2023新高考新教材版英语高考第二轮复习--专题十　推测词义

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ὃ⚪ᓝPassage1CitizensinthepoorestcountiesintheUSfacealifeexpectancyuptoadecadeshorterthancitizensinthewealthiestareas,accordingtoastudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.ResearcherswantedtobetterunderstandhowsocioeconomicḄstatuswasassociatedwithhealthoutcomes.Theyclassifiedthecountry's3,141countiesinto50new"states”basedonaveragehouseholdincomeasopposedtogeographicareas.Theybrokedownthedatabycountysincetheyfoundstate-leveldatamayhidesomeimpactofsocioeconomicdifferencesonboththebest-offandworst-offcounties.Researchersfoundthattherewasnearlya10-yeardifferenceinthelifeexpectancyofmenwithanaverageof79.3yearsinthewealthiestcountiescomparedto69.8yearsinthepoorest.Forwomen,thedifferencewasslightlyless-83yearsinthewealthiestcountiesand76yearsinthepoorest.Thestudyhelpsshowhoweconomicpoliciesandincomeinequalityareassociatedwithhealthoutcomes.“Alotofourworkisaboutconnectingthedots,“saidWoolf,theleadresearcher."Thereisatendencyinourcountrytotalkabouthealthissuesasmedicalproblemswithoutrealizingthatdecisionsthatthenewadministrationwillmakeabouteconomicpolicyandloweringtaxesareallhealthissues.^^Whileitmayseemapparentthathigherincomeswouldleadtobetterhealthoutcomes,sincepeoplewillbebetterabletogetpreventivemedicalcareandtreatment,Woolfsaysthereareotherseeminglyunrelatedfactorsthatcanaffecthealthaswell.Hesaidthatchildrenwhogrowupinaneconomicallydepressedareawithhighlevelsofstressduetofinancialproblemscanendupwithchronicstress.Thesechildrenareatincreasedriskofdevelopingdiabetes,heartdiseaseorhighbloodpressure.UAlotofthoseconditionstracethemselvesbacktochildhoodexposure,saidWoolf.Woolfwarnsthatwhiletheyfoundaconnectionbetweensocioeconomicstatusandhealthoutcomes,theydidnotanalyzecauseandeffect,buttheysuggestedthatthedatashowedthatpolicy-makersshouldnotjustfocusonstate-widemeasuresbuttheyshouldfbcusmoreontargetedeffortstohelpthosemostatrisk.uWithlimitedresources,methodsofidentifyingthepoorestcountiescanassistintheallocationofresourcesandprogramstothosecommunitiesthatareinthegreatestneed,^^Woolfsaid.l.Thedatacollectedbytheresearchersarebasedoncountiesbecause.1⚓ᐳ59⚓

1A.itiseasytocollectdatabycountyB.thestate-levelhealthdataareunbelievableC.thereisonlyasmallwealthdifferenceamongstatesD.itcanreflecttheeffectofsocioeconomicstatusonlifeexpectancyaccurately2.Bysaying“Alotofourworkisaboutconnectingthedots”,Woolfmeans.A.theyhelpconnectthegovernmentwithpoorpeopleB.theirworkhelpsfindmorefactorsrelatingtohealthoutcomesC.theyhelpconnectcountieswithsocioeconomicdifferencesD.theirworkistofindtherelationbetweenpeople'sincomeandlifeexpectancy3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chronic“inParagraph5mean?A.Long-term.B.Serious.C.Acute.D.Early.4,WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Childrensuffermostfrompoorfamilyeconomicstatus.B.Peopleinpoorercountiesarelesslikelytohaveahealthrisk.C.Negativeeffectsofpooreconomicconditionsonpeoplestartearly.D.Lifeexpectancyofwomenisnotaffectedbysocioeconomicstatus.5.WhatdoesWoolftendtoindicateinthelastparagraph?A.ResourceallocationintheUSisnotfairatall.B.TheirstudyhelpsfindthepoorestcountiesintheUS.C.Thegovernmentshouldlearnsomethingfromthestudy.D.Peoplestilldon'tknowthefactorthatdecideslifeexpectancy.ᫀl.D⁚ᳮ#⚪஺᪷&'()*+ᨬ-()*./,Ẇ23ᕒ5ᦪ&ᢥ8ᑖ:;<=>?@AB᧜ᙢEF⚜HIJḄKL஺2.BᳮᑨN⚪஺᪷&O'PḄ“Thereisatendency...allhealthissues.”./,WoolfQḄ“ᡃTḄUVWXY;ᐵ[\]^_`Ḅ”Ḅbc;dTḄWXᨵf[ghiVjᏉlmnoᐵḄ

23.Aq⚪஺᪷&rstᦻᑁw./,rsᡠᙠ)⊤{Ḅ;ᙠ⃫ᩩᙢ~ᜧḄᵫ[⚪ḼᜧḄ,ᨬ.?HYᨵ,chronicb=“HḄ”஺4.C⁚ᳮ#⚪஺᪷&'ᨬ-)*./ḄF3TḄ☢KLU஺5.C᝱b⚪஺᪷&ᨬ-('PḄ“buttheysuggestedthat...”./,Woolf=¡¢£dTḄẆ2Pᔾ¥ᦟ¦஺Passage2Tinyastheyare,batshavetheabilityto"see"inthedarkbyusingaspecialskillcalledecholocation§¨©E.Theymakenoisesandwaitforsoundwaves,oranecho,tobounceB«backoffobjects.Theycantellthedistanceofvariousobjectsbyhowquicklythesoundwavesbouncebackoffthem.Ifnosoundbouncesback,theycanthenflyforward.Thisspecialabilityhasbeensimulatedinthehumanworldforalongtime,suchasinsubmarinesandplanes,whosesonar¨ᕊsystemsaresomewhatsimilartoecholocation.Butapartfromhelpingvehicles"see"wheretheyare,whatifblindpeoplecoulduseecholocationforthemselves?Itturnsoutthatsomealreadyare.AmericanDanielKish,whoisblind,isknownas“Batman”.Thisisn'tbecausehewalksaroundinacapeandamask,butbecausehehasabat-likeabilitytolocatewhereheisthroughsharpclickshemakesbymovinghistongueagainsttheroofofhismouth.Kishissoskilledatecholocatingthathecanrideabikeandhikeonhisown.Recently,theresearchcarriedoutatDurhamUniversityinEnglandshedssomelightonthepowerofhumanecholocation.Kishworkedwithagroupofscientistswhostudiedthewayblindpeoplelistentotheechoesthattheyproducefromclicks.Theteam,whichconductedexperimentswithothervolunteers,foundthatpeoplewerecapableofhearingevenveryfaintechoes,onesfarfainterthanhadbeenpreviouslythought.SpeakingtoTheIndependent,LoreThaler,leadscientistofthegroup,said,“Wefoundthatinsomeconditions,theywerereallyfaint-about95percentsofterthantheactualclicks,buttheecholocatorswerestillabletosensethem.^^3⚓ᐳ59⚓

3AndrewKolarikoftheUniversityofCambridgeisanotherexpertinecholocation.ReactingtotheDurhamstudy,hetoldBBCNewsthatecholocation“canbeveryusefulfbrprovidinginformationatfaceorchestheight“andcouldhelppeople“avoidobjectslikelow-hangingbranchesthatmightnotgetdetectedbythecaneoraguidedog”.AlthoughKish'sskillisremarkable,there'shopeforotherblindpeoplewhowanttouseecholocation.AccordingtoBBCNews,echolocationisaskillblindpeoplecanacquireanddevelopJustlikelearningalanguage.AsKolariksaid:"Teachingecholocationskillscouldprovideblindpeoplewiththemeansofexploringnewplaces.”l.Theunderlinedword“simulated“inParagraph2probablymeans"A.discoveredB.copiedC.improvedD.challenged2.HowdoesKishlocatewhereheis?A.Byusinghisgreatsenseofhearing.B.Bylisteningtotheechoesproducedbyhiscane.C.Viatheechoesfromtheclickshemakeswithhistongue.D.Viathesonarsystemattachedtohisbody.3.WhatdidLoreThaler'steamfindfromtheirstudies?A.Itishardforecholocatorstosensefaintechoes.B.Humanscanecholocatebetterthanwethoughtwecould.C.Echolocatorscanpickupalltypesofechoes.D.Blindpeoplearebetterecholocatorsthanthosewhocansee.4.Accordingtothearticle,teachingecholocationtoblindpeople.A.willenablethemtogetridoftheircaneB.willimprovetheirabilitytolearnanewlanguageC.willopenupnewpossibilitiesforthemD.isnoteasytoputintopractice5.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.AStudyonblindpeopleusingecholocation.B.Differenttypesofhumanecholocation.C.Theimportanceofhumanecholocation.4⚓ᐳ59⚓

4D.Whybats'echolocationcouldbeusedbyhumans.ᫀl.Bq⚪஺᪷&ᦻ./®¯‷+±²Ḅ¨ᕊ³´+∷∸Ḅ§¨©E?o·^Q¸∷∸Ḅ^¹?ᙠ3:Ḅº»P¼½¾ᡠ¿simulateḄbc;“½¾2.C⁚ᳮ#⚪஺᪷&À'PḄ“Thisisn'tbecausehewalksaround...bymovinghistongueagainsttheroofofhismouth-./,KishÁÂÃᜮÅÆt⚩gÈḄÉ┦Ḅᕶ̨ᩭ©EÎÏᡠᙠḄEÐ஺3.B⁚ᳮ#⚪஺᪷&Ñ'./,3TÒÓ?ÔÕᑮ×ØÙÚḄ§¨ᵫÛ./3:Ḅ§¨©E?ÜᡃTÝÞḄ⌕à஺4.C⁚ᳮ#⚪஺᪷&ᦻáᨬ-()*./ᔣã3ᦟᣴ§¨©Eᢈæ.¿=dTçèéêᙢëḄëìᓽ§¨©Eì.¿=ã3îḄ.?ឋ஺5.Aðñᜧb⚪஺ᦻáòó∷∸Ḅ§¨©Eì¼3:ᑭᵨẆ2gh3:öᐹᨵ§¨©EḄ?^¹?.¿=ã3øù,úûüFã3ýᵨ§¨©EþÿẆ஺ᡠᦻ⌕⚗ᵨḄẆ஺Passage3Pandasarefamouslypickyeaters.Theyonlyconsumebamboo-apoorqualitydietlowinfat.Butthecreaturesappeartohaveevolvedtogetthemostoutofwhattheydoeat,accordingtoanewstudy.Theirgut⍝bacteriachangeinlatespringandearlysummerwhenbambooisatitsmostnutritiouswhileprotein-richgreenshootsarecomingout.Thebacteriamakethepandagainmoreweightandstoremorefat,whichresearcherssaidmaycompensateforalackofnutrientslaterintheyear,whenbambooplantshaveonlyfibrousleavestochew.“We'veknownthesepandashaveadifferentsetofgutmicrobiotaduringtheshoot-eatingseasonforalongtime,andit'sveryobviousthattheyarechubbierduringthistimeoftheyear,“saidleadstudyauthorGuangpingHuang,aresearcherfortheInstituteofZoologyattheChineseAcademyofSciences.Toinvestigatehowthegutbacteriacouldaffectapanda'sdigestion,theteamfirstcollectedthewasteofeightwildgiantpandasinChina'sQinlingMountainsduringboththeleaf-eatingseasonandtheshoot-eating5⚓ᐳ59⚓

5seasonandthenexaminedhowthewastesamplesdiffered.TheyfoundabacteriumcalledClostridiumbutyricumwasmoreabundantinthepandas'gutsduringtheseasonwhentheyenjoythefreshbambooshoots.Tounderstandwhetherthisbacteriumhelpsthepandasgainandstoreweight,theresearchersputthepandawastetheycollectedintolabmice.Thentheyfedthemiceforthreeweekswithabamboo-baseddietthatsimulated!"whatpandaseat.Researchersfoundthemicethatweretransplantedwithpandawastecollectedduringtheshoot-eatingseasongainedsignificantlymoreweightthantheonesthatwerenot,despiteconsumingthesameamountoffood.“Thegutbacteriaweretheonlyvariable#$inthisresearch,WeiFuwen,aco-authorofthestudy,explained.However,FelixSommeratChristian-Albrechts-UniversityinKiel,Germany,notedthenumberofpandasstudiedwassmallandthattheexperimenthadonlybeenperformedonce.Sommeralsostressedtheresearchershadfoundalink,notacausalrelationshipbetweenthebacteriaandweightgain.l.Whendopandasgetmoreweightwiththechangeoftheirgutbacteria?A.Inlatespring.B.Inlatesummer.C.Inearlyautumn.D.Inearlywinter.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chubbier“inParagraph3mean?A.Smaller.B.Slimmer.C.Taller.D.Fatter.3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexperimentonmice?A.Theexperimentlastedforlessthanthreeweeks.B.Researcherscollectedbacteriafromthelabmice.C.Pandawastehasavitaleffectonmice'sweight.□.Differentamountsoffoodledtoanincreaseinweight.4,Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.StudiesonEatingHabitsofPandasB.FunctionsofPandas9GutBacteriaC.CharacteristicsofPandas'DailyDiet□.ArgumentsoverPandas'DigestionSystemᦑ%
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,ᦑ⌱Do3.Cᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷KMᨬẆᕒW¡¢c⁚ᦈ£Ḅ34¤¥Ḅ¦§¨©ª¡¢Ḅ¦§kl«℉mnZ®¯°ᦪ$ḄᱥjwC⚗34¤¥¦§klᨵl⌕³´\µ஺4.B¶⌕}⚪஺᪷KMᨬ·]᪷K⚗/ḄẆZᜧ34¸¹º»¯ᓄ,jᐙᑖᑭᵨ:;ᡠᔛḄÀÁÂLMÃᑮᜧ34Ḅ⍝56:;klmnjwZᦻ⌕ÅÆᜧ34Ḅ⍝56ᨵ89:;ᨬᜧ▲>ᙢᔾᦈBCDḄ⃩F஺ᦑB⚗Çᔠᦻȶ஺Passage4MakingacareeroutofbuildingwithLegobrickssoundslikeadreamjob.Butit'stherealdealforSeanKenney,whoturnedhischildhoodhobbyintoafull-timecareer.Formorethan15yearsKenneyhasbeencreatingmasterpiecesusingLegobricks.Hiscreationshavebeendisplayedatmuseumsandzoosaroundtheworld,inspiringpeopleofallages.Likemostkids,KenneyspenthisfreetimeplayingwithLegos.Ashegotolder,hegottrainedinhisartisticskillsasacartoonist,studyingvisualartsatRutgersUniversity.Upongraduationheworkedasagraphicdesigner,oftenincludingLegobricksinhiswork.Itwasn'tuntilabotanicalgardeninIowaapproachedhimaboutmakingreplicasÉᑴËofsomeofitsflowersandplantsthathemadethenaturalworldhissubject.7⚓ᐳ59⚓

