专题-S305 【题型易-高考英语 (阅读理解) 强化训练一】2025年高考-部分考区题型专练 （全国通用）

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专题-S301部分考区 阅读理解 高考备考 能力提升
强化训练一 阅读理解16篇
强化训练A（新高考 Ⅰ 卷考区） Passage 1-8
强化训练 B（自主命题考区） Passage 9-16
第一部分：强化训练 A
Passage 1
(2023·江西名校高三10月期中联考) Humans have long known that being in nature is good for the mind and body. From indigenous(本土的) adolescents completing the adult ceremony in the wild to modern East Asian cultures taking “forest baths”， many have looked to nature as a place for healing and personal growth. But the question still remains. How can nature make it
There is no doubt that being in nature reduces the physiological symptoms of stress in our bodies. What this means is that we are less likely to be anxious and fearful in nature, and therefore we can be more open to other people and creative patterns of thought. Also, nature often leads to awe, wonder and respect, all these emotions facilitating everything from physical to mental health. There is also some evidence that exposure to nature impacts the brain. Viewing natural beauty makes specific reward circuits in the brain associated with dopamine release, a chemical that gives us a sense of purpose, joy and energy to pursue our goals.
But, regrettably, people seem to be spending less time outdoors and less time in nature than before. It is also clear that, in the past 30 years, people's levels of stress and sense of “busyness” have risen dramatically. These joint forces have led environmental writer Richard Louv to coin the term “NatureDeficit Disorder”—a form of suffering that comes from a sense of disconnection from nature and its powers.
Perhaps we should take note and try a course corrective. The 19thcentury philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote about nature, “There I feel that nothing can befall me in life—no disgrace, no calamity.” The science speaks to Emerson's intuition. It's time to realise that nature is more than just a material resource. It's also a pathway to human health and happiness.
5．Why are “indigenous adolescents” and “modern East Asian cultures” mentioned in Paragraph 1
A．To clarify a viewpoint.
B．To answer the question below.
C．To present the natural scenery.
D．To show the cultural differences.
6．What does the underlined word “facilitating” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．Restricting. B．Covering.
C．Exposing. D．Promoting.
7．What is the tone of the author in writing Paragraph 3
A．Indifferent. B．Uneasy.
C．Humorous. D．Proud.
8．What can be the best title for the text
A．Is It Time to Challenge Yourself in Nature
B．Do You Know Nature Is the Material Resource
C．Why Do We Care About the Natural Environment
D．What Can Happen When We Connect with Nature
Passage 2
(2024·山东青岛质检)A perfect performance of Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu amazed hundreds of audiences in Bowers Museum in US Southern California on Sunday.
This kung fu demonstration by Shaolin monks(僧人) was a highlight of the 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day, a rare cultural event for the Orange County community in Southern CaliforniA．
“The event offers a unique opportunity for the Orange County community to actively engage with Shaolin culture and gain firsthand experience in various Shaolin activities，” said Anne Shih, chairwoman of the Board of Governors of Bowers Museum. “Whether it's learning from kung fu masters or enjoying interactive Shaolin activities, these experiences will help audiences to experience the Chinese culture and better understand Chinese traditions，” Shih said.
With a history of over 1，500 years, Shaolin Kung Fu is one of China's most treasured cultural heritage items, and has been practised by kung fu lovers around the world.
Larry Lee, a 72yearold resident of Orange County, said he has been practising kung fu for over 50 years. “The traditional Chinese martial arts have deep intelligence in it. They relate to a way of life that goes much deeper than just fighting.” Lee said besides kung fu, he is also interested in Chinese medicine and other elements of the Chinese culture.
The 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day served as a fitting finale(终场) to the 2023 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, providing a platform to honour and appreciate the contributions of the AAPI community.
“The event will help people of other communities to be better informed about China and the Chinese culture, therefore developing understanding and friendship，” said Cultural Counselor(参赞) of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles Wang Taiyu. “We hope through such activities, we can promote friendship between Chinese and American peoples, and contribute to ChinaUS relations，” he said.
1．What can we infer about Shaolin Kung Fu from paragraphs 1 and 2
A．It was performed on a school's playground.
B．Orange County didn't enjoy it often.
C．Its performance lasted two weeks.
D．It attracted visitors all over the world.
2．According to Anne Shih, what benefits did the event bring
A．Helping Southern Californians learn Chinese quickly.
B．Helping audiences become kung fu masters through practice.
C．Helping audiences have a better knowledge of Chinese traditions.
D．Helping Orange County attract more kung fu lovers around the world.
3．How does Larry Lee think of Chinese martial arts
A．They include wisdom in them.
B．They focus mainly on fighting.
C．They represent Chinese culture and history.
D．They inspire you to be expert at Chinese medicine.
4．Why was the event held in Wang Taiyu's opinion
A．To stress the importance of communities.
B．To advise how to understand each other.
C．To compare different cultures.
D．To build up better friendships.
Passage 3
(2023·江西名校高三10月期中联考) Nash equilibrium(纳什均衡) is named after John Nash, an American mathematician. It is a kind of concept, which attempts to determine mathematically and logically the actions that participants of a game should take to secure the best outcomes for themselves.
To find it in a game, one would have to model out each of the possible scenarios to determine the results and then choose what the most satisfactory strategy would be. In a twoperson game, this would take into consideration the possible strategies that both players could choose. If neither player changes their strategy knowing all of the information, a Nash equilibrium has occurred.
Imagine a game between Tom and Sam. In this simple game, both players can choose strategy A to receive $1, or strategy B to lose $1． Logically, both players choose strategy A and receive a payoff of $1． If you revealed Sam's strategy to Tom and vice versa(反之亦然), you see that no player's choice is different from the original one. Knowing the other player's move means little and doesn't change either player's behaviour. Outcome A represents the Nash equilibrium.
Nash equilibrium helps a player determine the best payoff in a situation based on not only their decisions but also the decisions of other parties involved. It can also be used in many aspects of life, from economics to social behavioural sciences, from business strategies to a house sale and so on.
Unlike dominant strategy, Nash equilibrium doesn't always lead to the most satisfactory outcome. In most cases, such as in war, whether that is a military war or a bidding war, an individual rarely knows the opponent's strategy or what they want the outcome to be. It just means that an individual chooses the best strategy based on the information they have. Nash equilibrium can only occur if a player chooses to remain with their current strategy if they know their opponent's strategy. Furthermore, in multiple games played with the same opponents, it does not take into consideration past behaviour, which often predicts future behaviour.
5．Which kind of concept does Nash equilibrium belong to
A．Game theory.
B．Secrecy strategies.
C．Player information.
D．Participation qualifications.
6．How does the author explain Nash equilibrium in Paragraph 3
A．By quoting sayings.
B．By drawing a parallel.
C．By summarising reasons.
D．By giving an illustration.
7．What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us about Nash equilibrium
A．Its elements.
B．Its drawbacks.
C．Its applications.
D．Its backgrounds.
8．What is the author's attitude to Nash equilibrium
A．Objective. B．Resistant.
