专题21 高中英语名校精选阅读理解专项训练（20套含答案）
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高中英语名校精选阅读理解专项训练
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（2022·江苏·南京市第一中学模拟预测）“Cleverness is a gift. Kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy — they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.” — Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most startups didn’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it will be an even better idea for someone e who doesn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but eventually, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
27．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore
A．The desire to follow his passion. B．The attraction of millions of titles.
C．The strong support of his wife. D．The increasing usage of the Internet.
28．What was the author’s situation before starting Amazon
A．He was a garage inventor. B．He was in search of a good job.
C．He was working at a bookstore. D．He was satisfied with his work.
29．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence
A．He would be very excited if he tried it out.
B．He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.
C．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind.
D．The decision not to try the bookstore would terrify him.
30．What is the best title for the text
A．Following My Passion B．We Are What We Choose
C．The Starting of Amazon D．Cleverness and Kindness
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（2022·广东惠州·一模）Few animals appear more affectionate than the black-browed albatross (信天翁). These large seabirds are socially monogamous (一夫一妻制的) and often mate for life, staying with the same partner with trust. But “divorce” is not unheard of. As is the case with other monogamous animals, a female albatross will leave a partnership that lacks breeding (繁殖) success.
Although “divorce” is natural among these birds, Ventura recently began noticing that its rates seemed to vary from year to year for the roughly 15,500 pairs of black-browed albatrosses breeding on New Island. “There were clearly years in which more pairs split up, compared with the previous years,” says Ventura, whose team combed through about 15 years of breeding data.
To investigate, the group focused on two environmental variables (变数) vital to the albatross: wind speed and sea-surface temperature. Each affects the birds in different ways. Higher winds make it easier for them to soar for greater distances to gather food. Increasing sea-surface temperatures, on the other hand, limit the nutrients available to the albatross by curbing the production of phytoplankton (浮游植物), which has huge effects on the rest of the marine food web. As a result, albatrosses must travel farther and struggle more to find enough food. This throws breeding schedules into disarray and increases stress levels among partnerships — both factors that can decrease breeding success.
And digging deeper, the team found that in warmer years female albatrosses were more likely to leave their mate even after successful breeding attempts. “Previous successful females are the ones that are most affected by this.” Ventura says. Ventura assumes that similar patterns may appear in other seabird populations and possibly among some monogamous mammals, highlighting a potentially overlooked consequence of climate change. “If you have a situation where increasing sea-surface temperature is leading to higher divorce rates, which reduces breeding success for the populations as a whole,” she says. “Ultimately you’re sending fewer albatrosses out into the world, and that’s going to impact the population more widely.”
31．What can we know about the albatross
A．They maintain a steady annual divorce rate.
B．Their relationship is dominated by the female.
C．They generally have strong loyalty to their mate.
D．Their breeding has decreased due to fading affection.
32．What was the team’s analysis based on
A．Previous researches. B．Food varieties.
C．Environmental effects. D．Sex differences.
33．What does the underlined word “disarray” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Disagreement. B．Chaos. C．Adaptation. D．Routine.
34．What does Ventura imply in the last paragraph
A．Species of different seabirds are in danger of extinction.
B．Climate change influences more species other than albatrosses.
C．Breeding success guarantees a stable partnership of albatrosses.
D．Other seabirds and mammals affect the population of albatrosses
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（2022·上海·模拟预测）BEIJING- Wang Yaping, a taikonaut onboard China’s space station core module (舱), offered people on Earth a zero-gravity musical performance on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The space show was shared via a video released at an annual TV gala for the festival celebration. In the video, Wang was seen floating in the space module while playing a guzheng, or Chinese zither. She played a segment of the popular Chinese folk song. “Jasmine Flower”.
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. People usually hang colorful lanterns, play riddle games and express their wishes and hopes for the future.
The crew members, who traveled to the space station core module on the Shenzhou-13 mission, kept some festive traditions alive as they continued to rotate around the mander Zhai Zhigang wrote riddles on red paper scrolls with a brush pen. He displayed the calligraphy together with taikonaut Ye Guangfu and extended festival greetings to the audience. They also sent blessing to athletes at the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics: “We hope that you all achieve success, gain friendship and harvest your best Olympic experience.”
The video of the space performance was received with much enthusiasm after it was shared on social media platforms. It drew nearly 2 million clicks in one hour after several national media outlets posted it on the Chinese micro-blogging site Sina Weibo. The Weibo account of Zhurong, China’s first rover on Mars, reposted the video, commenting, “The music was so beautiful, and it made me homesick, too.”
The Lantern Festival also marks the last day of the lunar New Year celebration. Though far from home, the festive sentiments in space are the same. The China Manned Space Agency released a video on social media platforms on Tuesday, showing that the taikonauts had decorated the orbiting core module with red lanterns, Chinese knots and paper- cutting decorations. Wearing new clothes, the trio (三人小组) enjoyed the traditions of eating dumplings and posting spring couplets on walls During the Chinese New Year holiday, they were also spotted watching the Winter Olympics and doing workouts in orbit.
5．How did the mass enjoy the musical performance according to the text
A．By watching a video posted online by Wang Yaping herself.
B．By watching a video coming from a TV gala.
C．By watching the Lantern Festival gala at the scene.
D．By logging on the Internet through computers.
6．What does the underlined word “rotate” mean according to the context
A．Access. B．Substitute. C．Circle. D．Launch.
7．What can we learn from the text
A．The video of the space performance became a great hit.
B．Zhai Zhigang showed the calligraphy on his own.
C．The Beijing Winter Olympics had come to an end when the astronauts sent their regards.
D．Wang Yaping shared puzzles on red paper scrolls.
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（2022·海南海口·模拟预测）There have been few precious positives during the COVID-19 pandemic but academies may have unearthed one: People look more attractive in protective masks.
Researchers at Cardiff University were surprised to find that both men and women were: judged to look better with a face covering hiding the lower half of their faces.
Dr Michael Lewis, a reader from Cardiff University’s school of psychology and an expert in faces, said research carried out before the pandemic had found that medical face masks reduced attractiveness because they were associated with disease or illness.
“We wanted to test whether the idea had changed since face coverings became common and understand whether the type of mask had any effect,” he said.
“Our study suggests faces are considered more attractive when covered by medical face masks. This may be because we’re used to healthcare workers wearing blue masks and now we associate these with people in caring or medical professions. At a time when we feel weak, we may find the wearing of medical masks makes us feel less worried or frightened and so we feel more positive towards the wearer.”
The first part of the research was carried out in February 2021. Forty-three women were asked to rate on a scale of one to ten the attractiveness of images of male faces without a mask, wearing a plain cloth mask, a blue medical face mask, and holding a plain black book covering the area a face mask would hide.
The participants said those wearing a cloth mask were significantly more attractive than the ones with no masks or whose faces were partly obscured (掩盖) by the book. But the medical face mask—which was just a normal, disposable kind—made the wearer look even better.
“The results run counter to the pre-pandemic research where it was thought that masks made people think about disease and that the person should be avoided.” said Lewis. “The pandemic has changed our psychology in how we view the wearers of masks. When we see someone wearing a mask we no longer think ‘that person has a disease, and I need to stay away’.”
8．What was people’s attitude to wearing a mask before the pandemic
A．Doubtful. B．Favourable. C．Confused. D．Negative.
9．What can wearing a mask offer us according to the new study
A．A sense of pride. B．A sense of safety.
C．A decrease in confidence. D．An improvement in health condition.
10．Which of the following makes us most attractive according to the research
A．Leaving the face uncovered. B．Wearing a plain cloth mask.
C．Wearing a blue medical mask. D．Hiding the face partly with a book.
11．What does the underlined phrase “run counter to” in the last paragraph probably mean
A．Be contrary to. B．Be similar to. C．Be consistent with. D．Be based on.
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（2022·江西·二模）At most schools in the U. S., it’s customary to have a cheer squad (啦啦队) to support athletics. Cheerleaders drum up excitement before games, put on jaw—dropping routines at games, and provide support on the sidelines of most events. But students who participate in performing and visual arts seldom receive the same displays of support as athletes do. A group of students at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, decided to change that fact by creating a cheer squad just for the arts.
Their school’s athletics cheer squad is called the Bruin Crazies, so they named their artistic cheer squad the Bruin Classies! This is a new brand with which they could create something for all of the arts, whether it is band, dance show, photography and art galleries—to give them some publicity and cheer them on.
Classies wear a “uniform” of bow ties to indicate the “sense of class”artistic efforts bring their school. They carry around signs to advertise the upcoming play, musical, or dance performance. Hoping to drum up ticket sales, they encourage their fellow students to come out to support the hard work of others. They also attend performances and displays at school to cheer their classmates on.
After years of discussion to make a cheer squad for the arts, this is the first time they’ve been able to pull it off. More than 90 students have already signed up to be a Bruin Classy! “The students have poured their time and energy into their arts, and it is worthy to be celebrated. ”Caleb Stay, the cheer squad leader, said, “If you worked really hard on something and no one showed up, it would be disappointing. We just want to make sure that no one feels that way. ”
This is such an amazing idea! We can’t believe no one has come up with it before, but hopefully these thoughtful teens have started a new trend to support the arts in other schools, too.
12．Why did the students in Mountain View high school set up the Bruin Classies
A．To support the arts in their schoo1. B．To compete with the Bruin Crazies.
C．To participate in the art performing. D．To cheer the athletes on in the games.
13．How do Classies make the art performances appealing to students at school
A．By offering free tickets to students.
B．By popularizing the art performances.
C．By inviting students to attend performances.
D．By wearing a special uniform for art festivals.
14．What can be inferred from Caleb Stay’s words
A．More students will sign up the Bruin Classy.
B．Few students like to attend the art performance.
C．The artistic cheer squad will become a new trend.
D．The students’artistic efforts deserve to be admired.
15．What is the best title of the text
A．Move over, “Crazies,” the “Classies” are here
B．“Crazies” keep up, never give in to “Classies”
C．The Bruin Crazies, a “uniform” of bow ties
D．The Bruin Crazies, a big hit in Orem, Utah
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（2022·江西·二模）Electricity has started flowing from the Hornsea 2 wind farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm when it is complete. Located in the ocean off the UK’s east coast, it is unlikely to hold the title long, however. The expansion of onshore wind has flattened out, but offshore is in the rapid growth phase,and some huge projects are under development and consideration.
When complete, Hornsea 2 will consist of 165 wind turbines (涡轮机), each with a peak capacity of 8 MW. At 1,320 MW, Hornsea 2 will take the title of world’s largest from the neighboring Homsea 1, which has smaller but more numerous turbines, for a total capacity of 1,218 MW.