7“OneofthebiggestchallengesistryingtogetthesoftnessoffeaturesandtheexpressivenessofthefacerightwhileusingblockyLegobricks,“Kenneysays.Toaccomplishthetasks,Kenneycooperateswithagroupofartistswhoworktogetherinteamsoftwoorthreetocreateeachsculpture.Mostpiecesstartoutasroughdraftsonpaper,whicharethentransformedontographpaperorcomputermodelstoplanoutthebasicshapeandsizeoftheanimal.TheartiststhenusetheseblueprintsasapointofreferenceastheyclicktogetherLegobrickstobuildaprototype
.Fromstarttofinish,asinglesculpturecantakethousandsofbricksandmanymonthsoflabortocomplete.Somelargesculpturescantakeuptoninemonthstoconstruct.WhileCOVID-19mayhaveaneffectontravelling,ithasn'tstoppedKenneyfromcreatingnewLegosculptures.For2022,he'sdreamingupa"colorful,powerfulandplayfuf9exhibitioncalled"NaturePOPVthatgivesthenaturalworldanovelspin.1.WhatinspiredSeanKenneytofocushisworksonnature?A.Hiswonderfulartisticskillsasacartoonist.B.Hispreviousworkasagraphicdesigner.C.Someflowersandplantsinthenaturalworld.D.Hisworkingexperienceinabotanicalgarden.2.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSeanKenney'sjob?A.Itinvolvesmuchtimeandteamwork.B.A11hisworksfeatureplants.C.Itdoesn'trequirehighartisticskills.D.IthasbeenstoppedduetoCOVID-19.3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"anovelspin”probablymean?A.Acleardefinition.B.Anewlook.C.Anextraburden.D.Afunride.4.Wheremaythistextbetakenfrom?A.Atravelbrochure.8⚓ᐳ59⚓

8B.Anovel.C.Asciencefictionnovel.D.Anewspaper.Ìᫀ&'()*+ᦻ,ÎÏᦻ஺ᦻÈ⌕ÐÑÒᾠ឵ÕÖᐸØÙḄᢈÐÛÜes᩽,ÞßḄàáâᩈäᛛÜË.çèḼéêᔜᙢᔜìíîMḄ;஺1.D5⁚ᳮ)⚪஺᪷KLMᨬïᑮðᝍòóḄì¢ᱥôÃeõöᑴÜ÷ᓥS¢ᱥḄÉᑴËVöùúûᯠêÜ,öÛÜḄ⚪jwᙠ¢ᱥôýÜḄ»ᔊÿ
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~ᙠ᪀3“NaturePOP”Ḅ“RḄஹᨵḄஹᨵḄ',……8Z["%ᯠ3ᐰhḄ☢஺ᦑ⌱B஺4.Dᳮᑨ⚪஺;ᦻ⌕()*ᾠ឵#$9ᐸḄᢈ(rR᩽ḄyzHᩈ.ᛛ"Ḽ¡ᔜᙢᔜ3}¤Ḅpq஺¥¦;ᦻᨵZO⌱§¨஺Passage5WhenIwas6,myelderbrotherbroughtmetothelocalBMXs©ª«8tracktorideinakids'raceforthefirsttime.ThehilloutofthestartinggatelookedsoscaryandsteepthatIbackedoff.Myparentstookmebackforanothertrythenextweek.Ifellalmostimmediatelybutstillmanagedtowinthesecondplace.I'velovedracingeversince.9⚓ᐳ59⚓

9Iturnedproat15,whichisn'tpossiblenow:Youhavetobe17tocompeteprofessionally.AroundthetimeIwentpro,BMXbecameanOlympicsportandIdecidedtopursueitafterhighschool.TmtheyoungestwomanwithaprofessionaltitleintheUnitedStates.BMXisn5tjudgedontricksorhowyouhandlebarriers,butit'sanextremesport.It'slikehorseracingmixedwithridingarollercoaster.Itstartswithahugeburstofspeed-Igo40mphbythetime.Tmtwoandahalfsecondsoutofthegate.ThenItrytocomeoutinfrontofsevencompetitorsattheendofthetrack,whichincludes40-footjumps.Ikeepchasingthehighthatcomesfromprestartnervousness,bigjumps,andthatfeelingofcrossingthefinishlinefirst.Strengthandbalancearekeyincompetition,soIworkoutatleastfivedaysaweektoprepare.Idotonsofresistanceandagilityᮣ5°8training,bothonandoffthebike.IalsodomentaldrillswithasportspsychologisttomakesureI'mfocusedandconfidentgoingintocompetition.IfImakeamistakeonthecourse,Ihavetomoveon.Everyoneisouttobeatme;Ineedtoconcentrateonwinningsomycompetitorscan'tcapitalizeonanerrorandpassme!IwassoproudtowinasilvermedalattheOlympicsinRio,butIfeltIwascapableofgold,sothatwillpushmetodobetter.Tmcontinuallyworkingtoreachmypotentialinthesport.UntilIfeelcompletelysatisfied,rilkeepcomingback.1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.ShewithdrewfromherfirstBMXrace.B.ShebecametheyoungestBMXriderinAmerica.C.HerparentsforcedhertoturnBMXprofessional.D.HereffortsresultedinBMXenteringtheOlympics.2.TowintheBMXrace,theauthorhasto.A.jumphighestB.focusonothercompetitorsC.playtricksD.keepbalancedalltheway3.Theunderlinedphrase"capitalizeon“inParagraph4probablymeans.A.makeupfor10⚓ᐳ59⚓

10B.takeadvantageofC.keepaneyeonD.takenoticeof4.Whatqualitieshaveledtotheauthor'ssuccess?A.Proudandserious.B.Ambitiousandhard-working.C.Optimisticandgenerous.D.Independentandcooperative.±ᫀ³´µ¶·¸;ᦻ¹ºᦻ஺ᦻ»⌕¼½ὅ¿ÀÁÂs©ª«,ÃÄÅḄÆÇÈ"ᨬ=ÉÊËÌᝍÎ%s©ª«ÏÐÑḄᦑÒ஺1.AÓ⁚ᳮ¶⚪஺᪷ÕÖ×Ø᜜ḄÚÛÖᩭ᝞¦អកஹ▽à"9@|ᡃ⌨rãÏ8Z[A⚗᝛⌨ræs©ª«Ï8~ç஺2.DÓ⁚ᳮ¶⚪஺᪷᎔ᦪÕéJê⊝ìãÏḄᐵî"¥¦ᡃ⌕,ᕜ@ðñòóᜩᩭõöᜓ8Z[⌕øùs©ª«Ï"ὅúûüýᢝê⊝஺ᦑ⌱D஺3.Bcdef⚪஺᪷᎔ᦪÕÿ
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11allmakessensenow,“Mumsaid.Asakidlivingonafarm,Iwasforeverfallingoverthings.Iwasknownastheclumsyonetomyparentsandfoursiblings.Butnow,IwasbeingtoldthatIsawtheworlddifferently—Icouldonlymakeouttheoutlinesofthings.Iwasgivenreadingglassesbuttheydidn'thelpmuch.Refusingtoletmydiagnosisholdmeback,IcontinueddoingeverythingIloved.Aslongaseverythingwasinitsplace,Icouldnavigatemywayaround.LaterIgotmarriedtoLanceandhadamazingkids.Icouldchangenappiesanddressthekidsfine—itjusttookalittlelongerasIreliedontouchtoworkoutwherethingswere.Cooking,ontheotherhand,wasnotmyforte.Iwasterrible-alwaysmixingupsugarandsalt!Nowadays,mygrandkidshaveallbeenbroughtupnottoleavetoysonthefloorormovechairsawayfromthetable.4tWedon'twantGrandmatripping,“Lancewillsay.Overtheyears,Tveenjoyedlovelyfamilyholidays,butsometimesfeltlikeLanceorthekidsweretooprotectiveofme.SoIwasthrilledwhen1bookedmyselfonatriptotheGoldCoastwithpeoplewhowerejustlikemeinatravelcompany.Tmnotmissingout—mylifeisbeautiful.Tmsoluckytohaveawonderfulfamilyandheapsofexperiences.Lifeisprecious-youdon'tneedvisionto"see"that.1.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter'schildhood?A.Shealwaystrippedbecauseshewasclumsy.B.Thereadingglassesgiventoherworkedwell.C.Shegotaseverehearingimpairmentattheageof13.D.Nobodyrealizedhersightwaspooruntilshewas13yearsold.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"fbrte"inParagraph3mean?A.Weakness.B.Favorite.C.Strength.D.Business.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Ineedsighttoexperiencewonderfullifebetter.B.Ididn'tmissoutthebeautyoflifedespitemypoorsight.C.MyfamilyhardlygoonaholidaysoIamexcitedtogototheGoldCoast.D.Mygrandkidshavebeenusedtoputtingthingsinplacetokeeptheroomtidy.4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Weneedtogototravelfrequently.?12⚓ᐳ59⚓

12B.Weshouldcareabouttheblindpeople.C.Herfamilyweretooprotectiveofher.D.Everyonecanseethebeautyoflifewithapositiveattitude.yᫀ{|}~cᦻᦻ஺ὅiᜫ᝛ᨵ**\ᵨ᩽Ḅ_᝱☢&஺1.D⁚ᳮ}⚪஺᪷;?=>oḄ“Amazingly,I'dmanagedtoreachtheageof13withoutanyonerealizing,notevenme!”AḄ\ᡃ13,ᨵᑮᡃḄi◍Ḅ¢⚪ᒹ¤ᡃᙠᑁ![D⚗A§ᑮ13¨ᨵᑮ᝛Ḅi$Z[©ª஺2.C«¬®⚪஺ᦻ¯᝛°±²ᣚ´µஹ·⊟¹ᦻ⊤»¼ᢚ——“ᡃ⊤¿BÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇ”XÈ$\᝛ḄÉ⚗strength
,ᦑ⌱C஺3.B⁚ᳮ}⚪஺᪷;᎔ᦪ?d>ᨬÌ@Aᡃᨵ┯Î=ᡃḄ\ÏZḄ஺ᡃBÐIᨵ=ÏZḄÑÒÓÔÕᔊ[B⚗A×Øi$Zᡃᨵ┯ÎḄÏZ[©ª஺4.DÙÚ⌕®⚪஺᪷;ᨬ=@ÛAÜ\ÝÞḄ——ß$◤⌕ià“áᑮ”â[ὅ⌕⊤ãḄ\:ᵨ᩽Ḅ᝱åà☢&PáᑮḄÏZ஺ᦑ⌱⚗DæᔠᦻçÙÚ஺Passage7Grandma,almostninetyyearsold,satweaklyontheparkbench.Shedidn'tmove.Shejustsatwithherheaddownstaringatherhands.WhenIsatdownbesideher,shedidn'tevennoticeme.IwonderedifshewasOK.SoIaskedherifshewasOK.Sheraisedherhead,lookedatmeandsaidwithasmile,"Yes,Tmfine.Thankyouforaskingme.”"Ididn'tmeantodisturbyou,Grandma,butyouwerejustsittingherestaringatyourhandsandIwantedtomakesureyouwereOK,“Iexplainedtoher.“Haveyoueverlookedatyourhands?,,sheasked."Imeanreallylookingatyourhands."Islowlyopenedmyhandsandstareddownatthem.AndthenIturnedthemover.No,IguessIhadneverreallylookedatmyhandsasItriedtofigureoutthepointmygrandmawasmaking.?13⚓ᐳ59⚓

