天津市滨海新区三年（2020-2022）高考英语模拟试题分题型分层汇编-03阅读理解（含答案）

天津市滨海新区三年（2020-2022）高考英语模拟试题分题型分层汇编-03阅读理解
一、阅读理解
（2022·天津滨海新·统考一模）A new year brings a new calendar of exhibitions and there are so many fantastic shows to get stuck into. Make seeing more art your new year’s resolution and start filling your diary with these unmissable exhibitions.
Calligraphic Awards
Lanting Xu, written by calligrapher Wang Xizhi in the mid-4th century, is considered one of the greatest pieces of Chinese calligraphy. It thereafter inspired the China Calligraphers Association to launch the China Calligraphy Lanting Awards, the country’s top awards for the creation of calligraphy. An exhibition now at the National Art Museum of China shows such handwritten pieces by 19 artists who have received Lanting's lifetime achievement awards. The exhibition runs until April 27.
9:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Mondays.
Refocusing on the Medium
Works by 17 trailblazers (先锋) in experimental video art from China, Japan and South Korea are being shown at Refocusing on the Medium: The Rise of East Asia Video Art, a survey exhibition at the Minsheng Art Museum. It is an unprecedented art exploration — how video is reshaping artistic creation since the 1960s. It takes viewers to the past and the frontiers of video art. The exhibition ends on May 8.
10:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Wednesdays.
Rebuilding Ideals
Yin Zhaoyang is a leading artist of his generation. He has developed a highly personalized approach to landscape painting, exploring the relations between individuals and society, history and the present. Rebuilding Ideals, an exhibition at the Tang Contemporary Art Museum, reviews Yin’s creation and methods of thinking over more than 20 years. The exhibition runs until May 5.
10:00 am-5:00 pm, closed on Fridays.
Reverse Reconstruction
Contemporary artist Yang Mushi is showing installations (设备) made between 2019 and 2022 at his fourth solo exhibition, Reverse Reconstruction, at Galerie Urs Meile. It shows Yang's continuous exploration of the presentations of materials, such as stainless steel, wood and plastics. His works examine the meanings of handwork and mass production that have reshaped people’s way of life. The exhibition runs until May 15.
11:00 am-6:30 pm, closed on Mondays.
1．What is the author’s writing purpose of the passage
A．To stress the importance of keeping an art diary.
B．To recommend several must-see art exhibitions.
C．To discuss why people should go to exhibitions.
D．To encourage readers to make new year’s resolution.
2．If you want to see Calligraphic Awards, you should try to avoid _________.
A．10:30 am on Sunday
B．11:00 am on Wednesday
C．2:30 pm on Monday
D．4:00 pm on Friday
3．Which of the following is True about Refocusing on the Medium
A．The exhibition will be in progress until May 8.
B．The exhibition is available throughout the week.
C．The exhibition merely features works by Chinese artists.
D．The exhibition has reshaped artistic creation since 1960s.
4．Where should you go if you are interested in production history
A．Galerie Urs Meile.
B．Minsheng Art Museum.
C．National Art Museum of China.
D．Tang Contemporary Art Museum.
5．In which section of the newspaper can you most possibly read the passage
A．Business.
B．Sports.
C．Culture.
D．Nature.
（2022·天津滨海新·统考一模）Courage is a highly admired virtue. When asked to describe courage, most people conjure up (脑中浮现) the image of an individual running into a burning building, or maybe a hero saving the world. But there's another form of bravery that's much more important because it comes up more often. It's called moral courage.
Moral courage is the ability that allows us to face our fears and to conquer our darkest fears. It’s the ability to face the future without knowing what is certain. It’s the ability to stand tall and confront those who oppose us, those who prevent us from realizing who we are and what we are. But most importantly, it’s the ability to stand up for what’s right, even though there are risks that stand in your way. Sara Anderson once said that "It takes great courage to faithfully follow what we know to be true."
The potential of showing moral courage has the power of changing the world. It was because of the moral courage that Mahatma Gandhi was able to make India free from British rule. He fought bravely against them without the use of any weapon by presenting great moral courage. In this way, he also became a great example for the people of the whole world. It is not that we remember Gandhi because of his body or beauty. We remember him because of the great ideas and principles of his life.
Moral courage is essential not only for a noble life, but a happy one. Without moral courage, we have no control over our lives. Our fears destroy our spirit and make us trapped in depression. Mark Twain said, “Courage is not the absence of fear but the resistance of fear, the mastery of fear.” If our fears cause us to lose confidence in the power of virtue, we will lose something very precious.
People with moral courage rarely get medals, but it is the best marker of true character and a virtue others can be proud of. We must try to develop the power of moral courage that will surely help in ending injustice and wrong and grant us a better world.
6．What is the main function of Paragraph 1
A．To make a comparison.
B．To propose a definition.
C．To introduce the subject.
D．To provide the background.
7．In the author’s view, moral courage is not _________.
A．the willingness to face and conquer fears
B．the capacity to stick to what is right
C．the ability to confront opponents
D．the desire to control whoever opposes you
8．What does the example of Mahatma Gandhi tell us
A．Moral courage can make a difference to the world.
B．Moral courage makes people faithfully follow the truth.
C．Moral courage is essential for leading a happy life.
D．Moral courage restricts great ideas and principles.
9．What can be inferred from Mark Twain’s words
A．Courage is being brave without any fear.
B．Courage is a spirit to overcome the fear.
C．Having a fear can limit our future lives.
D．Fear can stop us from achieving our goals.
10．What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph
A．To end injustice and wrong.
B．To pursue excellent virtues.
C．To strengthen moral courage.
D．To create a better world.
