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专题01阅读理解之说明文1.（2020届安徽省名校高考模拟）GreatActivitiesforNatureLoversHikingOneoftheeasiestandmostaccessiblewaystoge

tclosetonatureisbysettingoutonagoodoldfashionedhike.Hikinggenerallydoesn'trequireanyfancyequipmentorspecia

lskills,justapieceofmapandathirstforadventure.Thisactivitycanbeasrelaxingasyoumakeit.BackcountryCampingWhylimityourself

tojustadayhikewhenyoucanhaveafullweekendforalongeradventure?Backcountrycampinginvolvespackingyourtent，sleepinggear,food,andwateronyourback

tosetupcampinaremotelocation.Iyou‟reanexperiencedhikerandcamper,thisisanexcellentwaytotestyoursurvivalski

llsandexplorethewilderness.MountainandRoadBikingUnlikelonghikesthroughthewoods,bikingallowsyoutocovermoregroundandtra

velfartherinnature.Mountainbikingtypicallyinvolvesridingupanddownsteepslopes,betweentrees,andoverrocks.Ifthissoundst

oointenseoryourtiresaren'tsuitedforruggedterrain(地形),considertakingaroadbikeonpavedtrailsthroughforestpreservesoralongcountry

roads.GardeningContrarytopopularbelief,youdon'thavetotravelbeyondyourownbackyardtoexperiencethebeautyofnatureeve

ryday.Ifyourpersonalityislessadventurousoryourmobilityrestricted,considerplantingagardentogrowyourownvegetables,fruit,herbs，orflo

wers.There'ssomethingtrulysatisfyingaboutmixingupasaladwithfreshingredientsyougrowyourself.Oneofthebestpar

tsaboutspendingtimeingardeningisthatitdoesn'thavetobreakyourbudgetandanyonecandoit.1．Whatdohikersneedforhiking?A．Practicalskills.B．Necessaryequipmen

t.C．Ausefulmap.D．Arelaxedmood.2．What'sNOTtheadvantageofgardeningaccordingtothetext?A．Youdon'tneedtogofartoenjoythebeautyofnature.B．Itgivesyo

uasenseofsatisfactionwhencookingwithfreshingredients.C．Itdoesn'ttakeanyenergyormoneytodoit.D．I‟seasytostartitforanyonewholikesit.3．Whichofthef

ollowingcantakeyoutotravelfarthest?A．Hiking.B．BackcountryCamping.C．MountainandRoadBiking.D．Gardening.2.（2020届安徽省名校高考模拟）Weknowthatreading

isgoodforchildren.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatjustbeingaroundbookshasitsbenefits.AteamofresearchersinAustraliafindsthatg

rowingupwithalargelibraryathomeimprovesliteracy(读写能力),number-sense,andeventechnologicalskillsinlaterlife.Itappearedinthe

journalSocialScienceResearch.Theresearcherswereexploringtheadvantagesofscholarlyculture.Theywereinterestedinacuriousobservationthatsomecallthe“radi

ationeffect".“Radiationeffectisasituationwherechildrengrowuparoundbooks,buttheydon'treadbooks.Butsomehowbooksbenefitthem,eventhoughtheydon

'treadthemasmuchastheirparentswishthemto,”saidJoannaSikora,asociologistinAustralia.Joannaandhercolleaguesanalyzeddatacollectedbet

ween2011and2015bytheOrganizationforEconomicDevelopment.Thesurveyassessedtheliteracy，numeracy(计算能力),andtechnologicalcompetencyo

fmorethan160,000adultsfrom31countries.Anditincludedaquestionabouthowmanybooksparticipantshadintheirhomesduringadolescence.“Whatwewereabletomakec

learwasthatpeoplegrowinguparoundbookshadbetterliteracy,numeracyanddigitalproblem-solvingskillsthanpeoplewhohadfewerbooksgrowingupbuthadsimilar

educationlevels,similarjobs，andevensimilaradulthabitsintermsofreadingorworkingatvariousnumeracy-improvingactivities,"shesaid.Infact,teenswhoonlym

adeitthroughhighschoolbutwereraisedinabookishenvironmentdidaswellinadulthoodascollegegraduateswhogrewupinahousewithoutbo

oks.Now,howmightmereexposureleadtointellectualimprovement?“Ifwegrowupinahouse,inahomewhereparentsenjoybooks,whereb

ooksaregivenasbirthdaypresentsandvalued,thisissomethingthatbecomesapartofouridentityandgivesusthislifelongurgetoalwayscomeclosetobooksandreadmore

thanwewould.”Sokeepshelvespiledwithbooks.Yourkidswillnotonlybegrateful,they'llbemorelikelytobeabletospell“grateful"correctlyaswell.12．Wh

at's“radiationeffect"accordingtothetext?A．Theterribleeffectofradiationonthepersonsandthings.B．Thegoodinfluenceofthebookishe

nvironmentonadolescents.C．Thebeneficialeffectofreadingbooksonadolescents.D．Thebadeffectoftheenvironmentwithoutbooksonadolescents.

13．Howdoestheexposuretobooksimproveintellect?A．Booksbringasenseofidentityandeagernesstoreadmore.B．Bookshelptoprovideachancetocomeclosetosociety,C

．Booksarealwaysgiventoadolescentsasvaluablepresents.D．Bookswilloffertheteensanurgetomakegreatachievements.14．What'stheautho

r'sattitudetowardsbookishenvironment?A．Opposed.B．Neutral.C．Indifferent.D．Supportive.15．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ReadingMoreHelp

sImproveChildren'sAbilitiesB．ReadingatHomeBringsChildrenManyAdvantagesC．GrowingUpAroundBooksBenefitsChildrena

LotD．CreatingaBookishEnvironmentforChildrenIsofMuchImportance3.（2020届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三诊断）MarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach‟sBarLouiecou

nterbyherself,quietlyreadinghere-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBech

tel‟s“me”time.AndlikemoreAmericans,she‟snotalone.Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf(53percent)havebreakfastaloneand

nearlyhalf(46percent)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore,74percent,acco

rdingtostatisticsfromthereport.“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?”Bechtelsaid,lookingupf

romherbook.Bechtel,whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach,haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooftenworksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunch

timeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingherontheshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.“Today,Ijustwantedsometimetomysel

f,”shesaid.Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocalvideographer,isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathec

ansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe‟sonafirst-namebasisifhewantstohavealittleinteraction(交流).“Ireflectonhowmyday‟sgoneandthink

abouttherestoftheweek,”hesaid.“It‟sachanceforself-reflection.Youreturntoworkrechargedandwithaplan.”Thatfreedomtochooseisonere

asonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatableforone,butthosedaysareover.Now,wehav

eoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable.“Itdoesn‟tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvancesintechnology,”saidLaurieDemeritt,whosecompa

nyprovidedthestatisticsforthereport.4．Whatarethestatisticsinparagraph2about?A．Foodvariety.B．Eatinghabits.C．

Tablemanners.D．Restaurantservice.5．WhydoesBechtelprefertogooutforlunch?A．Tomeetwithhercoworkers.B．Tocatchupwithherwork.C．Tohaveso

metimeonherown.D．Tocollectdataforherreport.6．WhatdoweknowaboutMazoleny?A．Hemakesvideosforthebar.B．He‟sfondofthefoodatthebar.C．Heinterview

scustomersatthebar.D．He‟sfamiliarwiththebarkeeper.7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thetrendofhavingmealsalone.B．Theimportanceofself-reflection.