C．Confused. D．Curious.
Passage 4
(2024·山东青岛质检)On 22 January 2023, a massive iceberg broke off from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf. Scientists say the iceberg was expected to break off and the event isn't connected to climate change. But the size of the iceberg is hard to imagine.
The iceberg, known as “A81”， is extremely large. It covers an area of about 600 square miles (1，550 square kilometres).
Antarctica, the world's fifth largest continent, is covered with a layer of ice and snow that's roughly 1．2 miles (1．9 kilometres) thick. As snow falls, it piles up in the centre of Antarctica in a huge layer of ice. Over time, the weight of this ice and snow creates slowly moving rivers of ice called glaciers, which push out towards the seA．
When the glaciers reach the sea, they slowly push out beyond the edge of the land, forming huge “ice shelves”. These are massive sections of ice that spread out over the sea, floating on the water below. Antarctica's largest ice shelf, the Ross Ice Shelf, is about the size of France.
From time to time, the edges of the ice shelves break off. This is a natural process, called “calving”. Though calving events are a normal part of the ice shelf in Antarctica, one expert describes huge calving events like this one as “spectacular”．
Unlike an ice shelf, sea ice isn't attached to Antarctica's land. It's a layer of ice that floats on the surface of the seA． The sea ice is there yearround. It grows larger in the cold winters, and smaller as it begins to melt in the summers.
It's now summer in Antarctica, and scientists say the sea ice is disappearing “unusually” rapidly. Last year, with temperatures warmer than normal, Antarctica set a record for the lowest amount of sea ice ever recorded. Scientists say Antarctica's sea ice could set a new record low again this year.
5．Why have a lot of icebergs broken off from Antarctica in recent years
A．Because of climate change.
B．Because of human activities.
C．Because of their extremely big size.
D．Because of the amount of iceberg.
6．What does the underlined word “calving” probably refer to in Paragraph 5
A．Giving birth.
B．Breaking off.
C．Coming together.
D．Cutting down.
7．What is the scientists' attitude towards the changes of sea ice in Antarctica
A．Doubtful.
B．Objective.
C．Optimistic.
D．Worried.
8．What is probably the best title of this text
A．The Massive Iceberg Breaks from Antarctica
B．Scientists Say the Iceberg Was to Break Off
C．Antarctica's Sea Ice Could Set a New Record
D．The Sea Ice Disappears “Unusually” Rapidly
Passage 5
(2023·河南部分名校核心模拟卷)What country does English belong to The answer seems obvious: Britain. But there are about 180 million or 40% of people in the European Union speaking English—much more than the combined population of those core Englishspeaking countries, such as Britain, Canada and AustraliA．
To make things more complex, the number of Englishspeakers born outside the traditional Englishspeaking countries grows every day and it is becoming not just a useful second language, but a native one there. Already it is easy to find children in northern Europe who speak as though they come from America because they have been watching Hollywood films and TV programmes, along with music gaming and social mediA．
Today, many learners still aim for an American or British standard. Textbooks instruct Indian Englishspeakers to avoid Indianisms such as “What is your good name？” for “What is your first name？”， or “I am working here for years.” instead of “I have been working here for years.” A guide to avoiding Europeanisms has long existed in European Union institutions to keep Germanspeakers from using “actual” to mean “current”， as it does in their language.
Given enough time, new generations of foreign language speakers contribute not just words but their own grammar to the language they learn. “I am working here for years.” is a mistake today, but it is not hard to imagine it becoming standard in the future in IndiA． If this disturbs you, remember that this text is written in a language that was a mixture of French, Latin and others until it became an unrecognisably different tongue.
No language has ever reached more speakers than English. It is hard to predict how they will change it, but it is easy to rule out the possibility that they will not change it at all. But you can take comfort in the fact that such changes usually happen too slowly to affect comprehension in a single lifetime.
5．What phenomenon is described in the first two paragraphs
A．The influence of the Englishspeaking countries.
B．The widespread use of English outside Britain.
C．The popularity of Hollywood films and TV programmes.
D．The increasing importance of the European Union.
6．What is the author's prediction about the Indianisms
A．They will be officially replaced by standard English.
B．They will be accepted as standards by other countries.
C．They will be considered grammatically correct in IndiA．
D．They will become a different language in the near future.
7．What does the author most likely want to tell us in the last paragraph
A．It is unavoidable for English to change over time.
B．English has been influenced by different languages.
C．English might be unrecognisable in one generation.
D．It is important to keep English from foreign influences.
8．What is the author's purpose in writing the text
A．To argue against the necessity of standard English.
B．To show his opinion on the changes of English.
C．To explain the causes behind language changes.
D．To call for more strict standards for English teaching.
Passage 6
(2023·湖北部分重点中学高三10月大联考)Happiness, as I see it, comprises five elements: spiritual wellbeing (meaning and purpose), physical wellbeing (nutrition, exercise), intellectual wellbeing (curiosity, deep learning), relational wellbeing (kindness and generosity), and emotional wellbeing (cultivating positive emotions). As an interdependent aggregate of these five elements of SPIRE, happiness is about much more than experiencing pleasure.
As Aristotle put it, happiness is the ultimate purpose of life, meaning how we spend our everyday lives is ultimately guided by what we think would make us happier. This is not a good or a bad thing. It simply is, like the law of nature. Even people who are tirelessly working for an important cause, for example, to get rid of world hunger, are doing it because they find their work meaningful. Meaning is an element of happiness.
One barrier to happiness has to do with the expectation that happiness is an unbroken chain of positive emotions. This expectation, however, prevents people from experiencing happiness because painful emotions don't go away but grow stronger when we reject them.
The second barrier has to do with equating happiness with success. It's a commonly held belief that happiness can be attained by achieving certain goals, like money or fame. People tend to think if they finally find success, they will automatically become happy.
The third barrier has to do with the way people pursue happiness. We want to be happy for many reasons. After all, we are constantly told that happiness is good for our health, relationships, and work outcomes. Yet, if I wake up in the morning and decide to pursue happiness straight, I will become less happy.
But how Indirectly. As is known, if you look up at the sun directly, you'll hurt yourself. But if you take the same sun rays and break them down, you'll enjoy the colours of a rainbow. Similarly, pursuing happiness directly can hurt us; pursuing it indirectly—by breaking it down into something like the SPIRE elements—can contribute to our wellbeing. Starting a meditation practice, exercising, performing acts of kindness, learning something new, or expressing gratitude for what we have are all indirect ways of pursuing happiness.
5．What does the underlined word “aggregate” probably mean in the first paragraph
A．Combination. B．Conclusion.
C．Accumulation. D．Association.
6．What's the author's attitude towards how we spend our daily lives
A．Favourable.
B．Suspicious.
C．Objective.
D．Indifferent.
7．What can we know from the text
A．Being a success leads one to happiness.
B．Refusing negative feelings helps us obtain happiness.
C．Going after happiness directly makes one feel happy.
D．Pursuing one aspect of SPIRE can boost our wellbeing.
