2023届浙江高考英语阅读理解专项训练(含解析）

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There’s a new AI bot: ChatGPT, and you’d better pay attention, even if you aren’t into artificial intelligence. The tool is an AI chatbot system that OpenAI released in November 2022 to show off and test what a very large, powerful AI system can achieve.
ChatGPT remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers to inform its next responses. It derives its answers from huge volumes of information on the Internet. ChatGPT is built on top of the OpenAI GPT-3 family of large language models and is fine-tuned (a method of transfer learning) using both supervised and reinforcement learning (监督和强化学习).
You can ask ChatGPT anything, like explaining physics, asking for birthday party ideas and getting programming (编程) help. Perhaps it’s not smart enough to replace all humans yet, but it can be creative, and its answers can sound downright authoritative. A few days after its launch, more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. UBS analyst Lloyd Walmsley estimated in February 2023 that ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly users in January, accomplishing in 2 months what took TikTok about 9 months and Instagram two and a half years.
ChatGPT is free to use at the moment because it is still in its research phase. But when too many people hop onto the server (服务器), it overloads and can’t process your request. It just means you should try visiting the site at a later time when fewer people are trying to access it. If you want to skip the wait and have reliable access, there is an option for you. As of Feb.1, 2023, OpenAI has a ChatGPT pro plan, ChatGPT Plus, which allows users to have general access even during peak times. This service does come at a cost of $20 / month.’
However, ChatGPT can not replace Google. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence bot that provides solutions to your questions, but Google is a search engine in which you can search for as much information as possible. ChatGPT has limited knowledge due to its programming but Google has unlimited knowledge which is updated every day.
1．What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about ChatGPT
A．Its language model. B．Its working theory.
C．Its design inspiration. D．Its development process.
2．Why does the author list figures in paragraph 3
A．To show the popularity of ChatGPT.
B．To stress the high cost of inventing ChatGPT.
C．To present the creativity of artificial intelligence.
D．To prove the necessity of developing tools for chatting online.
3．What is ChatGPT Plus intended for
A．Guiding users to experience free services.
B．Allowing net surfers to skip advertisements.
C．Helping researchers detect the failure of the system.
D．Offering consumers priority access during peak hours.
4．What is a limitation of ChatGPT compared with Google
A．It operates based on limited data.
B．It takes more time to search for solutions.
C．It can only update information at a fixed time.
D．It may provide replies unrelated to the questions.
Plants and exposure to greenery have been found to have mental health benefits and like any new skill or hobby, taking care of houseplants comes with difficulty. Anyone starting to care for plants should be patient and allow themselves time to learn the basics. Here are several plants recommended for giving mental health benefits:
Snake Plant
These popular indoor plants have a striking appearance, with dark green sword-shaped leaves that have yellow or white stripes. It is a great first plant, and is very easy to care for. It grows in spaces with low sunlight, has visual appeal and cleans the air.
Lavender
Well known for its relaxing smell, Lavender has a calming effect, aids in reducing stress, promotes sleep and specially has anti-inflammatory (抗炎的) effects when used as a medicine for skin. You can cut it off and dry the leaves or even put them into your bath.
Pothos
If you want to go bright green, try Pothos. The plants grow long stems that can hang from a pot and grow downward, or the stems can climb and grow upward. They clean the air and look beautiful hanging down a bookcase or shelf.
Lemon Balm
This fragrant green herb is part of the mint family and is simple to plant. Known for its calming properties, it has a light lemony smell and has been used to improve sleep, reduce stress and anxiety.
Basil
The experience of growing, picking and using herbs you’ve grown yourself has a positive impact on your mental health, creating a sense of accomplishment. Eating Basil has health benefits too. It has properties that help to relieve stress and anxiety, and eating it can clear your mind.
5．What do Snake Plant and Pothos have in common
A．Long stems. B．Bright green leaves.
C．Purifying the air. D．Relaxing your mind.
6．What is special about Lavender
A．Promoting sleep. B．Resisting inflammation.
C．Reducing stress. D．Clearing your mind.
7．If you are a cook, which plant may appear in the menu
A．Basil. B．Snake Plants. C．Pothos. D．Lavender.
From inspirational keynote sessions to hot topics and networking events, everything you know and love about the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) is included in this year’s program — plus these amazing new additions!
Extra Networking Event. You asked for more networking opportunities, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics listened! Immediately following Opening Session on Saturday, October 26, from 6p. m. to 7p.m., there will be a special networking opportunity in the Grand Hall of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Connect with colleagues and meet new friends while enjoying festive fall beverages.
New Educational Tracks. For attendees looking to develop business and communications skills, the new Career Development and Advancement track offers 12 applicable sessions on topics such as leadership, mentoring and being an entrepreneur. Seven sessions in the Behavioral and Mental Health track focus on eating disorders, body image and more. The Business and Communications track includes information about building a practice and professional relationships.
More Learning Styles. Not everyone learns the same way, so FNCE 2023is offering more ways than ever to engage and gather new information. The Conversation Series in Room 114 Lecture Hall will feature in-depth one-on-one conversations with experts, leaders and innovators on topics including leadership, emerging technologies and more. Ninety-minute expert panel discussions will feature a moderator and up to three panelists presenting perspectives on a specific topic.
Longer DPG/MIG Showcase. To give attendees more time to explore all the dietetic practice groups and member interest groups available, this showcase will be extended by one hour. Visit the Showcase and join a DPG or MIG on Monday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arch Street Bridge (200 Level) of the convention center.
8．Where can you go to find a networking opportunity at FNCE
A．Mental Health track. B．The Grand Hall.
C．Room 114 Lecture Hall. D．The Arch Street Bridge.
9．What can be inferred about the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
A．The DPG/MIG Showcase this year will be extended to three hours.
B．The Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo will start from October 28.
C．The Business and Communications track centers on body image and mentoring.
D．The Conversation Series offer you a chance to have a direct talk with the experts.
10．What is the purpose of the passage
A．To explore secrets to healthy life. B．To introduce new educational approaches.
C．To offer more learning opportunities. D．To attract more attendees to FNCE 2023.
It all started with a post on social media. Returning home from the grocery store, then 25-year-old Simone Policano felt compelled to help the elderly in her neighbourhood to practise safer social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. With this in mind, she reached out to her friends via the social media, inquiring about existing volunteer opportunities in the state of New York. Unexpectedly, many responded to her post, expressing their interest to volunteer as well. As a result of that outreach, one of her friends, Liam Elkind joined Policano. They decided to start an initiative called Invisible Hands Deliver.
Just two days after conceiving(想出)the idea, Policano and Elkind had a website up and running. This site allowed the elderly and other at-risk individuals to make requests for groceries and prescription medicines to be delivered to them. Volunteers left the bags of groceries outside the doors. The webpage also included a call for volunteers, which gained more than 2,000 sign-ups within the first five days.
