2024届高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解 强化训练（含解析）
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Passage 1
For some people，October is Octobear.On October 5，Katmai National Park and Preserve in southern Alaska kicked off Fat Bear Week，when fans compare before and after photos of bears to vote for the one they think has gained the most weight before they bed down for the long freezing winter.Bear 747，also known as “Bear Force One”，took the first place spot with 68，105 votes.It weighed around 1，400 pounds.
Fat Bear Week started in 2014.At first，it was just Fat Bear Tuesday.Mike Fitz，a former park keeper at Katmai，noticed that live webcams showing the bears generated a lot of online comments，so he let people vote for their favorite fat bear on the Internet.The one day event attracted 1，700 votes.In 2015，it was extended to a week.Last year，nearly 800，000 people got involved，turning it into a global campaign.
The contest serves two main purposes.First，some of America's national parks are in remote and undeveloped areas，which are difficult or costly to reach.Fat Bear Week brings Alaska's wilderness to fans' computer screens，“It's not limited to the fortunate few who can go to the river anymore，” Fitz said.
Second，Fat Bear Week brings attention to the bears and the ecosystems they live in.“The 2，200 bears of Katmai are strong for feeding on some of the healthiest salmon(三文鱼)in the world，”said Sara Wolman，a former park keeper.Salmon in the Pacific Northwest are suffering from overfishing，dam construction and warming rivers due to climate change.Luckily，Brooks River，which Katmai's bears like to fish in，has been free from these threats so far.
Fat Bear Week has spread like viruses.Fans and creators say it's because it shows a conservation success story.For one week，people don't have to focus on climate change or habitat loss.“Maybe things aren't super great all the time in the world，”said Felicia Jimenez，who is a current Katmai keeper.“But there are some really fat bears in Alaska.”
1．Why was Bear 747 the winner
A．It was the heaviest.
B．It was the most famous.
C．It gained the most pounds.
D．It presented the best photos.
2．What is the purpose of Paragraph 2
A．To praise Mike Fitz for his work.
B．To review the history of the event.
C．To show the popularity of fat bears.
D．To explain the role of live webcams.
3．What can we learn about Katmai's bears
A．They bring tourists to the park.
B．They have a stable food source.
C．They remain difficult to be seen.
D．They face a population decline.
4．Which can be the best title for the text
A．Fat Bear Week：Conservation Is Joyful
B．Brown Bears：Winter Survival Is Crucial
C．Bear 747：A Fat Yet Healthy Champion
D．Katmai's Bears：A Special Beauty Contest
Passage 2
I look forward to my half hour train ride to work every morning.I can look out of the window as it twists and turns itself through neighborhoods with the sun casting its strong lighting on the floor of the train car.I sometimes get lost in thought while following the light.But the reason I love this ride is that it's a reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.
For almost a year now I have been riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a reporter for a local magazine.I am one of 13 journalists who help report community news in areas that are often forgotten.And for me，that means covering areas like the one I grew up in.
Last week，as I was on the way to my office，I started wondering how neighborhoods have changed since the 2008 housing crisis.I searched addresses on the city's southwest side，a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down，I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007.Then I set out to visit the city block，and that's when I met 3 year old Harmony.
Harmony loved collecting rocks for me to hold as I walked down the street with her mother，Marquita.I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past，but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block，who were really friendly to each other.However，people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other.Marquita has lived on this block her entire life，and Harmony has for most of her short life as well.But the neighborhood that Marquita grew up in will be one obviously different than the one Harmony will grow to know.
In the end，they smiled at my camera.And then I got back on the train and headed back to the office to tell their stories.
5．What makes the author love his train ride to work
A．Being lost in thought.
B．Admiring the outside views.
C．Enjoying the warm sunshine.
D．Knowing the change of blocks.
6．How did the author find out what the city's southwest side looked like in the past
A．By reading earlier reports.
B．By interviewing local people.
C．By watching past street views.
D．By searching his memories.
7．How might Marquita feel when she talked with the author
A．Sad. B．Nervous.
C．Touched. D．Confused.
8．What is the main purpose of the text
A．To share a pleasant train ride with us.
B．To tell us the work of a news reporter.
C．To show us a crowded community.
D．To introduce a new neighborhood.
Passage 3
A dad says he's built a special bond with his two year old daughter after running a series of long distance races with her strapped(用带子系好)to his back.
Chris Greenbank，36，a stonemason(石匠)from Stockport，Greater Manchester，even managed to complete a half marathon carrying the youngster in a special hiking carrier.
The single father，who has suffered from anxiety in the past，has been raising money for mental health support group Project 23.The group，which helps people with anxiety and mental health problems was set up by Chris's friend Mark Sproston.
Chris's latest race，Run North West's festive 10k in Cheshire，was his fourth race and he says，possibly their last，as the kid may be too heavy in spring.Besides，Chris had been a little worried if the weather would be too chilly for his daughter.“No matter how difficult it is，I want to get us both a festive New Year medal before it gets too cold，”He added.“We have four medals now and we have run 51km in total.”
In October Chris took just under three hours to complete the Manchester Half with his daughter on his back.The dad says his little girl rested her hands on his shoulder and kept them there for the whole duration of the run.He said，“Our bond isn't something you can even put into words.My heart is full.”
Chris，who says exercise is an important part of positive mental health，believes there should be no reason why people can't exercise because they have kids.
The pair also ran the Wilmslow Festive 10k in July this year and Chester Zoo 10k in October.Chris speaks of his daughter，“She loves it，and they are like mini adventures.”
9．What do we know about Project 23
A．It was founded by Chris Greenbank.
B．It has organized 4 marathon events.
C．It helps people with psychological problems.
D．It offers medical care to the disabled.
10．Why did Chris run the marathon in Cheshire with his daughter
A．To show the public his running skills.
B．To win a medal for their New Year.
C．To raise money for his serious illness.
D．To develop his habit of doing sports.
11．Which of the following words can best describe Chris
A．Caring and loving.
B．Frank and demanding.
C．Ambitious and particular.
D．Generous and outgoing.
12．What is the purpose of writing the text
A．To introduce ways to relieve anxiety.
B．To show training methods of running.
C．To involve readers in charity activities.
D．To share a story of a father and a daughter.
Passage 4
Have you ever seen one of the many videos of an elephant grabbing a paintbrush，putting it in paint，and producing a painting similar to something a 5 year old could create？While watching an elephant paint is an amazing sight，we can't help but wonder whether the training methods and results reflect animal cruelty.
A 2014 study on four captive(被圈养的)Asian elephants at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia sought to identify stress related behaviors around the activity of painting.While the researchers found that the elephants had a neutral response to painting—not stressful，nor enriching—it seemed that when an elephant was not selected to paint，it displayed non interactive behavior.This is seen as a possible signal of stress in the animals.
In addition‘PETA’a famous animal rights group，has cited several American zoos that use harmful training methods to get elephants to paint，perform tricks，play instruments，and more.Not every zoo that organizes elephant painting uses aggression(攻击)to encourage the elephants.However，PETA argues that animal shelters should not force animals to do tricks at all.
Activist organizations warn that elephants can undergo extreme discomfort in the training process.Furthermore，many of the painting elephants are very young，at an age where they should still be with their mothers.It raises questions about whether there's a chance that they were caught for the express purpose of performing，or if they could somehow be restored to a return to the wild.
It is difficult to support any kind of trained behavior that differs greatly from a wild animal's natural tendencies.The role of a shelter，ideally，is to allow an animal to live as close to its normal life as possible，perhaps with an eye to returning the animal to the wild；teaching them to paint does not seem to alignwith that target，particularly if it's not a learned behavior that the animal would be willing to do independently.
13．What can be safely concluded from the 2014 study
A．Researchers didn't collect solid evidence.
B．Painting promoted elephants' interaction.
C．Negative effects of painting were confirmed.
D．Elephants made strong responses to painting.
14．What is a concern of activist organizations
A．Complexity of the training process.
B．Purposes of elephants' performance.
C．Daily activities of captive elephants.
