2023年高考英语阅读理解专项训练（含解析）

阅读理解
Recognizing when a friend or colleague feels sad, angry or surprised is key to getting along with others. But a new study suggests that being sensitive to feelings may sometimes come with an extra dose of stress. This and other research challenge the prevailing view that emotional intelligence is uniformly beneficial to its bearer.
In a study, psychologists Myriam Bechtoldt of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Germany asked 166 male university students a series of questions to measure their emotional intelligence. For example, they showed the students photographs of people’s faces and asked them to what extent feelings such as happiness or disgust were being expressed. The students then had to give job talks in front of judges displaying serious facial expressions. The scientists measured concentrations of the stress hormone cortisol in the students’ saliva(唾液) before and after the talk.
In students who were rated more emotionally intelligent, the stress measures increased more during the experiment and took longer to go back to baseline. The findings suggest that some people may be too emotionally clever for their own good, says Bechtoldt. “Sometimes you can be so good at something that it causes trouble,” she notes.
Indeed, the study adds to previous research hinting at a darker side of emotional intelligence. A study published in 2002 in Personality and Individual Differences suggested that emotionally perceptive people might be particularly influenced by feelings of depression and hopelessness. Furthermore, several studies have implied that emotional intelligence can be used to control others for personal gains.
More research is needed to see how exactly the relation between emotional intelligence and stress would play out in women and in people of different ages and education levels. Nevertheless, emotional intelligence is a useful skill to have, as long as you learn to also properly deal with emotions—both others’ and your own, says Bechtoldt. For example, some sensitive individuals may assume responsibility for other people’s sadness or anger, which ultimately stresses them out. Remember, as Bechtoldt says, “you are not responsible for how other people feel.”
1．Why did Myriam Bechtoldt conduct the research
A．To challenge the public assumption.
B．To introduce measures to reduce stress.
C．To assess the impacts of being emotionally clever.
D．To demonstrate how to distinguish different feelings.
2．What does the finding indicate
A．Greater emotional cleverness brings a head start in one’s life.
B．People may suffer from having a high emotional intelligence.
C．People’s psychological well-being is related to various factors.
D．Emotional intelligence means an upper hand in job interviews.
3．What do we learn about emotional intelligence from a number of studies
A．Some people may take advantage of it and benefit themselves.
B．Some people may lack it and are easily influenced by others.
C．People suffering from depression are emotionally immature.
D．People who look at the dark side of life are often depressed.
4．What does the author suggest sensitive individuals do
A．Help people to deal with their troubles in life.
B．Learn to cope with people’s negative feelings.
C．Rid themselves of worries over worldly affairs.
D．Avoid burdening themselves with others’ feelings.
At the news of the Queen’s death, one realization jumped out at me: Her Majesty was an enthusiastic collector of stamps. She’d picked up the hobby when her grandfather George V passed his precious albums down the family tree, so did my grandpa. This got me thinking about how few “collections” I keep myself.
However, when I was complaining to my wife about how odd it is that I don’t collect anything, she sighed and gestured behind me at the fridge freezer. At first, I thought she just wanted me to shut up and get out of the way. As indeed she did. But then I looked at the fridge doors she’d been pointing at, and suddenly I saw — as if for the first time — that I own 57 fridge magnets (冰箱贴). How odd it is to have spent 20 years combing through souvenir shops for fridge magnets without once being aware that I was making a “collection”! I guess it’s because fridge magnets are, seemingly, so small and silly that they don’t seem worthy of serious attention. Particularly my ones, as I have a preference for the cartoonish and humorous: There’s even a starfish with sunglasses on, but could any of these fairly be named a “collection”
However, for me, they are priceless and I’d happily hand over another couple of hundred pounds for them, as they hold so many memories. Some even include photos of me, like the one from my first vacation overseas, easily calling up past memories, youth and enthusiasm, like the Radio 4, one I bought at the BBC shop just because I was so proud to work in the building and the magnets of Oregon woodland creatures, which I purchased just for the receipt. By no means is this a collection my grandchildren will want. But isn’t that the best kind of collection to have
5．What’s the function of the first paragraph
A．To show grief for the Queen’s death.
B．To describe the setting of the story.
C．To show respect for his dear grandpa.
D．To introduce the topic of the article.
6．What do we know about the magnets
A．These magnets were collected easily.
B．These magnets are really pricey.
C．To me, these magnets are invaluable.
D．The magnets I preferred are tailored.
7．What is the tone of the article
A．Critical. B．Instructive. C．Indifferent. D．Doubtful.
8．What’s theme of the article
A．Great minds often think alike.
B．Collecting is a good hobby for all.
C．It is memory that matters most.
D．Collecting genes exist in my family.
During the golden age of detective fiction in the early 20th century, four writers influenced the genre (体裁) most: Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy L. Sayers and the “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie. Another novelist of this era was Josephine Tey, ranked as “number Five to the Big Four”, whose detective books are all thick with mystery and show a great mind at work.
The Franchise Affair
It was published in 1948 and adapted into a film three years later, which begins with a missing teenager. When she turns up again, distressed (痛苦的) and exhausted, she explains how she got away from a mother and daughter who locked her up and tried to make a servant of her. The girl’s version of events ruins their reputations, which then begins to fall apart.
To Love and Be Wise
It centers around another disappearance. Leslie Searle, a Hollywood photographer, disappears from an English village that is home to many writers and artists. Grant, a detective of Scotland Yard, arrives to determine whether a crime has been committed.
The Daughter of Time
As Tey’s masterpiece, the book was once voted the greatest crime novel ever written by the Crime Writers Association. This time, Grant is out of action, recovering from a broken leg. To relieve his boredom, he turns his attention to a very cold case, concerning Richard III. Did Richard III really murder his two nephews in the Tower of London
Richard of Bordeaux
MacKintosh also established her literary status by her first play, Richard of Bordeaux, under the name Gordon Daviot. However, it is as Tey, and for her detective novels, that she is remembered today. Her books are still of great value to contemporary literature because of their keen psychological insight into the complexity of human nature.
9．Who is MacKintosh
A．The real name of Dorothy L. Sayers. B．The real name of Agatha Christie.
C．The real name of Josephine Tey. D．The real name of Margery Allingham.
10．What can we know from the book The Daughter of Time
A．In spite of his broken leg, Grant is still in action actively.
B．Grant doubt if the king murdered his nephews in the castle.
C．The book was consistently voted the greatest crime novel.
D．Grant paid attention to the case because it was his duty.
11．Which book is different from the others
A．The Franchise Affair. B．To Love and Be Wise.
C．The Daughter of Time. D．Richard of Bordeaux.
Moments before his very first performance as a dancer, in his junior year at Stanford, Gaurab Banerjee looked at an audience gathered in Roble Gym and saw a sea of faces and pointing cameras.