As the pandemic began to take its toll on New York in March 2020, Invisible Hands Deliver witnessed a massive outpouring of support from like-minded individuals in the community. Besides volunteering to deliver groceries for free, New Yorkers also reached out to translate the Invisible Hands flyers into over a dozen languages, enabling the organisation to reach out to more members of the community.
Following its success in New York and New Jersey, the organisation has expanded its operations to Philadelphia and there are plans to expand to other areas of the United States. Their acts of kindness have also inspired similar networks to sprout up worldwide. Invisible Hands Deliver is also supported by other organizations.
Helmed by a team of college students and recent graduates, Invisible Hands Deliver has shown that one is never too young to make a difference and give back to the community. In a time when the pandemic has forced people apart, the young are in a prime position to take advantage of technology and bridge the gap, bringing communities together.
11．Why did Simone Policano setup “Invisible Hands Deliver”
A．To practice outreach on the social media.
B．To bring volunteers of the same interest together.
C．To help the elderly with their daily chores contactlessly.
D．To sell groceries and prescription medicines to the lonely elderly.
12．What does the underlined phrase “take its toll” mean in paragraph 3
A．Cause great damage. B．Reduce the impact.
C．Fill a huge gap. D．Recover slowly.
13．What can we learn from the passage
A．Invisible Hands Deliver has drawn wide attention.
B．People responded to Simon’s post in actively at the beginning.
C．Invisible Hands Deliver has existed in many areas of the United States.
D．Young people pull the elderly together when the pandemic pulls them apart.
14．What does the author want to convey through the passage
A．Great minds think alike. B．All the people gather the fire.
C．Great things never come easy. D．Kill two birds with one stone.
Many of the psychological benefits of outdoor play are already well established. Our brains evolved in natural landscapes, and our perceptual(感知的)systems are particularly well suited to wild outdoor spaces.
This means that natural scenes provide the perfect level of stimulation, which is thought to help recharge the brain when it is tired and easily distractible. Supporting this theory, one study found that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were better able to concentrate following a 20-minute walk in the park, compared to a 20-minute walk on the streets of a well-kept urban area. Being exposed to grass and trees seemed to have had a beneficial effect on their minds. The authors recommended using such “doses(剂量)of nature” as a safe and accessible way of supporting children with ADHD, alongside other tools.
Besides these restorative effects, outdoor play can offer valuable learning experiences. For example, playing with mud or sand can help children develop the way their senses and movement interact, which allows the child to gradually understand his or her body signals.
Such activities — away from the house or classroom — may also help children to find ways to cope with emotions that maybe hard to explore in other environments. So-called “sand tray therapy”, which involves using sand and clay to express one’s thoughts and feelings, is an accepted form of counselling for children who are struggling to verbalise their emotional state.
When it comes to the child’s physical health, the most obvious advantage of outdoor play maybe the exercise A child may find it easier to buildup strength and endurance in a large open space resulting in a reduced risk of overweight, according to one study led by Elizabeth Gershoff, professor of human development and family sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, US.
The latest findings, however, suggest there could be a host of other advantages to playing in natural environments — and the secret maybe alive in the mud itself.
15．What’s the function of the first paragraph
A．To present the topic. B．To display brain landscapes.
C．To prove the well-established benefits. D．To introduce the perceptual systems.
16．How does the study show that natural scenes provide the perfect level of stimulation
A．By recording learning experiences. B．By comparing walking in different settings.
C．By observing different activities. D．By exposing children to grass and trees.
17．What’s the advantage of sand tray therapy
A．Children can speak out their inner thoughts.
B．Children can develop their senses and movements.
C．Children can express their thoughts by applying sand.
D．Children can cope with their emotions in the classroom.
18．What does the author mean by saying “the secret maybe alive in the mud itself’
A．Playing outdoors brings unexpected benefits.
B．Playing in the mud is the best outdoor exercise.
C．Playing outdoors can cure children with ADHD．
D．Playing in the mud can reduce the risk of overweight.
More than 360 million years ago, during the Devonian (泥盆纪) period, life was flourishing in spectacular fashion. As fish and invertebrates populated the seas, the first trees emerged on land. But by the end of the Devonian, more than half of all Earth’s species had disappeared in a series of mass extinctions. New research shows how tree evolution could have contributed to these extinction events.
As land plants diversified, “they started to grow more complex root systems that were able to reach farther down to grab water,” says U. S. Naval Academy oceanographer Mathew Smart, lead author of the new study in the Geological Society of American Bulletin. Deep tree roots drew crucial minerals such as phosphorus (磷) out of the bedrock and then eventually decayed, forming mineral-rich soil. Periodically, large quantities of this soil were washed into the seas and lakes-where the sudden phosphorus inflow caused harmful algal blooms (藻华) that pulled oxygen from the waters below. Then came a series of large-scale extinctions.
The researchers tracked this deadly pattern in five prehistoric lake beds in Scotland and Greenland. They measured a gradual phosphorus decrease in sediment layers from the middle to late Devonian, accompanied by sudden increase of the mineral with evidence of corresponding oxygen depletion (耗竭).
“We’ve been working on the Devonian for a long time, and we have been thinking that these cycles have occurred, but we couldn’t really explain it,” says Anne-Christine Da Silva, a sedimentologist at the University of Liège in Belgium. “This paper could bring an explanation.”
University of New Mexico planetary scientist Maya Elrick, who was also not involved in the study, says that while the oxygen depletion incidents coincided with extinctions, it is unclear how much of a role tree roots played. Phosphorus levels did gradually decrease overall as trees evolved, but she says this reduction may have already been occurring: “If it’s a trend that was happening prior, you can’t blame it on the plants.”
Next, Smart’s team plans to test its results using computer models to see whether plants on land could have caused ocean-wide oxygen depletion and corresponding extinction-analysis that could also help predict modern algal blooms’ impact.
19．What’s the main idea of paragraph 2
A．The evolution of land plants. B．The effect of phosphorus inflow.
C．The source of crucial minerals. D．The process of mass extinctions.
20．What’s Anne-Christine Da Silva’s attitude towards the research finding
A．Disapproving. B．Favorable. C．Doubtful. D．Unclear.
21．Which of the following statements does Maya Elrick agree with
A．Oxygen depletion worsened as trees evolved.
B．Tree evolution can’t necessarily reveal extinctions.
C．Plant extinction resulted from the mineral increase.
D．Phosphorus reduction occurred before tree evolution.
22．What is a suitable title for the text
A．The Rise and Fall of the Devonian Period
B．The Role of Phosphorus in Trees’ Evolution
C．Algal Blooms Contribute to Oxygen Depletion
D．Tree Roots May Have Set Off Mass Extinctions
In her book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo makes the case that decluttering (清理杂物) can dramatically transform your life. Ridding your spaces of unused and unwanted stuff can make you happier, more confident and maybe even slimmer.
