2024届高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解 专题练习（含解析）
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Passage 1
The deep sea oil and gas industry has vast and costly facilities to maintain. Wells, other equipment, and thousands of kilometers of pipelines must be inspected and repaired.
Now, cutting edge underwater drones (无人机) and robots are being developed that could make the work safer and cheaper. Among them is Eelume, a six meter long, snake like robot equipped with sensors and a camera at each end. It can be kept at a station at depths of up to half a kilometer for six months, without being brought back to the surface. The robot can travel up to 20 kilometers before needing to return to its station to recharge.
Maintenance work at many deep water wells and pipeline systems is already carried out by unmanned vehicles. But these vehicles typically need to be transported to the offshore site on a fully crewed ship and then remotely operated from the onboard surface ship. That can cost up to $100，000 per day, according to P l Liljeb ck, chief technology officer with Eelume Subsea Intervention, which developed the robot. Liljeb ck says that by “enabling the robot to become a subsea resident living at a station, it can be mobilized at any time to do inspections, thereby reducing the need for costly surface ships”．
Eelume can work autonomously on tasks assigned from a control room onshore, and send back video and data. Its snake like design allows it to work in small spaces and wriggle (扭动) its body to stay in place in strong currents. By staying under the sea, it can carry out tasks whatever the conditions on the surface of the ocean.
The global underwater robotics market is expected to be worth around $7 billion in 2025, according to analysts, and other companies are in the process of commercializing new deep sea drone and robot technology. Eelume Subsea Intervention will carry out final testing on the seabed later this year at the sgard oil and gas field. It expects to put its first snake robots into use next year and hopes to have up to 50 in oceans around the world by 2027.
1．What is one feature of Eelume
A．It can travel nearly 40 kilometers before recharging.
B．It can dive as deep as 500 meters.
C．It works mainly around the station.
D．It works for 6 months on one charge.
2．What is the problem with unmanned vehicles
A．They are too costly to maintain.
B．They are hard to operate remotely.
C．They require transportation to and from work.
D．They have to work on a fully crewed ship all the time.
3．What can be expected of Eelume in the future
A．It will require no further tests.
B．It will be worth around $7 billion.
C．It will be put on the market in 2027.
D．It will face a lot of competitors.
4．What is the main idea of the passage
A．A snake robot is on its way for underwater tasks.
B．Eelume is the new choice for constructing pipelines.
C．Maintenance work on the ocean floor is a risky job.
D．Unmanned vehicles marketing has seen strong growth.
Passage 2
Doctors at the University of California, San Francisco, in the US, have developed a piece of software that can read minds. The project, supported by Facebook, hopes to help people who, because of medical conditions, are unable to communicate with others.
Until now, technologies that have helped speech impaired (语言障碍) people communicate have been too slow to allow a natural conversation. People find these things upsetting to use. This new way uses brain signals to change a person's thoughts into text. When we want to speak, the brain sends signals to make the lips, jaw and tongue move in the right way to make an understandable sound. By discovering these brain signals, the new software is able to predict what a person want to say quickly enough to hold a conversation.
The brain reading software was tested on three volunteers who could all speak like healthy people. They were being treated for epilepsy (癫痫). As part of their treatment for epilepsy, each patient had electrodes (电极) placed onto their brain. Edward Chang, who led the study, used these electrodes to record the signals in the patients' brains while they listened to a list of questions and answered them.
Chang and his team then built a computer program that learned to match the patients' brain signals to the words the patients heard and the words the patients spoke. For the questions, the software matched the correct words 76%of the time. For the answers, it matched the correct words 61% of the time.
Now, the mind reading software works only for the limited set of sentences on which it was trained. Scientists hope that this early system will help them develop a more powerful one that could understand thoughts in real time to give people their voices back. Chang said, “We as scientists should try our best to help people to bring that most important and basic human ability back.”
5．What is the disadvantage of previous technologies
A．They couldn't read people's minds correctly.
B．They couldn't make communication
understandable.
C．They couldn't serve the purpose of natural conversation.
D．They couldn't let medical conditions change for the better.
6．How does the software help people
A．By changing people's mind into text.
B．By sending signals to their lips.
C．By organizing conversations for them.
D．By training them how to speak.
7．What can we know about the mind reading software according to the last paragraph
A．It has been used on a wide scale.
B．It has restored the basic human ability.
C．It still has plenty of room for improvement.
D．It has enhanced human real time conversation.
8．What is the attitude of the author towards the mind reading software
A．Favorable. B．Objective.
C．Intolerant. D．Doubtful.
Passage 3
WHEN KIM JI UN lived in Seoul, she worried about finding a good job. Now, she is worried that drought may ruin her crop. The 23 year old started a farm last year. Her first harvest was a success; she was surprised that her black beans did better than her strawberries.
Ms Kim is part of a phenomenon called kitchen, or returning to rural life. Coined a millennium ago, the term crops up during periods of economic hardship. This time, in the wake of the pandemic, many new farmers have never lived in the countryside before. By planting young farmers in rural areas, the government hopes to enjoy big rewards in future.
The plan is working. In 2021 nearly 380，000 people moved to the fort with digital technology gives young farmers a__leg__up,__says Cho Kyung ik, the director of the Beginning Farmer's Centre, an institution educating those who wish to kwichon at its downtown offices. They sell fresh produce on Naver, South Korea's largest search engine.
The centre teaches techniques like how to use a tractor (拖拉机) or select the best crops. It arranges a trial period during which ambitious farmers work under the guidance of an old hand, learning what it means to do back breaking labour from dawn to dusk.
The most important lesson is how to get on with the locals. The villagers are also offered tips on how to act towards the newcomers. That part is not yet a total success. Ms Kim says her neighbours have a bad temper. “The old people come in here and give me unwanted advice, or say that I will never be able to grow anything，”she says. Her black beans beg to differ. She and the South Korean government will be hoping that her crops put the argument to rest for good.
9．Why does the writer tell Ms Kim's story
A．To start a discussion.
B．To introduce a topic.
C．To explain a solution.
D．To make a comparison.
10．What does the underlined “a leg up” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．A new identity. B．A helping hand.
C．A big reward. D．A different idea.
11．What is the challenge for the young farmers
A．Farming techniques.
B．Hard work.
C．Communicative skills.
D．Unwanted advice.
12．What can we infer from kwichon in South Korea
A．Farming makes huge profits.
B．Locals need technical training.
C．It helps to revive rural areas.
D．Government should help farmers.
Passage 4
“I know when to go out, and when to stay in.”， English rock star David Bowie once confidently sang in his hit single. When it comes to consuming food, the decisiveness claimed by the singer songwriter is hard to achieve. I disagree with the statement and argue it's better to eat out than to order home delivery.