His nervousness quickly gave way to a state of flow. Muscle memory and the cheers of the crowd carried him through, and before he knew it, he was taking a bow. With that, Banerjee recalls, “I was addicted.”
What had begun as an impulse (冲动)—signing up for Social Dance—soon became a full involvement in dance culture on campus. Over the next two years, Banerjee explored a range of styles at Stanford, performed and eventually directed the student group Stanford Swing time, and served as co-chair of the planning committee for Viennese Ball and for Big Dance.
The pandemic put a hard pause on social dance events. But in fall 2021, Banerjee returned to campus eager for revival (复兴), and students responded. Performances sold out. Banerjee and other community leaders took the opportunity to bring a new generation up to speed on campus traditions, and also to reset where they saw an opportunity to improve.
Banerjee, who was a service scholar in his freshman year, a volunteer with Kids With Dreams, a member of the Axe Committee, also found a welcoming community in computer science. The program offered so many classes Banerjee wanted to take that he decided to complete a master’s degree as well.
Banerjee plans to work in the artificial intelligence industry. His long-term vision is to apply his technical skills and the knowledge he’s gained in business, human rights, and medicine to a career in development-increasing opportunities for enterprise around the world.
“Part of my privilege, being here at Stanford, is that I can now use what I’ve learned to bring more folks to the table,” he says. “I can give them access as well.”
And yes, he’ll keep dancing.
12．What can we know about Banerjee’s first dance performance
A．He was too nervous to complete the performance.
B．Few audience members watched his performance.
C．The performance gave him confidence and motivation.
D．Cheers of the crowd caused his failure in the performance.
13．What are paragraphs 3-4 mainly about
A．The concern that Banerjee showed in dance culture.
B．The reasons why Banerjee was interested in dance.
C．The efforts that Banerjee spent in promoting dance.
D．The effect that the pandemic had on social dance events.
14．What’s Banerjee’s expectation of his future
A．To help children realize their dreams.
B．To become an Al expert at Standford.
C．To gain more knowledge in different field.
D．To benefit more people in career development.
15．Which of the following best describes Banerjee
A．Moody. B．Ambitious. C．Reserved. D．Modest.
Tips for Introducing Yourself in an Online Course
One of the first assignments you’re likely to encounter as an online student is introducing yourself. Here are some tips for making a great impression in your online course.
The Basics
If your instructors post their own introduction, mirroring the information they provide is a good place to start.
●Your name.
Your name will be visible on your post, but if there’s a pronoun you prefer to be called, let others know.
●The degree you’re pursuing.
Why did you choose this degree and what are your long-term goals
The Details
You don’t need to get more personal than you’re comfortable with but providing some details can help instructors and students remember who you are.
●Where you’re from.
Is there something interesting about your hometown
●Hobbies.
Love reading Mention your favorite authors or works. Your goals for the course.
If you choose the course because it corresponds with a career goal, bring it up! Your instructors may have additional resources that can help, and students with similar interests can connect to network.
The Format
●Use complete sentences and proper grammar.
●Break up your text.
Post and Connect
Make connections by posting meaningful responses to your classmates’ introductions.
●Respond to classmates’ posts.
Read posts carefully and respond to a detail that stands out to you.
●Give your classmates something to respond to.
ls there something you’d like to know about your classmates Ask in your introduction so your classmates can respond.
16．Which of the following should be included in the basic introduction
A．Your birthplace. B．Your interests.
C．Your preferred pronoun. D．Your personal qualities.
17．What can you do to get more help from your instructors
A．Introduce yourself in a casual way. B．Clarify a career goal for the course.
C．Provide details as many as possible. D．Mirror the information they provide.
18．How can you make connections with classmates effectively
A．Offer them some advice on learning the course.
B．Ask them some questions about the online course.
C．Contact those who have similar interests with you.
D．Make responses to the details that impress you most.
In this age of screens, smartphones, virtual assistants and voice-enabled speakers, we constantly receive visual and auditory (听觉的) suggestions of things to do, products to buy, and media to consume. Yet are all these messages created equal According to a research, the answer is no.
In the spring of 2018, Mariadassou and Bechler, both graduate students of Business, were sitting in a seminar (研讨会), in which they were studying how different types of messages affect decision-making. They learned that people generally perceive someone as more intelligent when they convey spoken information rather than delivering the same message in writing.
As they chatted after class, Mariadassou recalls, “We wondered, ‘What would happen if you apply this to recommendations ’” They believed there is “a general perception that people act on auditory and visual information the same way” and wanted to explore this assumption.
Mariadassou, who is pursuing her PhD in marketing, with Bechler, now a professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, ran a series of studies where the same information was presented to participants in different forms, including computer-generated audio that sounded like a smart speaker.
The researchers were surprised that auditory recommendations for products like beer were more influential than textual ones. “In theory, this shouldn’t produce any difference in behavior,” Mariadassou writes in an email. “Hearing that you should drink the pale beer or reading that you should drink the pale beer is really one and the same. The fact that it leads to psychologically different experiences that are significant enough to lead to a change in behavior is not something you would expect.”
The effect was small but strong enough to demonstrate a “consistent effect of auditory power”, Mariadassou says. She believes the power of auditory information has to do with its ephemeral nature —“it seems like there’s this sort of fundamental need to act on information that’s going away,” she says. Bechler agrees: “When something disappears, it creates a kind of urgency to respond.”
19．Why did Mariadassou and Bechler conduct the studies
A．To apply what they learned into real life.
B．To find out what people are more intelligent.
C．To explore the reasons behind people’s different behaviors.
D．To test if different types of messages affect recommendations.
20．What does paragraph 5 tell us
A．The findings of the research.
B．The theory behind the research.
C．The application of the research results.
D．The explanation of the research process.
21．What does the underlined word “ephemeral” in the last paragraph mean
A．Uncertain. B．Temporary. C．Selective. D．Random.
22．What is a suitable title for the text
A．Effect of Auditory Power Has Been Long Neglected
B．People Act on Auditory and Visual Information Equally
C．Effective Recommendations Are Better Heard Than Seen
D．Decision-making Has Little to Do With Types of Messages
Speaking to The Guardian at the Third International Conference on Human genetic editing, Prof Jennifer Doudna, a 2020 Nobel chemistry prize winner, said, “We’ll definitely be seeing genetic therapies (治疗；疗法) for heart diseases, brain diseases, and eye conditions.” But she warned, “One of the riskiest and most realistic potentials is that trials of gene editing in embryos (胚胎) will probably follow.”