The project came in the fortuitous-timing. The possibility that limitations in gas supply and a cold winter could seriously disturb electricity networks in the UK, causing anxiety for months. Even a small part of Hornsea’s eventual production will help reduce that danger. On its first morning, it contributed to almost 50 percent of Britain’s electricity.
Meanwhile, the development coincides (类似) with China’s largest offshore wind farm, Jiangsu Qidong, which reached full operation a day later. At a total of 802 MW, Jiangsu Qidong is behind either Hornsea stage, but it is twice the size of the existing offshore wind farm outside Europe. North American wind farms usually standardize with a single size of turbine, but Jiangsu Qidong uses seven models.
Neither Hornsea nor Jiangsu Qidong compares to the giant wind farms being developed by Denmark and South Korea,and the more potential giant off Iceland. Even before those come to fruition, Hornsea’s third stage—with 2,400 MW soon to start construction—will leave them well behind.
Even with operations beginning at these wind farms,offshore wind accounts for less than 10 percent of global wind production. It’s also currently more expensive. However, prices are falling faster for offshore, as turbines get larger and experience grows. It is anticipated that the next round of UK wind farms, instead of requiring subsidies (补贴), will return money to the public.
16．What is Britain trying to do to provide more energy recently
A．Expand more onshore wind power farms.
B．Produce more electricity from fossil fuels.
C．Develop wind power from the land to the sea.
D．Build the world’s largest turbine off the coast.
17．What does the words “in the fortuitous—timing” mean in paragraph 3
A．At a high speed. B．In a wide range.
C．At the right moment. D．Ahead of schedule.
18．How is the passage mainly developed
A．By making comparisons. B．By following time order.
C．By listing some statistics. D．By giving some examples.
19．What is the author’s attitude toward the offshore wind farms
A．Skeptical. B．Tolerant. C．Favorable. D．Objective.
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（2022·河南·华中师范大学附属息县高级中学模拟预测）Kids always have many doubts like: why do people have to die Are mistakes always bad Can you be happy and sad at the same time Children often say that they lie awake at night thinking about things like why the world has the colors as it does, the nature of time and whether dream are real. These are not the kinds of questions that can be answered by googling them or asking Siri.
When children raise these questions, adults tend to respond with explanations that try to resolve the issue, at least temporarily. It’s natural to attempt to comfort a kid who is feeling puzzled by the world. But simple explanations may not be what the child wants. Sometimes, kids simply want to talk about their questions and thoughts.
Most kids start wondering about big questions almost as soon as they learn to speak, and they continue to think about them throughout childhood. Being full of curiosity about things that most adults take for granted, children all over the world are wide open to the mysteries in human life. But as they get older, kids ask questions less and less.
While children do need adult help and guidance, parents don’t always have to be in position of the experts providing the answers. Thinking with children about their bigger questions can make way for a more mutual kind of interactions. Because these kinds of questions tend not to have settled and final answers, discussions about them allow parents and children to wonder together. In this way, adults feel less pressure to be the experts.
Most of children have few long-held assumptions about bigger questions. Kids often suggest original and creative ways of looking at them. Talking with kids about what they are thinking without always feeling compelled to offer answers can help them explore their own concerns and ideas.
20．How will adults probably react when kids ask questions according to the text
A．Attempt to raise their curiosity. B．Help surf the Internet for answers.
C．Give them simple explanations. D．Praise their courage and bravery.
21．What can we learn about kids’ asking questions from paragraph 3
A．It needs adults’ guidance.
B．It starts from a very young age.
C．It helps improve their academic performance.
D．It makes a difference to their speech.
22．Which can best replace the underlined word “compelled” in the last paragraph
A．Respected. B．Forced. C．Inspired. D．Convinced.
23．What does the text mainly discuss
A．Why children ask big questions. B．When parents join in kids’ questions.
C．How parents handle kids’ questions. D．What kinds of questions children raise.
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（2022·河南·华中师范大学附属息县高级中学模拟预测）Mice are at their best at night. But a new analysis suggests researchers often test the nightly creatures during the day—which could alter results and create variability across studies—if they record time-of-day information at all.
Of the 200 papers examined in the new study, more than half either failed to report the timing of behavioral testing or did so ambiguously. Only 20 percent reported nighttime testing. The analysis was published in Neuroscience &. Biobehavioral Reviews.
West Virginia University neuroscientist Randy Nelson, the study’s lead author, says this is likely a matter of human convenience. “It is easier to get students and techs to work during the day than at night,” Nelson says. But that convenience comes at a cost.
“Time of day not only impacts the intensity of many variables, including locomotor (运动) activity, aggressive behavior, and plasma hormone levels, but changes in those variables can only be observed during certain parts of the daytime,” says University of Wyoming behavioral neuroscientist William D．Todd. This means that “failing to report time of day of data collection and tests makes interpretation of results extremely difficult,” adds Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center staff scientist Natalia Machado. Neither Todd nor Machado was involved in the new study.
The study researchers say it is critical that scientists report the timing of their work and consider the fact that animals’ behavioral and physiological responses can vary with the hour. As a first step, Nelson says, “Taking care of time-of-day considerations seems like low-hanging fruit in terms of increasing behavioral neuroscience research reliability.”
University of Calgary psychologist Michael Antle, who was also not involved in the analysis, says such differences in how studies are run contribute to a “replication (复制) crisis” in science, with other laboratories unable to recreate study results. “Running a study at the wrong time,” he says, “could lead to us completely missing a finding altogether.”
24．Why is it rare to make nighttime tests
A．Because mice are inactive at night. B．Because it’s less convenient to people.
C．Because it costs more to test at night. D．Because the test effect is better in the day.
25．What is the text mainly about
A．Convenience of daytime research with mice. B．Reasons for scientific research with mice.
C．Different views on the research with mice. D．Drawbacks of daytime research with mice.
26．What is Michael Antle’s attitude towards daytime mouse research
A．Ambiguous. B．Objective. C．Disapproval. D．Positive.
27．Where is this text most likely from
A．A magazine. B．A textbook. C．A guidebook. D．A document.
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（2022·河南·华中师范大学附属息县高级中学模拟预测）China announced the establishment of the first—ever five national parks during the COP15 biodiversity summit.
Sanjiangyuan National Park
Located on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau, the Sanjiangyuan area is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze. Yellow and Lancang rivers, which help to raise billions of lives. The glaciers and snow mountains are beautiful and animals such as snow leopards and blue sheep are tough. In Sanjiangyuan National Park, ecological protection and development of animal—farming areas are carried out.
The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park
The Siberian tiger and the Amur leopard are endangered speciesunder global protection. The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park is important for the survival of these animals and restoring and keeping stable populations. Tigers and leopards can walk around freely in the mountains.
The Giant Panda National Park
The Giant Panda National Park on the borders of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces is home to 1, 339 wild pandas, 70 percent of China's total. As an umbrella species, countless creatures which share the habitat with the pandas also gain a better living environment. Rare animals such as golden snub-nosed monkeys and takins also thrive in the area.
Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park
Hainan black—crested gibbons, listed as the world’s most endangered primate (灵长类的) species, are found only in the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. To preserve the tropical rainforest ecosystem, the people in the core area moved out to leave an undisturbed environment for ecological restoration.
Wuyishan National Park
UNESCO described Wuyi Mountains as the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in southeast China. It is a lotus land of rare wildlife, with many species only found in China. For the past one hundred years, biologists from China and abroad have researched and discovered more than 1, 000 new species in the mountains.
28．In which park can you see glaciers and snow mountains
A．The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park. B．Sanjiangyuan National Park.
C．The Giant Panda National Park. D．Wuyishan National Park.
29．What animals share the habitat with the pandas
A．Blue sheep B．The Amur leopard.
C．Black—crested gibbons. D．snub—nosed monkeys.
30．How did people protect the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park
A．They moved away from their original living places.
B．They defended the animal—farming areas.
C．They set up areas for animals to walk around freely.
D．They helped scientists research and discover new species.
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（2022·广东深圳·二模）Wang Shuang was just five when her parents divorced, dropped her at her uncle's and left. Football, as it often is, became an escape.
At seven, she was spotted by coach Xu Yilong, who found Wang quick in her playful behaviour. As the only girl in the boys' team, Wang's performances were impressive, earning her the nickname “Iron Girl. ” And soon, she sensed the sport's power. Football allowed her to “release herself" and realize “whatever happens, football never leaves you alone. ”
However, life was never smooth sailing. The constant jibes(嘲讽)from some people, who always tried to push her down and destroy her hopes, affected her so deeply that she lost confidence. “They were saying I had no talent at all. Gradually, I felt really so. ”Wang once wrote. But never did she stop playing. When she was called up to the national team, aged 17, Wang thought, “Me Are you sure ” When a world-famous club wanted to sign her, she was “excited that an excellent coach thought I was good. ” It was only then that she felt confident in her abilities. “I felt recognized. Perhaps I had a bit of talent after all. ”
Not any “bit of talent”; the genius is praised as China's once-in-a-generation player.
China is a pioneer of women's football in Asia and has won the continental championship eight times, including seven straight titles between 1986 and 1999. That was their golden age. Gradually, though, the dynasty declined. It is hoped that Wang will inspire the women's football of the country to its former height.
Coaches are almost always hesitant to speak about individual players. But when coach Shui was asked about Wang before the match against Vietnam, she couldn't stop mentioning her influence on the team. Unfailingly performing on the big stage, Wang did not let her team down. When they lacked a quality ball, she delivered two high assists that finally led her team into the last-four clash (四分之一决赛).
“Nobody knows how hard it was, ” declared Wang after the match. “We overcame difficulties. We also showed our strong spiritual power. I am proud of my team. ”
1．What can we infer about Wang from the second paragraph
A．She earned a living on her own.
B．She was released from the team.
C．She was laughed at by the boys.
D．She found a sense of belonging.
2．How did Wang regain faith in her abilities
A．By winning recognition.
B．By obtaining inspiration.
C．By playing in the national team.
D．By ignoring other people's jibes.
3．Which would best describe coach Shui's attitude to Wang
A．Conservative. B．Contradictory.
C．Favourable. D．Demanding.
4．What's the best title for the text
A．Wang Shuang: A Steel Rose
B．Wang Shuang: A Child Genius
C．WangShuang: A Football Pioneer
D．Wang Shuang: A Golden Age Creator
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（2022·河南·平顶山市第一高级中学模拟预测）Back in September, I took a small team from Motor Trend to see the Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla told us that we were the first outsiders, and the only newspaper to see the vehicle. So it’s fun for me to disclose how some of us reacted after seeing it for the first time.