D．Potential for elephants' return to nature.
15．What does the underlined phrase“align with” in the last paragraph mean
A．Wander off. B．Set up.
C．Consist with. D．Go against.
16．What might be the best title for the text
A．How PETA Helps
B．Why People Right Animals
C．Should Elephants Paint
D．Should Elephants live in captivity
Passage 5
A few days before New Year 1944，Patricia Krueger received a telegram from the U．S.Army.She hoped it would contain a belated birthday greeting from her husband，an army flight engineer，Charles Krueger，whom she had not heard from for 2 weeks.Instead，the message said he wasn't coming home：His B 29 had been lost and he was later declared MIA (missing in action )．Their son，John Krueger from Middleton，Wisconsin，is still in tears when he recounts this story.
Decades later，the military continues to work to bring back the remains of soldiers like Charles Krueger.The job of finding them falls to DPAA (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)，created in 2015 after critics charged that the previous MIA search process was slow，and behind on innovations in science and technology.Between 1973 and 2014，the remains of only 1，849 missing service members were returned to their families; in 2021，the agency accounted for the remains of 141 MIAs；according to DPAA figures.
To accelerate the work，Congress gave DPAA the authority to develop public private partnerships with scientists and groups outside the government.“Teaming up with academic scientists introduces new ways of thinking，”says military historian Michael Dolski.“Working with partners allows us to tap into their technologies and capabilities in ways that we just can't maintain.”
For scientists，the work is more than technically satisfying.“It's the most rewarding aspect of my career，”says Mires，a scientist working with the agency.“In other archaeology sites I've worked on，the history is remote，”he says.“Here，you're doing something not for a thing，but for a person，and all the people they touched.”
17．What was the telegram about in Paragraph 1
A．A New Year dinner.
B．Charles Krueger's disappearance.
C．A birthday greeting.
D．John Krueger's memory.
18．Why did people criticize the previous MIA search process
A．Because DPAA wants to continue the search.
B．Because it took long and lacked creativeness.
C．Because the work was stopped by the military.
D．Because 141 MIAs' remains were found in 2021.
19．What is Michael Dolski's attitude to the cooperation with scientists and groups
A．Patient. B．Critical.
C．Doubtful. D．Approving.
20．What is a suitable title for the text
A．A long search for MIAs.
B．Achievements of DPAA.
C．Assistance from science.
D．Consequences of wars.
Passage 6
Aussie Ark is an animal preservation project based near the Barrington Tops of New South Wales，Australia.Originally known as Devil Ark，its original goal was to only breed(培育)and preserve Tasmanian devils(袋獾)．
About the size of a big domestic cat，the Tasmanian devil is the world's largest living marsupial carnivore(有袋食肉动物)．Its bigger cousin，the Tasmanian tiger，died out in 1936.Devil numbers were stable until 1996，when a strange disease suddenly began destroying devil populations across Tasmania.Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)，within a few months，is an infectious cancer spread by bites during fights over food and mates.There's still no cure despite a quarter century of dedicated research，and devils have suffered an 80～90 percent decline.A second type of DFTD，just as deadly，was identified in 2014.
After the devil was declared endangered in 2008，increased effort went into establishing isolated DFTD free insurance populations.Tasmania's offshore Maria Island supports a small introduced group of healthy devils，and the Forestier Tasman Peninsula has the only disease free population in its native range，but Aussie Ark has more devils than both the above two and is the biggest and wildest mainland breeding facility.As an innovative and wildly successful conservation project，Aussie Ark has spent the last decade creating a healthy mainland population of the endangered Tasmanian devils，mainly by letting them act naturally in a large scale bush shelter.A big part of its success is the suitability of its landscape.The Ark's cool climate，high altitude(1，300m)snow gum forest has proved very devil friendly.Launched in 2011 with 44 DFTD free devils，Aussie Ark has bred more than 350 devil babies now，a record outside Tasmania，and holds over half the devils in mainland Australia.
21．What is the purpose of Paragraph 2
A．To introduce the disease DFTD.
B．To predict the extinction of devils.
C．To stress the importance of wildlife protection.
D．To explain the reason for devils being endangered.
22．How will a devil get DFTD
A．If it lives in groups.
B．If it fights with its mates.
C．If it is bitten by an infected one.
D．If it shares food with other devils.
23．What's the main reason for Aussie Ark's success
A．It covers the largest area.
B．It lasts a long period of time.
C．It has disease free devil babies.
D．It provides massive natural habitats.
24．Which may be a suitable title for the text
A．Devils Reappear in Mainland
B．A Successful Project for Devils
C．Devils Are in Danger
D．The Secret of Aussie Ark
Passage 7
Our planet quakes thousands of times a year，but we still can't predict exactly when and where earthquakes will strike.What if animals' odd behaviors could warn us
Researchers have reviewed hundreds of reports on pre packed abnormal animal behaviors，but more were just anecdotes．Geologist Jim Berkland counted newspaper ads looking for runaway cats and dogs.On October 13，1989，he told a newspaper reporter a big quake would strike in a week.Four days later，the Loma Prieta earthquake hit! But the scientific community still rejected Berkland's theory.He didn't document every prediction，so nobody could measure his accuracy rate.
Actual scientific evidence has to be repeatable.And a connection between a cause and an effect has to be shown to be stronger than random chance through careful experimentation and data collection.California researchers in the 1970s happened to have built controlled habitats to monitor the wheel running activity of pocket mice.These habitats happened to be in an active earthquake area.Then the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake struck nearby.The researchers checked their data and found no big changes in how long the animals ran in their wheels or stayed underground before the earthquake activity.What might the next experiment show
Researchers from 150 universities worldwide are working on a new study called the ICARUS project.The project tracks many small animal species such as birds，bats，and turtles for the purpose of scientific research.One group of researchers are looking for possible connections between animal behaviors and earthquakes.If they find a reliable connection，this could save hundreds of thousands of human lives.ICARUS aims to power an app that will give people hours to get to safety.
However，not everyone is hopeful.Geologist Wendy Bohon said that ICARUS is doing some “cool things”，but she knows animal behaviors are hard to pin down.“My cat could act crazy before an earthquake，”she says.“But it also acts crazy if somebody uses the can opener.”
25．What does the underlined word“anecdotes”mean in paragraph 2
A．Real life news stories.
B．Random individual studies.
C．Repeated scientific reports.
D．Unproved personal accounts.
26．Why was Berkland's theory rejected by the scientific community
A．He used unreliable data from newspaper ads.
B．His document wasn't consistent with his theory.
C．His study didn't include enough animal samples.
D．He failed to prove the accuracy of his predictions.
27．What is the ultimate goal of the ICARUS project
A．To provide accurate pre quake warnings.
B．To develop an app for people to call for help during quakes.
C．To seek worldwide cooperation in quake prediction.
D．To find connections between animal behaviors and quakes.
28．What is Wendy Bohon's attitude towards the ICARUS project
A．Disapproving. B．Doubtful.
C．Intolerant. D．Unclear.
Passage 8
SnotBot is on a mission.The toaster sized drone(无人机)flies over the open ocean，directly above an unusual whale.On a boat nearby，Andy Rogan smiles with joy.Rogan has been studying whales in his entire career but had never seen this species.
Back in 2011，Lian Pin Koh and Serge Wich，conservation experts，wondered if there might be an easier way to get data of animals in the wild.Wildlife researchers often walk through forests.They may look closely at whales from boats or stay in helicopters to view animals from above.Such trips are usually dangerous.Plus，their noise may scare animals.And helicopters can't fly very far over the ocean because there's nowhere to land or refuel.
“We thought，‘What if you fly over them with a flying camera？’”says Wich.So they put together a drone from a remote control model airplane and camera equipment.And it did the trick.On a test flight，the drone caught an image of an orangutan(猩猩)at the top of a very tall tree.The pair realized this was just the beginning of a whole new way of doing conservation work.
Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals.They call their project Conservation AI.When someone uploads an image or video，the model analyzes the data.Then the model recognizes anything it can.In the future，an AI model could keep watch，instead of forest guards.It could send warnings when seeing doubtful activities.
The team tested this idea in a study in East Africa.Volunteers in Tanzania pretended to be poachers(偷猎者)．The researchers made drones fly over the actors at different times of the day.Overall，people looking at the drone images did a better job than the AI model at finding pretend poachers.The model picked out many things that weren't people at all.But the model found poachers that most people missed.With a little more work，Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals.
29．What can we say about the researchers' traditional way of studying animals
A．It's risky and ineffective.
B．It's demanding and cheap.
C．It can cause great harm to wildlife.
D．It usually focuses on land animals.
30．What can we infer about Conservation AI from the passage
A．It can replace conservationists' work.
B．It works by studying data first.
C．It can punish the poachers.
D．It is fully automated.
31．What is Wich's attitude to the future of the AI model
A．Critical. B．Hopeful
C．Worried. D．Prejudiced.
32．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text？
A．Achievements in Wildlife Conservation
B．Major Discoveries of Biological Species
C．AI Study Has Achieved a Breakthrough
D．Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife
Passage 9
Foods high in sugar are unhealthy，but these additives are too delicious for many of us to give up or reduce in a way.What if we could somehow enjoy their taste without actually eating them？A student team has now designed a spoon with a structure that stimulates taste buds(味蕾)to produce a sense of sweetness without adding calories or chemicals.The project follows previous work involving flavor enhancing cutlery like chopsticks that increase sweetness with a mild electric current.
The five undergraduate and graduate research students wanted to create a new spoon called Sugarware for people with such disorders as diabetes，with which sugar is largely off their menu.
The new spoon would have several bumps(凸块)on its underside to press against the tongue.The bumps can be covered with a permanent layer of molecules(分子)called ligands.These ligands bond with taste cell receptor proteins that typically react to sugar molecules or artificial sweeteners.The bond can activate nerve signals，causing the brain to register a sense of sweetness.A diner could thus stimulate sweetness receptors without actual intake of sugar or artificial sweeteners.
This idea is similar to the previous work in that they all use cutlery to enhance taste without a user having to actually consume any sugar.“But the mechanism for stimulating the taste buds is completely different，”Shiyu Xu，one of the student researchers，says.“It uses bumps and taste bud stimulating molecules rather than electricity.”
The idea is“very creative，”says Paola Almeida，who is the global director of corporate innovation at candy maker Mars.But the product's commercial success would require a significant behavioral shift among consumers: instead of adding the usual sugar or artificial sweeteners，“now we're saying，‘Use this cutlery’，”Almeida says.“It remains to be seen whether flavor enhancing cutlery will catch on.”
33．What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A．How the new invention works.
B．How a diner feel sweetness.
C．How ligands and proteins link.
D．How sugar molecules function.
34．In what way is the previous flavor enhancing cutlery different from Sugarware
A．It makes food more delicious.
B．It sends out signals to the brain.
C．It uses electricity to enhance taste.
D．It reduces users' food consumption.
35．What is Paola Almeida's attitude to the future of Sugarware
A．Positive. B．Uncertain.
C．Critical. D．Worried.
36．What's the best title for the text
A．Struggling for Low Sugar？—Try This Spoon
B．Looking for Delicious Food？—This Is How
C．Working for Commercial Success？—Be Creative
D．Dieting for Better Health？—Mind Sweeteners
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了位于阿拉斯加州南部的卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区举办的“胖熊周”活动。文章详细说明了该活动的安排、来历、目的和意义。
1解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“vote for the one they think has gained the most weight...took the first place spot with 68，105 votes”可知，747号熊之所以能够在比赛中脱颖而出是因为它增重最多。
答案：C
2解析：推理判断题。第二段以时间为线索，说明了胖熊周开始于2014年，且刚开始的时候为期仅仅一天；到了2015年，该活动延长至一周；去年，该活动成为一项全球性活动。由此可知，此段主要回顾了胖熊周的历史。
答案：B
3解析：细节理解题。明题意：本题问“关于卡特迈的熊，我们能了解到什么？”→寻线索：根据第四段最后一句话“Luckily，Brooks River，which Katmai's bears like to fish in，has been free from these threats so far”可知，幸运的是，到目前为止，卡特迈的熊喜欢在布鲁克斯河捕鱼的地方还没有受到这些威胁→定答案：由此可知，卡特迈的熊有稳定的食物来源。
答案：B
4解析：主旨大意题。文章第一段提到了卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区发起的“胖熊周”活动，该活动吸引了无数的粉丝，后面的内容围绕这一活动展开。综合各选项可知，A项概括了文章的大意，最适合作本文的标题。
答案：A
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者作为一名新闻工作者的日常所见、所思、所想，以及工作日常。
5解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段“But the reason I love this ride is that it's a
reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.(但我喜欢这段旅程的原因是它提醒了我街区之间是如何变化的)”可知，作者喜欢坐火车去上班是因为可以了解街区的变化。
答案：D
6解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I searched addresses on the city's southwest side，a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down，I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007.(我搜索了纽约市西南侧的地址，那里有大量住宅被拆除，我浏览了手机上记录的街景，看看这个社区2007年的样子)”可知，作者是通过查看过去的街景才发现城市的西南侧在过去是什么样子的。
答案：C
7解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past，but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block，who were really friendly to each other.However，people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other.(我已经知道这个社区过去的样子，但玛姬塔分享了更多曾经住在她那个街区的人的细节，他们彼此都很友好。然而，今天附近的人都忙于生活，很少互相打招呼)”可知，现在的街区已与玛姬塔当年生活的样子不同，现在的人很少互相打招呼。由此推知，如果玛姬塔与作者交谈，她应该是感到难过的。
答案：A
8解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段“For almost a year now I have been riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a reporter for a local magazine.(近一年来，我一直乘坐这列火车前往我为当地一家杂志工作的办公室)”以及最后一段“In the end，they smiled at my camera.And then I got back on the train and headed back to the office to tell their stories.(最后，他们对着我的相机笑了。然后我回到火车上，回到办公室，讲述他们的故事)”可推知，本文的主要目的是为了介绍作者作为一名记者的日常工作。
答案：B
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了一位曾患有焦虑症的单身父亲Chris
背着女儿参加马拉松比赛的故事，他与女儿之间建立起一种特殊的感情纽带。
9解析：细节理解题。明题意：本题问“关于Project 23我们知道些什么？”→寻线索：根据第三段中的“The group，which helps people with anxiety and mental health problems was set up by Chris's friend Mark Sproston”可知，这个团体是帮助焦虑和心理健康问题患者的一个团体→定答案：C项“它帮助有心理问题的人”。
答案：C
10解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“No matter how difficult it is，I want to get us both a festive New Year medal before it gets too cold”可知，他希望在天变得太冷前拿到一枚新年奖牌。
答案：B