To begin with, when setting foot in a restaurant, we're immediately greeted not only by a server ready to seat us, but by a flood of physical feelings—the eyes take in the internal decoration of the place, the nose breathes in the pleasant smell of expertly plated food and the ears pick up on competing sounds of customer chatter and attractive in store music. To eat out is to experience an atmosphere unique to each restaurant. Something as special as that simply can't be reproduced by ordering home delivery. Eating out is, without doubt, the more exciting and thus better choice.
Eating out becomes even more appealing when staying home proves too painful. Whether it is because we need a temporary fight from our family or that we simply want to spend some quality time outside with loved ones, going out for a meal can be a break from the hard labour of domestic living.
We could take it as an opportunity for self care—to treat ourselves by dressing up, arriving in style at a fancy restaurant and ordering a slightly more luxurious meal to refresh our weary soul. Ordering home delivery would only contribute to feelings of being penned in while; eating out is an escape for the trapped individual. Food delivery app users reason it's a trouble and less convenient to dress up and eat out.
However, it's worth noting we may not always get our food in the most satisfactory condition when opting for home delivery. There's a risk of receiving food orders with missing items or even entirely wrong orders that can't be sent back. What we sacrifice for convenience might just wind up being inconvenient. Consequently, it makes more sense to eat out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.
13．What does the author mainly talk about
A．Dining options.
B．Cuisine culture.
C．Consumption level.
D．Food categories.
14．What advantage of eating out is highlighted in Paragraph 2
A．Quality service.
B．Comfort and convenience.
C．Sensory enjoyment.
D．A reasonable mix of nutrition.
15．What does the author think of ordering home delivery
A．It's quite pricy.
B．It may let consumers down.
C．It may cause food waste.
D．It's not environmental friendly.
16．How is the text developed
A．By providing examples.
B．By following space order.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By analyzing mental processes.
Passage 5
When it comes to making lunch for their kids, moms and dads have usual favorites. For some parents in the US, those favorites are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches—also known as PB&Js. Fruit like apples and bananas are also popular.
But one mother has an unusual go to ingredient for her children's lunches. Jenny Mollen uses funny looking candy eyes. She has learned that her children will eat any healthy food if it has edible eyeballs attached. The “eyeballs” are really pieces of candy.
Her children laugh while they eat healthy foods like bell peppers, kiwis, or dates. Mollen says candy “eyes” make lunch more fun.
“Honestly, first of all, just buy yourself some candy googly eyes. They are tried and true，” she said. She admits that “you lose something nutritionally” by giving children candy. But she thinks that getting children to eat healthy food by putting candy on it is worth it.
Mollen's lunch tricks bring together food and craft. She uses tricks because her two sons hate to eat different kinds of foods. So, she decorates their food to resemble animals or even their favorite Pokémon characters. She makes edible “bugs” made from dates, pretzel sticks for the legs, and, of course, candy “eyes”. She also uses leftover Chinese food to make panda bears from rice and seaweed.
Mollen says her lunch projects are easy to do. And her sons think they have won a big prize at their midday meal. Mollen says making fun looking, artful lunches for her children helps ease her guilt as she is a working mom. Her artful lunches are her way of reminding her children that she is thinking of them.
Mollen says she also wants to teach them healthy eating habits. She says that by getting kids to eat vegetables at a young age, they will grow up to eat healthy foods later in life. She also says it is a good way to get children to try foods from other cultures. If they need to be “tricked” sometimes, that is okay.
17．What's the purpose of Mollen's lunch projects
A．To make her children's day.
B．To remind people to save food.
C．To persuade other parents to follow suit.
D．To ensure her children's healthy diet.
18．What is typical of Mollen's lunch
A．It contains all kinds of food.
B．It is comprised of candy.
C．It combines art and nutrition.
D．It is full of Chinese styles.
19．How have Mollen's lunch projects affected her children
A．They have taken to their fun looking lunches.
B．They have broaden their knowledge of food.
C．They have bonded with their favorite animals.
D．They have swept to victory in the meal competitions.
20．What are the last two paragraphs mainly about
A．Mollen's plans for cooking lunches.
B．The benefits of Mollen's lunch tricks.
C．Mollen's expectations of her children.
D．The culture elements in Mollen's lunch.
Passage 6
We all know eating ultra processed foods that make our lives easier—such as sauces, and frozen pizza—isn't good for our health. Studies have found they can raise our risk of obesity, heart problems, diabetes and cancer. They may even shorten our lives. Now, a new study has revealed eating more ultra processed foods may contribute to overall cognitive decline, including the brain executive functioning—the ability to process information and make decisions.
“While in need of further study, the new results are quite compelling and emphasize the critical role for proper nutrition in preserving and promoting brain health and reducing risk for brain diseases，”said Tanzi, professor at Harvard Medical School. He was not involved in the study but he said in his book, “They, are, very high in sugar, salt and fat, promoting systemic inflammation, perhaps the most major threat to healthy aging. Meanwhile, since they are convenient and quick, they also replace fiber foods important for maintaining the health and balance of bacteria in your gut，” he added, “which is particularly important for brain health and reducing risk of age related brain diseases like Alzheimer”．
The study, presented at the 2022 Alzheimer's Association International Conference, followed over 10，000 Brazilians for 10 years. “In Brazil, ultra processed foods make up 25% to 30% of total calorie intake. We have McDonald's and Burger King. It is not very different from many other Western countries，” said coauthor Dr. Suemoto. Ultra processed foods are defined as “industrial formulations of food substances containing little or no whole foods and typically include flavorings, colorings and other chemical additives” according to the study.
“People consuming over 20% of daily calories from processed foods had a 28% faster decline in global cognition and a 25% faster decline in executive functioning compared to people who not，” said study coauthor Natalia. Those in the study who ate the most ultra processed foods were “more likely to be younger, women, white, had higher education and incomes, and were more likely to have never smoked，” the study found.
“People need to know they should cook more，” Suemoto said. “And it's worth it because you're going to protect your heart and guard your brain，” she added.
21．What does the underlined word “compelling” mean in Paragraph 2
A．Convincing. B．Surprising.
C．Suspicious. D．Invaluable.
22．What do we know from the passage
A．Whoever never cooks is sure to develop Alzheimer.
B．Ultra processed foods only affect your executive function.
C．Tanzi is the first to find the problem with Ultra processed foods.
D．Brazilians' calorie intake is not different from most westerners.
23．Who is likely to eat more ultra processed foods
A．An old beggar.
B．A heavy smoker.
C．A young professor.
D．A low income man.
24．What's the main idea of this passage
A．Ultra processed foods can harm your health.
