalackofclarity.Indeed,whenitcomestospottinggreenwashing,itcanactuallybemorehelpfultofocusonthecolorgrey—becauseitisthemanygreyareasthathavehelpe

dmakegreenwashingappearinparticularplaces.Thesegreyareasmightbearoundmeasurements,definitions,bestpractice,standardsorregulations.Eventhela

nguageweuseisveryimprecise,leavinglotsofroomforvagueness,confusionorcompletecheating.Forinstance,whatdowordssuchas“green”,“sustainable”and“eco”ev

enmean?Youhavenostandards,measurementsordefinitionstojudgeby.Theseproblemsareincreasinglyimportantwhenitcomestothe

greenwashingofinvestmentproducts,suchaspensionsandinvestmentfunds.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasharpriseinconsumerdemandforfundsthatinv

estaccordingtoenvironmental,socialandgovernancecriteria,oftenreferredtoasESGfunds.AccordingtothefinancialdataproviderMorningstar,t

hevalueofassets(资产)heldinUKfundsgrewfrom£29bnatthebeginningof2017to£71bnbytheendof2020.Withthatmuchmoneyatriskforhighprofits,misleadingclaimscan

effectivelyhampertheflowofmoneyandresourcesintoreallygreennewplansandbusinesses,preventingglobaleffortsfromdeal

ingwiththeclimateemergency.“Idescribeitasthe'teenageyears'ofresponsibleinvesting,withalotofexperimentation,andalo

tofpeopletryingoutnewthings.”saysAshleyHamiltonClaxton.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbecalledgreenwashing?A．Aproductt

hatisclaimedtobenefittheclimate.B．Aproductthatcanbeenwashedinagreenway.C．Aproductthatisabsolutelyenvironmentallyfriendly.D．Apro

ductthatisclaimedtobegreenwhilenotthecase.5．What'sthemajorcauseoftheproblemofgreenwashing?A．Theproduct'sdescriptionisnotclear.B．The

languageisn'tgrammaticallyright.C．Therearenosuchwordsas“sustainable”.D．Thecompanydoesn'tsayit's“green”and“eco”

.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hamper”probablymean?A．putB．clarifyC．stopD．divide7．Whatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?A．

MuchmoneyenableshighprofitsB．Responsibleinvestingisstillatitsearlystage.C．Moremoneyisinvestedinrealgree

nbusinesses.D．Alotofpeopleareunwillingtotryoutnewthings.Harvestingdrinkingwaterfromwetairaroundtheclock?Nowth

istechnologyisclosetothetheoreticalidealaim.Asreal-worldtestsontheroofofanETHbuildinginZurichrevealed,thenewtechnologycanproduc

eatleasttwiceasmuchwaterperareaperdayasthebestcurrentpassivetechnologies:thesmallexperimentalsystemwithapane(一格玻璃)diameterof10centi

metersdelivered4.6millilitersofwaterperdayunderreal-worldconditions.Largerdeviceswithlargerpaneswouldgeneratemorewaterasares

ult.Theresearchersdemonstratedthatunderidealconditions,theycouldharvestupto0.53decilitresofwaterpersquaremeter

ofpanesurfaceperhour.“Thisisclosetothetheoreticalmaximumof0.6decilitresperhour,whichisphysicallythegreatestamount.”IwanHächlersays.Heisado

ctoralstudentinDimosPoulikakos's(ETHZurich)ThermodynamicsGroup.Othertechnologiestypicallynecessitatewipingcondensed(

冷凝的)waterfromasurface,whichrequiresenergy.Withoutthisstep,alargeportionofthecondensedwaterwouldholdontothesurfaceandbecomeunusable,preventingf

urthercondensation.TheETHZurichresearcherscoatedtheundersideofthepaneintheirwatercondenserwithanovelsuperhydro

phobic(extremelywater-resistant)coating.Asaresult,thecondensedwaterbeadsupandrunsorjumpsoffonitsown.“Unlikeothertechnologies,ourscantr

ulyfunctionwithoutanyadditionalenergy,whichisasignificantadvantage,”Hächlersaid.Theresearchers’goalwastocreateatechnologyforwater-stresse

dcountries,particularlydevelopingandemergingeconomies.Theybelievethatnowisthetimeforotherscientiststofurtherdevelopthistechnologyorcombineitwit

hothermethods,suchaswaterdesalination,toincreasetheiryield.Thecoatingofthepanesisrelativelysimple,andlargerwaterconden

sersthanthecurrentpilotsystemshouldbepossible.Severalwatercondenserscouldbepositionedsidebysidetopiecetogetheral

arge-scalesystem,similartohowsolarcellshaveseveralmodulessetupnexttoeachother.8．Whyarethenumbersused

inParagraph2-3?A．Toshowthestrengthsofthepresenttechnology.B．Toexplainthetheoryofanewwatercollectingde

vice.C．Todemonstratethegreatdifficultytheresearchersmet.D．Tomakevividtheclose-to-idealefficiencyofthenewtechnology9．Wh

at’stheuniqueadvantageofthenewtechnology?A．Itusesadevicetowipeoffcondensedwater.B．Itenablesthewaterdropstorunoffbyitself.C．Itconsumesaverysmallamou

ntofenergy.D．Ithastheupsideofthepanespeciallycoated.10．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Thenewtec

hnologyhasbeenputintouseB．Otherscientistshavebeenimprovingthedevice.C．Developedcountriesareingreatneedofthis

device.D．Itmaytakesometimetofurtherdevelopthetechnology.阅读理解【浙江省山水联盟2022-2023学年高三上学期8月联考】4NewBookstoCrackYouupIfyou’relookingforab

ookthatwillguaranteeagiggle,trytheselatestbestsellers.TheBoyWhoGotAccidentallyFamousbyDavidBaddiel.IllustratedbyStev

enLenton(HarperCollinsChildren’s)BillySmithiscompletelyordinary—untiladocumentarycrewturnsupathisschooltofilmanewTVseriesandhisb

oringclasspresentationunexpectedlygoesviral.Billyissuddenlyanovernightsensation.Now,hislifeisawhirlwindofred

carpetsandheadlines—buthesoonfindsthatfamecomeswithaprice…TheUnderpantsofChaosbySamCopelandandJennyPearson.Illust

ratedbyRobinBoydenandKatieKear(PuffinBooks)StrangeSHIVERSarestrikingLittleStrangehavenPrimary,leadingtobizarreevents.Spy-detectiveA

gathaandnewboyLennysetouttofightoffevilunderpants.Thisisthefirstbookinanewseries.Looshkin:TheMaddestCatintheWorldbyJamieSmart