11解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The single father，who has suffered from anxiety in the past，has been raising money for mental health support group Project 23”和第四段中的“Besides，Chris had been a little worried if the weather would be too chilly for his daughter.‘No matter how difficult it is，I want to get us both a festive New Year medal before it gets too cold’”可知，曾患焦虑症的Chris帮助Project 23筹款，且担心天太冷冻着女儿，计划在天太冷前不管多难也要拿到新年奖牌。由此可知，Chris关心他人，且深爱着自己的女儿。
答案：A
12解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“A dad says he's built a special bond with his two year old daughter after running a series of long distance races with her strapped(用带子系好)to his back”以及下文中讲述的Chris背着女儿参加一系列比赛的情况可知，作者写本文的目的是分享一对父女的故事。
答案：D
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章从大象画画入手，谈论了训练动物的方法和结果，实际上从另一方面反映了对动物的虐待。
13解析：细节理解题。明题意：本题问“从2014年的研究中可以得出什么可靠的结论？”→寻线索：根据第二段中的“A 2014 study on four...the researchers found that the elephants had a neutral response to painting”可知，研究人员想发现与绘画活动有关的与压力相关的行为，但发现大象对绘画的反应是无倾向性的→定答案：由此可知，研究人员在2014年的研究中并没有得到可靠的证据来证明大象的绘画活动与压力相关的行为有关，故选A。文中的neutral是解题的关键，意为“无倾向性的，中立的”。
答案：A
14解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的内容，尤其是“if they could somehow be restored to a return to the wild”可知，积极分子组织关注的是大象回归自然的可能性。
答案：D
15解析：词句猜测题。最后一段中的“The role of a shelter...perhaps with an eye to returning the animal to the wild”指的是收容所的目标是让动物尽可能接近其正常生活或者也许是为了让动物回归野外，而教它们画画似乎与这个目标不一致，由此可知，画线词组意为“一致”，故选C。wander off“漫步”；set up“搭建”；consist with“符合，与……一致”；go against“违背”。
答案：C
16解析：主旨大题意。文章第一段通过大象画画介绍了训练动物的方法和结果，从而引出对动物的虐待这一话题，后文围绕这一话题展开讨论，故选项C最适合作文章标题。
答案：C
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了人们利用新技术寻找战斗中失踪人员的情况。
17解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Instead，the message...MIA(missing in action)”可知，这条消息说他不会回家了：他的B 29失踪了，后来他被宣布为战时失踪人员；据此可知，第一段的电报是关于Charles Krueger失踪的事。
答案：B
18解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The job of...science and technology”可知，寻找战时失踪人员的工作落在了DPAA身上，该机构成立于2015年，此前批评人士指责之前的失踪人员搜寻过程缓慢，缺乏科学技术创新。据此可知，人们批评之前的失踪人员搜寻过程是因为其需要的时间长，而且缺乏创造性。
答案：B
19解析：观点态度题。根据第三段中的“Teaming up with...of thinking”“Working with...we just can't maintain”可知，Michael Dolski认为，与学术科学家合作引入了新的思维方式；与合作伙伴一起工作使我们能够利用他们的技术和能力。据此可以推知，Michael Dolski对与科学家和团体的合作持支持态度。故选D项。
答案：D
20解析：主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“Decades later，the military...in science and technology”可知，几十年后，军方仍在努力找回像Charles Krueger这样的士兵的遗骸，批评人士指责之前的失踪人员搜寻过程缓慢，缺乏科学技术创新。根据第三段中“To accelerate the...groups outside the government”可知，为了加速这项工作，国会授权DPAA与政府以外的科学家和团体建立公私合作伙伴关系。据此可知，文章主要介绍了搜寻战斗中失踪人员的情况及为此所做的努力。故本文的最佳标题为A项“对战斗中失踪人员的长期搜寻”。
答案：A
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了袋獾受到DFTD这种传染性疾病的威胁，数量骤减。其成为濒危物种之后很多公益机构都做出努力去挽救，其中Aussie Ark这个项目做得最有成效。
21解析：推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“Devil numbers were stable until 1996，when a strange disease suddenly began destroying devil populations across Tasmania.Devil
Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)，within a few months，is an infectious cancer spread by bites during fights over food and mates.There's still no cure despite a quarter century of dedicated research，and devils have suffered an 80～90 percent decline.(直到1996年，一种奇怪的疾病突然开始摧毁塔斯马尼亚州的袋獾种群，袋獾的数量才稳定下来。DFTD是一种传染性癌症，在几个月内通过争夺食物和交配时的咬伤传播。尽管进行了四分之一个世纪的专门研究，但仍然没有治愈的方法，袋獾的数量已经下降了80%～90%)”可知，本段主要介绍了DFTD这种疾病使得袋獾数量骤减。
答案：D
22解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)，within a few months，is an infectious cancer spread by bites during fights over food and mates.(DFTD是一种传染性癌症，在几个月内通过争夺食物和交配时的咬伤传播)”可知，病毒通过咬伤传播。因此如果一只袋獾被咬伤，会感染上DFTD。
答案：C
23解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“As an innovative and wildly successful conservation project，Aussie Ark has spent the last decade creating a healthy mainland population of the endangered Tasmanian devils，mainly by letting them act naturally in a large scale bush shelter.(作为一个创新的、非常成功的保护项目，在过去十年里，Aussie Ark一直在创造一个健康的濒危塔斯马尼亚袋獾大陆种群，主要是让它们在大型丛林庇护所中自然活动)”可知，Aussie Ark的成功主要源于让袋獾在大范围的矮灌木丛林自然地活动。
答案：D
24解析：主旨大意题。通读全文，可知这篇文章主要介绍了Aussie Ark为挽救濒危的袋獾做出了很多努力，并取得了不错的成效。B选项“一个成功挽救袋獾的项目”符合本文主旨。
答案：B
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。人类无法准确预测地震，但是动物异常行为是否可以在某种程度上反映地震的发生呢？
25解析：词句猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的but和下文Berkland的例子可知，虽有几百份异常动物行为报告，但很多都是未经证实的。
答案：D
26解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But the scientific community still rejected Berkland's theory...measure his accuracy rate”可知，他没有记录每一个预测，所以没有人能衡量他的准确率。
答案：D
27解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“ICARUS aims to power an app that will give people hours to get to safety”可知，该项目的最终目标是提前预警地震，给人们足够多的时间到达安全地带。
答案：A
28解析：观点态度题。根据第五段中的“However，not everyone is hopeful...hard to pin down”可知，Wendy Bohon认为动物的行为很难确定，故其对ICARUS项目持怀疑态度。
答案：B
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一款飞行机器人SnotBot帮助保护濒危野生动物的事例。
29解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“Such trips are usually dangerous.Plus，their noise may scare animals.And helicopters can't fly very far over the ocean because there's nowhere to land or refuel.(这样的旅行通常是危险的。此外，它们的噪音可能会吓到动物。而且直升机不能在海洋上空飞得很远，因为没有地方可以降落或加油。)”可推断，研究人员研究动物的传统方法是有风险和效率低的。
答案：A
30解析：推理判断题。根据第四段“They call their project Conservation AI.When someone uploads an image or video，the model analyzes the data.(他们把这个项目称为“人工智能保护”。当有人上传图片或视频时，这个模型就会分析数据。)”可推断，“人工智能保护”的工作原理是先研究数据。
答案：B
31解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段“With a little more work，Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals.(威奇认为，再多做一点工作，这样的系统将使环保主义者更容易更好地保护濒危动物。)”可推断，维奇对人工智能模型的未来态度是充满希望的。
答案：B
32解析：主旨大意题。根据第四段“Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals.(现在威奇和他的同事正在开发一种可以自动定位和识别动物的人工智能。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了一款飞行机器人SnotBot帮助保护濒危野生动物的事例。所以“Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife(飞行机器人保护濒危野生动物)”作为文章标题最为合适。
答案：D
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。由本科生和研究生组成的五人小组研发了一种通过刺激味蕾可产生甜味的新勺子，其工作机制是用餐者可以在不摄入糖或人工甜味剂的情况下刺激甜味受体。
33解析：主旨大意题。通读第三段可知，此段主要介绍了Sugarware底部的凸块以及凸块的作用，即这种勺子的工作原理。
答案：A
34解析：细节理解题。明题意：本题问“以前的调味餐具和Sugarware有什么不同？”→寻线索：根据第四段的内容，尤其是该段中的“It uses bumps and taste bud stimulating molecules rather than electricity”可知，Sugarware使用凸块和刺激味蕾的分子，而以前的调味餐具使用电→定答案：由此可知，不同于Sugarware，以前的调味餐具使用电刺激味蕾。
答案：C
35解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段中Paola Almeida所说的话“It remains to be seen whether flavor enhancing cutlery will catch on”可知，Paola Almeida认为调味餐具是否会流行起来还有待观察，即她对这种勺子的未来持不确定的观点，故选B。
答案：B
36解析：主旨大题意。这篇文章主要介绍了一种新型调味勺子，可使用餐者在不摄入糖的情况下刺激甜味受体。A项“在为低糖挣扎？——试试这个勺子吧”点明文章主题，最适合作本文标题。
答案：A
For some people，October is Octobear.On October 5，Katmai National Park and Preserve in southern Alaska kicked off Fat Bear Week，when fans compare before and after photos of bears to vote for the one they think has gained the most weight before they bed down for the long freezing winter.Bear 747，also known as “Bear Force One”，took the first place spot with 68，105 votes.It weighed around 1，400 pounds.