B．Fiber foods can reduce the risk of Alzheimer.
C．Fiber foods may maintain the balance of bacteria.
D．Ultra processed foods will lead to cognitive decline.
Passage 7
As the world has changed, so has education. Since 2018, Nelly Cheboi and her non profit TechLit Africa have been bringing computer technology into schools in Kenya, helping students join the digital world, and unlock their potential. With its own software programs, curriculum (课程) and teacher training programs, this non profit hopes to change Africa.
In 2012, Cheboi received a scholarship to College in Illinois that changed her life. She grew up in poverty in rural Kenya, watching her mother struggle to support her family alone. Cheboi had no experience with computers before moving to the US to study. She handwrote papers and then struggled to type them out on a laptop computer. Somehow she fell in love with computer science and began a career in the field. But she did not lose sight of her origins. “As an undergraduate, I invested all of my income from various campus jobs into my community back in Kenya，” she said on the TechLit Africa website. But soon she wanted to do more for it and that is how TechLit Africa began.
Cheboi recalled how her background helped her understand how important technological knowledge could be for children living in poverty. She built a school with the idea of bringing computer science as part of kids' curriculum growing up. But she found that it was going to be really hard to impact as many people as possible, because it was so hard to raise fund. Then in order to reach more students, she introduced computer training to existing schools. Cheboi physically dragged over 40 recycled computers that had been donated to them by various tech companies to Kenya in suitcases.
Now, since the non profit has grown, it works with various companies that help them clean the donated computers of data and send them to Africa. TechLit Africa runs its own curriculum with its own software programs in 10 Kenyan schools, and the hope is to increase to 100 throughout Africa by next year. The students love learning about computers, and in turn are gaining skills that will help them make use of their talents into a way out of poverty.
25．What has Cheboi been doing since 2018
A．Boosting her science career
B．Promoting digital education.
C．Starting a scholarship program.
D．Updating the computer courses.
26．What inspired Cheboi to set up TechLit Africa
A．Her love for computer science
B．Her desire to help her hometown.
C．Her dream of supporting her family.
D．Her childhood experience in the US.
27．What do we know about Cheboi from Paragraph 3
A．She hopes to help more kids.
B．She plans to build new schools.
C．She seeks to develop new courses.
D．She calls for donations of computers.
28．Which of the following can best describe Cheboi
A．Sensitive. B．Devoted.
C．Considerate. D．Cooperative.
Passage 8
The Mustard Seed Project is getting closer to one of its initiatives—building affordable senior housing on the Key Peninsula, Washington.
The Nonprofit carries out the project so that people don't have to leave the Key Peninsula as they age and have home care needs. “We hope to build in Key Center, a good, central location for our community. Our vision is to have a campus with a cafe and meeting spaces, 10 independent living cottages that have one or two bedrooms with laundry, housekeeping and one meal a day provided, and then assisted living for 30 residents，” said board president Sara Thompson. “We want this to be a place that draws the entire community in, rather than a setting that sets elders aside in an isolated environment.”
More than a year ago, a longtime supporter of the organization made a major gift to undertake a long desired study to understand both the needs of the community and the financial feasibility (可行性) for senior housing. As a result, The Mustard Seed Project had a meeting in November at the Key Peninsula Civic Center to explain the results of the study and to plan for the next steps.
“We'll be applying for a predevelopment loan to do all the necessary planning，” The Mustard Seed Project Executive Director Edie Morgan said. “We're aware of affordable loans for the assisted living section of the project, and can get standard financing for the other buildings. But there will be a funding gap, and we expect to raise nearly $3 million to make this happen. I believe we can do it.”
The entire project, once the project manager is identified, is expected to take about two years.
29．Why is the organization building affordable senior housing
A．To offer free assistance to seniors.
B．To create job opportunities for residents.
C．To provide access to aging in place.
D．To improve facilities for the community.
30．What do we learn about the organization from Paragraph 3
A．It holds meetings regularly.
B．It prepares holiday gifts for elders.
C．It adapts to sponsors' needs.
D．It takes the housing project seriously.
31．What is Morgan mainly talking about
A．Sources of funds.
B．Application for loans.
C．Costs for construction.
D．Distribution of donations.
32．Why is the text written
A．To attract more visitors.
B．To introduce an organization.
C．To report on a project.
D．To entertain the seniors.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍研究人员正在研发一款蛇形机器人，用于深海石油和天然气开采设备的维护。
1．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“It can be kept at a station at depths of up to half a kilometer for six months, without being brought back to the surface. The robot can travel up to 20 kilometers before needing to return to its station to recharge.”可知，它在再次充电前可以运行大约40公里。
2．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But these vehicles typically need to be transported to the offshore site on a fully crewed ship and then remotely operated from onboard the surface ship.”可知，这些无人设备需要被运送到作业现场。
3．答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“and other companies are in the process of commercializing new deep sea drone and robot technology.”推知，Eelume将面临很多的竞争对手。
4．答案与解析：A 主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第二段的“Now, cutting edge underwater drones (无人机) and robots are being developed that could make the work safer and cheaper. Among them is Eelume, a six meter long, snake like robot equipped with sensors and a camera at each end.”可知，本文介绍研究人员正在研发一款蛇形机器人，用于深海石油和天然气开采设备的维护，即一款在水下执行任务的蛇形机器人。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。科学家尝试发明可以“读懂”人类思想的软件，希望可以帮助因患病而无法说话的人们。
5．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Until now, technologies that have helped speech impaired (语言障碍) people communicate have been too slow to allow a natural conversation.”可知，以前的技术的缺点是它们不能达到自然对话的目的。故选C。
6．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“This new way uses brain signals to change a person's thoughts into text.”可知，这个软件通过用脑部信号将人的想法转化为文本以达到帮助病人与其他人沟通的目的。
7．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Now, the mind reading software works only for the limited set of sentences on which it was trained. Scientists hope that this early system will help them develop a more powerful one that could understand thoughts in real time to give people their voices back.”可推断，此软件仍有很大的改进空间。故选C。