13Grandmasmiledandtoldmethefollowingstory,uMyhandsputfoodinmymouthandclothesonmyback.Theytiedmyshoesandpulledonmyboots.Theyheldmyhusbandandwipedmytearswhenhewentofftowar.TheywereuneasywhenItriedtoholdmynewbornson.Decoratedwithmyweddingband,theyshowedtheworldthatIwasmarriedandlovedsomeonespecial.TheywrotemyletterstohimandshookwhenIburiedmyparents.Theyheldmychildrenandgrandchildrenandcomfortedmyneighbors.Theycoveredmyface,combedmyhairandwashedtherestofmybody.ThesehandsarethemarkofwhereI'vebeenandthe௃uggednessoflife/9Ineverlookatmyhandsthesameagain.WhenmyhandsarehurtorwhenItouchthefacesofmychildrenandmyhusband,Ithinkofmygrandma.IknowIcanalsocreateabrightfutureusingmyhands.l.Thewriterdisturbedhergrandmainordertoknow.A.whatshewasdoingB.whethersheunderstoodthewriterC.whyshewasstaringatherhandsD.iftherewassomethingwrongwithher2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ruggedness”inParagraph4mean?A.Pleasure.B.Richness.C.Roughness.D.Excitement.3.Whatcanweknowaboutthewriter'sgrandma?A.Sheisfondoftellingstories.B.Shetreatsothersinacaringandhelpfulway.C.Shelovestellingstoriesinaninterestingway.D.Shepreferstotalkwithothersaboutherfriends.4.Theauthormentionedhergrandma'sstorytoshowthathergrandma.A.couldn'tdoanythingasaresultofherweakhandsB.livedapoorlifewithoutanyhelpoftechnologyC.feltverytiredwhendealingwithlifewithherweakhandsD.managedtogothroughmanydifficultieswithherweakhandséëêᩈ?14⚓ᐳ59⚓

14{|}~cᦻᦻ஺ὅí᝘᝘ḄÕᔊoïðᑮ*+ñᵨò'ó⌼=ᐝḄõᩭ஺1.D⁚ᳮ}⚪஺᪷;?d>ᨬ=@A“ᡃ$\ᨵ⌕ᡭ᡾ß᝘᝘$Îßù\ᙶᙠûüýḼ*+Ḅ'á,ᡃ\ªÿ
ᨵ஺"ᡃᔣ᝛⍝ὅᡭ᡾᝘᝘᝛ᔲᨵ஺ᦑ⌱D஺2.C⚪஺᪷᎔ᦪ#$%ᨬ'Ḅ“*+,ᡃ-.Ḅᙢ0Ḅᓺ2……"45ᔠ7ᦻ9ᑮḄ᝘᝘;ᚑḄ=>?ᔊ,ruggednessBC⚗DEFGHIJKL,theruggednessoflifeI“=>Ḅ;M:3.BOᳮᑨR⚪஺᪷Sᑮ$ETUḄ“Theyheldmychildrenandgrandchildrenandcomfortedmyneighbors.”DVWXḼᡃḄZ[\][]᝕W_4`᠚ḼᡃḄbc᝘᝘deᐵ᰿hiḄcaring
ஹklmiḄhelpful
i஺ᦑ⌱B⚗஺4.DOᳮᑨR⚪஺᪷᎔ᦪ#$%UḄ“ThesehandsarethemarkofwhereFvebeenandtheruggedness஺nife."D*+,ᡃ-.Ḅᙢ0\;ᚑ=>Ḅᓺ2opqᦻᨬ'drDᡃ⍝ᡃsoᵨ+,ᡭ⌼deᐝwḄxᩭ᝛Ḅ᝘᝘ᵨ+,ᡂ{?ᔊ=>UḄ|};ᚑ஺ᦑ⌱D஺Passage8Earthisinthemiddleofaninsectcrisiswiththousandsofspeciesdecliningoverthepastseveraldecades.ScientistshaveoftenblamedhabitatlossorpesticideDᩔ!1
use.ButanewstudyofbutterfliesinthewesternUnitedStateshasfoundthatwarmerfallweathermaybeanequal,ifnotmore,ofafactor.Overthepastfourdecades,morethan450butterflyspecieshavedeclinedatanaveragerateofnearly2percentayear,accordingtoastudypublishedinScience.It9salreadyknownthatthewesternmonarchbutterflyhasplummetedinpopulationby99.9percentandwasrecentlydeniedprotectionbytheU.S.EndangeredSpeciesAct.Butthestudyrevealedlesser-knownspecies,liketheBoisduvaPsblueandCalifornia'sstateinsect,theCaliforniadogfacebutterfly,areheadingtowardextinction.“Theinfluenceofclimatechangeisdrivingthosedeclines,whichmakessensebecausethey'resowidespread,vsaysstudyleaderMatthewForister.Toreachtheirtroublingfindings,theresearcherscombineddatabasesofbutterflycountsconductedbyscientistsandamateurinsectenthusiastsat72locationsinthewesternU.S.Tofocusonthecontributionofclimatechange,theresearchersmadesuretoincludelocations#15⚓ᐳ59⚓

15thatwererelativelyundisturbedbyagricultureandhumandevelopmenttolimittheinfluenceofotherthreatstobutterfliessuchashabitatlossandpesticides.Morethan200citiesacrosstheU.S.areexperiencingwarmerfallseasons.InArizona,forinstance,falltemperatureshaverisenby0.2degreeFahrenheiteverydecadesince1895.Asforwhywarmingfallsaresoharmful,itmaybeconnectedtobutterflies9hibernation-likediapauseDḨḄinthefall.Warmertemperaturescouldbeforcingtheinsects,mostofwhichlivearoundayear,tostayawakelongerandstarve.Inotherwords,they9re"gettingoldandfragileanddyingsooner”.GiventhatbutterfliesarekeypollinatorsDὅ_suchdeclinespredictbiggerproblemsforplantsandevenwholeecosystems,Foristeradds.4€Theclimateeffectswillalmostcertainlyaffectmanyotherinsects,includingbees.^^Andtheseeffectswill“damage“effortstoprotectandrestorebutterflyhabitat.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plummeted“meaninParagraph2?A.Recoveredslowly.B.Decreasedsharply.C.Escapedsuddenly.D.Evolvedrapidly.2.WhatdidtheresearchersdoinParagraph3?A.Theyruledouttheeffectsofhumanactivities.B.Theytriedtoprotectthehabitatofbutterflies.C.Theyrefusedtouseamateurs,sciencedata.D.Theyidentifiedotherthreatstobutterflies.3.Howdowarmingfallsaffectbutterflies?A.Theyaffectbutterflies9naturallifecycle.B.Theyslowdownbutterflies9agingprocess.C.Theycausebutterfliestolosemorehabitats.D.Theyforcebutterfliestocompeteforsurvival.4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Todiscusstheimportanceofbutterflyspecies.B.Tosuggestawaytofightagainstclimatechange.C.Tointroducenewmethodsofstudyingbutterflies.D.Topresentanewfactorinaspeciespopulationdecline.#16⚓ᐳ59⚓

16ᫀqᦻwᦻ஺ᐵl≆≈Ḅd⚗ḄẆ_ᨨ⌼ᡂᱥ¢£¤Ḅ¥¦§d஺1.B⚪஺᪷#$%#drD᪷¨©ª«ᩖ®Ḅd⚗Ẇ,40¯oᩭ,450}¢≆≈ᙠo±¯²L2%ḄHᙳ´µ£¤_¶ᦻo·ᾭ¹ᦿ≈»wᐸᦪ½ញᒓ£¤99.9%,ᦑ⌱⚗BDញᒓ¶ÀÁᔠ᛻஺2.AÃ⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷#Å%ᨬ'drDÆÇlÈ᎛ÊᓄÌᩭḄÍÎ_ẆiᕒÐѲÒÓKÔGÕÖ×\iØÙÍÎḄᙢÚᒹÜᙠᑁ_Þß▲ᑴᐸhâãÔ≆≈⌼ᡂḄÍÎ_ä᝞᪠çᙢèᜫ\ᩔᑺẆiᕒ᣸◀iØ>íÌᩭḄÍÎ஺ᦑ⌱A஺3.AÃ⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷᎔ᦪ#$%ᨬ'ÅrDîlïðᨨᨵ᝞ñᜧḄᓻô_*B≆≈ᙠᜩᨵḨḄᨵᐵ஺ᜧ}ᦪ≆≈ö÷d¯øù_úµᓣü§',*Ó≆≈ýþÑᢝ⏨ᢸ஺ᣚ“ὁஹ”ᨨᦋ≆≈Ḅ"ᯠ$%ᕜ'஺4.D(ᳮᑨ+⚪஺᪷./01ᨬ3045ᦻ7⌕9:;<=>ᐵ@≆≈Ḅ0⚗BḄẆDEF:ᨨHI⌼ᡂᱥMNOḄPQ0஺ᨬ301RST᎛VWXYZ[\]^_`≆≈᪠bᙢᡠeSḄfg✌ijk.ᦑ⌱D஺Passage9Whereverwego,wearesurroundedbyhistory.Acrosstheglobe,culturalheritageispasseddownthroughthegenerations.Itisinthebuildingsandstructuresaroundus.Itisintheworksofartandartifactsopqrswetreasure.Itlivesinthelanguageswespeakandthestorieswetell.Buttoday,itisunderattackasneverbefore.Notonlyisthedamageoftimethreateningourculturalheritage,butconflicts,climatechange,globalizationandtourismareallexactingaheavyprice.Technologyisnowthemostessentialweaponinthebattle.Here'showtechnologyispreservingourculturalheritage./17⚓ᐳ59⚓

17Asyoucanimagine,creatingthereplicaso`wJsviacrowd-sourced2Dimagesisextremelytime-consuming.Increasingly,artificialintelligenceAI
algorithmsox;arebeingusedtodoalltherequiredsourcing,allowingmillionsofimagestobestoredinamatterofhours.AIwillalsomakerestorationandpreservationofexistingculturalheritagefareasierandvastlysuperiortopreviousmethods.VirtualrealityVR
technologywillplayaleadingroleinpreservingourculturalheritageinthecomingyears.Manyofthemostimportantsitesandarchitectureareextremelyfragile.Humaninteractionwiththeselocationsisdoingagreatdealofharm.Wastesaccumulateeverywhere,causingenormousproblems.Asmoreculturalheritagesitesandobjectsaredigitallymappedandrecorded,VRtechnologywillincreasinglybecomethewaythatpeopleexperiencethem.We'Ualleventuallybeabletowalkthroughplaces,lookatandtouchartifactsandworksofartwithouteverseeingthemwithourowneyes.Finally,ourculturalheritagewillbepreservedviatechnology.Effortsinresearch,innovation,datasharingandprojectworkwillhelppromoteandpreservetheculturalheritageofcountriesallacrosstheworld.l.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exacting“inParagraph1mean?A.Paying.B.Cutting.C.Receiving.D.Demanding.2.WhatistheadvantageofAIinpreservingculturalheritage?A.Itgenerates2Dimages.B.Itmakesrestorationeasier.C.Itmakespreservationsafer.D.Itcreatesreplicasinseconds.3.HowdoesVRtechnologyhelptopreserveculturalheritage?A.Byrecyclinghugeamountsofwastes.B.Byreducingthehumanimpactonthesite.C.Byforbiddingvisitorsfromtouchingartifacts.D.Byeducatingpeopleinthesites'importance.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowTechnologyChangesArtB.WhatCulturalHeritageMeanstoUsC.PreservetheAncientwiththeAdvanced/18⚓ᐳ59⚓

180.PrepareforaRevolutioninTechnologyzᫀ|}~5ᦻ[ᦻ஺ᦻ7⌕qH^Fᢈᙠᦻᓄ⍡\]☢Ḅᵨ஺1.A⚪஺᪷./01Ḅ“Notonlyisthedamageoftimethreateningourculturalheritage”oḄYZᙠḼᡃḄᦻᓄ⍡.¢ᦻ⊤¤“¥RஹT᎛ᓄஹᐰᳫᓄ^¨©ª«ᙠ$᩽ᐸᑭḄVW“ᦑexactingaheavyprice¯payingaheavypriceo°S±²³´µ¶·¸ᦑ⌱A„2.B¹⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷./»1ᨬ304oqH¼X½FᨵḄᦻᓄ⍡Ḅ_`^\]qe¿᧕ÁÂÃ@ÄÅḄÆqHᙠ\]ᦻᓄ⍡☢ḄÃÇᙠ@½_`qe¿᧕஺ᦑ⌱B஺3.B(ᳮᑨ+⚪஺᪷./È1ᨬ3É4oÊḼËḄᦻᓄ⍡ᙬ^ᦻᱥÍÎᑴᡂᵯÑᙢÒÓÔFᢈÕÖ×ᡂ[ØÙḄÚ஺ᡃÕᨬÛHÜÝÞ@ßàᙢ,âÁã᥎pqrs^rsåᵨæçâᑮFᢈ½éFêëÄØÙᦻᓄ⍡,ìåNOíᦻᓄ⍡ᙬḄVW஺ᦑ⌱î4.C7ï⌕⚪஺᪷.ᨬ301oᨬÛᡃḄᦻᓄ⍡ÕXðñᢈÍ\]஺ᙠẆDஹ☩Bஹᦪ.ᐳô^⚗õqe☢°SḄfgÕö÷(ø^\]ùúᔜ<Ḅᦻᓄ⍡C⚗“ᵨᐜýoᢈ\]þ³oᦻᓄ⍡”ÿᔠᦻ஺Passage10Indianstepwellsarenothingnew,havingprovidedaccesstofreshwaterforyearsbeforetheywereabandoned.AndwhiletheyareapartofIndianculturalheritage,theyhavelosttheirpuqjoseforsometime,untilnow.AstheextremedroughtsarerockingIndia,theseancientstepwellsarerestoredforwhattheydobest—providingwater.Shapedlikeanupsidedownpyramiddiggingintothegroundandlinedbythousandsofsteps,stepwellscancollectrainwater.Theyarewonderfullyefficientatprovidingwaterfornearly1,500years.Sadly,over3,000stepwellshaveeitherbeenabandonedorlefttorot,withsomeevencoveredbygarbage.Now,thankstotherestorationprogramalsoknownasBAORIS
,stepwellswillcomefullcircle.19⚓ᐳ59⚓

