备战2024年高考英语2023年天津市部分地区高三下一模英语试卷阅读理解专题分类汇编（含解析）

备战2024年高考英语2023年天津市部分地区高三下一模英语试卷阅读理解专题分类汇编答案解析版
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2023届天津市和平区高三下学期第一次质量调查英语试题
36．B 37．C 38．D 39．A 40．D
【导语】本文是应用文。文章主要向学生们介绍怀卡托大学。
36．细节理解题。根据Campus部分“Each campus has quality in their facilities and services student will have access to during their studies. Hamilton campus enjoys the vibrant (有活力的) student atmosphere, offering a range of cafes, on-campus accommodation, and cutting-edge learning facilities. (每个校区都有优质的设施和服务，学生在学习期间可以使用这些设施和服务。汉密尔顿校园享受着充满活力的学生氛围，提供了一系列的咖啡馆，校园住宿，和尖端的学习设施。)”可知，汉密尔顿校区的学生可以使用尖端的学习设施。故选B。
37．细节理解题。根据Accessibility Services部分“Our Accessibility Services are on-site to help impaired (有缺陷的) students such as, but not limited to: sensory impairment, physical impairment, specific learning disability, mental health and temporary impairment. They offer a range of services to students such as note-taking support, assistive technology, alternative exam arrangements, sign-language interpreters, mobility parking permits, specialist equipment and more. (我们的无障碍服务在现场为残障学生提供帮助，包括但不限于：感官障碍、身体障碍、特定学习障碍、心理健康和暂时性障碍。他们为学生提供一系列服务，如笔记支持、辅助技术、替代考试安排、手语翻译、移动停车许可证、专业设备等。)”可知，有心理健康障碍的学生可以被允许灵活安排考试时间。故选C。
38．细节理解题。根据Employability Plus Award部分“Enhance your student experience! Boost your employability status! Engage with like-minded people! (增强您的学生体验！提升您的就业能力！与志同道合的人交往！)”可知，在这里，学生们可以改善学生体验，在工作前学习新技能，提高就业资格，但是不会给未来的雇主留下深刻印象。故选D。
39．细节理解题。根据Student Centre部分“Within the Student Centre, you will find a range of services to help you throughout your time at university, from enrolment to graduation. (在学生中心，从入学到毕业，您可以找到一系列服务来帮助您度过大学时光。)”可知，在学生中心，学生们可以获得入学信息。故选A。
40．推理判断题。根据第一段“The University of Waikato will provide you with the foundational knowledge and experience you need to achieve your career and life goals. With our focus on academic excellence and innovation, you will become part of a group known for making a big difference in the world around them. Join our warm and welcoming community of students from all over New Zealand and the globe. (怀卡托大学将为您提供实现职业和生活目标所需的基础知识和经验。随着我们对学术卓越和创新的关注，您将成为一个以在他们周围的世界中做出巨大改变而闻名的团队的一员。加入我们来自新西兰和全球各地热情欢迎的学生社区。)”可知，这篇文章是写给学生的文章，介绍怀卡托大学，所以它应该是选自于学生指南。故选D。
41．A 42．C 43．C 44．B 45．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者膝盖受伤导致行动困难，报名瑜伽课程参加练习后，整体健康状况变得更好的经历。
41．细节理解题。根据第一段“However, I did love to run because I felt as if I was flying but this all changed two years ago when I suffered a knee injury. I was bedridden for two weeks and I had a difficult time moving even short distances. I literally cried myself on my way to the car for a few days.(然而，我确实喜欢跑步，因为我感觉自己好像在飞行，但两年前我膝盖受伤，一切都变了。我卧床不起了两个星期，即使是移动很短的距离也很困难。我在走向汽车的路上哭了几天)”可知，膝盖受伤不能走路，使得作者感觉很沮丧。故选A项。
42．细节理解题。根据第二段“Starting a yoga practice was truly a godsend because it helped me gain strength in my knees but, most importantly, yoga helped me attain a more peaceful state of mind, body and spirit.(开始瑜伽练习真的是天赐良机，因为它帮助我增强了膝盖的力量，但最重要的是，瑜伽帮助我获得了更平和的身心状态)”可知，练习瑜伽使作者获得了更平和的身心状态，瑜伽课让作者变得精神上更加强大。故选C项。
43．细节理解题。根据第三段“Since each class was heated to 105°F, every time I stepped foot in the yoga studio, I’d feel a surge of negative thoughts come upon me like a big ocean wave.(由于每节课都热到105°F，所以每次我踏进瑜伽馆，我都会感觉到一股消极思想像巨浪一样涌上心头)”可知，作者每次去上瑜伽课时，深受消极思想的影响。故选C项。
44．推理判断题。根据第四段“After 3-4 months of practicing hot yoga, my arms and legs were beginning to get definition. I also woke up with so much more energy than I had before starting my yoga practice and I gradually started shedding the pounds from my body. Yoga literally made me feel as if I’d taken a shot of energy drink and just gave me that burst that helped my knees heal and made my overall health better.(经过3-4个月的热瑜伽练习，我的手臂和腿开始变得清晰起来。我醒来时的精力也比开始练习瑜伽之前充沛了很多，我逐渐开始减轻体重。瑜伽真的让我感觉好像喝了一杯能量饮料，让我感觉到爆发，这有助于我的膝盖愈合，使我的整体健康状况更好)”可知，作者的身体状况变得更好，有了新的面貌。故选B项。
45．推理判断题。根据第二段“When therapy wasn’t working well for me, I signed up for a hot yoga class for girls, Bikram Yoga to be exact.(当治疗对我不起作用时，我报名参加了一个女孩热瑜伽课程，确切地说是Bikram yoga)”以及最后一段“Overall, this yoga practice has helped me to see I’m part of a bigger picture in life!(总的来说，这项瑜伽练习帮助我看到自己是生活中更大图景的一部分！)”可知，本文主要讲述了作者上瑜伽课并从中获益的经历，作者写作本文的目的是与读者分享自己参加瑜伽课程的经历。故选D项。
46．C 47．D 48．B 49．C 50．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了研究者发现拥有多样化社交网络的人拥有更强的幸福感。
46．推理判断题。根据第一段“Like many people, in terms of socializing, I prioritize making time for my closest friends and family. When it comes to reaching out to people I don’t know as well I often find myself reluctant to engage. This could be a big mistake, though, according to a new study. Having different types of social interactions seems to be central to our happiness — something many of us may think little of.”（像许多人一样，在社交方面，我优先考虑为我最亲密的朋友和家人腾出时间。当涉及到接触我不太了解的人时，我经常发现自己不愿意参与。然而，根据一项新的研究，这可能是一个很大的错误。拥有不同类型的社会互动似乎是我们幸福的核心——这是我们许多人可能很少想到的。）可知，作者用“人们优先考虑为最亲密的朋友和家人腾出时间”这一个普遍的社会现象来作为文章的引言，引出“不同类型的社会互动似乎是我们幸福的核心”这一观点。故选C项。
47．细节理解题。根据第二段“In a series of surveys, researchers looked at how having a socially diverse network related to people’s well-being.”（在一系列的调查中，研究人员观察了拥有一个社会多样化的社交网络是如何与人们的幸福感产生关系的。）可知，这个研究关注的是多样化的社交网络对幸福感的影响，幸福感与生活满意相关。故选D项。
48．推理判断题。根据第三段“‘The more you can broaden your social circle and reach out to people you talk to less frequently — like an acquaintance, a friend, a coworker, or even a stranger — the more it could have positive benefits for your well-being,’ said the lead researcher Hanne Collins of Harvard Business School.”（哈佛大学的首席研究员汉娜·柯林斯说：“你越能拓宽自己的社交圈就越能接触到那些你不太经常交谈的人——比如熟人、朋友、同事、甚至是陌生人——它对你的幸福就越有积极的好处，”）和第四段“In both cases, they found that when people had a broader range of social interactions, they experienced greater happiness and well-being.”（在这两种情况下，他们发现当人们有更广泛的社会互动他们会体验到更大的幸福感和幸福。）可知，这两段都是为了说明拥有更广泛社交圈子有助于拥有更多幸福。故选B项。
49．推理判断题。根据第六段“It could be that being with different people contributes to different kinds of emotions, which may be a driving force in our happiness, says Collins.”（可能和不同的人在一起会导致不同的情绪，这可能是我们幸福的驱动力，柯林斯说。）可知，社交多样性会使人产生不同的情绪，而不同的情绪会成为幸福的驱动力。C项中“积极的情绪”也是社交多样性产生的情绪之一，也可以说社交多样性是通过引起人们的积极情绪来提高人的幸福感。故选C项。
50．推理判断题。根据第六段“Whatever the case, Collins hopes her research will inspire people to expand their social networks when they can.”（无论在怎样的事例中，柯林斯希望她的研究能激励人们尽可能扩大自己的社交网络。）可知，柯林斯希望人们扩大自己的社交网络，由此推断接下来作者可能会就如何扩大社交网络给出一些特别的建议。故选D项。
51．A 52．B 53．A 54．A 55．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了科学家实地探索来理解自然的重要性。通过探索，人们才能理解并欣赏值得保护的东西。
51．推理判断题。文章第二段讲到“It is by exploring that we understand and when we understand we develop an appreciation for what is found. Ultimately, only the things we appreciate are worth protecting. (正是通过探索，我们才能理解，当我们理解时，我们才能对所发现的东西产生欣赏。最终，只有我们欣赏的东西才值得保护)”可知本文的目的是建议通过不断探索来理解自然，故选A。
52．推理判断题。文章第三段讲到“Field stations pop up in important national parks and remote sensing by satellite becomes commonplace.(在重要的国家公园里出现了野外观测站，卫星遥感变得司空见惯。)”可知从第三段中我们可以了解到野外探险借助技术，它更容易获得，故选B。
53．词义猜测题。划线词组上文讲到“Visiting the Okavango Delta or Kalahari Desert, for example, no longer implies a self-supported expedition ( 考 察 ). (例如，参观奥卡万戈三角洲或卡拉哈里沙漠，不再意味着一次自助探险)”这里要注意“不是自主探险”所以划线词组所在句子Field stations pop up in important national parks and remote sensing by satellite becomes commonplace.的意思是：在重要的国家公园里出现了野外观测站，卫星遥感变得司空见惯。可知第三段中带下划线的部分的意思是“突然出现”，故选A。
54．推理判断题。文章倒数第二段讲到“It is here that they begin to understand how seemingly unrelated environmental interactions influence their study system. Sometimes, it’s difficult to know which is important to measure until you stand out there on the forest edge.(正是在这里，他们开始了解看似无关的环境交互作用如何影响他们的学习系统。有时，在你站在森林边缘之前，很难知道衡量哪一个是重要的。)”可知作者在考察之后意识到了科学家实地考察的意义，故选A。
55．细节理解题。文章最后一段讲到“The measure of their success will be whether there are still well-preserved wild places for expeditions in the future. (衡量它们成功与否的标准将是未来是否还有保存完好的野外探险场所)”可知未来探险的成功将由保护野生场所决定。故选C。
2023届天津市河东区高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷
36．A 37．B 38．D 39．D 40．C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四个莎士比亚环球剧院的导游之旅。
36．细节理解题。根据Heaven to hell tour 部分中的“You’ll have the opportunity to visit our backstage stores and see props and costumes from the famous Globe productions before experiencing the thrill our actors feel when they step out onto the stage.(您将有机会参观我们的后台商店，观看著名的环球作品的道具和服装，然后体验我们的演员走上舞台时的快感。)”可知，在Heaven to hell tour中可以参观后台商店，适合喜欢《莎士比亚环球》幕后故事的人。故选A项。
37．细节理解题。根据Twilight walking tour 部分中的“Be transported back to a time of late-night cakes and ales (麦芽酒), midnight revels (狂欢)and demons, and the “Kingdom of Night” on our Twilight walking tour around the Bankside area and beyond.(回到深夜蛋糕和麦芽酒，午夜狂欢和恶魔的时代，以及我们在Bankside地区及其他地区的暮光之城徒步旅行中的“夜之王国”)”可知，Twilight walking tour是在Bankside区域和更远的地方周围举行。故选B项。
38．细节理解题。根据Festive family tour部分中的“Hear how Christmas was observed in Shakespeare’s time and the folk traditions that people practiced to welcome in winter.( 听听莎士比亚时代的圣诞节是如何庆祝的，以及人们在冬天迎接圣诞节的民间传统。)”可知，在Festive family tour中人们可以了解莎士比亚时代如何庆祝圣诞节。故选D项。
39．细节理解题。根据Globe Theatre guided tour部分中的“Our expert guide-storytellers will provide your group with a fascinating tour of the Globe Theatre auditorium (礼堂), colorful stories of the 1599 Globe Theatre, the reconstruction process in the 1990s.(我们的专业导游故事讲述者将为您的团队提供环球剧院礼堂的迷人之旅，1599年环球剧院的丰富多彩的故事，20世纪90年代的重建过程。)”可知，在Globe Theatre guided tour给游客们展示了迷人的全球剧院礼堂，丰富多彩的1599的全球剧院的故事等，所以Globe Theatre guided tour的特别之处在于有可能听听1599全球剧院的故事。故选D项。