The technology can and will smooth the way for therapies for enhancing healthy humans, to make them faster, smarter, stronger, or more resistant to diseases, though enhancement would be more difficult than mending single faulty genes. According to the experts at the conference, including geneticists, public health researchers and philosophers, a wave of gene editing therapies were expected to reach clinics in the next five years or so. The therapies will correct disease-causing disorders in tissues and organs and become mature as researchers work out how to make multiple edits at once and reach difficult areas such as parts of the brain.
However, Doudna and the other experts also expressed their concern that the next generation of advanced genetic therapies raises serious issues that must be tackled to ensure the technology benefits patients and society. Prof Fran oise Baylis, a philosopher at Dalhousie University in Canada, was worried that in addition to the sure sign of genetic enhancement coming, the cost of the new therapies would be too high for much of the global population. Prof Mayana Zatz, at the University of S o Paulo, Brazil, said she was against editing genes for improvement but added, “There will always be people ready to pay for it in private clinics and it will be difficult to stop.”
One conclusion almost all experts shared was that while all these potential problems and risks did exist, a future full of promise would definitely be witnessed. After all, it is not technology itself but ways in which people employ it that decide the result.
23．Which is not considered as beneficial by Prof Jennifer Doudna
A．Gene editing for diseases in heart.
B．Gene editing for diseases in brain.
C．Gene editing for diseases in embryos.
D．Gene editing for diseases in eyes.
24．What can we infer in paragraph 2
A．Genetic therapies are more difficult than mending.
B．Society will benefit from genetic therapies entirely.
C．Genetic therapies have already reached some clinics.
D．All disorders can’t be corrected by genetic therapies.
25．What did Prof Fran oise Baylis and Prof Mayana Zatz agree on
A．Editing genes for improvement is unavoidable.
B．Editing genes for improvement is promising.
C．The cost of the new therapies would be too high.
D．Editing genes for improvement should carry on.
26．What is the attitude of most experts towards genetic therapies in the text
A．Objective. B．Negative. C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.
Both humans and animals possess the ability to cry out for help when endangered or threatened. Plants, as it turns out, can too.
“We found that plants usually emit (发出) sounds when they are under stress and that each plant and each type of stress is associated with a specific identifiable sound,” researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel wrote in their findings, published in the scientific journal Cell. “While undetectable to the human ear, the sounds emitted by plants can probably be heard by various animals, such as bats, mice, and insects.”
Stressors like dehydration (脱水) and damage to leaves gave rise to the plants’ high-pitched (尖声的) cries, which ranged from 20 to 250 kHz. The bigger the danger, the more frequent a plant’s signals. “Unstressed plants emitted less than one sound per hour, on average,” researcher Lilach Hadany said, “while the stressed plants — both dehydrated and injured — emitted dozens of sounds every hour.”
To catch these sounds, Hadany’s team surrounded tomato and tobacco plants with super-sensitive microphones. They then fed the data into an artificial intelligence program that could tell the difference between the species of plant and the types of sounds produced.
“Our findings suggest that the world around us is full of plant sounds, and that these sounds contain information,” Hadany wrote. She added that to translate that information, we just need the “right tools such as sensors that tell growers when plants need watering.” Doing so, researchers noted, may allow farmers to judge exactly when and where to water crops. Saving water, increasing harvests, and lowering stress for both plant and humankind.
27．What did researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel find
A．Creatures tend to cry out for help when in danger.
B．Plants can give off sounds when they are stressed.
C．Plant sounds can be heard by both animals and humans.
D．Plants make the same sound whatever type of stress they have.
28．What does the author want to show in paragraph 3
A．The influence of stress on plants.
B．The urgency of relieving stress of plants.
C．The possibility of plants emitting sounds.
D．The importance of conducting the research.
29．Why was an artificial intelligence program used in the research
A．To help get rid of plant stress.
B．To identify the types of stress.
C．To collect sounds emitted by plants.
D．To analyze the collected sounds of plants.
30．What can we learn from Hadany’s words in the last paragraph
A．The research is of practical value.
B．It’s difficult to understand plant sounds.
C．Further research is needed in the future.
D．It’s as easy as pie for farmers to grow crops.
If reducing stress has been on your summer to do list, there’s one powerful thing you can still do before the season ends: get in the habit of taking a walk outside with a friend.
A quick walk in nature with a friend combines three of the most effective stress-reducing and resilience(恢复力)building techniques: physical exercise, spending time in nature and social connection. The activity works by helping normalize the hormonal changes that result from long time stress and enhancing the emotional resources that help us cope.
Walking quickly activates(激活)the body`s stress response. And when the walk is over, the stress system comes back down to baseline. Regular exercise helps your stress response become more efficient, says Jennifer Heisz, associate professor at McMaster University.
As little as 10 minutes of sitting or walking in nature can decrease a person’s heart rate, blood pressure and cortisol levels, as well as self-reported stress levels. One possible explanation, the researchers say, is that spending time in nature lowers the activity of our sympathetic nervous system, which regulates stress hormones, and taps into the parasympathetic(副交感)nervous system, which promotes our calm and relaxation responses.
Taking that hike with a loved one can further reduce stress by adding the important element of social connection. Talking with trusted friends helps people process stressful events and lifts self-esteem. Social support has positive effects on the brain and body, scientific research finds.
Earlier this year, Cassie Moreno was in a rut of stress and anxiety. She was starting a new job, struggling to make new friends during the pandemic, and going through a breakup. Strolling along the Hudson River with other women, the 26-year-old Maine native says she felt an immediate surge of confidence and calm.
“I was, like, how do we live here Look at the water! Look at the Statue of Liberty! How did we get this lucky ” she says.
31．What is the purpose of paragraph 2
A．To explain a rule. B．To clarify an argument.
C．To present a fact. D．To introduce a topic.
32．What is an advantage of spending time in nature
A．Reducing blood pressure. B．Lifting self-esteem.
C．Raising stress hormones. D．Activating nervous system.
33．What does Cassie Moreno’s remark in the last paragraph indicate
A．She was refreshed with confidence.
B．She was in a state of stress and anxiety.
C．She was struggling through a hard time.
D．She was amazed by the fantastic scenery.
34．How is the passage developed
A．By giving explanations. B．By making comparisons.
C．By listing examples. D．By proving assumptions.
Johan Clarey tends not to be in much of a rush when it comes to anything other than speeding down a hill on skis. Add Olympic success to the list of things he’s waited for.
The Frenchman, who turned 41 in January, became the oldest man to win an Olympic medal in Alpine skiing in history when he claimed a silver behind Beat Feuz of Switzerland in the downhill at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games, breaking Bode Miller’s record by five years.
“Everything came late in my life. Since I was a young boy, that’s what my mother said,” Clarey said. “I take extra time to do everything — walking, speaking and everything. Apparently, my career started quite the same.”