（2022·天津滨海新·统考一模）People who grow up outside of cities are better at finding their way around than urbanites, a large study on navigation suggests. The results, described online on March 30 in Nature, hint that learning to handle environmental complexity as a child strengthens mental muscles for spatial skills.
Nearly 400,000 people from 38 countries around the world played a video game called Sea Hero Quest, designed by scientists and game developers as a fun way to collect data about people’s brains. Players piloted a boat in search of various targets.
On average, people who said they had grown up outside of cities, where they would have probably encountered lots of complicated paths, were better at finding the targets than people who were raised in cities.
What’s more, the difference between city residents and outsiders was most obvious in countries where cities tend to have simple layouts (布局), such as Chicago with its streets laid out at 90-degree angles. The simpler the cities, the bigger the advantage for people from more rural areas, cognitive scientist Antoine Coutrot of CNRS and his colleagues report.
Still, from these video game data, scientists can’t definitively say that the childhood environment is behind the differences in navigation. But it’s possible. “As a kid, if you are exposed to a complex environment, you learn to find your way, and you develop the right cognitive processes to do so,” Coutrot says.
Other factors have been linked to navigational performance, including age, gender, education and even a superior sense of smell. Figuring out these details will give doctors a more precise baseline (基准) of a person’s navigational abilities. That, in turn, might help reveal when these skills weaken, as they do in early Alzheimer’s disease, for instance.
11．What does the underlined word “urbanites” in Paragraph 1 refer to
A．Those who live close to urban areas.
B．Those who are from rural areas.
C．Those who are raised in cities.
D．Those who long for urban life.
12．How did the researchers carry out the study
A．By playing a game called Sea Hero Quest.
B．By gathering data from the video game.
C．By recording electrical activities in brains.
D．By comparing various targets of the game.
13．What can we learn from Paragraph 3 and 4
A．City outsiders performed no better than city residents in the study.
B．Cities’ simple layouts gave city residents an advantage in the game.
C．There was no significant difference between city residents and outsiders.
D．The players’ performance had something to do with their earlier experience.
14．Which of the following may Coutrot agree with
A．Childhood surroundings might affect people’s navigational abilities.
B．Gender and education are key to developing navigational abilities.
C．A superior sense of smell bears no relation to navigational abilities.
D．The study of navigational abilities can help cure Alzheimer’s disease.
15．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage
A．How environment impacts early childhood development
B．Why is early childhood education important for our future
C．When is the best time to obtain your navigational skills
D．Where you grew up may shape your navigational skills
（2022·天津滨海新·统考一模）
For Mao Zhongwu, who was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the waist down in an accidental fall 16 years ago, sports have opened up a new world. The 37-year-old cross-country “sit-skier” collected one gold and two silver medals at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games — in men’s middle-distance, men’s sprint (短距离) and men’s long distance, respectively. “It was sports that made me come out of the lowest point in my life and changed me physically, mentally and spiritually,” Mao said.
Born and raised in Dalian, Liaoning province, Mao has been fond of sports since childhood. The accident changed everything. Paralysis ended his functional independence. He had to live under his mother’s care. For a long time, he felt ashamed and was unwilling to go out. In 2017, persuaded by his mother, he started to learn table tennis. Ten days later, he took part in a citywide competition and performed well.
Fan Yi, a coach from the sports department of Dalian’s service center for the disabled, picked Mao and brought him to the wheelchair racing team. Fan recalled that in the beginning Mao didn’t dare to talk with other people. But he gradually became cheerful and confident in training. Three years ago, Mao shifted to train for cross-country skiing. “As an older athlete, he recovers slowly. He persevered through willpower,” Fan said.
Mao said that when he decided to be a professional athlete, he told himself there was no turning back. “I have experienced the bitterness of life, and I know this is a rare opportunity that I must seize,” he said. Everyone’s body has its limits. When he was suffering through the period of tiredness caused by overtraining, he thought he was too old to compete in the Olympics. “But I never gave up. With the support of my team, I stepped toward my goals one by one,” he said. “Although I’m not young now, I will keep training and eye on more gold medals as long as I can.”
16．What can be inferred about Mao Zhongwu from the passage
A．He was paralyzed at the age of 16.
B．He won the gold medal in men’s sprint.
C．He was grateful for the accident.
D．He found new life in sports after the accident.
17．Why did Mao Zhongwu resist going out according to Paragraph 2
A．Because he felt embarrassed by his disability.
B．Because he preferred doing sports indoors.
C．Because he couldn’t go out without any assistance.
D．Because he suffered from depression and anxiety.
18．According to Fan Yi, the biggest challenge for Mao Zhongwu was _________.
A．his age
B．his poor mental state
C．the lack of confidence
D．the bitterness of his life
19．Which of the following can best describe Mao Zhongwu
A．Adventurous and creative.
B．Passionate and sympathetic.
C．Determined and persistent.
D．Intelligent and communicative.
20．What does the author mainly want to tell us in the passage
A．All good things come to an end.
B．Every man is the master of his fate.
C．One shouldn’t miss forest for the trees.
D．One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.
（2022·天津滨海新·天津市滨海新区大港油田实验中学校考模拟预测）The number of weather-related disasters has increased by five times over the past 50 years, the latest report by the World Meteorological (气象) Organization (WMO) said on September. However, thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of death from these hazards (危险) has been almost three times less.
According to the WMO, from 1970 to 2019, weather, climate and water hazards accounted for 50 percent of all disasters. Among the top 10 hazards that led to the largest loss of human life during this period were droughts, storms, floods and extreme temperatures. However, deaths fell from over 50, 000 in the 1970s to less than 20, 000 in the 2010s.
“Weather, climate and water extremes are increasing and will become more frequent and severe in many parts of the world as a result of climate change,” says WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.