40．细节理解题。根据Globe Theatre guided tour部分中的“Our expert guide-storytellers will provide your group with a fascinating tour of the Globe Theatre auditorium (礼堂), colorful stories of the 1599 Globe Theatre, the reconstruction process in the 1990s.(我们的专业导游故事讲述者将为您的团队提供环球剧院礼堂的迷人之旅，1599年环球剧院的丰富多彩的故事，20世纪90年代的重建过程。)”可知，Today’s Globe Theatre是一个重建的作品在文中提到；根据尾段中的“Our guides will also bring the theater to life, exploring how the theater works today as an imaginative and experimental space for performance.(我们的导游还将使剧院充满生机，探索剧院今天如何作为一个富有想象力和实验性的表演空间运作。)”可知，这种体验会给剧院带来生机提到；根据Festive family tour部分中的“Hear how Christmas was observed in Shakespeare’s time and the folk traditions that people practiced to welcome in winter.(听听莎士比亚时代的圣诞节是如何庆祝的，以及人们在冬天迎接圣诞节的民间传统)”可知，这种体验能让我们听到莎士比亚时期如何庆祝圣诞节也在文中提到；C选项“您将有机会参观我们的舞台商店并与我们的客户见面”文章没有提到。故选C项。
41．B 42．C 43．B 44．A 45．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一对关心邻里、无私奉献的夫妻。他们把自己的财产留给需要的人，强调人人互助，世界就会更美好。
41．细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句“The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years．（富斯一家面临着加入近年来数百万失去住房的美国人行列的危险）”说明他们家陷入了经济危机，故B项were in financial difficulty“陷入财政困难”正确。故选B项。
42．细节理解题。根据文章第二段一、二句“But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity.（在阿尔托和邻近的洛厄尔镇，并不是只有富斯一家从哈奇家族那里获得了意想不到的遗产。）”可知哈奇家族把自己的财产捐赠给邻居，C选项“They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.（他们把自己的财产赠予邻居。）”符合文意。故选C项。
43．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.（作为大萧条时期的孩子，伊什和阿琳都有存钱的习惯。他们喜欢货比三家，在购买新东西之前，会经常挨家挨户地检查价格。）”说明他们这样做是为了比较价格，是为了省钱，所以B选项“They wanted to save money.（他们想省钱）”正确。故选B项。
44．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段二、四句“Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything.（伊什和阿琳从没问过你需要什么。）”“They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.（只要看到自己做的事情能让别人感觉到快乐，他们就会去做。）”说明他们很体贴很理解别人，所以A选项“understanding（理解的，有洞察力的）”符合题意。故选A项。
45．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段第二句“It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy, a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents, should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.（哈奇夫妇希望他们的遗产，一份善良的遗产，一份金钱的遗产，能够丰富整个社区，并延续到子孙后代。）”以及最后一段可以看出，哈奇夫妇的愿望就是他们的遗产能够为社区以及子孙后代造福，邻里之间能够互相帮助，故D选项“The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.（哈奇一家希望邻居们能以他们为榜样。）”符合题意。故选D项。
46．B 47．D 48．C 49．A 50．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了人工智能在团队合作上的发展，人工智能可以通过训练与人类在不同的领域进行团队合作。
46．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“However, successfully using teamwork to win in multiplayer games with complex environments was difficult to achieve.(然而，在复杂环境的多人游戏中成功利用团队合作获胜是很困难的。)”可知，很难实现使现需要团队合作来赢得环境复杂的多人游戏，也就是说团队合作可能是很困难的任务。故选B项。
47．细节理解题。根据第七段中的“The AI agents “trained” with 12 hours of game data, then matched up against professional game testers.(AI代理使用12小时的游戏数据 进行“训练”，然后与专业游戏测试人员进行匹配。)”以及第八段中的“And in order to make improvements, the programmers used various kinds of “rewards” to help the AI players weigh their goals and actions to help them cooperate in the teamwork.(而为了做出改进，程序员们用各种“奖励”来帮助AI玩家权衡他们的目标和行动，帮助他们在团队合作中合作。)”可知，研究者利用12小时的游戏数据以及与专业游戏玩家对抗来训练人工智能，甚至通过各种奖励手段来帮助玩家权衡目标和行动来实现团队合作，由此可知，研究者通过将人工智能置于各种不同的情况下进行训练。故选D项。
48．推理判断题。根据尾段中的“Ethan Gach said at the video game news website Kotaku,“It suggests that the AI program is able to adapt to playing with non-AI teammates.”(Ethan Gach在视频游戏新闻网站Kotaku上说，“这表明AI程序能够适应与非AI队友一起玩。”)”可知，Ethan Gach认为人工智能能够适应与非人工智能团队合作，即可以与人类团队合作，所以他认为人工智能在与人类玩家合作中表现很好。故选C项。
49．词句猜测题。根据倒数第四段中的“And in order to make improvements, the programmers used various kinds of “rewards” to help the AI players weigh their goals and actions to help them cooperate in the teamwork.(而为了做出改进，程序员们用各种“奖励”来帮助AI玩家权衡他们的目标和行动，帮助他们在团队合作中合作。)”可知，为了训练人工智能的团队合作能力，程序设计师利用各种方式去帮助实现团队合作，结合划线单词所在的句子“They also used…maps for each new match.(他们为每一款新游戏使用……地形图。)”可知，他们也使用新比赛的各种地形图来训练人工智能的团队合作，再根据第四段“However, successfully using teamwork to win in multiplayer games with complex environments was difficult to achieve.(然而，在复杂环境的多人游戏中成功利用团队合作获胜是很困难的。)”可知，多玩家游戏相对来说环境是很复杂的，所以在训练过程中的地图也不应该是固定的，而是随机的，由此可猜测该单词的意思是“随机化的”，generalized的意思是“广泛的”，词义最为接近。故选A项。
50．主旨大意题。根据第二段““Artificially intelligent agents are getting better and better at two-player games, but most real-world endeavors require teamwork,” DeepMind’s researchers wrote in a paper published in Science in June.(“人工智能代理在双人游戏中越来越好，但大多数现实世界的努力都需要团队合作，”DeepMind的研究人员在六月发表在《科学》杂志上的一篇论文中写道。)”可知，人工智能在双人游戏对战中表现越来越好，但是大多数的现实世界中需要的是团队合作，由此引出下文的介绍，研究者通过训练来培养人工智能的团队合作能力，结合尾段“In the near future, AI may cooperate with human beings in some other fields, such as medicine and other branches of science.(在不久的将来，人工智能可能会在其他一些领域与人类合作，例如医学和其他科学分支。)”可知，在未来，人工智能能在某些领域与人类合作，所以该文主要介绍的是人工智能的团队合作。故选C项。
51．B 52．D 53．D 54．A 55．C
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了中国找到了很好的老工业建筑解决方案：将它们改造成文化和旅游景点。
51．细节理解题。根据第二段中“China seems to find a good solution for them. In recent years, many abandoned factories, railway yards, warehouses and mills have been transformed into cultural and tourist sites.(中国似乎找到了一个很好的解决方案。近年来，许多废弃的工厂、铁路调车场、仓库和磨坊已被改造成文化和旅游景点)”可知，中国的老工业建筑解决方案是将它们升级为旅游景点。故选B项。
52．细节理解题。根据第三段“The 798 Art Zone in Beijing is an iconic example. Built in the 1950s as No 798 Joint Factory, it was gradually abandoned in the 1990s as production slowed down. In 2006, Beijing’s municipal government invested over 120 million yuan and improved its infrastructure condition, turning the factory complex into a cultural and creative industrial base. Now the art zone holds about 200 galleries, art centers as well as fashionable boutiques, cafes and restaurants, which also earns it a place on the bucket list(心愿单) of many tourists, noted The Paper.(北京的798艺术区就是一个标志性的例子。始建于20世纪50年代的798联合工厂，随着生产放缓，于20世纪90年代逐渐被废弃。2006年，北京市政府投资超过1.2亿元，改善了基础设施条件，将工厂综合体变成了文化创意产业基地。据澎湃新闻报道，现在艺术区拥有大约200家画廊、艺术中心以及时尚精品店、咖啡馆和餐馆，这也使它成为许多游客的遗愿清单上的一个地方)”可知，798艺术区是改造老工业基地的成功范例。故选D项。
53．推理判断题。第六段中“Since these heritage sites are rich and diverse in content, cities in China also spare no effort to explore new ways and models to protect and utilize them.(由于这些遗产内容丰富多样，中国的城市也不遗余力地探索保护和利用这些遗产的新方式和新模式)”提出很多城市开始探索保护和利用这些工业遗产的新模式，第七段中“For example, a beer museum has been set up inside a century-old plant of the Tsingtao Brewery in Qingdao, Shandong province, bringing people closer to the long history of the brewery. Some abandoned plants in Beijing have also been renovated for city explorers to take adventures in.(例如，在山东青岛青岛啤酒的百年厂房内设立了啤酒博物馆，让人们更接近啤酒厂的悠久历史。北京一些废弃的工厂也被翻新，供城市探险者冒险)”通过举例的方式来说明具体的一些做法。由此推知，作者提到山东青岛啤酒博物馆的目的是为了证明城市能如何有效地利用工业遗产。故选D项。
54．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Just as the elderly need our care and love, these industrial heritages are also expected to be injected with vitality through protection and development. (正如老年人需要我们的关爱一样，这些工业遗产也需要通过保护和发展来注入活力)”可推知，作者认为我们应该保护工业遗产并给它们注入活力，让它们活过来。故选A项。
55.细节理解题。根据第四段“‘In the art zone, you can refresh memories of the development of Chinese manufacturing through its old buildings,’ said the 28-year-old to Teens.（28岁的他对Teens说，“在艺术领域，你可以通过旧建筑重新回忆起中国制造业的发展。”）”可知这句话是向Teens报社讲的，不是向People’s Daily。故选C项。
2023届天津市红桥区高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题
36．A 37．B 38．C 39．D 40．C
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个非常适合家庭骑行的路线。
36．细节理解题。根据第二段“They have seven children, from 4 to 24 years old.(他们有7个孩子，年龄从4岁到24岁不等)”可知，Lee McNeil有个大家庭。故选A项。
37．细节理解题。根据“Iron Horse Trail”部分的“This is the McNeil family’s favorite ride.(这是麦克尼尔家最喜欢的骑行路线)”可知，他们一家人会喜欢Iron Horse Trail。故选B项。
38．细节理解题。根据“Centennial Trail”部分的“It also has picnic tables and washrooms for a convenient lunch time stop.(它也有野餐桌和洗手间，方便午餐休息)”可知，如果你去Centennial Trail，你可以在那里野餐。故选C项。
39．细节理解题。根据“Cascade Trail”部分的http://bit.ly/PR4wOW可知，如果你想了解更多有关Cascade Trail的信息，你可以登录http://bit.ly/PR4wOW这个网站。故选D项。
40．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“With that in mind, here are some great routes for biking with your whole family, as are suggested by McNeil. (考虑到这一点，麦克尼尔建议了一些适合全家一起骑自行车的好路线)”以及下文介绍了四个适合骑行的路线可知，这篇文章主要是介绍了适合家庭骑行的路线。故选C项。
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了我在外婆的激励下学会缝纫，帮助他人。
41．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“I wasn’t sure if I was the right person for it, though. I hadn’t sewn since taking a class in high school. This would take some experimenting. (但我不确定我是不是合适的人选。自从高中上过一门缝纫课后，我就再也没做过缝纫了。这需要一些实验)”可知，作者怀疑自己是否应接受缝纫机，因为她通常不怎么缝东西。故选B。
42．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“She was always in search of a new project, whether it was teaching our neighbors or sewing dresses for the homeless. (她总是在寻找新的项目，无论是教我们的邻居，还是为无家可归的人缝制衣服)”可知，作者的外婆乐于助人。故选C。
43．词句猜测题。根据文章第三段划线处后句“I turned on my computer to research how to get the machine going again. (我打开电脑，研究如何使机器重新运转起来)”可知，学习了很多关于缝纫的知识。划线处和A项：Studied a lot about(研究了很多关于)含义接近。故选A。
44．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I turned on my computer to research how to get the machine going again. After hours of digging through old black-and-white handbooks and sewing lessons online, I operated the machine on more time. (我打开电脑，研究如何使机器重新运转起来。在翻阅了几个小时的黑白旧手册和在线缝纫课程后，我延长了操作机器的时间)”以及“I held my breath and pressed down on the pedal. Hurrah! It worked! In no time, my fingers were flying, steadily moving material under the very cooperative needle. (我屏住呼吸，踩下踏板。好哇!它起作用了! 不一会儿，我的手指就飞了起来，在非常配合的针下平稳地移动着材料)”可知，她只花了几个小时就熟练地操作了。故选D。
45．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“A staff member met me outside to receive the donation. “Thank you,” she said, not knowing that any thanks for my efforts belonged to Grandma, who provided the inspiration.(一名工作人员在外面迎接我接受捐赠。“谢谢你”她说，她不知道我的努力应该得到奶奶的感谢，是她给了我激励)” 可知，文章主要讲述了我在外婆的激励下学会缝纫，帮助他人。故选B。
46．A 47．C 48．B 49．D 50．A
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章告诉读者为什么丑陋的建筑值得保存。
46．推理判断题。根据第一段中“I think you could say we preservationists (文物保护者) look at buildings through a different angle — an angle that can see the swan in the ugly duck, the story in the simple lines, the book behind the cover. (我想你可以说，我们保护主义者从一个不同的角度看建筑——一个可以看到丑小鸭中的天鹅，简单线条中的故事，封面后面的书的角度)”可知，保护主义者关注的是建筑的价值而不是外观。故选A。