Christian Seabaugh, Kim Reynolds, Mark Williams, Sean Holman, and I spent hours with the Tesla’s design team on a warm Friday afternoon, at Tesla’s design studio in Hawthorne, California.
When we left the studio and walked back to our car at the parking lot, everyone was quiet, lost in thought. We remained absolutely silent until we pulled out onto a busy street and saw regular cars and trucks, in traffic.
I was the first one to break the ice, “Can you imagine how crazy it will look when that truck is on the road, with regular cars ”
And with that, my colleagues unburdened themselves. Here are some choice thoughts.
“As a traditional truck person, I was dumbstruck when I walked in. What is that Origami A military vehicle or SUV I wonder how will you see out of it Wait, where’s the bed I am still too surprised to think. I need a shower, a cigarette or a nap, in no particular order,” said Sean Holman.
“My first thought after entering the design studio was that the only thing missing in the space was anything remotely looking like what I would consider a Tesla truck. Nothing else but the military-styled video game concept in the center of the floor, “ said Mark Williams.
“I’m impressed by how far Tesla was willing to go away from their existing design language. It is a high-risk design. It will dominate the conversation when it appears, and get good presale orders, but I wonder for how long ” said Kim Reynolds.
”When I first looked at the Tesla truck, my first thought was that I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Are they images! Wow, it’s really beautiful,“ said Christian Seabaugh.
What is your reaction to Tesla’s Cybertruck Love it Hate it Will you buy it
5．Which of the following best explains ”dumbstruck" underlined in paragraph 6
A．Shocked. B．Scared. C．Worried D．Excited.
6．What does the Tesla Cybertruck most probably look like
A．An ugly toy. B．A military car.
C．A traditional truck. D．A foldable bed.
7．What does Christian Seabaugh think of the truck
A．Amazing. B．Ugly. C．Unpractical. D．Powerful.
8．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．The Investment Risks in Tesla B．Our First Impressions of Cybertruck
C．My First Visit to Tesla’s Design Studio D．The Design Problems With Cybertruck
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（2022·浙江省长兴中学模拟预测）Many of China’s ancient architectural treasures smashed to dust before Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng began documenting them in the 1930s. The husband and wife team were among the first preservationists to operate in China, and by far the best known. Their efforts have since inspired generations of people to speak out for architecture threatened by the rush toward development.
Becoming China’s best architectural historians was no easy accomplishment. The buildings they wanted to save were centuries old located in distant parts of the country. In many cases, they had to journey through dangerous conditions in the Chinese countryside to reach them. Exploring China’s remote areas during the 1930s meant traveling muddy, poorly maintained roads by mule (骡子) or on foot. Inns were often dirty, food could be polluted, and there was always risk or violence from rebels, soldiers and robbers.
Their greatest discovery was the Temple of Buddha’s Light, in Wutai County, Shanxi Province. The breathtaking wooden temple was built in 857 A．D．, making it the oldest building known in China at the time.
Liang and Lin crawled into the temple’s most forbidding, forgotten areas to determine its age, including one hideaway inhibited by thousands of bats and millions of bedbugs, covered in dust and littered with dead bats. “In complete darkness and among the awful smell, hardly breathing, with thick masks covering our noses and mouths, we measured, drew, and photographed with flashlights for several hours. When at last we came out to take a breath of fresh air, we found hundreds of bedbugs in our bag. We ourselves had been badly bitten. Yet the importance and unexpectedness of our find made those the happiest hours of my years hunting for ancient architecture.” Liand wrote of the experience in an account included in “Liang and Lin; Partners in Exploring China’s Architectual Past.”
9．On their way to the ancient buildings, what kind of difficulties and risks do Liang and Lin face
A．Poor accommodations and personal security.
B．Poor accommodations and smelly areas.
C．Broken vehicles and violence from robbers.
D．Broken vehicles and muddy roads.
10．Liang and Lin raised public awareness of ______.
A．documenting smashed historical buildings
B．rebuilding historically valuable buildings
C．saving the oldest temples in China
D．protecting historical buildings.
11．Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A．Creativeness results in discovery
B．Difficulty produces achievement
C．Efforts contribute to happiness
D．Responsibilities contribute to development
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（2022·四川·成都市第二十中学校三模）17-year-old Mariella has dual (双) citizenship between the U.S. and the U.K.
At the start of COVID-19, she happened to be in New York, and couldn’t leave due to travel restrictions.Getting up at dawn to go to online school back in England meant she had abundant time for her own use in the afternoons, then she began learning American Sign Language (ASL).The teen thought seeing an ASL interpreter in action might help her learnfaster，but when she looked up movies and TV shows on streaming platforms, she discovered they didn’t use ASL interpreters.Mariella decided then and there to change that fact!
Seeking help from ASL teachers and the deaf community, she created Sign Up, an app that uses a simple Google Chrome extension.It adds an ASL interpreter to the corner of movies so people who are deaf can watch both at the same time.
The teen decided to focus her efforts first on the Disney + platform because that’s what she believes children watch the most. “My sister and I were its crazy movie watchers when we were younger, and I couldn’t imagine that not being a part of our childhood,” Mariella said.
With over 1,000 users in less than two weeks, the response has been nothing short of that. “I didn’t think it would take off so much,” Mariella said. “I thought maybe a couple dozen people would use it, but I’ve had 20, 000 hits on my website and just so many shares and likes. It’s just blown up in ways I didn’t think it would.”
To cover her development and hiring costs, she has started a GoFundMe campaign, which has raised nearly $1 ,000 of its $10,000 goal. Mariella plans to expand the app to include as many of the international sign languages as possible. “My hope is that we’ ll have a lot more movies interpreted-it’ll be on every platform,” she said.
12．What made Mariella learn ASL
A．Her dual citizenship. B．Her travel restrictions.
C．Her enough free time. D．Her need to study online.
13．What do we know about Mariella
A．She was once a huge Disney fan. B．She suffered hearing loss as a kid.
C．She’s earned much from SignUp. D．She’s living in a deaf community.
14．What does Mariella think of the SignUp users’ responses
A．Unreal. B．Unexpected.
C．Unreasonable. D．Unsatisfactory.
15．Which word best describes Mariella as the SignUp developer
A．Cautious. B．Demanding. C．Honest. D．Ambitious.
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（2022·广东韶关·二模）Days after Argentina canceled all international passenger flights to protect the country from the new coronavirus, Juan Manuel Ballestero began his journey home the only way possible: He stepped aboard his small sailboat for what turned out to be an 85-day voyage across the Atlantic.
The 47-year-old sailor could have stayed on the tiny Portuguese island of Porto Santo to survive the era of lockdowns and social distancing in a scenic place largely spared by the virus. But the idea of spending what he thought could be “the end of the world” away from his family, especially his father who was goon to turn 90, was unbearable.
“I didn’t want to stay like a coward on an island where there were no cases,” Mr. Ballestero said. “I wanted to do everything possible to return home. The most important thing for me was to be with my family.”
He bought his sailboat in 2017, hoping to travel around the world. “I wasn’t afraid, but I did have a lot of uncertainty,” he said. “It was very strange to sail in the middle of a pandemic with humanity teetering around me.”
Sailing can be lonely passion, and it was particularly so on this voyage for Mr. Ballestero. Despite the vastness of the ocean, Mr. Ballestero felt he was in isolation, imprisoned by an intense steam of not knowing what the future held. “I was locked up in my own freedom,” he recalled.
When he made it to his native Mar del Plata on June 17, he was shocked by the hero’s welcome he received. “Entering my port where my father had his sailboat, where he taught me so many things, where I learned how to sail and where all this originated, gave me the taste of a mission accomplished,” he said.
16．Why did Ballestero decide on his Trans-Atlantic sailing
A．To return home and see his family. B．To explore scenic places of the world.
C．To avoid being considered as a coward. D．To stay away from the new coronavirus.
17．How did Ballestero feel during the journey
A．Free and lonely. B．Frightened but proud.
C．Uncertain and isolated. D．Passionate but regretful.
18．What can be inferred about Ballestero from the last paragraph
A．His father was eager to welcome him home.
B．He gained a sense of achievement and belonging.
C．He completed the task and therefore became a hero.
D．His father gave him the inspiration to sail single-handed.
19．What might be a suitable title for the text
A．A History-making Sailor B．An Adventurous Experience
C．Sailing Solo to Reach Father D．Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
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（2022·河北·衡水市第二中学模拟预测）The poem When This is Over is now an educational tool which is studied like the works of Homer. Professional writer Laura Fanuc wrote the poem to cheer herself up. To her surprise, it went popular online. That’s the old news.
The new news is that the poem has become an education assignment for a humanities class in the South Bronx. It has inspired about 80 sixth graders to write their own version (版本).
The students are enrolled in the American Dream School, a charter school for English language learners and immigrant students. Teachers Daniel Zauderer and Niki DeGiorgio introduced their class to the poem, assigning them to study it with the aim of cultivating gratitude through poetry. These students stay at home with laptop computers, through which they connect with their classmates and teachers.
Fanuc’s poem is basically a list of everyday activities she can’t do because of social distancing, and that shall never take for granted again. It ends with an inspirational message of hope that we all will rise from this ordeal (磨难) to be better people.
The teachers challenged the students to brainstorm what they had taken for granted and what they hope people will learn, and to express themselves in a poem of their own. The class followed Fanuc is format (格式), reworking the poem. The students showed some love for DeGiorgio and Zauderer in their version of the poem, with the line: “Seeing my teachers face to face.”
“Working remotely during this pandemic is tough some days,” DeGiorgio said in a Face book post. “What brings me hope and joy is the beautiful hearts, minds and words of my students.”
20．What do we know about the poem
A．It was written by Homer.
B．It was published in the newspaper.
C．Many students were inspired by the poem.
D．The poem was translated into several languages.
21．Why did the two teachers introduce their students to the poem
A．The poem can develop students appreciation of poetry.
B．The poem can make students feel grateful.
C．The poem is easy for students to learn.
D．The poem expresses a feeling of warmth.
22．What does Laura Fanuc mainly write about in the poem
A．Her daily life.
B．The necessity of social distancing.
C．Daily activities that she can’t do now.
D．Some difficulties she met before.
23．How did the teachers feel when seeing the students version of the poem
A．Touched. B．Pessimistic. C．Thankful. D．Depressed.