“That means more heat waves, drought and forest fires such as those we have observed recently in Europe and North America. We have more water vapor in the atmosphere, which is worsening extreme rainfall and deadly flooding. The warming of the oceans has affected the frequency and area of existence of the most intense tropical storms.”
“Economic losses are increasing as exposure increases. But behind the statistics lies a message of hope. Improved multi-hazard early warning systems have led to a significant reduction in deaths. Quite simply, we are better than ever before at saving lives,” Taalas said.
21．What do we know from the first paragraph
A．Disasters connected with weather have gone up.
B．The number of weather-related disasters has decreased.
C．The number of deaths from hazards has been increasing.
D．Early warning systems have made disasters decline much.
22．What will happen according to Petteri Taalas
A．There will be more extreme weather.
B．Extreme rainfall will no longer exist.
C．Water vapor in the atmosphere will go down.
D．Humans will defeat extreme weather in the end.
23．What is hopeful behind the bad news
A．Improved warning systems will save economic losses.
B．Economic losses are going down as exposure increases.
C．More lives will be saved thanks to early warning systems.
D．Improved early warning systems will control extreme weather
24．Where may the text be taken from
A．A novel. B．A brochure. C．A magazine. D．A guideline.
（2022·天津滨海新·校联考模拟预测）My greatest regret in life is that I failed to tell my superb teachers how much they contributed to my early education.
Ruth Hammerman taught English to the eighth-graders. She was the first to show me the rules of what Evelyn Waugh called our “rich and delicate language.” She was a no-nonsense instructor. Unlike common teachers, she diagramed (用图表展示) sentences so we could know the grammar rules. She never seemed to be tired of the simple pleasures of sharing her learning.
Under her influence, I had the strong belief that language needs to be well-spoken and properly written. Yet over the years I never made the effort to find her and to express my thankfulness for what she did for me. Two years after being in her class, I began the study of Latin and French, and the foundation (基础) she provided in English grammar served me well. Sadly, I never looked back.
In high school I took advanced French in a class taught by Richard Miller, the finest teacher I have ever experienced at any level. Mr. Miller brought to his subject a surprisingly deep understanding and new analysis (分析). Reading “Phèdre”, Racine’s classic play, he asked us to note there were 1,654 lines in it, and then pointed out the care Racine devoted to structure. Years later I made the same point — giving Mr. Miller credit — in a college French class, and my professor was surprised by my understanding of the play. Mr. Miller taught us to enjoy literature with particular points of view. Yet I never made the effort in later years to tell him what he meant to me.
Mr. Miller is certainly long dead. If she is alive, Miss Hammerman would likely be in her 90s. In preparing this article, I tried to find her but was unsuccessful.
I am certain my act is common. People often forget to express love and thankfulness to their teachers. I ought to have told Miss Hammerman and Mr. Miller how much they did for me. I suppose they knew their work was effective because they believed in what they were doing. Now I appreciate how special they were.
25．What is the most beneficial part to the author in Miss Hammerman’s class
A．Grammar. B．Writing. C．Speaking. D．Reading.
26．What is special about Mr. Miller’s French class
A．He asked students to count lines.
B．He stressed the importance of play.
C．He analyzed literature in a new way.
D．He showed great devotion to students.
27．What does the underlined phrase “my act” in the last paragraph refer to
A．Preparing the article. B．Looking for the teachers.
C．Failing to thank teachers. D．Copying teachers’ points.
28．What best describes the two teachers according to the text
A．Creative. B．Frank. C．Humorous. D．Strict.
29．What is the author’s purpose of writing the text
A．To show love for French literature.
B．To explore the meaning of education.
C．To explain why teachers are important.
D．To share memories of the two teachers.
（2022·天津滨海新·校联考模拟预测）In times of economic crisis, Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won’t necessarily represent an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same.
We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses. By 1932, when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929. But this doesn’t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse (配偶) could manage alone.
Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households. Furthermore, the housing market meltdown (暴跌) will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.
After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities. A 1940 book “The Unemployed Man and His Family”, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job “with tireless search for work”. He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do.
The problem is that such an impulse (冲动, 推动力) is hard to sustain (维持). Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale (士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed (压垮, 击溃) their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.
Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.
Today’s economic crisis could well generate (产生) a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably (无法弥补地) ruined. So it’s only when the economy is healthy again that we’ll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.
30．In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to ________.
A．tear many troubled families apart
B．bring about a drop in the divorce rate
C．contribute to enduring family ties
D．cause a lot of conflicts in the family
31．In the Great Depression many unhappy couples chose to stick together because________.
A．starting a new family would be hard
B．they expected things would turn better
C．they wanted to better protect their kids
D．living separately would be too costly
32．In addition to job losses, what stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce
A．Mounting family debts. B．A sense of insecurity.
C．Falling housing prices. D．Difficulty in getting a loan.
33．What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some married couples
A．It will irreparably damage their relationship.
B．It will undermine (逐渐削弱) their mutual understanding.
C．It will help strengthen their emotional bonds.
D．It will force them to pull their efforts together.
34．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.
B．Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships.
C．A stable family is the best protection against poverty.
D．Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage.
（2022·天津滨海新·天津市滨海新区大港油田实验中学校考模拟预测）A small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for ten years or so.
It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas. Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…, spending money is nothing.
I felt too tired to think of any special gifts. Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets to protect their heads. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.
Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot potential, but losing like this could take the heart out of them." Justin loved kids—-all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That's when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to the inner-city church without leaving my name.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.
35．Justin hated Christmas because________.
A．he thought Christmas makes no sense
B．he had a hard time choosing gifts
C．he spent too much money buying gifts
D．he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree
36．We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church________.
A．were well dressed B．paid no attention to safety
C．feared Kevin's team D．couldn't afford helmets
37．Justin felt sad mainly because the youngsters in the other team________.