47．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Unfortunately, the brise-soleil was removed in 2011, making the building look like many of the contemporary buildings in town. (不幸的是，2011年，遮阳板被拆除，使得这座建筑看起来像城里的许多当代建筑)”可知，作者拆除艾玛女王大厦的遮阳板是遗憾的事情。故选C。
48．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Yes, it was a tragedy that many failed to appreciate the Victorian buildings and let many get torn down several decades ago, but those losses also tell another important story. It tells the story of the 1950s and 1960s when there was hope for a more equal society with inexpensive housing for the working class. (是的，这是一个悲剧，许多人没有欣赏维多利亚时代的建筑，让许多在几十年前被拆除，但这些损失也讲述了另一个重要的故事。它讲述了20世纪50年代和60年代的故事，当时人们希望建立一个更平等的社会，为工人阶级提供廉价的住房)”可知，旧金山很多维多利亚时代的建筑被拆除，是为了腾出土地为工人阶级建造廉价住房。故选B项。
49．推理判断题。根据第一段“Time and time again, I hear someone ask why anyone would want to keep an “ugly” building or a building that is dirty and clearly in need of work. I think you could say we preservationists (文物保护者) look at buildings through a different angle — an angle that can see the swan in the ugly duck, the story in the simple lines, the book behind the cover. (一次又一次，我听到有人问，为什么有人想要保留一个“丑陋”的建筑，或者一个很脏，显然需要维修的建筑。我想你可以说，我们保护主义者从一个不同的角度看建筑——一个可以看到丑小鸭中的天鹅，简单线条中的故事，封面后面的书的角度)”以及最后一段“Preservation is not just about keeping pretty, well-kept buildings, but about conveying parts of our history — not just the history of huge events, but the story of how everyone used to go to a certain corner market. Our history cannot be told only in buildings that meet someone’s criteria of beauty; sometimes our history is painful, but no less important. (保护不仅仅是保存漂亮、保存完好的建筑，而是要传达我们的部分历史——不仅仅是重大事件的历史，而是每个人过去如何去某个角落市场的故事。我们的历史不能只用符合某些人审美标准的建筑来讲述；我们的历史有时是痛苦的，但同样重要)”结合文章告诉读者为什么丑陋的建筑值得保存。可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是强调保存丑陋建筑物的重要性。故选D。
50．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Preservation is not just about keeping pretty, well-kept buildings, but about conveying parts of our history — not just the history of huge events, but the story of how everyone used to go to a certain corner market. Our history cannot be told only in buildings that meet someone’s criteria of beauty; sometimes our history is painful, but no less important. (保护不仅仅是保存漂亮、保存完好的建筑，而是要传达我们的部分历史——不仅仅是重大事件的历史，而是每个人过去如何去某个角落市场的故事。我们的历史不能只用符合某些人审美标准的建筑来讲述；我们的历史有时是痛苦的，但同样重要)”以及文章告诉读者为什么丑陋的建筑值得保存。可推知，文章选自文化论文。故选A。
51．B 52．C 53．D 54．A 55．D
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了鉴于全球变暖，许多资源面临枯竭，因此许多国家（尤其是中国）提倡走可持续发展和低碳生活的道路，大意是说明对世界的可持续发展造成负面影响的主要问题之一环境问题。
51．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.(事实上，在过去的几十年里，越来越多的森林消失了，地球变得越来越暖和。人们现在认识到，必须改变这种不健康的状况，我们必须能够以可持续的方式发展。这意味着低碳增长或可持续产品的开发。换句话说，我们应该保持地球健康，同时使用其供应的自然资源)”可知，传统经济发展模式的危害是使全球气候变暖、不能持续发展、给未来发展造成损失。“消耗自然资源”并不是传统经济发展模式的危害。故选B。
52．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains.(现在，中国正努力充分利用风能和太阳能，并投入巨资制造电动汽车和高速列车)”可推知，高铁是一种低碳发展。故选C。
53．推理判断题。根据第四段中的“First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy.(首先，他们可以为减少碳排放以及节约和再利用能源设定较高的目标)”可推知，为了充分发展低碳市场，政府可以鼓励节约能源。故选D。
54．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.(这是一个不小的任务，但它为可持续的产品行业提供了大量的新机会)”可推知，企业有很多的机会去开发可持续发展的产品。故选A。
55．推理判断题。根据第一段中的“In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources, the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise.(在一个土地、水和其他自然资源有限的世界里，传统商业模式的危害正在上升)”可知，文章由传统经济发展模式的弊端引出可持续经济发展的模式，作者通篇阐释了可持续经济发展的模式的好处及发展方向。由此推知，这篇文章的主要目的是提倡可持续发展。故选D。
天津市南开区2022-2023学年高三下学期三月月考模拟（一模）英语试题
【答案】36. D 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要讲的是关于招聘体操教练的一些相关信息，包括招聘机构的简介、工作岗位的介绍、工作时间、薪资、应聘要求以及工作职责等。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据About us部分的“PCYC (Police Citizens Youth Club) Queensland is a not-for-profit organization established in 1948, aiming to build safer and healthier communities.(昆士兰PCYC成立于1948年，是一个非营利性组织，旨在建立更安全、更健康的社区。)”可知，昆士兰PCYC的目标是改善社区安全和健康。故选D。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据About the position部分的“ Casual work (approximately 20 30 hours per week) $28.38-$31.80 per hour( 临时工作（每周大约20--30小时） 每小时28.38--31.80美元)”可知，PCYC Burdekin的体操教练一周能挣的钱是$28.38*20--$31.80*30，即$567.6——$954，最接近的答案是$560-$960，故选C。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据About the position部分的“ Applicants with intermediate accreditation (认证) from Gymnastics Queensland will be considered with priority.( 获得昆士兰体操协会中级认证的申请人将优先考虑。)”可知，展示中级体操资格来增加被PCYC Burdekin雇用的机会。故选B。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据Key responsibilities include部分的“ Contribute towards creative marketing and promotion of the gymnastics programs to maintain current participants and attract new participants.( 负责体操项目的创意营销和推广，以保持现有学员并吸引新学员。)”可知，如果被聘用，将由一名体操教练负责帮助宣传体操项目，故选C。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据Deadline部分的“Applications close on 8 September, 2022. Interested Click here to apply.(申请截止日期为2022年9月8日。感兴趣吗？点击这里申请。)”可知，这是一篇招聘广告，能点击申请，说明这是网上的，因此本文可能来自于一个求职手机应用程序。故选B。
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者本次宣教之旅中和所遇小女孩的感情交流，告诉我们一个人应该对生活拥有更多的感激。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“I’d done it before, and so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. (我以前做过，所以我没有理由相信这次会有什么不同。)”可知，作者此行的预期是一个平常的结果。故选C项。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“Shoeless and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I’d ever seen, she yelled, ‘Ma, Ma, they really came!’ (她光着脚，穿着脏衣服，脸上带着我见过的最灿烂的笑容，大声喊道：‘妈，妈，他们真的来了！’)”可知，从小女孩的外貌描述，我们知道她是一个天真可爱的孩子。故选A项。
【43题详解】
词句猜测题。划线词句前半部分“A few times, I tried talking with her, but she remained shy and distant (有几次，我试着和她说话，但她总是害羞和疏远)”说明小女孩很害羞，不敢和作者说话，从而推知划线词句“always flying around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping to herself (总是像一只小蝴蝶在我们周围飞来飞去，但不跟我们说话。)”其中划线部分意为“小女孩不敢和我说话”。故选B项。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“She told me it was supposed to be me and her, and on the bottom of the paper were three little words that instantly broke my heart: ‘Please don’t leave’. Now almost in tears, I couldn’t control myself anymore — I bent down and hugged her. She hugged me, too. And for the longest time, neither of us could let go. (她告诉我这张纸上写的是我和她，纸的底部有三个词让我立刻心碎：‘请不要离开’。我几乎要哭了，我再也控制不住自己了——我弯下腰拥抱了她。她也拥抱了我。很长一段时间，我们都无法释怀。)”可以推知，打开这张纸后，作者对这个小女孩有了更深的感情。故选C项。
【45题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“I left for home early the next morning. I was returning with muddy boots and holes in my jeans. But because of Dakota, I brought back something else, too — a greater appreciation for all of the blessings of my life. I’ll never forget that barefoot little butterfly with the big smile and dirty face. I pray that she’ll never forget me either. (第二天一早我就动身回家了。我回来的时候，靴子上都是泥，牛仔裤也破了洞。但是因为Dakota，我也带回了一些其他的东西——对我生命中所有幸福的更多的感激。我永远不会忘记那只光脚的小蝴蝶，脸上挂着灿烂的笑容和肮脏的脸。我也祈祷她永远不会忘记我。)”可知，本文通过作者本次宣教之旅中和所遇小女孩的感情交流，告诉我们一个人应该对生活拥有更多的感激。故选B项。
【答案】46. C 47. B 48. C 49. A 50. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了什么是情商以及举例论证情商的阴暗面及其影响。
【46题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“When Martin Luther King. Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. Delivering this electrifying (震撼性的) message required emotional intelligence — the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions.(当马丁·路德·金。当他展示自己的梦想时，他选择了能够打动听众的语言。传达这一激动人心的信息需要情商——识别、理解和管理情绪的能力。)”可知，马丁·路德·金的演讲就是运用了情商。结合下文可知，情商是本文的主题，故文章是使用马丁·路德·金的故事来引出话题。故选C项。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Emotional intelligence is important, but the uncontrolled enthusiasm has obscured (掩盖) a dark side. New evidence shows that when people sharpen their emotional skills, they become better at controlling others. When you’re good at controlling your own emotions, you can hide your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can motivate them to act against their own best interests.(情商很重要，但不受控制的热情掩盖了它的黑暗面。新的证据表明，当人们提高自己的情感技能时，他们就能更好地控制他人。当你善于控制自己的情绪时，你就能隐藏自己的真实感受。当你知道别人的感受时，你可以促使他们去做违背他们自己最佳利益的事情。)”可知，情商的阴暗面是可以影响人们去做对他们不利的事情。故选B项。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“One observer reflected that Hitler’s persuasive impact came from his ability to strategically express emotions — he would ‘tear open his heart’ — and these emotions affected his followers to the point that they would ‘stop thinking critically and just emote ’(一位观察家认为，希特勒的说服力来自于他有策略地表达情感的能力——他会“撕开自己的心”——这些情感影响了他的追随者，以至于他们“不再批判性地思考，而只是表达 )”可知，希特勒的情商带来的让人目瞪口呆的效果是他的追随者失去理智，不会去理性思考。故选C项。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“According to these experts, emotional intelligence helps people disguise (伪装) one set of emotions while expressing another for personal gain.(根据这些专家的说法，情商可以帮助人们掩饰一种情绪，同时为了个人利益表达另一种情绪。)”可知，人们会利用自己的情商来掩饰自己的真实情绪，并表现出另一种情绪，从而达到谋取私利的目的。故选A项。
【50题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第三段“Social scientists have begun to document this dark side of emotional intelligence.(社会科学家已经开始记录情商的黑暗面。)”可知，文章前两段介绍什么是情商，从第三段开始主要介绍情商的阴暗面，并举例论证。所以本文主要讲的是情商的阴暗面，故“The dark side of emotional intelligence (情商的黑暗面)”是文章最佳标题。故选D项。
【答案】51. B 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者以自己的亲身经历论述了“正当我们需要奇迹的力量时，奇迹却出现在我们最意想不到的地方”的故事。这个故事告诉我们奇迹无处不在，每天都在发生，因为不同的原因，为了回应我们此刻不同的需求。我们的工作可能不是质疑日常生活中发生的不寻常的事情，而是接受它们带来的礼物。
【51题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中I saw him coming and as he got closer, I could see that, unlike other hikers, he was wearing traditional Egyptian galabia(长袍). 我看到他走过来，当他走近时，我可以看到，和其他徒步旅行者不同，他穿着传统的埃及长袍。可知，在那个亚洲人说话之前，作者认为他和其他人不一样。故选B项。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句中…that I’d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career, my friends, my family, and ultimately, my life. ……我抽出时间来做一些决定，这些决定将影响我的职业生涯、我的朋友、我的家人，最终，还有我的生活。可知，作者朝圣的目的是为他未来的生活做安排。故选C 项。