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（2022·广东·二模）It was dark as Ibrahim Al Hussein came to. He couldn’t move and thick dust filled the air, blocking out all but a few small flames dancing close by. It was hard to breathe. Something wasn’t right and he could not feel his foot. As the smoke of the bombing cleared Al Hussein was saved but lost his lower right leg forever.
After several twists and turns, Al Hussein managed to escape from war-torn Syria to Athens, Greece. With no money left on him, he had to sleep on the streets and look for fruit in trees or eat grass from the park. Luckily, he later found work cleaning toilets at a local cafe. He worked every day of the week with no breaks and was proud to be supporting himself. But he was missing something—sport.
Al Hussein used to be a sportsman. As war broke out in Syria in 2011, all sports stadiums were forced to close, but now settled and safe in Athens, he was desperate to return to physical activity. In May, 2015, his prayers were answered. A swimming club gave him permission to train there.
“When I looked at the address I realised it was the Athens Aquatics Centre,” says Al Hussein, who, at the age of 16, had watched the 2004 Olympics unfold on a small TV in his cosy Syrian home. “Seeing those Olympics gave me motivation to do sport and although it was a flashback to the past, it was also a look to a better future because I had made it to the pool I’d watched and dreamt of swimming in.”
For much of 2015 he swam in the morning and then worked at the cafe until late in the evening. It was tough, but it worked for him and, in early 2016, he secured two medals at the Greek Para Swimming National Championships. People began to take note.
24．What caused Al Hussein to lose his lower right leg
A．A war. B．A fire. C．An illness. D．An accident.
25．What is the second paragraph mainly about
A．Why Al Hussein worked hard. B．How Al Hussein survived in Greece.
C．Why Al Hussein missed sport. D．How Al Hussein escaped from Syria.
26．What can be inferred about the Athens Aquatics Centre
A．It was forced to close in 2011. B．Al Hussein went there at age 16.
C．It used to be a swimming club. D．The 2004 Olympics were held there.
27．Which of the following can best describe Al Hussein
A．Independent but proud. B．Motivated but stubborn.
C．Ambitious and religious. D．Hardworking and optimistic
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（2022·辽宁·二模）When I was nine years old, I never dreamed that the small, quarter vending (自动售货) machine I owned would turn me into a small business owner and a college graduate.
Wanting to inspire a sense of entrepreneurship (企业家身份) and business in his daughter, my dad brought home a vending machine he had purchased from a friend. Setting it down in front of me in our living room, he asked — in all seriousness — “Do you want to start a business ”
I owned 15 vending machines by the time I left high school, with all of the profits going toward my college fund. In addition to being a great bonding experience for my family, I cannot tell you how many skills I learned from starting and growing my very own business that helped me gain responsibility.
Understanding both personal and professional finances is one of the most important life lessons to learn—the earlier, the better. I had to be fearless and confident — learning these skills at a young age saved me from speaking with difficulty through presentations later in prehending the ins and outs of your product and business shines through when speaking with customers and clients. Learning that not every experience in life leads to a “Well, You Tried” trophy (安慰奖励) taught me that rejection is hard, and it’s going to happen.
Throughout the unbelievable experience of running my own business at a young age (more stories to come), I learned valuable skills that have helped me in my job, school, and personal life. I believe in the value of customer service. I go after clients and opportunities and understand that sometimes thing don’t go my way.
With the help of my parents and customers who supported me, I grew up an entrepreneur with skills to keep for the rest of my life.
28．Why did the author’s dad give her a vending machine
A．To earn her college fund.
B．To solve his friend’s financial problem.
C．To raise her business and management awareness.
D．To let her know how hard it is for parents to earn money.
29．In what aspect does NOT the author benefit a lot from the vending machine
A．Earning college fees.
B．Making many friends.
C．Learning to take responsibilities.
D．Strengthening family relationships.
30．How many skills are mentioned in paragraph 4
A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.
31．What can we infer from the author’s experience in running vending machine
A．She learns how to spend money.
B．Those skills can only help her in her job.
C．She learns to seize the chance to make all things possible.
D．She knows it’s important to provide customers with satisfactory service.
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（2022·重庆南开中学模拟预测）For one hundred years, fashionable women around the world have applied Chanel No. 5 to their skin. The fragrance, which includes jasmine, rose and cedar, has remained popular through good and bad times despite many changes in fashion It is now the longest-selling perfume (香水) on the market.
Chanel No. 5’s designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was born in 1883 and grew up in rural France. Her mother died when she was only 12. After she grew up, she moved to Paris where she designed stylish clothes for women.
Upon becoming famous, Chanel became used to rubbing shoulders with wealthy men and women in fancy places. In 1921, she decided to create a perfume for her best clients. She said perfume “is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion... that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.” Chanel contacted a perfume maker named Ernest Beaux. He eventually produced ten fragrances numbered 1-5 and 20-24. Chanel chose number five, which named the perfume and became the first fragrance to feature the name of a fashion designer.
To celebrate, Chanel took Beaux and some friends out for dinner at a fancy restaurant. She sprayed Chanel No. 5 around the table, and every woman who walked past asked what the fragrance was. Their positive reactions confirmed Chanel’s intuition (直觉): the new perfume was going to be a hit.
Chanel described her perfume as “A perfume like nothing else. A woman's perfume, with the scent of a woman.” In a time when women faced many barriers to success, Chanel created a high-quality fragrance that has stood the test of time. It is still a staple in the fashion industry today.
32．The first Chanel No. 5 was intended for Gabrielle Chanel's ________.
A．colleagues B．customer C．partner D．mother
33．What does the underlined word in Para, 3 mean
A．Announces. B．Shortens. C．Replaces. D．Hides.
34．When the perfume was chosen, Chanel thought it would ________.
A．change the fashion industry B．last for a long time
C．make her famous D．get popular soon
35．Which can be the best title of the passage
A．The Legend of Chanel No. 5 B．Chanel No. 5, a Guide for Women
C．Gabrielle Chanel, a Woman of Wealth D．A Fashion Designer in Clothing Industry
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（2022·江西萍乡·二模）As a new teacher at Doull Elementary School in Denver, Kyle Schwartz designed a simple way to get to know her third graders, many of whom came from poorly - off homes. She asked them to complete the sentence “I wish my teacher knew...”
Their honest response gave the teacher a glimpse into her students' struggles. “I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading log is not signed because my mom is not around a lot.” wrote one student. “I wish my teacher knew how much I miss my dad. He was deported to Mexico when I was three years old.” wrote another.
One note that particularly stuck with Kyle was “I wish my teacher knew I don't have pencils at home to do my homework.”
That's the one she posted to Twitter in March with the title “Reality check” and the hashtag # I Wish My Teacher Knew. Over the next few months, tweets from eager teachers poured in.
“My students are silent as they write # I Wish My Teacher Knew letters to me,” wrote a teacher from Australia. “I'm nervous to read them.”
Other professionals followed suit. Vice Admiral William Lee of the U. S. Coast Guard held an “I wish my admiral knew...” session. A consultant of adolescents in Tennessee tried “I wish my doctor knew...” Advocacy groups used the pattern to shed light on how people cope with disease (“I wish people knew that diabetes..”).
“The results have been shocking,” says Kyle of the overwhelming response to her idea. “It speaks to the importance of giving other people a voice and really listening to them.”
36．Why did Kyle ask her students to complete the sentence “I wish my teacher knew...”
A．To test their English levels. B．To ask them to write letters to her.
C．To make friends with their parents. D．To know about their real family situation.
37．The underlined phrase “stuck with” is close to ________.
A．fooled B．defeated C．impressed D．amused
38．Why is I Wish My Teacher Knew so popular
A．It instructs others in many ways. B．It tells the way to cope with problems.
C．It gives shocking results of any survey. D．It shows the importance of listening to others.
39．What can be inferred from the text
A．The students took the Wish Notes seriously. B．Many of Kyle's students came from rich families.
C．Other professionals took the Wish example for fun. D．Teachers should help students realize their wishes.
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（2022·黑龙江·哈九中三模）I’ve had private health insurance my entire life. My parents were advocates of it and insisted I maintain my insurance after I left home. To be honest, I’d never really thought about it until I married and started a family of my own.
Pregnant with our first child, health insurance afforded me the doctor of my choice and a private room in the hospital of my choice. Many of my friends chose the public system and, although discharged from hospital (出院) much earlier, were provided daily home visits from a midwife (助产士) in the days following birth.
I’m happy to say all our babies were delivered safe and healthy. And while I have no regrets about “going private”, it wasn’t cheap despite my health insurance. My friends, on the other hand, paid nothing.
It wasn’t until my children turned one year old that I began to question whether health insurance was worth the monthly expense.
On the few occasions when the kids needed emergency care, we were referred to a new public hospital nearby and received first-class treatment. At that point we began to wonder if the money we were spending on private health cover could be better used elsewhere. Before I cancelled our insurance, though, I was diagnosed with cancer and that changed everything.
Thanks to my health insurance, the time between diagnosis and my first surgery was less than a week. I could recover in my own hospital room and know the team of specialists who were caring for me would be the same throughout my journey. Ten years later, they still are.
Other cancer survivors I’ve befriended along the way went public with their treatment and have no regrets either, which leads me to this conclusion: there’s no right or wrong when it comes to health insurance. I’ve kept it all these years because I like having peace of mind that my family will receive the treatment they need, when they need it. There are pros and cons for both, and only you can decide what best suits your situation.
40．What did the author think of private health insurance before her marriage
A．It wasn’t cheap. B．It was far from enough.
C．It didn’t affect her much. D．It indeed gave her peace of mind.
41．What happened to the author’s friends choosing the public system
A．They had harder deliveries. B．They spent less time in hospital.
C．They had weekly home visits from a midwife D．They were not well cared for after childbirth.
42．What did the author plan to do before she got cancer
A．Get money to cover medical expenses. B．Maintain her private health insurance.
C．Use her insurance money somewhere else. D．Do something to change the public system.
43．What’s the author’s attitude to insurance now
A．Choose your best fit. B．Buy private insurance if you can.
C．Keep both public and private insurance. D．Spend money carefully when it comes to insurance.
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28．D
29．C
30．B
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32．C
33．B
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6．C
7．A
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11．A
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25．D
26．C
27．A
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29．D
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13．A
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43．A
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（2022·江苏·南京市第一中学模拟预测）“Cleverness is a gift. Kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy — they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.” — Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most startups didn’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it will be an even better idea for someone e who doesn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but eventually, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
27．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore
A．The desire to follow his passion. B．The attraction of millions of titles.