A．didn't wear any helmets
B．were dressed in worn-out shoes
C．may lose confidence completely
D．failed in the match against his son
38．The underlined that in the last paragraph refers to________.
A．what the writer had done B．the envelop on the tree
C．the note inside the envelop D．the gifts the writer sent to church
39．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage
A．A Church Gift B．A Special Note
C．A White Envelope D．A Christmas Card
（2022·天津滨海新·天津市滨海新区大港油田实验中学校考模拟预测）When you hear “I have a dream…”, one of the most famous speeches in human history, you’ll never have the idea how the audience on the scene were fueled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King. Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. Delivering this electrifying(震撼性的) message required emotional intelligence—the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions.
Emotional intelligence has been highly recommended by leaders, policymakers, and educators as the solution to a wide range of social problems. Emotional intelligence is important, but the uncontrolled enthusiasm has obscured (掩盖)a dark side. New evidence shows that when people sharpen their emotional skills, they become better at controlling others. When you’re good at controlling your own emotions, you can hide your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can motivate them to act against their own best interests.
Social scientists have begun to document this dark side of emotional intelligence. In a research led by University of Toronto professor Jochen Menges, when a leader gave an inspiring speech filled with emotion, the audience was less likely to scrutinize (细察) the message and remembered the content. Ironically(讽刺 的是), audience members were so moved by the speech that they claimed to recall more of it.
The authors call this the awestruck effect, but it might just as easily be described as the dumbstruck effect. One observer reflected that Hitler’s persuasive impact came from his ability to strategically express emotions—he would “tear open his heart”—and these emotions affected his followers to the point that they would “stop thinking critically and just emote.”
Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our abilities to reason. If their values are out of step with our own, the results can be destructive. New evidence suggests that when people have self-serving motives, emotional intelligence becomes a weapon for controlling others.
Throwing light on this dark side of emotional intelligence is one mission of a research team led by University College London professor Martin Kilduff. According to these experts, emotional intelligence helps people disguise (伪装) one set of emotions while expressing another for personal gain. Professor Kilduff’s team writes, “The strategic disguise of one’s own emotions and the controlling of others’ emotions for strategic ends are behaviors evident not only on Shakespeare’s stage but also in the offices and corridors where power and influence are traded.”
Of course, people aren’t always using emotional intelligence for nefarious ends. More often than not, high EQ is helpful in most aspects of our life. Emotional intelligence—like any skill—can be used for good or evil. So whether it is a gift or a curse lies in your hand.
40．Why does the author mention Martin Luther King, Jr
A．To honor the great leader for his courage.
B．To recommend his speech to other leaders.
C．To introduce the major topic to readers.
D．To advocate a society with fewer problems.
41．Which of the following belongs to a dark side of emotional intelligence
A．Developing the capability to control one’s own emotion.
B．Influencing people to do what brings disadvantages to them.
C．Appealing to the audience to concentrate and remember more.
D．Encouraging the moved audience to learn more of the speech.
42．What is the dumbstruck effect of Hitler’s emotional intelligence
A．His followers would tear open their hearts to him.
B．His followers would express emotions strategically.
C．His followers would lose the ability to reason properly.
D．His followers would develop the self-serving motives.
43．How do people use their emotional intelligence for personal gain
A．They disguise their true emotions and show another one.
B．They help their colleagues to build up confidence.
C．They present their strategic behaviors on the stage.
D．They lower their own dignity to gain popularity.
44．Which may mean the same as the underlined word in the last paragraph
A．Immoral. B．Unimportant. C．Illegal. D．Uncontrollable.
45．What would be the best title for the passage
A．The benefits of emotional intelligence.
B．The advantages and disadvantages of emotions.
C．The reasons for using emotional skills.
D．The dark side of emotional intelligence.
（2022·天津滨海新·校联考模拟预测）According to Guglielmo Cavallo and Roger Chartier, reading aloud was a common practice in the ancient world, the Middle Ages, and as late as the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Readers were “listeners attentive to a reading voice,” and “the text addressed to the ear as much as to the eye.” The significance of reading aloud continued well into the nineteenth century.
Using Charles Dickens’s nineteenth century as a point of departure, it would be useful to look at the familial and social uses of reading aloud and reflect on the functional change of the practice. Dickens habitually read his work to a domestic audience or friends. In his later years he also read to a broader public crowd. Chapters of reading aloud also abound in Dickens’s own literary works. More importantly, he took into consideration the Victorian practice when composing his prose, so much so that his writing is meant to be heard, not only read on the page.
Performing a literary text orally in a Victorian family is well documented. Apart from promoting a pleasant family relationship, reading aloud was also a means of protecting young people from the danger of solitary（孤独的）reading. Reading aloud was a tool for parental guidance. By means of reading aloud, parents could also introduce literature to their children, and as such the practice combined leisure and more serious purposes such as religious cultivation in the youths. Within the family, it was commonplace for the father to read aloud. Dickens read to his children: one of his surviving and often-reprinted photographs features him posing on a chair, reading to his two daughters.
Reading aloud in the nineteenth century was as much a class phenomenon as a family affair, which points to a widespread belief that Victorian readership primarily meant a middle-class readership. Those who fell outside this group tended to be overlooked by Victorian publishers. Despite this, Dickens, with his publishers Chapman and Hall, managed to distribute literary reading materials to people from different social classes by reducing the price of novels. This was also made possible with the technological and mechanical advances in printing and the spread of railway networks at the time.
Since the literacy level of this section of the population was still low before school attendance was made compulsory in 1870 by the Education Act a considerable number of people from lower classes would listen to recitals of texts. Dickens’s readers, who were from such social backgrounds, might have heard Dickens in this manner. Several biographers of Dickens also draw attention to the fact that it was typical for his texts to be read aloud in Victorian England, and thus literacy was not an obstacle for reading Dickens. Reading was no longer a chiefly closeted form of entertainment practiced by the middle class at home.