.(DavidFicklingBooks)Looshkinmightlooklikeacutebluecatbutthisisthemaddestcatintheworld.Lifeisneverboringwit

hLooshkinaround,butit’sdefinitelyveryfunny.Fullofadventuresandside-splittingsilliness,thisbookisperfectforfansofBunnyV’sMonkeyandDo

gMan.HolidayAdventuresbySerenaPatel.IllustratedbyEmmaMcCann(UsbornePublishing)Anishaisonholiday,butth

ere’snotimetorelaxwhentheholidaypark’smascot,Delilahtheduck,isdestroyed.Anishamustuseherinvestigativ

eskillstofindthecriminalsandprovethathernewfriendCleoisinnocent.1．WhatisthebookbyDavidBaddielabout?A．L

ifeoffilmstars.B．ApopularTVseries.C．Ordinaryschooldays.D．Thetroubleoffame.2．Whichbookwillattractreaderswhoenjoyanimaladventures?A．TheBoyWhoGo

tAccidentallyFamous.B．TheUnderpantsofChaos.C．Looshkin:TheMaddestCatintheWorld.D．HolidayAdventures.3．The4bo

oksareintendedforloversof________.A．fairytalesB．funnystoriesC．romancefictionsD．sci-fithrillersIusedtofancymys

elfaprettygoodvacationer.Butonmyfamily'srecentweek-longtriptoMexicoourfirstrealgetawaysincethepandemi

cbegan—Igotmixedup.ThehugedifferencebetweentheexpectationsandtherealitiesoftravelhitmeafewhoursafterwelandedinCaboSan

Lucas,Mexico.DrivingourrentalcartoWalmarttobuygroceries,wefoundourselvesstuckinstand-stilltrafficforovertwohours.Icomfortedmyselfwiththethough

tthatoncewearrived,myvacationselfwouldemerge:relaxed,flexibleandreadyforasurfingfollowedbyamargarita(玛格丽塔酒)onthebeach—whilewearingoneofseve

ralsundressesthathadbeengatheringdustinmyclosetsince2020.Readers,Ididnot.First,IwasdefeatedbywhatIwillwellrefer

toas“traveler'sstomach.”Then,Iwasscaredoutofsurfingbywavesthatseemedtoomessyandpowerfulformyskills.Achillyfogkeptmefromunrollingthesundresse

sI'dcarefullypacked,andIendedupwrappedinthesamesweat-shirtthatIworeontheairplane.Allseemedruined.Duringtheepisode,Inearlydrovemyselfcrazybyaskin

gconstantly,“HowcanImakethisbetter'?CanIfindadifferentrouteinthetraffic?”Butitwasjustaboutacceptance:gettingintothemoment,acceptingwhati

tis,andtrusting—trustingthismaynotbethebestmomentofthevacation,buttherecanstillbegoodmomentsofthevacation.Indeed,Inoticedashiftinmymood.Atsomestag

eIdiddrinkamargarita.Eventually,Ihadanenjoyableafternoonofsurfinginthesun.ButwhenIfondlyrememberthisv

acationnow,Imoreoftenreturntocurlinguponthehotelcouchwithmyhusband,watching“StrangerThings”insweats;orsittingsand-cakedonthebeach

watchingourdaughterdiggingwithalocalgirl.Inthosesmallmoments,Iwassimplypresent.That'swhatvacationisalla

bout.4．HowdidtheauthorfeelonherwaytoWalmart?A．Relaxedandexpectant.B．Upsetbuthopeful.C．Disappointedanddefeated.D．Delightedbutconcerned.5．W

hatpreventedtheauthorfromwearingthesundress?A．Sharpstomachache.B．Hugewaves.C．Coldweather.D．Favoredsweat-shirts.6．Wha

tcanwelearnabouttheauthorasthevacationwenton?A．Shepreferredtostayinthehotel.B．Shesoughtforbetterenjoyments.C

．Sheachievedthegoalsasscheduled.D．Sheembracedtheimperfectmoments.7．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tosharereflectionsonatrip.B．Toprovidead

viceonagetaway.C．TopromotetourisminMexico.D．Toinformchallengesofavacation.BackinNovember2019,AlessandraMascaro,avolunteerworkingattheOzou

gaChimpanzeeProjectinLoangoNationalPark,Gabon,WestAfrica,sawsomethingshecouldn’tquitebelieve—oneoftheapesnamedSuze

enoticedhersonSiahadhurthisfoot.Afterseeminglythinkingaboutthebestcourseofaction,shethenpluckedaninsectoutoftheair,lickeditandappli

edittothewound.Mascarocapturedthewholetouchingmomentonfilmandshowedhertutor,Dr.TobiasDeschner,azoologistworkingforOzouga.TheOzougateamthensetabou

tmonitoringthechimpanzeesintheparkandlookingforotherexamplesofthebehaviour.Overthefollowing15monthstheycaptured76incidencesoftheapesapplyinginsects

towoundsonthemselvesorothergroupmembers.Theresearchersareuncertainwhythechimpsusetheinsects,orevenwhichinsectstheyare,butsuspecttheymighthaveleni

tivepropertiesthatcouldprovidepainrelief.However,thefindingreallyprovesthattheactofapplyinganinsecttotreatothe

r’swoundsisaclearexampleofprosocialbehaviour(亲社会行为)thatechoestheactsofempathydisplayedbyhumanbeings.“Thisis,forme,especiallybreat

htakingbecausesomanypeopledoubtprosocialabilitiesinotheranimals.Suddenlywehaveaspecieswherewereallyseeindividualscaringforothers,