8．Why is the sun mentioned in the last paragraph
A．To make a contrast.
B．To make an analogy.
C．To conclude the argumentation.
D．To answer the previous question.

Passage 7
(2023·广东高三10月联考)Brynn Schulte nearly died two times when she was a baby. At one point she needed emergency surgery for bleeding in her brain. No one knew what was wrong. Then, a test that looked at her full genetic details found a rare bleeding disorder. Catching the disorder early saved her life. “You have this hopeless feeling when you don't really know what's going on，” said her father, Mike Schulte. He noted that the test made a difference in finding the cause and “getting her the right care that she needed almost immediately”．
Brynn, now 4, got the genetic testing as part of a clinical trial, the results of which were published recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Testing all of the details of a person's genes is called “whole genome” testing. Whole genome tests are much better than narrowly targeted tests when it comes to finding genetic differences, called abnormalities, which can cause disease. The study found 49 percent of these abnormalities, compared to 27 percent with more commonly used tests targeting only some genetic diseases.
Whole genome tests could solve the problem of doing several narrowly targeted tests on babies, which still might not find the disorder. Experts warn there are some problems because labs vary in how they understand results. Also, whole genome tests are more expensive and less likely to be covered by insurance.
But researchers hope that whole genome tests will at some point be used for millions of hospitalised babies with rare and difficult conditions. The US National Human Genome Research Institute has found that around 350 million people around the world live with rare disorders. And it found that about 80 percent of the more than 7，000 conditions are genetic.
1．How did Mike Schulte feel about the test
A．Proud. B．Grateful.
C．Unclear. D．Hopeless.
2．In finding genetic diseases, ．
A．narrowly targeted tests are easier
B．commonly used tests take longer
C．whole genome tests focus on babies
D．whole genome tests are more accurate
3．What disadvantage do whole genome tests have
A．They cost a lot.
B．The process is complex.
C．The disorder might not be found.
D．Their results are hard to understand.
4．Where is the text most likely found
A．In a blog. B．In a medical record.
C．In a newspaper. D．In a letter.
Passage 8
[2023·河南豫北名校联考(二)]While some critics claim that history curricula(课程) teach unnecessary content, others argue that these curricula need to be more comprehensive. Despite ongoing debates about content, one universal truth remains: strong history curricula are necessary for developing the productive citizens of tomorrow.
The greatest academic value that history curricula provide is not the recall of important dates and names. Rather, understanding the historical enquiry process is the most important component. This process teaches students how to become critical thinkers and understand the dynamic nature of the telling of history.
Through strong history curricula, students are shown both a variety of primary and secondary sources and are taught to critique them. This is where the historical enquiry process begins. Students not only begin to analyse and ask questions about the content, but they also learn about the author's credibility and potential bias(偏见). Students are then able to contextualise the information they learn and can think more critically about historical context and those who tell it.
With this framework, students can then understand the causal relationship between human nature, values, philosophy, actions, and their consequences. It teaches students to recognise recurrent themes and lessons that are necessary to understand modern society. Most importantly, it teaches students to develop a healthy skepticism(怀疑论) when presented with information today because our actions are history in the making.
Forty years ago, renowned scholar James Fitzgerald argued that no education is complete without the teaching of historical enquiry. He believed that the only way to move forward in life is to understand what's behind us.
Today, this principle still holds true. Students take both the factual knowledge and the historical enquiry skills they learn in the classroom and apply them to real world circumstances. Throughout their lives, students who are taught with strong history curricula will take the lessons they learn from our predecessors and become involved, active, productive citizens who want to create a history that tomorrow's students will be proud to learn about.
1．What is the biggest academic significance of history learning
A．Passing down Chinese culture.
B．Grasping historical enquiry skills.
C．Making people more knowledgeable.
D．Enriching people's everyday life.
2．What does the underlined word “critique” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Protect.
B．Combine.
C．Comment.
D．Remember.
3．Why is James Fitzgerald mentioned in the text
A．To stress the importance of history.
B．To point out the essence of education.
C．To indicate famous people learn from history.
D．To show history contributes to people's achievements.
4．What can be the best title for the text
A．It Is the People that Create History
B．History Pushes the Wheel of the Times
C．History Curricula Are Gaining More Attention
D．History Curricula Shape Tomorrow's Decision Makers

第二部分：强化训练 B
Passage 9
（2024·北京朝阳·二模）When I was nine, my best friend nearly choked to death on a gobstopper, a type of hard candy. After several attempts, she coughed up the candy. I haven’t had a gobstopper since and I have carried with me a fear of seeing that scene again. Sadly, as I discovered this week, lightning can strike twice.
I was getting off a tube train in London when I noticed a woman coughing. I slowed down, watching her carefully. I had learned that coughing is rarely a sign that something is terribly wrong. Suddenly, the woman stopped coughing, her eyes widened and she bent over.
When I went over to ask if she was OK, she looked up at me, panicked, and pointed to her back. I started hitting her back and screaming for help. Despite having watched a few videos, I was terrified that I wouldn’t be able to correctly perform the Heimlich, a first-aid method, and that I would have to walk away with guilt for her death. But it was just the two of us, alone at an underground station; if I didn’t try to help, no one would. Thankfully, much like with my friend, after a few sharp hits, whatever had been stuck in her throat came loose. She thanked me, almost embarrassed, and walked up to the lift. I followed behind her, shaking, with tears in my eyes.
By the time we reached the lift, we had both calmed down. She took my hands and thanked me again, before disappearing. She might have been fine without my hurried hits on her back — I may not have actually saved her life — but at least she knew that someone, a stranger whom she would never see again, cared.
This experience also taught me about the bystander effect, where people assume others assumed to be available during an emergency, direct help from others is far less likely to will help, leading to inaction. I get it: the fear of making things worse, especially if you have no medical training, is real. Research suggests that when a “medically competent” person is assumed to be available during an emergency, direct help from others is far less likely to occur. Sometimes, though, regardless of who else could be nearby, it may be useful to get involved. So it was with the coughing woman on the tube.
17．How did the friend’s choking incident affect the author
A．She lived with a sense of guilt.
B．She realized the importance of first aid.
C．She developed a fear of witnessing similar events.
D．She deepened her understanding of the bystander effect.
18．What did the author do to help the woman on the tube
A．She relieved the woman’s coughing.
B．She walked the woman up to the lift.
C．She found a “medically competent” person for her.
D．She performed first aid by hitting the woman’s back.
19．Which situation can be described as the bystander effect
A．You volunteered to help an old man carrying a heavy bag.
B．You asked your brother who is a doctor to save a dying woman.
C．You avoided involvement when seeing an injured lady on the road.
D．You walked away after the rescue men asked you to leave the scene.
20．What can we learn from this passage
A．A good tun deserves another.
B．Every cloud has a silver lining.
C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D．Action speaks louder than inaction.
Passage 10
（2024·上海长宁·统考一模）
Take Off with Historic Hiring Growth
A message from Kate Gebo
Welcome aboard!
We are so happy to have you fly with us. I’m sure you’ve thought about United as a way to travel, and with over 95,000 employees and growing, our company is also the center for rewarding careers.