A working class home was in many ways not convenient for reading: there were too many distractions, the lighting was bad, and the home was also often half a workhouse. As a result, the Victorians from the non-middle classes tended to find relaxation outside the home such as in parks and squares, which were ideal places for the public to go while away their limited leisure time. Reading aloud, in particular public reading, to some extent blurred the distinctions between classes. The Victorian middle class defined its identity through differences with other classes. Dickens’s popularity among readers from the non-middle classes contributed to the creation of a new class of readers who read through listening.
Different readers of Dickens were not reading solitarily and “jealously,” to use Walter Benjamin’s term. Instead, they often enjoyed a more communal experience, an experience that is generally lacking in today’s world. Modern audiobooks can be considered a contemporary version of the practice. However, while the twentieth and twentieth-first-century trend for individuals to listen to audiobooks keeps some characteristics of traditional reading aloud—such as “listeners attentive to a reading voice” and the ear being the focus—it is a far more solitary activity.
46．What does the author want to convey in Paragraph 1
A．The history of reading aloud.
B．The significance of reading aloud.
C．The development of reading practice.
D．The roles of readers in reading practice.
47．How did the practice of reading aloud influence Dickens’s works
A．He started to write for a broader public crowd.
B．He included more readable contents in his novels.
C．Scenes of reading aloud became common in his works.
D．His works were intended to be both heard and read.
48．How many benefits did reading aloud bring to a Victorian family
A．2. B．3.
C．4. D．5.
49．Where could a London steel worker possibly have gone to for reading
A．Working place. B．His/her own house.
C．Nearby bookstores. D．Trafalgar Square.
50．What change did reading aloud bring to Victorian society
A．Different classes started to appreciate and read literary works together.
B．People from lower social classes became accepted as middle-class.
C．The differences between classes grew less significant than before..
D．A non-class society in which everyone could read started to form.
51．What is likely to be discussed after the last paragraph
A．New reading trends for individuals.
B．The harm of modern audiobooks.
C．The material for modern reading.
D．Reading aloud in contemporary societies.
（2022·天津滨海新·天津市滨海新区大港油田实验中学校考模拟预测）Blind imitation (模仿) is self-destruction. To those who do not recognize their unique worth, imitation appears attractive; to those who know their strength, imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.
In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others. In the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.
Blessed is the person willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique. Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration not desperation. The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.
Study you role models, accept the gifts they have given, and leave behind what does not server you. Then you can say, “I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors’ tragedies and declare victory, and know that they are cheering on.”
52．Imitation proves useful when you .
A．know you are unique B．lose the balance of life
C．begin to learn something new D．get tired of routine practice
53．To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should .
A．forget daily fear and pain B．choose the right example
C．ask others for decisions D．stay away from stars
54．According to the author, the world moves on because of those who are .
A．desperate to influence others with their knowledge
B．ready to turn their original ideas into reality
C．eager to discover what their ancestors did
D．willing to accept others' ideas
55．The trouble a creator faces is .
A．the lack of strong motivation
B．the absence of practical ideas
C．how to search for more materials
D．how to use imagination creatively
56．What is the author's purpose in writing this passage
A．To highlight the importance of creatively.
B．To criticize the characters of role models.
C．To compare imitation with creation.
D．To explain the meaning of success.
（2022·天津滨海新·校联考模拟预测）Still seeking a destination for your weekend break There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.
King's Art Centre
A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend tees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.
You could attend a class teaching you how to 'learn from the masters' or get more creative with paint ---- free of charge.
The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.
The Botanic Garden
The Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.
The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.
Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.
The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called 'Hissing Sid' is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.
Byron's Pool
Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University, Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of "mess and drunkenness". However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his roans. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.
It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf- ----over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.
57．As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for_____.
A．attending the masters' class B．working with local artists
C．learning life drawing D．seeing an exhibition
58．"Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.
A．common insects B．impressive plants
C．rarely-seen snakes D．wildlife-enthusiasts
59．We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.
A．to fear pet bears B．to like walking
C．to be a heavy drinker D．to finish university in 1805
60．In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake_____.
A．surrounded by fields
B．owned by Lord Byron
C．located in Grantchester
D．discovered by Virginia Woolf
61．What is the passage mainly about
A．Some places for weekend break
B．A way to become creative in art.
C．The colourful life in the countryside.
D．Unknown stories of Cambridge University.
（2021·天津滨海新·统考三模）Should we focus on our goal, or on the process
What happened to Brenda Martinez, a US Olympic runner, may provide us with the answer. She lost her balance in the 800m race and failed to qualify for the Olympics. Focusing on everything that would give her another chance, she quickly let go of what happened in the 800m race and got back to her routine. A week later, she won the third place in the 1500m race to qualify for the Olympics in Rio. Instead of attaching herself to the goal of making the Olympic team, she concentrated on the process.
Generally, overemphasizing goals based on ultimate outcomes often leads to risk-taking, unethical （不道德的）behavior and reduced motivation. We see this happen in the real world all the time: someone becomes driven by the external rewards and recognition that he hopes accomplishing his goal will bring, and, in the worst case, he'll go to any extreme to achieve it such as taking harmful diet pills to lose weight or using banned drugs in a competition. These are all predictable side effects of overemphasizing goals.
Another danger of only focusing on goals is giving up all the merits after completing them. For example, some marathon runners experience what's called the "post-race blues". Achieving their goal may cause them to drop the good habits that got them there. Dieters often experience this in what's called "yo-yo dieting" — gaining all the weight back while resuming their bad habits after they drop down to a desired weight.