C．The strong support of his wife. D．The increasing usage of the Internet.
28．What was the author’s situation before starting Amazon
A．He was a garage inventor. B．He was in search of a good job.
C．He was working at a bookstore. D．He was satisfied with his work.
29．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence
A．He would be very excited if he tried it out.
B．He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.
C．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind.
D．The decision not to try the bookstore would terrify him.
30．What is the best title for the text
A．Following My Passion B．We Are What We Choose
C．The Starting of Amazon D．Cleverness and Kindness
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（2022·广东惠州·一模）Few animals appear more affectionate than the black-browed albatross (信天翁). These large seabirds are socially monogamous (一夫一妻制的) and often mate for life, staying with the same partner with trust. But “divorce” is not unheard of. As is the case with other monogamous animals, a female albatross will leave a partnership that lacks breeding (繁殖) success.
Although “divorce” is natural among these birds, Ventura recently began noticing that its rates seemed to vary from year to year for the roughly 15,500 pairs of black-browed albatrosses breeding on New Island. “There were clearly years in which more pairs split up, compared with the previous years,” says Ventura, whose team combed through about 15 years of breeding data.
To investigate, the group focused on two environmental variables (变数) vital to the albatross: wind speed and sea-surface temperature. Each affects the birds in different ways. Higher winds make it easier for them to soar for greater distances to gather food. Increasing sea-surface temperatures, on the other hand, limit the nutrients available to the albatross by curbing the production of phytoplankton (浮游植物), which has huge effects on the rest of the marine food web. As a result, albatrosses must travel farther and struggle more to find enough food. This throws breeding schedules into disarray and increases stress levels among partnerships — both factors that can decrease breeding success.
And digging deeper, the team found that in warmer years female albatrosses were more likely to leave their mate even after successful breeding attempts. “Previous successful females are the ones that are most affected by this.” Ventura says. Ventura assumes that similar patterns may appear in other seabird populations and possibly among some monogamous mammals, highlighting a potentially overlooked consequence of climate change. “If you have a situation where increasing sea-surface temperature is leading to higher divorce rates, which reduces breeding success for the populations as a whole,” she says. “Ultimately you’re sending fewer albatrosses out into the world, and that’s going to impact the population more widely.”
31．What can we know about the albatross
A．They maintain a steady annual divorce rate.
B．Their relationship is dominated by the female.
C．They generally have strong loyalty to their mate.
D．Their breeding has decreased due to fading affection.
32．What was the team’s analysis based on
A．Previous researches. B．Food varieties.
C．Environmental effects. D．Sex differences.
33．What does the underlined word “disarray” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Disagreement. B．Chaos. C．Adaptation. D．Routine.
34．What does Ventura imply in the last paragraph
A．Species of different seabirds are in danger of extinction.
B．Climate change influences more species other than albatrosses.
C．Breeding success guarantees a stable partnership of albatrosses.
D．Other seabirds and mammals affect the population of albatrosses
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（2022·上海·模拟预测）BEIJING- Wang Yaping, a taikonaut onboard China’s space station core module (舱), offered people on Earth a zero-gravity musical performance on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The space show was shared via a video released at an annual TV gala for the festival celebration. In the video, Wang was seen floating in the space module while playing a guzheng, or Chinese zither. She played a segment of the popular Chinese folk song. “Jasmine Flower”.
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. People usually hang colorful lanterns, play riddle games and express their wishes and hopes for the future.
The crew members, who traveled to the space station core module on the Shenzhou-13 mission, kept some festive traditions alive as they continued to rotate around the mander Zhai Zhigang wrote riddles on red paper scrolls with a brush pen. He displayed the calligraphy together with taikonaut Ye Guangfu and extended festival greetings to the audience. They also sent blessing to athletes at the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics: “We hope that you all achieve success, gain friendship and harvest your best Olympic experience.”
The video of the space performance was received with much enthusiasm after it was shared on social media platforms. It drew nearly 2 million clicks in one hour after several national media outlets posted it on the Chinese micro-blogging site Sina Weibo. The Weibo account of Zhurong, China’s first rover on Mars, reposted the video, commenting, “The music was so beautiful, and it made me homesick, too.”
The Lantern Festival also marks the last day of the lunar New Year celebration. Though far from home, the festive sentiments in space are the same. The China Manned Space Agency released a video on social media platforms on Tuesday, showing that the taikonauts had decorated the orbiting core module with red lanterns, Chinese knots and paper- cutting decorations. Wearing new clothes, the trio (三人小组) enjoyed the traditions of eating dumplings and posting spring couplets on walls During the Chinese New Year holiday, they were also spotted watching the Winter Olympics and doing workouts in orbit.
5．How did the mass enjoy the musical performance according to the text
A．By watching a video posted online by Wang Yaping herself.
B．By watching a video coming from a TV gala.
C．By watching the Lantern Festival gala at the scene.
D．By logging on the Internet through computers.
6．What does the underlined word “rotate” mean according to the context
A．Access. B．Substitute. C．Circle. D．Launch.
7．What can we learn from the text
A．The video of the space performance became a great hit.
B．Zhai Zhigang showed the calligraphy on his own.
C．The Beijing Winter Olympics had come to an end when the astronauts sent their regards.
D．Wang Yaping shared puzzles on red paper scrolls.
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（2022·海南海口·模拟预测）There have been few precious positives during the COVID-19 pandemic but academies may have unearthed one: People look more attractive in protective masks.
Researchers at Cardiff University were surprised to find that both men and women were: judged to look better with a face covering hiding the lower half of their faces.
Dr Michael Lewis, a reader from Cardiff University’s school of psychology and an expert in faces, said research carried out before the pandemic had found that medical face masks reduced attractiveness because they were associated with disease or illness.
“We wanted to test whether the idea had changed since face coverings became common and understand whether the type of mask had any effect,” he said.
“Our study suggests faces are considered more attractive when covered by medical face masks. This may be because we’re used to healthcare workers wearing blue masks and now we associate these with people in caring or medical professions. At a time when we feel weak, we may find the wearing of medical masks makes us feel less worried or frightened and so we feel more positive towards the wearer.”
The first part of the research was carried out in February 2021. Forty-three women were asked to rate on a scale of one to ten the attractiveness of images of male faces without a mask, wearing a plain cloth mask, a blue medical face mask, and holding a plain black book covering the area a face mask would hide.
The participants said those wearing a cloth mask were significantly more attractive than the ones with no masks or whose faces were partly obscured (掩盖) by the book. But the medical face mask—which was just a normal, disposable kind—made the wearer look even better.
“The results run counter to the pre-pandemic research where it was thought that masks made people think about disease and that the person should be avoided.” said Lewis. “The pandemic has changed our psychology in how we view the wearers of masks. When we see someone wearing a mask we no longer think ‘that person has a disease, and I need to stay away’.”
8．What was people’s attitude to wearing a mask before the pandemic
A．Doubtful. B．Favourable. C．Confused. D．Negative.
9．What can wearing a mask offer us according to the new study
A．A sense of pride. B．A sense of safety.
C．A decrease in confidence. D．An improvement in health condition.
10．Which of the following makes us most attractive according to the research
A．Leaving the face uncovered. B．Wearing a plain cloth mask.
C．Wearing a blue medical mask. D．Hiding the face partly with a book.
11．What does the underlined phrase “run counter to” in the last paragraph probably mean
A．Be contrary to. B．Be similar to. C．Be consistent with. D．Be based on.
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（2022·江西·二模）At most schools in the U. S., it’s customary to have a cheer squad (啦啦队) to support athletics. Cheerleaders drum up excitement before games, put on jaw—dropping routines at games, and provide support on the sidelines of most events. But students who participate in performing and visual arts seldom receive the same displays of support as athletes do. A group of students at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, decided to change that fact by creating a cheer squad just for the arts.
Their school’s athletics cheer squad is called the Bruin Crazies, so they named their artistic cheer squad the Bruin Classies! This is a new brand with which they could create something for all of the arts, whether it is band, dance show, photography and art galleries—to give them some publicity and cheer them on.
Classies wear a “uniform” of bow ties to indicate the “sense of class”artistic efforts bring their school. They carry around signs to advertise the upcoming play, musical, or dance performance. Hoping to drum up ticket sales, they encourage their fellow students to come out to support the hard work of others. They also attend performances and displays at school to cheer their classmates on.
After years of discussion to make a cheer squad for the arts, this is the first time they’ve been able to pull it off. More than 90 students have already signed up to be a Bruin Classy! “The students have poured their time and energy into their arts, and it is worthy to be celebrated. ”Caleb Stay, the cheer squad leader, said, “If you worked really hard on something and no one showed up, it would be disappointing. We just want to make sure that no one feels that way. ”
This is such an amazing idea! We can’t believe no one has come up with it before, but hopefully these thoughtful teens have started a new trend to support the arts in other schools, too.
12．Why did the students in Mountain View high school set up the Bruin Classies
A．To support the arts in their schoo1. B．To compete with the Bruin Crazies.
C．To participate in the art performing. D．To cheer the athletes on in the games.
13．How do Classies make the art performances appealing to students at school
A．By offering free tickets to students.
B．By popularizing the art performances.
C．By inviting students to attend performances.
D．By wearing a special uniform for art festivals.
14．What can be inferred from Caleb Stay’s words
A．More students will sign up the Bruin Classy.
B．Few students like to attend the art performance.
C．The artistic cheer squad will become a new trend.
D．The students’artistic efforts deserve to be admired.
15．What is the best title of the text
A．Move over, “Crazies,” the “Classies” are here
B．“Crazies” keep up, never give in to “Classies”
C．The Bruin Crazies, a “uniform” of bow ties
D．The Bruin Crazies, a big hit in Orem, Utah
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（2022·江西·二模）Electricity has started flowing from the Hornsea 2 wind farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm when it is complete. Located in the ocean off the UK’s east coast, it is unlikely to hold the title long, however. The expansion of onshore wind has flattened out, but offshore is in the rapid growth phase,and some huge projects are under development and consideration.
When complete, Hornsea 2 will consist of 165 wind turbines (涡轮机), each with a peak capacity of 8 MW. At 1,320 MW, Hornsea 2 will take the title of world’s largest from the neighboring Homsea 1, which has smaller but more numerous turbines, for a total capacity of 1,218 MW.
The project came in the fortuitous-timing. The possibility that limitations in gas supply and a cold winter could seriously disturb electricity networks in the UK, causing anxiety for months. Even a small part of Hornsea’s eventual production will help reduce that danger. On its first morning, it contributed to almost 50 percent of Britain’s electricity.