19Sincetherestorationprocessbegan,atleast15wellshavebeenrestoredinthecityofDelhi.Thecostwillbearound$60,000,butbydoingso,thewatersupplyforthecitycouldreachanadditional33,000gallons.RajkumarSharma,alocalcitizen,said,“Iwaselatedatthereuseofthestepwells.Thestepwellinourvillagewastheonlysourceofwater.Withtime,ithaddriedupandchangedintoaplaceforrubbish.Wenowhaveaccesstocleanwaterfordrinkingandotherpurposes.”HistorianRanaSafviexplained,"Costlyandpainstakingasthisprogramis,restoringthesetraditionalstepwellstotheirformergloryprovideswaterformany.Butapartfromthat,italsospotlightsthebeautifularchitecturefeaturesofancientIndia.Thishelpsattracttouristsandcanalsobeusedinreligiousceremonies.”Sheadded,"ThesestepwellrestorationsnotonlyhelpIndiareducetheimpactofdrought,buttheyareapromiseofabetterfutureforIndiaoverall.”l.WhyarethestepwellsinIndiarestored?A.Theyhaveanewpurpose.B.Theyareculturalheritage.C.Theycaneasewatershortage.D.Theyareinpoorconditions.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“elated“inParagraph3mean?A.Encouraged.B.Shocked.C.Impressed.D.Thrilled.3.What'sRanaSafvi'sattitudetotheprogram?A.Cautious.B.Favorable.C.ToIerant.D.Uncaring.4.Whatdoesthistextmainlytalkabout?A.Stepwellsarebroughtbacktolife.B.StepwellsmakeIndiamoreattractive.C.Stepwellsofferanewsolutiontodrought.D.StepwellsprovideconvenienceforIndians.1=120⚓ᐳ59⚓

20ᦻᦻ஺Ḽ᩽ᔁᓺ!"#$%&'()Ḅ▤,-./012345஺1.C6⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷;<=ᨬ?<@AḼ᩽ᔁᓺBCDὁḄ▤,-./01ᩭGHIᨬJKḄLM——OPQR2S01▤,-ḄTḄU!"#$஺ᦑ⌱C஺2.DXYZ[⚪஺᪷;\=]^ZḄ_ᦻ“ᡃI᩟Ḅ▤,-cUd<Ḅ"஺ḼefḄghHijklᡂnᚗpq஺3ᙠᡃIᨵnᵨuvᵨwᐸyᵨ⌶Ḅ{Ḅn''QR}~u▤,-Ḅᵨᑮthrilled
,ᦑ⌱D.3.Bgᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷;ᨬ?<=ᨬ?<@A᝛⊡ᐙ⍝,ᓺ▤,-Ḅ01Q/ᓺᩭḄ,HIUᓺᩭḄP¡ᔠ=ᐸyᑁ£QgR.RanaSafvi¤¥n¦⚗TḄ¨᩽©ᵨ¦⚗Tᢝ«ᢝḄ᝱஺ᦑ⌱4.A⌕[⚪஺᪷;<=ᨬ?<@AḼ᩽ᔁᓺBCDὁḄ▤,-./01ᩭGHIᨬJKḄLM——OP¡ᔠᐰᦻQRᦻ⌕°±!"#$%&'()Ḅ▤,-./012345஺ᦑA⚗A▤,-2345P²ᔠᦻ஺Passage11³⚪:µ⌼₝¸¹:ºZᦪ341IngardensacrossBritainthegrasshasstoppedgrowing,whichisnotdrought-stricken.Infact,itisgreenerandcleanerthaneverbefore.ThatisbecausethelawnsA₝¸Pareactuallyartificialsubstitutes.Britonsarefascinatedbylawns.CountryestatesA¼½Phavelongcompetedtohavethemostperfectlycutandpolishedgrassland."Whatyou'resayinginbigloudcapitalletters,is'I'msoterriblywealthy'¾saysFionaDavisonoftheRHSAḇÀ½ÁÂÃP.Withthecomingofgrass-cuttingmachinesin1830,themiddleclassesjoinedinthefun.ButnowBritonshavefalleninlovewithartificialgrass.EvergreensUK,whichsellsthestuff,saysithasseena120%riseinsalessince2015.Artificialgrassispopularwithfamilieswhohavechildrenordogsanddon'twantmuddraggedthroughtheirhouses.Ithasanothercharmingfactor,too-peoplenowseegardensas"outsiderooms^^

21Noteveryoneisafan.Artificialgrasscontainsmicroplasticsthatruinsoilandriskflooding.Astudyfindsearthwormsgain14%lessbodyweightwhenoperatingunderrubber,aformofartificialgrass,whichmightnotbeaproblemforitsfans,aswormholesareregulardisgustingthings,butitdisappointsgreentypes.MsDavisonsaysagroupofwildlife-lovinggardenersisbooming,manyhavingcaughtthebugduringCOVID-19lockdowns.Forexample,alandscapedesignersaystheylikethingslessneatandtry“tocapturethatwildelement”.Theseeco-gardenersareinfluencedbyrewildingprojectsandaremorelikelytobeenvironmentalists.Whilethreewrittendocumentssignedbymanypeoplehavetriedtostopartificialgrassspreading,thegovernmentsaysregulatingwhatpeopledointheirbackyardsiswrong.TheRHSisconcernedaboutartificialgrass,butpreferspersuasiontolaws."Wesay4Letahundredflowersbloom',"saysMsDavison.1.WhatcanbeinferredfromDavison'sremarkinparagraph2?A.Sheisveryrich.B.Thegardeningcompetitionisfierce.C.Operatingacuttingmachineisfun.D.High-qualitygrasslandisgreatlyvalued.2.Whatpossiblycontributestothepopularityofartificialgrass?A.Advertisingcampaigns.B.Gardens9newfunction.C.Messygrasslands.D.Ill-manneredchildrenanddogs.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bug"meaninthefourthparagraph?A.Interest.B.Earthworm.C.Flower.D.Virus.4.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleofthetext?A.ThebarrierofBritishgrasslandB.TheappealofgrasslandforBritonsC.ThefighttodefinethegreatBritishgardenD.ThecompetitiontobecomethebestgrasslandÅÇÆᩈ22⚓ᐳ59⚓

22ᦻᦻ஺3ᙠµ⌼₝¸ᙠÉÊËᑮ(µḄÌ᰿ÎÏᩭn

23getsickfromtouchingyourpoultryoranythingintheirenvironmentandthentouchingyourmouthorfood,andswallowingtheSalmonellabacteria.MostpeoplewhocomeintocontactwithSalmonellabacteriawillexperiencediarrheaῳ,fever,andstomachcramps.Childrenareparticularlyaffected-oneinthreesickpeoplearebelowtheageoffive,whichisintelligiblegiventheirweakerimmunesystemsandnaturalloveforthebirds.CDCrecommendsthatparentsshouldn'tletlittlechildrentouchchicks,ducks,orotherbackyardpoultryandmakesurethatiftheydo,theyshouldwashtheirhandsthoroughlyafterward.Likewise,adultsareinstructedtodothesameaftertouchingbackyardpoultryandtheireggsshouldbecleaned,stored,andcookedcorrectlytoavoidtheinfectionofSalmonella.Thismightbeeasiersaidthandone—formanypeople,backyardpoultryarebeloved-butifyoureallylovethem,stopphysicaldisplaysofaffectionincaseyouendupwiththeSalmonellabacteriaonyourface.Itturnsouttobeabitofharm.l.WhydoesCDCrepeatedlywarnpeoplenottokisschickens?A.Toprotectthepoultry.B.Toshowloveforchickens.C.TogetridofSalmonella.D.Tostaysafefromthepotentialdanger.2.Howisparagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byshowingstatistics.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byinterviewingvictims.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"intelligible“probablymeaninparagraph4?A.Understandable.B.Irresistible.C.Unavoidable.□.Controversial.4.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A.Stresstheimportanceofaffection.24⚓ᐳ59⚓

24B.Addmorebackgroundinformation.C.Providesomesuggestionsforthereaders.D.Summarizethethemeofthepassage.ᫀ¡¢f£¤ᦻyᦻ஺$¥¦§¨©ª«¬,®¯ᑴ[⚜■W³Yᙢµ¶·⌕¹᥎ஹ¼½¾¿À~Á஺1.DÂ⁚ᳮ¢⚪஺᪷oqW“However,accordingtoanupdatedwarning...doingsocouldspreaddangerous-maybeevenlife-threatening-Salmonella.”Xh'®¯ᑴ[⚜■W³Yᙢµ¶·⌕¼½¾¿$¥¦ÅᙠḄᓻ◅'zÈÉᐰ஺2.A,ᳮᑨY⚪஺ËqᑖÍᑡÏ$2018ÐÑᙛ⁚4᜛ÔÐ5ᨴḄÖ×'ᵫXhØqa⌕eÙÏ×Ḅ%ÚÛḄ஺3.A,-./⚪஺᪷o23.4“Childrenareparticularlyaffectedߟoneinthreesickpeoplearebelowtheageoffive”Xh'ÜÝÞßàáᨬâã஺ä23.F“giventheirweakerimmunesystemsandnaturalloveforthebirds”åZ$஺æçRèéXêᳮ¢$'ᦑ23.dë“Xêᳮ¢Ḅì4.D,ᳮᑨY⚪஺ᨬFqᢣZ᝞ïðiḄ᰿ñæF▾~Á'$¥¦Ὴ|ô|©ª«¬'⌕ᵨö÷⊤ù᰾d'ᭆû$ᦻüab'ᦑ⌱D⚗஺Passage13⚪:[ý᛻x:W.ᦪ302Oceansholdalotofmysteries,evenforpeoplewhostudythem.Butit'snomysterywhythey'reintrouble.We'vebeenusingthemtohideourwaste,suchaspouringoil,plastic,andpoisonouschemicalsintothemfordecades.We'veover-exploitedmanyfishstockstolevelssolowthattheycannolongerbeharvested.Oceansarealsoaprimarysourceofproteinformillionsofpeopleworldwide.Ifwewanttocontinuetoenjoywhatoceansprovide,weneedtodoeverythingwecantoprotectthemandthelifetheysupport.Weshouldensuretheseafoodweeatissustainable.25⚓ᐳ59⚓

25Ofcourse,noteveryoneisluckyenoughtobeabletocatchtheirownfish,whichmeanshavingsustainableoptionsatthestoreiscritical.Aspublicandcompanies'awarenessabouttheriskscausedbyoverfishinganduncontrolledseafarmingexpansionhasgrown,foodtradesmeninCanadahavedevelopedsustainableseafoodpoliciesandcommitments.SeafoodProgress,anonlineresource,isdesignedtohelpproviderewardsfortradesmenandinformationforseafoodlovers.ItmakesiteasierforconsumersinCanadatofindouttradesmen'spoliciesonsourcingsustainableseafood,whetherthey'restickingtothosepoliciesandhowthey9reperformingcomparedtotheirpeers.Buttradesmenmustdomoretoensuretheirseafoodproductsareenvironmentallysustainableandsociallyresponsible.Thismeansexpandingthescopeoftheircommitmentstocoverallseafoodproductstheysell,inalltheirstores.Italsorequirescontinuingtoworkwithsuppliersandproducerstoimprovepracticesandmakesurethesustainableseafoodsupplymeetsconsumerdemand.It'snomysterythatifwewanttocontinuetoeatfish,wemustdoitresponsibly.SeafoodProgresshasinvitedseafoodtradesmen,suppliersandconsumerstojoininpushingtothisgoal.1.What'sthecauseofoceans'beingintroubleaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Theever-changingoftheglobalclimate.B.Themysteriesthatpeoplehaven'tstudied.C.Theoverexploitationandoveruseoftheoceans.D.Thecontinuousdecreaseoffishstocks.2.WhatcanSeafoodProgressdoforconsumers?A.Providerewardsforthem.B.Urgethemtosticktopolicies.C.Providethemwithenoughseafood.D.Letthemknowabouttradesmen'spolicies.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scope“inparagraph5mean?A.Range.B.Chance.C.Risk.D.Rate.4.Howcanseafoodbesustainable?A.Byexpandingseafoodproduction.26⚓ᐳ59⚓