C．Thestressfromworkingovertime.D．Theadvantageofwirelesstechnology.4.（2020届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三诊断）Thinkplantsare

justboringgreenthingsthatyouuseforfoodanddecoration?Thinkagain!Plantsareabletodosomeprettyawesomethingsthatyou‟reprobablytotallyun

awareof.Researchershavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytocommunicatewithanundergroundnetworkmadeupoffungus(真菌),whichservesthep

lantsinmanyways.Tomatoplantsusethefunguswebtowarneachotheroftheirownunhealthyconditions.Treesconnectedthrough

thefungusnetworkcouldmovenutrients(养分)toandfromeachother.Itisbelievedthatlargertreesmovenutrientstosmalleronestohelpthemtosurvive.Notonlytha

t,buttheycanalsodamageunwelcomeplantsbyspreadingpoisonouschemicalsthroughthefungus.ItsoundsliketheplantworldhadtheInterne

tbeforewedid.Someplantshavearatherimpressivelineofdefenseagainstbeingeaten.Whensensingtheyarebeingswallowed,theygiveoff

achemicalintotheairthatattractstheinsect‟snaturalenemy.Theenemyattacksthebug,thussavingtheplants.Thisisbasicallythep

lantkingdomversionofgettingyourolderbrothertobeatupthatkidwhostealsyourlunchmoney.Youmightbeawarethathumansandanimalshaveaninternalc

lock.Butdidyouknowthatplantsalsohavethisclock?Thismeanstheycanprepareforcertaintimesofdayjustlikewedo.Isi

tbecausetheycanreacttolightatsunrise?Inastudy,scientistsfoundthatplantsusethesugarstheyproducetokeeptime,wh

ichhelptoregulatethegenesresponsiblefortheplant‟sowninternalclock.So,inasense,―wakeupwithpetunias(矮牵牛)isjustasvalidas―wakeupwiththechickens.N

atureisfullofsurprises.Soforthoseofyouwhodidn‟tknowthewondersofplants,nowyoudo.8．Howmanywaysdoesthenetworkoffungusservetheplants?A．

Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords―“yourolderbrother”inParagraph4referto?A．Thechemicalgivenoffbyplants.B．Theinsect‟snatura

lenemy.C．Thebugattackedbytheenemy.D．Theplanttobeeatenbytheinsect.10．Whathelpstheplantkeeptime?A．Thesugarsproducedby

itself.B．Itsowngenes.C．Thetimeofsunrise.D．Itsresponsetolight.11．Whatistheauthor‟spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisloveofdif

ferentplants.B．Tosharehisstudyonsomeawesomeplants.C．Tointroducetheunknownabilitiesofplants.D．Tomakepe

opleawareofplantprotection.5.（2020届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三诊断）Theideathatcomputershavesomeamountof“intelligence”isnotnew,saysRalphHau

pter,thepresidentofMicrosoftAsia,pointingasfarbackas1950whencomputerpioneerAlanTuringaskedwhethermachinescant

hink.“Soithastakennearly70yearsfortherightcombinationoffactorstocometogethertomoveAIfromconcepttoreal

ity,”saysHaupter.Itispredictedthatthedevelopmentofartificialintelligencewillbethestoryofthecominggen

erations,notjustthecomingyear,butas2019getsunderway,you‟llfindAIwillbegintotouchyourlifeinmanywaysaccordingtosomeresearc

hers.“PersonalassistantAIswillkeepgettingsmarter.Asourpersonalassistantslearnmoreaboutourdailyroutines,

IcanimaginethedayIneednottoworryaboutpreparingdinner.MyAIknowswhatIliketoeat,whichdaysoftheweekIliketocookathome,andmakessurethatwh

enIgetbackfromworkallmygroceriesarewaitingatmydoorstep,readyformetopreparethatdeliciousmealIhadbeenlongingfor.”---Alecjandro

Troccoli,seniorresearchscientist,NVIDIA．“ThankstoAI,thefacewillbethenewcreditcard,thenewdriver‟slicenseandthenewbarcode(条形码).Facialreco

gnitionisalreadycompletelytransformingsecuritywithbiometriccapabilitiesbeingadopted,andseeinghowtechnologyandbusinessareconne

cted,likeAmazoniswithWholeFoods,Icanseeanearfuturewherepeoplewillnolongerneedtostandinlineatthestore.”---GeorgesN

ahon,president,OrangeInstitute,aglobalresearchlaboratory.“2019willbetheyearAIbecomesrealformedicine.

Bytheendoftheyearwe‟reseeingsolutionsforpopulationhealth,hospitaloperationsandabroadsetofclinicalspecialtiesquic

klyfollowbehind.”---MarkMichalski,executivedirector,MassachusettsGeneralHospital.12．WhatcanweknowaboutAIf

romthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Peopledidn'texpectAItodevelopsorapidly.B．TheideaofAIjustcameuprecently.C．TheconceptofAIwasputforwardbyRalph

Haupter.D．Ittookmorethan70yearstoturntheconceptintoreality.13．WhoseesthefutureofAIdoinghouseworkinsteadofhumanbeing?A．

AlanTuring.B．GeorgesNahon.C．MarkMichalski.D．AlejandroTroccoli.14．WhatisGeorgesNahon‟sjob?A．Executivedirectorofahospital.B．Presidentofaresear

chlaboratory.C．Chairmanofanenergycorporation.D．Chiefoperatingofficerofanewspaper.15．Howisthepassagedeveloped?A．Byexplainingcauseandeffect.B．B

ypresentingresearchresults.C．Bylistingsomepredictions.D．Bydescribingpersonalexperiences.6.（2020届广西桂林调研）Eachyear,halfamillio

npeoplediefrombrainaneurysms（动脉瘤）—whenabloodvessel（血管）burstsinthebrain.Ananeurysmisabulge（膨胀）inabloodvesselth

atcanburst.Ifthathappensinthebrain,itcanbedeadly.Forsurvivors,physicaldisabilitiesareoftensevere.Theymayinclud

ememoryproblems,lossofbalance,troublespeakingandevenblindness.Butnewtechnologiesareincreasingsurvivalratesandreducingdisabilities.Beaumont

Baconisasurvivorwhomakeslightofherexperiencebecausesheisacomedian（喜剧演员）.Sheuseshumortomakeotherslaugh.Nowshe‟sworkingonane

wshow.MichaelAlexanderisherdoctor.HeoperatedonBeaumontBaconafterherattack.“Shehadbleedinginthefrontalareaofherbrain,sorightabo

vetheeyes.Thepartthatwasinthebrainwasaboutmaybethesizeofanegg.So,that‟safairlylargebleed.”Ms.Baconhadabetterchanceatsurvivalthanmostpe

oplebecauseofDr.Alexander.HedirectstheNeurovascularCenterinLosAngeles.Thecenteroffersnewtechnologiesthatincludeplacingacatheter（导管）intoananeurysm,the

nthreadingwirestopromotebloodclots（血栓）.Thistechniquereducesthechancesofanotherburstbloodvessel.“Youdon‟thavetoop

enuptheskull（头盖骨）oropenupthebraintodosurgery.It‟salldonefrominsidethebloodvessels.Soitreducestheamountofbloodloss,andtherecoveryism

uchfaster.”ForBeaumontBacon‟srecovery,thehospitalworkedtopreventproblemscommonlyfoundinpatientswithaburstaneurys

m.Theproblemsincludebrainswellingthatcanshutdownbloodvessels.Shespentamonthinacoma（昏迷）—unabletocommunicatewithdoctors,friendsandlovedones.

Butwithayearoftreatment,sherecovered.Now,sheismakingpeoplelaugh.12．Whatdoyouknowaboutaneurysms?A．Notechnologiesca

ntreatthemnowadays.B．Theymaycauseseveredisabilities.C．Fewpeoplediefromthemeveryyear.D．Theyaredeadlywherevertheyhappen.13．Thenewte

chnologyhasthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat________.A．itismuchfasterforthepatienttorecoverB．itbringsnoproblemsaftertheoperationC．itreducesthe

amountofbloodlossD．itdoesn‟tneedtoopenupthebraintooperate14．ItcanbeknownfromthepassagethatBeaumontBacon________.A．wasalwaysinanunconsciousstateafte

rtheoperationB．recoveredsoonafterthetreatmentC．returnedtoworkafterthetreatmentD．wasthefirsttotrythenewtechnology15．Theauthorshowstheeffectofthetech

nologyby________.A．providinganexampleB．makingcomparisonsC．offeringdataD．givingexplanations7.（2020届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试）We‟veknownthatsittingforlongp

eriodsoftimeeverydayhascountlesshealthconsequences,likeahigherriskofheartdisease.Butnowanewstudyhasfound

thatsittingisalsobadforyourbrain.Astudypublishedlastweek,conductedbyDr.PrabhaSiddarthattheUniversityofCalifornia,showedthatsedentary（久坐的）beha

viorisassociatedwithreducedthicknessofthemedialtemporallobe（中颞叶）,abrainareathatiscriticaltolearningandmemor

y.Theresearchersaskedagroupof35healthypeople,ages45to70,abouttheiractivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhourseachdayspentsittingandthenscannedtheirbrai

ns.Theyfoundthatthesubjectswhoreportedsittingforlongerperiodshadthethinnestmedialtemporallobes.Itmeansthatthemoretimeyouspendinachairtheworseitisfor

yourbrainhealth,resultinginpossibledamagetolearningandmemory.Whatisalsointerestingisthatthisstudydidnotfindasignifican

tassociationbetweenthelevelofphysicalactivityandthicknessofthisbrainarea,suggestingthatexercise,evensevereexercise