8．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章主要介绍了可以“读懂”人类思想的软件，以及软件测试的过程和改善的空间。由此推知，作者对待软件的态度是客观的。故选B。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了韩国越来越多的年轻人远离城市喧嚣、回归田园生活的现象。
9．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。第一段“WHEN KIM JI UN lived in Seoul, she worried about finding a good job. Now, she is worried that drought may ruin her crop.”提到Kim女士从城市回归农村，下文讲述了韩国出现的“回归农村生活”的现象，故第一段提到Kim女士是为了引入本文话题。故选B。
10．答案与解析：B 词句猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“They sell fresh produce on Naver, South Korea's largest search engine.”可知，年轻农民可以在数字技术的帮助下在线上销售农产品，由此可推知，画线短语所在句意为“对数字技术的适应给年轻农民提供了帮助”，a leg up意为“帮助”，故选B。
11．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The most important lesson is how to get on with the locals.”可知，年轻农民面临的挑战是学习沟通技巧。
12．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“By planting young farmers in rural areas, the government hopes to enjoy big rewards in future.”及第三段内容可知，年轻人从城市回归农村有助于振兴农村地区。故选C。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。作者将“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，告诉读者“在外面吃饭”是更好的选择。
13．答案与解析：A 推理判断题。根据第一段关键句“I disagree with the statement and argue it's better to eat out than to order home delivery.”和最后一段关键句“Consequently, it makes more sense to eat out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.”可知，作者在文章中把“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，认为在外就餐更有意义。由此可知，作者主要谈论了用餐选择问题。
14．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“To begin with, when setting foot in a restaurant, we're immediately greeted not only by a server ready to seat us, but by a flood of physical feelings—the eyes take in the internal decoration of the place, the nose breathes in the pleasant smell of expertly plated food and the ears pick up on competing sounds of customer chatter and attractive in store music.”可知，第二段强调了外出就餐可以让眼睛、鼻子和耳朵等感官都获得享受。由此可知，第二段强调了外出就餐的好处是可以获得感官上的享受。
15．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据最后一段关键句“There's a risk of receiving food orders with missing items or even entirely wrong orders that can't be sent back. What we sacrifice for convenience might just wind up being inconvenient. Consequently, it makes more sense to eat out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.”可知，作者认为点外卖面临着订单丢失或订单错误的风险，这会让我们感到失望。由此可知，作者认为点外卖送到家可能会让消费者失望。
16．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“To eat out is to experience an atmosphere unique to each restaurant. Something as special as that simply can't be reproduced by ordering home delivery.”和第三段关键句“Eating out becomes even more appealing when staying home proves too painful.”可知，作者将“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，告诉读者“在外面吃饭”的好处。由此可知，文章是通过比较展开的。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述一位妈妈为了使孩子吃到营养均衡的午餐，变着花样为孩子们准备午餐的故事。
17．答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据第四段中“She admits that ‘you lose something nutritionally’ by giving children candy. But she thinks that getting children to eat healthy food by putting candy on it is worth it.”可知莫伦的午餐项目的目的是确保孩子们的健康饮食。make one's day “令某人开心”；follow suit “效仿”。故选D。
18．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第五段“Mollen's lunch tricks bring together food and craft. She uses tricks because her two sons hate to eat different kinds of foods. So, she decorates their food to resemble animals or even their favorite Pokémon characters.”可知莫伦午餐的特点是“艺术与营养相结合”。故选C。
19．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第六段第二句“And her sons think they have won a big prize at their midday meal.”，本句使用暗语的修辞手法，她的儿子吃到妈妈做的午餐认为就像中奖一样，表现出对午餐的期待和喜爱。take to “喜欢上” ；bond with“与……建立联系”；sweet to victory “大获全胜”。故选A。
20．答案与解析：B 主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段“Mollen says making fun looking, artful lunches for her children helps ease her guilt as she is a working mom.”以及最后一段“She says that by getting kids to eat vegetables at a young age, they will grow up to eat healthy foods later in life.”可知最后两段主要是讲述莫伦的花样午餐对她自己及孩子的好处。故选B。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。一项新的研究表明，吃更多的超加工食品可能会导致整体认知能力下降，包括大脑执行功能——处理信息和做出决定的能力。文章解释了研究开展的过程、发现以及人们对此研究的看法。
21．答案与解析：A 词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“While in need of further study”以及后文“and emphasize the critical role for proper nutrition in preserving and promoting brain health and reducing risk for brain diseases”可知，虽然还需要进一步的研究，但新的研究结果相当令人信服，并强调了适当的营养在保护和促进大脑健康、降低大脑疾病风险方面的关键作用。故画线词意思是“令人信服的”。
22．答案与解析：D 细节理解题。根据第三段“In Brazil, ultra processed foods make up 25% to 30% of total calorie intake. We have McDonald's and Burger King. It is not very different from many other Western countries”可知，巴西人的卡路里摄入量与大多数西方人没有什么不同。
23．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Those in the study who ate the most ultra processed foods were ‘more likely to be younger, women, white, had higher education and incomes, and were more likely to have never smoked，’ the study found.”可知，一位年轻的教授可能会吃更多的超加工食品。
24．答案与解析：D 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Now, a new study has revealed eating more ultra processed foods may contribute to overall cognitive decline, including the brain executive functioning—the ability to process information and make decisions.”结合文章解释了研究开展的过程、发现以及人们对此研究的看法。可知，这篇文章的主旨是超加工食品会导致认知能力下降。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了自2018年以来，Nelly Cheboi和她的非营利组织TechLit Africa一直在将计算机技术带入肯尼亚的学校，这个非营利组织希望通过自己的软件程序、课程和教师培训项目来改变非洲。
25．答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，Cheboi自2018年以来一直在推动数字教育。故选B。
26．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“‘As an undergraduate, I invested all of my income from various campus jobs into my community back in Kenya，’ she said on the TechLit Africa website. But soon she wanted to do more for it and that is how TechLit Africa began.”可推知，她想帮助家乡的愿望激发了Cheboi建立TechLit Africa。故选B。
27．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But she found that it was going to be really hard to impact as many people as possible，... had been donated to them by various tech companies to Kenya in suitcases.”可知，Cheboi希望帮助更多的孩子。故选A。
28．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Since 2018, Nelly Cheboi and her non profit TechLit Africa have been bringing computer technology into schools in Kenya, helping students join the digital world, and unlock their potential. With its own software programs, curriculum (课程) and teacher training programs, this non profit hopes to change Africa.”可知，Cheboi自2018年以来一直在推动数字教育，希望通过自己的软件程序、课程和教师培训项目来改变非洲。由此推知，Cheboi是一个很有奉献精神的人。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了非营利组织开展的“芥菜籽项目”正在接近它的一项倡议——在华盛顿的Key半岛建造经济适用的老年住房。
29．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段“The Nonprofit carries out the project so that people don't have to leave the Key Peninsula as they age and have home care needs.”可知，这个组织要建造保障性老年住房是为了给就地老龄化提供方便。
30．答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，这个组织认真对待住房项目。
31．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，摩根主要在谈论资金的来源。
32．答案与解析：C 目的意图题。根据第二段“The Nonprofit carries out the project so that people don't have to leave the Key Peninsula as they age and have home care needs.”可知，本文写作目的是为了报告一个项目。
The deep sea oil and gas industry has vast and costly facilities to maintain. Wells, other equipment, and thousands of kilometers of pipelines must be inspected and repaired.