Fat Bear Week started in 2014.At first，it was just Fat Bear Tuesday.Mike Fitz，a former park keeper at Katmai，noticed that live webcams showing the bears generated a lot of online comments，so he let people vote for their favorite fat bear on the Internet.The one day event attracted 1，700 votes.In 2015，it was extended to a week.Last year，nearly 800，000 people got involved，turning it into a global campaign.
The contest serves two main purposes.First，some of America's national parks are in remote and undeveloped areas，which are difficult or costly to reach.Fat Bear Week brings Alaska's wilderness to fans' computer screens，“It's not limited to the fortunate few who can go to the river anymore，” Fitz said.
Second，Fat Bear Week brings attention to the bears and the ecosystems they live in.“The 2，200 bears of Katmai are strong for feeding on some of the healthiest salmon(三文鱼)in the world，”said Sara Wolman，a former park keeper.Salmon in the Pacific Northwest are suffering from overfishing，dam construction and warming rivers due to climate change.Luckily，Brooks River，which Katmai's bears like to fish in，has been free from these threats so far.
Fat Bear Week has spread like viruses.Fans and creators say it's because it shows a conservation success story.For one week，people don't have to focus on climate change or habitat loss.“Maybe things aren't super great all the time in the world，”said Felicia Jimenez，who is a current Katmai keeper.“But there are some really fat bears in Alaska.”
1．Why was Bear 747 the winner
A．It was the heaviest.
B．It was the most famous.
C．It gained the most pounds.
D．It presented the best photos.
2．What is the purpose of Paragraph 2
A．To praise Mike Fitz for his work.
B．To review the history of the event.
C．To show the popularity of fat bears.
D．To explain the role of live webcams.
3．What can we learn about Katmai's bears
A．They bring tourists to the park.
B．They have a stable food source.
C．They remain difficult to be seen.
D．They face a population decline.
4．Which can be the best title for the text
A．Fat Bear Week：Conservation Is Joyful
B．Brown Bears：Winter Survival Is Crucial
C．Bear 747：A Fat Yet Healthy Champion
D．Katmai's Bears：A Special Beauty Contest
Passage 2
I look forward to my half hour train ride to work every morning.I can look out of the window as it twists and turns itself through neighborhoods with the sun casting its strong lighting on the floor of the train car.I sometimes get lost in thought while following the light.But the reason I love this ride is that it's a reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.
For almost a year now I have been riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a reporter for a local magazine.I am one of 13 journalists who help report community news in areas that are often forgotten.And for me，that means covering areas like the one I grew up in.
Last week，as I was on the way to my office，I started wondering how neighborhoods have changed since the 2008 housing crisis.I searched addresses on the city's southwest side，a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down，I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007.Then I set out to visit the city block，and that's when I met 3 year old Harmony.
Harmony loved collecting rocks for me to hold as I walked down the street with her mother，Marquita.I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past，but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block，who were really friendly to each other.However，people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other.Marquita has lived on this block her entire life，and Harmony has for most of her short life as well.But the neighborhood that Marquita grew up in will be one obviously different than the one Harmony will grow to know.
In the end，they smiled at my camera.And then I got back on the train and headed back to the office to tell their stories.
5．What makes the author love his train ride to work
A．Being lost in thought.
B．Admiring the outside views.
C．Enjoying the warm sunshine.
D．Knowing the change of blocks.
6．How did the author find out what the city's southwest side looked like in the past
A．By reading earlier reports.
B．By interviewing local people.
C．By watching past street views.
D．By searching his memories.
7．How might Marquita feel when she talked with the author
A．Sad. B．Nervous.
C．Touched. D．Confused.
8．What is the main purpose of the text
A．To share a pleasant train ride with us.
B．To tell us the work of a news reporter.
C．To show us a crowded community.
D．To introduce a new neighborhood.
Passage 3
A dad says he's built a special bond with his two year old daughter after running a series of long distance races with her strapped(用带子系好)to his back.
Chris Greenbank，36，a stonemason(石匠)from Stockport，Greater Manchester，even managed to complete a half marathon carrying the youngster in a special hiking carrier.
The single father，who has suffered from anxiety in the past，has been raising money for mental health support group Project 23.The group，which helps people with anxiety and mental health problems was set up by Chris's friend Mark Sproston.
Chris's latest race，Run North West's festive 10k in Cheshire，was his fourth race and he says，possibly their last，as the kid may be too heavy in spring.Besides，Chris had been a little worried if the weather would be too chilly for his daughter.“No matter how difficult it is，I want to get us both a festive New Year medal before it gets too cold，”He added.“We have four medals now and we have run 51km in total.”
In October Chris took just under three hours to complete the Manchester Half with his daughter on his back.The dad says his little girl rested her hands on his shoulder and kept them there for the whole duration of the run.He said，“Our bond isn't something you can even put into words.My heart is full.”
Chris，who says exercise is an important part of positive mental health，believes there should be no reason why people can't exercise because they have kids.
The pair also ran the Wilmslow Festive 10k in July this year and Chester Zoo 10k in October.Chris speaks of his daughter，“She loves it，and they are like mini adventures.”
9．What do we know about Project 23
A．It was founded by Chris Greenbank.
B．It has organized 4 marathon events.
C．It helps people with psychological problems.
D．It offers medical care to the disabled.
10．Why did Chris run the marathon in Cheshire with his daughter
A．To show the public his running skills.
B．To win a medal for their New Year.
C．To raise money for his serious illness.
D．To develop his habit of doing sports.
11．Which of the following words can best describe Chris
A．Caring and loving.
B．Frank and demanding.
C．Ambitious and particular.
D．Generous and outgoing.
12．What is the purpose of writing the text
A．To introduce ways to relieve anxiety.
B．To show training methods of running.
C．To involve readers in charity activities.
D．To share a story of a father and a daughter.
Passage 4
Have you ever seen one of the many videos of an elephant grabbing a paintbrush，putting it in paint，and producing a painting similar to something a 5 year old could create？While watching an elephant paint is an amazing sight，we can't help but wonder whether the training methods and results reflect animal cruelty.
A 2014 study on four captive(被圈养的)Asian elephants at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia sought to identify stress related behaviors around the activity of painting.While the researchers found that the elephants had a neutral response to painting—not stressful，nor enriching—it seemed that when an elephant was not selected to paint，it displayed non interactive behavior.This is seen as a possible signal of stress in the animals.
In addition‘PETA’a famous animal rights group，has cited several American zoos that use harmful training methods to get elephants to paint，perform tricks，play instruments，and more.Not every zoo that organizes elephant painting uses aggression(攻击)to encourage the elephants.However，PETA argues that animal shelters should not force animals to do tricks at all.
Activist organizations warn that elephants can undergo extreme discomfort in the training process.Furthermore，many of the painting elephants are very young，at an age where they should still be with their mothers.It raises questions about whether there's a chance that they were caught for the express purpose of performing，or if they could somehow be restored to a return to the wild.
It is difficult to support any kind of trained behavior that differs greatly from a wild animal's natural tendencies.The role of a shelter，ideally，is to allow an animal to live as close to its normal life as possible，perhaps with an eye to returning the animal to the wild；teaching them to paint does not seem to alignwith that target，particularly if it's not a learned behavior that the animal would be willing to do independently.
13．What can be safely concluded from the 2014 study
A．Researchers didn't collect solid evidence.
B．Painting promoted elephants' interaction.
C．Negative effects of painting were confirmed.
D．Elephants made strong responses to painting.
14．What is a concern of activist organizations
A．Complexity of the training process.
B．Purposes of elephants' performance.
C．Daily activities of captive elephants.