”Deschnersaid.Theteamnowaimstoidentifytheinsectsbeingusedbythechimpanzeesandinvestigatewhoisapplyinginsectstowhomto

establishwhetherthebehaviourisbasedonasocialrank.“Weneedtostillputmuchmoreeffortintostudyinggreatapesbecauseitiscrucialtoshedlightonourownc

ognitiveevolution,”saidDeschner.8．HowdidSuzeetreatherson’swound?A．Bylickingtheinjury.B．Byadoptinganeasyway.C．Byus

ingacertaininsect.D．Bypreventingtheinfection.9．Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheword“lenitive”inParagraph2?A．Original.B．Reliev

ing.C．Refreshing.D．Resistant.10．WhatcanbeinferredfromtheOzougateam’sstudy?A．Apesarecapableofcaringforothers.B．Chimpscandist

inguishusefulinsects.C．Prosocialabilitiescomefromimitation.D．Socialranksdecidethepowerofempathy.11．WhatdoesDeschnerthin

kofthefinding?A．Itremainsamystery.B．Itfacilitatesevolution.C．Ithighlightsapes’intelligence.D．Itclarifi

espeople’sdoubt.Whenyoubuysomethingforyourself,youprobablyspendhoursshoppingaroundforthebestdealonthehighestqualityproduct.Someofyoumayeve

ndesiretoknowhowabrandoperatesasacompany.However,whenwedonatemoneytooneofthecountlesscharitiesoutthere,mostofusdo

n’tconductsuchresearch.Wehaveabsolutelynoideaaboutwherethatmoneygoesto,whatitbuysorwhoithelps.Atleastthatisthecaseforthemajori

tyofcharities.Perhapsyoushouldstarttotakeagreaterinterestinthewindingpaththatyourcharitabledonationstake,becausemanyofthemmayleadtodeadend

s.Youreallyshouldaskthequestion:willmydonationtothischarityactuallyhelpthepeopleorcause?Sometimesitmakesmattersworse.Forexample,manyc

haritieshelpAfricanpeopleinstallwaterpumpstodelivercleanwatertotheircommunities.Moneyhasbeeninvestedoverth

epast20yearstoinstallatotalof60,000pumpsacrosssub-SaharanAfrica.However,today40%ofthosehavefailedtoworkatsomepoint.Theyhavebeenlef

tthere,likeexpensivebutuselessdecorations.Oneoftheleasteffectivemeansofgivingiswhencharitysendsendlessshippingcontainersfullofmateri

algoodstounderdevelopednations.Forinstance,Kenyaimportsmorethan100,000tonsofclothesfromglobalcharitieseachyear.Theissu

eisthatthesemountainsofregularlyimportedclotheshavecompletelydestroyedlocaltextileindustries,whichhavepreviouslysupportedlocalecono

mies.Ultimately,towhomandhowmuchyougiveisyourchoice.Itisimportanttoprovidehighlyspecializedservicesinsteadofmaterialgoods.Asageneralruleofthumb,t

hemoreyourdonationmatchestheneedofthereceivers,thebetteritwillbeforthelong-termprosperityofthoseyouwanttohelp.12．Whatdomostpeopledowhentheyd

onate?A．Theykeeptrackoftheirdonations.B．Theyneglecttheprocessofcharities.C．Theyselectproductsofhighestquality

.D．Theydoresearchonapplicationoffunds.13．Whyistheexampleofwaterpumpsmentionedinparagraph2?A．Tostresse

ffectivegiving.B．Toillustrateafaultinvestment.C．Toconfirmacharitablefailure.D．Tocomplainthepumps'quality.14．Whichviewwilltheauth

ormostprobablyagreewith?A．Donationsshouldmeetlocaldemands.B．Ineffectivecharitiesmustbeabandoned.C．Materialgoodscanbo

osttextileindustry.D．Specializedservicesturnoutsatisfactory.15．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Hasyourdonatio

nhitadeadend?B．Whyshouldyoumakeadonation?C．Wheredoesmydonationtakeitsway?D．Willmydonationtocharityreallyhelp?阅读理解【浙

江省台州市书生中学2022-2023学年高三上学期起始考】Readingonthego*FReaderAstandardreadingappforeBooksandaudiobooks,FReadersupportsavarietyofforma

ts.Theprogramisverypleasanttotheeyeandisadjustabletovariousspectrums(光谱).Apartfrombeingareadingapp,FReaderhasanintegratedtrans

latorforfivelanguages(English,Russian,German,French,andUkrainian),makingtheappattractivetopeopleacrosstheworld.Youcanalsoselectasec

tionofthepageyouarereadingandshareitviasocialnetworks,Bluetooth,SMSandothermethods.Coolfeatures:Fourthemes,supportsfiv

elanguages,advanced3Danimations,scansthedeviceforallexistingformats,Text-to-Speech.Businessmodel:Freeapp.Onlyastandardfreepla

nisavailable.*AlReaderAlthoughitcanreadeverytypeofbook,AlReaderisspeciallydesignedforSci-Filovers.Theappdoesn’tsupportiOSbutyoucanopenmanybookforma

tsonyourAndroidphone.Thisapphasenhancedgraphical(图解的)featuresandawiderangeofcustomizationoptionsthatfocusonprovidingthebestqua

lityforfictionalbookreading.Coolfeatures:Text-To-Speech,externaldictionaries,advancedadjustmentofthevisualsup

portsE-Inkdevices.Businessmodel:Freeapp.ASIReaderdoesn’tsellbooks,butyoucansimplypurchasedigitalproductselsewhereandu

ploadthemtothereadingapp.*NookNookisstronglyintegratedwiththeonlinestoreBanes&Noble.YoucanbuyyoueBooksanywhereandtheywillautomatic

allyappearintheNooklibrary.TheappsupportsmosteBookformats.Coolfeatures:Wishlist,ArticleView,ParentalModeforch

ildren,customizationofallthevisualfeatures.Businessmodel:Freeapp.WiththepartnershipwithBanes&Noble,youcanfindoveramillionfreebooksontheirwebsit

eorpurchasenewtitlesforthepriceofaslowas$0.99.*ScribdScribdhascomealongwayfromthedocument-readingappitwasinitially.Today,itisoneofthemostfamou