Now, cutting edge underwater drones (无人机) and robots are being developed that could make the work safer and cheaper. Among them is Eelume, a six meter long, snake like robot equipped with sensors and a camera at each end. It can be kept at a station at depths of up to half a kilometer for six months, without being brought back to the surface. The robot can travel up to 20 kilometers before needing to return to its station to recharge.
Maintenance work at many deep water wells and pipeline systems is already carried out by unmanned vehicles. But these vehicles typically need to be transported to the offshore site on a fully crewed ship and then remotely operated from the onboard surface ship. That can cost up to $100，000 per day, according to P l Liljeb ck, chief technology officer with Eelume Subsea Intervention, which developed the robot. Liljeb ck says that by “enabling the robot to become a subsea resident living at a station, it can be mobilized at any time to do inspections, thereby reducing the need for costly surface ships”．
Eelume can work autonomously on tasks assigned from a control room onshore, and send back video and data. Its snake like design allows it to work in small spaces and wriggle (扭动) its body to stay in place in strong currents. By staying under the sea, it can carry out tasks whatever the conditions on the surface of the ocean.
The global underwater robotics market is expected to be worth around $7 billion in 2025, according to analysts, and other companies are in the process of commercializing new deep sea drone and robot technology. Eelume Subsea Intervention will carry out final testing on the seabed later this year at the sgard oil and gas field. It expects to put its first snake robots into use next year and hopes to have up to 50 in oceans around the world by 2027.
1．What is one feature of Eelume
A．It can travel nearly 40 kilometers before recharging.
B．It can dive as deep as 500 meters.
C．It works mainly around the station.
D．It works for 6 months on one charge.
2．What is the problem with unmanned vehicles
A．They are too costly to maintain.
B．They are hard to operate remotely.
C．They require transportation to and from work.
D．They have to work on a fully crewed ship all the time.
3．What can be expected of Eelume in the future
A．It will require no further tests.
B．It will be worth around $7 billion.
C．It will be put on the market in 2027.
D．It will face a lot of competitors.
4．What is the main idea of the passage
A．A snake robot is on its way for underwater tasks.
B．Eelume is the new choice for constructing pipelines.
C．Maintenance work on the ocean floor is a risky job.
D．Unmanned vehicles marketing has seen strong growth.
Passage 2
Doctors at the University of California, San Francisco, in the US, have developed a piece of software that can read minds. The project, supported by Facebook, hopes to help people who, because of medical conditions, are unable to communicate with others.
Until now, technologies that have helped speech impaired (语言障碍) people communicate have been too slow to allow a natural conversation. People find these things upsetting to use. This new way uses brain signals to change a person's thoughts into text. When we want to speak, the brain sends signals to make the lips, jaw and tongue move in the right way to make an understandable sound. By discovering these brain signals, the new software is able to predict what a person want to say quickly enough to hold a conversation.
The brain reading software was tested on three volunteers who could all speak like healthy people. They were being treated for epilepsy (癫痫). As part of their treatment for epilepsy, each patient had electrodes (电极) placed onto their brain. Edward Chang, who led the study, used these electrodes to record the signals in the patients' brains while they listened to a list of questions and answered them.
Chang and his team then built a computer program that learned to match the patients' brain signals to the words the patients heard and the words the patients spoke. For the questions, the software matched the correct words 76%of the time. For the answers, it matched the correct words 61% of the time.
Now, the mind reading software works only for the limited set of sentences on which it was trained. Scientists hope that this early system will help them develop a more powerful one that could understand thoughts in real time to give people their voices back. Chang said, “We as scientists should try our best to help people to bring that most important and basic human ability back.”
5．What is the disadvantage of previous technologies
A．They couldn't read people's minds correctly.
B．They couldn't make communication
understandable.
C．They couldn't serve the purpose of natural conversation.
D．They couldn't let medical conditions change for the better.
6．How does the software help people
A．By changing people's mind into text.
B．By sending signals to their lips.
C．By organizing conversations for them.
D．By training them how to speak.
7．What can we know about the mind reading software according to the last paragraph
A．It has been used on a wide scale.
B．It has restored the basic human ability.
C．It still has plenty of room for improvement.
D．It has enhanced human real time conversation.
8．What is the attitude of the author towards the mind reading software
A．Favorable. B．Objective.
C．Intolerant. D．Doubtful.
Passage 3
WHEN KIM JI UN lived in Seoul, she worried about finding a good job. Now, she is worried that drought may ruin her crop. The 23 year old started a farm last year. Her first harvest was a success; she was surprised that her black beans did better than her strawberries.
Ms Kim is part of a phenomenon called kitchen, or returning to rural life. Coined a millennium ago, the term crops up during periods of economic hardship. This time, in the wake of the pandemic, many new farmers have never lived in the countryside before. By planting young farmers in rural areas, the government hopes to enjoy big rewards in future.
The plan is working. In 2021 nearly 380，000 people moved to the fort with digital technology gives young farmers a__leg__up,__says Cho Kyung ik, the director of the Beginning Farmer's Centre, an institution educating those who wish to kwichon at its downtown offices. They sell fresh produce on Naver, South Korea's largest search engine.
The centre teaches techniques like how to use a tractor (拖拉机) or select the best crops. It arranges a trial period during which ambitious farmers work under the guidance of an old hand, learning what it means to do back breaking labour from dawn to dusk.
The most important lesson is how to get on with the locals. The villagers are also offered tips on how to act towards the newcomers. That part is not yet a total success. Ms Kim says her neighbours have a bad temper. “The old people come in here and give me unwanted advice, or say that I will never be able to grow anything，”she says. Her black beans beg to differ. She and the South Korean government will be hoping that her crops put the argument to rest for good.
9．Why does the writer tell Ms Kim's story
A．To start a discussion.
B．To introduce a topic.
C．To explain a solution.
D．To make a comparison.
10．What does the underlined “a leg up” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．A new identity. B．A helping hand.
C．A big reward. D．A different idea.
11．What is the challenge for the young farmers
A．Farming techniques.
B．Hard work.
C．Communicative skills.
D．Unwanted advice.
12．What can we infer from kwichon in South Korea
A．Farming makes huge profits.
B．Locals need technical training.
C．It helps to revive rural areas.
D．Government should help farmers.
Passage 4
“I know when to go out, and when to stay in.”， English rock star David Bowie once confidently sang in his hit single. When it comes to consuming food, the decisiveness claimed by the singer songwriter is hard to achieve. I disagree with the statement and argue it's better to eat out than to order home delivery.