I could not be prouder to lead Human Resources at United during this exciting time for our company, while we’re building the biggest and best airline in the history of aviation. Earlier this year, we announced that we are on track to hire at least 15,000 new employees by the end of this year.
When people think of career opportunities at United, they often think of being a pilot or flight attendant. In reality, our organization has a wide variety of roles in addition to our fantastic pilots and flight attendants, with jobs and functions to keep our airports running and our planes flying.
Whether it’s for operational roles, such as ramp service employees, customer service representatives, and aircraft technicians, or for corporate roles in human resources, digital technology, and social media, we’re hiring across every function of the airline, seeking strong talent that will take us to new heights.
A role at United is not just a job; it’s a career. Many of our employees have taken on new roles in different departments throughout their tenure (聘用期), which we support to develop and invest in our workforce. In the past seven years, more than 1,500 frontline employees were promoted to management roles, and 78 % of our senior leaders were promoted internally.
Beyond the traditional career paths, we’re proud to create new paths to help our talent pipelines fulfill some of the industry’s most critical job functions. Aviate, our pilot career development program, offers aspiring and established pilots a path to the United flight deck. Calibrate is our full-time, paid apprenticeship program for those wanting to go into aircraft maintenance and other technical operational roles. Our newly launched Innovate program helps provide the skills and experiences needed to succeed in a technology career at United.
We’re hiring from coast to coast, at our seven major hubs and across a broad range of positions. If you’re ready to join me and 95,000 of the industry’s best and brightest at United, I encourage you to visit careers. today to see what opportunities await you. Your career is cleared for takeoff.
United with you,
Kate Gebo
Executive Vice President,
Human Resources and Labor Relations
10．What is the main purpose of this passage
A．Guarantee to provide first-class customer service.
B．Promote frontline employees to management roles.
C．Introduce jobs available in some departments of United.
D．Advertise for United to enroll pilots and flight attendants.
11．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Visit careers., and you can see positions available.
B．Employees at United can change their jobs with interest.
C．Employees have to keep their positions throughout their tenure.
D．The United is making efforts to be the biggest and best airline.
12．Which is most suitable for those wanting to be technicians
A．The full-time, paid apprenticeship program. B．The traditional United career path.
C．The newly launched Innovate program. D．The new paths for talent pipelines.
Passage 11
(2024·浙江1月卷)On September 7, 1991, the costliest hailstorm(雹暴) in Canadian history hit Calgary's southern suburbs. As a result, since 1996 a group of insurance companies have spent about $2 million per year on the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones. But farmers in eastcentral Alberta—downwind of the hail project flights—worry that precious moisture(水分) is being stolen from their thirsty land by the cloud seeding.
Norman Stienwand, who farms in that area, has been addressing public meetings on this issue for years. “Basically, the provincial government is letting the insurance companies protect the CalgaryEdmonton urban area from hail，” Mr. Stienwand says, “but they're increasing drought risk as far east as Saskatchewan.”
The Alberta hail project is managed by Terry Krauss, a cloud physicist who works for Weather Modification Inc. of Fargo, North DakotA． “We affect only a very small percentage of the total moisture in the air, so we cannot be causing drought.” Dr. Krauss says. “In fact, we may be helping increase the moisture downwind by creating wetter ground.”
One doubter about the safety of cloud seeding is Chuck Doswell, a research scientist who just retired from the University of OklahomA． “In 1999, I personally saw significant tornadoes(龙卷风) form from a seeded storm cell in Kansas，” Dr. Doswell says. “Does cloud seeding create killer storms or reduce moisture downwind No one really knows, of course, but the seeding goes on.”
Given the degree of doubt, Mr. Stienwand suggests, “it would be wise to stop cloud seeding.” In practice, doubt has had the opposite effect. Due to the lack of scientific proof concerning their impacts, no one has succeeded in winning a lawsuit against cloudseeding companies. Hence, private climate engineering can proceed in relative legal safety.
1．What does the project aim to do
A．Conserve moisture in the soil.
B．Prevent the formation of hailstones.
C．Forecast disastrous hailstorms.
D．Investigate chemical use in farming.
2．Who are opposed to the project
A．Farmers in eastcentral AlbertA．
B．Managers of insurance companies.
C．Provincial government officials.
D．Residents of Calgary and Edmonton.
3．Why does Dr. Doswell mention the tornadoes he saw in 1999
A．To compare different kinds of seeding methods.
B．To illustrate the development of big hailstorms.
C．To indicate a possible danger of cloud seeding.
D．To show the link between storms and moisture.
4．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．Scientific studies have proved Stienwand right.
B．Private climate engineering is illegal in CanadA．
C．The doubt about cloud seeding has disappeared.
D．Cloudseeding companies will continue to exist.
Passage 12
(2024·浙江宁波摸底)As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil(水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country's bestknown charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The Marie Curie Cancer Care tries to ensure everyone diagnosed with cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fund research into possible cures through other organisations. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since.
The charity was named after Marie Curie, a renowned scientist. She experimented with newlydiscovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, overexposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy(化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.
The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving.
Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has donated money to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of ￡1.
The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn't mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round.
5．What does it mean when the British wear a daffodil on their coats
A．They support a charity.
B．They are recovering from cancer.
C．They've been helped by a charity.
D．They've been diagnosed with cancer.
6．What does the underlined word “renowned” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．Beautiful.
B．Modest.
C．Famous.
D．Humorous.
7．Why was the charity named after Marie Curie
A．Because patients required that.
B．Because it was launched by her.
C．Because she greatly supported it.
D．Because it could show respect for her.
8．What can we learn about the daffodil from the text
A．It can be used as medicine.
B．It's thought to stand for hope.
C．It's widely worn worldwide.
D．It's sold to the wearers at a high price.
Passage 13
(2024·浙江杭州摸底)My mother used to take me to my grandparents' in Belgium during the school holidays. While I would play chess with my grandfather, he would tell me stories about growing up, falling in love, and travelling around the world.
I didn't realise the importance of preserving memories until my grandfather passed away, which ultimately changed my outlook on remembering our loved ones and the stories we share. I thought about solutions to helping other people record the precious memories for those they love—before it's too late. So I began matching ghostwriters(代笔者) to clients to help them write a book as smoothly and beautifully as possible, and StoryTerrace was born.
Since then, we have explored the power of stories and their ability to connect us with our past and make sense of the present. It has been documented that the increased family connection is significantly linked to less loneliness. Learning more about one's family history, however, has been linked to boosting emotional health, increasing compassion and providing a deeper sense of cultures and traditions.
What we have found through our own research is that so many of us have missed out on the opportunity to explore our origins.56 percent of Brits agreed that much of their family history is lost because they are no longer able to speak with the person who knows the most about it. 51 percent expressed regret as they wished they could tell their younger self to document their family's life story, feeling that most of it had been forgotten. When it comes to telling these stories, many don't know where to begin.
We have seen numerous times when people come to us with random journal entries and notes from over the years, and these can be developed into a wonderful work of art that can be passed down to generations to come.