,maynotbeenoughtoprotectyoufromtheharmfuleffectsofsitting.Itthensurprisinglyturnedoutthatyoudon‟tevenhavetomove

muchtoenhancecognition（认知）;juststandingwilldothetrick.Forexample,twogroupsofsubjectswereaskedtocompleteatestwhileeithersittingorstanding.Parti

cipantsarepresentedwithconflictingstimuli（刺激）,liketheword“green”inblueink,andaskedtonamethecolor.Subjectsthinkingontheirfeetbeatthosewho

satbya3-milicondmargin.Thecognitiveeffectsofseverephysicalexercisearewellknown.Butthepossibilitythatstand

ingmoreandsittinglessimprovesbrainhealthcouldlowerthebarforeveryone.Iknow,thisallrunscountertoreceive

dideasaboutdeepthought,fromourgradeschoolteachers,whotoldustositdownandfocus,toRodin‟sfamous“Thinker,”seatedwithchinonhand.Theywerewrong.Youcanno

wallstandup.8．WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs3and4?A．Severeexercisecanlessenthedamageofsitting.B．Severeexercisecangrea

tlyimproveourbrainhealth.C．Sedentarybehaviorwillpossiblydamageourbrain.D．Brainhealthhasnothingtodowithsedentarybe

havior.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“margin”inParagraph5mean?A．blank.B．edge.C．decrease.D．difference.10．Whatisthereceivedideaaboutdeept

hought?A．Sittingmoreisgoodforourmentalhealth.B．Sittingisbetterwhenwethink.C．Exercisemorecanimproveourcogni

tion.D．Weshouldstandwhilethinking.11．Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．peopletendtositwhilethinkingB．stan

dingmorecanmakeourbrainhealthierC．physicalexercisecanimproveourbrainhealthD．sedentarybehaviorleadstocountlesshealthproblems8.（2020届广西玉林市

高三第一次适应性考试）Ifyou‟vespentanyamountoftimeboating,fishing,orbird-watchingatlakesandrivers,youhavemostlikelyseenfishesjumpingou

tofthewater.Ihaveseenitmanytimes.Certainly,fisheswillexitwaterindesperateattemptstoescapeenemies.Dolphinstakeadvantageofthebehavior,fo

rmingacircleandcatchingthefrightenedfishesinmidair.Butjustaswemayrunfastfromfunorfromfear,differentemotionsmigh

tmotivatefishestojump.Mobularays（蝸鲼）aren‟tmotivatedbyfearwhentheythrowtheirimpressivebodies—uptoaseventeen-footwingspan(thedistancefromtheendof

onewingtotheendoftheother)andatoninweight—skywardinleap（跳跃）ofuptotenfeet.Theydoitinschools（鱼群）ofhundreds.Theyusuallylandontheirbellies,b

utsometimestheylandontheirbacks.Somescientiststhinkitmightbeawayofremovingparasites（寄生虫）.ButIthinkthattheraysareenjoyingthemse

lves.IntheclearwatersofFlorida‟sChassahowitzkaNationalWildlifeRefuge,Iwatchedseveralschoolsoffiftyormoremullets（鲻鱼）movinginbeautifulformation.T

heirwell-builtbodiesweremostevidentwhentheyleapedfromthewater.MostofthetimeIsawoneortwoleapsbyafish,butonemadeaseriesofs

even.Theyusuallylandontheirsides.Eachjumpwasaboutafootclearofthewaterandtwotothreefeetinlength.Nobodyknowsforsure

whythefishleaps.Oneideaisthattheydoittotakeinoxygen.Theideaissupportedbythefactthatmulletsleapmorewhenthewaterislowerinoxygen,butischall

engedbythelikelihoodthatjumpingcostsmoreenergythanisgainedbybreathingair.Itishardtoimaginetheywillfee

lanyfresherwhenbackinwater.Mightthesefishesalsobeleapingforfun?Thereissomenewevidence.GordonM.Burghardtrecentlypublishedaccountsofado

zentypesoffishesleapingrepeatedly,sometimesoverfloatingobjects—sticks,plants,sunningturtle—fornoclearreasonotherthanentertainment.12．Whatcanw

esayaboutthedolphinsinParagraph1?A．Theyhavegreatescapingskills.B．Theyareeasilyfrightened.C．Theyareveryclever.D．Theylovejumping.13．Whatd

otherayandthemullethaveincommonwhenjumping?A．Bothdoitingroups.B．Bothlandontheirbellies.C．Bothjumpmanyfeetoutofwater.D．Bothmakeleapsoneafter

theother.14．HowdoestheauthorfeelabouttheideamentionedinParagraph4?A．Itisvaluable.B．Itisinteresting.C．Itisimaginative.D．Itisquestionable.

15．Whichmaybethereasonforfishleapsaccordingtotheauthor?A．Toremoveparasites.B．Toamusethemselves.C．Totakeinmoreoxygen.D．Toexpresspositi

veemotions.9.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）What‟sthedealwithnewwords?Wheredotheycomefromandhowdotheygofromunknowntoofficial?First,newwordsh

avetocirculateinculturetomakeitintothedictionary.Theyhavetobeusedandunderstood.Wordshaveamuchbetterchanceo

fgettingaddedtothedictionaryifyouseetheminprintorheartheminconversation.It‟sactuallyafull-timejobtosearchpopularcommunicationtofigureoutwh

atnewwordsaresurfacinginourvernacular（方言）.Lexicographersgettodecidewhichwordsmakeitintothedictionary,andthe

ydosobyreadingwidelyacrossindustriesanddisciplines.However,theyalsomakedecisionsaboutwhichidiomsmakeitin.Dictionariescansometimesgetov

er1,000newwordsperyear.In2019theMerriam-Websteraddedover600inAprilandanother500+inSeptember.Afterlexicographersdeci

dewhichwordswillbeincluded,theywriteanewdefinition.Someexistingwordsalsogainadditionalmeanings,andthereareus

uallythousandsofrevisions.Thedictionaryisaconstantlychangingwork-in-progress,justlikethelanguageitdescri

besanddefines.Forinstance,theword“peak”recentlywentfrombeingjustasharp,pointedendtoalsobeingsomethingattheheighto

fpopularity.Occasionallyfakewordsactuallyendupinthedictionarybymistake.Ifyouhaveawordthatyouthinkshouldbeinthedictionary,you‟rewelcome

togetintouchwiththelexicographersandsuggestit.However,thewordneedstobefairlypopular.Ithastohave“widespread,fr

equent,meaningfulusage”.Forinstance,OMGwasaddedtothedictionaryin2009afterlexicographershadobserveditingeneraluseforabout15years.Neww

ordsspringfromnewtechnologiesanddisciplines,butthey‟reveryofteninventedbyauthorsandwriterswholovelanguageandplaywithittocrea

tenewmeanings.OneofthegreatestcreatorswasWilliamShakespearewhocreatedover1,700newwordsoftenbyadaptingusageandusin

gnewcompounds.He‟sresponsibleforwordslikeeyeball,excitement,fashionable,andlonely.“Hard-boiled”wasinventedbyMarkTwain.8．Whatk

indofnewwordscanbeincludedindictionaries?A．Wordswhichhavebeenwidelyusedforlong.B．Wordswhichwerecreatedbyfamouswriters.C．Wordswhic

hhavebeenspokenbysomelocals.D．Wordswhichfrequentlyappearinaprivateconversation.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Lexicographers”inthefi

rstparagraphprobablymean?A．Newwordcreators.B．Writersofadictionary.C．Specialistsinlanguages.D．Historiansonancientcultures.10．Whatdoestheauth

orthinkofadictionary?A．Quiteambiguous.B．Error-free.C．Extremelyrigid.D．Graduallydeveloping.11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．HowtheDictionaryIsRevisedB．HowNewWordsSpreadinCultureC．HowWordsGetAddedtotheDictionaryD．HowNewWordsAreInventedbyFamousAuthors10.（2