Meanwhile, the development coincides (类似) with China’s largest offshore wind farm, Jiangsu Qidong, which reached full operation a day later. At a total of 802 MW, Jiangsu Qidong is behind either Hornsea stage, but it is twice the size of the existing offshore wind farm outside Europe. North American wind farms usually standardize with a single size of turbine, but Jiangsu Qidong uses seven models.
Neither Hornsea nor Jiangsu Qidong compares to the giant wind farms being developed by Denmark and South Korea,and the more potential giant off Iceland. Even before those come to fruition, Hornsea’s third stage—with 2,400 MW soon to start construction—will leave them well behind.
Even with operations beginning at these wind farms,offshore wind accounts for less than 10 percent of global wind production. It’s also currently more expensive. However, prices are falling faster for offshore, as turbines get larger and experience grows. It is anticipated that the next round of UK wind farms, instead of requiring subsidies (补贴), will return money to the public.
16．What is Britain trying to do to provide more energy recently
A．Expand more onshore wind power farms.
B．Produce more electricity from fossil fuels.
C．Develop wind power from the land to the sea.
D．Build the world’s largest turbine off the coast.
17．What does the words “in the fortuitous—timing” mean in paragraph 3
A．At a high speed. B．In a wide range.
C．At the right moment. D．Ahead of schedule.
18．How is the passage mainly developed
A．By making comparisons. B．By following time order.
C．By listing some statistics. D．By giving some examples.
19．What is the author’s attitude toward the offshore wind farms
A．Skeptical. B．Tolerant. C．Favorable. D．Objective.
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（2022·河南·华中师范大学附属息县高级中学模拟预测）Kids always have many doubts like: why do people have to die Are mistakes always bad Can you be happy and sad at the same time Children often say that they lie awake at night thinking about things like why the world has the colors as it does, the nature of time and whether dream are real. These are not the kinds of questions that can be answered by googling them or asking Siri.
When children raise these questions, adults tend to respond with explanations that try to resolve the issue, at least temporarily. It’s natural to attempt to comfort a kid who is feeling puzzled by the world. But simple explanations may not be what the child wants. Sometimes, kids simply want to talk about their questions and thoughts.
Most kids start wondering about big questions almost as soon as they learn to speak, and they continue to think about them throughout childhood. Being full of curiosity about things that most adults take for granted, children all over the world are wide open to the mysteries in human life. But as they get older, kids ask questions less and less.
While children do need adult help and guidance, parents don’t always have to be in position of the experts providing the answers. Thinking with children about their bigger questions can make way for a more mutual kind of interactions. Because these kinds of questions tend not to have settled and final answers, discussions about them allow parents and children to wonder together. In this way, adults feel less pressure to be the experts.
Most of children have few long-held assumptions about bigger questions. Kids often suggest original and creative ways of looking at them. Talking with kids about what they are thinking without always feeling compelled to offer answers can help them explore their own concerns and ideas.
20．How will adults probably react when kids ask questions according to the text
A．Attempt to raise their curiosity. B．Help surf the Internet for answers.
C．Give them simple explanations. D．Praise their courage and bravery.
21．What can we learn about kids’ asking questions from paragraph 3
A．It needs adults’ guidance.
B．It starts from a very young age.
C．It helps improve their academic performance.
D．It makes a difference to their speech.
22．Which can best replace the underlined word “compelled” in the last paragraph
A．Respected. B．Forced. C．Inspired. D．Convinced.
23．What does the text mainly discuss
A．Why children ask big questions. B．When parents join in kids’ questions.
C．How parents handle kids’ questions. D．What kinds of questions children raise.
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（2022·河南·华中师范大学附属息县高级中学模拟预测）Mice are at their best at night. But a new analysis suggests researchers often test the nightly creatures during the day—which could alter results and create variability across studies—if they record time-of-day information at all.
Of the 200 papers examined in the new study, more than half either failed to report the timing of behavioral testing or did so ambiguously. Only 20 percent reported nighttime testing. The analysis was published in Neuroscience &. Biobehavioral Reviews.
West Virginia University neuroscientist Randy Nelson, the study’s lead author, says this is likely a matter of human convenience. “It is easier to get students and techs to work during the day than at night,” Nelson says. But that convenience comes at a cost.
“Time of day not only impacts the intensity of many variables, including locomotor (运动) activity, aggressive behavior, and plasma hormone levels, but changes in those variables can only be observed during certain parts of the daytime,” says University of Wyoming behavioral neuroscientist William D．Todd. This means that “failing to report time of day of data collection and tests makes interpretation of results extremely difficult,” adds Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center staff scientist Natalia Machado. Neither Todd nor Machado was involved in the new study.
The study researchers say it is critical that scientists report the timing of their work and consider the fact that animals’ behavioral and physiological responses can vary with the hour. As a first step, Nelson says, “Taking care of time-of-day considerations seems like low-hanging fruit in terms of increasing behavioral neuroscience research reliability.”
University of Calgary psychologist Michael Antle, who was also not involved in the analysis, says such differences in how studies are run contribute to a “replication (复制) crisis” in science, with other laboratories unable to recreate study results. “Running a study at the wrong time,” he says, “could lead to us completely missing a finding altogether.”
24．Why is it rare to make nighttime tests
A．Because mice are inactive at night. B．Because it’s less convenient to people.
C．Because it costs more to test at night. D．Because the test effect is better in the day.
25．What is the text mainly about
A．Convenience of daytime research with mice. B．Reasons for scientific research with mice.
C．Different views on the research with mice. D．Drawbacks of daytime research with mice.
26．What is Michael Antle’s attitude towards daytime mouse research
A．Ambiguous. B．Objective. C．Disapproval. D．Positive.
27．Where is this text most likely from
A．A magazine. B．A textbook. C．A guidebook. D．A document.
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（2022·河南·华中师范大学附属息县高级中学模拟预测）China announced the establishment of the first—ever five national parks during the COP15 biodiversity summit.
Sanjiangyuan National Park
Located on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau, the Sanjiangyuan area is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze. Yellow and Lancang rivers, which help to raise billions of lives. The glaciers and snow mountains are beautiful and animals such as snow leopards and blue sheep are tough. In Sanjiangyuan National Park, ecological protection and development of animal—farming areas are carried out.
The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park
The Siberian tiger and the Amur leopard are endangered speciesunder global protection. The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park is important for the survival of these animals and restoring and keeping stable populations. Tigers and leopards can walk around freely in the mountains.
The Giant Panda National Park
The Giant Panda National Park on the borders of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces is home to 1, 339 wild pandas, 70 percent of China's total. As an umbrella species, countless creatures which share the habitat with the pandas also gain a better living environment. Rare animals such as golden snub-nosed monkeys and takins also thrive in the area.
Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park
Hainan black—crested gibbons, listed as the world’s most endangered primate (灵长类的) species, are found only in the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. To preserve the tropical rainforest ecosystem, the people in the core area moved out to leave an undisturbed environment for ecological restoration.
Wuyishan National Park
UNESCO described Wuyi Mountains as the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in southeast China. It is a lotus land of rare wildlife, with many species only found in China. For the past one hundred years, biologists from China and abroad have researched and discovered more than 1, 000 new species in the mountains.
28．In which park can you see glaciers and snow mountains
A．The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park. B．Sanjiangyuan National Park.
C．The Giant Panda National Park. D．Wuyishan National Park.
29．What animals share the habitat with the pandas
A．Blue sheep B．The Amur leopard.
C．Black—crested gibbons. D．snub—nosed monkeys.
30．How did people protect the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park
A．They moved away from their original living places.
B．They defended the animal—farming areas.
C．They set up areas for animals to walk around freely.
D．They helped scientists research and discover new species.
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（2022·广东深圳·二模）Wang Shuang was just five when her parents divorced, dropped her at her uncle's and left. Football, as it often is, became an escape.
At seven, she was spotted by coach Xu Yilong, who found Wang quick in her playful behaviour. As the only girl in the boys' team, Wang's performances were impressive, earning her the nickname “Iron Girl. ” And soon, she sensed the sport's power. Football allowed her to “release herself" and realize “whatever happens, football never leaves you alone. ”
However, life was never smooth sailing. The constant jibes(嘲讽)from some people, who always tried to push her down and destroy her hopes, affected her so deeply that she lost confidence. “They were saying I had no talent at all. Gradually, I felt really so. ”Wang once wrote. But never did she stop playing. When she was called up to the national team, aged 17, Wang thought, “Me Are you sure ” When a world-famous club wanted to sign her, she was “excited that an excellent coach thought I was good. ” It was only then that she felt confident in her abilities. “I felt recognized. Perhaps I had a bit of talent after all. ”
Not any “bit of talent”; the genius is praised as China's once-in-a-generation player.
China is a pioneer of women's football in Asia and has won the continental championship eight times, including seven straight titles between 1986 and 1999. That was their golden age. Gradually, though, the dynasty declined. It is hoped that Wang will inspire the women's football of the country to its former height.
Coaches are almost always hesitant to speak about individual players. But when coach Shui was asked about Wang before the match against Vietnam, she couldn't stop mentioning her influence on the team. Unfailingly performing on the big stage, Wang did not let her team down. When they lacked a quality ball, she delivered two high assists that finally led her team into the last-four clash (四分之一决赛).
“Nobody knows how hard it was, ” declared Wang after the match. “We overcame difficulties. We also showed our strong spiritual power. I am proud of my team. ”
1．What can we infer about Wang from the second paragraph
A．She earned a living on her own.
B．She was released from the team.
C．She was laughed at by the boys.
D．She found a sense of belonging.
2．How did Wang regain faith in her abilities
A．By winning recognition.
B．By obtaining inspiration.
C．By playing in the national team.
D．By ignoring other people's jibes.
3．Which would best describe coach Shui's attitude to Wang
A．Conservative. B．Contradictory.
C．Favourable. D．Demanding.
4．What's the best title for the text
A．Wang Shuang: A Steel Rose
B．Wang Shuang: A Child Genius
C．WangShuang: A Football Pioneer
D．Wang Shuang: A Golden Age Creator
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（2022·河南·平顶山市第一高级中学模拟预测）Back in September, I took a small team from Motor Trend to see the Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla told us that we were the first outsiders, and the only newspaper to see the vehicle. So it’s fun for me to disclose how some of us reacted after seeing it for the first time.
Christian Seabaugh, Kim Reynolds, Mark Williams, Sean Holman, and I spent hours with the Tesla’s design team on a warm Friday afternoon, at Tesla’s design studio in Hawthorne, California.