Half of the projects we see at StoryTerrace are heritage stories, with family occupying a dominant theme for most stories. Alongside this, common themes we see are of course love, overcoming challenges, settling in new surroundings and so on.However, family is a thread that always ties these together.
1．What does StoryTerrace do
A．It boosts the mood of your family members.
B．It gives treatment to people with mental illness.
C．It links people from different cultures together.
D．It helps turn your beloved one's stories into a book.
2．What does the author intend to show by listing the numbers in Paragraph 4
A．Why StoryTerrace matters.
B．How StoryTerrace functions.
C．What StoryTerrace focuses on.
D．Where StoryTerrace makes your story.
3．What can you infer about StoryTerrace from the last paragraph
A．It is part of the national heritage.
B．Its stories are mostly about family.
C．It dominates half of the market.
D．Its stories gain much popularity.
4．What is the best title for the text
A．Family Stories Worth Telling
B．Create Your Own Storybooks
C．Documents of Family History
D．Preserve Memories with StoryTerrace
Passage 14
(2024·浙江宁波摸底)Cleverness is a gift. Kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard.
—Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2，300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most startups didn't, and I wasn't sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I'd been a garage inventor. I'd always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it will be an even better idea for someone who doesn't already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but eventually, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all．
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
1．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore
A．The desire to follow his passion.
B．The attraction of millions of titles.
C．The strong support of his wife.
D．The increasing usage of the Internet.
2．What was the author's situation before starting Amazon
A．He was a garage inventor.
B．He was in search of a good job.
C．He was working at a bookstore.
D．He was satisfied with his work.
3．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3
A．He would be very excited if he tried it out.
B．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.
C．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind.
D．The decision not to try the bookstore would terrify him.
4．What is the best title for the text
A．Following My Passion
B．We Are What We Choose
C．The Starting of Amazon
D．Cleverness and Kindness
Passage 15
（2024·北京·一模）“Your mother needs a new heart,” my father told me when I called on that December afternoon. An unrelenting optimist, he spoke as if she merely needed to have a part replaced. But, although my two sisters and I knew that our mother had heart problems, this news still made us frozen for a while with our eyes widening in disbelief.
Dr. Marc Semigran of the transplant team reviewed my mother’s medical history. She’d had an irregular and rapid heartbeat for most of her life. Her present treatment — the use of a series of cardioversions, or electric jolts, to restore a normal heartbeat — would not work in the long-term. She had an enlarged and weakened heart, as well as a faulty valve.
“With medication,” Dr. Semigran said, “you have a 60 percent chance of living six months. You could have a longer life with a transplant, but there are risks. You’re at the top end of the age group of sixty years old. The lungs and other organs must be healthy and strong. While the transplant surgery is actually a straightforward procedure, acceptance by the body is the difficult thing.”
My family came together, trying to provide strength and work out what to do. We’d already gone from shock, over our mother’s condition, to worry that she wouldn’t be a suitable recipient. Despite of the risk, we chose to believe that she would make it eventually.
Word came later in December that she had been accepted into the programme. Dr. Jeremy Ruskin told us one of the reasons she had been accepted was that she had such strong family support.
One Monday in May, at about 8 p. m., my mother received a phone call from the hospital that a heart was available. As she was about to be wheeled off, my father took her face in his hands and looked into her eyes. His look said everything about their 42-year relationship.
The heart transplant operation was successful and the conditions could not have been better.
The irony of the transplant process is that one family’s loss is another’s gain; that tragedy begets fortune. It is a kind of life after death, our hearts beating beyond us. We developed a feeling of love for this new part, of gratitude for the doctors, for the process, and for those people who made a decision just for humanity.
21．How did the sisters feel to the news that their mother needed a new heart
A．Frightened. B．Astonished. C．Worried. D．Annoyed.
22．Which is the factor to affect the possibility of their mother’s heart transplant
A．Her abnormal heart beat.
B．The age of over sixty years old.
C．Her willingness to the transplant.
D．The adaptation of the new heart in the body.
23．What made the transplant team decide to have the operation
A．That her lungs were healthy.
B．That a new heart had been found.
C．That her family were expecting the operation.
D．That her family trusted the doctors' medical level.
24．What can we learn from the passage
A．Family support is of great importance.
B．Fortune favors those who are optimistic.
C．Confidence helps patients overcome difficulties.
D．Getting prepared before accepting a treatment matters.
Passage 16
（2024·北京东城·一模）An Art Class
When Kelly was twelve, she started taking classes at Miss Grace’s School for Art. She didn’t like it at first: the “novice artists”—the kids who hadn’t really done art before-worked mostly with clay, and Kelly was a terrible sculptor.
It wasn’t until her third year that Kelly found something she was really good at-charcoal drawing (素描). She loved watching the lines spread unevenly across the page as she moved the bits of charcoal back and forth over the paper.
One day, Sophia, the best artist in her class, sat down and set up her easel (画架) next to Kelly. Kelly felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. She’d actually found an art form that she enjoyed and was good at-and now Sophia was going to outshine her again Kelly fought back tears when Miss Grace entered the room.
“Hello class, Miss Grace said.” We’ll continue to work on the project today. What masterpiece would Sophia have come up with
Kelly looked at Sophia’s easel and she couldn’t believe it-it was a mess! For a brief moment, Kelly couldn’t actually believe her drawing was better than Sophia’s.
But then she looked at Sophia, who was watching Kelly with an anxious expression. “I…. I couldn’t decide what to do,” Sophia said. “And you’re so good. Sometimes I feel like my stuff is just so bad in comparison.”
Kelly looked to see if Sophia was joking, but she seemed completely serious. Now Kelly was shocked. “I’m not talented ... Miss Grace seldom praises me. You’re the best one in our class!”
Sophia raised her eyebrows. “I might be a really good copier of the stuff, but I have no idea what to do when it comes to making up my own images. You are so great at making new things out of the old stuff. I’ve loved your works.”
“I’ve loved yours, too,” Kelly said.
“Well, definitely not this one,” Sophia said.
Kelly smiled. “Maybe not right now. But if you move these lines up...” she said, pointing her finger on Sophia’s paper.
Sophia was quiet for a moment. “That’s a great idea!” she said finally.
Kelly smiled and turned back to her drawing, looking every so often at Sophia’s work to see that she was taking her advice, down to the last line.
25．When Kelly started classes at the art school, she _____.
A．was not good at the course B．lacked confidence in drawing
C．was often pushed by Miss Grace D．did not get along with the other kids
26．How did Kelly feel when Sophia sat beside her
A．Thrilled. B．Confused.
C．Frustrated. D．Relieved.
27．What did Kelly do in the art class
A．She inspired Sophia. B．She praised Sophia’s creativity.
C．She decided to outshine Sophia. D．She finished the drawing for Sophia.
28．What can we learn from the passage
A．Interest is the best teacher.
B．You are what you believe to be.
C．Everyone has their own strengths.
D．Hard work will eventually pay off.