【53题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词组上一句中的I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed... and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. 我不得不问自己，一个穿着埃及加拉比亚长袍的亚洲人从这座历史名山的山顶下来的几率有多大，就在我走上去的时候，他停在了我面前，似乎不知从什么地方冒出来，给了我智慧。及划线词组所在句中nearly no chance! 几乎没有机会！可知，“我的问题”是指他人告诉我们真理的可能性是多少。故选D 项。
【54题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said but more about the timing and the context. …那一刻在我的生命中是一个小小的奇迹。原因不在于他说了什么，而在于时间和背景……可知，原因并非他说了什么， 而是他说这话的时机以及当时我所处的背景。由此判断出为什么作者认为与亚洲人的相遇是他生命中的奇迹是因为他的话完全符合他当时的需要。故选 B项。
【55题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者以自己的亲身经历论述了“正当我们需要奇迹的力量时，奇迹却出现在我们最意想不到的地方”的故事。这个故事告诉我们奇迹无处不在，每天都在发生，因为不同的原因，为了回应我们此刻不同的需求。我们的工作可能不是质疑日常生活中发生的不寻常的事情，而是接受它们带来的礼物。所以短文的最佳标题为“你能认出奇迹吗 ”。故选A 项。
2023届天津市部分区高三质量调查试卷(一)英语试题
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章推荐了四款阅读应用。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据FReader下列第一段中“Apart from being a reading app, FReader has an integrated translator for five languages (English, Russian, German, French, and Ukrainian), making the app attractive to people across the world. (除了是一款阅读应用，FReader还拥有五种语言(英语、俄语、德语、法语和乌克兰语)的集成翻译，这使得这款应用程序对世界各地的人都有吸引力。)”可知，FReader对国际读者有吸引力是因为它有一个强大的集成翻译。故选C项。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据AIReader下列第一段中“This app has enhanced graphical features and a wide range of customization options that focus on providing the best quality for fictional book reading. (该应用程序具有增强的图形功能和广泛的定制选项，专注于为虚构的书籍阅读提供最佳质量。)”可知，你可以用AIReader享受优质的图形效果。故选B项。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据Nook下列第二段“Cool features: Wishlist, ArticleView, Parental Mode for children, customization of all the visual features. (酷功能：愿望列表，文章视图，儿童家长模式，所有视觉功能的自定义。)”可知，家长可以监控孩子使用Nook的情况。故选A项。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据Scribd下列第一段中“Upon registration, you get a 30-day demo account that lets you read all the books you want for free! (注册后，您将获得一个30天的模拟账户，让您可以免费阅读所有您想要的书籍！)”可知，关于Scribd，可以提供近一个月的免费试用。故选D项。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了FReader、AIReader、Nook和Scribd四款阅读应用，所以本文的目的是推荐四款阅读应用。故选B项。
【答案】41. D 42. A 43. C 44. B 45. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了Eradajere Oleita实施保护环境，减少贫困的薯片袋计划的事迹。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of our country’s long-standing problems: garbage and poverty. It’s called The Chip Bag Project. (Eradajere Oleita认为，对于我国两个长期存在的问题：垃圾和贫困，她可能有一个部分解决方案。它被称为薯片袋计划。)”可知，薯片袋计划的目的是保护环境，减少贫困。故选D项。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“The 26-year-old student and environmentalist from Detroit is asking a favor of local snack lovers: Rather than throw your empty chip bags into the trash, donate them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the homeless. (这位来自底特律的26岁学生和环保主义者向当地的零食爱好者请求帮助：与其把你的空薯片袋扔进垃圾桶，不如把它们捐赠出去，这样她就可以把它们变成无家可归者的睡袋。)”可知，Oleita是通过向吃薯片者求助而获得睡袋的材料的。故选A项。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“But that’s only half the goal for Oleita—whose family moved to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life—and her fellow volunteers. (但对于Oleita和她的志愿者同伴来说，这只是目标的一半，她的家人十年前从尼日利亚搬到了美国，希望过上更好的生活。)”可知，Oleita和她的志愿者同伴将继续追求他们的目标。故选C项。
【44题详解】
词句猜测题。第一段中“The 26-year-old student and environmentalist from Detroit is asking a favor of local snack lovers: Rather than throw your empty chip bags into the trash, donate them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the homeless. (这位来自底特律的26岁学生和环保主义者向当地的零食爱好者请求帮助：与其把你的空薯片袋扔进垃圾桶，不如把它们捐赠出去，这样她就可以把它们变成无家可归者的睡袋。)”说明Oleita是把吃完的薯片袋收集起来做成睡袋帮助无家可归的人，从而推知划线词句“And, of course, there’s the symbolism of salvaging bags that would otherwise be abandoned in the trash and using them to help the homeless. (当然，还有一种象征意义，把原本会被丢弃在垃圾桶里的salvaging袋子（收集起来），用来帮助无家可归的人。)”其中划线词汇应为“回收的”的意思。故选B项。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“We are committed to making an impact not only socially, but also environmentally. (我们不仅致力于对社会产生影响，还致力于对环境产生影响。)”以及最后一段中“I think it’s time to show connections between these issues. (我认为是时候展示这些问题之间的联系了。)”可知，Eradajere Oleita把保护环境，减少贫困联系起来，致力于对社会和环境产生影响，所以她具备敬业精神和创造能力。故选C项。
【答案】46. D 47. C 48. B 49. C 50. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项研究，探究青少年艺术博物馆项目的良好效果。
【46题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Every year, thousands of teenagers participate in programs at their local art museums. (每年都有成千上万的青少年参加当地艺术博物馆的项目。)”以及“A new report suggests that the answer is yes—and finds that arts-based museum programs are credited with changing the course of alumni’s (毕业生的) lives, even years after the fact. (一份新的报告表明答案是肯定的，并发现以艺术为基础的博物馆项目被认为改变了校友的生活进程，甚至在参观事实发生多年之后。)”可知，本段的主要作用是陈述主题：青少年艺术博物馆项目的良好效果。故选D项。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles recently asked researchers to conduct a study to find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are. (惠特尼美国艺术博物馆、沃克艺术中心和洛杉矶当代艺术博物馆最近请研究人员进行了一项研究，以了解他们长期以来的青少年艺术项目到底有多有效。)”可知，为探究青少年艺术项目的影响，研究人员进行了这项研究。故选C项。
【48题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Among the alumni surveyed, 75 percent of them thought the teen art program experience had the most favorable impact on their own lives, beating the family, school and their neighborhoods. Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they had ever had, regardless of age. And two-thirds said that they were often in situations where their experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts. (在接受调查的校友中，75%的人认为青少年艺术项目的经历对他们自己的生活产生了最有利的影响，超过了家庭、学校和社区。近55%的人认为这是他们一生中最重要的经历之一，无论年龄大小。三分之二的人说，他们在博物馆的经历经常影响他们的行为或思想。)”可知，其中的数字说明了博物馆的青少年艺术项目非常有益。故选B项。
【49题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“It turns out that participating in art programs also helps keep teens keen about culture even after they reach adulthood: Ninety-six percent of participants had visited an art museum within the last two years, and 68 percent had visited an art museum five or more times within the last two years. Thirty-two percent of alumni work in the arts as adults.(事实证明，参加艺术项目也有助于青少年在成年后对文化保持热情：96%的参与者在过去两年内参观过艺术博物馆，68%的人在过去两年内参观过艺术博物馆五次或以上。32%的校友成年后从事艺术工作。)”可知，本段告诉我们，通过艺术课程，他们培养了有文化意识的成年人。故选C项。
【50题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Though the study is the first of its kind to explore the impact of teen-specific art programs in museums, it reflects other research on the important benefits of engaging with the arts. A decade of surveys by the National Endowment for the Arts found that the childhood experience with the arts is significantly associated with people’s income and educational achievements as adults. Other studies have linked arts education to everything from lower dropout rates to improvement in critical thinking skills. (尽管这项研究是第一次探索博物馆中针对青少年的艺术项目的影响，但它反映了其他关于参与艺术的重要好处的研究。美国国家艺术基金会十年的调查发现，儿童时期的艺术经历与人们成年后的收入和教育成就密切相关。其他研究将艺术教育与从降低辍学率到提高批判性思维能力等方方面面联系起来)”可知，本段提到的研究都证明了艺术教育的良好效果。故选A项。
【答案】51. D 52. A 53. A 54. C 55. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章提倡并介绍怎样实施正确的慈善事业。
【51题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Too little charity is far less than valuable. Too much can cause over-reliance, which makes the receiver continuously ask for more. (太少的慈善是没有价值的。太多会导致过度依赖，这会让接收者不断地要求更多。)”可知，慈善可能导致依赖。故选D项。
【52题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“But critics have long worried about misdirected charity that does more harm than good. In his 2012 book, Harmful Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Solve the Problem), Robert Lupton, an experienced social worker of 40 years of community work in inner-city Atlanta, argues that charity must not do for the poor what they can do for themselves. (但批评人士一直担心慈善活动的误导会弊大于利。在他2012年出版的《有害的慈善：教会和慈善机构如何伤害他们所帮助的人(以及如何解决问题)》一书中，在亚特兰大内城工作了40年的经验丰富的社会工作者Robert Lupton认为，慈善机构不能为穷人做他们自己可以做的事情。)”可知，批评家们担心慈善被误导是因为可能会对接受者产生不好的影响。故选A项。
【53题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“Mr. Lupton advocates it should focus on the development of self-supporting. The task can be carried out via, for instance, offering micro-loans, hiring local builders and suppliers, and trying to found self-supported, locally owned and operated factories. (Lupton主张，应该把重点放在发展自立能力上。这项任务可以通过提供小额贷款、雇佣当地建筑商和供应商，以及努力建立自给自足、由当地拥有和经营的工厂等方式来完成。)”可知，在发生自然灾害时，雇佣当地工人才是正确的。故选A项。
【54题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“But from money raising to the rising in volunteering among Millennials(千禧一代), from the increasing worldwide willingness to give to the efforts by charity organizations to become more effective and fruitful, there is strong evidence that human beings’ ability of taking care of others is growing along with their ability to help without harming. (但是，从资金筹集到千禧一代中志愿服务的增加，从世界范围内越来越多的捐赠意愿，到慈善组织努力变得更有效和富有成效，有强有力的证据表明，人类照顾他人的能力随着他们在不伤害他人的情况下提供帮助的能力而不断增强。)”可知，在慈善中，人们出现能力提升。故选C项。
【55题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，根据第一段中“Charity is simple in theory: A heart warms, a hand reaches out. In practice, though, charity can become a troubled mix of motives and consequences. (慈善理论上很简单：一颗心温暖，一只手伸出。然而，在实践中，慈善可能成为动机和后果的复杂混合体。)”可知，本文写作目的是提倡正确的慈善事业。故选B项。备战2024年高考英语2023年天津市部分地区高三下一模英语试卷阅读理解专题分类汇编
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2023届天津市和平区高三下学期第一次质量调查英语试题
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The University of Waikato will provide you with the foundational knowledge and experience you need to achieve your career and life goals. With our focus on academic excellence and innovation, you will become part of a group known for making a big difference in the world around them. Join our warm and welcoming community of students from all over New Zealand and the globe.