020届河南省六市第一次模拟）We‟veknownforyearsthatplantscansee,hear,smellandcommunicatewithchemicals.Now,reportedNewScientist,theyhavebeenrecordedmakingsoundswhe

nstressed.Inayet-to-be-publishedstudy,ItzhakKhaitandhisteamatTelAvivUniversity,inIsrael,foundthattomatoandtobaccoplantscan

makeultrasonic(超声的)noises.Theplants“cryout”duetolackofwater,orwhentheirstems(茎)arecut.It‟sjusttoohigh-pitched(音调高的)forhumanstohear.Microphonesp

laced10centimetersawayfromtheplantspickedupsoundsintheultrasonicrangeof20to100kilohertz(千赫兹).Humanhe

aringusuallyrangesfrom20hertzto20kilohertz.“Thesefindingscanalterthewaywethinkabouttheplantkingdom,”theywrote.Onaverage,“thirsty”tomato

plantsmade35soundsanhour,whiletobaccoplantsmade11.Whenplantstemswerecut,tomatoplantsmadeanaverageof25soundsinthefollowinghour,andtobaccoplants15.Un

stressedplantsproducedfewerthanonesoundperhour,onaverage.Perhapsmostinterestingly,differenttypesofstressledtodifferentsounds.Theresearcherstrainedama

chine-learningmodeltoseparatetheplants‟soundsfromthoseofthewind,rainandothernoisesofthegreenhouse.Inmostcases,itcorrectlyidentifiedwheth

erthestresswascausedbydrynessoracut,basedonasound‟sintensityandfrequency.Water-hungrytobaccoappearstomakeloudersoundsthancuttobacco

,forexample.AlthoughKhaitandhiscolleaguesonlylookedattomatoandtobaccoplants,theythinkotherplantsalsomakesoundswhe

nstressed.Iffarmerscouldhearthesesounds,saidtheteam,theycouldgivewatertotheplantsthatneeditmost.Asclimatechangecausesmoredroughts,theysaidthisw

ouldbeimportantinformationforfarmers.“Thesoundsthatdrought-stressedplantsmakecouldbeusedinprecisionagriculture(精准农业

),”saidAnneVisscherattheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,intheUK.Khait‟sreportalsosuggestthatinsetsandmammals

canhearthesoundsupto5metersawayandrespond.Forexample,amoth(蛾子)maydecidenottolayeggsonawater-stressedplant.EdwardFarmer,attheUniversit

yofLausanne,Switzerland,isdoubtful.Hesaidthattheideaofmothslisteningtoplantsis“alittletoospeculative”.Ifplantsarescreamingforfearoftheir

survival,shouldwebethankfulwecan‟thearthem?28．WhatdidKhaitandhisteamfindfromtheirresearch?A．Plantsma

delow-pitchedsoundswhenindanger.B．Plantswereabletoproducesoundsinresponsetostresses.C．Plantspickedupawiderrangeofsoundswhenstressed.D．Plantsmadeultra

sonicnoisestocommunicatewitheachother.29．Howdidtomatoandtobaccoplantsreacttodifferentstressesaccordingtothetext?A．Aplantreactedtodifferent

stresseswiththesamesound.B．Cuttomatoplantsproducedmoresoundsperhourthanwater-hungryones.C．Cuttobaccoplan

tsseemedtomakeweakersoundsthandrought-stressedones.D．Tobaccoplantsmightmakeloudersoundsthantomatoplantswhenshortofwater.30．What‟

sthemainideaofParagraph6?A．Thepotentialapplicationsoftheresearch.B．Challengesfacingfarmersinthefuture.C．Farmers„contributionstother

esearch.D．Whatthefutureagriculturewillbelike.31．Theunderlinedword“speculative”inthesecond-to-lastparagraphhastheclosestmeaningto“________”.A．practica

lB．unsuspectedC．unsupportedD．complicated11.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）Manycollegestudentswanttolookforseasonal,short-termorpart-timejobstogetextra

cash,tostaybusyortogetworkingexperience.LifeguardThejobisagreatopportunitytobuildyourfitness,keeppeoplesafeandbeoutdoorstoenjoyso

mefunonthebeachinthesun.Theaveragehourlywageforlifeguardsis$9.31,butthosewithcertificationsorpreviousexperiencemaybeabletoear

nabitmore.Nanny(保姆)Studentscanfindplentyofpositionsasparentsscramble(争抢)toarrangeactivitiesandfindcarefortheirch

ildren.Studentswhoenjoyspendingtimewithkids,stayingactiveandbeingoutdoorscanspendtheirleisuretimemakingmoneywithoutev

enfeelinglikethey‟reworking.Nanniesmake$14.56perhour.CampConsultantStudentswhoenjoyspendingtheirtimewithchildren,beingal

eaderandmonitoringfunoutdooractivitiesareperfectforcampconsultantpositions.Theaveragehourlywageforcampconsultantsis$9.28,butthosewithmany

years‟experienceorspecificacademicbackgroundsmaybeabletoearnmore.FoodServerAlthoughitmaynotseemlikethemostattractivewaytospendawe

ekend,workingaswaitstaffallowsstudentstobuilduptheirsocialskills,stayactive,enjoyfreemealsatworkandposilyeducatethemselvesaboutdifferentcuis

ines.However,foodserversneedtobeontheirfeetforhoursatatimeandmustbeabletomulti-tasklikeprofessionals,sotakethisintoaccountbeforesubmittinganapplicat

ion.Theaveragesalaryis$9.00hourly,buttripscanraisethatnumber.1．Whoarethetwojobsnannyandcampconsultantmostfitfor?A．Studentswhowantto

developtheirsocialskills.B．Studentswholovestayingwithchildren.C．Studentswholovetraveling.D．Studentswholovecamping.2．Whatsho

uldyoutakeintoconsiderationbeforeapplyingtobeafoodserver?A．Thewayofcooking.B．Thefoodyoucanenjoy.C．Longstandingtimeatwork.D

．Skillingettingtipsfromcustomers.3．Whatjobcanyoudoifyou‟regoodatswimming?A．Alifeguard.B．Ananny.C．Acampcon

sultant.D．Afoodserver.12.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）Doyoulookdownwhenyouspeak?Playwithyourhair?Leantooneside?Everylastgesture

tellsastory.Whatyouaresayingtoothersisnotonlyreflectedinthewordscomingfromyourmouth,butalsothroughthegesturesandmotionsyoumakewithyourbody

.KristinAppenbrink,AssociateEditorforRealSimple.com,showswhatyourbodylanguageissayingaboutyou.Standingwithyourlegstogetherisconsi

deredmoreofaconservativestance(站姿).Itlookslikeasoliderfacinghisofficer.Thiswayofstandingusuallyindicatesrespect.Thiswayyoumoveyourb

odyreflectsyourattitude.Andshiftingyourweightfromsidetosideorfronttobackindicatesthatyouareanxiousordisappointed.Basically,thisisap

hysicalrepresentationofwhatisgoingoninyourhead:youarehavingsomanyunsettlingthoughtsthatyoucan‟tstopmovingfromonetotheother.Crossingyou

rarmsandlegsisadefensiveposition.Takenoteofthesurroundings.Moreoftenthannot,thisjustmeansapersoniscold.Ma

nypeoplealsofindthispositiontobecomfortable.Pointingtoes(脚趾)in,bigtoetobigtoe,indicatesyouareclosingyourselfoffbecauseyoufeelawkwardorinsecure.B

ut,ifyou‟resittingupstraightwithyourshouldersaligned(对齐的)andyourheadup—signsofanopenbodyposition—yourfeetmaybebetrayingyou.Opening

upyourhandsbyspreadingyourhandsmeansyouareopentonewideasbeingoffered.Facingyourpalmsdownorgraspingyourfistsfirmlyshowsyouhaveastr