D．Potential for elephants' return to nature.
15．What does the underlined phrase“align with” in the last paragraph mean
A．Wander off. B．Set up.
C．Consist with. D．Go against.
16．What might be the best title for the text
A．How PETA Helps
B．Why People Right Animals
C．Should Elephants Paint
D．Should Elephants live in captivity
Passage 5
A few days before New Year 1944，Patricia Krueger received a telegram from the U．S.Army.She hoped it would contain a belated birthday greeting from her husband，an army flight engineer，Charles Krueger，whom she had not heard from for 2 weeks.Instead，the message said he wasn't coming home：His B 29 had been lost and he was later declared MIA (missing in action )．Their son，John Krueger from Middleton，Wisconsin，is still in tears when he recounts this story.
Decades later，the military continues to work to bring back the remains of soldiers like Charles Krueger.The job of finding them falls to DPAA (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)，created in 2015 after critics charged that the previous MIA search process was slow，and behind on innovations in science and technology.Between 1973 and 2014，the remains of only 1，849 missing service members were returned to their families; in 2021，the agency accounted for the remains of 141 MIAs；according to DPAA figures.
To accelerate the work，Congress gave DPAA the authority to develop public private partnerships with scientists and groups outside the government.“Teaming up with academic scientists introduces new ways of thinking，”says military historian Michael Dolski.“Working with partners allows us to tap into their technologies and capabilities in ways that we just can't maintain.”
For scientists，the work is more than technically satisfying.“It's the most rewarding aspect of my career，”says Mires，a scientist working with the agency.“In other archaeology sites I've worked on，the history is remote，”he says.“Here，you're doing something not for a thing，but for a person，and all the people they touched.”
17．What was the telegram about in Paragraph 1
A．A New Year dinner.
B．Charles Krueger's disappearance.
C．A birthday greeting.
D．John Krueger's memory.
18．Why did people criticize the previous MIA search process
A．Because DPAA wants to continue the search.
B．Because it took long and lacked creativeness.
C．Because the work was stopped by the military.
D．Because 141 MIAs' remains were found in 2021.
19．What is Michael Dolski's attitude to the cooperation with scientists and groups
A．Patient. B．Critical.
C．Doubtful. D．Approving.
20．What is a suitable title for the text
A．A long search for MIAs.
B．Achievements of DPAA.
C．Assistance from science.
D．Consequences of wars.
Passage 6
Aussie Ark is an animal preservation project based near the Barrington Tops of New South Wales，Australia.Originally known as Devil Ark，its original goal was to only breed(培育)and preserve Tasmanian devils(袋獾)．
About the size of a big domestic cat，the Tasmanian devil is the world's largest living marsupial carnivore(有袋食肉动物)．Its bigger cousin，the Tasmanian tiger，died out in 1936.Devil numbers were stable until 1996，when a strange disease suddenly began destroying devil populations across Tasmania.Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)，within a few months，is an infectious cancer spread by bites during fights over food and mates.There's still no cure despite a quarter century of dedicated research，and devils have suffered an 80～90 percent decline.A second type of DFTD，just as deadly，was identified in 2014.
After the devil was declared endangered in 2008，increased effort went into establishing isolated DFTD free insurance populations.Tasmania's offshore Maria Island supports a small introduced group of healthy devils，and the Forestier Tasman Peninsula has the only disease free population in its native range，but Aussie Ark has more devils than both the above two and is the biggest and wildest mainland breeding facility.As an innovative and wildly successful conservation project，Aussie Ark has spent the last decade creating a healthy mainland population of the endangered Tasmanian devils，mainly by letting them act naturally in a large scale bush shelter.A big part of its success is the suitability of its landscape.The Ark's cool climate，high altitude(1，300m)snow gum forest has proved very devil friendly.Launched in 2011 with 44 DFTD free devils，Aussie Ark has bred more than 350 devil babies now，a record outside Tasmania，and holds over half the devils in mainland Australia.
21．What is the purpose of Paragraph 2
A．To introduce the disease DFTD.
B．To predict the extinction of devils.
C．To stress the importance of wildlife protection.
D．To explain the reason for devils being endangered.
22．How will a devil get DFTD
A．If it lives in groups.
B．If it fights with its mates.
C．If it is bitten by an infected one.
D．If it shares food with other devils.
23．What's the main reason for Aussie Ark's success
A．It covers the largest area.
B．It lasts a long period of time.
C．It has disease free devil babies.
D．It provides massive natural habitats.
24．Which may be a suitable title for the text
A．Devils Reappear in Mainland
B．A Successful Project for Devils
C．Devils Are in Danger
D．The Secret of Aussie Ark
Passage 7
Our planet quakes thousands of times a year，but we still can't predict exactly when and where earthquakes will strike.What if animals' odd behaviors could warn us
Researchers have reviewed hundreds of reports on pre packed abnormal animal behaviors，but more were just anecdotes．Geologist Jim Berkland counted newspaper ads looking for runaway cats and dogs.On October 13，1989，he told a newspaper reporter a big quake would strike in a week.Four days later，the Loma Prieta earthquake hit! But the scientific community still rejected Berkland's theory.He didn't document every prediction，so nobody could measure his accuracy rate.
Actual scientific evidence has to be repeatable.And a connection between a cause and an effect has to be shown to be stronger than random chance through careful experimentation and data collection.California researchers in the 1970s happened to have built controlled habitats to monitor the wheel running activity of pocket mice.These habitats happened to be in an active earthquake area.Then the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake struck nearby.The researchers checked their data and found no big changes in how long the animals ran in their wheels or stayed underground before the earthquake activity.What might the next experiment show
Researchers from 150 universities worldwide are working on a new study called the ICARUS project.The project tracks many small animal species such as birds，bats，and turtles for the purpose of scientific research.One group of researchers are looking for possible connections between animal behaviors and earthquakes.If they find a reliable connection，this could save hundreds of thousands of human lives.ICARUS aims to power an app that will give people hours to get to safety.
However，not everyone is hopeful.Geologist Wendy Bohon said that ICARUS is doing some “cool things”，but she knows animal behaviors are hard to pin down.“My cat could act crazy before an earthquake，”she says.“But it also acts crazy if somebody uses the can opener.”
25．What does the underlined word“anecdotes”mean in paragraph 2
A．Real life news stories.
B．Random individual studies.
C．Repeated scientific reports.
D．Unproved personal accounts.
26．Why was Berkland's theory rejected by the scientific community
A．He used unreliable data from newspaper ads.
B．His document wasn't consistent with his theory.
C．His study didn't include enough animal samples.
D．He failed to prove the accuracy of his predictions.
27．What is the ultimate goal of the ICARUS project
A．To provide accurate pre quake warnings.
B．To develop an app for people to call for help during quakes.
C．To seek worldwide cooperation in quake prediction.
D．To find connections between animal behaviors and quakes.
28．What is Wendy Bohon's attitude towards the ICARUS project
A．Disapproving. B．Doubtful.
C．Intolerant. D．Unclear.
Passage 8
SnotBot is on a mission.The toaster sized drone(无人机)flies over the open ocean，directly above an unusual whale.On a boat nearby，Andy Rogan smiles with joy.Rogan has been studying whales in his entire career but had never seen this species.
Back in 2011，Lian Pin Koh and Serge Wich，conservation experts，wondered if there might be an easier way to get data of animals in the wild.Wildlife researchers often walk through forests.They may look closely at whales from boats or stay in helicopters to view animals from above.Such trips are usually dangerous.Plus，their noise may scare animals.And helicopters can't fly very far over the ocean because there's nowhere to land or refuel.
“We thought，‘What if you fly over them with a flying camera？’”says Wich.So they put together a drone from a remote control model airplane and camera equipment.And it did the trick.On a test flight，the drone caught an image of an orangutan(猩猩)at the top of a very tall tree.The pair realized this was just the beginning of a whole new way of doing conservation work.
Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals.They call their project Conservation AI.When someone uploads an image or video，the model analyzes the data.Then the model recognizes anything it can.In the future，an AI model could keep watch，instead of forest guards.It could send warnings when seeing doubtful activities.