Campus
The University of Waikato have two unique campuses. Each campus has quality in their facilities and services student will have access to during their studies. Hamilton campus enjoys the vibrant (有活力的) student atmosphere, offering a range of cafes, on-campus accommodation, and cutting-edge learning facilities. Tauranga campus in the heart of the CBD adds to the current range of qualifications and combines beautiful beaches, a relaxed lifestyle, and world-class university study.
Accessibility Services
Our Accessibility Services are on-site to help impaired (有缺陷的) students such as, but not limited to: sensory impairment, physical impairment, specific learning disability, mental health and temporary impairment. They offer a range of services to students such as note-taking support, assistive technology, alternative exam arrangements, sign-language interpreters, mobility parking permits, specialist equipment and more.
Employability Plus Award
Join the Employability Plus Award! It is a great way to engage and connect with dozens of local non-profit organizations, adds value to your CV (个人简历), and is a fun student community to belong to.
Enhance your student experience!
Boost your employability status!
Engage with like-minded people!
You will get recognition for community volunteering, supporting university events and attending workshops whilst you are studying. You will gain work-ready skills that will assist you in standing out to prospective employers.
Student Centre
The Student Centre is located at the heart of our Hamilton Campus and will be your choice for study and enrolment help, books, computers and printing and group study rooms. It is a great place to study, with lots of PowerPoints to plug in your computer and help on offer. The Student Centre team will also print and set up your Student ID card when you first arrive on campus. Within the Student Centre, you will find a range of services to help you throughout your time at university, from enrolment to graduation.
36．What do we know about the campus of the University of Waikato
A．Tauranga campus can offer free accommodation to the students.
B．Students on Hamilton campus have access to advanced facilities.
C．The location of Tauranga campus contributes to its popularity.
D．Both campuses combine beautiful beaches and vibrant atmosphere.
37．A student with mental health problem in the university can________.
A．receive necessary treatment they need
B．own assistive technology on the campus
C．be allowed flexibly organized exams
D．serve as a sign-language interpreter
38．You can benefit a lot by joining the Employability Plus Award except________.
A．improving your student experience
B．learning new skills before you work
C．bettering your qualification for employment
D．impressing your future employers
39．What can students do at the Student Centre
A．They can find enrolment information there.
B．They are allowed to print PowerPoints online.
C．They can get their student ID card repaired.
D．They may get together in group study rooms.
40．Which of the following is the passage probably taken from
A．An education magazine.
B．A travel book.
C．A university newspaper.
D．A student guide.
As a child, I never considered myself an athlete at all as I was very uncoordinated (不协调的). However, I did love to run because I felt as if I was flying but this all changed two years ago when I suffered a knee injury. I was bedridden for two weeks and I had a difficult time moving even short distances. I literally cried myself on my way to the car for a few days.
When therapy wasn’t working well for me, I signed up for a hot yoga class for girls, Bikram Yoga to be exact. Starting a yoga practice was truly a godsend because it helped me gain strength in my knees but, most importantly, yoga helped me attain a more peaceful state of mind, body and spirit.
Since each class was heated to 105°F, every time I stepped foot in the yoga studio, I’d feel a surge (涌起) of negative thoughts come upon me like a big ocean wave. Some of these thoughts were, in the beginning of my practice, so strong that I walked out of the class several times. However, as the months passed by, I noticed that when I didn’t get swayed away by my negative thoughts, I could stay in the hot room for longer.
After 3-4 months of practicing hot yoga, my arms and legs were beginning to get definition. I also woke up with so much more energy than I had before starting my yoga practice and I gradually started shedding the pounds from my body. Yoga literally made me feel as if I’d taken a shot of energy drink and just gave me that burst that helped my knees heal and made my overall health better.
As I saw some of my classmates do poses that looked appealing to me, I started to think maybe I could do them too. Therefore, yoga helped show me that I have no real limitations physically unless I set those limitations myself through eating junk and thinking in negative limiting terms.
Also, practicing yoga in front of a mirror helped me connect with myself and practicing with a group of people really helped me to feel a greater sense of connection with humanity whereas before I didn’t. Overall, this yoga practice has helped me to see I’m part of a bigger picture in life!
41．What once depressed the author terribly
A．Her inability to walk.
B．Her being uncoordinated.
C．Her failure to find her car.
D．Her serious physical disease.
42．What was the effect of yoga classes on the author’s mind
A．She got emotionally smarter.
B．She felt limited but hopeful.
C．She became mentally stronger.
D．She accepted herself as she was.
43．What difficulty did the author meet while attending each yoga class
A．The temperature was difficult to control in yoga class.
B．She couldn’t bear the pain the knee injury brought.
C．She was greatly influenced by negative thoughts.
D．Lack of confidence prevented the author doing yoga.
44．What can we learn about the author from paragraph 4
A．She did better than her classmates at school.
B．Her physical state has acquired a new outlook.
C．She has developed many healthy eating habits.
D．Her social circle was widened in the yoga classes.
45．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A．To call on readers to sign up for yoga courses.
B．To present the benefits of practicing yoga regularly.
C．To show readers the necessary skills needed to do yoga.
D．To share with readers her experience in taking yoga classes.
Like many people, in terms of socializing, I prioritize making time for my closest friends and family. When it comes to reaching out to people I don’t know as well I often find myself reluctant to engage. This could be a big mistake, though, according to a new study. Having different types of social interactions seems to be central to our happiness — something many of us may think little of.
In a series of surveys, researchers looked at how having a socially diverse network related to people’s well-being. In one survey, 578 Americans reported on what activities they had been engaged in, with whom and for how long over the past 24 hours, while also saying how happy with life they were. The researchers found that people with more diverse social networks were happier and more satisfied with life than those with less diverse networks — regardless of how much time they had spent socializing overall.
“The more you can broaden your social circle and reach out to people you talk to less frequently — like an acquaintance, a friend, a coworker, or even a stranger — the more it could have positive benefits for your well-being,” said the lead researcher Hanne Collins of Harvard Business School.
To further test this idea, she and her colleagues looked at large data sets from the American Time Use Survey and the World Health Organization’s Study on Global Aging and Adult Health. In both cases, they found that when people had a broader range of social interactions, they experienced greater happiness and well-being.
Then Collins and her colleagues did another analysis, using data from a mobile app that 21,644 French-speaking people used to report on their daily social activities and happiness. There, they found that when someone experienced greater-than-average social diversity one week, they were happier that week and the week after.
Why is that It could be that being with different people contributes to different kinds of emotions, which may be a driving force in our happiness, says Collins. Alternatively, it could be that having a more diverse network allows you to get various social supports when you need it. Whatever the case, Collins hopes her research will inspire people to expand their social networks when they can.
46．What does the author use as an introduction to the passage
A．A personal communication skill.
B．A social trend against one’s will.
C．A common social phenomenon.
D．A culture many people neglect.
47．What do we know about the study
A．Its results were different from culture to culture.
B．Different results were obtained from the researchers’ three surveys.
C．The researchers collected large amounts of data from different platforms.
D．It focused on the impact of a more diverse social network on life satisfaction.
48．What can we learn from the 3rd and 4th paragraph
A．Any stranger or co-worker can bring you happiness.
B．Broad social circle contributes to more happiness.
C．Happiness depends only on social interactions.
D．Close relationship influences happiness badly.
49．How may social diversity improve one’s well-being according to Collins
A．By providing motivation for life.
B．By leading to one’s balanced life.
C．By arousing one’s positive emotions.
D．By making him / her sensitive to happiness.
50．What will be most probably talked about after the last paragraph
A．Collins’s social life.
B．Collins’s conclusions.
C．Collins’s new research.
D．Collins’s specific suggestions.
Some people say that the planet is getting smaller, that there are few places left to explore, and that the age of exploration will be over soon.
I would argue instead that there has never been a greater need to explore. That’s because the stage for all exploration is the natural world, and nature is experiencing a rapid decline. It is by exploring that we understand and when we understand we develop an appreciation for what is found. Ultimately, only the things we appreciate are worth protecting.
As the golden age of exploration weakens, so does the richness of life on Earth. It isn’t just that there are fewer blank areas on the map; it is that wild places and spaces have been progressively carved up (瓜分). Visiting the Okavango Delta or Kalahari Desert, for example, no longer implies a self-supported expedition ( 考 察 ). Field stations pop up in important national parks and remote sensing by satellite becomes commonplace.
In the next century, I believe we will need larger and wilder areas. We will need the wilderness, not just for the protection of it, but because it is an important part of the ecosystems from which we gain our necessities like clean water, food and materials. If we succeed, then expeditions — brief travels into the wild that seek to answer questions, monitor populations, and inspire action — will have a renewed sense of purpose. More importantly, they greatly help the public experience, understand and appreciate nature.
Based on my own research expedition which aims to understand “edge effects”— how the changes in temperature at forest edges impact animals, I find it important that today’s scientists continue to spend time in the field. It is here that they begin to understand how seemingly unrelated environmental interactions influence their study system. Sometimes, it’s difficult to know which is important to measure until you stand out there on the forest edge.
It is the young generation that is the main force to lead the next wave of expeditions. The measure of their success will be whether there are still well-preserved wild places for expeditions in the future. Their leadership is needed now, more than ever.
51．What’s the purpose of this text
A．To suggest understanding nature by keeping exploring.
B．To advise people not to travel to unknown places.
C．To inform us about the reduced biodiversity.
D．To call on the public to support the study.
52．What can we know about the expedition in wild spaces from Paragraph 3
A．It is difficult for explorers to make progress.
B．It is more accessible with the help of technology.
C．It promotes the development of satellite technology.
D．It requires explorers to take sufficient heavy equipment.
53．What does the underlined part “pop up” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Appear unexpectedly.
B．Close temporarily.
C．Develop quickly.
D．Differ greatly.
54．What does the author realize after his research expedition
A．The significance of scientists’ field trip.
B．The difficulty of carrying out fieldwork.
C．The need to expand the edges of forests.
D．The influence of his study on the environment.
55．The success of future expeditions will be determined by________.
A．our knowledge of nature
B．the time spent in the field
C．the preservation of wild places
D．the study system of young generations
2023届天津市河东区高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷
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Our guided tours here at Shakespeare’s Globe are an experience 400 years in the making.