答案+解析
第一部分：强化训练 A
Passage 1答案及解析
1. B。解析：第一段提到人类长期以来都知道身处自然对身心有益，接着提出问题“自然是如何做到的呢？”然后列举了本土青少年在野外完成成人仪式以及现代东亚文化进行“森林浴”，是为了引出并回答下面的问题。A选项澄清一个观点错误；C选项呈现自然风光不是目的；D选项展示文化差异不准确。
2. D。解析：facilitating所在句子“Also, nature often leads to awe, wonder and respect, all these emotions facilitating everything from physical to mental health.”意思是自然常常带来敬畏、惊奇和尊重，所有这些情感促进了从身体健康到心理健康的一切。promote有“促进”之意，与facilitating意思相近。A选项限制；B选项覆盖；C选项暴露都不符合。
3. B。解析：第三段提到人们似乎比以前花更少的时间在户外和自然中，在过去的30年里，人们的压力水平和“忙碌感”急剧上升，作者用“Nature-Deficit Disorder（自然缺失症）”来描述这种现象，语气中透露出不安。A选项冷漠；C选项幽默；D选项自豪都不符合。
4. D。解析：文章主要探讨了我们与自然联系时会发生什么，身处自然可以减少压力的生理症状，带来敬畏等情感促进身心健康，还提到人们与自然的联系减少及自然缺失症，最后呼吁人们认识到自然不仅是物质资源，也是通往人类健康和幸福的途径。A选项是时候在自然中挑战自己了不准确；B选项你知道自然是物质资源吗不是重点；C选项我们为什么关心自然环境也不准确。
Passage 2答案及解析
1. B。解析：根据“This kung fu demonstration by Shaolin monks was a highlight of the 2023 Shaolin Cultural Day, a rare cultural event for the Orange County community in Southern California.”可知，少林功夫表演是南加州橙县社区罕见的文化活动，可推断出橙县不常能欣赏到少林功夫。A选项它在学校操场上表演文中未提及；C选项表演持续两周错误；D选项吸引了世界各地的游客不准确，主要是吸引了当地的观众。
2. C。解析：根据“‘The event offers a unique opportunity for the Orange County community to actively engage with Shaolin culture and gain firsthand experience in various Shaolin activities,’ said Anne Shih...‘These experiences will help audiences to experience the Chinese culture and better understand Chinese traditions,’ Shih said.”可知，这个活动能帮助观众更好地了解中国传统文化。A选项帮助南加州人快速学习中文不准确；B选项帮助观众通过练习成为功夫大师不是主要好处；D选项帮助橙县吸引更多世界各地的功夫爱好者不是Anne Shih提到的好处。
3. A。解析：根据“Larry Lee...said...‘The traditional Chinese martial arts have deep intelligence in it. They relate to a way of life that goes much deeper than just fighting.’”可知，Larry Lee认为中国武术包含智慧。B选项它们主要关注战斗错误；C选项它们代表中国文化和历史不准确；D选项它们激励你擅长中医不对。
4. D。解析：根据“‘We hope through such activities, we can promote friendship between Chinese and American peoples, and contribute to China-US relations,’ he said.”可知，举办这个活动是为了建立更好的友谊。A选项强调社区的重要性不准确；B选项建议如何相互理解不是主要目的；C选项比较不同文化不是重点。
Passage 3答案及解析
1. A。解析：纳什均衡是一种试图从数学和逻辑上确定游戏参与者应采取的行动以确保自身获得最佳结果的概念，属于博弈论范畴。B选项秘密策略、C选项玩家信息、D选项参与资格都不准确。
2. D。解析：第三段通过Tom和Sam的游戏例子来说明纳什均衡。A选项引用谚语错误；B选项进行类比不准确；C选项总结原因不是该段方法。
3. B。解析：第四段提到了纳什均衡的一些缺点，比如不像优势策略那样总是带来最满意的结果，在战争等情况下个人很少知道对手的策略，也不考虑过去的行为等。A选项它的元素；C选项它的应用；D选项它的背景都不准确。
4. A。解析：作者在文中客观地介绍了纳什均衡的概念、解释方法、应用以及缺点等，态度是客观的。B选项抵制；C选项困惑；D选项好奇都不符合。
Passage 4答案及解析
1. A。解析：文章第一段提到科学家说巨大冰山从南极洲断裂与气候变化无关，但后面又提到南极洲海冰在夏季消失得“异常”迅速，去年由于气温高于正常水平，南极洲海冰创下历史新低，今年可能再次创纪录，可推断出近年来很多冰山从南极洲断裂可能是因为气候变化。B选项因为人类活动文中未提及；C选项因为它们的极大尺寸不是原因；D选项因为冰山的数量不准确。
2. B。解析：第五段提到“From time to time, the edges of the ice shelves break off. This is a natural process, called ‘calving’.”，可知calving指的是冰山断裂。A选项分娩；C选项聚集；D选项砍伐都不符合。
3. D。解析：文章最后提到南极洲海冰在夏季消失得“异常”迅速，去年创下历史新低，今年可能再次创纪录，可推断出科学家对南极洲海冰的变化是担忧的。A选项怀疑；B选项客观；C选项乐观都不符合。
4. A。解析：文章主要讲述了巨大冰山从南极洲断裂以及南极洲海冰的变化情况，A选项最符合文章标题。B选项科学家说冰山会断裂不是重点；C选项南极洲海冰可能创纪录只是文章一部分内容；D选项海冰消失得“异常”迅速也不全面。
Passage 5答案及解析
1. B。解析：前两段主要描述了英语在英国之外的广泛使用，如欧盟中有很多人说英语，在非传统英语国家英语不仅是有用的第二语言，还成为了一些人的母语，北欧的孩子因为看好莱坞电影等说英语像来自美国。A选项英语国家的影响不准确；C选项好莱坞电影和电视节目的流行不是主要现象；D选项欧盟的重要性增加不是重点。
2. C。解析：根据第四段“‘I am working here for years.’ is a mistake today, but it is not hard to imagine it becoming standard in the future in India.”可知，作者预测这些印度英语的表达在印度可能会被认为是语法正确的。A选项它们会被标准英语正式取代错误；B选项它们会被其他国家接受为标准不准确；D选项它们在不久的将来会成为一种不同的语言太绝对。
3. A。解析：最后一段提到没有一种语言比英语的使用者更多，很难预测他们会如何改变英语，但很容易排除他们根本不会改变英语的可能性，也就是说英语随着时间的推移发生变化是不可避免的。B选项英语受到了不同语言的影响不是该段重点；C选项英语在一代人中可能会变得无法辨认不准确；D选项保持英语不受外国影响很重要错误。