sprogramswithoveramilliontitlesinitslibrary.Uponregistration,yougeta30-daydemoaccountthatletsyoureadallthebooksyouwantforfree!Apartfrombooks,Scrib

dprovidescomicbooks,audiobooksarticles,scientificstudies,courtcasesanduncommongenresthatnootherappoffers.Youcane

venpublishyourownbookonthisplatform.Coolfeatures:Booksyncacrossdifferentdevices,audiobooks.Businessmodel:30-dayfreetrial.Themonthlysubscriptionf

orunlimitedaccesstoScribd’savailablematerialis£8.99.1．WhyisFReaderattractivetointernationalreaders?A．Itdoesn’tharmyoureyes.B．Itha

smanycustomizationoptions.C．Ithasapowerfulintegratedtranslator.D．Userscansharewhattheyreadviasocialnetwor

ks.2．WhatcanyoudowithAlReader?A．BuySci-Fibooks.B．Enjoygreatgraphics.C．ReadonaniOSdevice.D．Publishyourownwriti

ng.3．YoucanreadbooksfromBanes&Nobleforfreeon________.A．FRcader.B．AIReadcr.C．Nook.D．Scribd.PhotographerRebeccaDouglashasalwaysbeencrazyaboutthenights

ky.HerloveofthestarshastakentheUKresidenton“starwalking”tripstoIcelandandintotheArctic.Fornatureloversli

keDouglasstarwalkingturnsouttobeagoodwaytoenjoylife.Hikingatnightisn’tuncommon.Plentyofpeoplehikeafterdarktogettocampsitesorwatchsunris

efromamountaintop.Starwalkinggoesastepfurtherbymixinghikingwithstargazing.Ratherthanheadingtoanobservatoryor

settingupatelescopeinyourbackyard,starwalkingtakesyouonabriefjourneytolookatthestarsfromdifferentviewpoints.“Anobservator

ycannevertaketheplaceofgettingoutintoarurallandscapeunderablanketofstars,”saysGaryLinternofStargazingNi

ghtsinDurham,England,wholeadsguidednighttimehikes.“It’samagicalexperience,andIenjoysharingit,especiallyatsomeofmyfavoritelocations,liketheHighForc

eWaterfall,England’slargestwaterfall,inTeesdale.”Thereareplentyofstudiesthatshowthehealthbenefitsofbeinginnature.Spendinga

tleasttwohoursaweekoutdoors,particularlywhileengaginginactivitiesthatinvolve“effortlessattention”,candecreasebloodpressure

,heartrale,andstresslevels.Walkingatnighthastheaddedbenefitofimprovingsleep,whichisimportantforoverallhealth,saysChristinaPierpaoliParker,abehavi

oralsleepresearcherattheUniversityofAlabama.Parkersaysthatstarwalkingworksontwophysiologicalprocessesthatdeterminesleepquality.“Movemen

tandexercise,suchasrelaxingstargazingwalksoutside,mayfacilitatesleep,”shesays.Linternadvisesreadinguponthenightskybeforesettingout.Freem

obileapps,suchasStarWalk2,canhelpidentifycelestialbodiesandareeasytouse—simplypointyourphonesattheskytoget

amap.WebsiteslikeSky&TelescopeandNASA’sSpacePlacecoverthebasics,havein-depthexplanationsforconstellations(星座),andoffer

adviceongearandequipment.Attheendoftheday.thebestadviceistotakeitslowandenjoythejourney.4．WhydidDouglasgotolceland?A．Totakephotosthere.B．To

enjoythenightskythere.C．Toexperiencedailylifethere.D．Tosearchforanobservatorythere.5．Whatcanweknowaboutstarwalk

ing?A．Itisacombinationofhikingandstargazing.B．Itissimilartostargazingatanobservatory.C．Itonlyrequiresatelescopeinyourbackyard.D．Itbecomesmorepo

pularbecauseofGrayLintern.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“facilitate”inparagraph4probablymean?A．Slow.B．Worsen.C．Prevent.

D．Promote.7．What’sthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Someusefulmobileapps.B．Famouswebsitesabouthiking.C．Propersuggestionsonstarwalking.D．Basicknow

ledgeofequipmentforstargazing.KatherineRooks,aDenver-basedwriter,hadsenthersonatextmessageaboutcominghomefrom

school“Icouldtellfromhisresponsethathebecameupsetsuddenlyinourthread.Andwhenhecamehome,hecameoverandsaid,‘Whatdidyoum

eanbythis?’“Rookswasconfused.”SowelookedatthetexttogetherandIsaid,“Well,Imeant,seeyoulater,orsomething.Idon‘treme

mberexactlywhatitsaid.’Andhesaid,‘Butyouendedwithafullstop!Ithoughtyouwerereallyangry!”Rookswasn’tangry,andsheexpl

ainedtohersonthat,well,periodsarehowyouendasentence.Butintext-messaging—atleastforyoungeradult--periodsdom

orethanjustendasentence:theyalsocansetatone.GretchenMcCulloch,alinguist,saidthatwhenitcomestotext-messaging,theperiodhaslostitso

riginalpurpose.Butthatdoesn’tmeantheperiodhaslostallthepurposesintext-messaging.Nowitcanbeusedtoindica

teseriousnessorasenseoffinality.“Butcautionisneeded,”saidMcCulloch,notingthatproblemscanstarttoarisewhenyoucombineaperiodwithaposit

iveemotion,like“sure”or“soundsgood”.Aperiodcanaccidentallysetatone.ArecentstudyconductedbyBinghamtonUniversitypsychologyprofes

sorCeliaKlinconfirmedthis.Researchersaskedundergraduatestoevaluateatextexchangethatincludedaninnocentquestionandtheanswer“Yes”.Somesaw“Yes”with

aperiodandsomesawthewordwithout.Theyfoundconsistentlythroughmanyexperimentsthat“Yes”withaperiodresultedinresponsesthatweremorenegat

ive.Sopeoplethought“Yes”withaperiodwaslessfriendly,lesssincere,andsoon.“Ireallydon’tlikegettingtextmessagesthatendinperiodsbecaus

eitalwaysfeelssopassive-aggressive,”saidJuanAbenanteRincon,24,asocialmediamanagerforAdidas.“Like,areyoumad?What’sgoingon?Like,didIdosometh