This was Clarey’s fourth Olympics and realistically his last chance of being on the podium (领奖台) at the Olympics. “I took a lot of risks. I knew I had only one chance left in my career to get a medal in the Olympics,” he said. “And when I was going down, I knew I made a good run, but you never know in downhill skiing. Sometimes you’re fast, but sometimes you’re not. You never know why. But today was fast.” This was only Clarey’s second medal at a major championship; he also took home a silver in the super-G at the 2019 world championships.
And this big moment almost didn’t happen: Clarey had considered retirement. He said he’s been having doubts about whether to continue competing for six years. The Frenchman said, “At 35, I said to myself, You have to do one year by one year.” That, he says now, was “a good choice”, because he has the medal to prove it. Clarey is still not quite ready to quit. He will turn his attention back to the World Cup circuit.
35．What do we know about Clarey as a boy
A．He was gifted in snow sports. B．He preferred skiing to other sports.
C．He got an early start on his future career. D．He seemed to mature later than his peers.
36．What was Clarey’s achievement at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games
A．He won the championship in Alpine skiing.
B．He competed in Alpine skiing for the first time.
C．He won his first Olympic medal in Alpine skiing.
D．He was the first Frenchmen to medal in Alpine skiing.
37．What does Clarey now think of his decision at age 35
A．It was rewarding. B．It was too costly. C．It was a joke. D．It was a coincidence.
38．What can we learn from Clarey’s story
A．Actions speak louder than words. B．Ups and downs make one strong.
C．The early bird catches the worm. D．Determination is the key to success.
Exploring unmapped territory on the moon could soon be as easy as slipping on a backpack. NAS researchers and their partners have developed a high-tech pack to aid explorers in the most remote wilderness imaginable: the airless wastes at the South Pole of the Moon.
The pack, dubbed the Kinematic Navigation and Cartography Knapsack (KNaCK), is a remote-sensing mapping system. Shaped like a hiker’s backpack, it makes use of an innovative type of lidar (激光雷达) called frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) lidar to provide Doppler velocity and range for millions of measurement points per second. These measurement points instantly create a real-time navigation system, delivering to the explorer a 3D high-resolution map of the surrounding area.
“As human beings, we tend to locate ourselves based on landmarks—a specific building, a bunch of trees. Those things don’t exist on the Moon. With KNaCK continuously showing in real time how far they’ve gone and how far is left to go to reach their destination, explorers can cross the surface boldly without having to worry about their safety. They can even mark specific sites where they found some unique mineral or rock formation, so others can easily return for further study,” said Dr. MichaelZanetti, who leads the KNaCK project at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
That’s vital for astronauts on a clock, their exploration limited by the oxygen supply in their suits. KNaCK’s ultra-high-resolution precision—an order of magnitude greater than conventional lunar topography map(地形图)and elevation models makes it a vital resource for conducting science and mission operations 238,900 miles away from mission control, Zanetti said.
Currently, the backpack prototype (原型) weighs about 40 pounds. When it comes to the work to be done next, Zanetti said, Taking advantage of the latest advancements in lidar technology from Aeva, we will make our next-generation device about the size of a soda can, and harden the sensitive electronics against the punishing effects of microgravity and solar radiation.” He looks forward to mounting it on a rover (探测器) or on the side of an astronaut’s helmet, which should leave plenty of room in future lunar mountaineers’ all-purpose backpacks.
39．What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A．The working principle of KNaCK. B．The problems with the FMCW lidar.
C．The possibility of exploring the moon. D．Explorers’ expectations for the mapping system.
40．The significance of explorers’ marking specific sites lies in ________.
A．setting a good example to others B．providing convenience for others
C．warning others of possible dangers D．avoiding getting lost in strange places
41．What will the KNaCK team do next
A．Produce all-purpose backpacks. B．Reduce the size of the backpack.
C．Seek help from the government. D．Make the hardware more sensitive.
42．What does the text mainly talk about
A．The achievements of moon exploration. B．The challenges faced by moon explorers.
C．A new device for future moon explorers. D．A new way to conduct research on the moon.
Over the past few decades, East Asia has seen a surprising rise in the rate of short-sightedness. And a growing pile of evidence suggests that the main underlying reason for this is education—specifically, the fact that children spend large parts of the day in comparatively dimly(昏暗地)lit classrooms.
For most people, short-sightedness is not a pleasant thing. Glasses and contact lenses are an expensive, lifelong struggle. In parts of rural China, where some families cannot afford either, children struggle in the very schools that are causing the problem. Governments in Asia are increasingly worried about the public-health implications of entire generations growing up short-sighted. Those in other parts of the world should start worrying, too.
The evidence suggests that regular exposure to bright daylight is vital in properly controlling the growth of children’s eyes. Too little light leads to short-sighted eyes. Researchers think that this explains why rates are so high in Asia, where a strong cultural emphasis on the value of education leads to long school days and, often, private tutoring in the afternoon and evening. That leaves little time for sunshine. Western children, whose parents are increasingly worried about a competitive job market, are beginning to go the same way.
Special eyedrops(眼药水), as well as clever glasses and contact lenses, may be able to slow the progression of short-sightedness once it has started. But prevention is better than mitigation(缓解), and the science suggests a cheap, straightforward measure. A series of encouraging trials shows that giving schoolchildren—and especially those in primary education—more time outside can cut the number of students who go on to develop short-sightedness. However, it seems that the greatest resistance to this attempt comes from parents. They may worry that other parents might not follow suit, leaving their children at a disadvantage in the classroom.
Governments are well placed to solve such collective-action problems, while reassuring anxious parents that a bit less classroom time is unlikely to be catastrophic. After all, countries such as Finland and Sweden do well in global education rankings with a less intense approach to education. Giving more outdoor time to young children would still leave room for them to cram for exams in their teenage years. And longer breaks in the playground may also make a dent in other rich-world problems such as childhood obesity. Far-sighted governments should send the kids outdoors.
43．What does the author blame education for
A．A high rate of eyesight problems. B．Unfair competition in the rich world.
C．Great pressure on both students and parents. D．Students’ being unaware of their eyesight problems.
44．What can we learn about western children
A．They can easily find a job in the future. B．They spend much time outdoors every day.
C．They are also likely to be pushed by parents. D．They are more optimistic than Asian children.
45．What does the author think plays a key role in solving the eyesight problem
A．The frequency of exams. B．The call of the government.
C．The cooperation between parents. D．The parents’ attitudes towards stress.