4. B。解析：文章主要展示了作者对英语变化的看法。A选项反对标准英语的必要性不准确；C选项解释语言变化的原因不是主要目的；D选项呼吁对英语教学制定更严格的标准错误。
Passage 6答案及解析
1. A。解析：第一段提到幸福由五个元素组成，作为这五个元素的相互依存的集合，幸福不仅仅是体验快乐。combination有“结合、组合”之意，与aggregate意思相近。B选项结论；C选项积累；D选项关联都不准确。
2. C。解析：第二段提到正如亚里士多德所说，幸福是生命的最终目的，我们如何度过日常生活最终是由我们认为会让我们更快乐的事情所引导的，作者只是客观地陈述这一事实，没有表现出支持、怀疑、冷漠或不关心等态度。A选项有利的；B选项怀疑的；D选项冷漠的都不符合。
3. D。解析：最后一段提到追求幸福的间接方式，如开始冥想练习、锻炼、表现出善意、学习新东西或对我们所拥有的表达感激，这些都是追求幸福的间接方式，也就是追求SPIRE的一个方面可以促进我们的幸福。A选项成功会带来幸福错误；B选项拒绝负面情绪有助于我们获得幸福错误；C选项直接追求幸福会让人感到幸福错误。
4. B。解析：最后一段提到如果直接看太阳会伤害自己，但如果分解太阳光就能看到彩虹的颜色，同理直接追求幸福会伤害我们，而通过分解幸福为SPIRE的元素等间接方式可以促进我们的幸福，这里是用太阳作类比。A选项作对比不准确；C选项总结论证不准确；D选项回答前面的问题也不准确。
Passage 7答案及解析
1. B。解析：根据“‘You have this hopeless feeling when you don't really know what's going on,’ said her father, Mike Schulte. He noted that the test made a difference in finding the cause and ‘getting her the right care that she needed almost immediately’.”可知，Mike Schulte对这个测试很感激，因为它找到了病因并让女儿得到了及时的治疗。A选项骄傲；C选项不清楚；D选项绝望都不符合。
2. D。解析：根据“Whole genome tests are much better than narrowly targeted tests when it comes to finding genetic differences, called abnormalities, which can cause disease. The study found 49 percent of these abnormalities, compared to 27 percent with more commonly used tests targeting only some genetic diseases.”可知，在发现遗传疾病方面，全基因组测试比狭隘的针对性测试更准确。A选项狭隘的针对性测试更容易错误；B选项常用测试花费时间更长文中未提及；C选项全基因组测试只关注婴儿错误。
3. A。解析：根据“Experts warn there are some problems because labs vary in how they understand results. Also, whole genome tests are more expensive and less likely to be covered by insurance.”可知，全基因组测试的缺点是更昂贵。B选项过程复杂文中未提及；C选项可能找不到疾病不准确；D选项结果很难理解不是主要缺点。
4. C。解析：文章主要介绍了全基因组测试在诊断婴儿疾病方面的作用、优势和缺点等，最有可能出现在报纸上。A选项博客；B选项医疗记录；D选项信件都不太可能。
Passage 8答案及解析
1. B。解析：根据“The greatest academic value that history curricula provide is not the recall of important dates and names. Rather, understanding the historical enquiry process is the most important component.”可知，历史学习最大的学术意义是掌握历史探究技能。A选项传承中国文化不准确；C选项让人更有知识不是最大的学术意义；D选项丰富人们的日常生活不是主要意义。
2. C。解析：根据“This is where the historical enquiry process begins. Students not only begin to analyse and ask questions about the content, but they also learn about the author's credibility and potential bias(偏见). Students are then able to contextualise the information they learn and can think more critically about historical context and those who tell it.”可知，学生要对历史资料进行分析、提问、了解作者的可信度和潜在偏见等，也就是要对其进行评论。A选项保护；B选项结合；D选项记住都不符合。
3. A。解析：文中提到James Fitzgerald认为没有历史探究的教育是不完整的，他相信了解我们身后的事情是前进的唯一途径，是为了强调历史的重要性。B选项指出教育的本质不准确；C选项表明名人从历史中学习不是主要目的；D选项展示历史有助于人们的成就不是重点。
4. D。解析：文章主要论述了强大的历史课程对于培养未来有生产力的公民是必要的，历史课程能让学生掌握历史探究技能，培养批判性思维，理解现代社会，成为积极创造历史的公民，即历史课程塑造未来的决策者。A选项是人民创造历史不是重点；B选项历史推动时代的车轮不准确；C选项历史课程越来越受到关注不是主要内容。
第二部分：强化训练 B
Passage 9答案及解析
17. C。解析：第一段提到作者九岁时最好的朋友差点被硬糖噎死，从那以后作者就再也没有吃过硬糖，并且一直带着对再次看到那种场景的恐惧。所以朋友的噎住事件让作者对目睹类似事件产生了恐惧。A选项她带着一种内疚感生活错误；B选项她意识到急救的重要性不准确；D选项她加深了对旁观者效应的理解不是主要影响。
18. D。解析：第三段提到作者通过击打女子的背部进行急救。A选项她缓解了女子的咳嗽错误；B选项她陪女子走到电梯不是主要的帮助行为；C选项她为女子找了一个“有医疗能力的人”错误。
19. C。解析：旁观者效应是指在紧急情况下人们认为其他人会提供帮助，从而导致自己不采取行动。C选项看到路上受伤的女士而避免参与可以被描述为旁观者效应。A选项自愿帮助一个提重物的老人不是旁观者效应；B选项让当医生的哥哥去救一个垂死的女人不是旁观者效应；D选项在救援人员要求离开现场后离开不是旁观者效应。
20. D。解析：文章主要讲述了作者在地铁上对一名女子进行急救的经历以及对旁观者效应的思考，强调了行动比不作为更有意义。A选项善有善报不准确；B选项黑暗中总有一线光明不合适；C选项患难见真情不符合文章主旨。
Passage 10答案及解析
10. C。解析：文章主要介绍了美联航有各种各样的职位在招聘，包括运营岗位和公司岗位等，目的是介绍美联航的一些部门的工作岗位。A选项保证提供一流的客户服务不是主要目的；B选项提拔一线员工到管理岗位只是部分内容；D选项为美联航招聘飞行员和空乘人员不准确，文章还介绍了很多其他岗位。