ingwrong?”Klinsaidthisdemonstrateslanguageisconstantlychanging.“Languageevolutionhashappened;it’llcontinuetohappen,andisn’titgreatthatwe’resolingui

sticallyflexibleandcreative?”8．WhydoesthetextbeginwithKatherine’sconflictwithherson?A．Toleadintheuseofperiodint

exting.B．Toemphasizethegreatpowerofwords.C．Toshowyoungsters’attitudestowardstexting.D．Tosuggesttherightuseofpunctuationmarks.9．WhyisJuanAbenant

eRinconmentionedinthetext?A．Tomakeassessmentsontherecentstudy.B．Toconfirmthefindingsoftherecentstudy.C．Toputforwarddoubtsabouttherecentstud

y.D．Toshowgreatoppositionfortherecentstudy.10．WhatisCeliaKlin’sattitudetowardsthechangesinthemeaningsoffullstops?A．Disapproving.B．Conservative

.C．Worried.D．Positive.11．Whatcanbethesuitabletitleofthepassage?A．FullStops:BeOriginalB．FullStops:BeCautiousC．LanguageEvolution:BeFlexibleD

．LanguageEvolution:BeConsistentTheBeijingWinterOlympicsandParalympicssawmanyexcellentathletescompeteontheiceandsnow,promptinganenthusiasmforwint

ersportsinChina.Infact,thecountryhashadadeeprelationshipwithwintersportssinceancienttimes,withskiingorigina

tingintheAltayprefectureofXinjiangUygurautonomousregion.In2005,cavepaintingsofAltaypeoplehuntingonskiswi

thpoleswerediscovered,whicharchaeologistsestimatedcouldbemorethan10,000yearsold.Sincethen,Altayhasbeenrecognizedbymanyasoneofthebirthplacesofskiing,a

ccordingtoXinhua.AsoneoftherichestcollectionsofancientrockartinChina,thereareherdsofcamels,sheep,wolvesandhumanfigures.Thep

aintingontheroofofacaveinDundebulakevillageofAltayprefecturedepictshumansonskis,bendingtheirkneesastheytravelalongsideanimals,

includingdeerandmoose.TherockartinDundebulakeiswellpreservedbecausethepictographs(象形文字)arewellhiddeninthecave.Additionally,Alta’sdryclimatehasbeenaus

efulpreservingagent,accordingtoa2016researchpaperpublishedbytheHebeiNormalUniversity.Uniquegeographicalandclimaticconditionsmakesk

iinganindispensablepartoflocalpeople’slives.TheclimateinAltayismildandnottoowindy,soskiersarelessaffectedbyweatherconditions,allowingthemtosafel

ymovefaster.Unlikethemodernskisweusenowadays,furskishavebeenusedasameansoftransportationforthesnowfieldinhabitantsofAltay

formorethan100centuries,accordingtorockcarvingsuncoveredinthearea.Makingskishasbeenatraditionalskill.Thehandmadeskishavealaye

rofhorseskin.Thefuronthehorseskincanhelpdecreasefriction(摩擦力)whentheyslidedownthehill,whiletheskisalsopreven

tskiersfromfallingwhentheywalkup.Atthesametime,theyhaveawoodenstickinhandtokeepbalance,accordingtoChinaDaily.Furskicompetitionshavebeen

heldannuallybythelocalgovernment.Manylocalswoulddisplaytheirmaneuvers(高超的移动)atthecompetitions.12．Whichofthefollowin

gisevidencethatAltayisoneofthebirthplacesofskiing?A．Altaypeopleworeskistohuntanimals.B．Themodernskisareverysimilartofurskis.C．Localpeoplehaveus

edfurskisforalongtime.D．Humansonskisweredepictedincavedrawings.13．WhathavefurskisbeenusedforinAltaysinceancientti

mes?A．Hunting.B．Transportation.C．Competition.D．Entertainment.14．Howdoeshorseskinbenefitskiers?A．Ithelpsthembettercontrol

directions.B．Itmakesthemslidemorecomfortably.C．Ithelpsthemslidedownsmoothly.D．Ithelpsthemkeepsteadywhi

lesliding.15．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A．TheoriginsofskiinginAltay.B．TheancientrockartfoundinAltay.C．ThedevelopmentofskiinginChina.D．Thecurre

ntpopularityofskiinginAltay阅读理解【浙江省舟山市南海实验高中2022-2023学年高三上学期开学考试】TheHayFestival(ofLiterature&Arts)isabookfestival.IttakesplaceinHayon-Wya,asmallt

owninWales.Thefestivalisheldeveryyear,andlastsfortendaysbetweenMayandJune.Itattractsover80,000visitorsandmanyimport

antwritersgivereadingsordiscusstheirworks.Thefestivalstartedin1988andissponsoredbyTheDailyTelegraphnewspaper.Glyndebourneisafest

ivalofopera.It’sorganizedinaprivatehouse:Glyndebourne,whichisonthesouthcoastofEngland.Thefestivalhasbeenheldthereeverysummersince193

4.Theoperasareperformedinaspecially-designedtheatreinthegardens.ThefestivalspecializesintheworksofMozart.Visitorstothefestivallistentooper

asintheafternoon.Then,theyhavepicnicsinGlyndebourne’sbeautifulgardens.CheltenhamisahorseracingfestivalheldinatowninwesternEnglan

d.OneofthedaysfallsonStPatrick’sDay(on17thMarch),Ireland’snationalday.Thebiggestraceofthefour-dayeventistheCheltenhamGol

dCup,oneofthemostimportantracesinthehorseracingcalendar.Duringthefestival,hundredsofmillionsofpoundsaregambledonthe28races.TheGre

atBritishBeerFestivalisa...beerfestival.It’sheldinOlympia(anexhibitioncentreinLondon)foraweekeveryAugust.Over1,000differentBritisha

ndforeignbeersareserved.Therearelotsofunusualdrinkstotaste,suchasanOscarWilde,theChampionBeerofBritain2011.But

thefestivalisn’tonlyaboutbeer.There’slivemusic,booksigningsandeventutorialsonhowtotastebeer.1．Whatdothesefestivalshaveincommon?A．T