Heaven to hell tour
Our unique heaven to hell tour experience offers Globe members the opportunity to discover the backstage world of Shakespeare’s Globe.
Join us in the heavenly attic (阁楼) towering above the theater before going down into the depths of “hell” underneath the stage to discover the secrets behind how our productions are staged. You’ll have the opportunity to visit our backstage stores and see props and costumes from the famous Globe productions before experiencing the thrill our actors feel when they step out onto the stage.
Twilight walking tour
Be transported back to a time of late-night cakes and ales (麦芽酒), midnight revels (狂欢) and demons, and the “Kingdom of Night” on our Twilight walking tour around the Bankside area and beyond.
Imagine city life without streetlights and visit the locations of Shakespeare’s own night-time adventures across the River Thames on the Northbank, including the original site of his candlelit Blackfriars playhouse.
Festive family tour
Celebrate the holiday season on a festive family tour of the magical Globe Theatre. Hear how Christmas was observed in Shakespeare’s time and the folk traditions that people practiced to welcome in winter.
This family-friendly guided tour will fascinate and warm even in the coldest of weather. But do still wrap up well- don’t forget our playhouse is outdoor!
Globe Theatre guided tour
Our world-famous Globe Theatre is a faithful reconstruction of the open-air playhouse in which Shakespeare worked, and for which he wrote many of his most famous plays!
Our expert guide-storytellers will provide your group with a fascinating tour of the Globe Theatre auditorium (礼堂), colorful stories of the 1599 Globe Theatre, the reconstruction process in the 1990s.
Our guides will also bring the theater to life, exploring how the theater works today as an imaginative and experimental space for performance.
36．Which is an ideal tour for people who are fond of backstage stories of Shakespeare’s Globe
A．Heaven to hell tour. B．Twilight walking tour.
C．Festive family tour. D．Globe Theatre guided tour.
37．Where does the twilight walking tour take place
A．On the River Thames.
B．Around Bankside area and beyond.
C．In Shakespeare hotel.
D．At Shakespeare’s Globe.
38．What can people do if they take part in the festive family tour
A．Go for a walk along the river.
B．Watch some plays on Christmas.
C．Explore how the theater works during the Christmas season.
D．Learn something about Christmas in Shakespeare’s time.
39．What is special about the Globe Theatre guided tour
A．It shows what inspired Shakespeare to write his plays.
B．It is only available to Globe members.
C．Visitors can enjoy imaginative performance.
D．Visitors can hear the stories of the 1599 theatre.
40．What is not mentioned in the passage
A．Today’s Globe Theatre is a reconstructed work of the open-air playhouse.
B．The experience will also bring the theater to life.
C．You’ll have the opportunity to visit our stage stores and see our customers.
D．The experience will help us hear how Christmas was observed in Shakespeare’s time.
A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift--＄7,000, a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially,” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than ＄100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than ＄3 million--they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything.” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden. “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy, a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents, should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors -- that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
41．According to the text, the Fusses_________.
A．were employed by a truck company
B．were in financial difficulty
C．worked in a school cafeteria
D．lost their home
42．Which of the following is true of the Hatches
A．They had their children during the Great Depression.
B．They left the family farm to live in an old house.
C．They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.
D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs
43．Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store
A．They decided to open a store.
B．They wanted to save money.
C．They couldn’t afford expensive things.
D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.
44．According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were ________.
A．understanding B．optimistic C．childlike D．curious
45．What can we learn from the text
A．The community of Alto was poor.
B．The summer camp was attractive to the parents.
C．Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches
D．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.
First the robots came for our jobs. Now they’re coming for our hobbies. Google’s DeepMind AI lab has been busy the past few years, creating programs to take on human players across a variety of games. In 2016 its AlphaGo beat the best Go player in the world. Earlier this year, its Alpha Star defeated two middle-tier players at the popular online game StarCraft II. Now it’s learning to win at multiplayer games.
“Artificially intelligent agents are getting better and better at two-player games, but most real-world endeavors require teamwork,” DeepMind’s researchers wrote in a paper published in Science in June.
To be sure, computers have been proving their dominance (优越) over humans in one-on-one turn-based games such as chess ever since IBM’s Deep Blue beat Russian chess master Garry Kasparov in 1997.
However, successfully using teamwork to win in multiplayer games with complex environments was difficult to achieve.
For this purpose, DeepMind’s researchers designed AI agents that taught themselves how to play first-person game Quake III Arena. The team, led by Max Jaderberg, worked on a modified (修改的) version of Quake III Arena.
The game mode they chose was “Capture (抢) the Flag”. All the players must work together to steal the other team’s flag while safeguarding their own.
The AI agents “trained” with 12 hours of game data, then matched up against professional game testers. The AI won 75 percent of the time, even when its reaction time artificially slowed down to human levels and when their aiming ability was similarly reduced.
And in order to make improvements, the programmers used various kinds of “rewards” to help the AI players weigh their goals and actions to help them cooperate in the teamwork. They also used randomized maps for each new match.
“That meant the solutions that the agents find have to be general –– they cannot just memorize a sequence (系列) of actions,” said co-author Wojciech Czarnecki.
The only time humans were able to beat the AI agents was when they teamed up together. A team consisting of one human and one AI agent had a five percent greater win probability than a team of just AI agents.
Ethan Gach said at the video game news website Kotaku, “It suggests that the AI program is able to adapt to playing with non-AI teammates.” In the near future, AI may cooperate with human beings in some other fields, such as medicine and other branches of science.
46．What might be the most difficult task for AI agents in multiplayer games
A．Understanding the rules.
B．Cooperating with other players.
C．Memorizing complex actions.
D．Increasing reaction speed.
47．How did the researchers of Google’s DeepMind train AI agents
A．They gave various “punishments” when AI agents lost the games.
B．They made AI agents team up with non-professional human players.
C．They limited the time for AI agents to complete difficult tasks.
D．They put them through thousands of games with different situations.
48．What does Gach mean in the last paragraph
A．AI players perform better than humans in a team game.
B．AI programs should be offered more game data.
C．AI players are able to do well with human players.
D．AI programs have been successfully applied in the field of medicine.
49．The underlined word “randomized” in Paragraph 8 can be understood as________.
A．generalized B．specialized C．updated D．memorized
50．What’s the best title of this passage
A．Researches on DeepMind AI B．Training AI Agents
C．Teaming up with AI D．AI Competing with Human Beings
When people get old and have difficulty working full time, they retire and begin a new, more relaxing lifestyle. But what about old industrial buildings Can they start anew
China seems to find a good solution for them. In recent years, many abandoned factories, railway yards, warehouses and mills( 磨 坊 )have been transformed into cultural and tourist sites. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, there are now 194 items on the country’s national industrial heritage list.
The 798 Art Zone in Beijing is an iconic example. Built in the 1950s as No. 718 Joint Factory, it was gradually abandoned in the 1990s as production slowed down. In 2006, Beijing’s municipal government invested over 120 million yuan and improved its infrastructure( 基础设施)condition, turning the factory complex into a cultural and creative industrial base. Now the art zone holds about 200 galleries, art centers as well as fashionable boutiques( 精品店), cafes, and restaurants, which also earns it a place on the bucket list of many tourists, noted The Paper.
Jack Liu is a frequenter of the art zone who visits it every weekend. “In the art zone, you can refresh memories of the development of Chinese manufacturing through its old buildings,” said the 28-year-old to Teens. “However, in art galleries here you will feel pulled into a fashionable, modern world. It’s amazing.”
Industrial heritage sites, which used to be filled with the rumbling of machines, are now precious pages of the book on the industrial culture of China, noted People’s Daily.
Since these heritage sites are rich and diverse in content, cities in China also spare no effort to explore new ways and models to protect and utilize them.
For example, a beer museum has been set up inside a century-old plant of the Tsingtao Brewery in Qingdao, Shandong province, bringing people closer to the long history of the brewery. Some abandoned plants in Beijing have also been remade for city explorers to take adventures in.
Just as the elderly need our care and love, these industrial heritages are also expected to be injected with vitality through protection and development. “It is not only an inevitable trend of the innovation-driven development of cities, but a necessity for promoting new drivers of development,” noted People’s Daily.
51．What is China’s solution for old industrial buildings
A．Expanding their space and uses.
B．Upgrading them to become attractions.
C．Integrating them with new buildings.
D．Returning them to their original condition.
52．What do we know about the 798 Art Zone
A．It was established in the 1990s.
B．It mainly provides venues for fashion shows.
C．It’s China’s first cultural and creative industrial base.
D．It’s a successful example of transforming old industrial sites.
53．Why does the author mention the beer museum
A．To show the popularity of industrial heritage sites.
B．To explain the importance of remaking old plants.
C．To introduce the features of industrial heritage sites.
D．To illustrate how industrial heritage sites can be used effectively.
54．What does the author think of industrial heritage sites
A．They deserve to be brought back to life.
B．They can be drivers for city development.
C．They should give way to modern buildings.
D．They are reminders of a city’s development.
55．According to People’s Daily, which of the statements is not included
A．Used to be filled with the rumbling of machines, industrial heritage sites are valuable pages of the book on the industrial culture of China.
B．The transformed old industrial buildings are an inevitable trend of the innovation-driven development of cities.
C．The transformed old industrial buildings really bring back memories of the development of Chinese manufacturing through its old buildings.
D．The transformed old industrial buildings are highly required for promoting new development.
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Biking is an amazing family activity, but finding a route that can accommodate a wide-range of ages can be a challenge.
Lee McNeil and his family are crazy about biking. They have seven children, from 4 to 24 years old. When looking for a route, they look for enough protection from traffic, good surface condition, easy access and interesting views.
With that in mind, here are some great routes for biking with your whole family, as are suggested by McNeil.
Iron Horse Trail
This is the McNeil family’s favourite ride. The route is 26 miles and goes through the 2.1mile Snoqualmie Tunnel.
“Beautiful views, the thrill the tunnel, and places to stop and watch the rock climbers make it special,” McNeil said. “All our kids have taken their turn at braving the black tunnel bravely for the first time, which we celebrate it at the end of the ride.”
How to get there: If you prefer, check http://bit.ly/Mlt9y4 for more information.
Centennial Trail
The Centennial Trail runs for 23 miles from Snohomish to Bryant. The trail is wide and smooth, and is safe for kids as it is off the roads. A nice stop is Lake Cassidy east of Marysville. A dock on the lake is fun to explore. It also has picnic tables and washrooms for a convenient lunch time stop.
How to get there: The trail can be accessed from a number of trailheads. For a map, go to http://bit.ly/L5qCeY.
Cascade Trail
The Cascade Trail follows an abandoned Burlington Northern railroad grade for 23 miles between Sedro-Woolley and Concrete. Because it’s on a railroad grade, the slope is gentle and it makes for an easy family ride.
McNeil said it is a “beautiful ride up the Skagit Valley, with lots of places to watch wildlife along the river.”
How to get there: Go to http://bit.ly/PR4wOW to see a map showing the trail, parking areas and bus stops .
Other good choices
Snoqualmie Valley Trail: http://l.usa.gov/nWGWO
Guemes Island: http://bit.ly/LJ3RxL
Burke-Gilman Trail: http://l.usa.gov/s33li
36．We can learn from the passage that Lee McNeil ________.
A．has a large family
B．often travels with his family
C．teaches his children how to bike
D．spends lots of money on bike rides
37．Which of the following route do McNeil’s family like best
A．Cascade Trail B．Iron Horse Trail
C．Centennial Trail D．Burke-Gilman Trail
38．If you choose the Centennial Trail, you can ________.
A．see a small valley B．go through a tunnel
C．have a picnic for lunch D．watch the rock climbers
39．People who want to get more information about the Cascade Trail can visit ________.
A．http://bit.ly/Mlt9y4 B．http://bit.ly/LJ3RxL
C．http://bit.ly/L5qCeY D．http://bit.ly/PR4wOW
40．The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A．ask people to learn from Lee McNeil
B．tell people how to make a family ride
C．introduce some routes for family rides
D．encourage more people to ride bikes
My mother and sister had gone through Grandma’s belongings after her memorial service and decided on the sewing machine for me. I wasn’t sure if I was the right person for it, though. I hadn’t sewn since taking a class in high school. This would take some experimenting.