However, focusing on the process will help you to achieve little victories on your way to achieving long-term goals and leave you with a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, regardless of the ultimate outcome. It means breaking down a goal into little parts and concentrating on those parts. For Martinez, this meant not worrying about her bad luck in the 800m race, but rather ensuring she got in the right nutrition, sleep and workouts to give herself the best chance to run a good race in the 1500m race.
Therefore, after you set a goal, it's best to shift your focus from the goal itself to the process that gives you the best chance of achieving the goal, and to judge yourself based on how well you do in the process.
62．With a question at the beginning of the passage, the author intends to________.
A．enhance the persuasion
B．persuade readers to accept his views
C．provide convincing evidence
D．inspire readers to reflect on the topic
63．Brenda Martinez's example shows that________.
A．it is important to set big goals
B．failure is the mother of success
C．focusing on the process can lead to success
D．opportunity favors the prepared mind
64．What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3 and 4
A．Giving too much attention to goals can bring about harmful effects.
B．Post-race blues is sure to happen after a marathon race.
C．In order to achieve the goals people can adopt aggressive behavior.
D．It is normal to feel down after achieving the goal.
65．According to the author, what benefits can we obtain by focusing on the process
A．Avoiding failure during the process.
B．Gaining a sense of satisfaction by achieving small targets.
C．Reducing some unpredictable risk.
D．Ensuring enough sleep and good mood.
66．In the passage, the author suggests that we should________.
A．ignore the bad effects of overemphasizing goals
B．move forward without motivation
C．divide a big goal into smaller pieces and concentrate on process
D．concentrate on our goals rather than the process
（2021·天津滨海新·统考三模）Although we have had robots in factories for decades, getting them to leave the shop-floor has been no easy task. In manufacturing plants, they carry out pre-set, repetitive tasks all day and night. But if they step outside, they are unable to deal with the chaos of the real world. It is where orders and routines are gone. Even the simplest of tasks are complicated by the unpredictability and vagueness of human interaction.
Today the scientists are creating systems that possess learning abilities and are able to operate both at homes and in workplaces. The Austin team at the University of Texas is inserting artificial intelligence (AI) into its machines, setting itself the challenge of bringing robots out of their comfort zone and into our “messy” world.
With laptops on motorized bases, those robots wander through the lab slowly. They are the researchers' Building Wide Intelligence Project (BWIP). Currently, they are learning their way around the place. So far they have learned how to avoid bumping into stuff. But greater things are planned for them. The goal is for them to be able to carry out simple instructions like finding a colleague or locating and bringing over a piece of equipment. But that is easier said than done.
They need to be able to recognize objects and people. They also need to understand rather than recognize human speech. There is a difference. The latter involves having a limited number of voice commands pre-programmed into them. But understanding requires context and meaning.
This can only be achieved by using AI techniques which involve the robot asking questions to help it understand what certain words mean. The researcher leading the project is a linguist, Dr. Jesse Thompson. He has restricted the number of questions those robots can ask to just five. Why so few
He explains that the robots can become irritating with their questions. They would ask the researchers forever like a small child. Indeed, when Jesse teaches one of the robots, it seems like he is talking to a baby. His colleague, Dr. Andrea Thomas, wants them to know when it is appropriate to approach a human and start up a conversation.
The kinds of robots in films are still in the (范围) of science fiction. But with rapid developments in AI, it won't be long before they become part of our everyday life.
67．The underlined part in Paragraph 1 implies that ________.
A．few families are able to afford a robot
B．people know little about modem robots.
C．the functions of the robots stay limited
D．the robots on sale are mostly out of date
68．In the article our world is described as “messy” mainly because ________.
A．everything in the world keeps changing all the time
B．our world is out of order
C．a fictional world can never be trusted or depended on
D．human interaction is too complicated for robots to handle
69．What can we learn about the Austin team's AI robots from the article
A．One task for them to fulfill is to fetch the specified piece of equipment.
B．They just need a restricted number of voice commands pre-set into them.
C．They can become angry when being asked questions.
D．They are clever enough to start-up small talks appropriately.
70．What is the author, attitude towards the future of the AI robots
A．Ambiguous. B．Doubtful. C．Optimistic. D．Disappointed.
71．What could be the best title for the passage
A．Why robots are limited to workplaces
B．What happens when AI meets robots
C．How to teach a robot to recognize human speech
D．Where robots are widely used nowadays
（2021·天津滨海新·统考三模）As a young man, Ralph was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his eldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal (肠道的) disorder, neither Ralph nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the disease was actually acute appendicitis (阑尾炎) and the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Ralph's emotional health declined under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Ralph could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him as a way of reducing mental stress. As a result, Ralph became an alcoholic. As the alcoholism progressed, Ralph began to lose everything he possessed-his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Ralph died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Ralph's death, I reacted with the same contempt the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing material to show for it. "What a complete failure!" I thought, "What a totally wasted!"
As time went by, I began to reevaluate my earlier rash (草率的) judgment. You see, I knew Ralph's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with my children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to defend an alcoholic. One day I worked up my courage and decided to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by something," I said. "I know your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do so that you became such a special person "
Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Ralph came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love you, son.'"
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Ralph as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
72．What mainly caused the death of Ralph's eldest son
A．Alcoholism.
B．Mental stress.
C．Intestinal disorder.
D．Neglect of the seriousness of the disease.
73．What was the author's reaction on hearing the death of Ralph
A．She was shocked. B．She looked down upon Ralph.
C．She felt sad. D．She pretended to be indifferent.
74．What caused the author to reevaluate Ralph
A．That Ernie left home at 18.
B．That Ralph was the only person to raise Ernie.
C．That Ralph left nothing material behind for his son.
D．That Ernie turned out to be a loving and caring person.