46．What does the underlined part “make a dent in” in the last paragraph probably mean
A．Take account of B．Make a plan for
C．Make a comparison between D．Reduce the number of
A sudden large increase in natural-gas prices fueled greater demand for coal, the dirtiest of fossil (化石) fuels, but in turn, it led consumers to use energy more efficiently, and more significantly, encouraged investment in green transition (过渡；转变) around the world. As a happy consequence, the transition may have accelerated by five to ten years. Yet the remarkable thing is that it could have proceeded faster, if globally governments hadn’t begun to weaken motivating policies for people to invest. Sharpening them again will be vital, as with today’s development, the world is unlikely to reach net zero carbon emissions (零碳排放) by 2050.
One problem is obtaining permits. Endless delays stop firms from investing, which has long been a hurdle to new green projects. what’s worse, some places are going backwards. On February 6th, Denmark, a star in the industry, stopped processing all applications for such projects, after a sudden realization that it may violate EU law.
The bigger problem is that some providers are now rethinking their investments altogether, because energy projects are becoming less attractive, due to price ceilings and various taxes, together with rising costs. Globally, governments are keen to keep power prices low today—so low that providers will struggle to make money, which may lead them to sell energy illegally, making it riskier and less appealing to investors. Between January 2021 and April 2022 slow transportation and war-caused interruption together increased the prices of everything from shipping to industrial metals, thus raising the prices of solar modules (组件；模块). Higher interest rates are another headache for builders of green plants, who are much hungrier for capital than their fossil-fuel-fired fellows.
All this means that, if investing is to stay attractive, green power will need to be sold at higher prices than governments would like. If the energy transition is to happen fast, there must not be a race to the bottom.
47．What does the author want to emphasize about the green transition
A．It shows some promise. B．It is progressing fast as expected.
C．It could have been better. D．It has been finished successfully.
48．What do the underlined words “going backwards” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Green projects became obstacles. B．Governments stopped applying green projects.
C．Green projects needed supporters. D．Governments stopped approving green projects.
49．How many factors contribute to the reduced charm of energy projects
A．1. B．2. C．3. D．4.
50．What’s the best title for the text
A．Higher Prices, Faster Energy Transition B．More Motivations, Faster Energy Transition
C．Stricter Policies, More Energy Projects D．Stricter Administration, More Energy Projects
After their three children grew up and left home, Margaret Thompson and her husband, Kenneth, stretched their legs together on walking holidays in Switzerland. In Interlaken, year after year, they would head up the mountain and watch the paragliders (空中滑翔) launch themselves into the sky. Back in town, in a large park, they watched them return to earth. “Some day I’d love to do that,” Thompson told Kenneth.
But there was always so much to do in Interlaken. So she continued to watch the gliders take flight and land. Kenneth died in 2005. Eleven years later, and three decades after those walking holidays, Thompson finally took to the skies herself, in a paraglider with an instructor. Thompson was 80.
Recently, Thompson heard from an instructor that grown men, when airborne, sometimes cry and beg to be brought down. But what she remembers is “feeling free. You feel weightless. It’s quite windy. It blows you around. You sail along and look around you, and see all the toy houses down below. You feel like you are up in heaven somewhere there, watching everyone down below.”
Thirty years seems a long time to hold on to a dream. “It was,” she says. Why did it take so long “I wanted to do it, but I felt somebody should benefit from it.” She did not think of just enjoying the experience “I don’t think so. There had to be a cause at the end of it all,” she says. With her first paraglide, she raised ￡1,500 for Moorfields eye hospital in London, most of it with the aid of social clubs run by the Presbyterian church she regularly attends.
Is she scared of getting older “Fear No. People say: ‘Isn’t getting old awful ’ I say: ‘No. You are free to do more things that you want to do.”
Thompson felt no fear paragliding. “I mean, you sort of say to yourself: Well, if anything happens to me now, I’m OK. People might worry about falling, it being the end of them. But that didn’t bother me at all. When it’s your time, it’s your time. No matter where you are.”
51．Why didn’t Thompson take up paragliding after her children left home
A．She was engaged. B．She preferred walking.
C．She was afraid of heights. D．She had to tend her husband.
52．How did Thompson feel when airborne
A．She lost his direction. B．She was scared to death.
C．She regretted paragliding. D．She had a sense of freedom.
53．Why could Thompson hold on to her dream for three decades
A．She got support from social clubs. B．She wanted to make it meaningful.
C．She hoped to contribute to the church. D．She had a good cause to experience fun.
54．What’s Thompson’s attitude towards falling
A．Terrified. B．Helpless. C．Calm. D．Doubtful.
Many people might search online for answers to questions like whether new energy vehicles are suitable for use on high plateaus as they prepare for a road trip to the Tibet autonomous region, but Mu Yiping and his wife, Tan Yan, focused on something else.
Like so many others, the young couple from Chongqing traveled to the region to enjoy the enchanting sight of peach blossoms in late March, but what set them apart was that they had come with a mobile coffee van(厢式货车). “I have been looking forward to visiting Tibet for a long time,” said Mu, 32. “And then I had the idea of starting a mobile coffee van business to allow me to fund my travels as I enjoyed the trip.”
To ensure they reached Nyingchi city before peach blossom season, they left Chongqing in late February. While crossing a mountain pass at about 4,400 meters, they were stuck for two days due to heavy snowfall and had to eat and sleep in the van. “Once we hit the road, we discovered that the trip might not be quite as wonderful as we had imagined. We often had unexpected problems with water and power, and it was also difficult to buy supplies on the road,” Tan said.
But as their mountain journey continued, so did their progress with their coffee business, which they would set up beside the road during traffic jams. They also began to serve new drinks with a Tibetan twist.
In mid-March, as the peach trees were still budding, the couple arrived in Bomi county in Nyingchi and decided to stay there for a while. Despite the exhausting drive, the stunning views made it all worthwhile. They stayed for 20 days in Bomi, eagerly waiting for pink peach flowers to cover the mountainside.
“The sight was amazing and really made our day,” Mu said. “Compared with my last visit, I have noticed significant improvements in the quality of public infrastructure such as roads and scenic spots, which now offer quality services. Whether it’s camping or self-driving tours, everything is so convenient in Tibet,” Mu said.
55．What did the couple focus on during the trip
A．Peach blossoms. B．Means of transport.
C．A coffee business. D．Mobile workforce.
56．What do we learn about their couple
A．Their van was often on the line. B．Their journey was no easy task.
C．They swung into action in Mid-March. D．Their concern was justified on the trip.
57．What message did Mu want to convey in the last paragraph
A．Tibet has undergone incredible changes.
B．Tourism in Tibet needs to be prioritized.
C．It takes ages for Tibet to become amazing.
D．The tourist season in Tibet is well underway.
58．Which can be a suitable title for the text
A．Tibet: a blessing to Humankind
B．On the road: the Inspiration behind Coffee
C．Benefiting from a stunning mountain journey
D．Enjoying dream life in Tibet with a coffee van
We are eating more fish than ever these days. At around 20 kilograms per person, global fish consumption is now more than twice what it was in the 1960s. What’s really remarkable, though, is where that fish comes from.