Judging by the popularity of her message and method, Kondo’s philosophy satisfies many people’s need. Yet the evidence backing the benefits of decluttering is mixed.
One 2013 study found that orderly spaces promote healthy choices but also conventional thinking, while working in a messy or disorganized space promotes creativity and new ideas. Einstein, famously, had a very untidy desk and has been quoted as saying, “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign ”
Another study linked physical clutter (杂乱) to lower levels of life satisfaction. But one of the authors of that study says that clutter, rather than a problem in and of itself, seems to be a symptom of other problems, especially unchecked consumerism (无节制的消费). “In this society of abundance we live in, I think the idea that we have to have more makes us less satisfied with life,” says Joseph Ferrari, coauthor of the study. “It isn’t abundance that’s the problem as much as attachment to abundance.”
Other psychologists say technology may also be contributing to America’s keenness for organization. The complexity and disorderliness of life online encourages many people to seek order in their physical spaces, Dr. Dodgen Magee says. “But then you find when your room or your inbox is organized, your world hasn’t stopped being complex, ” she says. At this point, many people decide even more organizing is needed, she says. But this can lead to compulsive (难控制的) tidying and, unavoidably, a sense of failure when you just can’t keep things as neat and orderly as you’d like them to be, she explains.
“The more of a mess our internal world becomes, the more likely we are to grab onto something that gives us this sense of peace,” she says. While a little tidying can be a calming distraction, she says, it’s a temporary bandage, not a cure.
23．What do we know about Kondo’s philosophy
A．It’s based on solid evidence. B．It involves spirit-lifting methods.
C．It’s popular with many people. D．It leads people to recycle unused stuff.
24．What does the example of Einstein serve to show
A．An empty desk is a sign of an empty mind.
B．Orderly workspaces can bring health benefits.
C．An untidy desk can damage working efficiency.
D．Messy environments are likely to encourage creativity.
25．What does Joseph Ferrari say about physical clutter
A．It determines people’s life satisfaction.
B．It contributes to unchecked consumerism.
C．It reflects people’s attachment to technology.
D．It arises from the desire for more possessions.
26．What can be inferred about tidying from the last two paragraphs
A．It can lead to a feeling of frustration. B．It makes people’s world more complex.
C．It can provide lasting peace of mind. D．It works better with the help of technology.
Singapore cannot afford to have large plots of land dedicated to growing crops—it is just too small. However, farming, or more precisely, urban farming, is now a buzz word here. Instead of looking at the grounds, Singapore has decided to look skyward, towards rooftops!
In 2020, Singapore announced plans to convert the roofs of nine multi-storey car-parks in public housing areas into spaces for commercially farmed vegetables and other crops. This is part of Singapore’s strategy to meet the country’s 30 by 30 goal, which is to produce 30% of its nutritional needs locally by 2030 up from 10% in 2020.
Several companies have taken on the task of cultivating the urban farming scene in Singapore. Citiponics has made a name for itself, building water-efficient organic “growing towers” that can be used to grow anything from butterhead lettuce (奶油生菜) to sweet basil (罗勒). In April 2020, they opened the first commercial farm on the rooftop of a multi-storey car park and now sell their produce via their own brand at local supermarkets. Edible Garden City (EGC) has more than 200farms across the island and works closely with restaurants to ensure sustainable supply and demand. A 460-square-meter farm run by EGC, is positioned on the rooftop of a mall to supply nearby restaurants.
Singapore is not alone in its efforts to go beyond the confines of conventional agriculture. All over the world, cities are seeking to feed their communities with local produce. At Thammasat University located just outside of Bangkok, a formerly disused rooftop has been transformed into a 7,000-square-meter space for organic farming, the largest in Asia.
Urban farming is not restricted to eatable plants such as leafy greens and vegetables. Rooftop Honey, which has over 130 hives throughout various locations in Greater Melbourne specializes in bees. The urban beekeeping operation, founded in 2010, serves two purposes: producing creamy and delicious honey for the city’s residents while also allowing the bees to pollinate (授粉) flowers in the surrounding areas.
There are several benefits to have the farms so close to home. Through community gardens or access to commercial-scale farm produce, the public have an opportunity to understand how food is grown. As the produce is pesticide free, there is also comfort in knowing where the food comes from and its impact on the environment.
27．Why is the limited land resource in Singapore mentioned in the first paragraph
A．To explain benefits of urban farming. B．To show the function of urban farming.
C．To introduce the result of urban farming. D．To emphasize the necessity of urban farming.
28．What does the underlined word “confines” in paragraph 4 refer to
A．Strengths. B．Restrictions. C．Principles. D．Profits.
29．What can we learn about urban farming from the text
A．Urban farming simply means growing vegetables and fruits.
B．Urban farming is a solution to farming where land is lacking.
C．Urban farming helps to increase the crop production greatly.
D．Urban farming has never been commercialized in Singapore.
30．Which can be a suitable title for the text
A．A New Plan Launched in Singapore B．Singapore, the Birthplace of Urban Farming
C．Urban Farming, a Novel Pattern of Farming D．Strengths and Weaknesses of Urban Farming
As a child, I was proud of my southern origin. My own voice reflected my family’s past and present-part northern Mississippi, part Tennessee, all southern. There was no sound I loved more than my grandmother’s accent: thick, sweet, warm.
While growing up, I began to realize outside of our region, southerners were often dismissed as uncultured and ignorant. I was ready to leave behind my tiny town in West Tennessee, starting a new life and jumping at big chances in some far-off cities. In that embarrassing space between “teen” and “adult”, my accent was a symbol of everything I thought I hated about my life in the rural South. I feared it would disqualify me from being a noted magazine writer. I would have to talk less “country”. So I killed a piece of myself. I’m ashamed of it, but I’m more ashamed that I tried to kill that part of someone else-change Emily’s accent.
I met Emily in college. She was determined to work for the student newspaper, which was where I spent most of my waking hours, and we became friends. She, unlike me, accepted her roots. Early in our friendship, her mother asked where I was from, assuming it was somewhere up north. Then I felt my efforts paid off and even wanted to ignore the mistake.
Emily is two years younger and she cared about my opinion. I advised her to be more like me and hide her signature Manchester accent. I stressed that throughout our college years, often by making fun of her vowel (元音) sounds. I told myself I was helping her achieve her dream of working as a reporter. Now, I see that it was actually about justifying my hiding part of myself.
Grandma Carolyn used to tell me, “Girl, don’t forget where you come from.” Now I truly understand that. Many things have faded from memory, but this sticks in my mind with uncomfortable clarity. Now that I am grown and have left the South, it’s important to me.
31．What made the author want to leave her hometown
A．Appeal of convenience in cities.
B．Her dream of becoming a writer.