75．What can be inferred from the passage
A．Ralph became an alcoholic just because of the death of his eldest son.
B．Ralph abandoned Ernie after his marriage ended in divorce.
C．Ernie left home at 18 due to Ralph's alcoholism.
D．Ernie has always held a reason to defend his father at heart.
76．Readers may find this story moving because ________.
A．it shows pity on the death of a young boy
B．it tells the story of a totally wasted life
C．it reveals a totally new interpretation of a father's deep love
D．it condemns an alcoholic father
（2021·天津滨海新·统考三模）Looking for charming summer celebrations Then forget parties in Los Angeles — California's small towns have some of the coolest festivals around.
Wanderlust Festival
If summer travel for you is more about the mountains than the beaches, go to the Wanderlust Festival near Lake Tahoe in late July, which is about yoga, music and so much more. There are guided sunset hikes, huge concerts, farm-to-table dinners, fitness lectures, and camping choices at a height of 8,200 feet. If yoga is your thing, you can choose from daily classes like paddle-board yoga, hip-hop yoga, and any other styles you can imagine.
Northern Nights Music Festival
If you love music festivals, the Northern Nights Music Festival in late July is your choice. In addition to electronic music, the festival has yoga classes, galleries, a campsite in the woods and a silent disco. But the best part has to be the lively stage set up next to the two big swimming holes where visitors float, dance, and play in the river all day. Don't forget yow sun cream.
Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapallooza
Mammoth Lakes, near Yosemite National Park, take this festival to a whole new level. Their four-day Beer and Bluesapallooza Festival in early August has more than 80 beer factories offering tastings and two stages of music with major blues performance. With daily festival buses, no-cash payment systems and local food vendors (小贩), this is a must-visit festival when traveling in California.
Ventura Surf Rodeo
It may not come as a surprise to see a surf festival on a list focused on California, but this one is a bit different: it's a surf rodeo (竞技表演).It's totally focused on fun. And competitors will be randomly given an old surfboard to see how long they can ride the biggest waves. If you prefer to stay on land, you'll be treated to live music, beer tasting, and different fun competitions.
77．What can visitors do when they attend Wanderlust Festival
A．Rent a surfboard and learn to surf.
B．Enjoy major blues performance.
C．Have a party at the campsite in the woods.
D．Go in for different yoga classes.
78．What can we learn about Northern Nights Music Festival
A．It is held in early August.
B．What attracts visitors most is the lively stage.
C．Visitors can attend lectures on fitness.
D．Sun cream is provided by the organizer.
79．According to the writer, Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapallooza is featured by ________.
A．yoga classes and festival buses
B．local food and galleries
C．beer and blues
D．sunset hikes and campsite
80．At Ventura Surf Rodeo, people ________.
A．have to stay on land all day
B．can have fun both on water and land
C．can take free buses
D．have choices of different fitness classes
81．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To tell the history of California.
B．To recommend parties in Los Angeles to visitors.
C．To introduce California's four coolest small town festivals.
D．To explain some traveling tips.
（2020·天津滨海新·天津市滨海新区塘沽第一中学校考一模）The AlphaGo program’s victory is an example of how smart computers have become.
But can artificial intelligence (AI) machines act ethically, meaning can they be honest and fair
One example of AI is driverless cars. They are already on California roads, so it is not too soon to ask whether we can program a machine to act ethically. As driverless cars improve, they will save lives. They will make fewer mistakes than human drivers do. Sometimes, however, they will face a choice between lives. Should the cars be programmed to avoid hitting a child running across the road, even if that will put their passengers at risk What about making a sudden turn to avoid a dog What if the only risk is damage to the car itself, not to the passengers
Perhaps there will be lessons to learn from driverless cars, but they are not super-intelligent beings. Teaching ethics to a machine even more intelligent than we are will be the bigger challenge.
About the same time as AlphaGo’s triumph, Microsoft’s ‘chatbot’ took a bad turn. The software, named Taylor, was designed to answer messages from people aged 18-24. Taylor was supposed to be able to learn from the messages she received. She was designed to slowly improve her ability to handle conversations, but some people were teaching Taylor racist ideas. When she started saying nice things about Hitler, Microsoft turned her off and deleted her ugliest messages.
AlphaGo’s victory and Taylor’s defeat happened at about the same time. This should be a warning to us. It is one thing to use AI within a game with clear rules and clear goals. It is something very different to use AI in the real world. The unpredictability of the real world may bring to the surface a troubling software problem.
Eric Schmidt is one of the bosses of Google, which own AlphaGo. He thinks AI will be positive for humans. He said people will be the winner, whatever the outcome. Advances in AI will make human beings smarter, more able and “just better human beings.”
82．What does the author want to show with the example of AlphaGo’s victory
A．Computers will prevail(战胜) over human beings. B．Computers have unmatched potential.
C．Computers are man’s potential rivals. D．Computers can become highly intelligent.
83．What does the author mean by AI machines acting ethically
A．They are capable of predicting possible risks.
B．They weigh the gains and losses before reaching a decision.
C．They make sensible decisions when facing moral dilemmas.
D．They sacrifice everything to save human lives.
84．What is said to be the bigger challenge facing humans in the AI age
A．How to make super-intelligent AI machines share human feelings.
B．How to ensure that super-intelligent AI machines act ethically.
C．How to prevent AI machines doing harm to humans.
D．How to avoid being over-dependent on AI machines.
85．What do we learn about Microsoft’s ‘chatbot’ Taylor
A．She could not distinguish good from bad. B．She could turn herself off when necessary.
C．She was not made to handle novel situations. D．She was good at performing routine tasks.
86．What does Eric Schmidt think of artificial intelligence
A．It will be far superior to human beings. B．It will keep improving as time goes by.