For the first time in human history, most of our aquatic (水产的) food now comes from farming rather than fishing.
People ate around 73 million tonnes of farmed fish — just more than half of the volume of fish that humans consumed — in 2014. That’s out of a total fish supply of 167 million tonnes; the remaining 20 million or so tonnes go turn into things like animal feed and medical products.
To keep eating fish at the current rate, we’re definitely going to need to keep aquaculture (水产养殖) developing. That’s because the volume of fish caught in the wild has leveled off since the 1990s.
Back in 1974, only 10% of marine fish stocks had been over fished. Now, more than three-tenths are. Only a tenth of our oceans’ fish stocks could support heavier fishing than current levels.
But while catchings at sea have suffered, fish-farming has been growing at a fast rate. A lot of that is coming from China, which produces 60% of the world’s farmed fish. In fact, some 35 countries, including China, now produce more farmed than wild-caught fish.
This shift toward aquaculture isn’t just good for ensuring salmon (三文鱼) on your plate; it’s also crucial to ensuring food security and sustainability. By 2050, the world will need to feed an estimated 9.7 billion people. They’ll have to get their protein somewhere. However, raising cattle, pigs, and other land-based animals requires vast sums of grain and water. For example, pound for pound, beef requires 15 times more feed to raise than carp, a freshwater fish farmed all over Asia. That grain — and the water needed to grow it — could be consumed by people instead.
However, aquaculture is not a silver bullet. In some southeast Asian countries, shrimp farming does disastrous damage to marine ecosystems. Despite these problems, however, shrimp continues to be among the most popular seafood worldwide.
59．What is surprising about the fish we eat
A．The history of fish. B．The farming of fish.
C．The importance of fish. D．The reproduction of fish.
60．What does the author say about China in terms of aquatic food
A．It places increasing emphasis on fishing.
B．It supplies 60% of the world’s fish products.
C．It boasts of the world’s largest fishing stocks.
D．It raises more fish than caught from the wild.
61．Why does aquaculture have a vital role these days
A．It is a must for feeding the world’s fast-growing population.
B．It ensures a balanced healthy diet for people the world over.
C．It proves a reliable source of protein for humans and animals.
D．It is essential to maintaining both mental and physical health.
62．Which has the closest meaning to the underlined “a silver bullet” in the last paragraph
A．A big surprise. B．A minor problem. C．A wise move. D．A wet blanket.
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63．What should you do if you want to become a volunteer
A．Become a staff member. B．Behave like a grown-up.
C．Care for animals’ welfare. D．Collect many animal shelters.
64．What is expected of an animal transport volunteer
A．To drive animals home occasionally. B．To walk animals in the shelter woods.
C．To transport animals to the needy partners. D．To get animals to critical medical appointments.
65．Which one will you choose if you are only available on Mondays
A．Cat Care. B．Animal Transport. C．Dog Care. D．Cleaning/Organizing.
At a restaurant in Singapore, a server is busy swerving between tables and bringing dishes to hungry customers. However, the server is not a human but a delivery robot developed by Shanghai-based unicorn Keenon Robotics. The restaurant’s cute cartoon-like employee adds a sense of warmth to help personalize the dining experience.
In recent years, delivery robots have been popular in foreign countries. According to Li Tong, founder and CEO of Keenon Robotics, sales revenue of Keenon almost doubled last year and more than half of the company’s robots were shipped to foreign markets in 2022.
Founded in 2010, Keenon Robotics leverages its fully autonomous positioning and navigation technology to offer robots both at home and abroad, including server, disinfection, delivery and logistics robots.
“In the field of industrial robots, which is known as ‘the crown jewel of manufacturing’, Chinese companies have already turned from followers to leaders. Core components used to rely heavily on imports, but in recent years we have achieved breakthroughs in crucial technologies and are quickly catching up.” Li said.
China is the world’s largest market for the industrial robot industry. Sales of industrial robots in China reached over 300,000 units last year, accounting for more than half of global sales. A research report said the world’s service robotics market is projected to grow from $36.2 billion in 2021 to $103.3 billion by 2026 and high returns on investment is the key factor driving the service robotics market.
With such advantages as relatively low manufacturing cost and a sound domestic supply and industrial chain, Chinese robotics companies are expected to further knock on the doors of rising markets globally. However, Zhang Weijiong, a professor from the China Europe International Business School, pointed out that there are still problems. They must abide by the laws and regulations overseas and follow various industrial and technical standards. Therefore, they need to establish corresponding channels and teams to facilitate robotics products to enter the international market.
66．What contributes to the arising of the Chinese service robots overseas
A．Lowered prices. B．Enhanced purchasing power.
C．Mastering core technology. D．Enough human resources.
67．What does the underlined word “leverages” mean in paragraph three
A．Applies. B．Imports. C．Changes. D．Evaluates.
68．What does Professor Zhang Weijiong emphasize
A．The advantages of Chinese robotic companies.
B．The golden opportunity to expand robot export.
C．Comparisons of domestic and overseas markets.
D．A few challenges facing Chinese robotics firms.
69．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage
A．Boosting of overseas market B．Popularity of delivery robots
C．Crown jewel of manufacturing D．Rising of Chinese industrial robots
Suzhou is home to some wonderful classical-style gardens in China. The following are the greatest examples.
Zhuozheng Yuan
It’s the largest and the most famous garden in Suzhou, perhaps the finest of its type in China. Throughout the centuries, the central part of the garden still contains its original Ming Dynasty flavor. Since it is such a large garden, with caves, forests, islands, bridges, paths, and all sorts of pavilions and halls, no simple description of the garden will do.
Liu Yuan
The 2.3-hectare Liu Yuan was built in 1593. The garden has Chinese couplets beside nearly every gate and door. These are two-line poems written in classical Chinese. Their use in the garden is meant to set the tone for each section and add to the reflective nature of the experience by describing or drawing attention to different features of the garden in a poetic way.
Shizilin
At a little less than one hectare in size, Shizilin was built in 1342. The garden gets its name because it is filled with strangely shaped rocks which are said to look like lions posing in various shapes. The garden’s many paths wind through caves and more rocks than can be counted, making it easy to get lost. Apart from being beautiful and interesting, the garden is perhaps the oldest rock garden of its kind, making it important historically.
Huanxiu Shanzhuang
At 0.2 hectares, Huanxiu Shanzhuang is one of the smallest of the important gardens in Suzhou. Centered in a pond, a huge rockery, 7.2 meters in height, was created, using nearly every technique known in the art form. A winding path goes through and around the rockery, allowing for it to be viewed from many directions — each direction giving a different idea of what the rocks represent.