11. C。解析：文章提到很多员工在任期内担任过不同部门的新职位，而不是必须一直保持一个职位。A选项访问careers.可以看到可用职位正确；B选项美联航的员工可以根据兴趣更换工作正确；D选项美联航正在努力成为最大最好的航空公司正确。
12. A。解析：对于想成为技术人员的人来说，Calibrate是全职带薪学徒计划，适合那些想从事飞机维修和其他技术运营岗位的人。A选项符合；B选项传统的美联航职业道路没有明确提到适合技术人员；C选项新推出的Innovate计划是针对科技职业的；D选项人才管道的新途径比较宽泛，没有具体针对技术人员。
Passage 11答案及解析
1. B。解析：从第一段“Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones.”可知，这个项目的目的是防止冰雹的形成。A选项保护土壤中的水分不是主要目的；C选项预测灾难性的雹暴错误；D选项调查农业中的化学使用不准确。
2. A。解析：第二段提到阿尔伯塔省中东部的农民反对这个项目，他们担心云催化会从他们干旱的土地上偷走宝贵的水分。A选项正确；B选项保险公司的经理不是反对者；C选项省政府官员不是主要反对者；D选项卡尔加里和埃德蒙顿的居民不是反对者。
3. C。解析：第四段提到Chuck Doswell提到他在1999年看到一场有种子的风暴细胞形成了严重的龙卷风，是为了表明云催化可能存在的危险。A选项比较不同的播种方法错误；B选项说明大冰雹的发展不准确；D选项展示风暴和水分之间的联系不是主要目的。
4. D。解析：最后一段提到由于缺乏关于云催化影响的科学证据，没有人能成功起诉云催化公司，所以私人气候工程可以在相对法律安全的情况下进行，可推断出云催化公司将继续存在。A选项科学研究证明Stienwand是正确的错误；B选项私人气候工程在加拿大是非法的错误；C选项对云催化的怀疑已经消失错误。
Passage 12答案及解析
5. A。解析：第一段提到英国人在他们的外套上戴水仙花意味着他们支持一个慈善机构——玛丽·居里癌症护理机构。B选项他们正在从癌症中恢复错误；C选项他们得到了一个慈善机构的帮助错误；D选项他们被诊断出患有癌症错误。
6. C。解析：renowned意为“著名的”。A选项美丽的；B选项谦虚的；D选项幽默的都不符合。
7. D。解析：第三段提到慈善机构以玛丽·居里命名是因为她的开创性工作导致了化疗，而且她获得了两个不同领域的诺贝尔奖，以她的名字命名可以表达对她的尊重。A选项因为病人要求错误；B选项因为它是由她发起的错误；C选项因为她大力支持错误。
8. B。解析：第四段提到水仙花是英国春天最早开花的植物之一，象征着冬天过后开花植物回归生态系统，慈善机构把水仙花作为通过慈善捐赠给他人带来生命的隐喻，可以推断出水仙花被认为代表着希望。A选项它可以用作药物文中未提及；C选项它在世界范围内广泛佩戴不准确；D选项它以高价卖给佩戴者错误。
Passage 13答案及解析
1. D。解析：第二段提到作者开始为客户匹配代笔者，帮助他们尽可能流畅、优美地写一本书，所以StoryTerrace的作用是帮助把你所爱的人的故事变成一本书。A选项它提升家庭成员的情绪错误；B选项它为有精神疾病的人提供治疗错误；C选项它把来自不同文化的人联系在一起错误。
2. A。解析：第四段通过列举数字说明很多英国人因为没有及时记录家人的故事而感到遗憾，从而表明StoryTerrace的重要性。B选项StoryTerrace的运作方式不是主要目的；C选项StoryTerrace的关注点不准确；D选项StoryTerrace在哪里创作你的故事不是重点。
3. B。解析：最后一段提到在StoryTerrace看到的一半项目都是遗产故事，家庭在大多数故事中占据主导主题，可以推断出StoryTerrace的故事大多是关于家庭的。A选项它是国家遗产的一部分错误；C选项它主导了一半的市场不准确；D选项它的故事很受欢迎没有直接体现。
4. D。解析：文章主要讲述了作者创办StoryTerrace帮助人们保存记忆，把所爱的人的故事变成一本书，所以“用StoryTerrace保存记忆”是最适合的标题。A选项值得讲述的家庭故事不准确；B选项创作你自己的故事书不全面；C选项家庭历史文件不是重点。
Passage 14答案及解析
1. D。解析：第一段提到作者看到互联网使用率每年增长2300%，这个事实激发了他建立一个在线书店的想法。A选项追随他的激情不是直接原因；B选项数百万书籍的吸引力不是主要灵感来源；C选项他妻子的强烈支持不是最初的灵感。
2. D。解析：第二段提到作者在纽约的一家金融公司工作，和一群非常聪明的人一起，还有一个他非常钦佩的出色老板，可以推断出他对自己的工作很满意。A选项他是一个车库发明家是小时候；B选项他在找一份好工作错误；C选项他在一家书店工作错误。
3. C。解析：这句话意思是不尝试的想法会一直萦绕在他的脑海中。A选项如果他尝试了会很兴奋不准确；B选项如果他不尝试，他会一直有疑问不准确；D选项不尝试开书店的决定会吓到他不准确。
4. B。解析：文章最后提到“For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.”，强调我们是我们所做的选择，所以“我们是我们的选择”是最适合的标题。A选项追随我的激情不是重点；C选项亚马逊的开始不准确；D选项聪明和善良不是文章主旨。
Passage 15答案及解析
21. B。解析：第一段提到当作者和两个姐妹听到母亲需要一颗新心脏这个消息时，她们瞪大了眼睛，难以置信地愣了一会儿，说明她们感到很惊讶（Astonished）。A选项“害怕的”、C选项“担忧的”、D选项“恼怒的”均不符合。
22. D。解析：第三段提到虽然移植手术实际上是一个简单的过程，但身体的接受才是困难的事情，所以影响母亲心脏移植可能性的因素是新心脏在身体中的适应情况（The adaptation of the new heart in the body）。A选项她不正常的心跳不是主要影响因素；B选项六十多岁的年龄不是关键因素；C选项她对移植的意愿文中未提及。
23. A。解析：文中提到母亲被接受进入移植项目的原因之一是她有很强的家庭支持，另外文中未提及新心脏找到、家人期待手术以及家人信任医生医疗水平是决定手术的因素，可合理推断健康的肺等器官是手术的一个重要考量，A选项“她的肺是健康的”比较符合。
24. A。解析：文章中提到母亲被接受进入移植项目的原因之一是她有很强的家庭支持，说明家庭支持非常重要（Family support is of great importance）。B选项“好运青睐乐观的人”、C选项“信心帮助病人克服困难”、D选项“在接受治疗前做好准备很重要”在文中体现不明显。
Passage 16答案及解析
25. A。解析：第一段提到Kelly十二岁开始在艺术学校上课，一开始她不喜欢，因为新手艺术家主要用黏土创作，而Kelly是个糟糕的雕塑家，说明她不擅长这门课程（was not good at the course）。B选项“在绘画方面缺乏信心”、C选项“经常被Miss Grace催促”、D选项“和其他孩子相处不好”在文中未体现。
26. C。解析：第三段提到Kelly看到班上最好的艺术家Sophia坐在她旁边时，她心里一沉，因为她刚找到自己喜欢且擅长的艺术形式，现在Sophia又要超越她了，可推断出她感到沮丧（Frustrated）。A选项“兴奋的”、B选项“困惑的”、D选项“宽慰的”均不符合。
27. A。解析：Kelly给Sophia提出了一些建议，帮助了Sophia，即她激励了Sophia（She inspired Sophia）。B选项“她赞扬了Sophia的创造力”不准确；C选项“她决定超越Sophia”与原文不符；D选项“她为Sophia完成了绘画”错误。
28. C。解析：文章中Kelly和Sophia各有自己擅长的方面，说明每个人都有自己的长处（Everyone has their own strengths）。A选项“兴趣是最好的老师”、B选项“你就是你认为的自己”、D选项“努力最终会有回报”在文中体现不明显。