C．Outside prejudice against southerners.
D．Her desire for the northern accent.
32．How did the author feel about the mistake of Emily’s mother
A．Upset. B．Pleased. C．Ashamed. D．Surprised.
33．Why on earth did the author try to change Emily’s accent
A．To prove herself right. B．To help Emily be a reporter.
C．To make herself influential. D．To protect Emily’s self-dignity.
34．What message does the text want to convey
A．Stay true to your roots. B．Never do things by halves.
C．Hold on to your dreams. D．Never judge a person by his accent.
Recycling is a great way of doing your bit for the environment and helping to protect the earth’s precious resources. However, a new study has revealed that our desire to be sustainable maybe doing more harm than good. According to waste company Biffa, this is because of “wish-cycling” — assuming that items such as disposable coffee cup sand pizza boxes will be recycled if put in the recycling bin. In fact, pollution from those items or other non-recyclables can result in recyclable items that have been put in the correct bin going to landfill. David Heaton, a business director at Biffa, said: “Pollution happens when items are disposed of in the wrong bins or haven’t been cleaned before being recycled.”
Experts at Biffa analyzed the amounts of non-target and non-recyclable materials that entered UK material recycling facilities between 2016 and 2020. It was found that, in 2016, the average pollution rate of recycling waste was 13.4 percent, rising over four years to 17 percent by the end of 2020. This shows that, even as people are becoming more eco-conscious, wish-cycling is increasing both in households and businesses.
The Biffa experts say that one of the best ways to prevent pollution of recycling is to clean recyclable waste before putting it in the bin. They suggest cutting off the top of old pizza boxes and only recycling that part to avoid pollution from the grease (油脂). Check the on-packaging recycling label to check it can actually be recycled When it comes to plastics, Biffa recommends checking the resin code, the number in the plastic triangle, to know whether it should go in the recycling bin. In general, resin codes 1, 2, 4 and 5 are recyclable, while 3, 6 and 7 are not. Larger items, like electronics, furniture and batteries, can also be recycled but often can not go in household recycling bins as they need specialist separating. These will need to be taken to recycling centers or sustainable waste management companies.
“It’s vital as a nation that we get better at effective ‘pre-cycling’— sorting waste correctly before collection to reduce pollution rates,” added Mr. Heaton.
35．What’s the truth of “wish-cycling” according to the first paragraph
A．The desire to lead a sustainable life.
B．The good intention to help recycling.
C．The habit of throwing items that end up in landfills.
D．The practice of recycling items that can not be recycled.
36．What has experts at Biffa concluded after their analysis
A．People are becoming more eco-conscious.
B．Wish-cycling is on the rise in recent years.
C．Pollution happens less frequently in recycling facilities.
D．People are used to cleaning recyclable waste before putting it in the bin.
37．Which of the following is a proper way of recycling
A．Dispose of electronics together with household waste.
B．Skip the step of checking the on-packaging recycling label.
C．Check the resin code of plastics to see whether it is recyclable or not.
D．Cutoff the top of old pizza box and throw the rest to the recycling bin.
38．Which is the most suitable title for the text
A．Recycling: a Big Project B．Wish-cycling: a New Trend
C．Wish-cycling: a Growing Concern D．Pre-cycling: an Effective Method
I was a graduate student in Manhattan having breakfast on my rooftop on Sept. 11, 2001, when I witnessed planes hit the Twin Towers. For months afterwards, I shook with anxiety every morning. Unwilling to medicate, I tried everything else. Mindfulness meditation (冥想) caused panic attacks. Hot yoga built muscle but did nothing for my anxiety. I went to talks by Buddhist monks and meditation teachers hoping to attain inner peace, but in vain. Finally, I attended a SKY Breath Meditation class, which involves a 20-minute breathing regimen (养生之道) in different postures and rhythms. Though I went in skeptical,I came out calm. Two decades later,I never missed a day of my breathing practice, not even when I gave birth.
I’ve also devoted part of my research career to studying the benefits of breathing for mental health and well-being. Seven years after 9/11, I was working with veterans returning from war with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Traditional treatments had failed many of them, so my colleagues and I ran a randomized controlled trial to test the effects of SKY pared with the control group, veterans practicing SKY every day for one week saw their anxiety drop to levels typical of the general population.
Even though most did not continue to practice, they maintained the benefits a year later.
Emotions influence your breathing patterns, and changing your breathing can change your emotions. For example, anxiety and anger correspond to an irregular, short, fast breath. Adopting the slower and more regular breathing pattern that corresponds to a calm feeling signals relaxation by activating the vagus nerve (交感神经), slowing heart rate, easing blood pressure, and settling you down. A simple exercise you can try is to close your eyes and breathe out for twice as long as you breathe in. Do this for five minutes in the morning, before a stressful meeting or as you transit from work to home.
39．Why did the author attend the SKY Breath Meditation class
A．To build up muscles.
B．To relieve inner anxiety.
C．To learn more about meditation.
D．To quest for religious belief.
40．How did the author test the effects of SKY breathing
A．She worked with healthy veterans returning from war.
B．She chose victims suffering PTSD in the 9/11 incident.
C．She divided the veterans into two groups and compared results.
D．She cooperated with researchers from mindfulness meditation classes.
41．What can we learn from the last paragraph
A．Breathing interacts with emotions.
B．It is harmful to activate the vagus nerve.
C．Breathing out as long as you breathe in is a simple way to follow.
D．Breathing regimen should be carried out for five minutes every morning.
42．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．PTSD: more awareness needed
B．SKY: better well-being attained
C．Meditation: an effective treatment
D．Breath: detailed ways to conduct
Given how valuable intelligence and automation are, we will continue to improve our technology if we are at all able to. At a certain point, we will build machines that are smarter than we are. Once we have machines that are smarter than we are, they will begin to improve themselves. The concern is really that we will build machines that are much more competent than we are. And the slightest divergence (分歧) between their goals and our own could destroy us.
Just think about how we relate to ants. We don’t hate them. We don’t go out of our way to harm them. In fact, sometimes we take pains not to harm them. We step over them on the sidewalk. But whenever their presence seriously conflicts with one of our goals, we will kill them without hesitation. The concern is that we will one day build machines that, whether they’re conscious or not, could treat us with similar disregard.
The bare fact is that we will continue to improve our intelligent machines. We have problems that we desperately need to solve. So we will do this, if we can. The train is already out of the station, and there’s no brake to pull. If we build machines that are more intelligent than we are, they will very likely develop in ways that we can’t imagine, and transcend us in ways that we can’t imagine.
So imagine we hit upon a design of super intelligent AI that has no safety concerns. This machine would be the perfect labor-saving device. It can design the machine that can build the machine which can do any physical work, powered by sunlight, more or less for the cost of raw materials. So we’re talking bout the end of human labour. We’re also talking about the end of most intellectual work. So what would apes like ourselves do in these circumstances
But the moment we admit that information processing is the source of intelligence, we have to admit that we are in the process of building some sort of god. Now would be a good time to make sure it’s a god we can live with.