To begin with, when setting foot in a restaurant, we're immediately greeted not only by a server ready to seat us, but by a flood of physical feelings—the eyes take in the internal decoration of the place, the nose breathes in the pleasant smell of expertly plated food and the ears pick up on competing sounds of customer chatter and attractive in store music. To eat out is to experience an atmosphere unique to each restaurant. Something as special as that simply can't be reproduced by ordering home delivery. Eating out is, without doubt, the more exciting and thus better choice.
Eating out becomes even more appealing when staying home proves too painful. Whether it is because we need a temporary fight from our family or that we simply want to spend some quality time outside with loved ones, going out for a meal can be a break from the hard labour of domestic living.
We could take it as an opportunity for self care—to treat ourselves by dressing up, arriving in style at a fancy restaurant and ordering a slightly more luxurious meal to refresh our weary soul. Ordering home delivery would only contribute to feelings of being penned in while; eating out is an escape for the trapped individual. Food delivery app users reason it's a trouble and less convenient to dress up and eat out.
However, it's worth noting we may not always get our food in the most satisfactory condition when opting for home delivery. There's a risk of receiving food orders with missing items or even entirely wrong orders that can't be sent back. What we sacrifice for convenience might just wind up being inconvenient. Consequently, it makes more sense to eat out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.
13．What does the author mainly talk about
A．Dining options.
B．Cuisine culture.
C．Consumption level.
D．Food categories.
14．What advantage of eating out is highlighted in Paragraph 2
A．Quality service.
B．Comfort and convenience.
C．Sensory enjoyment.
D．A reasonable mix of nutrition.
15．What does the author think of ordering home delivery
A．It's quite pricy.
B．It may let consumers down.
C．It may cause food waste.
D．It's not environmental friendly.
16．How is the text developed
A．By providing examples.
B．By following space order.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By analyzing mental processes.
Passage 5
When it comes to making lunch for their kids, moms and dads have usual favorites. For some parents in the US, those favorites are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches—also known as PB&Js. Fruit like apples and bananas are also popular.
But one mother has an unusual go to ingredient for her children's lunches. Jenny Mollen uses funny looking candy eyes. She has learned that her children will eat any healthy food if it has edible eyeballs attached. The “eyeballs” are really pieces of candy.
Her children laugh while they eat healthy foods like bell peppers, kiwis, or dates. Mollen says candy “eyes” make lunch more fun.
“Honestly, first of all, just buy yourself some candy googly eyes. They are tried and true，” she said. She admits that “you lose something nutritionally” by giving children candy. But she thinks that getting children to eat healthy food by putting candy on it is worth it.
Mollen's lunch tricks bring together food and craft. She uses tricks because her two sons hate to eat different kinds of foods. So, she decorates their food to resemble animals or even their favorite Pokémon characters. She makes edible “bugs” made from dates, pretzel sticks for the legs, and, of course, candy “eyes”. She also uses leftover Chinese food to make panda bears from rice and seaweed.
Mollen says her lunch projects are easy to do. And her sons think they have won a big prize at their midday meal. Mollen says making fun looking, artful lunches for her children helps ease her guilt as she is a working mom. Her artful lunches are her way of reminding her children that she is thinking of them.
Mollen says she also wants to teach them healthy eating habits. She says that by getting kids to eat vegetables at a young age, they will grow up to eat healthy foods later in life. She also says it is a good way to get children to try foods from other cultures. If they need to be “tricked” sometimes, that is okay.
17．What's the purpose of Mollen's lunch projects
A．To make her children's day.
B．To remind people to save food.
C．To persuade other parents to follow suit.
D．To ensure her children's healthy diet.
18．What is typical of Mollen's lunch
A．It contains all kinds of food.
B．It is comprised of candy.
C．It combines art and nutrition.
D．It is full of Chinese styles.
19．How have Mollen's lunch projects affected her children
A．They have taken to their fun looking lunches.
B．They have broaden their knowledge of food.
C．They have bonded with their favorite animals.
D．They have swept to victory in the meal competitions.
20．What are the last two paragraphs mainly about
A．Mollen's plans for cooking lunches.
B．The benefits of Mollen's lunch tricks.
C．Mollen's expectations of her children.
D．The culture elements in Mollen's lunch.
Passage 6
We all know eating ultra processed foods that make our lives easier—such as sauces, and frozen pizza—isn't good for our health. Studies have found they can raise our risk of obesity, heart problems, diabetes and cancer. They may even shorten our lives. Now, a new study has revealed eating more ultra processed foods may contribute to overall cognitive decline, including the brain executive functioning—the ability to process information and make decisions.
“While in need of further study, the new results are quite compelling and emphasize the critical role for proper nutrition in preserving and promoting brain health and reducing risk for brain diseases，”said Tanzi, professor at Harvard Medical School. He was not involved in the study but he said in his book, “They, are, very high in sugar, salt and fat, promoting systemic inflammation, perhaps the most major threat to healthy aging. Meanwhile, since they are convenient and quick, they also replace fiber foods important for maintaining the health and balance of bacteria in your gut，” he added, “which is particularly important for brain health and reducing risk of age related brain diseases like Alzheimer”．
The study, presented at the 2022 Alzheimer's Association International Conference, followed over 10，000 Brazilians for 10 years. “In Brazil, ultra processed foods make up 25% to 30% of total calorie intake. We have McDonald's and Burger King. It is not very different from many other Western countries，” said coauthor Dr. Suemoto. Ultra processed foods are defined as “industrial formulations of food substances containing little or no whole foods and typically include flavorings, colorings and other chemical additives” according to the study.
“People consuming over 20% of daily calories from processed foods had a 28% faster decline in global cognition and a 25% faster decline in executive functioning compared to people who not，” said study coauthor Natalia. Those in the study who ate the most ultra processed foods were “more likely to be younger, women, white, had higher education and incomes, and were more likely to have never smoked，” the study found.
“People need to know they should cook more，” Suemoto said. “And it's worth it because you're going to protect your heart and guard your brain，” she added.
21．What does the underlined word “compelling” mean in Paragraph 2
A．Convincing. B．Surprising.
C．Suspicious. D．Invaluable.
22．What do we know from the passage
A．Whoever never cooks is sure to develop Alzheimer.
B．Ultra processed foods only affect your executive function.
C．Tanzi is the first to find the problem with Ultra processed foods.
D．Brazilians' calorie intake is not different from most westerners.
23．Who is likely to eat more ultra processed foods
A．An old beggar.
B．A heavy smoker.
C．A young professor.
D．A low income man.
24．What's the main idea of this passage
A．Ultra processed foods can harm your health.