C．It will prove to be valuable to human beings. D．It will be here to stay whatever the outcome.
（2020·天津滨海新·天津市滨海新区塘沽第一中学校考一模）I hear some actors keep a sad thought or memory tucked away to help them with scenes where they might need to cry. I think we should each try to find the opposite; a happy memory, something to lift us up on those inevitable down days. I’m saying this because I think I just found mine!
I had some work in Glasgow today. I was on a really tight schedule, which meant I would have no time for myself (or my own work) all day. I was having one of those days, the train was completely packed out and the conversation going on around me seemed to be particularly inane. On top of all that, I had a bit of a headache.
Walking briskly across the concourse, I fished some change from my pocket. There was usually someone at the exit selling The Big Issue (a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living).
As the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the concourse, I saw someone selling the Big Issue. You had to be homeless to sell the Big Issue. She really looked like she’d been sleeping rough. Her clothes were ragged and she obviously hadn’t had a scrub up for quite a while.
As I approached the exit, I saw that she was also rocking from side to side. At first I thought maybe she was trying to keep warm against the biting wind. But she wasn’t, she was moving in time to a tune. I couldn’t hear her, but I could see her lips moving.
As I got closer, I saw a white cane hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyes. She was blind, dirty and living on the streets. I came closer and through the noise of the traffic and the commuters I heard her sing the immortal line, “… and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!”
I bought her last magazine for twice what I’d originally intended. She thanked me, then she picked up her stuff and went tapping off along the pavement - still singing!
So, I have my happy memory for the day. And I think it will stay with me a long, long time. Feel free to borrow it if you like.
87．Why do some actors keep a sad thought or memory according to the passage
A．Because some of them always feel unhappy B．because they are scolded by the director
C．Because it helps meet the needs of their roles D．Because they can’t find a happy memory
88．What does the underlined word “fished” in para3 refer to
A．Made B．exchanged C．pull into D．took out
89．Which of the following is TURE according to the passage
A．Only those homeless people can sell the magazine
B．The author heard her singing as he came close to the exit
C．The girl selling the magazines was blind, dirty and homeless
D．The author never heard what the girl was singing
90．It can be inferred from the passage that_________
A．the author had a headache because of his busy work
B．the author bought more magazines than planned to
C．the girl went away as soon as she sold out magazines
D．the author felt unhappy because he missed his train
91．What’s the best title for the passage
A．A happy Memory to Lift You Up
B．An Unforgettable Day I Experienced
C．The Roses in Her Hand: the Flavor in Mine
D．A Bird in the Hand is Worth than Two in the Bush.
（2020·天津滨海新·校联考三模）People have grown taller over the last century, with South Korean women shooting up by more than 20cm on average, and Iranian men gaining 16.5cm. A global study looked at the average height of 18-year-olds in 200 countries between 1914 and 2014.
The results reveal that while Swedes were the tallest people in the world in 1914, Dutch men have risen from 12th place to the top with an average height of 182.5cm. Latvian women, meanwhile, rose from 28th place in 1914 to become the tallest in the world a century later, with an average height of 169.8cm.
James Bentham, a co-author of the research from Imperial College, London, says the global trend is likely to be due primarily to improvements in nutrition and healthcare. “An individual's genetics has a big influence on their height, but once you average over whole populations, genetics plays a less key role,” he added.
A little extra height brings a number of advantages, says Elio Riboli of Imperial College. “Being taller is associated with longer life expectancy,” he said. “This is largely due to a lower risk of dying of cardiovascular disease among taller people.”
But while height has increased around the world, the trend in many countries of north and sub-Saharan Africa causes concern, says Riboli. While height increased in Uganda and Niger during the early 20th century, the trend has turned backwards in recent years, with height decreasing among 18-year-olds.
“One reason for these decreases in height is the economic situation in the 1980s,” said Alexander Moradi of the University of Sussex. The nutritional and health crises that followed the policy of structural adjustment, he says, led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their full potential in terms of height.
Bentham believes the global trend of increasing height has important implications. “How tall we are now is strongly influenced by the environment we grew up in,” he said. “If we give children the best possible start in life now, they will be healthier and more productive for decades to come.”
92．What does the global study tell us about people's height in the last hundred years
A．There is a remarkable difference across continents.
B．There has been a marked increase in most countries.
C．The increase in people's height has been quickening.
D．The increase in women's height is bigger than in men's.
93．What does James Bentham say about genetics in the increase of people's height
A．It counts less than generally thought.
B．It outweighs nutrition and healthcare.
C．It impacts more on an individual than on a population.
D．It plays a more significant role in females than in males.
94．What does Elio Riboli say about taller people
A．They tend to live longer. B．They enjoy an easier life.
C．They generally risk fewer fatal diseases. D．They have greater expectations in life.
95．What do we learn about 18-year-olds in Uganda and Niger
A．They grow up slower than their peers in other countries.
B．They are actually shorter than their earlier generations.
C．They find it hard to bring their potential into full play.
D．They have experienced many changes of government.
96．What does James Bentham suggest we do
A．Watch closely the global trend in children's development.
B．Make sure that our children grow up to their full height.
C．Try every means to protect our environment.
D．Ensure our children grow up in a more ideal environment.
（2020·天津滨海新·校联考三模）Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.
SHANGHAI — The Huachen Group recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims to serve tourists from all over the world, but especially from Europe and the United States where credit cards are popularly used. After opening the www. website, netizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.
SYDNEY — The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef during the torch relay following a successful test. Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic history, organizers said yesterday. Burning at 2000 degrees, the torch is expected to remain a light three meters underwater because of the special technology which creates a fierce flame that can not be drowned out by water.
Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said the flame would burn like a flare (照明弹) from oxygen-producing chemicals.
BEIJING — The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Ch