When we left the studio and walked back to our car at the parking lot, everyone was quiet, lost in thought. We remained absolutely silent until we pulled out onto a busy street and saw regular cars and trucks, in traffic.
I was the first one to break the ice, “Can you imagine how crazy it will look when that truck is on the road, with regular cars ”
And with that, my colleagues unburdened themselves. Here are some choice thoughts.
“As a traditional truck person, I was dumbstruck when I walked in. What is that Origami A military vehicle or SUV I wonder how will you see out of it Wait, where’s the bed I am still too surprised to think. I need a shower, a cigarette or a nap, in no particular order,” said Sean Holman.
“My first thought after entering the design studio was that the only thing missing in the space was anything remotely looking like what I would consider a Tesla truck. Nothing else but the military-styled video game concept in the center of the floor, “ said Mark Williams.
“I’m impressed by how far Tesla was willing to go away from their existing design language. It is a high-risk design. It will dominate the conversation when it appears, and get good presale orders, but I wonder for how long ” said Kim Reynolds.
”When I first looked at the Tesla truck, my first thought was that I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Are they images! Wow, it’s really beautiful,“ said Christian Seabaugh.
What is your reaction to Tesla’s Cybertruck Love it Hate it Will you buy it
5．Which of the following best explains ”dumbstruck" underlined in paragraph 6
A．Shocked. B．Scared. C．Worried D．Excited.
6．What does the Tesla Cybertruck most probably look like
A．An ugly toy. B．A military car.
C．A traditional truck. D．A foldable bed.
7．What does Christian Seabaugh think of the truck
A．Amazing. B．Ugly. C．Unpractical. D．Powerful.
8．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．The Investment Risks in Tesla B．Our First Impressions of Cybertruck
C．My First Visit to Tesla’s Design Studio D．The Design Problems With Cybertruck
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（2022·浙江省长兴中学模拟预测）Many of China’s ancient architectural treasures smashed to dust before Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng began documenting them in the 1930s. The husband and wife team were among the first preservationists to operate in China, and by far the best known. Their efforts have since inspired generations of people to speak out for architecture threatened by the rush toward development.
Becoming China’s best architectural historians was no easy accomplishment. The buildings they wanted to save were centuries old located in distant parts of the country. In many cases, they had to journey through dangerous conditions in the Chinese countryside to reach them. Exploring China’s remote areas during the 1930s meant traveling muddy, poorly maintained roads by mule (骡子) or on foot. Inns were often dirty, food could be polluted, and there was always risk or violence from rebels, soldiers and robbers.
Their greatest discovery was the Temple of Buddha’s Light, in Wutai County, Shanxi Province. The breathtaking wooden temple was built in 857 A．D．, making it the oldest building known in China at the time.
Liang and Lin crawled into the temple’s most forbidding, forgotten areas to determine its age, including one hideaway inhibited by thousands of bats and millions of bedbugs, covered in dust and littered with dead bats. “In complete darkness and among the awful smell, hardly breathing, with thick masks covering our noses and mouths, we measured, drew, and photographed with flashlights for several hours. When at last we came out to take a breath of fresh air, we found hundreds of bedbugs in our bag. We ourselves had been badly bitten. Yet the importance and unexpectedness of our find made those the happiest hours of my years hunting for ancient architecture.” Liand wrote of the experience in an account included in “Liang and Lin; Partners in Exploring China’s Architectual Past.”
9．On their way to the ancient buildings, what kind of difficulties and risks do Liang and Lin face
A．Poor accommodations and personal security.
B．Poor accommodations and smelly areas.
C．Broken vehicles and violence from robbers.
D．Broken vehicles and muddy roads.
10．Liang and Lin raised public awareness of ______.
A．documenting smashed historical buildings
B．rebuilding historically valuable buildings
C．saving the oldest temples in China
D．protecting historical buildings.
11．Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A．Creativeness results in discovery
B．Difficulty produces achievement
C．Efforts contribute to happiness
D．Responsibilities contribute to development
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（2022·四川·成都市第二十中学校三模）17-year-old Mariella has dual (双) citizenship between the U.S. and the U.K.
At the start of COVID-19, she happened to be in New York, and couldn’t leave due to travel restrictions.Getting up at dawn to go to online school back in England meant she had abundant time for her own use in the afternoons, then she began learning American Sign Language (ASL).The teen thought seeing an ASL interpreter in action might help her learnfaster，but when she looked up movies and TV shows on streaming platforms, she discovered they didn’t use ASL interpreters.Mariella decided then and there to change that fact!
Seeking help from ASL teachers and the deaf community, she created Sign Up, an app that uses a simple Google Chrome extension.It adds an ASL interpreter to the corner of movies so people who are deaf can watch both at the same time.
The teen decided to focus her efforts first on the Disney + platform because that’s what she believes children watch the most. “My sister and I were its crazy movie watchers when we were younger, and I couldn’t imagine that not being a part of our childhood,” Mariella said.
With over 1,000 users in less than two weeks, the response has been nothing short of that. “I didn’t think it would take off so much,” Mariella said. “I thought maybe a couple dozen people would use it, but I’ve had 20, 000 hits on my website and just so many shares and likes. It’s just blown up in ways I didn’t think it would.”
To cover her development and hiring costs, she has started a GoFundMe campaign, which has raised nearly $1 ,000 of its $10,000 goal. Mariella plans to expand the app to include as many of the international sign languages as possible. “My hope is that we’ ll have a lot more movies interpreted-it’ll be on every platform,” she said.
12．What made Mariella learn ASL
A．Her dual citizenship. B．Her travel restrictions.
C．Her enough free time. D．Her need to study online.
13．What do we know about Mariella
A．She was once a huge Disney fan. B．She suffered hearing loss as a kid.
C．She’s earned much from SignUp. D．She’s living in a deaf community.
14．What does Mariella think of the SignUp users’ responses
A．Unreal. B．Unexpected.
C．Unreasonable. D．Unsatisfactory.
15．Which word best describes Mariella as the SignUp developer
A．Cautious. B．Demanding. C．Honest. D．Ambitious.
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（2022·广东韶关·二模）Days after Argentina canceled all international passenger flights to protect the country from the new coronavirus, Juan Manuel Ballestero began his journey home the only way possible: He stepped aboard his small sailboat for what turned out to be an 85-day voyage across the Atlantic.
The 47-year-old sailor could have stayed on the tiny Portuguese island of Porto Santo to survive the era of lockdowns and social distancing in a scenic place largely spared by the virus. But the idea of spending what he thought could be “the end of the world” away from his family, especially his father who was goon to turn 90, was unbearable.
“I didn’t want to stay like a coward on an island where there were no cases,” Mr. Ballestero said. “I wanted to do everything possible to return home. The most important thing for me was to be with my family.”
He bought his sailboat in 2017, hoping to travel around the world. “I wasn’t afraid, but I did have a lot of uncertainty,” he said. “It was very strange to sail in the middle of a pandemic with humanity teetering around me.”
Sailing can be lonely passion, and it was particularly so on this voyage for Mr. Ballestero. Despite the vastness of the ocean, Mr. Ballestero felt he was in isolation, imprisoned by an intense steam of not knowing what the future held. “I was locked up in my own freedom,” he recalled.
When he made it to his native Mar del Plata on June 17, he was shocked by the hero’s welcome he received. “Entering my port where my father had his sailboat, where he taught me so many things, where I learned how to sail and where all this originated, gave me the taste of a mission accomplished,” he said.
16．Why did Ballestero decide on his Trans-Atlantic sailing
A．To return home and see his family. B．To explore scenic places of the world.
C．To avoid being considered as a coward. D．To stay away from the new coronavirus.
17．How did Ballestero feel during the journey
A．Free and lonely. B．Frightened but proud.
C．Uncertain and isolated. D．Passionate but regretful.
18．What can be inferred about Ballestero from the last paragraph
A．His father was eager to welcome him home.
B．He gained a sense of achievement and belonging.
C．He completed the task and therefore became a hero.
D．His father gave him the inspiration to sail single-handed.
19．What might be a suitable title for the text
A．A History-making Sailor B．An Adventurous Experience
C．Sailing Solo to Reach Father D．Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
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（2022·河北·衡水市第二中学模拟预测）The poem When This is Over is now an educational tool which is studied like the works of Homer. Professional writer Laura Fanuc wrote the poem to cheer herself up. To her surprise, it went popular online. That’s the old news.
The new news is that the poem has become an education assignment for a humanities class in the South Bronx. It has inspired about 80 sixth graders to write their own version (版本).
The students are enrolled in the American Dream School, a charter school for English language learners and immigrant students. Teachers Daniel Zauderer and Niki DeGiorgio introduced their class to the poem, assigning them to study it with the aim of cultivating gratitude through poetry. These students stay at home with laptop computers, through which they connect with their classmates and teachers.
Fanuc’s poem is basically a list of everyday activities she can’t do because of social distancing, and that shall never take for granted again. It ends with an inspirational message of hope that we all will rise from this ordeal (磨难) to be better people.
The teachers challenged the students to brainstorm what they had taken for granted and what they hope people will learn, and to express themselves in a poem of their own. The class followed Fanuc is format (格式), reworking the poem. The students showed some love for DeGiorgio and Zauderer in their version of the poem, with the line: “Seeing my teachers face to face.”
“Working remotely during this pandemic is tough some days,” DeGiorgio said in a Face book post. “What brings me hope and joy is the beautiful hearts, minds and words of my students.”
20．What do we know about the poem
A．It was written by Homer.
B．It was published in the newspaper.
C．Many students were inspired by the poem.
D．The poem was translated into several languages.
21．Why did the two teachers introduce their students to the poem
A．The poem can develop students appreciation of poetry.
B．The poem can make students feel grateful.
C．The poem is easy for students to learn.
D．The poem expresses a feeling of warmth.
22．What does Laura Fanuc mainly write about in the poem
A．Her daily life.
B．The necessity of social distancing.
C．Daily activities that she can’t do now.
D．Some difficulties she met before.
23．How did the teachers feel when seeing the students version of the poem
A．Touched. B．Pessimistic. C．Thankful. D．Depressed.
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（2022·广东·二模）It was dark as Ibrahim Al Hussein came to. He couldn’t move and thick dust filled the air, blocking out all but a few small flames dancing close by. It was hard to breathe. Something wasn’t right and he could not feel his foot. As the smoke of the bombing cleared Al Hussein was saved but lost his lower right leg forever.