I opened the built-in drawer to find Grandma’s old pieces of thread. I held her tomato-shaped pincushion(针垫)and thought of all the memories wrapped up in this machine. Grandma had become a tailoress(女裁缝) out of necessity. With four small children to clothes, he’d quickly learned how to sew almost everything they needed. For over 30 years, Grandma kept up with her sewing. She made matching Easter dresses for my sister and me and costumes for our school festivals. She was always in search of a new project, whether it was teaching our neighbors or sewing dresses for the homeless. But for the last several years of her life, dementia(痴呆) had left a shy and silent woman in place of the strong opinionated loving grandmother I’d known.
To honor Grandma’s memory, I wanted a project to help people the way she had. With the stay-at-home order in place because of Covid-19, I certainly had the time. So I dug out Grandma’s machine to sew masks, and read up on how to sew. I turned on my computer to research how to get the machine going again. After hours of digging through old black-and-white handbooks and sewing lessons online, I operated the machine on more time. I held my breath and pressed down on the pedal. Hurrah! It worked! In no time, my fingers were flying, steadily moving material under the very cooperative needle. When I sewed enough masks for my family, I kept going. I delivered nearly 500 masks to a hard-hit hospital in the area. Quite a big job for an old sewing machine.
A staff member met me outside to receive the donation. “Thank you,” she said, not knowing that any thanks for my efforts belonged to Grandma, who provided the inspiration.
41．Why did the author doubt herself about accepting the sewing machine
A．She was not fond of it.
B．She didn’t usually sew much.
C．She had no interest in sewing.
D．She hoped to donate it to charities.
42．What can be inferred about the author’s grandma
A．She dreamed of being a tailor
B．She kept sewing as a hobby.
C．She was ready to help others.
D．She had always been optimistic.
43．What does the underlined phrase “read up on” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A．Studied a lot about.
B．Thought of slowly.
C．Noticed or observed.
D．Lost one’s heart to.
44．How to describe the author’s success with sewing machine
A．It is a long tiring process for her.
B．She overcame many difficulties.
C．She received a lot of help from others.
D．It just took her a few hours to operate it skillfully.
45．Which of the following would be best title for this text
A．I Have Donated Nearly 500 Masks.
B．My Grandmother Inspired Me to Help Others.
C．I Finally Learned to Use a Sewing Machine.
D．Making Masks For Others Is Such a Pleasure.
Time and time again, I hear someone ask why anyone would want to keep an “ugly” building or a building that is dirty and clearly in need of work. I think you could say we preservationists (文物保护者) look at buildings through a different angle — an angle that can see the swan in the ugly duck, the story in the simple lines, the book behind the cover.
Take the Queen Emma Building for example. While people may remember that building being named as one of the ugliest buildings in town, the angle from which a preservationist will view the building is that it is uniquely constructed with an artistical brise-soleil (遮阳板) to block the sun. The designer used standard concrete bricks to form a decorative wall. Unfortunately, the brise-soleil was removed in 2011, making the building look like many of the contemporary buildings in town.
Sometimes people remember a beautiful site that was replaced by a “horrid” piece of architecture and can’t get over their anger, even when that building becomes an important part of our story. This is particularly true in San Francisco where many preservationists themselves dislike anything newer than the Victorian era. Yes, it was a tragedy that many failed to appreciate the Victorian buildings and let many get torn down several decades ago, but those losses also tell another important story. It tells the story of the 1950s and 1960s when there was hope for a more equal society with inexpensive housing for the working class. Should that history be wiped from our memories
Preservation is not just about keeping pretty, well-kept buildings, but about conveying parts of our history —not just the history of huge events, but the story of how everyone used to go to a certain corner market. Our history cannot be told only in buildings that meet someone’s criteria of beauty; sometimes our history is painful, but no less important.
46．How do preservationists see buildings
A．They focus on their value rather than appearance.
B．They pay great attention to ancient buildings.
C．They are devoted to repairing famous buildings.
D．They prefer ugly buildings to beautiful ones.
47．What does the author think of removing the brise-soleil of the Queen Emma Building
A．It’s confusing. B．It’s pleasing.
C．It’s regrettable. D．It’s unbelievable.
48．Why were many Victorian buildings in San Francisco torn down
A．To wipe the history of the Victorian era.
B．To make land available for cheap housing.
C．To work off the deep anger of the working class.
D．To restore the architecture before the Victorian era.
49．What is the author’s intention of writing this passage
A．To introduce some buildings with historical value.
B．To explain the reason why architects make ugly buildings.
C．To praise the work of preservationists
D．To stress the importance of preserving ugly buildings.
50．Where does the text probably come from
A．A culture paper. B．A science book.
C．An environment report. D．A travel magazine.
In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources, the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.
Today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains.
In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.
Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development.
Finally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to a sustainable one.
The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits if this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.
51．The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that____________.
A．it makes the world warmer
B．it consumes natural resources
C．it brings severe damage to forests
D．it makes growth hard to continue
52．What can we infer from Paragraph 2
A．China lacks wind and solar energy.
B．China is the leader of the low-carbon market.
C．High-speed trains are a low-carbon development.
D．Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.
53．To full develop the low-carbon markets, government can____________.
A．cut public expenses
B．forbid carbon emission
C．develop public resources
D．encourage energy conservation
54．We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to_____________.
A．develop sustainable products
B．explore new natural resources
C．make full use of natural resources
D．deal with the major challenge
55．What is the main purpose of the passage
A．To introduce a new business model.
B．To compare two business models.
C．To predict a change of the global market.
D．To advocate sustainable development.
天津市南开区2022-2023学年高三下学期三月月考模拟（一模）英语试题
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
A
Gymnastics Instructor Wanted
About us
PCYC (Police Citizens Youth Club) Queensland is a not-for-profit organization established in 1948, aiming to build safer and healthier communities. We focus on young people’s personal and leadership development by offering state-wide programs, services and facilities through 54 branches, two leadership development centers and two activity centers.
About the position
PCYC Burdekin currently wants gymnastics instructors, who will assist in the development and delivery of the gymnastics programs to PCYC clients.
Casual work (approximately 20 30 hours per week)
$28.38-$31.80 per hour (depending on previous experience and qualification—junior rate may apply)
To be employed, you must be qualified to get a Working with Children Check or Blue Card and be willing to undertake a National Police Check.
Applicants with intermediate accreditation (认证) from Gymnastics Queensland will be considered with priority.
What we can offer
Free onsite parking and free access to PC 24/7 gyms
Flexible work environment and working hours
Opportunity to work in an established branch with a great team
Key responsibilities include
Deliver a broad range of fun group gymnastics programs for all ages, in accordance with safety and industry-approved practice requirements.
Contribute towards creative marketing and promotion of the gymnastics programs to maintain current participants and attract new participants.
Ensure our gymnastics equipment is maintained and used in a safe manner.
Instruct and assist the work of junior coaching staff.
Deadline
Applications close on 8 September, 2022. Interested Click here to apply.
36. What is PCYC Queensland’s goal
A. To provide the youth with advice on personal emotions.
B. To make a fortune through state-wide programs.
C. To build more branches outside Queensland.
D. To improve community security and health.
37. How much can a gymnastics instructor in PCYC Burdekin earn in a week
A. $100-$300. B. $330-$530. C. $560-$960. D. $990-$1390.
38. What should you do to increase your chance of being employed by PCYC Burdekin
A. Express the desire to work for National Police Agency.
B. Show the intermediate gymnastics qualification.
C. Present the experiences in dealing with children.
D. Explain the urgent need for a full-time job.
39. If hired, a gymnastics instructor will be responsible for_________.
A. seeking junior coaches to build a team
B. seleoting suitable equipment for teenagers
C. helping advertise the gymnastics programs
D. designing new gymnastics programs independently
40. Where does this text probably come from
A. A Queensland’s local paper. B. A job-hunting mobile app.
C. A popular science website. D. A notice-board in a gym.
B
I’d done it before, and so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. I was sure that when I returned home from my mission trip, as always, I’d bring back nothing more than some mud on my boots, a hole or two in my jeans and, of course, a lot of great memories.
The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as volunteers to repair the homes of those in need. Arriving at our destination, my group was assigned the task of rebuilding sections of a home that had been damaged by fire. No sooner had we parked on the home’s dirt driveway than we saw an excited little girl, no more than six years old, standing in the doorway of the family’s temporary home. Shoeless and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I’d ever seen, she yelled, “Ma, Ma, they really came!” I didn’t know it then, but her name was Dakota, and four more days would pass before she’d say another word near me.
Behind Dakota was a woman in a wheelchair — her grandmother, we’d soon learn. I also discovered that my job that week would be to help change a fire-damaged dining room into a bedroom for this little girl. Over the following days, I noticed Dakota peeking at us every now and then as we worked. A few times, I tried talking with her, but she remained shy and distant, always flying around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping to herself.
By our fifth and final day, however, this was about to change. Before I went to work on her home on that last morning, I spoke for a moment or two with the grandmother. I was especially pleased when she told me how much Dakota loved her new room — so much. As we talked, I noticed something I hadn’t seen before — Dakota was hiding behind her grandmother.
Cautiously, she stepped into view, and I could see that just like her clothes, her face was still dirty. But no amount of soil could hide those bright blue eyes and big smile. She was simply adorable. Slowly, she began walking toward me. It wasn’t until she was just inches away that I noticed the folded piece of paper in her tiny hand. Silently, she reached up and handed it to me. Once unfolded, I looked at the drawing she’d made with her broken crayons on the back of an old coloring book cover. It was of two girls — one much taller than the other — and they were holding hands. She told me it was supposed to be me and her, and on the bottom of the paper were three little words that instantly broke my heart: “Please don’t leave”. Now almost in tears, I couldn’t control myself anymore — I bent down and hugged her. She hugged me, too. And for the longest time, neither of us could let go.
I left for home early the next morning. I was returning with muddy boots and holes in my jeans. But because of Dakota, I brought back something else, too — a greater appreciation for all of the blessings of my life. I’ll never forget that barefoot little butterfly with the big smile and dirty face. I pray that she’ll never forget me either.
41. What did the author expect before taking this mission trip
A. An exciting experience. B. A special memory.
C. A routine result. D. A surprising change.
42. From the appearance description of the little girl, we know ________.
A. she was an innocent and lovely child B. she hoped for a better education
C. she was strong and calm in the inner world D. she formed a bad living habit
43. The underlined part means that the little girl ________.
A. enjoyed meeting me B. feared to talk with me
C. desired to approach me D. resisted accepting me
44. How did the author feel after unfolding the piece of paper
A. She worried about the little girl’s future.
B. She decided to keep helping the little girl.
C. She felt a greater affection for the little girl.
D. She got surprised at the little girl’s worthless gift.
45. What does the passage mainly tell us
A. One must learn to share life experiences.
B. One should be more grateful for the gift of life.
C. One often wants to lead a meaningful life.
D. One occasionally benefits from the poverty.
C
When you hear “I have a dream...”, one of the most famous speeches in human history, you’ll never have the idea how the audience on the scene were fueled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King. Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. Delivering this electrifying (震撼性的) message required emotional intelligence — the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions.
Emotional intelligence has been highly recommended by leaders, policymakers, and educators as the solution to a wide range of social problems. Emotional intelligence is important, but the uncontrolled enthusiasm has obscured (掩盖) a dark side. New evidence shows that when people sharpen their emotional skills, they become better at controlling others. When you’re good at controlling your own emotions, you can hide your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can motivate them to act against their own best interests.
Social scientists have begun to document this dark side of emotional intelligence. In a research led by University of Toronto professor Jochen Menges, when a leader gave an inspiring speech filled with emotion, the audience was less likely to scrutinize (细察) the message and remembered the content. Ironically (讽刺的是), audience members were so moved by the speech that they claimed to recall more of it.