ongposition—onethatmaynotbesoflexible.8．WhichofthefollowingdoesKristinAppenbrinkprobablyagreewith?A．Bodylanguagewillreplacespokenla

nguage.B．Standingwitharmscrossingindicatesrespect.C．Bodylanguagecanexpresswhatwewanttosay.D．Ourbodies‟motionsaredifferentfromourgestures.9．Whattec

hniqueofwritingismainlyusedinthetext?A．Makingcomparisons.B．Analysingcauses.C．Raisingquestions.D．Givingexamples.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unset

tling”meaninparagraph3?A．Satisfying.B．Upsetting.C．Doubtful.D．Unconscious.11．Whatdoesoneshowifhepointshistoesin,bigtoet

obigtoe?A．Hefeelsembarrassedandunsafe.B．Hethinkssomeonehasbetrayedhim.C．Hefeelslikehidingsomethingfromothers.D．He‟swillingtoacceptnew

ideasfromothers.13.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）Fearofthecontagion(传染病)hasrestrictedairtravelandpeoplearequesti

oningthesafetyoftravelingonshipsforpleasure.Butoneexpertsayspeoplecouldeffectivelyprotectthemselvesandothersfro

mtheinfectiousvirusbydoingonesimplething:washingtheirhands.ChristosNicolaides,aphysicist,workswithcomputermodelsthatsimulate(模拟)thesp

readofdisease.“Theairtransportationnetworkisthemainpathwayforaglobaldiseasespread,”Nicolaidessaid.Tounderstandthis,thinkofalltheth

ingsyouandothershandleatanairport.Whenpeoplecoughorsneeze,verysmalldropsofmucus(粘液)flythroughtheair.Theylandonsurfacesofthingsthatotherp

eoplehandle.Nicolaidesledastudywhichfoundthatifyouwanttoslowtheinfectionofadisease,focusonhand-washing.Hesaidresearcherstriedtofindt

herateofhand-washingaroundtheworld.Earlierstudiesshowedthat70percentofpeoplewashtheirhandsafterusingato

ilet,butonlyaboutsevenpercentdoitcorrectly.Nicolaidessaid,“Youshouldwashyourhandswithsoapandwaterforatleast15

seconds.Myresearchersstudiedthis,andwefoundoutthatifyouvisitanairportanytimeintheworld,youwillrealizethatonlyonefifthpeoplehavecleanhands.”Nicolaide

sthenstudied“super-spreader”airports,Hesaid,“A„super-spreader‟airportisanairportthatcombinestwoqualities.Thefirstoneist

hatithasalotoftrafficandalotofpeople.Andtheotheroneisthatitisconnectedtomanyotherairportswithmanyotherinternationalflights.Theseairportsare

verybusy,suchastheJohnF.KennedyairportinNewYork,LosAngelesInternational.”Nicolaidessaidthatif60percentoftravelershadcleanhand

s,thepossibilityofslowingaglobaldiseasewouldriseby69percent.Butevenifjust30percentoftravelershadcleanha

nds,thespreadofdiseasecoulddropby24percent.Hesaid,“Educatingthepublicisthemostimportant.”12．Whatkindofeffectdoesthecontagionhave?A．Flightsand

shipsaretotallycanceled.B．Travellingcostsaregreatlyincreased.C．Peopleworryaboutthesafetyoftravelling.D．Thedevelopmentofw

orldeconomyisstopped.13．Whatisthemaincauseoftheglobalspreadofthedisease?A．Peopletouchpublicfacilitie

swithviruswhiletraveling.B．Thegovernmenttakeslittlenoticeofthedisease.C．Thegovernmentfailstocontrolthedisease.

D．Peopleareunawareoftheirsickness.14．Whatcanweinferfromearlierstudiesinthetext?A．30%ofpeopledon‟twashtheirhands.B．Mostpeoplehavevisited“super-spre

ader”airports.C．Visitingairportsincreasestheriskofinfectingdiseases.D．Fewpeoplerealizerightwaysofwashinghandsafter

usingatoilet.15．What‟sthemainideaofthistext?A．Expertsfindcorrectwaystowashhands.B．Washinghandshelpsstopspreadingcontagions

.C．Contagionshavecausedresearchers‟greatconcern.D．Travellingbyplaneincreasesrisksofspreadingdisease.14.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）Pu

ttingMoviesonMobilesMoviesinthetheatergettheirrecognitionatawardsceremoniessuchastheOscars.Buthowabou

tmoviesforphones?TheyaregettingtheirturnatMoFilm-thefirstmobilefilmfestival.ThefirstMoFilmcompetitionre

ceived250entriesfrommorethan100countries.Entrieswererestrictedtofilmsthatwerefiveminutesorlessinlength-bestforviewingandsharingonmobilep

hones.Anindependentteamofjudgesthenselectedashortlistoffivefilm-makers.Thewinnerwaschosenfromtheshortlistbyanaudiencevotingusingtheir

phones.NewPlatformsTheawardshighlighttheincreasinginfluencethatmobilephonesareshowingintheentertainmentindustry.Manygrassrootsfilmmaker

sstartoutwithshortfilms.Theyarethwartedbythelackofopportunitiestoscreentheirwork.Therefore,mobilephonesareincreasinglybeingseenasanewplatformforth

eseshortworks.Itisagoodplaceforanyonewhowantstoexpressthemselvesandfindawaytohavethatexpressionbeseenbyawideaudience.Justthinkabouthowmany

peoplehavemobilephonesintheworld!NewTechnologyAdvancesMoFilmispioneeringcontentformobileandonlineservicesthatisaworldawayfromHollywood.Thema

jorityoffilmsmadeformobilesarenowshortinlength,takingintoaccountthescreensize.Howeverthiscouldbeovercomeastechnologyadvances.In

thenearfuture,longerfilmswilllikelybeseenonthemobilephone.Andtherearemobilecompaniescreatingphoneswhereuserscanwatchmoviesathigherquality.Wherever

youseemovies,onethingiscertain:thequalityofwork,thesimpleabilityatstorytelling，andthethingthatinspiressomeonetotellas

torycanreallycomefromanywhere.21．Theunderlinedword“thwarted”means“_____”.A．surprisedB．frightenedC．disappoint

edD．encouraged22．Nowadaysthemajorityoffilmsmadeformobilesareshortinlengthbecauseof_____.A．thescreensizeB．

onlineservicesC．technologyadvancesD．themobilephone23．Wecanlearnfromthetext_____.A．Itisimpossibletoseelongerfilms

onmobilephone.B．Mobilecompanieswillcreatingmorefilms.C．Thequalityworkcanonlybeseeninthetheater.D．Thequa

lityofworkcanalsobeseenfromMoFilms.15.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemfo

rcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5mi

llion.“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit‟sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheL

ondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon‟trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.„„London‟spoorairqualityisl

inkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citingreportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear,“Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollution

they‟rebreathing,”shesays,”theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.„„Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon‟sRegent‟sPark,anexpe

rimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp-thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarke

tingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution

.“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,vhesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedid

n‟tknowanythingaboutit.„„Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthrough

Twitter.“So,“hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?”Drones(无人驾驶飞机)werehisfirstthough

t.Butit‟sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?”hesays.“Theylive-actually?theyareLon

donersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyf

lyprettyquicklyandprettylow.“SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoi

mprovethequalityofthecity'sair.28．WhatcanweinferaboutLondon‟sairqualityfromparagraph2?A．Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.B．Thegovernment

istryingtoimproveit.C．Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.D．Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.29．DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesig

nFestivalto__.A．entertainLondonersB．solveaworldproblemC．designaproductforsaleD．protectanimalslikepigeons30．WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacros

sLondon?A．BecausetheyaretooexpensiveB．Becausetheyflytooquickly.C．Becausetheyareforbidden.D．Becausetheyflytoohigh.31．Whichcanbethebesttitleforth

etext?A．London‟sNewPollutionFighterB．London‟sDirtySecretC．CleanAirinLondonD．CausesofAirPollutioninLondon16.（2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测）TheU

niversityScienceLibraryTheUniversityScienceLibraryholdscollectionsinEngineering,Geography,LifeSciences,Management,MathematicalandPhysicalScienc