70．What do we know about Zhuozheng Yuan
A．It is famous for the forests. B．It’s the finest garden in China.
C．It dates back to the Ming Dynasty. D．It is a rather simple and plain garden.
71．Why are couplets put on in Liu Yuan
A．To display natural beauty. B．To summarize a section’s characteristic.
C．To add pleasure to visitors. D．To show the beauty of classical Chinese.
72．What feature do Shizilin and Huanxiu Shanzhuang share
A．Flavor. B．Pond. C．Couplets. D．Rocks.
Squirrels eavesdrop on (窃听) the chatter of songbirds to work out whether the appearance of a predator (食肉动物) is cause for alarm, researchers have found. Animals including squirrels have previously been found to tune in to cries of alarm from other creatures.
But the latest study suggests animals may also keep an ear out for everyday chitchat among other species as a way to assess whether there is trouble afoot.
Writing in the journal Plos One, researchers reported on how they made their discovery by observing 67 grey squirrels as they pottered about (晃悠) different areas in the residential regions of Oberlin.
After 30 seconds of observing a squirrel, researchers played it a recording of the call of a red-tailed hawk (鹰), which lasted a couple of seconds — and their behaviour in the next 30 seconds was monitored. The squirrels were then played a three-minute recording of several different species of songbird chattering on a feeder.
The results revealed that in the 30 seconds after hearing the hawk call the squirrels increased the percentage of their time spent “vigilant” (警惕) compared with before the call, while they also looked up more often to scan the environment. Squirrels that were played bird chatter raised their heads less often during the recording and the number of these “look-ups” dropped off faster over time.
“Recognition of bird chatter as a sign of safety is likely adaptive, as squirrels that can safely reduce their vigilance level in the presence of bird chatter probably are able to increase foraging (觅食) success,” the authors wrote.
The team suggested that with levels of human-made noise increasing, squirrels may find it harder to eavesdrop on birds, meaning they may have to spend more time being alert and less time foraging.
Dr Jakob Bro-Jorgensen, co-author of the study from Oberlin College, said: “The study calls attention to how animals can gather information from their environment by using cues that may at first glance seem irrelevant,” he said. “And it makes you wonder how the more and more pervasive (无处不在的) impact of human activities on natural soundscapes may reduce survival of wildlife in ways we haven’t thought of.”
73．What does the new research find about squirrels’ eavesdropping
A．It lacks scientific evidence. B．It is more widespread and broader.
C．It needs to be further investigated. D．It is contradictory to previous findings.
74．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A．The subject of the experiment. B．The findings of the experiment
C．The process of the experiment. D．The purpose of the experiment
75．Why is recognition of bird chatter as a sign of safety important for squirrels
A．They can escape from potential risks. B．It helps them to forage food successfully.
C．It is safe for them to play with their mates D．They can adapt to a new environment quickly.
76．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning the research
A．Its implication. B．Its appeal to the public.
C．Expectations for further study. D．Scientists with new perspectives.
参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．A 4．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了当朋友或同事感到悲伤、愤怒或惊讶时，意识到这一点是与他人相处的关键。但一项新的研究表明，对感情敏感有时可能会带来额外的压力。这一研究和其他研究挑战了普遍的观点，即情商对其持有者总是有利的。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“This and other research challenge the prevailing view that emotional intelligence is uniformly beneficial to its bearer.”（这一研究和其他研究挑战了普遍的观点，即情商对其持有者总是有利的。）以及第二段“In a study, psychologists Myriam Bechtoldt of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Germany asked 166 male university students a series of questions to measure their emotional intelligence. For example, they showed the students photographs of people’s faces and asked them to what extent feelings such as happiness or disgust were being expressed. The students then had to give job talks in front of judges displaying serious facial expressions. The scientists measured concentrations of the stress hormone cortisol in the students’ saliva(唾液) before and after the talk.”（在一项研究中，德国法兰克福金融管理学院的心理学家米里亚姆·贝克托尔特(Myriam Bechtoldt)向166名男性大学生提出了一系列问题，以衡量他们的情商。例如，他们向学生们展示人们的面部照片，并询问他们在多大程度上表达了快乐或厌恶等情绪。然后，学生们必须在评委面前进行工作演讲，并表现出严肃的面部表情。科学家们在演讲前后测量了学生唾液中压力荷尔蒙皮质醇的浓度。）可知，Myriam Bechtoldt要进行这项研究是为了评估情商高的影响。故选C项。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段“In students who were rated more emotionally intelligent, the stress measures increased more during the experiment and took longer to go back to baseline. The findings suggest that some people may be too emotionally clever for their own good, says Bechtoldt. “Sometimes you can be so good at something that it causes trouble,” she notes.”（在那些被评为情商更高的学生中，压力测量在实验中增加得更多，需要更长的时间才能回到基线。Bechtoldt说，研究结果表明，有些人可能在情感上过于聪明，而不利于自己。她指出：“有时候，你在某件事上太擅长了，反而会带来麻烦。）可知，这一发现说明了人们可能会因为高情商而受苦。故选B项。
3．细节理解题。根据第四段中“Furthermore, several studies have implied that emotional intelligence can be used to control others for personal gains.”（此外，一些研究表明，情商可以用来控制他人以获取个人利益。）可知，从一系列的研究中，我们对情商可以了解到，有些人可能会利用它，使自己受益。故选A项。
4．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“For example, some sensitive individuals may assume responsibility for other people’s sadness or anger, which ultimately stresses them out. Remember, as Bechtoldt says, “you are not responsible for how other people feel.””（例如，一些敏感的人可能会为别人的悲伤或愤怒承担责任，这最终会让他们感到压力。记住，正如贝克托尔德所说，“你不必为别人的感受负责。”）可知，作者建议敏感的人不要让别人的感受成为自己的负担。故选D项。