43．Why does the author mention ants in Paragraph 2
A．To compare intelligent machines to ants.
B．To show improved machines will get away from us.
C．To stress the presence of machines does conflict with our goals.
D．To explain future intelligent machines could treat us without mercy
44．What does the underlined word “transcend” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．Disable. B．Inspire. C．Disappoint. D．Outpace.
45．How is the passage mainly developed
A．By making comparisons.
B．By giving assumptions.
C．By showing valid evidence.
D．By analyzing statistics
46．Which of the following statements can best summarize the author’s viewpoint towards Al
A．Human beings will no doubt be destroyed by AI in the future
B．Super intelligent AI will put an end to human labour eventually.
C．We should keep the development of AI within humans’ control.
D．Human beings should stop the development of super intelligent AL.
Lizards that once resided in forests but now hang around urban areas of Puerto Rico have genetically morphed (变化) to survive life in the city, researchers have found.
The Puerto Rican crested anole, a brown lizard with a bright orange throat fan, has sprouted special scales (鳞片) to better cling to smooth surfaces such as walls and windows, scientists say. “We are watching evolution as it’s unfolding,” said Kristin Winchel, a biology professor. As urbanization intensifies around the world, it’s important to understand how organisms adapt and humans can design cities in ways that support all species, Winchell said.
The study analyzed 96 Anolis lizards, comparing the genetic makeup of forest-dwellers to those living in Puerto Rico’s capital. Scientists found that 33 genes within the lizard genome were repeatedly associated with urbanization.
“You can hardly get closer to a smoking gun,” said Wouter Halfwerk, an evolutionary ecologist who was not involved in the study. He said he was impressed that the scientists were able to detect such a clear genomic signature of adaptation: “The ultimate goal within the field of urban adaptive evolution is to find evidence for heritable traits and their genomic architecture.”
The changes in these lizards, whose life spans are roughly seven years, can occur quickly, within 30 to 80 generations, enabling them to escape from predators and survive in urban areas, Winchell added. The larger limbs, for example, enable them to run more quickly across a hot parking lot, and the special scales to hold onto surfaces far more smooth than trees.
The study focused on adult male lizards, so it’s unclear whether females are changing in the same way or at the same rate as males, and at which point in a lizard’s life the changes are occurring. Halfwerk, whose own research showed how one frog species changed its mating call in urban areas, said scientists should look next for possible constraints (限制) on the evolutionary response and how morphology relates to mating behavior.
47．What do researchers find about lizards in the study
A．Lizards evolve to adapt to the human cities.
B．Lizards are not capable of surviving in the urban areas.
C．Lizards have a negative impact on smooth surfaces of modern buildings.
D．Lizards no longer have natural habitat in forests as a result of urbanization
48．How did the researchers conduct the study
A．By analyzing previous research data.
B．By comparing different lizard species.
C．By citing the famous scientists’ words.
D．By studying Anolis lizards in urban and natural areas.
49．What was Wouter Halfwerk’s attitude towards the study
A．Favorable. B．Tolerant. C．Indifferent. D．Doubtful.
50．What can we learn from the last paragraph
A．All frog species have changed its mating call in urban areas.
B．Only adult male lizards evolve to have larger limbs and special scales.
C．Halfwerk will continue to study how morphology relates to mating behavior
D．The future study might focus on the limitations on the evolutionary response.
International Dinner Returns this Saturday，November 5- -Get your tickets here!AMHS International Dinner FAQs Saturday, November5, 6-8 pm What is this event International dinner is a celebration of culture and diversity within the Magnet community, complete with entertainment from some of Magnet’s talented musicians thanks to Mr. Grimshaw! Who can participate Made for all to at tend as a community building event. What does the canteen provide The canteen provides the tables, plateware, chafing dishes (保暖锅), serving pans, drinks and gloves. $ 75.00 will be offered per table to help offset (补偿) food costs. What do I (or my team) have to provide The table for each country (which can be one person or a few people working together) will have to pick a country and provide 2-4 dishes from that country. The dishes should each be made to serve 150 small sample size portions. The pans provided will fit neatly into chafing dishes. Please also bring your own serving containers and any decorations that might enhance the table. Examples would be tablecloths from the country or a small flag from the represented country. When do I bring the food The food should be brought hot (if to be served hot) the night of between 4: 45-5 :00 pm. Who can volunteer Anyone can volunteer- students, parents, supporters. Students can volunteer and will be used as servers and clean up the night of and for set up on Friday, November 4 (3:45-5:30 pm). Our biggest need is for people to take a table and bring food for that table. Sign up here. What is the ticket price Ticket price is $ 15.00 per person or $ 40. 00 for a family. Questions email AMHS= Academic Magnet High School FAQs= frequently asked questions
51．Where is this text probably taken from
A．A food magazine. B．A service brochure.
C．A wanted poster. D．A school’s official website.
52．What is the purpose of the event
A．To celebrate the community holiday.
B．To raise money for charity.
C．To strengthen the community bond.
D．To promote voluntary work.
53．How can a student become a volunteer
A．By paying $15.00 for the ticket.
B．By clicking a link to apply for it.
C．By serving dishes and decorating the table.
D．By emailing .
Solar farms offer one way to meet the world’s decarbonization targets, but they could also be used to deal with another of the planet’s big problems: loss of biodiversity. The approach is starting to take off. Residents of Barnsdale, for example, will soon play host to a new solar farm lined with grass field of wildflowers and native grasses, which Banks Group, the developer, says will promote pollinating insects.
The idea comes from the combination of two long-term trends: declining numbers of pollinating insects and the growing amount of land distributed to solar farms. According to the Center for Biological Diversity in Arizona, more than 40 percent of insect pollinators globally are listed as “highly threatened”—an issue that could seriously threaten food security. Meanwhile, solar-energy competence has been increasing. Matthew O’Neal, a scientist at Iowa State University, would like to see more solar developers seize this opportunity.
The benefits of such projects don’t stop at the insects. Research from Yale’s Center for Business and the Environment indicates that pollinator-friendly solar farms can raise crop output on nearby farmland, increase the recharging of groundwater and reduce soil erosion. In 2018, a US Department of Energy study found that if all existing and planned solar facilities near soybean and cranberry crops included pollinator home and increased output by just one percent, annual crop values could rise by US $1.75 million, US $4 million and US $233,000, respectively.
“Farmers could identify unprofitable areas, such as poor, highly erodible lands, as candidates for a pollinator-friendly solar farm. There’s the potential to increase their net income with pollinator motivation projects,” says O’Neal.