heyallcanattractart.B．TheyareallUKfestivals.C．Theyalldatefromthemid-20thcentury.D．Theyareallheldinprivatehouses.2．Wh

ichofthefollowingfestivalstakesplacefirstinayear?A．TheHayFestival.B．Glyndebourne.C．Cheltenham.D．TheGreatBri

tishBeerFestival.3．WhatcanvisitorsdoatTheGreatBritishBeerFestival?A．Learnhowtomakebeer.B．Performlivemusiconstage.C．Signtheirnamesonbo

oks.D．Samplesomeunusualbeers.IusedtomakethesameNewYear’sresolutioneveryyear——tosimplifymylifeandmaketimeforme——butIwasalwaystoobusytostic

kwithitforverylong.Changeisnoteasyforme.Ilikedhelpingpeopleandhatedtosay“no”whenIwasaskedforhelp.Iwassoov

ercommittedthatIdidn’thavetimetojustsitandreadabook.AsIranfromtasktotask,Icouldneveroutrunthefeelingthatsomethingwasmissing,thatwasrealhappine

ss,whichseemedjustoutofreach.IfeltlikeIwasmissingakeypieceoftheinstructionsonhowtoputmylifetogether.Myrealawakeningcameaboutinastrang

ewayafewyearsago.Wewerehavingtheinsideofourhousepaintedandsowehadtoallthedecorationsoutofthepainters’wayastheymovedfromroomtoroom.Somehow

,wegotalongquitewellwithoutalltheitemswehadcollectedovertheyears.Thenwedecidedtothinkhardaboutwhatwewouldputback.Finally,weremovedmanydecoration

sbecausetheymadetheroomsfeelsmallandcluttered(杂乱的).Weputbackonlythethingswereallywanted.Thehousefeltsomuchmoreopen,peacefulandbeautiful.WhenIstarte

dtohangourcalendarbackup,Inoticedhowfulleachdaywas.Everysquarewasfilledin.Idecidedtocontinuemydecluttering(清理)withthecalendar.Itwas

neartheendofJuly,soIstarted“clearing”AugustandSeptember.Ikeptdoctors’appointments,familyeventsandcommitmentstochurch.ButIrem

ovedextratasksIhadtakenon.NowI’mmorerelaxed.I’velearnedtosay“no”whenIwasaskedforhelp.IfeellikeIhaveblessedot

hersbydonatingourunuseditemstocharity.But,mostofall,IscheduletimeformeeachdaytodowhatIwant.Theunclutteredbeautyofourhomeandsche

dulegivesmegreatpeaceandjoy.4．Theunderlinedword“outrun”inpara2canbebestreplacedby________.A．livewithoutB．escapefromC．sticktoD．takecontrolof5．Why

didtheauthorfinallymakechangestoherbusycalendar?A．Shewastoostressedouttocontinueherbusycalendar.B．Thebusycalendarcouldn

’tbringherhappinessanymore.C．Shegraduallychangedherattitudetowardshelpingothers.D．Thejoyfromdecluttering

herhomeencouragedthechange.6．Whatmighttheauthorrefusetodoaftershechangedherschedule?A．Gotochurch.B．seeadentist.C．Completeextrawo

rk.D．Attendfamilygatherings.7．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheCleanupB．MyBusyScheduleC．RegainpeaceandJoyD．LiveaSimpleLifeU.S.li

feexpectancyiscurrently78.6years——anumberdeterminedbyfactorsincludinggenes,gender,lifestyleandluck.Butthesinglebestpredictoroflongevi

ty(寿命)mightbegeography.Growingevidencesuggestspeople’sZIPcodesmightholdthemostinformationabouthowlongthey’lll

ive.ResearchersfromtheNewYorkUniversitySchoolofMedicinerecentlyuseddatafromNYULangoneHealth’sCityHealthDashboardtofindthat56ofthe

500largestU.S.citiesarehometopeoplewhocanexpecttoliveatleast20feweryearsthanthoseinotherneighborhoods,evenifthe

y’rejustaway.InChicago,thecitywiththelargestdifferences,lifeexpectancyvariedby30.1yearsbetweenneighborhoods;inbothWashingtonD．C．andNewY

orkCity,itvariedbymorethan27yearsbetweenneighborhoods.Whereyoulivedirectlyaffectsyourhealthinanumberofways,fromexposuretoairpollut

iontoaccessibilityofhealthyfood,greenspaceandmedicalcare.It’salsoanindicatorofsocioeconomic(社会经济学的)facto

rsrelatedtohealthandlongevity,includingraceandincome.TheNYUresearchersalsofoundthatthecitieswiththewidestgapsinlifeexpectancywerethosemostseparatedb

yraceandethnicity(种族划分),withminorityneighborhoodsoftenfacingobstacles,likeunaffordablehousingcostsorpoorsocialse

rvices.Buttheseproblemsdidn’taffectmajoritywhiteneighborhoodstothesamedegree.Chicagoisfarmoreseparatedthanmo

stU.S.cities,andlargelyblackneighborhoodsontheSouthSidehavethecity’slowestlifeexpectancies.Linksamongrace,pov

ertyandhealthhavebeenstrengthenedbyyearsofinequality,andremovingthemwon’tbeeasy.However,theNYUresearchersargueunderstandingthet

iesbetweenZIPcodesandhealthcanhelplocallawmakers,public-healthofficialsandcommunityrepresentativesbegin

toleveltheplayingfieldfortheirvoters.8．Whatdoes“ZIPcodes”referto?A．Wherepeoplelive.B．Howpeoplelivetheirlife.C．Whetherarelucky.D．What

genespeoplehave.9．Whatdidthedatausedinparagraph2show?A．PeopleindifferentciteshaddifferentlifeexpectanciesB．PeopleinChicagoli

vedlongerthanthoseinNewYork.C．PeopleinWashingtonD．C．hadthelowestlifeexpectancies.D．Lifeexpectancydifferedam

ongpeopleinthesamedistrict.10．WhatcontributestothehugegapinlifeexpectancyinChicago?A．Medicalcare.B．A