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ourPINnumber(setinitiallyas4digits,DDMMofyourbirthday)toborrowandrenewyourbooks,tocheckreservationsandviewyourLibraryaccount

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ctionroomShortloanbooksarecurrentlystoredinthecafeonthegroundfloor.Pleaseusethemachineinthisroomtoborrowandreturnbooks.CafeWehaveacafeonth

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softheUniversityLibrarycardsonly)1．WhatsubjectmaynotbecoveredintheUniversityLibrary?A．Literature.B．Biology.C．Chemistry.D．Geography.2．Whichofthefollo

wingstatementsisrightabouttheUniversityLibrary?A．Bothfoodandbooksaresoldinthecafe.B．EatingisonlyallowedonthegroundflooroftheUniversityLibr

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.（2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测）Languageisperhapsthemostdistinctiveofhumancharacteristics,butitsevolutionremainsamystery.Ourcommunicationisenhancedb

yturn—taking(轮流说话)—ortheorderlyexchangeofcommunicativesignals—whichhasbeenfoundtobelargelyuniversalacrosscultures.But

thisturn-takingbehaviorisactuallywidespreadacrosstheanimalkingdom,accordingtoalarge-scalereviewofstudiespublishedinthejournalP

hilosophicalTransactionsoftheRoyalSocietyB:BiologicalSciences.Inthestudy,theresearchersstressedthatoneofthema

rksofturn-takingacrossallspeciesisfinetiming.Forexample,insomespeciesofsongbird,thegapbetweenthecallsoftwodif

ferentbirdsisoftenlessthan50milliseconds.Ontheotherhand,communicationinsomespeciesismuchslower.Asforspermwhales,the

gapbetweeneachvocalexchangeisaroundtwoseconds.Inhumans,thereisusuallyagapofroughly200millisecondsbetweenturnsinaconversation.Whilemanystudiesha

vefocusedonturn-takingbehaviorinanimals,westillknowverylittleaboutit,partlybecausethereportsaresovariedthatla

rge-scalecross-speciescomparisonisallbutimpossible,accordingtotheresearchers.“Overall,directcomparisonsofturn-takingskillsofnon-

humananimalsinrelationtolanguageoriginsarehighlylimitedbylackofdata,theapplicationofdifferentterms,differents

tudymethodsandstudyenvironments,theauthorswroteinthestudy.”Furthermore,investigationshavesofarmainlybeenfocusingonsinglecalltypesorsongsofs

pecies,limitingadeeperunderstandingofthevariabilityofturning-takingsystemsfoundintheanimalkingdom.Inlightofthis,t

heresearchersproposedanewframeworkforfuturestudiesonturn-takingtomakecross-speciescomparisonseasier.

“Thegoaloftheframeworkistopromotelarge-scalecross-speciescomparisons”,KobinKendrick,fromtheUniversityofYo

rk‟sDepartmentofLanguageandLinguisticScience,saidinastatement.“Suchaframeworkwillallowresearcherstotracethehistoryofthisevolutionofremar

kableturn-takingbehaviorandsolveoldquestionsabouttheoriginsofhumanlanguage.”12．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Turn-takingbehaviorinalls

peciesiswelltimed.B．Languageistheleastdistinctiveofhumancharacteristics.C．Thegapbetweenturnsinahumanconversa

tionisabouttwoseconds.D．Relativelyspeaking,thegapbetweenthecallsoftwobirdsislonger.13．Whatmakesthenon-humananimallanguagestudiesdifficultacco

rdingtothetext?a.Lackofdata.b.Lackofmoney.c.Variedreportsandstudies.d.Theapplicationofdifferentterms.A．abcB．bcdC．abdD．acd14．Wecanin

ferfromthetextthat.A．cross-speciescomparisonisthehardesttostudyintheevolutionoflanguageB．turn-takinginanimalcommunicatio

nbetweenspeciesisdifficulttofindC．non-humanlanguagestudiesshouldbefocusedonsinglecalltypesD．theturn-takingbehaviorofanimalsi

ssimilartothatofhumanbeings15．Whydidtheresearchersputforwardanewframework?A．Toencouragemorestudiesontheevolutionofturn-takin

gbehaviour.B．Tobuildalinkbetweenanimalcommunicationandhumanlanguage.C．Tomakelarge-scalecross-speciescomparisonsofturn-takingeasier.D

．Toguideotherresearchersinhowtostudyanimalcommunication.18.（2020届湖南省怀化市高三第一次模拟）Thedrivercutsyouoffintraffic.Theneighborsdon‟tpickupaftertheirdog

.Theinsurancecompanykeepsyouwaitingendlessly.Situationssuchasthesegetourheartsracing.Angerisn‟tapleasantfeeling.Someofuscontroltheemotion,

whileothersexplodeinawildrage.Bothhabitsaffectourbodies,ourminds,andourrelationships.Angermayfeeluncomfortable,butit‟sals

onormalandhealthy.“Alotofpeoplethinktheyhavetogetridoftheiranger,”saysPatrick,apsychologistinCalgary.“Butangerisa

nemotionbuiltintoustosignalthatsomethingneedstobesolved.”Whenwetakenoticeofthatsignalandactuallyrealizetheprobleminsteado

fignoringit,we‟reusuallymuchbetterforit.Unfortunately,manyofushavebeenconditionedtohideouremotions.Researchsuggeststhatthiscanhavelong-termeff

ectsonourhealth.Investigatorsshowthatpeoplewhosuppresstheiremotionstendtohaveshorterlifespans.They‟remorelikelyto

dieearlierfromcancer,forexample.Whenweareangry,stresshormones(荷尔蒙)arereleased,whichcanmakeusdevelopawiderangeofdiseases,includingdiabetesanddepre

ssion.Isitbetter,then,toscreamwheneversomethingmakesyoumad?That‟sthetheorybehindthe“ragerooms”thathaveappearedinmanyAmerican

cities,wherefolksareinvitedtoexpresstheirangerbyviolentlyhittingstuffina“safe”environment.“Buttheresearchindicatesthatwhenwedis

playourangeraggressively,itcanactuallyincreasetheintensityoftheanger—andincreasethelikelihoodofaggressiveactionsinthefuture.”saysKeelan.Itdoesn‟ttak

emuchimaginationtopredicthowangercanaffectyourrelationshipswithyourwivesorhusbands,yourkids,oryourcoworkers.Italsohurtsyourhealt

h.8．Whatsituationmaymakepeopleangry?A．Neighborspickuptheirdogs‟waste.B．Theinsurancecompanytimelyoffersservi

ce.C．Adriverdoesn‟twaitforhisturn.D．Astrangerhelpswhenpeoplegetlost.9．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Peopleshould

trytheirbesttocontroltheiremotion.B．Angerdoesgoodtoourhealthsometimes.C．Angrypeopleneverreleasestresshormones.D．Angeris

anemotionsignalingsomethinghasbeensolved.10．Whatdoestheunlinedword“suppress”inPara.3mean?A．affectB．de

velopC．controlD．display11．Howdoesthewriterexpresshisviewpoint?A．Subjectively.B．Pessimistically.C．Indifferently.D．Objectively.19.（2020