26B.Byprotectingallthetradesmen'sprofit.C.Byjointeffortsofpeopleinvolvedinseafood.D.Bymakingpoliciestocontrolseafoodconsumers.ÿᐰᩈᦻᦻ஺ᦻ⌕ᙠᱥᣓḄᜧ#$%&'ᐵᔜ*+ᒹ-.ஹ01ᖪ345ὅ789ᐳ;<=,?@ABCᢝE01ḄFG஺1.CH⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷MNOPQḄ"We'vebeenusingthemtohideourwaste...We'veover-exploitedmanyfishstockstolevelssolowthattheycannolongerbeharvested.”CR&STḄUVᑭᵨYZ◍ᐭ]^_⚪Ḅ`abO஺2.DH⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷MNcPQ“SeafoodProgress...ItmakesiteasierforconsumersinCanadatofindouttradesmen'spoliciesonsourcingsustainableseafood”CR&defg45ὅR⍝'1Ḅij&ᦑ⌱D⚗஺3.Anopq⚪஺rᔠ᛻&uᐸᐵwxydomorez{coverallseafoodproductstheysell,inalltheirstoresQ|}~Ḅall,Cn᡽ᜧḄOscope
,ᦑ⌱A⚗஺4.CH⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷MᨬOP"It'snomysterythatifwewanttocontinuetoeatfish,wemustdoitresponsibly.SeafoodProgresshasinvitedseafoodtradesmen,suppliersandconsumerstojoininpushingtothisgoal."CR&⌕Oᔛᑮᾙ&ᡠᨵ'ᐵᕒ◤ᐳ;<=&ᦑ⌱C⚗஺Passage14⚪:᛻:Qpᦪ293Risingglobalmeatconsumptionislikelytohaveadestructiveenvironmentaleffect,increasingcarbonemissionsandreducingbiodiversity+ᱥ᪵ឋ7&scientistshavewarned.Anewanalysissuggeststhatmeatconsumptionissettoclimbsharplyastheworldpopulationincreasesalongwithaverageindividualincomes.“What'shappeningisabigconcern,saidTimKeyfromtheUniversityofOxford."Onabroadlevelyoucansayitisbadfbrtheenvironment.Thereview,publishedinthejournalScience,foundthathighlevelsofmeatconsumptionalsohavenegativehealthconsequences,leadingtoanincreasedriskofcancerandotherdiseases.N27⚓ᐳ59⚓

27Theaverageamountofmeatconsumedperpersongloballyhasnearlydoubledinthepast50years,whichmeanstotalmeatproductionhasbeengrowingmuchfasterthantherateofpopulationgrowth,havingincreasednearlyfive-fold+7since1961.Therearerecentindicationsthatsomecountries,includingtheUK,mayhavereached"peakmeat”.TheUK's2017NationalFoodSurveyfoundmeatconsumptionhasfallenby4.2%andtheconsumptionofmeatproductsbynearly7%since2012.However,middle-incomecountries,particularlyChinaandothersinEastAsia,arestillseeingarise.ArecentreviewbytheUNoutlineshowmeatproduction-particularlylivestock+¡¢7Oislinkedtofarhighercarbonemissionsthanvegetables,fruitandgrain.Livestockfarmingisalsoamajorcontributiontobiodiversityloss,asforestsandwildlandaregivenovertoagriculturallandtogrowanimalfeed.ProcessedmeathasbeenrankedbyWHOalongsidealcoholandtobaccoascancercauses.Accordingtoresearchofcancer,ifnooneateprocessedorredmeatinBritain,therewouldbe8,800fewercasesofcancerayear.1.What'stheenvironmentaleffectofeatingmeat?A.Raisinglivestockmaydestroygrasslandsandforests.B.Eatingmeatleadstotheincreaseofhumanpopulation.C.MeatconsumptioncanaddtotheamountofcarbonemissionsonEarth.D.Keepingtoomuchlivestockdestroysthebalanceofnature.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inParagraph3referto?A.Eatinghugeamountsofmeat.B.Increasingcarbonemissionsintheair.C.Reducingthediversityofplants.D.Riskingdevelopingcancer.3.Howdoeslivestockleadtobiodiversityloss?A.Peoplefarmforestsandwildlandtogrowfoodforlivestock.B.Plantsandanimalsdiefromcarbonreleasedbylivestock.C.Manyplantsandanimalshavebecomefoodforlivestock.D.Farmanimalshaveconsumedwhathumansuseforfood.4.HowdoesWHOevaluateprocessedmeat?N28⚓ᐳ59⚓

28A.It'sanecessarypartofhumandiet.B.It'slikecigarettesandalcoholwhichcancausecancer.C.Itcanreducecarbonrelease.D.Itcontributestothefallofmeatconsumption.£ᦻᦻ஺Ẇ¥⊤&ᐰᳫᾙ4ὑ©ḄªᓣCe¬᛻⌼ᡂẚ°ឋḄ±²஺1.CH⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷MNOP“Risingglobalmeatconsumptionislikelytohaveadestructiveenvironmentaleffect,increasingcarbonemissionsandreducingbiodiversity+ᱥ᪵ឋ7&scientistshavewarned.”CR&ᔛᾙCeYZᙢᳫª´᣸¶©Ḅ·¸஺2.Anopq⚪஺᪷MN¹PQḄmeatconsumptionissettoclimbsharplyCR&NºPQḄitᢣ¼Ḅ“¾ªᓣḄᾙ4ὑ©;ᦑ⌱A⚗஺3.AH⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷M᎔ᦪN¹P“Livestockfarmingisalsoamajorcontributiontobiodiversityloss,asforestsandwildlandaregivenovertoagriculturallandtogrowanimalfeed.”CR&Á᪍3₠ᙢÄᵨÅÆÇÈᱥ⛴ᧇYZᱥ᪵ឋḄËᜫ஺4.BH⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷MᨬOPQ“ProcessedmeathasbeenrankedbyWHOalongsidealcoholandtobaccoascancercauses.”CR,WHOÍθÏḄᾙ3Ð⏀O᪵,CYZÒÓ஺Passage15⚪:ÔÕÖᢈØ:Qpᦪ317Wehaveheardsomeinterestingwaysthat5Gwirelesstechnologymightchangeourlivesinthefuture.5G,shortforthe5thgenerationmobilecommunicationtechnology,promisesInternetspeedsbetween50and100timesfasterthancurrent4Gsystems.While5GissettobeusedinsomelimitedareasofAmericathisyear,muchoftheworldisnotexpectedtoreceivewidelyavailableserviceuntil2023.OneprojectinBritain,however,isalreadytestingthissuperfasttechnologyonanunlikelygroupofInternetusers—cows.TheprojectwasdevelopedbyAmericantechnologycompanyCiscoSystems.ItalsoreceivesmoneyfromtheBritishgovernment.Ciscosaystheprogramseekstoexplorethefutureof5Gconnectivityinruralareasaroundtheworld.N29⚓ᐳ59⚓

29TestingareasweresetupatfarmsinthreeruralareasofEngland.Thecowsareequippedwith5G-connecteddevicesthatlinkupwitharoboticmilkingsystem,whichusessensorsandmachinelearningtofullyautomatetheprocess.Thesystemdesignerssaytechnologytakesoverafteracowfeelsreadytobemilkedandwalkstowardanautomaticgate.Thedeviceisdesignedtorecognizeeachindividualcow.Itthenpositionsequipmenttotherightbodypositionformilking.Duringtheprocess,machinesreleasefoodforthecowasareward.Other5Gtechnologytoolsincludeautomatedbrushesthatturnonwhenthecowrubsupagainstthem.Sensorsalsocontroltheamountoflighttothecows,livingareasdependingontheweather.And,anautomaticfeedingsystemmakessuretheanimalsalwaysgetenoughtoeat.DuncanForbes,headoftheproject,toldReutersthattheprojectshowsthefarm'scowoperationscanbegreatlyimprovedwith5Gtechnologyandthattheexperimentprovidesstrongevidencethat5Gtechnologycanbewidelyusedinthefuture,notjustonfarmsinBritain,butinruralcommunitiesacrosstheworld.1.WhatisthepurposeofCiscoSystems'program?A.TowinfinancialsupportfromtheBritishgovernment.B.Totesttheeffectsof5Gtechnologyonanimals.C.TopromoteitstechnologicaldevelopmentinBritain.D.Toexpandthefutureuseof5Ginruralcommunities.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraph3referto?A.Theproject.B.Thecompany.C.Thetechnology.D.Thegroup.3.Whatcanwelearnabout5Gaccordingtothetext?A.ltisnoworsethan4Gintermsofspeed.B.Itisalreadywidelyavailableintheworld.C.Ithelpscowswiththeirmilking.D.Itisbasedonsensorsandmachinelearning.4.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?N30⚓ᐳ59⚓

30A.Entertainment.B.Lifestyle.C.Education.0.Technology.Ùᫀᦻᦻ஺ÛÜÝÔÞßᙠO⚗àQá5GᢈØ1ᵨÅ᝘ãäªᩭæ}ᢴ᝘ḄèÈᓄ஺1.Dnᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷MNºPQḄCiscosaystheprogramseekstoexplorethefutureof5Gconnectivityinruralareasaroundtheworld.CR&ÝÔ⊤ëì⚗àíᙠîïᐰᳫð᩟òó5GôõḄöᩭ஺ᓽì⚗àÎ᡽ᜧ5Göᩭᙠð᩟òóḄøᵨ஺2.Anopq⚪஺᪷MNºPQḄTheprojectwasdevelopedbyAmericantechnologycompanyCiscoSystems.ItalsoreceivesmoneyfromtheBritishgovernment.CRì⚗àᵫÛÜÔᢈÞßÝÔUú,dûüᑮýÜiþḄSÿᢝ஺ḄHᢣḄᦻḄTheproject,ᦑ⌱A⚗஺3.Cᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷ḄThecowsareequippedw5G-connecteddevicesthatlinkupwitharoboticmilkingsystem...therightbodypositionformilking.Duringtheprocess,machinesreleasefoodforthecowasareward.ᑨ5Gᵨᩭ#$᝘&ᢴ᝘஺4.Dᳮᑨ⚪஺(ᦻ)⌕+Ḅ,5Gᢈ./ᵨ0᝘&1234ᢴ᝘Ḅ56ᓄ2ᵫ9:ᦻ;<0=>ᢈ.᱐ᙽ2ᦑ⌱D⚗஺Passage16A⚪B᛻DEFGFHᦪ356EversincethesuccessofApollo11,whenlunartravelwasfinallypubliclyacknowledgedtobesafeforhumans,peoplehavebeenwaitingforthedaywhenspacewouldbeopeneduponalargescaletothosewhoarenotastronauts.Ithasfinallybecomeareality,atleastforpeoplewhohavethemeans.Thespaceflightsarenotcheap-eachflightintoouterspacecostsabout$20million.ButspacetravelagenciesnowhaveacleverplantooffersuborbitalJK⍝Ḅflights,whichcostabout$100,000.AlunarmissionisalsomadeavailablebyspacetourismagencySpaceAdventures,wheretourists,31⚓ᐳ59⚓

31accompaniedbyoneprofessionalastronaut,wouldbeabletogetwithin100kmofthemoon9ssurface,enablingthemtoseethefarsideofthemoonandwitnessEarthrisingabovethesurfaceofthemoon.Furtherextendingtheideaofspacetourism,plansareunderwaytoopenaresortinspace.IntheGalacticSuiteSpaceResort,aspaceresortstartedbyaSpanishentrepreneur,guestsarepromisedaremarkableexperiencewithanorbitalstayonboardwithfirst-classresortfacilities;theycanenjoyaweightlessspaastheywatch15sunsetsinoneday;andtouristswouldbeabletocompleteasingleorbitin80minutes—allthiswhilestayinginabio-inspiredspace,similartoatropicalparadiseisland!Spacetourismis,however,notenvironmentallyfriendly.Therearesuggestionsthatblackcarbonemittedbythespacecraftcouldraisetemperaturesatthepoles,contributingtoglobalwarming.Anincreaseinspacetravelwouldmeanthatmanwouldnotonlyleavehisfootprintinspacebutalsohiswaste—spacetourismcanleadtopollutionoftheenvironmentofouterspace.Withoutdoubt,spacetourismopensupnewexcitingpossibilities.Withtime,thepricewouldbecomemorereasonable.Increasingcommercialisationofspacewouldalsomeanthatastructurewouldbeputinplaceforthedisposalofrubbish.However,withnoimmediatesolutions,spacetourismwouldprobablyprovetobeyetanothercontroversialᨵPQḄadventureofmankind.1.Whatdoestheword“means“inParagraph1mean?A.Methods.B.Courage.C.Money.D.Dreams.2.WhatdoweknowabouttheGalacticSuiteSpaceResort?A.ltenablesgueststoseethefarsideofthemoon.B.Itoffershighqualityservicetoguests.C.Itpromisesguestscangoaroundtheworldinoneday.D.Itisbuiltonatropicalparadiseisland.3.Whatisthefutureofspacetourismaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Bright.B.Uncertain.C.Meaningless.D.Disastrous.4.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Totalkaboutthetopicofspacetravel.32⚓ᐳ59⚓