B．Fiber foods can reduce the risk of Alzheimer.
C．Fiber foods may maintain the balance of bacteria.
D．Ultra processed foods will lead to cognitive decline.
Passage 7
As the world has changed, so has education. Since 2018, Nelly Cheboi and her non profit TechLit Africa have been bringing computer technology into schools in Kenya, helping students join the digital world, and unlock their potential. With its own software programs, curriculum (课程) and teacher training programs, this non profit hopes to change Africa.
In 2012, Cheboi received a scholarship to College in Illinois that changed her life. She grew up in poverty in rural Kenya, watching her mother struggle to support her family alone. Cheboi had no experience with computers before moving to the US to study. She handwrote papers and then struggled to type them out on a laptop computer. Somehow she fell in love with computer science and began a career in the field. But she did not lose sight of her origins. “As an undergraduate, I invested all of my income from various campus jobs into my community back in Kenya，” she said on the TechLit Africa website. But soon she wanted to do more for it and that is how TechLit Africa began.
Cheboi recalled how her background helped her understand how important technological knowledge could be for children living in poverty. She built a school with the idea of bringing computer science as part of kids' curriculum growing up. But she found that it was going to be really hard to impact as many people as possible, because it was so hard to raise fund. Then in order to reach more students, she introduced computer training to existing schools. Cheboi physically dragged over 40 recycled computers that had been donated to them by various tech companies to Kenya in suitcases.
Now, since the non profit has grown, it works with various companies that help them clean the donated computers of data and send them to Africa. TechLit Africa runs its own curriculum with its own software programs in 10 Kenyan schools, and the hope is to increase to 100 throughout Africa by next year. The students love learning about computers, and in turn are gaining skills that will help them make use of their talents into a way out of poverty.
25．What has Cheboi been doing since 2018
A．Boosting her science career
B．Promoting digital education.
C．Starting a scholarship program.
D．Updating the computer courses.
26．What inspired Cheboi to set up TechLit Africa
A．Her love for computer science
B．Her desire to help her hometown.
C．Her dream of supporting her family.
D．Her childhood experience in the US.
27．What do we know about Cheboi from Paragraph 3
A．She hopes to help more kids.
B．She plans to build new schools.
C．She seeks to develop new courses.
D．She calls for donations of computers.
28．Which of the following can best describe Cheboi
A．Sensitive. B．Devoted.
C．Considerate. D．Cooperative.
Passage 8
The Mustard Seed Project is getting closer to one of its initiatives—building affordable senior housing on the Key Peninsula, Washington.
The Nonprofit carries out the project so that people don't have to leave the Key Peninsula as they age and have home care needs. “We hope to build in Key Center, a good, central location for our community. Our vision is to have a campus with a cafe and meeting spaces, 10 independent living cottages that have one or two bedrooms with laundry, housekeeping and one meal a day provided, and then assisted living for 30 residents，” said board president Sara Thompson. “We want this to be a place that draws the entire community in, rather than a setting that sets elders aside in an isolated environment.”
More than a year ago, a longtime supporter of the organization made a major gift to undertake a long desired study to understand both the needs of the community and the financial feasibility (可行性) for senior housing. As a result, The Mustard Seed Project had a meeting in November at the Key Peninsula Civic Center to explain the results of the study and to plan for the next steps.
“We'll be applying for a predevelopment loan to do all the necessary planning，” The Mustard Seed Project Executive Director Edie Morgan said. “We're aware of affordable loans for the assisted living section of the project, and can get standard financing for the other buildings. But there will be a funding gap, and we expect to raise nearly $3 million to make this happen. I believe we can do it.”
The entire project, once the project manager is identified, is expected to take about two years.
29．Why is the organization building affordable senior housing
A．To offer free assistance to seniors.
B．To create job opportunities for residents.
C．To provide access to aging in place.
D．To improve facilities for the community.
30．What do we learn about the organization from Paragraph 3
A．It holds meetings regularly.
B．It prepares holiday gifts for elders.
C．It adapts to sponsors' needs.
D．It takes the housing project seriously.
31．What is Morgan mainly talking about
A．Sources of funds.
B．Application for loans.
C．Costs for construction.
D．Distribution of donations.
32．Why is the text written
A．To attract more visitors.
B．To introduce an organization.
C．To report on a project.
D．To entertain the seniors.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍研究人员正在研发一款蛇形机器人，用于深海石油和天然气开采设备的维护。
1．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“It can be kept at a station at depths of up to half a kilometer for six months, without being brought back to the surface. The robot can travel up to 20 kilometers before needing to return to its station to recharge.”可知，它在再次充电前可以运行大约40公里。
2．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But these vehicles typically need to be transported to the offshore site on a fully crewed ship and then remotely operated from onboard the surface ship.”可知，这些无人设备需要被运送到作业现场。
3．答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“and other companies are in the process of commercializing new deep sea drone and robot technology.”推知，Eelume将面临很多的竞争对手。
4．答案与解析：A 主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其第二段的“Now, cutting edge underwater drones (无人机) and robots are being developed that could make the work safer and cheaper. Among them is Eelume, a six meter long, snake like robot equipped with sensors and a camera at each end.”可知，本文介绍研究人员正在研发一款蛇形机器人，用于深海石油和天然气开采设备的维护，即一款在水下执行任务的蛇形机器人。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。科学家尝试发明可以“读懂”人类思想的软件，希望可以帮助因患病而无法说话的人们。
5．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Until now, technologies that have helped speech impaired (语言障碍) people communicate have been too slow to allow a natural conversation.”可知，以前的技术的缺点是它们不能达到自然对话的目的。故选C。
6．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“This new way uses brain signals to change a person's thoughts into text.”可知，这个软件通过用脑部信号将人的想法转化为文本以达到帮助病人与其他人沟通的目的。
7．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Now, the mind reading software works only for the limited set of sentences on which it was trained. Scientists hope that this early system will help them develop a more powerful one that could understand thoughts in real time to give people their voices back.”可推断，此软件仍有很大的改进空间。故选C。