irpollution.C．Ethnicity.D．Socialservice.11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．InfluencesofZIPcodesondifferentpeopleB．LinksbetweenZIPcodesan

dlongevity.C．Waystoimprovepeople’slifeexpectancy.D．Importanceofremovinginequality.Anewstudyfoundthat15-year-oldstoldmorecoherent(连贯的)storiesabou

tturningpointsintheirlivesiftheirmothershadbeentaughtthenewconversationaltechniques14yearsearlier.Theseadolescents

alsoreportedfewersymptomsofdepressionandanxietycomparedtoadolescentsinthestudywhosemothershadtalkedwiththeir

toddlers(初学走路的孩子)asusual.Intheresearch,115mothersoftoddlerswereassignedtoeitheracontrolgroupwithoutanytra

iningoranexperimentalgroupgiventraininginelaborativereminiscine(详尽回忆)forayear.Thetraininginvolvesopenandr

esponsiveconversationswithyoungchildrenabouteverydaypastevents.ProjectleadProfessorElaineReesesaysadolescentswhosemothershadparticipatedintheearlie

rcoachingsessionsnarrateddifficulteventsfromtheirlives—suchasparentaldivorceorcyber-bullyingwithmoreinsightintohowtheexperiencehadshapedaspe

ople.ProfessorReesesays,“Ourfindingssuggestparents’sharingmemoriesearlyinchildren’slivescanhavelong-lastingbenefits,bothforthewayadolescen

tsprocessandtalkaboutdifficultlifeeventsandfortheirwell-being.Forexample,ithelpschildrendevelopmorecomplete,specific,andaccuratememoriesoftheir

experiences,providingaricherstoreofmemoriestousewhentellingtheirownstories.Italsoteacheschildrenhowtohaveopendiscussionsaboutpastfeelingswhenthey’

renolongerintheheatofthemoment.”ProfessorReesehopesparentsandpolicymakersrealizetheimportanceofearlychildhoodastheidealtimeforsta

rtingtohavepositiveconversationswithchildren,andtoknowthattheseconversationscanmakeadifferenceaschildrengrowolder.“Theultim

ategoalistoencourageparentstohavemoresensitiveandresponsiveconversationsabouteventsintheirchildren’sli

ves.”Theresearchersintendtocontinuethestudy,followingupwithparticipantsinemergingadulthoodtodetermineanyongoingeffectsoftheirtheirsmother’selaborativ

ereminiscine.12．Accordingtothetext,allmothersinvolvedintheresearch________.A．weretrainedhowtotalkwithkidsforayearB．hadchildrenwhower

eaboutoneyearoldC．tookpartinthefollow-upresearchannuallyD．hadexperiencedsomedifficulteventsinlife13．Whatdoestheresearchindicate?A．Coachingses

sionswithparentsbenefittoddlers.B．Parentsneedtolearnnewconversationaltechniques.C．Parents’elaborativereminiscingcanfigh

tdepression.D．Sharingmemoriessetskidsonpathtobetterwell-being.14．Whycouldadolescentsintheexperimentalgroupnarratetheirlifeevents

better?A．Theywentthroughmoreturningpointsinlife.B．Theyhadaricherstoreofmemoriestoreferto.C．Theycouldwellrememberwhat

happenedinlife.D．Theyhadbetterlanguageskillstodescribeevents.15．What’sresearchers’attitudetotheimpactsofelaborativereminiscingonadults?A．Unc

ertain.B．Favorable.C．Concerned.D．Doubtful.阅读理解【浙江省名校协作体2022-2023学年高三上学期开学考试】Formanypopidolfans,havingtheopportu

nitytoparticipateinamusicvideofortheirfavoritepopsongsmightbeadreamcometrue.I,IhadtakenlessonsataChinese-ownedda

ncestudio,andtheybegantoholdauditions(试镜)foraspecialproject—filmingamusicvideo!Thosewhopassedtheaudit

ionswouldrehearse(排练)awell-designeddanceandbefilmedbyaprofessionalcameracrew.Ireallylikethesongtheychose—KillThisLoveby

Blackpink,agirlgroupfromSouthKorea,soIauditioned.Iwasconfidentatfirstintheaudition,butasIfeltmorepressure,Iforgotafewmoves.Thisdefinitelyhurtmych

ances,soIbecameveryonedgeabouttheresults.Additionally,becauseBlackpinkisafour-membergroup,thestudiowasonlylookingforfourpeople,andover20peopleha

dauditioned.Iwasveryunsureifmyperformancewouldbegoodenoughforacallback.TwoweekslaterwhenIhadjustaboutgivenuponhearingback,Ig

otatextfromthestudiomanager,saying,“Congratulations!YouhavepassedtheauditionforKillThisLove.”Icouldbarel

ycontainmyexcitement,butwantingtoseemmature,Irepliedtoherinacalmandcollectedmanner.Wewerescheduledforfiverehearsalsintotal,andthefilmingda

tewassetforthemiddleofApril.Whatreallystirredupmyexcitementwasknowingthatwewouldbefilmedinpublic.IwouldalsobedancingthepartofRose,myfavoriteBlackp

inkmember.OurfirstrehearsalwasonaWednesday.Thestudiohadrentedthebasementofatheater.Therewere,ofcourse,difficulties.Thedanceroutine

includedformations,sowehadtolearnthepositionsandtransitions—thingsthatwedidnotusuallylearninourregulardancelessons.Butitwasjustthefouro

fus,andourteacherhadenoughtimetoworkwitheachofusindividually.Ihavebeenpracticinghardformydream.Ihopeeverythinggoeswell,andIl

ookforwardtotheupcomingperformance!21．HowdidIfeelabouttheresultsafterforgettingafewmoves?A．Confident.B．Ambitious.C．Confused.D．Nervous.22．WhydidIrep

lytothemanagercalmlywhenIgottheexcitingtext?A．BecauseIintendedtopresentamatureimagetoher.B．BecauseIw

astrainedwellenoughtocontainmyfeelings.C．BecauseIknewthatIwasgoodenoughforsuchacallback.D．BecauseIhadknowntheresul

tbeforesheinformedmeofit.23．Whatwasmyfirstrehearsalinthebasementlike?A．Confusingbutpractical.B．Challengingbuthelpful.C．Difficultbutente