32B.Towarnpeopleofthedangerofspacetravel.C.Toencouragepeopletotravelinspace.D.Tocallonpeopletoprotectouterspace.RᫀTU:VWX(ᦻYZᦻ஺[\]^_`abᑮdefg2hijBD2klm᜜o\pB᛻⌼ᡂst஺1.CuHv⚪஺᪷w“Thespaceflightsarenotcheap-eachflightintoouterspacecostsabout$20million."x,[\]^Ḅzᵨj{2h|}m0ᨵ~`ᩭY2ᡂ43஺ᵫ9x,meansᢣmoneyo2.B⁚ᳮV⚪஺᪷Ḅᐵ“promisedaremarkableexperiencewithanorbitalstayonboardwithfirst-classresortfacilities""enjoyaweightlessspa”x,GalacticSuiteSpaceResortaḄ஺3.Bᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷ᨬw“However,withnoimmediatesolutions,spacetourismwouldprobablyprovetobeyetanothercontroversialadventureofmankind."x2[\]ḄᩭjḄ஺4.Aᳮᑨ⚪஺ᦻ;w[\]^m0}ᦪ`ᩭYᡂ43;ஹYZ`a¡^[\]^◤⌕Ḅ£zkl¤¥ᑮḄ;ᢣ[\]^klmB᛻⌼ᡂst;ᨬw[\]^¦§¨Ḅkឋ2ª«¬l®ᔠᳮ2h¬kᨵPQḄ஺°ᔠx:ᦻ;Ḅ±Ḅ²³[\]^w)⚪஺Passage17A⚪´lµ¶FGHᦪ279ItwasseveralyearsagowhenmywifeaskedmetomeetheratthelocaldepartmentstoreonBlackFridaymorning.Theyhadadvertisedabikethatshewantedtopurchaseforourson.Westoodwithaverylargecrowd,waitingforthemanagertoblowthewhistle.Afterawhilethewhistleblew.Itwaslikethrowingabasketofchumintoatankofsharks.Itoldmywifethatifweobtainedabike,fine,butifwedidnot,IwasOKwiththattoo.33⚓ᐳ59⚓

33Asthenumberofthebikeboxesbegantograduallydecrease,Isawmyopportunitytowrapmyhandsaroundthecornerofoneofthem.Ilifteditandsuddenlyfeltsomemildresistance.IlookeduptoseeoneofthelargestmenIhadeverseeninmylife.Frighteningwasnotenoughtodescribehispresence.Hewasdecoratedwithnumerousleatherbeltswithmetalbuttonsaroundbotharmsandevenhisneck.Istartedtoloosentheboxbuthegentlypusheditbackinmydirectionandbackintomyhands.Hethendirectedittomyshoppingcart.Helookedatme,smiled,andsaid,"MerryChristmas.”MywifeandIwenttothecheckout,paidforthebikeandwenthome.AllthewayhomeIwasthinkingthatthismomentwasbyfarthebestChristmasgiftIhadeverreceived.Thekindnessofahumanheartinasimpleactofastrangerbrokeallpreconceivednotionsᐜᐭ)Ḅ¹ºImighthavehad.Iwillneverforgetit.l.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"chum”meaninparagraph1?A.Gifts.B.Food.C.Goods.D.Souvenirs.2.Whydidtheauthorloosentheboxwhenseeingtheman?A.Theauthordidn'twanttobuyit.B.Themanneededitmore.C.Theauthorwasfrightenedbytheman.D.Themangottheboxfirst.3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheBestChristmasGiftB.TheLargestManIHaveEverSeenC.AnUnforgettableBikeD.AShoppingExperience᪍¼ᩈTU:VWX(ᦻw:¾¿ᦻ஺ÀᙢÂÃᖪÅÆ├.ÉὅËᝣÍÎÏÐÑÒwÓᡭᢚḄ5^ÖÉᙛØÙᱥ஺ᙠPÜÝÞwßàáâ5^ÖãÏÉὅ,äÉὅdåæ6஺34⚓ᐳ59⚓

341.BuHv⚪஺᪷wḄItwaslikethrowingabasketofchumintoatankofsharks.çᦻᑁéx2êᱥḄ`ëᙠìíᳮḄîï2îïðñ`a¦ò^62óᙠôõöᢗᐭøᱥw᪵úñû6,ᵫ9x,üýHchumþÀ0foodo2.Cᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷ḄIlookeduptoseeoneofthelargestmenIhadeverseeninmylife.Frighteningwasnotenoughtodescribehispresence.Hewasdecoratedwithnumerousleatherbeltswithmetalbuttonsaroundbotharmsandevenhisneck.x2ßÉὅwÿᢕ
ḄᵱᜮᜧḼ஺ᵫὅ஺3.Aᜧ!⚪஺#$ᐰᦻ'ᐸ)ᨬ+,-.ḄAllthewayhomeIwasthinkingthatthismomentwasbyfarthebestChristmasgiftIhadeverreceived./0123456789:ὅὅ;<=4=>?)6@ᦈᑮCḄᨬDḄᙛF⁚Hᱥᵫ/0A⚗“ᨬDḄᙛFHᱥ“ᑗᔠᦻN⚪஺Passage18O⚪:QRSTVW.Xᦪ329Aswecontinuetoexplorefartheroutintooursolarsystemandbeyond,thequestionofhumanslivingonotherplanetsoftencomesup.MannedbasesontheMoonorMarsforexample,havelongbeenadreamofmany.Thereisanaturaldesiretoexploreasfaraswecango,andalsotoextendhumanity'spresenceonapermanentoratleastsemi-permanentbasis.Inordertodothis,however,itisnecessarytoadapttodifferentextremeenvironments.OntheMoonforexample,acolonymustbeself-sustainingandprotectitsinhabitantsfromtheairless,harshenvironmentoutside.Mars,though,isdifferent.WhilefuturebasescouldadapttotheMartianenvironmentovertime,thereisalsothepossibilityofmodifyingthesurroundingenvironmentinsteadofjustco-existingwithit.Thisistheprocessofterraforming—adjustingMars,atmosphereandenvironmenttomakeitmoreEarth-like.Butthebiggerquestionis,shouldwe?OneofthemainissuesiswhetherMarshasanynativelifeornotandifitdoes,shoulditbepreservedasmuchaspossible?Iftheanswerisyes,thenlarge-scalehumansettlementsonMarsshouldbecompletelyoff-limits.Smallcoloniesmightbefine,butlivingonMarsshouldnotbeattheexpenseofanynativehabitats,iftheyexist.IfMarsishometoanyindigenouslife,thenterraformingshouldbeanon-issue;itsimplyshouldnotbedone.Z35⚓ᐳ59⚓

35WhatifMarsislifeless?Evenifnolifeexiststhere,thatuntouchedanduniquealienenvironmentneedstobepreservedasitisasmuchaspossible.We'vealreadydonetoomuchdamagehereonourownplanet.BystudyingMarsandotherplanetsandmoonsintheircurrentnaturalstate,wecanlearnsomuchabouttheirhistoryandalsolearnmoreaboutourownworld.Weshouldappreciatethedifferencesofotherworldsinsteadofjusttransformingthemtosuitourownambition.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.IstherelifeonMars?B.CanweadapttoMars?C.ShouldweterraformMars?D.AreMarsandEarthsodifferent?2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkweshoulddoiflifeisfoundonMars?A.Ensurethatit'snotharmed.B.NegotiatewiththeMartians.C.Changetheunpopulatedregions.D.Assesstheadvantagesanddisadvantages.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indigenous“inparagraph3mean?A.CompIex.B.Native.C.Foreign.D.Intelligent.4.Howdoestheauthordevelophisideasinthetext?A.Byreferringtoothers9research.B.Byevaluatingdifferentplanets.C.Byjustifyingthebenefitsofterraforming.D.Byarguinginsupportofoneviewpoint.ᑖ_^`abc$deᦻ),bfgᦻ஺ᦻNgh3i)ᔲklmnopᙠoprᜧstu⌼wxy?z⚪஺Z36⚓ᐳ59⚓

361.Cᜧ!⚪஺Z,ஹ|-}~z⚪:ᡃkl᦮opḄᜧ᛻ᙢᳫᔩZ-}~:✌ᐜ⌕opr)ᔲᨵe2᝞ᨵᙠopru⌼ᜧst3iwxykl)ᐰἭḄ஺Z-}~:᝞opr¡ᨵ2¢⌕£/¤ᙢ¥¦§¨Ḅஹ©ᱯḄ᜜p᛻஺¬rᦻN⌕®ᜮ}~Ḅz⚪¯஺ᦑC⚗ᑗᔠᦻN⚪஺2.A±⁚ᳮc⚪஺᪷´Z-.Ḅ“livingonMarsshouldnotbeattheexpenseofanynativehabitats,iftheyexist”/0᝞oprµᙠ¶·§2᪠¹ᙢ2ºᙠopr»kl¼½ᱨ¿ÀÁᓽ⌕¥ÃoprḄ2»ÄÅÆ஺3.BÇXÈ⚪ÉZ-Z,Ê}~z⚪:opr)ᔲᨵe2᝞ᨵ.)ᔲkl£/¤ᙢ¥¦ᯠ+ÍᦻÎÏ᝞oprµᙠ¶·§2᪠¹ᙢ2ºᙠopr»kl¼½ᱨ¿ÀÁ஺ᵫ0lÐÑXᡠᙠÊ⊤ÔḄ!Õk¿:᝞op)¶·e2ḄÖ×op᛻Ḅᙢᳫᓄᦋ⌼᪷e»klÚ஺ÛÐÑXḄ!Õk¿“native”஺4.Dᳮᑨ⚪஺Z,ஹ|-}~z⚪:ᡃkl᦮opḄᜧ᛻ᙢᳫᔩZ-}~:✌ᐜ⌕opr)ᔲᨵe2᝞ᨵᙠopru⌼ᜧst3iwxykl)ᐰἭḄ஺Z-}~:᝞opr¡ᨵ2,¢⌕£/¤ᙢ¥¦§¨Ḅஹ©ᱯḄ᜜p᛻஺»¤¿6@ḄÞßàÅÆop஺Ûeᦻ⌕#Cghᩭ▊ãäy:ᡃ»klẚæopḄ§¨᛻஺Passage19O⚪:çèéᢈëVW:.Xᦪ328Didyouknowroughlyonethirdoffoodforhumanconsumptiongoestowaste?Mostofitisfreshfruitandvegetablesthatgobad.Theproducedriesoutorgoesbad,whichhasledscientiststodevelopwaysofcoatingorsealingthefoodtokeepitfreshforlonger.NowresearchatRiceUniversityrevealstheremightbeabetterway.Scientistsdiscoveredthatdippingproducelikestrawberriesandbananasintoanegg-basedwashisremarkablygoodforpreservingit.Thecoatingisextremelythick,andmadefromamixtureofpowderedeggwhitesandyolksìíî
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37Whatthescientistsfoundwasthattheeggwashmadeasignificantdifferenceinhelpingproducestayfreshoveratwo-weekobservationperiod.Theappearanceofthecoatedfruitsandvegetablesdidn'tchangemuch,whiletheuncoatedproduceripenedandevenrottedwithinthesametime.Theegg-basedcoating,asitturnedout,reducedeachfruit'schanceofgettingexposedtooxygen.Thenonpoisonouscoatingwasfoundtobeflexibleandtestsshowedthatitwasjustastoughasotherproducts,includingsyntheticfilmsìᔠᡂᨴõòusedinproducepackaging.Foranyonewithaneggallergy,thecoatingcanberemovedbythoroughwashinginwaterandistasteless.Thescientistshopethiscouldbeabreakthroughinthefightagainstfoodwaste."Reducingfoodshortagesinwaysthatarenotrelatedtogeneticmodification,uneatablecoatingsorchemicaladditivesisimportantforbettersustainableliving,,5saidmaterialsscientistandstudyauthorPulickelAjayan.What'sgreataboutthisdiscoveryisthatitfightsfoodwasteinmorethanoneway:eventhecoatingwasmadefromeggsthatwouldotherwisehavebeendiscardedbecausetheyweren'tfitforconsumption.Theresearcherssaidroughly200millionofUSproducedeggsgotowasteannually.Soifthiswerescaledup,itcouldbeawin-winsituationallaround.1.Howdoestheegg-basedwashhelpkeepfoodfresh?A.Bylimitingitsoxygenexposure.B.Bymakingitscoatinglessthick.C.Byremovingitscelluloseslowly.D.Byimprovingitsabsorbentability.2.WhyisPulickelAjayanmentionedinthetext?A.Tostresstheseriousnessoffoodshortages.B.Toofferthemethodofcuttingfoodwaste.C.Toshowthesignificanceofthediscovery.D.Togiveabriefdescriptionoftheresearch.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discarded“inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Eatenup.B.Takenin.C.Pickedout.D.Thrownaway.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Z38⚓ᐳ59⚓