After several twists and turns, Al Hussein managed to escape from war-torn Syria to Athens, Greece. With no money left on him, he had to sleep on the streets and look for fruit in trees or eat grass from the park. Luckily, he later found work cleaning toilets at a local cafe. He worked every day of the week with no breaks and was proud to be supporting himself. But he was missing something—sport.
Al Hussein used to be a sportsman. As war broke out in Syria in 2011, all sports stadiums were forced to close, but now settled and safe in Athens, he was desperate to return to physical activity. In May, 2015, his prayers were answered. A swimming club gave him permission to train there.
“When I looked at the address I realised it was the Athens Aquatics Centre,” says Al Hussein, who, at the age of 16, had watched the 2004 Olympics unfold on a small TV in his cosy Syrian home. “Seeing those Olympics gave me motivation to do sport and although it was a flashback to the past, it was also a look to a better future because I had made it to the pool I’d watched and dreamt of swimming in.”
For much of 2015 he swam in the morning and then worked at the cafe until late in the evening. It was tough, but it worked for him and, in early 2016, he secured two medals at the Greek Para Swimming National Championships. People began to take note.
24．What caused Al Hussein to lose his lower right leg
A．A war. B．A fire. C．An illness. D．An accident.
25．What is the second paragraph mainly about
A．Why Al Hussein worked hard. B．How Al Hussein survived in Greece.
C．Why Al Hussein missed sport. D．How Al Hussein escaped from Syria.
26．What can be inferred about the Athens Aquatics Centre
A．It was forced to close in 2011. B．Al Hussein went there at age 16.
C．It used to be a swimming club. D．The 2004 Olympics were held there.
27．Which of the following can best describe Al Hussein
A．Independent but proud. B．Motivated but stubborn.
C．Ambitious and religious. D．Hardworking and optimistic
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（2022·辽宁·二模）When I was nine years old, I never dreamed that the small, quarter vending (自动售货) machine I owned would turn me into a small business owner and a college graduate.
Wanting to inspire a sense of entrepreneurship (企业家身份) and business in his daughter, my dad brought home a vending machine he had purchased from a friend. Setting it down in front of me in our living room, he asked — in all seriousness — “Do you want to start a business ”
I owned 15 vending machines by the time I left high school, with all of the profits going toward my college fund. In addition to being a great bonding experience for my family, I cannot tell you how many skills I learned from starting and growing my very own business that helped me gain responsibility.
Understanding both personal and professional finances is one of the most important life lessons to learn—the earlier, the better. I had to be fearless and confident — learning these skills at a young age saved me from speaking with difficulty through presentations later in prehending the ins and outs of your product and business shines through when speaking with customers and clients. Learning that not every experience in life leads to a “Well, You Tried” trophy (安慰奖励) taught me that rejection is hard, and it’s going to happen.
Throughout the unbelievable experience of running my own business at a young age (more stories to come), I learned valuable skills that have helped me in my job, school, and personal life. I believe in the value of customer service. I go after clients and opportunities and understand that sometimes thing don’t go my way.
With the help of my parents and customers who supported me, I grew up an entrepreneur with skills to keep for the rest of my life.
28．Why did the author’s dad give her a vending machine
A．To earn her college fund.
B．To solve his friend’s financial problem.
C．To raise her business and management awareness.
D．To let her know how hard it is for parents to earn money.
29．In what aspect does NOT the author benefit a lot from the vending machine
A．Earning college fees.
B．Making many friends.
C．Learning to take responsibilities.
D．Strengthening family relationships.
30．How many skills are mentioned in paragraph 4
A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.
31．What can we infer from the author’s experience in running vending machine
A．She learns how to spend money.
B．Those skills can only help her in her job.
C．She learns to seize the chance to make all things possible.
D．She knows it’s important to provide customers with satisfactory service.
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（2022·重庆南开中学模拟预测）For one hundred years, fashionable women around the world have applied Chanel No. 5 to their skin. The fragrance, which includes jasmine, rose and cedar, has remained popular through good and bad times despite many changes in fashion It is now the longest-selling perfume (香水) on the market.
Chanel No. 5’s designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was born in 1883 and grew up in rural France. Her mother died when she was only 12. After she grew up, she moved to Paris where she designed stylish clothes for women.
Upon becoming famous, Chanel became used to rubbing shoulders with wealthy men and women in fancy places. In 1921, she decided to create a perfume for her best clients. She said perfume “is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion... that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.” Chanel contacted a perfume maker named Ernest Beaux. He eventually produced ten fragrances numbered 1-5 and 20-24. Chanel chose number five, which named the perfume and became the first fragrance to feature the name of a fashion designer.
To celebrate, Chanel took Beaux and some friends out for dinner at a fancy restaurant. She sprayed Chanel No. 5 around the table, and every woman who walked past asked what the fragrance was. Their positive reactions confirmed Chanel’s intuition (直觉): the new perfume was going to be a hit.
Chanel described her perfume as “A perfume like nothing else. A woman's perfume, with the scent of a woman.” In a time when women faced many barriers to success, Chanel created a high-quality fragrance that has stood the test of time. It is still a staple in the fashion industry today.
32．The first Chanel No. 5 was intended for Gabrielle Chanel's ________.
A．colleagues B．customer C．partner D．mother
33．What does the underlined word in Para, 3 mean
A．Announces. B．Shortens. C．Replaces. D．Hides.
34．When the perfume was chosen, Chanel thought it would ________.
A．change the fashion industry B．last for a long time
C．make her famous D．get popular soon
35．Which can be the best title of the passage
A．The Legend of Chanel No. 5 B．Chanel No. 5, a Guide for Women
C．Gabrielle Chanel, a Woman of Wealth D．A Fashion Designer in Clothing Industry
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（2022·江西萍乡·二模）As a new teacher at Doull Elementary School in Denver, Kyle Schwartz designed a simple way to get to know her third graders, many of whom came from poorly - off homes. She asked them to complete the sentence “I wish my teacher knew...”
Their honest response gave the teacher a glimpse into her students' struggles. “I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading log is not signed because my mom is not around a lot.” wrote one student. “I wish my teacher knew how much I miss my dad. He was deported to Mexico when I was three years old.” wrote another.
One note that particularly stuck with Kyle was “I wish my teacher knew I don't have pencils at home to do my homework.”
That's the one she posted to Twitter in March with the title “Reality check” and the hashtag # I Wish My Teacher Knew. Over the next few months, tweets from eager teachers poured in.
“My students are silent as they write # I Wish My Teacher Knew letters to me,” wrote a teacher from Australia. “I'm nervous to read them.”
Other professionals followed suit. Vice Admiral William Lee of the U. S. Coast Guard held an “I wish my admiral knew...” session. A consultant of adolescents in Tennessee tried “I wish my doctor knew...” Advocacy groups used the pattern to shed light on how people cope with disease (“I wish people knew that diabetes..”).
“The results have been shocking,” says Kyle of the overwhelming response to her idea. “It speaks to the importance of giving other people a voice and really listening to them.”
36．Why did Kyle ask her students to complete the sentence “I wish my teacher knew...”
A．To test their English levels. B．To ask them to write letters to her.
C．To make friends with their parents. D．To know about their real family situation.
37．The underlined phrase “stuck with” is close to ________.
A．fooled B．defeated C．impressed D．amused
38．Why is I Wish My Teacher Knew so popular
A．It instructs others in many ways. B．It tells the way to cope with problems.
C．It gives shocking results of any survey. D．It shows the importance of listening to others.
39．What can be inferred from the text
A．The students took the Wish Notes seriously. B．Many of Kyle's students came from rich families.
C．Other professionals took the Wish example for fun. D．Teachers should help students realize their wishes.
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（2022·黑龙江·哈九中三模）I’ve had private health insurance my entire life. My parents were advocates of it and insisted I maintain my insurance after I left home. To be honest, I’d never really thought about it until I married and started a family of my own.
Pregnant with our first child, health insurance afforded me the doctor of my choice and a private room in the hospital of my choice. Many of my friends chose the public system and, although discharged from hospital (出院) much earlier, were provided daily home visits from a midwife (助产士) in the days following birth.
I’m happy to say all our babies were delivered safe and healthy. And while I have no regrets about “going private”, it wasn’t cheap despite my health insurance. My friends, on the other hand, paid nothing.
It wasn’t until my children turned one year old that I began to question whether health insurance was worth the monthly expense.
On the few occasions when the kids needed emergency care, we were referred to a new public hospital nearby and received first-class treatment. At that point we began to wonder if the money we were spending on private health cover could be better used elsewhere. Before I cancelled our insurance, though, I was diagnosed with cancer and that changed everything.
Thanks to my health insurance, the time between diagnosis and my first surgery was less than a week. I could recover in my own hospital room and know the team of specialists who were caring for me would be the same throughout my journey. Ten years later, they still are.
Other cancer survivors I’ve befriended along the way went public with their treatment and have no regrets either, which leads me to this conclusion: there’s no right or wrong when it comes to health insurance. I’ve kept it all these years because I like having peace of mind that my family will receive the treatment they need, when they need it. There are pros and cons for both, and only you can decide what best suits your situation.
40．What did the author think of private health insurance before her marriage
A．It wasn’t cheap. B．It was far from enough.
C．It didn’t affect her much. D．It indeed gave her peace of mind.
41．What happened to the author’s friends choosing the public system
A．They had harder deliveries. B．They spent less time in hospital.
C．They had weekly home visits from a midwife D．They were not well cared for after childbirth.
42．What did the author plan to do before she got cancer
A．Get money to cover medical expenses. B．Maintain her private health insurance.
C．Use her insurance money somewhere else. D．Do something to change the public system.
43．What’s the author’s attitude to insurance now
A．Choose your best fit. B．Buy private insurance if you can.
C．Keep both public and private insurance. D．Spend money carefully when it comes to insurance.
专题21.答案
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27．D
28．D
29．C
30．B
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31．C
32．C
33．B
34．B
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5．B
6．C
7．A
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8．D
9．B
10．C
11．A
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12．A
13．B
14．D
15．A
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16．C
17．C
18．A
19．C
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20．C
21．B
22．B
23．C
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24．B
25．D
26．C
27．A
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28．B
29．D
30．A
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1．D
2．A
3．C
4．A
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5．A
6．B
7．A
8．B
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9．A
10．D
11．D
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12．C
13．A
14．B
15．D
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16．A
17．C
18．B
19．C
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20．C
21．B
22．C
23．A
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24．A
25．B
26．D
27．D
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28．C
29．B
30．A
31．D
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32．B
33．A
34．D
35．A
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36．D
37．C
38．D
39．A
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40．C
41．B
42．C
43．A
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