rtaining.D．Regularbutrewarding.24．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Toexpresstheburningpassion

forBlackpink.B．Toshowthedifficultyinattendinganaudition.C．Toshareapersonalexperienceinpursuitofadream.D．To

conveytheexcitementofengaginginarehearsal.Myfour-andeight-year-oldsareclosernowthantheywerebeforethepandemic.Icanhearthesoundsofgigglingfromthe

irbedroomseveraltimesanight.Butthemoretimemygirlsspendtogether,themoretheyfight,too.Themostcommonbattlegroundsformykidsareinjusticesandfightingforpos

ition.Ondayswhenwearetrappedinthehousetogetherandtheirscreamingmatchesreachoperaticlevels,theirdadan

dIworrywedidsomethinghorriblywrongasparentstoencouragethisvolumeofconflict.ButaccordingtoJeanineVivona,aprofessorofpsychologyattheC

ollegeofNewJerseywhostudiessiblingrivalry(较量),“competitionwithsiblingsisjustafactoflife.Andwecanjusttrytomanageitasbestwecan.

”Studieshaveshownthatsiblingconflictsmayoccuruptoeighttimesanhour.“Conflictdoesdecreaseintoadolescence;it’ssor

toflevelsoff,”saidMarkEthanFeinberg,aresearchprofessoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.“Earlyandmiddlec

hildhoodareparticularlydifficulttimesforsiblingaggression.”Whilemostsiblingsaren’tfightingforactualquarrels,psychologically,sibl

ingrivalryservesadevelopmentalpurpose:ithelpschildrenfigureoutwhatisuniqueandspecialaboutthemselves,knownas“differentiation”.C

hildrenwanttobeseenasthemostspecialbytheirparents,sothey’realwaysgoingtopushforpreferentialtreatmentovertheirsib

lings.Buttheymayalsoshapetheirinterestsandpersonalitiesaroundtheirsiblings’skillsanddesires.Forexample,let’ssaytheolderso

nisasoccerstar.Theyoungerchildorchildrenmaythenavoidsocceraltogether,eitherbecausetheyareafraidtheywon’tbeasgoodorbecausetheyfeartheymight

bebetter—andtheydon’twanttotakethatriskeither.25．Whyisthereconflictbetweentheauthor’sdaughters?A．Becausetheyplaythescreamingmatch

es.B．Becausetheyalwayscompeteforpriority.C．Becausetheycan’tstandlivingwitheachother.D．Becausetheyreceiveobviouslyunfairtr

eatment.26．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Siblingrivalrycouldbeusefulasmotivationforchildren.B．Parentsshou

ldintervenesiblingrivalryasmuchastheycan.C．Mostsiblingconflictsbegintofallwhenchildrenbecomeadults.D．Lifethroughoutchildhoodwillbemiserableduetosibli

ngrivalry.27．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Kids’strugglewithsiblingrivalryB．ParentingsolutionstosiblingrivalryC．Thepsychologybehindsibl

ingrivalryD．AnunintendedupsideofsiblingrivalryFromtoiletpapertoyogurt,andcoffeetocornchips,manufacturersarequietlyshri

nkingpackagesizeswithoutloweringprices.It’scalled“shrinkflation(缩水式通胀)”,andit’sacceleratingworldwide.IntheU.S.,asmallboxofKleenexno

whas60tissues;afewmonthsago,ithad65.InIndia,abarofVimdishsoaphasshrunkfrom155gramsto135grams.Shrinkflationisn’tnew,expert

ssay.Butitmultipliesintimesofhighinflation(通货膨胀)ascompaniesstrugglewithrisingcostsforingredients,packaging,labor,an

dtransportation.Globalconsumerpriceinflationwasupanestimated7%inMay,apacethatwilllikelycontinuethroughSeptember,accordingtoS&PGlobal.“

Itcomesinwaves.Wehappentobeinatidalwavenowbecauseofinflation,”saidEdgarDworsky,aconsumeradvocateandformerassistantattorneygenerali

nMassachusettswhohasdocumentedshrinkflationonhisConsumerWorldwebsitefordecades.Mr.Dworskysaidshrinkflationappealstomanufacturersb

ecausetheyknowcustomerswillnoticepriceincreasesbutwon’tkeeptrackofnetweightsorsmalldetails,likethenumberofsheetsonarolloftoiletpaper.Co

mpaniescanalsoemploytrickstodrawattentionawayfromdownsizing,likemarkingsmallerpackageswithbrightnewlabel

sthatdrawshoppers’eyes.Somecustomerswhohavenoticedthedownsizingaresharingexamplesonsocialmedia.Otherssayshrinkflationiscausingthemtoc

hangetheirshoppinghabits.AlexAspacherdoesalotofgroceryshoppingforhisfamily.Henoticedwhentheone-poundpackageofslicedSwisscheeseheusedtobuys

hrankto12ouncesbutkeptits$9.99pricetag.Now,hehuntsfordealsorbuysablockofcheeseandslicesithimself.“Iwaspreparedfort

hechangetoadegree,buttherehasn’tbeenalimittoitsofar,”Mr.Aspachersaid.“Ihopewefindthatceilingprettysoon.”Sometimesthetrendcanreverse.Asinflatione

ases,competitionmightforcemanufacturerstolowertheirpricesorreintroducelargerpackages.ButMr.Dworskysaysonceapr

oducthasgottensmaller,itoftenstaysthatway.28．Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutshrinkflation?A．Itattractscustomersbyadjustingtheprices.B．Itn

ewlyemergesintheperiodofhighinflation.C．Itsavesmanufacturingcostbyreducingpackagesizes.D．Itisagoodwayformanufacturerstoexpandtheirbusiness.29．

TheexampleofAlexAspacherismentionedto________.A．showcustomers’supportforshrinkflation.B．sharecustomers’currentsho

ppingexperiences.C．explaintheinconvenienceshrinkflationhasbrought.D．illustratetheimpactofshrinkflatio

nonbuyinghabits.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reverse”mean?A．ChangetotheoppositeB．SpreadlikewildfireC．Becomeunpredic

tableD．Cometoastop