38A.Howtouseeggscreatively.B.Anewwaytopreservefood.C.Howtorecyclefoodwaste.D.Abreakthroughintechnology.2^_`abc$deᦻ),böãᦻ஺ᦻN⌕÷ø,ùúᱥ¥ûüýþḄÿ஺1.A⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷Ḅ“Theegg-basedcoating,asitturnedout,reducedeachfruit'schanceofgettingexposedtooxygen.”,ᱥᩭḄ஺2.C!ᳮᑨ#⚪஺᪷$Ḅ“Thescientistshopethiscouldbeabreakthroughinthefightagainstfoodwaste.”%PulickelAjayanᡠ'Ḅᑁ)!#*ᦻ,-ᑮPulickelAjayan/ᙠ'1234Ḅ56஺3.D!786⚪஺᪷9:8;Ḅ“becausetheyweren'tfitforconsumption”!#9:8Ḅ5<ThrownawayḄ5<ᨬ>?஺4.B@/ᜧ5⚪஺Bᐰᦻ,Dᐸᦻ,FḄ“NowresearchatRiceUniversityrevealstheremightbeabetterway.”%GḄ“Scientistsdiscoveredthatdippingproducelikestrawberriesandbananasintoanegg-basedwashisremarkablygoodfbrpreservingit.”*Hᦻ@⌕JKLFMNᱥḄOP஺Passage20Q⚪:ST᝱VXV8ᦪ287Lessthan24hoursafterundergoingZ[ᔊ
lifesavingsurgery,MilliLucassmiledfromeartoearasshethankedhersupportersfromherhospitalbed.The12-year-oldgirlmadeherfirstpublicappearancesinceheroperationonTuesdaywhenvisitedbyTodayTonight'sMarkGibson.Theyoungsterwentintoasix-hoursurgeryonMondayinanattempttoremoveherbraintumourZ]᷈_.Hourslater,hermotherMonicaSmirkannouncedtheoperationwasasuccess.MillihasenjoyedherfirstpostUsurgerymealandisnowrecovering.Theyounggirl'sbattleagainstbraincancerreceivednationalattentionafterherfamilywasforcedtoraisemoneyfortheprocedureperformedbyDr.Teo.Thesurgeonspokeforthefirsttimeaftertheoperation,admittingtheprocedurewasoneofthe“mostdifficulf,thathehaddoneinhiscareer.Dr.Teowasableto39⚓ᐳ59⚓

39remove98percentofthegirl'stumour,andhasreferredhertospecialistsinGermanywhowillworkongettingridoftheremainingtwopercent.Earlier,Ms.SmirktoldTheWestAustralianthatMilliwasrecoveringwellaftertheoperation.ShewroteonFacebook,t4MilliisawakeandinICU.Theoperationwasasuccess.Herrightlegandarmaremoving.Thankyou—everyoneofyou—foryoursupportandlove.She'ssoamazing.”Thelittlegirlwaswearingsmilesasshewastakenintotheoperatingtheatreforsurgery,buttheprocedurewasnotwithoutrisks.Doctorssaidtheoperationcouldleaveherwithpermanentweaknessinonesideofherbody,oratworstparalysisZcd_.Dr.Teosaidwhilethefuturewasoftencruelforthosewhounderwentthehigh-riskprocedure,Millishouldbecommendedforhercourageandbravery.l.HowdidMilliLucasfeelafterthesurgery?A.Relievedbutregretful.B.Delightedandgrateful.C.Thrilledandcurious.D.Relaxedbutterrified.2.ItcanbeinferredthatMilliLucas.A.isboundtosufferfromparalysisB.hastotallygotridofherillnessC.islikelytohaveanotheroperationD.willreceivemorefinancialsupport3.WhydidMonicaSmirkwritesomethingonFacebook?A.Tocomfortothersandconvinceherdaughteroflove.B.Todrawnationwideattentiontoherdaughter.C.Toencourageherdaughtertostaybraveandoptimistic.D.Toinformherdaughter'sconditionandexpressthanks.4.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheword“commended“underlinedinthelastparagraph?A.Saved.B.Ignored.C.Assessed.D.Praised.eᫀ40⚓ᐳ59⚓

40ghiBjHᦻFiklᦻ஺mᦢᙢpqrᧅtḄ᝕vw⃅ᓲᓱ{|};~ᙠឮ*᝛᝛Ḅᝤᝤᢝ᝛Ḅᝰ஺w⃅ᓲᓱ{|}ḄS'᝛2*>᝛mᦢ஺1.B!ᳮᑨ#⚪஺᪷FḄ“Lessthan24hoursafterundergoingZ[ᔊ
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41Theteacherexplainedthat,aftergoingontheInternettolearnabouttheprairieZᜧ₝È_,wehadmadeaprairiegarden.Wehadgonetoaprairieandgottenseedsfromtheplants,andthenweplantedthem.Wedidnotwaterthegarden,butwedidweedit.Wedecidedtoletnaturewateritwithrain,sincethatwashowprairiesgrewinthepast.Wesentapictureofthegardentothenewsstation.Inthepicture,thegrasswassohighthatitstoodtallerthanthefourthgradestudents.Asaresult,theproducersentareportertoourschool.Heinterviewedtheheadmasterandaskedhimmanyquestionsaboutthegarden.Afterthat,heinterviewedus,andweexplainedtohimwhatwehadlearnedthroughthisproject.Thatnight,wewatchedthenews,andtherewewere.Thenewsreportertoldourstory.Itwasonlytwominuteslong,butitwasus.Wewerefamous.Allthatwork,allthoseblisters,itwasworthit.Weknewthatwhenwesawthegardeneveryday,butnowweknewthatthewholecitythoughtso,too.l.WhatseemedtobetheTVdirectors9initialreactiontothegarden?A.Theywereexcited.B.Theyweresurprised.C.Theywereworried.D.Theywereuninterested.2.Whatisspecialaboutthegarden?A.Weedswereallowedtospreadnaturally.B.Thegrassgrewfasterthancommongrass.C.Theseedscamefromtheplantsofaprairie.□.Undergroundwaterwasusedfortheplants.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”refertointhelastparagraph?A.Wegotblistersonourhands.B.Ourhardworkwasworthwhile.C.Thegardenwouldbefamous.D.Theprojectwouldbefinished.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheproject?A.Annoyed.B.Curious.42⚓ᐳ59⚓

42C.Proud.D.Regretful.eᫀghiBjHᦻ>klᦻ஺ᦻ,JKLrὅḄÊËÌLFÍÎÏУLᵯÒOÓḄᦑÕ஺1.D!ᳮᑨ#⚪஺᪷GTheproducercheckedwiththedirectors,but...sincemanyschoolsplantthem.*ᵯÒÖ×ØÙᡃÛḄÎÏÜÝᐶÞ஺2.C⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᦻ,Wehadgonetoaprairieandgottenseedsfromtheplants,andthenweplantedthem.ᡃÛßᜧ₝È£àáâᱥḄMã*ᯠ;MᙠÎÏå஺3.B!786⚪஺᪷£FAllthatwork,allthoseblisters,itwasworthit.æᦻḄwhenwesawthegardeneveryday,thatᢣ“ᡃÛèéḄ⁎ëìíîáḄ4.C!ᳮᑨ#⚪஺᪷ᐰᦻDᐸᦻ,ᨬ;F*ᡃÛ>ïðMâḄÎÏᑮïñ஺Passage22Q⚪:ᱥᦑÕXV8ᦪ337SevereplantarfasciitisZòóôõö_meantI'dbeenafull-timewheelchairusersinceIwas12.BythetimeIwas16,1justwantedmylegoff.IttooksixyearsforthedoctorstooperateastheyinsistedonwaitinguntilIwasolderandinagoodenoughplacementally.IheldoffuntilIfinishedmydegree.Afterward,withafittedartificialleg,theworldfeltlikeadifferentplace.Tdnotwalkedinyears.SuddenlyIwasalottallerandnolongerinanypain.WhenIwasinawheelchair,Idiscoveredarealloveforsport.Istartedtocompeteinwheelchairracing,andsoonfoundIwasgoodatthediscusZ÷øùí_.IstartedcompetinginToughMudderanenduranceeventseries
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43asdisability,discrimination,disabilityinsport,andperseverance.IsharemyownpersonalstoriesabouthowIlostmylegandwhatIlearnedfromit,myperseverance,andhowIfollowedmydream.Nowmostofmyincomecomesfromworkingasamotivationalspeaker,whichI'vebeendoingfull-timeforayear.IlovewhatIdo,andifIcontinuetoinspireotherstodowhattheywanttoinlife,thenI'mhappy.l.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhislegwascutoff?A.Anxious.B.Relieved.C.Hopeless.D.Annoyed.2.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theauthor'spassionforsports.B.Awardstheauthorwonthroughplayingsports.C.Whatsportstheauthorisgoodat.D.HowtheauthorpreparedforToughMudder.3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“handedinmynotice”inParagraph3mean?A.Quitthejob.B.Askedforleave.C.Gotpromoted.D.Spreadthenewstoothers.4.What,sthemainreasonforhimtobeamotivationalspeaker?A.Itwashisdreamduringchildhood.B.Heenjoysthefameitbringshim.C.Itbringshimmoneyandasenseoffulfillment.D.Hewantsmorepeopletocareaboutthedisabled.eᫀghiBjHᦻklᦻ஺ᦻ,þÿ
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45Naturally,thechildrenweredoubtful,butmymoustachebecamethedetailthatconfirmedwhattheparentshadsaid.Thosechildrenoftheperfectagestillbelievedinwondersandsuperheroesandtheywerepleasedtofindsomethingkepthiddenfromothers.Thatyear,Istruggledalotwithmyidentity.WasIateacheroraclownJ\Butthatday,Imaynothavebeentheherotheyordered,andcertainlyIwasn'ttheherotheyexpected,butIwastheherotheyneeded.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“ahugeredflag“inparagraph2mean?A.Abigloss.B.Aredsunrise.C.Agreathonor.D.Adisadvantageousthing.2.Whydidtheauthorhavehiscarparkedfaraway?A.Tobuyahugebirthdaycake.B.Totakeawalkbeforetheparty.C.Toavoidbeingnoticedbythechildren.D.Tokeepawayfromthethickblackline.3.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenthewholepartyburstoutlaughing?A.Awkward.B.Relieved.C.Happy.D.Puzzled.4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AFunnyFatherB.AFamousClownC.ASuperherowithaSecretD.APerfectAgeforWondersᐰᩈ-ᦻ[ᦻ஺ᦻC⌕~
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47holdshadtobefixedwithglue.Butafterintensiveindoortrainingtovisualizetherouteandbuildupherstrength,Eiter,whostands154cmhighandweighs46kg,madeit.“IamnotthestrongestwomanandIamverysmall,andIamhappythatIcanshowotherwomenthattheycanalsodoit,“shetoldthereporter.1.WhatdidEmilyHarringtonaccomplish?A.ShereachedthetopofEICapitaninlessthanaday.B.Shefree-climbedtheGoldenGateroutewithinweeks.C.Shewasthefirstpersontofree-climbedEICapitansuccessfully.D.SheclimbedtheGoldenGateroutewithoutclimbingaids.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"leveltheplayingfield^^inParagraph4probablymean?A.Giveasenseofbelonging.B.Givesomeoneanadvantage.C.Makeasituationmorebalanced.D.Allowsomeonetoprovethemselves.3.WhatdifficultydidAngelaEitermeetwithwhenclimbingMadameChing?A.Therewerenoholdstouse.B.Therewerenobeatenpathstofollow.C.Shedidn'tbringnecessitieslikeglue.D.Herpredictionabouttheroutewaswrong.4.WhatcanwelearnfromHarringtonandEiter?A.Alwaysbattlewithothers.B.Findwhereyoubelong.C.Workhardtobearolemodel.D.Bebraveandpursueyourgoal.ᑖg-ᦻ[1ôõö⍝஺ᦻC⌕~ᩲJḄ᝕ឋᥤèὅḄᦑ஺&48⚓ᐳ59⚓

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,~⌱D⚗஺Passage25⚪:Ao:<ᦪ347Iturned8yearsoldthedayIskippedschoolforthefirsttime.Itwaseasilydone:Bothmyparentsleftforworkbeforemyschoolbusarrivedonweekdays,sowhenitshowedupatmyhouseonthatcoldwintermorning,Isimplydidnotgeton.Theperfectcrime!AndwhatdidIdowithmyselfonthatgloriousstolenday,withnoadultsinchargeandnolimitsonmyactivities?DidIgethigh?Nope.Ibuiltawarmfireinthewoodstove,preparedabowlofpopcorn,grabbedablanket,andread.Iwasthrilledandtransportedbyabook-itwasHemingway'sTheSunAlsoRises-andIjustneededtobealonewithitforalittlewhile.IachedtoknowwhatwouldhappentoJakeBarnesandLadyBrettAshleyandRobertCohn.Icouldn'tbearthethoughtofsittinginaclassroomtakinganotherexamwhenIcouldbetravelingthroughSpaininthe1920swithabunchofexpatriates.949⚓ᐳ59⚓