The team tested this idea in a study in East Africa.Volunteers in Tanzania pretended to be poachers(偷猎者)．The researchers made drones fly over the actors at different times of the day.Overall，people looking at the drone images did a better job than the AI model at finding pretend poachers.The model picked out many things that weren't people at all.But the model found poachers that most people missed.With a little more work，Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals.
29．What can we say about the researchers' traditional way of studying animals
A．It's risky and ineffective.
B．It's demanding and cheap.
C．It can cause great harm to wildlife.
D．It usually focuses on land animals.
30．What can we infer about Conservation AI from the passage
A．It can replace conservationists' work.
B．It works by studying data first.
C．It can punish the poachers.
D．It is fully automated.
31．What is Wich's attitude to the future of the AI model
A．Critical. B．Hopeful
C．Worried. D．Prejudiced.
32．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text？
A．Achievements in Wildlife Conservation
B．Major Discoveries of Biological Species
C．AI Study Has Achieved a Breakthrough
D．Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife
Passage 9
Foods high in sugar are unhealthy，but these additives are too delicious for many of us to give up or reduce in a way.What if we could somehow enjoy their taste without actually eating them？A student team has now designed a spoon with a structure that stimulates taste buds(味蕾)to produce a sense of sweetness without adding calories or chemicals.The project follows previous work involving flavor enhancing cutlery like chopsticks that increase sweetness with a mild electric current.
The five undergraduate and graduate research students wanted to create a new spoon called Sugarware for people with such disorders as diabetes，with which sugar is largely off their menu.
The new spoon would have several bumps(凸块)on its underside to press against the tongue.The bumps can be covered with a permanent layer of molecules(分子)called ligands.These ligands bond with taste cell receptor proteins that typically react to sugar molecules or artificial sweeteners.The bond can activate nerve signals，causing the brain to register a sense of sweetness.A diner could thus stimulate sweetness receptors without actual intake of sugar or artificial sweeteners.
This idea is similar to the previous work in that they all use cutlery to enhance taste without a user having to actually consume any sugar.“But the mechanism for stimulating the taste buds is completely different，”Shiyu Xu，one of the student researchers，says.“It uses bumps and taste bud stimulating molecules rather than electricity.”
The idea is“very creative，”says Paola Almeida，who is the global director of corporate innovation at candy maker Mars.But the product's commercial success would require a significant behavioral shift among consumers: instead of adding the usual sugar or artificial sweeteners，“now we're saying，‘Use this cutlery’，”Almeida says.“It remains to be seen whether flavor enhancing cutlery will catch on.”
33．What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A．How the new invention works.
B．How a diner feel sweetness.
C．How ligands and proteins link.
D．How sugar molecules function.
34．In what way is the previous flavor enhancing cutlery different from Sugarware
A．It makes food more delicious.
B．It sends out signals to the brain.
C．It uses electricity to enhance taste.
D．It reduces users' food consumption.
35．What is Paola Almeida's attitude to the future of Sugarware
A．Positive. B．Uncertain.
C．Critical. D．Worried.
36．What's the best title for the text
A．Struggling for Low Sugar？—Try This Spoon
B．Looking for Delicious Food？—This Is How
C．Working for Commercial Success？—Be Creative
D．Dieting for Better Health？—Mind Sweeteners
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了位于阿拉斯加州南部的卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区举办的“胖熊周”活动。文章详细说明了该活动的安排、来历、目的和意义。
1解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“vote for the one they think has gained the most weight...took the first place spot with 68，105 votes”可知，747号熊之所以能够在比赛中脱颖而出是因为它增重最多。
答案：C
2解析：推理判断题。第二段以时间为线索，说明了胖熊周开始于2014年，且刚开始的时候为期仅仅一天；到了2015年，该活动延长至一周；去年，该活动成为一项全球性活动。由此可知，此段主要回顾了胖熊周的历史。
答案：B
3解析：细节理解题。明题意：本题问“关于卡特迈的熊，我们能了解到什么？”→寻线索：根据第四段最后一句话“Luckily，Brooks River，which Katmai's bears like to fish in，has been free from these threats so far”可知，幸运的是，到目前为止，卡特迈的熊喜欢在布鲁克斯河捕鱼的地方还没有受到这些威胁→定答案：由此可知，卡特迈的熊有稳定的食物来源。
答案：B
4解析：主旨大意题。文章第一段提到了卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区发起的“胖熊周”活动，该活动吸引了无数的粉丝，后面的内容围绕这一活动展开。综合各选项可知，A项概括了文章的大意，最适合作本文的标题。
答案：A
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者作为一名新闻工作者的日常所见、所思、所想，以及工作日常。
5解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段“But the reason I love this ride is that it's a
reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.(但我喜欢这段旅程的原因是它提醒了我街区之间是如何变化的)”可知，作者喜欢坐火车去上班是因为可以了解街区的变化。
答案：D
6解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I searched addresses on the city's southwest side，a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down，I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007.(我搜索了纽约市西南侧的地址，那里有大量住宅被拆除，我浏览了手机上记录的街景，看看这个社区2007年的样子)”可知，作者是通过查看过去的街景才发现城市的西南侧在过去是什么样子的。
答案：C
7解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past，but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block，who were really friendly to each other.However，people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other.(我已经知道这个社区过去的样子，但玛姬塔分享了更多曾经住在她那个街区的人的细节，他们彼此都很友好。然而，今天附近的人都忙于生活，很少互相打招呼)”可知，现在的街区已与玛姬塔当年生活的样子不同，现在的人很少互相打招呼。由此推知，如果玛姬塔与作者交谈，她应该是感到难过的。
答案：A
8解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段“For almost a year now I have been riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a reporter for a local magazine.(近一年来，我一直乘坐这列火车前往我为当地一家杂志工作的办公室)”以及最后一段“In the end，they smiled at my camera.And then I got back on the train and headed back to the office to tell their stories.(最后，他们对着我的相机笑了。然后我回到火车上，回到办公室，讲述他们的故事)”可推知，本文的主要目的是为了介绍作者作为一名记者的日常工作。
答案：B
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了一位曾患有焦虑症的单身父亲Chris
背着女儿参加马拉松比赛的故事，他与女儿之间建立起一种特殊的感情纽带。
9解析：细节理解题。明题意：本题问“关于Project 23我们知道些什么？”→寻线索：根据第三段中的“The group，which helps people with anxiety and mental health problems was set up by Chris's friend Mark Sproston”可知，这个团体是帮助焦虑和心理健康问题患者的一个团体→定答案：C项“它帮助有心理问题的人”。
答案：C
10解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“No matter how difficult it is，I want to get us both a festive New Year medal before it gets too cold”可知，他希望在天变得太冷前拿到一枚新年奖牌。