届湖南省怀化市高三第一次模拟）Scientistshavelongbeendoingresearchondolphinsandhavemadevariousinterestingdiscoveries.RecentlyAnaCostaattheUnive

rsityofGlasgowintheUKandherteamhavefoundsomethingnewaboutonetypeofdolphins—Bottlenosedolphins.Bottlenosedolphinscanbefound

inmildandtropicalwatersthroughouttheworld.Theyprefercoastalwatersthatarewarmandshallow.However,Costafoundbo

ttlenosedolphinsinSouthAmericamaybeseparatedintotwodifferentspecies,thankstovaryinghabitatsbetweentwogroupsoftheanimal.AlongthecoastlinesofsouthernBr

azil,UruguayandArgentinaintheSouthAtlanticOcean,commonbottlenosedolphinsthatliveneartheshoredon‟tlooklikethosethatarefurtherouttosea.Theyarel

onger,lighterandhaveatriangularbackfin,unliketheoffshoredolphins‟shorterbodies,darkerskinandhookedbackfins.Apartfromthedifferencesmentionedabove,the

twokindsofcommonbottlenosedolphinalsolivedifferentlyfromoneanother.Thosenearthecoastformsmallgroupsinbaysandmo

uthofriversanddon‟tgotoofarfromhome,whilethoseoffshoreliveinpodsofhundredsandmovefromtimetotimeandseldomstayatthesameplace.WhenAnaCostaandh

erteamlookedatthedolphins‟boneframework,theyfoundstillmoredifferences:theoffshoredolphinshadshorterandmoreplentifulvertebrae(脊椎)th

anthecoastalvariety.Costaandhercolleaguescollectedmorethan250tissuesamplesfromcommonbottlenosedolphinsofbothgroupsoffBrazil‟scoastandanalyze

dtheDNA．Theresultssuggestthedolphinsmaybegoingdowndifferentevolutionarypaths,separatingintotwospecies.Thegeneticanalysisfounddifferencesinasmallpor

tionofthedolphins‟genomes(基因组)thatexperiencefastratesofchangeoverevolutionarytime.“Allthefindingssofararedemonstratingthatweareobservingtwo

dolphingroupsintheprocessofspeciation,”saysCosta.Despitethoseresearches,sofarscientistsstillcan‟tfigureoutt

heexactdataoftheexistingbottlenosedolphins.Costaandherteamareoptimisticthatonedaytheywillbeabletosolvethepuzzleandhelpsa

vetheseendangeredanimals.12．What‟sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Thedifferencesbetweentwobottlenosespecies.B．Theappearanceofbottlenosedolphin

s.C．Thelivinghabitatsofbottlenosedolphins.D．Thecausesleadingtothedifferences.13．Whatmaycausebottleno

sedolphinstoseparateintotwospecies?A．Theirlength.B．Theirweight.C．Theirvertebrae.D．Theirevolutionarypaths.14．Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Allbo

ttlenosedolphinslivenearthecoastandhavesimilarhabits.B．ThediscoveryofCostamaymakeadifferencetobottlenosedolphins.C．Bottlenosedo

lphinsoftenprefertoliveincoldwatersthataredeep.D．Thesetwodolphinspeciesarenotsocialandliveindividually

.15．Whatdoesthepassagetalkabout?A．Anendangeredanimal—dolphins.B．Costa‟snewdiscoveryaboutbottlenosedolphi

ns.C．Thelivingenvironmentofbottlenosedolphins.D．TheimportanceofCosta‟snewdiscovery.20.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）Modemarchitecturehasbro

ughtmanyamazingbuildingstotheworld.Herearesomeofthestrangestbuildingsintheworld.Habitat67,Montreal,CanadaHabitat67isaveryinterestingarran

gementofcubes,whichlookslikethebuildingblocksthatchildrenplaywith.Itisprettyinterestinghowitwasdesigned.Initsmaterialsense,thecube

isasymbolofstability.Itlookssooriginalandatthesametimecomfortableforliving.ItwascreatedasamainattractionforExpo67,oneo

ftheworld‟slargestuniversalexpositions(博览会)wherehousingwasoneofthemainthemes.TheBasketBuilding,Ohio,UnitedStatesTheLongaberger

BasketCompanybuildinginNewark,Ohiomightjustbeastrangestofficebuildingintheworld.The180,000-square-footbuilding,acopyofthecompany‟sfamousmarketb

asket,cost$30millionandtooktwoyearstocomplete.ManyexpertstriedtopersuadeDaveLongabergertochangehisplans,buthewantedanexactcopyofthere

althing.TheCrookedHouse,Sopot,PolandFinishedin2003,theCrookedHousehasanextraordinaryandamazingstructure.Itsdes

ignwasbasedonthepicturesofpolishartistJanMarcinSzancerandSwedishpainterPerDahlberg.Itlooksasifithadbeentakenfr

omacartoon:Thebuildinglinesarenotstraight,buttheyarebalanced,sothehouseisnotuglyatall,juststrange!Theint

erestingpartishowbuildersmanagedtocreatethisgeniusidea,butthehouseisafactandeveryoneadmirestheircreativity.LaPedrera,SpainItissit

uatedintheEixampledistrictofBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain.Thestoryofthehouseisprettyinteresting.ThehousewasdesignedbyAntoniG

audiandbuiltforamarriedcouple.Itisanextraordinarybutstylishbuildingconsideredtobehighlyunconventional-thereisnotevenonestraightline!1．Whichofthebuil

dingsaboveisassociatedwithatoy?A．Habitat67.B．TheBasketBuilding.C．TheCrookedHouse.D．LaPedrera.2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheBasketBuilding?A．Itwasbuil

tforexhibition.B．Itwasdesignedfollowingthepictures.C．Itwasconstructedaccordingtoitsoriginaldesign.D．

Itmightbethestrangestofficebuildingintheworld.3．WhatdotheCrookedHouseandLaPedrerahaveincommon?A．Theybothlookveryugly

.B．TheyarebuiltbyAntoniGaudiC．Theirdesignpatternsarecommon.D．Theirconstructionlinesarebent.21.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）Aseriousandwidespreaddesertlocus

toutbreakinsomepartsofSomalia,Kenya,Ethiopia,SudanandEritreahascausedpanicintheagricultureandaviationsecto

rs.Theinvasion,whichhaslastedforoveramonthdespiteeffortsbyrespectivegovernmentstocontrolit,hasledtothedestructionofcropsandpastures(牧

场)threateningfoodsecurityintheregiondespiteapromisingharvestfollowingsuccessfulrainfall.Theoutbreakhasalsocausedpanici

ntheaviationsector,followingarecentincidentwhereanEthiopianAirlinepassengerplanewasforcedbyaswarm(群)oflocuststodivertfromlandinginDireDawn

Airportineast-centralEthiopiatoBoleInternationalAirportinEthiopia‟scapitalAddisAbaba.AccordingtotheFood

andAgricultureOrganizationorFAO,aspecializedagencyoftheUnitedNationsthatleadsinternationaleffortstodefeathu

ngerandimprovenutritionandfoodsecurity,thepresentoutbreakistheworstin25years.TheUNagencyattributedtheinvasiontoun

usualweatherandclimateconditions,includingheavyandwidespreadrainssinceOctober2019.Itwarnedafurtherincrease

inlocustswarmsislikelytocontinueuntilJuneduetothecontinuationoffavorableecologicalconditionsforlocustbreeding.T

helocustshavealreadydestroyed175,000acresoffarmlandinSomaliaandEthiopia,accordingtotheFAO.Thedesertlocustisthemostdangerousofthenearlyonedozenspe

ciesoflocusts.Atypicaldesertlocustswarmcancontainupto150millionlocustspersquarekilometer,accordingtotheIGAD．Anaverageswarmcandestroyasman

yfoodcropsinadayasissufficienttofeed2,500people.8．WhatistheresultofthedesertlocustoutbreakonEastAfrica?A．Ithasledtoadiseaseoutbreak.B．It

hascausedtheweathertochange.C．Ithascreatedfearinagricultureandaviation.D．Ithasthreatenedthesafetyofthepeople

there.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“divert”inParagraph3mean?A．Takeadifferentroute.B．Takeofffromanairport.C．Splitofffromanewplace.D．Slideaw

ayfromsomewhere.10．WhatcanwelearnaboutthedesertlocustoutbreakaccordingtotheUNagency?A．Locustbreedingisslowerandslower.B