With enough forward thinking, these studies show, clean energy can provide new environmental opportunities. “We’re at a turning point with energy production and we’re seeing more opportunities to provide extra benefits that wouldn’t have been considered with older methods of energy generation,” says O’Neal. “You never heard of a coal mine planning pollinator conservation.”
54．What can be an additional function of solar farms according to paragraph 1
A．Adding the amount of farmland. B．Addressing the decline of biodiversity.
C．Improving the solar-energy competence. D．Increasing the amount of profitable areas.
55．What does O’Neal probably advise farmers to do
A．Reduce the size of their farms.
B．Live away from pollinator-friendly solar farms.
C．Grow their crops near areas rich in groundwater.
D．Make full use of soil erosion areas to make extra profits.
56．What is O’Neal’s attitude towards the solar farm
A．Supportive. B．Conservative. C．Skeptical. D．Uncertain.
57．What is the best title for the text
A．Solar Power Is Starting to Take Off
B．Solar Energy Will Be in Urgent Need
C．Solar Farms Can Deal with the Loss of Biodiversity
D．Solar Farms Need to Expand the Amount of Farmland
Saying farewell to someone you love, even for a night, can be difficult, much less saying goodbye for a lifetime or forever in death. Juliet bid Romeo adieu (再见) for the evening with the words, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” Sweet sorrow is an oxymoron. But this seeming contradiction is true in the context of relationships.
Relationships are based on feelings, emotions, and passion. Deep friendships and loving relationships are measured by the level of emotional attachment. Emotions intensify over time. People spend time with the people they like. The more one person likes another person, the closer the relationship becomes. Each person in the relationship receives an emotional benefit from knowing the other person.
Saying goodbye means separating from the people who make up a significant part of your emotional identity. Separation, even a temporary absence, from the people you have a deep emotional connection with can cause sorrow because you will no longer be able to enjoy their company.
The sweet side of saying goodbye is the emotional fulfillment of being in a close relationship. The time spent together is emotionally rewarding, especially if that person is seen as a soulmate. Humans are social beings. We seek the love and comfort of other people. Loneliness devastates the human condition and leads to sadness. Sad people will do anything they can to find fulfilling relationships. Likewise, happy people will do anything they can to maintain or enhance relationships. Herein lies the essential point of the emotional problem.
The more intense relationships become, the more devastating the emotional loss that is felt upon separation. The exhilaration of relationships cannot be truly measured without experiencing the overwhelming loss of a deep emotional connection.
Enjoy the company of the person you are with as long as you can; knowing the pain you will feel at the end of the relationship is the true measure of the relationship. If it doesn’t hurt to say goodbye, perhaps it wasn’t worth saying hello.
58．Which of the word group can create the same effect as “sweet sorrow”
A．icy cold B．clicking sound C．deafening silence D．endless speech
59．What can we learn from paragraph 3
A．Saying goodbye is unavoidable in our daily life.
B．The companion of close friends can lessen sorrow.
C．A person’s identity is connected with relationship.
D．Separation is the sorrowful part of saying goodbye.
60．What gives a person emotional satisfaction in social life
A．Making more communication with others.
B．Building deep emotional connections with others.
C．Comforting friends with love and intense feelings.
D．Being a thoughtful person by standing in others’ shoes.
61．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Sweet sorrow is very common in close relationships.
B．The pain of separation is the measure of relationships.
C．Human beings are eager to get emotional fulfillment.
D．Happiness is meaningless without sadness to compare it.
The title of psychiatrist Anna Lembke’s book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, refers to the crucial yet destructive role that dopamine (多巴胺) plays in modern society.
Dopamine, the main chemical involved in addiction, is secreted from nerve tracts (神经束) in the brain following a rewarding experience such as finding food, clothing or shelter. Nature has designed our brains to feel pleasure when these experiences happen because they increase our odds of survival.
But the days when our species struggled for survival are over. Dopamine Nation explains how modern life has made us vulnerable to dopamine related addiction. Today, social media is often the addictive substance of choice.
Lembke found that feel-good substances and behaviors increase dopamine release. The brain responds by decreasing overall dopamine transmission. Repeated exposure to similar stimuli creates a chronic dopamine shortage state, wherein we’re less able to experience pleasure. There are two risk factors for addiction: easy access and speedy reward. The smartphone is like a heroin (海洛因) needle, delivering digital dopamine for a wired generation. It delivers images to our visual cortex (大脑皮层) that are tough to resist. Social-media apps like TikTok cause the release of large amounts of dopamine, just like heroin, making us vulnerable to overconsumption.
Our brains cannot process the comparisons the virtual world demands. We can become overwhelmed by our inability to measure up to “perfect” people who exist only in the Matrix, and may sink into depression. Social media often feels good while we’re using it, but horrible when we stop.
Luckily, there is an antidote: a timeout—at least for a day. However, more time is needed away from our drug of choice, whether it’s heroin or Instagram. A monthlong dopamine fast will decrease the anxiety that social media causes, and enhance our ability to enjoy more modest rewards again.
62．What’ s the function of dopamine in human’s struggle to survive
A．To enrich people’s daily necessities like shelter.
B．To reveal the truth of humans’ brain nerve tracts.
C．To reduce the possibility of the addition to dopamine.
D．To maximize the chance of survival with positive emotion.
63．What may be the result of smartphone addiction according to the passage
A．Visual reaction will slow down.
B．Negative emotion will take place.
C．Dopamine release will be interrupted.
D．The brain will consume more energy.
64．What does the underlined word “antidote” probably mean in the last paragraph
A．cure B．expectation C．consequence D．reference
65．What may be the best title of the passage
A．Lembke’s Book- A Big Hit
B．Brain- Adapted or Declining
C．Dopamine- Balance of This Age
D．Social Media—Modern Day Heroin
Designers are increasingly using different kinds of materials to produce products that do not harm the environment. Reused plastic bottles, wood, plant fiber, and even seaweed are being used in place of traditional materials for household goods and clothing.
Unusual materials
Nina Edwards Anker’s candleholder and ceiling lamp look like ancient pieces of paper placed around electronic lights known as LEDs. But a closer look shows that they are made of algae (藻类). Anker came up with the idea while working on a doctoral research project at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design.
A show for new materials in Germany
Heimtextil is an international trade show, or fair, for new textiles in Frankfurt, Germany. This year’ fair placed attention on making new products that came from reused materials.
“We’ll see companies demonstrating how inorganic materials like nylon, plastic and metal can be reused,” Olaf Schmidt, Heimtextil’s vice president of textiles and textile technology, said.
He added, “And there’s seaweed, used to produce sound pad and panels that provided great insulation (隔音), are fire-resistant and regulate humidity (湿度) well.”
Many companies using other materials
Patagonia, North Face and Timberland are among the companies now using natural materials to produce goods. Italian company Frumat has developed a plant-based leather made from the waste created by apple juice makers. Pinatex helps support farms in the Philippines by using waste from the pineapple harvest to create material that is sold to makers of shoes, clothing and other products.