答案：B
11解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The single father，who has suffered from anxiety in the past，has been raising money for mental health support group Project 23”和第四段中的“Besides，Chris had been a little worried if the weather would be too chilly for his daughter.‘No matter how difficult it is，I want to get us both a festive New Year medal before it gets too cold’”可知，曾患焦虑症的Chris帮助Project 23筹款，且担心天太冷冻着女儿，计划在天太冷前不管多难也要拿到新年奖牌。由此可知，Chris关心他人，且深爱着自己的女儿。
答案：A
12解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“A dad says he's built a special bond with his two year old daughter after running a series of long distance races with her strapped(用带子系好)to his back”以及下文中讲述的Chris背着女儿参加一系列比赛的情况可知，作者写本文的目的是分享一对父女的故事。
答案：D
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章从大象画画入手，谈论了训练动物的方法和结果，实际上从另一方面反映了对动物的虐待。
13解析：细节理解题。明题意：本题问“从2014年的研究中可以得出什么可靠的结论？”→寻线索：根据第二段中的“A 2014 study on four...the researchers found that the elephants had a neutral response to painting”可知，研究人员想发现与绘画活动有关的与压力相关的行为，但发现大象对绘画的反应是无倾向性的→定答案：由此可知，研究人员在2014年的研究中并没有得到可靠的证据来证明大象的绘画活动与压力相关的行为有关，故选A。文中的neutral是解题的关键，意为“无倾向性的，中立的”。
答案：A
14解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的内容，尤其是“if they could somehow be restored to a return to the wild”可知，积极分子组织关注的是大象回归自然的可能性。
答案：D
15解析：词句猜测题。最后一段中的“The role of a shelter...perhaps with an eye to returning the animal to the wild”指的是收容所的目标是让动物尽可能接近其正常生活或者也许是为了让动物回归野外，而教它们画画似乎与这个目标不一致，由此可知，画线词组意为“一致”，故选C。wander off“漫步”；set up“搭建”；consist with“符合，与……一致”；go against“违背”。
答案：C
16解析：主旨大题意。文章第一段通过大象画画介绍了训练动物的方法和结果，从而引出对动物的虐待这一话题，后文围绕这一话题展开讨论，故选项C最适合作文章标题。
答案：C
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了人们利用新技术寻找战斗中失踪人员的情况。
17解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Instead，the message...MIA(missing in action)”可知，这条消息说他不会回家了：他的B 29失踪了，后来他被宣布为战时失踪人员；据此可知，第一段的电报是关于Charles Krueger失踪的事。
答案：B
18解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The job of...science and technology”可知，寻找战时失踪人员的工作落在了DPAA身上，该机构成立于2015年，此前批评人士指责之前的失踪人员搜寻过程缓慢，缺乏科学技术创新。据此可知，人们批评之前的失踪人员搜寻过程是因为其需要的时间长，而且缺乏创造性。
答案：B
19解析：观点态度题。根据第三段中的“Teaming up with...of thinking”“Working with...we just can't maintain”可知，Michael Dolski认为，与学术科学家合作引入了新的思维方式；与合作伙伴一起工作使我们能够利用他们的技术和能力。据此可以推知，Michael Dolski对与科学家和团体的合作持支持态度。故选D项。
答案：D
20解析：主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“Decades later，the military...in science and technology”可知，几十年后，军方仍在努力找回像Charles Krueger这样的士兵的遗骸，批评人士指责之前的失踪人员搜寻过程缓慢，缺乏科学技术创新。根据第三段中“To accelerate the...groups outside the government”可知，为了加速这项工作，国会授权DPAA与政府以外的科学家和团体建立公私合作伙伴关系。据此可知，文章主要介绍了搜寻战斗中失踪人员的情况及为此所做的努力。故本文的最佳标题为A项“对战斗中失踪人员的长期搜寻”。
答案：A
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了袋獾受到DFTD这种传染性疾病的威胁，数量骤减。其成为濒危物种之后很多公益机构都做出努力去挽救，其中Aussie Ark这个项目做得最有成效。
21解析：推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“Devil numbers were stable until 1996，when a strange disease suddenly began destroying devil populations across Tasmania.Devil
Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)，within a few months，is an infectious cancer spread by bites during fights over food and mates.There's still no cure despite a quarter century of dedicated research，and devils have suffered an 80～90 percent decline.(直到1996年，一种奇怪的疾病突然开始摧毁塔斯马尼亚州的袋獾种群，袋獾的数量才稳定下来。DFTD是一种传染性癌症，在几个月内通过争夺食物和交配时的咬伤传播。尽管进行了四分之一个世纪的专门研究，但仍然没有治愈的方法，袋獾的数量已经下降了80%～90%)”可知，本段主要介绍了DFTD这种疾病使得袋獾数量骤减。
答案：D
22解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)，within a few months，is an infectious cancer spread by bites during fights over food and mates.(DFTD是一种传染性癌症，在几个月内通过争夺食物和交配时的咬伤传播)”可知，病毒通过咬伤传播。因此如果一只袋獾被咬伤，会感染上DFTD。
答案：C
23解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“As an innovative and wildly successful conservation project，Aussie Ark has spent the last decade creating a healthy mainland population of the endangered Tasmanian devils，mainly by letting them act naturally in a large scale bush shelter.(作为一个创新的、非常成功的保护项目，在过去十年里，Aussie Ark一直在创造一个健康的濒危塔斯马尼亚袋獾大陆种群，主要是让它们在大型丛林庇护所中自然活动)”可知，Aussie Ark的成功主要源于让袋獾在大范围的矮灌木丛林自然地活动。
答案：D
24解析：主旨大意题。通读全文，可知这篇文章主要介绍了Aussie Ark为挽救濒危的袋獾做出了很多努力，并取得了不错的成效。B选项“一个成功挽救袋獾的项目”符合本文主旨。
答案：B
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。人类无法准确预测地震，但是动物异常行为是否可以在某种程度上反映地震的发生呢？
25解析：词句猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的but和下文Berkland的例子可知，虽有几百份异常动物行为报告，但很多都是未经证实的。
答案：D
26解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But the scientific community still rejected Berkland's theory...measure his accuracy rate”可知，他没有记录每一个预测，所以没有人能衡量他的准确率。
答案：D
27解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“ICARUS aims to power an app that will give people hours to get to safety”可知，该项目的最终目标是提前预警地震，给人们足够多的时间到达安全地带。
答案：A
28解析：观点态度题。根据第五段中的“However，not everyone is hopeful...hard to pin down”可知，Wendy Bohon认为动物的行为很难确定，故其对ICARUS项目持怀疑态度。
答案：B
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一款飞行机器人SnotBot帮助保护濒危野生动物的事例。
29解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“Such trips are usually dangerous.Plus，their noise may scare animals.And helicopters can't fly very far over the ocean because there's nowhere to land or refuel.(这样的旅行通常是危险的。此外，它们的噪音可能会吓到动物。而且直升机不能在海洋上空飞得很远，因为没有地方可以降落或加油。)”可推断，研究人员研究动物的传统方法是有风险和效率低的。
答案：A
30解析：推理判断题。根据第四段“They call their project Conservation AI.When someone uploads an image or video，the model analyzes the data.(他们把这个项目称为“人工智能保护”。当有人上传图片或视频时，这个模型就会分析数据。)”可推断，“人工智能保护”的工作原理是先研究数据。
答案：B
31解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段“With a little more work，Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals.(威奇认为，再多做一点工作，这样的系统将使环保主义者更容易更好地保护濒危动物。)”可推断，维奇对人工智能模型的未来态度是充满希望的。
答案：B
32解析：主旨大意题。根据第四段“Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals.(现在威奇和他的同事正在开发一种可以自动定位和识别动物的人工智能。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了一款飞行机器人SnotBot帮助保护濒危野生动物的事例。所以“Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife(飞行机器人保护濒危野生动物)”作为文章标题最为合适。
答案：D
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。由本科生和研究生组成的五人小组研发了一种通过刺激味蕾可产生甜味的新勺子，其工作机制是用餐者可以在不摄入糖或人工甜味剂的情况下刺激甜味受体。
33解析：主旨大意题。通读第三段可知，此段主要介绍了Sugarware底部的凸块以及凸块的作用，即这种勺子的工作原理。
答案：A
34解析：细节理解题。明题意：本题问“以前的调味餐具和Sugarware有什么不同？”→寻线索：根据第四段的内容，尤其是该段中的“It uses bumps and taste bud stimulating molecules rather than electricity”可知，Sugarware使用凸块和刺激味蕾的分子，而以前的调味餐具使用电→定答案：由此可知，不同于Sugarware，以前的调味餐具使用电刺激味蕾。
答案：C
35解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段中Paola Almeida所说的话“It remains to be seen whether flavor enhancing cutlery will catch on”可知，Paola Almeida认为调味餐具是否会流行起来还有待观察，即她对这种勺子的未来持不确定的观点，故选B。
答案：B
36解析：主旨大题意。这篇文章主要介绍了一种新型调味勺子，可使用餐者在不摄入糖的情况下刺激甜味受体。A项“在为低糖挣扎？——试试这个勺子吧”点明文章主题，最适合作本文标题。
答案：A