8．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章主要介绍了可以“读懂”人类思想的软件，以及软件测试的过程和改善的空间。由此推知，作者对待软件的态度是客观的。故选B。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了韩国越来越多的年轻人远离城市喧嚣、回归田园生活的现象。
9．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。第一段“WHEN KIM JI UN lived in Seoul, she worried about finding a good job. Now, she is worried that drought may ruin her crop.”提到Kim女士从城市回归农村，下文讲述了韩国出现的“回归农村生活”的现象，故第一段提到Kim女士是为了引入本文话题。故选B。
10．答案与解析：B 词句猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“They sell fresh produce on Naver, South Korea's largest search engine.”可知，年轻农民可以在数字技术的帮助下在线上销售农产品，由此可推知，画线短语所在句意为“对数字技术的适应给年轻农民提供了帮助”，a leg up意为“帮助”，故选B。
11．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The most important lesson is how to get on with the locals.”可知，年轻农民面临的挑战是学习沟通技巧。
12．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“By planting young farmers in rural areas, the government hopes to enjoy big rewards in future.”及第三段内容可知，年轻人从城市回归农村有助于振兴农村地区。故选C。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。作者将“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，告诉读者“在外面吃饭”是更好的选择。
13．答案与解析：A 推理判断题。根据第一段关键句“I disagree with the statement and argue it's better to eat out than to order home delivery.”和最后一段关键句“Consequently, it makes more sense to eat out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.”可知，作者在文章中把“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，认为在外就餐更有意义。由此可知，作者主要谈论了用餐选择问题。
14．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“To begin with, when setting foot in a restaurant, we're immediately greeted not only by a server ready to seat us, but by a flood of physical feelings—the eyes take in the internal decoration of the place, the nose breathes in the pleasant smell of expertly plated food and the ears pick up on competing sounds of customer chatter and attractive in store music.”可知，第二段强调了外出就餐可以让眼睛、鼻子和耳朵等感官都获得享受。由此可知，第二段强调了外出就餐的好处是可以获得感官上的享受。
15．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据最后一段关键句“There's a risk of receiving food orders with missing items or even entirely wrong orders that can't be sent back. What we sacrifice for convenience might just wind up being inconvenient. Consequently, it makes more sense to eat out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.”可知，作者认为点外卖面临着订单丢失或订单错误的风险，这会让我们感到失望。由此可知，作者认为点外卖送到家可能会让消费者失望。
16．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“To eat out is to experience an atmosphere unique to each restaurant. Something as special as that simply can't be reproduced by ordering home delivery.”和第三段关键句“Eating out becomes even more appealing when staying home proves too painful.”可知，作者将“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，告诉读者“在外面吃饭”的好处。由此可知，文章是通过比较展开的。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述一位妈妈为了使孩子吃到营养均衡的午餐，变着花样为孩子们准备午餐的故事。
17．答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据第四段中“She admits that ‘you lose something nutritionally’ by giving children candy. But she thinks that getting children to eat healthy food by putting candy on it is worth it.”可知莫伦的午餐项目的目的是确保孩子们的健康饮食。make one's day “令某人开心”；follow suit “效仿”。故选D。
18．答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第五段“Mollen's lunch tricks bring together food and craft. She uses tricks because her two sons hate to eat different kinds of foods. So, she decorates their food to resemble animals or even their favorite Pokémon characters.”可知莫伦午餐的特点是“艺术与营养相结合”。故选C。
19．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第六段第二句“And her sons think they have won a big prize at their midday meal.”，本句使用暗语的修辞手法，她的儿子吃到妈妈做的午餐认为就像中奖一样，表现出对午餐的期待和喜爱。take to “喜欢上” ；bond with“与……建立联系”；sweet to victory “大获全胜”。故选A。
20．答案与解析：B 主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段“Mollen says making fun looking, artful lunches for her children helps ease her guilt as she is a working mom.”以及最后一段“She says that by getting kids to eat vegetables at a young age, they will grow up to eat healthy foods later in life.”可知最后两段主要是讲述莫伦的花样午餐对她自己及孩子的好处。故选B。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。一项新的研究表明，吃更多的超加工食品可能会导致整体认知能力下降，包括大脑执行功能——处理信息和做出决定的能力。文章解释了研究开展的过程、发现以及人们对此研究的看法。
21．答案与解析：A 词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“While in need of further study”以及后文“and emphasize the critical role for proper nutrition in preserving and promoting brain health and reducing risk for brain diseases”可知，虽然还需要进一步的研究，但新的研究结果相当令人信服，并强调了适当的营养在保护和促进大脑健康、降低大脑疾病风险方面的关键作用。故画线词意思是“令人信服的”。
22．答案与解析：D 细节理解题。根据第三段“In Brazil, ultra processed foods make up 25% to 30% of total calorie intake. We have McDonald's and Burger King. It is not very different from many other Western countries”可知，巴西人的卡路里摄入量与大多数西方人没有什么不同。
23．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Those in the study who ate the most ultra processed foods were ‘more likely to be younger, women, white, had higher education and incomes, and were more likely to have never smoked，’ the study found.”可知，一位年轻的教授可能会吃更多的超加工食品。
24．答案与解析：D 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Now, a new study has revealed eating more ultra processed foods may contribute to overall cognitive decline, including the brain executive functioning—the ability to process information and make decisions.”结合文章解释了研究开展的过程、发现以及人们对此研究的看法。可知，这篇文章的主旨是超加工食品会导致认知能力下降。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了自2018年以来，Nelly Cheboi和她的非营利组织TechLit Africa一直在将计算机技术带入肯尼亚的学校，这个非营利组织希望通过自己的软件程序、课程和教师培训项目来改变非洲。
25．答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，Cheboi自2018年以来一直在推动数字教育。故选B。
26．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“‘As an undergraduate, I invested all of my income from various campus jobs into my community back in Kenya，’ she said on the TechLit Africa website. But soon she wanted to do more for it and that is how TechLit Africa began.”可推知，她想帮助家乡的愿望激发了Cheboi建立TechLit Africa。故选B。
27．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But she found that it was going to be really hard to impact as many people as possible，... had been donated to them by various tech companies to Kenya in suitcases.”可知，Cheboi希望帮助更多的孩子。故选A。
28．答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Since 2018, Nelly Cheboi and her non profit TechLit Africa have been bringing computer technology into schools in Kenya, helping students join the digital world, and unlock their potential. With its own software programs, curriculum (课程) and teacher training programs, this non profit hopes to change Africa.”可知，Cheboi自2018年以来一直在推动数字教育，希望通过自己的软件程序、课程和教师培训项目来改变非洲。由此推知，Cheboi是一个很有奉献精神的人。
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了非营利组织开展的“芥菜籽项目”正在接近它的一项倡议——在华盛顿的Key半岛建造经济适用的老年住房。
29．答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据第二段“The Nonprofit carries out the project so that people don't have to leave the Key Peninsula as they age and have home care needs.”可知，这个组织要建造保障性老年住房是为了给就地老龄化提供方便。
30．答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，这个组织认真对待住房项目。
31．答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，摩根主要在谈论资金的来源。
32．答案与解析：C 目的意图题。根据第二段“The Nonprofit carries out the project so that people don't have to leave the Key Peninsula as they age and have home care needs.”可知，本文写作目的是为了报告一个项目。