66．Where is this text probably taken from
A．A science report.
B．A personal diary.
C．An environment journal.
D．An academic article.
67．What is not the new function of seaweed as a new material
A．Insulating the sound.
B．Making ceiling lamps.
C．Adjusting wetness.
D．Preventing fires.
68．How many companies now using waste to produce goods are mentioned
A．2 B．3 C．4 D．5
My head was so full of digital noise that it felt like my brain was about to blow a fuse (导火线). I had no greater power of concentration than the lifeless stare of a goldfish. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been compromised by a brain that simply could not sit still.
So, this year I committed myself to restoring books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain.
My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here’s how I did it. Firstly, I decided to treat my mind like a misbehaving child who needs some rules laid down. Then I decided that I would read for an hour or two at a time without distraction each day. It was something I hadn’t done in years and it was scary how difficult it was.
In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practice spending time away from our electronic devices, the calmer and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge to reach for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family’s devices for long periods had opened up a space for deep reflection. For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was like a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times when I normally would reach for my phone. I read on the tram, at the park, in bed at night and on lunch breaks.
By reawakening my love with books I created a sacred space where I could press pause and found inspiration, knowledge, reflection and escape. In our modern world, reading is a powerful and beneficial way for us to slow down and be ourselves.
69．What does the underlined word “compromised” mean in the first paragraph
A．Rejected. B．Disturbed. C．Weakened. D．Removed.
70．What was the first thing the author did to achieve the goal
A．The author went to the bookstore to buy books.
B．The author was determined to make rules for himself.
C．The author was buried in reading for an hour or two at once
D．The author decided to get involved in reading with people around.
71．What can we infer about the author
A．The author benefited a lot from reading books.
B．The author got inspiration when he reached for the screen
C．The author would rather read books outdoors than indoors
D．The author was reminded to kill time with electronic devices.
72．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．Falling in love with reading
B．Resisting the urge to reach for the screen
C．Going back to the books
D．Escaping from the noisy world in reading
One Chinese startup has apparently developed technology that allows it to identify individuals by their walk, even if their face is covered or they have their back to the camera.
Known as “gait recognition”, the technology invented by artificial intelligence startup Watrix analyses thousands of metrics (指标) about a person’s walk, from their body shape and the angle of arm movement to their posture and whether they have a toe-in or toe-out gait. All these individual features go into database that the software then goes through when attempting to identify people. According to an official statement from Watrix, the accuracy rate of gait technology at the laboratory level exceeds 96 percent.
Facial recognition technology has come a long way in recent years, but it still has a fundamental weakness — it needs to “see” people’s faces in order to identify them, so if someone’s face is covered their back is to the camera, it’s basically useless. Gait recognition, on the other hand, is much more reliable works from virtually any angle, and because it analyses so many metrics, it can identify subjects even if attempt to cover their legs. Disguises or fake limps are not very effective in fooling the technology either.
“Covering your legs would reduce the recognition score but we analyse all of a person’s body,” Huang Yongzhen, co-founder and chief executive of Watrix, said in an interview. “With facial recognition probably need to look into a camera-cooperation is not needed for them to be recognized by our technology.”
Watrix revealed the first version of their gait recognition technology in October of last year and since been in talks with security companies from Singapore, India, Russia, the Netherlands and Czech Republic for contracts. The technology has also been tested by public security officials for thousands of hours and used to solve dozens of police cases. Authorities in Shanghai and Beijing are already using recognition to detect wanted criminals and identify jaywalkers (乱穿马路的人).
The current version of gait recognition software isn’t yet capable of detecting people in real time the Chinese startup claims that it’s able to analyze an hour’s worth of video footage in just 10 minutes over 94% accuracy.
73．How could Watrix guarantee the accuracy of “gait recognition”
A．By checking the angle of people’s arm movement.
B．By combining facial recognition with people’s walk.
C．By setting up a database of numerous individuals’ metrics.
D．By analyzing thousands of features of people’s legs and toes.
74．What advantage does gait technology have over facial recognition
A．Unlimited angles. B．Free gestures.
C．No need to cover. D．Active cooperation.
75．What can we learn from the fifth paragraph
A．Watris has found several cooperative partners for its first version.
B．Gait recognition has been widely used in the field of public security.
C．Watrix is trying to extend the use of the technology in Chinese big cities.
D．Gait technology has been proved beneficial in identifying wanted criminals.
76．Which of the following can best describe the future of the technology
A．Challenging. B．Promising. C．Profitable. D．Unknown.
参考答案：
1．B 2．A 3．D 4．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了ChatGPT的出现，市场反应，并对它的优点及弊端进行分析。
1．主旨大意题。根据第二段“ChatGPT remembers the thread of your dialogue, using previous questions and answers to inform its next responses. It derives its answers from huge volumes of information on the Internet. ChatGPT is built on top of the OpenAI GPT-3 family of large language models and is fine-tuned (a method of transfer learning) using both supervised and reinforcement learning (监督和强化学习). (ChatGPT会记住你对话的线索，使用之前的问题和答案来告知它的下一个回答。它从互联网上的海量信息中获得答案。ChatGPT建立在OpenAI GPT-3家族的大型语言模型之上，并使用监督学习和强化学习进行了微调)”可知，本段描述了ChatGPT的操作使用，告诉我们它的工作原理。故选B项。