49Ispentthatdaylostinwords.Timefellaway,astheroomaroundmeturnedtomist,andmyrole—asadaughter,sister,teenager,andstudent—intheworldnolongerhadanymeaning.Ihadaccidentallycomeacrossthekeytoperfecthappiness:IhadbecomecompletelyabsorbedbysomethingIloved.Lookingbackonitnow,IcanseethatsomesubtlethingswerehappeningtomymindandtomylifewhileIwasinthatstateofabsorption.Hemingway'slanguagewasquietlybraidingitselfintomyimagination.Iwasdownloadinginformationabouthowtocreatesimpleandelegantsentences,agoodandsolidplot.Inotherwords,Iwaslearninghowtowrite.Withoutrealizingit,Iwashotonthetrailofmyownfate.Writingnowabsorbsmethewayreadingoncedidandhappinessistheirgeneroussideeffect.l.Whydidtheauthorskipschoolonthatday?A.Becauseherparentslefthomeearly.B.Becauseitwasacoldwintermorning.C.Becauseshewasfascinatedbyanovel.D.Becauseshewasanxioustotaketheexam.2.Whatdidtheauthorthinkisthesourceoftruejoy?A.Readingaworkoffictionbythefire.B.Travelingwithabunchofexpatriates.C.Breakingtherulesandregulations.D.Beingoccupiedbyone'spassion.3.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedphrase“braidingitselfinto“inthelastparagraph?A.Entering.B.Destroying.C.Mending.D.Blocking.4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorwastiredofherrolesinreallife.B.Writinghasahorribleeffectontheauthor'slifenow.C.Theauthorskippedschoolwhenshewas9yearsold.D.Becomingawriteristheauthor'schildhooddream.1=1950⚓ᐳ59⚓

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âUã஺Passage26⚪:ä]YAo:<ᦪ312TheAssassin'sCreedserieshasbeenaboutbuildingimmersive¦§åḄandaccuratehistoricalworlds.AstheyreleasedthegameAssassin'sCreedOrigins,theyhavealsoreleasedtheirDiscoveryTour.ThesetoursgiveplayersachancetowalkthestreetsofancientEgypt,exploreAlexandriaandthepyramids,andlearnaboutwildlifeandgeography.Forstudents,experiencingtheancientworldinthisinteractivewaycanbemoreinterestingandeffectivethanjustreadingatextbookorwatchingadocumentaryaboutwhattheyarestudying.951⚓ᐳ59⚓

51Assassin'sCreedisnottheonlygameseriesthatcanbeeducationaleither.Whatisimportantabouttheroleofhistoricalgamesisthelevelofchoices.Whenwatchingafilm,studentsarepassivereceiversofthecontent.However,whenplayingagame,studentshaveanactiveroletoplayinhistory.Afocusonchoicesandconsequencesisanimportantelementofteachingandunderstandinghistory,sohistoricalgamescanbeavaluableteachingtooleveniftheyaren'tcompletelyhistoricallyaccurate.Theyhavethepowertoimmersestudentsinfarawayworldsandallowthemtothinkcriticallyaboutthecauseandconsequence,thinkaboutwhyhistoricaleventsunfoldedthewaytheydid,andeventhinkaboutpossiblealternativeoutcomes.Allofthesearecriticaltohistoricalthinkingprocesses.Nolongerdostudentsneedtorelyonlyonreadingtextbooksoroninstructorsforknowledge.Whencarryingthisoutinyourclass,rememberthatnotallstudentsenjoyplayingvideogames,buttheycanstillbeavaluablelearningtool.Theinstructoralsoneedstobeanactivefacilitatorandtakenoteofteachablemoments.Avideogameisnotgoingtoteachaclass;itrequiresanawesomeinstructortomakeeverythingcometogether.Withthepowerofvideogames,ancientworldsnolongerneedtobelimitedtothepagesofatextbook.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thisinteractiveway“inparagraph1referto?A.Walkinganancientstreet.B.Playinganewgame.C.Readingatextbook.D.Watchingadocumentary.2.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutAssassin'sCreed?A.Whyitisdifferentfromthefilm.B.Whyitgainspopularity.C.Howitbenefitsteaching.D.Howitcameintobeing.3.Whoplaysacoreroleingame-aidedteaching?A.Theteachers.B.Theplayers.C.Thedesigners.D.Theaudiences.4.What'sthekeymessageofthistext?A.Avividdescriptionofancientarchitecture.952⚓ᐳ59⚓

52B.Anaccountofanewhistorylearningmethod.C.Adetailedexplanationofasocialproblem.D.Anonlineadvertisementofastylishtrend.æᫀ8ᦻ%
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53theclockorcalendar.Assomeonewhounderstoodthedistinctionobserved,“Whenyousitwithanicegirlfortwohouisitseemslikeaminute,butwhenyousitonahotstove,aminuteseemsliketwohours.”Psychologistshavelongnoticedthatlargerunitsoftime,suchasmonthsandyears,flyonswifterwingsasweage.Theyalsonotethatthemoretimeisstructuredwithschedulesandappointments,themorerapidlyitseemstopass.Forexample,adayattheofficefliescomparedwithadayatthebeach.Expectationandfamiliarityalsomaketimeseemtoflowmorerapidly.Almostallofushavehadtheexperienceofdrivingsomewherewe'veneverbeenbefore.Surroundedbyunfamiliarscenery,withnorealideaofwhenwe'llarrive,weexperiencethetripaslastingalongtime.Butthereturntrip,althoughexactlyaslong,seemstotakefarlesstime.Thenoveltyoftheoutwardjourneyhasbecomeroutine.WhendaysbecomeasidenticalasbeadsºÀÁ½onastring,theymixtogether,andevenmonthsbecomeasingleday.Tocounterthis,trytofindwaystointerruptthestructureofyourday-tostoptime,sotospeak.Learningsomethingnewisoneofthewaystoslowthepassageoftime.Oneofthereasonswhythedaysofouryouthseemtobefullandlongisthatthesearethedaysoflearninganddiscovery.Formanyofus,learningendswhenweleaveschool,butthisdoesn'thavetobe.1.Whatistheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1usedtoshow?A.Psychologicaltimeisquitepuzzling.B.Timeshouldnotbemeasuredbyapendulum.C.Physicaltimeisdifferentfrompsychologicaltime.D.Physicaltheoryhasnothingtodowiththetruesenseoftime.2.Whydounitsoftimeflyfasteraswegrowolder?A.Oursenseoftimechanges.B.Wespendlesstimeatthebeach.C.Moretimeisstructuredandscheduled.D.Timeisstructuredwithtoomanyappointments.3.Whatdoes“novelty“inparagraph3probablymean?A.Excitement.B.Unfamiliarity.C.Imagination.\54⚓ᐳ59⚓

54D.Amusement.4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Togivevariousexplanationsabouttime.B.Todescribehowweexperiencetimephysically.C.Toshowthedifferencesoftwokindsoftime.D.Toexplainwhytimefliesandhowtoslowitdown.ÃᫀÅÆÇ%BÈDᦻ2SÇ1Éᦻ஺ᦻÊV⌕£ᳮË☢ḄÍÎ!ᱥᳮᭆÐḄÍÎ2ᨵÑ©Ḅ஺ÒÍᦻÊ%ÓÍÎÔÕÖ×4Ø᪵iÙ᠒஺1.Cᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷[ÛÜÝÂḄᦻPhysicistshavecreatedfascinatingtheories,buttheirtimeismeasuredbyapendulumandisnotpsychologicaltime,whichleapswithlittleregardtotheclockorcalendar.^_ÛÜÝÂ21ÉᱥᳮᭆÐḄÍÎ!£ᳮḄÍÎ2ᨵÞ©Ḅ஺2.Cß⁚ᳮ%⚪஺᪷[\U]ḄTheyalsonotethatthemoretimeisstructuredwithschedulesandápointments,themorerapidlyitseemstopass.^_â2ßãäᑜḄÍÎ,FæRÔÕâ×஺3.Bç¸è⚪஺᪷[\]Surroundedbyunfamiliarscenery,withnorealideaofwhenwe,llarrive,weexperiencethetripaslastingalongtime.^_Nᕜêë᛻Ḅjí៉ïðÕÍÎÔÕ᠒ᡠ4òóôÍᓽhõ2Ò᪵Ḅöô÷øðÍÎÔÕ×N5“jí៉”úûÙÕüý஺ᵫ,çÛÜþᑖḄ
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56D.People'seatinghabitsareconsistentlyobservedandcloselyconnectedwiththeirculture.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheadvantagesthatfakemeathasovertraditionalmeat?A.Fakemeatisn'tnecessarilystoredinarefrigerator.B.Thepriceoffakemeatisjustone-fourthoftraditionalmeat's.C.Fakemeatwinsoverolderpeoplethankstoitstenderandsofttaste.D.Fakemeatownsatastethatisnotfoundintraditionalmeat.4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Meatmustcomefromanimals.B.Theworldwillprobablyembracetheideaoffakemeat.C.Theranchersaresufferingeconomiclossduetofakemeat.D.Thedefinitionofmeathasbeenchangedbecauseoffakemeat.MONPQRSTUᦻVWᦻ஺ᦻL⌕YZᾙ[\]^Ḅ_`aᩭᎷᾙde\]Gᾙ஺1.Bf⁚ᳮS⚪஺᪷iCjklᐸᨬojp,theImpossibleBurgerqὅrstuvᾙwᕡ⍝zᾙ஺2.D{:|⚪஺᪷iC}k9ḄᐵrItisn'teasytoreplace...ThefirsttasteofanImpossibleBurger...isonething.Buthowdoyoukeepmeateatersaskingformoreaftertheirsixth,andtheir26th?ᔠj⍳ḄḄ3ᐸᦻᓄᑗᐵ஺3.Af⁚ᳮS⚪஺᪷iCk9Ḅyouwon"needtorefrigerateitᎷᾙᾙᨵ,tᎷᾙᵨᙠ¡¢£஺4.Bᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷iᨬojk9ḄThatanxiety...goestoshowthatthisgrandshiftisn'timpossible.¤¥de¦§Ꮇᾙj¨©஺Passage29/⚪:123ᢈ578:7:ᦪ352Technologyisagreatandconvenientthing,butitdoeshaveeffectsonusinmanydifferentways.Itcauseslong-termmemoryloss.ThankstoBaidu,wedon'treallyhavetoremembermuchofanything.QuestionsareansweredatthedropofahatbecauseBaiduisall-knowing!Isthatagoodthing,though?C57⚓ᐳ59⚓

57Peoplearen'tdiggingthroughtheirbrainsanymoretofindanswers.Here'sthegoodnews:wecanstillexerciseourlong-termmemorybysimplythinkingbeforeweBaidu.Ifwedon'twanttogodownthatroad,wecansearchBaiduforsomememorygamestoplay.TurnBaiduintoanassetinsteadofanenemy.Itmakesuslackpatience.Baidugivesuswhatwewant.Everythingisinstant.Infact,ifwehavetowaitforevenahandfulofminutesforanything,westartlosingourminds.ThisideaofinstantsatisfactioncaiTiesthroughtomanyotheraspectsofourlives,too,likewhenwegoouttoeat,driveintraffic,orevendealwithworkplaceaccidents.InsteadofusingBaidutolessenouranger,trysearchingforsomemeditation<ª?.Focusonourbreathandrealizeeverythingdoesn'thavetomoveatlightningspeed.WecanactuallylistentosomepeacefulormeditationmusiconourPandora,too!Itwastesourtime.Tobehonest,howmuchtimearewespendingonBaidueveryday?Whetherwe'redoingresearchforourownpersonalneeds,buyingclothes,orwritingaresearchpaper,weallspendatonoftimeonthetrustyInternet.Arewealwaysbeingefficientwiththistime?Forthesakeofourprecioustime,ifwehaven'tusedBaiduNetdisk,weshould.Keepspreadsheets,PDFs,slideshows,andevenrecordingsexactlywherewecaneasilyfindthem.Keeparunninglistofwebsitesweknowwe'llrevisit.Overall,thingsaredifferentthesedays.Yes,therearenoticeablenegativesideeffectsbecauseoftheBaiduinvasion,butwedon'thavetofallintothattrap.Staysharpanddon'tletourselvesbecomeimprisoneddoingtheBaidugod'sbidding.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedpart"atthedropofahat”?A.atonepointB.innotimeC.inawayD.ataloss2.WhydoweturnimpatientinreallifeaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Wedependonourselvestoomuch.B.Wecan'tgeteverythingwithBaidu.C.Wecan'tgetquickservicesinreallife.D.WegetusedtoBaidu'sconvenience.3.Whatistheauthor'sadviceonsavingtimeonline?A.UsingBaiduNetdisk.B.Keepingpaperscorrectly.C58⚓ᐳ59⚓

58C.Beingefficientwithwork.D.Emptyingwebsitesrecordstimely.4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.ThesideeffectsofBaiduandsolutions.B.TheadvantagesandfunctionsofBaidu.C.ThetechnologyandinfluenceoftheInternet.D.ThedisadvantagesandrisksoftheInternet.¬ᫀQRSTUᦻVWᦻ஺ᦻL⌕VWZ®8Ḅ¯ᵨ()°ḄS±²ᫀ஺1.B{:|⚪஺᪷iCkCpThankstoBaidu,wedon'treallyhavetoremembermuchofanything.³´µ¶ᑖo☢ḄbecauseBaiduisall-knowing!...Peoplearen'tdiggingthroughtheirbrainsanymoretofindanswers.ᔠᵫº®8»ᡠ½⌕®8,¾¿Àᨵ¬ᫀᵫÁᑨQuestionsareansweredatthedropofahatᢣ“Ã⚪ÄÅ%OIÆǬᦑ{atthedropofahat
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