The authors call this the awestruck effect, but it might just as easily be described as the dumbstruck effect. One observer reflected that Hitler’s persuasive impact came from his ability to strategically express emotions — he would “tear open his heart” — and these emotions affected his followers to the point that they would “stop thinking critically and just emote ”
Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our abilities to reason. If their values are out of step with our own, the results can be destructive. New evidence suggests that when people have self-serving motives, emotional intelligence becomes a weapon for controlling others.
Throwing light on this dark side of emotional intelligence is one mission of a research team led by University College London professor Martin Kilduff. According to these experts, emotional intelligence helps people disguise (伪装) one set of emotions while expressing another for personal gain. Professor Kilduff’s team writes, “The strategic disguise of one’s own emotions and the controlling of others’ emotions for strategic ends are behaviors evident not only on Shakespeare’s stage but also in the offices and corridors where power and influence are traded.”
Of course, people aren’t always using emotional intelligence for immoral ends. More often than not, high EQ is helpful in most aspects of our life. Emotional intelligence — like any skill — can be used for good or evil. So whether it is a gift or a curse lies in your hand.
46. Why does the author mention Martin Luther King, Jr
A. To honor the great leader for his courage.
B. To recommend his speech to other leaders.
C. To introduce the major topic to readers.
D. To advocate a society with fewer problems.
47. Which of the following belongs to a dark side of emotional intelligence
A. Developing the capability to control one’s own emotion.
B. Influencing people to do what brings disadvantages to them.
C. Appealing to the audience to concentrate and remember more.
D. Encouraging the moved audience to learn more of the speech.
48. What is the dumbstruck effect of Hitler’s emotional intelligence
A. His followers would tear open their hearts to him.
B. His followers would express emotions strategically.
C. His followers would lose the ability to reason properly.
D. His followers would develop the self-serving motives.
49. How do people use their emotional intelligence for personal gain
A. They disguise their true emotions and show another one.
B. They help their colleagues to build up confidence.
C. They present their strategic behaviors on the stage.
D. They lower their own dignity to gain popularity.
50. What would be the best title for the passage
A. The benefits of emotional intelligence.
B. The advantages and disadvantages of emotions.
C. The reasons for using emotional skills.
D. The dark side of emotional intelligence.
D
Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles, they arise in the places we would least expect.
On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was climbing Egypt’s Mt. Horeb, hoping to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I’d sometimes see other hikers who were coming down. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man who did neither.
I saw him coming and as he got closer, I could see that, unlike other hikers, he was wearing traditional Egyptian galabia( 长 袍 ). What made his appearance so strange was that the man didn’t even appear to be Egyptian, but was a small-framed Asian man with little hair and round glasses.
As we neared one another, I said Hello, but not a sound came from him. I thought maybe he hadn’t heard me. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, “Sometimes you don’t know what you have lost until you’ve lost it.” As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down.
That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said but more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to Mt. Horeb, that I’d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career, my friends, my family, and ultimately, my life.
I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: nearly no chance! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes, a total stranger had brought something clear and something of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that’s a miracle.
Miracles are everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.
51. Before the Asian man spoke, how did the author think about him
A. He was very rude and strange.
B. He was different from others.
C. He was shy and nod to strangers.
D. He looked ordinary and was talkative.
52. Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt
A. He was in search of a miracle in his life.
B. It was a place for a religious person to head for.
C. He intended to make arrangements for his future life.
D. He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person.
53. What does the underlined part “my own question” refer to in paragraph 6
A. For what reason did the man stop before me
B. Why did the Asian man go to the mountain
C. What change would I make within a matter of days
D. What was the probability that others told us the right words
54. Why did the author view the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life
A. Because the Asian man’s appearance had a deciding effect on his future life.
B. Because his words were in perfect response to the need he had at that moment.
C. Because what the Asian man said was meaningful in the philosophy of life.
D. Because the Asian man impressed on him the worth of what he had possessed.
55. What might be the best title for the passage
A. Can you recognize a miracle B. Is a miracle significant to us
C. When might a miracle occur D. Why do we need a miracle
2023届天津市部分区高三质量调查试卷(一)英语试题
第二部分：阅读理解(共20个小题;每小题2.5分，满分50分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
FReader
A standard reading app for eBooks and audiobooks. FReader supports a variety of formats. The program is very pleasant to the eye and is adjustable to various spectrums (光谱). Apart from being a reading app, FReader has an integrated translator for five languages (English, Russian, German, French, and Ukrainian), making the app attractive to people across the world. You can also select a section of the page you are reading and share it via social networks, Bluetooth, SMS and other methods.
Cool features: Four themes, supports five languages, advanced 3D animations, scans the device for all existing formats, Text-to-Speech.
Business model: Free app. Only a standard free plan is available.
AIReader
Although it can read every type of book, AIReader is specially designed for Sci-Fi lovers. The app doesn’t support iOS but you can open many book formats on your Android phone. This app has enhanced graphical features and a wide range of customization options that focus on providing the best quality for fictional book reading.
Cool features: Text-To-Speech, external dictionaries, advanced adjustment of the visual quality, supports E-Ink devices.
Business model: Free app. AIReader doesn’t sell books, but you can simply purchase digital products elsewhere and upload them to the reading app.
Nook
Nook is strongly integrated with the online store Bames&Noble. You can buy you eBooks anywhere and they will automatically appear in the Nook library. The app supports most eBook formats.
Cool features: Wishlist, ArticleView, Parental Mode for children, customization of all the visual features.
Business model: Free app. With the partnership with Bames&Noble, you can find over a million free books on their website or purchase new titles for the price of as low as $0.99.
Scribd
Scribd has come a long way from the document-reading app it was initially. Today, it is one of the most famous programs with over a million titles in its library. Upon registration, you get a 30-day demo account that lets you read all the books you want for free! Apart from books, Scribd provides comic books, audiobooks articles, scientific studies, court cases and uncommon genres that no other app offers. You can even publish your own book on this platform.
Cool features: Book sync across different devices, audiobooks.
Business model: 30-day free trial. The annually subscription for unlimited access to Scribd’s available material is $59.
36. Why is FReader attractive to international readers
A. It doesn’t harm your eyes.
B. It has many customization options.
C. It has a powerful integrated translator.
D. Users can share what they read via social networks.
37. What can you do with AIReader
A. Buy Sci-Fi books. B. Enjoy great graphics.
C. Read on an iOS device. D. Publish your own writing.
38. What can we know about Nook
A. Parents can monitor the children’s use of it.
B. It cooperates with the physical store Bames&Noble.
C. It supports eBook and audiobook formats.
D. All books on it are free of charge.
39. Which of the following statement is true about Scribd
A. It is only a document-reading app currently.
B. It doesn’t offer uncommon genres.
C. It charges $59 a month for subscription.
D. It provides free trial for nearly a month.
40. What’s the writing purpose of the passage
A. To introduce eBooks and audiobooks. B. To recommend four reading apps.
C. To talk about online reading methods. D. To describe some business models.
B
Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of our country’s long-standing problems: garbage and poverty. It’s called The Chip Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalist from Detroit is asking a favor of local snack lovers: Rather than throw your empty chip bags into the trash, donate them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the homeless.
Chip eaters drop off their empty bags from Lay’s (乐事公司) at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers collect them. After they clean the chip bags in hot soapy water, they slice them open, lay them flat, and iron them together. It takes about four hours to sew a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, depending on whether it’s single-serve or family-size. “The result is a sleeping bag that is waterproof, lightweight, and easy to carry around.” Oleita told The Detroit News.
Since its start in 2020, The Chip Bag Project has collected more than 800,000 chip bags and, as of last December, it has created 110 sleeping bags. Sure, it would be simpler to raise money to buy new sleeping bags. But that’s only half the goal for Oleita—whose family moved to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life—and her fellow volunteers. “We are committed to making an impact not only socially, but also environmentally.” she said.
And, of course, there’s the symbolism of salvaging bags that would otherwise be abandoned in the trash and using them to help the homeless. It’s a powerful reminder that environmental injustice and poverty often go hand in hand. As Oleita told www., “I think it’s time to show connections between these issues.”
41. What is the purpose of The Chip Bag Project
A. To make donations for the homeless.
B. To deal with garbage and sleeping bags.
C. To stop pollution caused by snack lovers.
D. To protect the environment and reduce poverty.
42. How does Oleita get materials for sleeping bags
A. By turning to chip eaters. B. By producing chip bags.
C. By purchasing snacks. D. By cooperating with the poor.
43. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3
A. Oleita raises money by creating new sleeping bags.
B. Oleita hopes to gain a better life through the project.
C. Oleita and her fellow volunteers will continue pursuing their goal.
D. 110 sleeping bags were created by The Chip Bag Project in 2020.
44. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “salvaging” in the last paragraph
A. Sewing. B. Recycling.
C. Emptying. D. Designing.
45. Which of the following best describes Eradajere Oleita
A. Determined and honest. B. Ambitious and humorous.
C. Devoted and creative. D. Caring and independent.
C
Every year, thousands of teenagers participate in programs at their local art museums. But do any of them remember their time at museum events later in life A new report suggests that the answer is yes — and finds that arts-based museum programs are credited with changing the course of alumni’s (毕业生的) lives, even years after the fact.
The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles recently asked researchers to conduct a study to find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are. They involved over 300 former participants of four programs for teens that have been in existence since the 1990s. Alumni, whose current ages range from 18 to 36, were invited to find out how they viewed their participation years after the fact.
Among the alumni surveyed, 75 percent of them thought the teen art program experience had the most favorable impact on their own lives, beating the family, school and their neighborhoods. Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they had ever had, regardless of age. And two-thirds said that they were often in situations where their experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts.
It turns out that participating in art programs also helps keep teens keen about culture even after they reach adulthood: Ninety-six percent of participants had visited an art museum within the last two years, and 68 percent had visited an art museum five or more times within the last two years. Thirty-two percent of alumni work in the arts as adults.
Though the study is the first of its kind to explore the impact of teen-specific art programs in museums, it reflects other research on the important benefits of engaging with the arts. A decade of surveys by the National Endowment for the Arts found that the childhood experience with the arts is significantly associated with people’s income and educational achievements as adults. Other studies have linked arts education to everything from lower dropout rates to improvement in critical thinking skills.
46. What is the main function of paragraph 1
A. To make a comparison. B. To propose a definition.
C. To provide the background. D. To present the subject.
47. Why were the researchers asked to conduct the study
A. To change the course of alumni’s lives.
B. To introduce the art museums.
C. To explore the impact of teen art programs.
D. To invite people to participate in the art programs.
48. What do the figures in Paragraph 3 show
A. Students are more influenced by the family and school.
B. Teen art programs in museums are highly beneficial.
C. Many teens fail to realize the great value of art programs.
D. Most experiences in museums are boring for today’s teens.
49. What does Paragraph 4 tell us about art programs
A. They are intended to attract more adults.
B. They are designed to support art museums.
C. They create adults who are culturally aware.
D. They provide many job opportunities for adults.
50. What do the studies mentioned in the last paragraph have in common
A. All prove the good effects of art education.
B. All suggest the need to improve museum programs.
C. All show the growing popularity of art programs.
D. All focus on the link between art and education.
D
Charity is simple in theory: A heart warms, a hand reaches out. In practice, though, charity can become a troubled mix of motives and consequences. Giving can be driven by guilt, duty, praise, or perhaps the hope that giving will somehow make up for past cruelty or ignorance. Too little charity is far less than valuable. Too much can cause over-reliance, which makes the receiver continuously ask for more.
Giving from the heart is good. But critics have long worried about misdirected charity that does more harm than good. In his 2012 book, Harmful Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Solve the Problem), Robert Lupton, an experienced social worker of 40 years of community work in inner-city Atlanta, argues that charity must not do for the poor what they can do for themselves.
Due to emergencies such as natural disasters, the afterward financial aid is greatly welcome. Mr. Lupton advocates it should focus on the development of self-supporting. The task can be carried out via, for instance, offering micro-loans, hiring local builders and suppliers, and trying to found self-supported, locally owned and operated factories. What seldom works, he argues, are untargeted handouts from far-off providers and the sudden arrival of inexperienced volunteer-tourists hoping to earn personal reputation by digging wells or mending roofs that locals are perfectly able to take care of themselves.
Getting charity right isn’t easy. But from money raising to the rising in volunteering