2．推理判断题。根据第三段中“A few days after its launch, more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. UBS analyst Lloyd Walmsley estimated in February 2023 that ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly users in January, accomplishing in 2 months what took TikTok about 9 months and Instagram two and a half years. (ChatGPT上线几天后，就有超过100万人在试用。UBS分析师Lloyd Walmsley在2023年2月估计，ChatGPT在1月份的月用户数达到了1亿，只用了两个月的时间，就完成了TikTok大约9个月和Instagram两年半的任务)”可知，本段所列数字显示ChatGPT非常受欢迎。故选A项。
3．推理判断题。根据第四段中“As of Feb. 1, 2023, OpenAI has aChatGPT pro plan, ChatGPT Plus, which allows users to have general access even during peak times. This service does come at a cost of $20/month. (截至2023年2月1日，OpenAI推出了aChatGPT专业计划ChatGPT Plus，允许用户在高峰时段也能进行一般访问。这项服务的费用是每月20美元)”可知，ChatGPT Plus的目的是在高峰时段给予用户优先访问权。故选D项。
4．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“ChatGPT has limited knowledge due to its programming but Google has unlimited knowledge which is updated every day. (由于它的编程，ChatGPT的知识有限，但谷歌有无限的知识，每天都在更新)”可知，与谷歌相比，ChatGPT局限性是基于有限的数据进行操作。故选A项。
5．C 6．B 7．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几种有益于心理健康的植物。
5．细节理解题。根据Snake Plant部分中的“It grows in spaces with low sunlight, has visual appeal and cleans the air. (它生长在低阳光的空间，具有视觉吸引力和清洁的空气。)”和Pothos部分中的“They clean the air and look beautiful hanging down a bookcase or shelf. (它们能净化空气，挂在书架上看起来很漂亮。)”可知，Snake Plant和Pothos的共同之处是它们都能净化空气，故选C。
6．细节理解题。根据Lavender部分中的“Well known for its relaxing smell, Lavender has a calming effect, aids in reducing stress, promotes sleep and specially has anti-inflammatory (抗炎的) effects when used as a medicine for skin. (Lavender以其令人放松的气味而闻名，它具有镇静作用，帮助减轻压力，促进睡眠，特别是当用作皮肤药物时具有抗炎作用。)”可知，Lavender的特别之处是抗炎症。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据Basil部分中的“Eating Basil has health benefits too. It has properties that help to relieve stress and anxiety, and eating it can clear your mind. (吃Basil也有益健康。它有帮助缓解压力和焦虑的特性，吃它可以使你的头脑清醒。)”可知，Basil是能吃的，且对身体有益，所以如果你是个厨师，Basil可能出现在你的菜单上，故选A。
8．B 9．D 10．D
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了今年食品与营养大会和博览会（FNCE）的一些新增内容。
8．细节理解题。根据Extra Networking Event.部分中的“You asked for more networking opportunities, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics listened! Immediately following Opening Session on Saturday, October 26, from 6p. m. to 7p.m., there will be a special networking opportunity in the Grand Hall of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (你要求更多的人际交往机会，营养与营养学会听从了你的要求！紧接着10月26日星期六的开幕式，从下午6点开始到下午7点。在费城会议中心大厅将有一个特别的交流机会)”可知，在费城会议中心大厅你可以找到交流的机会。故选B。
9．细节理解题。根据More Learning Styles. 部分中的“The Conversation Series in Room 114 Lecture Hall will feature in-depth one-on-one conversations with experts, leaders and innovators on topics including leadership, emerging technologies and more. (114演讲厅的对话系列将与专家、领导者和创新者就领导力、新兴技术等话题进行深入的一对一对话)”可知，对话系列为你提供了一个与专家直接交谈的机会。故选D。
10．推理判断题。根据第一段中“From inspirational keynote sessions to hot topics and networking events, everything you know and love about the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) is included in this year’s program — plus these amazing new additions!(从鼓舞人心的主题演讲到热门话题和社交活动，你所知道和喜爱的关于食品与营养大会和博览会（FNCE）的一切都包括在今年的活动中——还有这些令人惊叹的新增内容！)”可知，文章主要介绍了今年食品与营养大会和博览会（FNCE）的一些新增内容。由此推知，文章的目的是吸引更多人参加2023年的FNCE。故选D。
11．B 12．A 13．A 14．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了25岁的Policano发起了Invisible Hands Deliver组织，与志愿者一起帮助老年人和其他处境危险的个人购买食品和处方药等，使人们在疫情期间与他人得以保持安全距离。
11．推理判断题。根据第一段中“Unexpectedly, many responded to her post, expressing their interest to volunteer as well. As a result of that outreach, one of her friends, Liam Elkind joined Policano. They decided to start an initiative called Invisible Hands Deliver.(出乎意料的是，许多人回复了她的帖子，表达了他们对志愿者的兴趣。作为这次拓展的结果，她的一个朋友，Liam Elkind加入了Policano。他们决定发起一项名为Invisible Hands Deliver的组织。)”可推知，Simone Policano建立Invisible Hands Deliver的目的是把志同道合的志愿者聚集在一起。故选B。
12．词句猜测题。根据画线短语所在句子“As the pandemic began to take its toll on New York in March 2020, Invisible Hands Deliver witnessed a massive outpouring of support from like-minded individuals in the community. (2020年3月，随着大流行病开始在纽约take its toll，Invisible Hands Deliver组织目睹了社区中志同道合者的大力支持。)”可知，疫情期间社区中志同道合的人们伸出援助之手，大力支持社区的人们，这说明疫情造成了巨大损失，需要大力支持，由此可推知，画线短语“take its toll”意为“造成很大损失”，故选A。
13．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Their acts of kindness have also inspired similar networks to sprout up worldwide. Invisible Hands Deliver is also supported by other organizations. (他们的善举也激发了类似的网络在世界范围内萌芽。其他组织也支持“无形之手传递”组织。)”可知，Invisible Hands Deliver组织已经引起了广泛的关注。故选A。
14．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段中“Helmed by a team of college students and recent graduates, Invisible Hands Deliver has shown that one is never too young to make a difference and give back to the community.(在一群大学生和刚毕业的大学生的帮助下，Invisible Hands Deliver已经表明，一个人要想有所作为，回馈社会，多年轻都可以。)”可知，Invisible Hands Deliver组织由一群大学生和刚毕业的大学生组织，来帮助老年人和其他处境危险的个人购买食品和处方药等，使人们在疫情期间与他人得以保持安全距离。这说明团结的力量很大，由此可知，作者想通过这篇文章传达B项“众人拾柴火焰高”，故选B。
15．C 16．B 17．C 18．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了户外运动的好处。
15．推理判断题。根据第一段“Many of the psychological benefits of outdoor play are already well established. Our brains evolved in natural landscapes, and our perceptual(感知的)systems are particularly well suited to wild outdoor spaces.(户外运动的许多心理益处已经确立。我们的大脑是在自然环境中进化而来的，我们的感知系统特别适合野外的环境)”可推知，第一段主要为了显示出户外运动公认的好处。故选C。
16．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Supporting this theory, one study found that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were better able to concentrate following a 20-minute walk in the park, compared to a 20-minute walk on the streets of a well-kept urban area. Being exposed to grass and trees seemed to have had a beneficial effect on their minds. (为了支持这一理论，一项研究发现，患有注意力缺陷多动障碍的儿童，在公园散步20分钟后要比在一个保持良好的城市地区的街道上散步能够更好地集中注意力。暴露在草地和树木中似乎对他们的思想有益。)”可知，作者通过比较不同环境下的行走，来表明自然景色能够提供完美的刺激，故选B。
17．细节理解题。根据第四段中“Such activities — away from the house or classroom — may also help children to find ways to cope with emotions that maybe hard to explore in other environments. So-called “sand tray therapy”, which involves using sand and clay to express one’s thoughts and feelings, is an accepted form of counselling for children who are struggling to verbal is e their emotional state.(所谓的“沙盘疗法”，是用沙子和粘土来表达一个人的想法和感受，这是一种辅导那些难以说出自己情绪状态的孩子的可接受的形式。)”可知，沙盘疗法的好处是孩子能用沙子