5．D 6．C 7．B 8．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者自己的收藏品情况以及自己对收藏品的新理解：蕴含其中的回忆才是真正重要的东西。
5．推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“This got me thinking about how few “collections” I keep myself. (这让我思考我自己保存的“收藏品”是多么的少)”可推知，第一段提及女皇的收藏旨在引出本文主题：作者自己的收藏。故选D项。
6．细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“However, for me, they are priceless and I’d happily hand over another couple of hundred pounds for them, as they hold so many memories. (然而，对我来说，它们是无价的，我很乐意再给它们几百英镑，因为它们有很多记忆)”可知，在作者看来，冰箱贴是无价的。故选C项。
7．推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句“By no means is this a collection my grandchildren will want. But isn’t that the best kind of collection to have (这绝不是我的孙辈们想要的收藏品。但这不是最好的收藏品吗？)”可知，作者最后懂得收藏品的重要的是对自己而言的。由此推知，这篇文章能给人启发，让人对收藏有新的理解，即instructive“有启发性的”。故选B项。
8．主旨大意题。根据最后一段第一句“However, for me, they are priceless and I’d happily hand over another couple of hundred pounds for them, as they hold so many memories. (然而，对我来说，它们是无价的，我很乐意再给它们几百英镑，因为它们有很多记忆)”可知，作者认为收藏之所以重要是因为它们是自己的回忆，这也是他思考后得出的结论，即记忆回忆才是真正重要的，这也是本文主要想要传递的思想。故选C项。
9．C 10．B 11．D
【导语】这是一篇应用文。介绍了作家麦金托什和她的侦探小说和戏剧作品。
9．细节理解题。根据最后一段一二句“MacKintosh also established her literary status by her first play, Richard of Bordeaux, under the name Gordon Daviot. However, it is as Tey, and for her detective novels, that she is remembered today. (麦金托什的第一部戏剧《波尔多的理查德》也奠定了她的文学地位。然而，正是作为泰伊，以及她的侦探小说，她今天被人们铭记)”可知，麦金托什是泰伊的真名。故选C项。
10．细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“Did Richard III really murder his two nephews in the Tower of London (理查三世真的在伦敦塔谋杀了他的两个侄子吗？)可知，Grant对于国王是否真的杀害了侄子提出了疑问。故选B项。
11．细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“MacKintosh also established her literary status by her first play, Richard of Bordeaux, under the name Gordon Daviot. (麦金托什的第一部戏剧《波尔多的理查德》也奠定了她的文学地位)可知，《波尔多的理查德》是一本戏剧作品，而非侦探小说，故其与其他三部作品有区别。故选D项。
12．C 13．C 14．D 15．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Gaurab Banerjee和他的舞蹈事业。
12．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“His nervousness quickly gave way to a state of flow. Muscle memory and the cheers of the crowd carried him through, and before he knew it, he was taking a bow. With that, Banerjee recalls, “I was addicted.” (他的紧张情绪很快变成了一种心平气和的状态。肌肉记忆和观众的欢呼声把他带了过去，在他意识到这一点之前，他鞠了一躬。班纳吉回忆说，“我对此上瘾了。”)”可知，他的第一次舞蹈表演给了他信心和动力。故选C。
13．主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“What had begun as an impulse (冲动)—signing up for Social Dance—soon became a full involvement in dance culture on campus. Over the next two years, Banerjee explored a range of styles at Stanford, performed and eventually directed the student group Stanford Swing time, and served as co-chair of the planning committee for Viennese Ball and for Big Dance. (一开始只是一时冲动——报名参加社交舞蹈——很快就变成了全身心地投入到校园的舞蹈文化中。在接下来的两年里，班纳吉在斯坦福大学探索了一系列的风格，表演并最终指导了学生团体斯坦福摇摆时间，并担任维也纳舞会和大舞蹈策划委员会的联合主席。)”和文章第四段“The pandemic put a hard pause on social dance events. But in fall 2021,Banerjee returned to campus eager for revival (复兴), and students responded. Performances sold out. Banerjee and other community leaders took the opportunity to bring a new generation up to speed on campus traditions, and also to reset where they saw an opportunity to improve. (新冠疫情严重中断了社交舞蹈活动。但在2021年秋天，班纳吉回到校园，渴望复兴，学生们做出了回应。演出门票已售罄。班纳吉和其他社区领袖借此机会让新一代了解校园传统，并重新定位他们认为有机会改进的地方。)”可知，第三段和第四段主要讲述了班纳吉为推广舞蹈所做的努力。故选C。
14．细节理解题。根据文章第六段“His long-term vision is to apply his technical skills and the knowledge he’s gained in business, human rights, and medicine to a career in development-increasing opportunities for enterprise around the world. (他的长期愿景是将他在商业、人权和医学领域获得的技术技能和知识应用到发展事业中，为世界各地的企业增加机会。)”可知，他对未来的期望是让更多的人在事业发展中受益。故选D。
15．推理判断题。根据文章第六段“His long-term vision is to apply his technical skills and the knowledge he’s gained in business, human rights, and medicine to a career in development-increasing opportunities for enterprise around the world. (他的长期愿景是将他在商业、人权和医学领域获得的技术技能和知识应用到发展事业中，为世界各地的企业增加机会。)”可知，他是一个雄心勃勃的人。故选B。
16．C 17．B 18．D
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了在线课程中自我介绍的技巧。
16．细节理解题。根据The Basics下列条目中“Your name will be visible on your post, but if there’s a pronoun you prefer to be called, let others know. (你的名字会出现在你的帖子上，但如果你希望别人称呼你什么代替词，那就让别人知道。)”可知，在你的基本信息介绍中应包含你喜欢别人称呼你的代替词。故选C项。
17．细节理解题。根据The Details下列条目中“If you choose the course because it corresponds with a career goal, bring it up! Your instructors may have additional resources that can help, and students with similar interests can connect to network.(如果你选择这门课是因为它符合你的职业目标，那就把它提出来！你的老师可能有额外的资源可以帮助你，有相似兴趣的学生可以连接到网络。)”可知，明确课程的职业目标能够使你从导师那里得到更多的帮助。故选B项。
18．细节理解题。根据Post and Connect下列条目中“Make connections by posting meaningful responses to your classmates’ introductions.(通过对同学的介绍做出有意义的回应来建立联系。)”以及“Read posts carefully and respond to a detail that stands out to you. (仔细阅读帖子，并对你印象深刻的细节做出回应。)”可知，对给你印象最深的细节做出回应可以有效地与同学建立联系。故选D项。
19．D 20．A 21．B 22．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项研究，研究表明提供推荐时，听觉信息比视觉信息更有影响力。
19．推理判断题。根据第三段中“What would happen if you apply this to recommendations (如果你把这应用到提供推荐中会发生什么？)”和“They believed there is “a general perception that people act on auditory and visual information the same way” and wanted to explore this assumption.(他们相信“人们对听觉和视觉信息的反应方式是相同的”，并希望探索这一假设)”可推知，Mariadassou和Bechler的研究目的是测试不同类型的信息是否会影响提供推荐。故选D项。
20．主旨大意题。根据第五段中“The researchers were surprised that auditory recommendations for products like beer were more influential than textual ones. (研究人员感到惊讶的是，对啤酒等产品的听觉推荐比文本推荐更有影响力)”可知，本段告诉我们研究的结果。故选A项。
21．词句猜测题。根据划线词下文“it seems like there’s this sort of fundamental need to act on information that’s going away.(似乎有一种对即将消失的信息采取行动的基本需求)”可知，信息即将消失，持续的时间很短。由此推知，划线部分“She believes the power of auditory information has to do with its ephemeral nature(