．Therewillpossiblybeadecreaseinlocustswarms.C．Itisrelatedtounusualweatherandclimateconditions.D．Theecologicalcond

itionsarebadforlocustbreeding.11．Howdoestheauthorprovethedesertlocustisthemostdangerousofthelocustspec

ies?A．Bydescribingaprocess.B．Bycomparison.C．Bystatistics.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.22.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）TerraCycleisac

ompanythathasrecycledandupcycled(升级改造)justaboutanygarbageitcangetitshandson.Itupcyclesthingslikepensandmarkersintodustbinsan

dpicnictablesandcigaretteendsintorailroadties.Now,TerraCyclewantstohelpfamilieswasteevenlesswithanewb

ookMakeGarbageGreat:TheTerraCycleFamilyGuidetoaZero-WasteLifestyle.Thebookispartwake-upcall,parthistorylesson,parthow-

to,andpartDIYartsandcraftsinstruction.Inanefforttohelppeopledowhattheycantocurbtheircontributiontothetonsofwast

ecreatedeveryday,MakeGarbageGreatgivesthehistoryofvariousmaterials,discusseswhythosevariousmaterialsareaproblem,andgivestipsandDIYproj

ectstorecycleorupcycleeachmaterial.Thereisachaptereachonplastics,metals,paper,glass,wood,rubberandorganics.Eachchapter

isfilledwithtonsoftipsandideasforreducingtheamountofwasteyoucreateandforresponsiblyhandlingthewasteyouendupcreatinginyourho

me.Ifyou‟reaconsciousconsumer,someoftheinformationyoumayalreadyknow,buttherearealsotipsinthisbookthatwillhe

lpyourecyclemorethanyouthoughtyouwereableto.Ithasinformationonwhereyoucantakeoldsneakers,pillows,andallthatelectronicwasteth

atseemstopileupquickerandquickereachyear.Whetherthebookinspiresyoutogetalittlecleveratdealingwithyourwasteorsimplyin

spiresyoutothinkbeforeyoubuyorbeforeyouthrow,anyonewhoisconcernedabouttheamountofwasteourculturecreateswillfindsomeideashere.Eventhephysical

bookitselfisabitofaninspiration.It‟sprintedontree-freepaperandisareminderthatthereisusuallyasustainable(可持续的)alternativetomanyo

ftheproductsthatwewaste.12．Whatisthebookintendedtodo?A．Toadvertiseforthecompany.B．Tohelpfamiliesmakemoney.C．Toinstructpeopletolearnarts.D．To

helpfamiliesreducewaste.13．Whatcanweknowaboutthebook?A．Itisintendedforhousewives.B．Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.C．Itiswellreceived

allovertheworld.D．Itisnotdifferentfromotherpaperbooks.14．Whatdoestheauthor‟sattitudetowardsthebook?A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Doubt

ful.D．Objective.15．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LiveAMoreHealthyLife?B．WantAZero-wasteLifestyle?C．TerraC

ycle—AResponsibleCompanyD．MakeGarbageGreat—AKeytoSuccess23.（2020届吉林省吉林市高三第三次调研）Whenyoustartworkingonsomethingbutdon‟tfinishit,th

oughtsoftheunfinishedworkcontinuetojumpintoyourmindevenwhenyou‟vemovedontootherthings.Psychologistsrefertothispsychologicalphenomenonast

heZeigarnikeffect.TheeffectwasfirstobservedbyaRussianpsychologistnamedBlumaZeigarnik.WhilesittinginabusyrestaurantinVi

enna,shenotedthewaitershadbettermemoriesofunpaidorders.Oncethebillwaspaid,however,thewaitershaddifficult

yrememberingtheexactdetailsoftheorders.Inoneofherstudies,participantswereaskedtocompletesimpletaskssuchasputtin

gtogetherpuzzles,orsolvingmathproblems.Halfoftheparticipantswereinterruptedhalfwaythroughthesetasks.Afteranhour-longdelay,Zeiga

rnikaskedtheparticipantstogiveanaccountofwhatthey‟dbeenworkingon.Shediscoveredthatthosewhohadtheirworkinter

ruptedweretwiceaslikelytorememberwhattheyhadbeendoingasthosewhohadactuallycompletedthetasks.Wecanusethiseffecttoouradvantage.Forexample,ifyou‟re

strugglingtomemorizesomethingimportant,momentaryinterruptionsmightactuallyworktoyouradvantage.Ratherthansimplyremembertheinformationoverandovera

gain,reviewitseveraltimesandthentakeabreak.Whileyou‟refocusingonotherthings,you‟llfindyourselfmentallyreturningtothein

formationyouwerestudying.Weoftenputofftasksuntilthelastmoment,onlycompletingtheminarushatthelastpossible

moment.Unfortunately,thistendencycanleadtoheavystressandevenpoorperformance.OnewaytoovercomethisistoputtheZeigarnikeffecttowork.Startby

takingthefirststep,nomatterhowsmall.Onceyou‟vebegun，butnotfinishedyourwork,you‟llfindyourselfthinkingofthetaskunt

il,atlast,youfinishit.Youmightnotfinishitallatonce,buteachsmallstepyoutakeputsyouclosertoyourfinalgoal.8．WhatdoestheZeigarnikeffectr

eferto?A．Waiterstendtohavegoodmemories.B．Onceinterrupted,onewillforgetthingseasily.C．Mostpeoplecan‟tfocusononethingforalongtime.D．Peoplerem

emberunfinishedtasksbetterthancompletedones.9．Whatwerealltheparticipantsrequiredtodointhestudy?A．Describe

theirtasks.B．Expresstheirfeelings.C．Testtheirintelligence.D．Designsimpleactivities.10．HowshouldwestudyaccordingtotheZeigarnikeffect?A．Re

peatoverandoveragain.B．Divideupourstudysession.C．Focusonseveraltasksatatime.D．Haveenoughrestbeforestudying.11．What‟sthemainideaofthelas

tparagraph?A．Howtogetridofheavystress.B．Whyweshouldsetafinalgoal.C．Howtobreakthehabitofdelayingwork.D．Whywealwayscomplet

etasksinarush.24.（2020届吉林省吉林市高三第三次调研）We'vecertainlyseenadognursingawound,oradeercallingoutinpain.Butmanyani

malssufferinsilence.Themostsilentsufferersintheanimalworldmaybefish.Dofishfeelpain?AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofLiverpoolha

sfoundthatfishfeelpaininawaythat's"strikinglysimilar"tohumans.Forthestudy,LynneSneddon,fromtheuniversity'sIn

stituteofIntegrativeBiology,reviewedtheexistingbodyofresearch98studiesinallandconcludedthattheyfeelpainjustassharplyaswedo."Whensubjecttoapotenti

allypainfulevent,fishshowchangesinbehaviorsuchasstoppingfeedingandreducedactivity,whicharepreventedwhenapain-relievingdrugisprovided.Infact,likeu

s,theybreatheheavilyandstopeatingwhenthey'rehurting.Theywillevenrubthepartoftheirbodythataches."Sneddonnotesinauniversityrelease.Tounderst

andpaininotherspecies,scientistslookatnociceptors(疼痛感受器),whichsendsignalstothebrainwhenthebodyisbeingdamaged.Humanshavethemthroughouttheirskin,bonesa

ndmuscles.Nociceptorshavealsobeenfoundinmanyotherspecies,includingeventhosetinyfruitflies.Fishhavethesamemeanstodetectpainsignalsandt

heequipmenttoreceivethem.Besides,thefishermen'sopinionthatfishfeelnopainjustdoesn'taddupfromanevolution

aryview.Painisanefficientmessengerthattells,usthatwe'vegotaproblem.Ananimalthatcan'tfeelitwon'tgetthatmemo(ER),even

ifithurtsitself."Ifweacceptfishexperiencepain,thenthishasgreatsignificanceforhowwetreatthem,"Sneddonsays."Careshouldbetakenwhenhandlingfis

htoavoiddamagingtheirssensitiveskinandtheyshouldbehumanelycaughtandkilled."12．Whatcanwelearnaboutfish?A．Theyareinsensitivetopain.B．Theyar

eabletosensepain.C．Theywon'treacttopainkillers.D．Theirbrainisthefirsttosendpainsignals.13．Whatwillafishdowhenitslipsgethurt?A．Itmightr

ubitslips.B．Itwillkeepitsmouthopen.C．Itwillswimaroundlikecrazy.D．Itwillkeepeatingtoforgetpain.14．Whatisthe

significanceofthestudyaccordingtoSneddon?A．Peoplewilltreatfishinakinderway.B．Peoplecanunderstandevolutionbe

tter.C．Peoplecandevelopmoredrugstosavefish.D．Peoplewillthinkofmorewaystocatchfish.15．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"addup"probably

mean?A．Disappear.B．Putforward.C．Makesense.D．Happen.25.（2020届江西赣粤湘三省六校高三联考）TheWorlds'BestBookshopsThere'snothingl

ikebeingsurroundedbybooks，whereveryouare．Herearethefinestoasesofliteraturethattravellerscanbringyou．Daika

nyamaT﹣site|TokyoItiswellworthvisitingevenifjusttoadmirethebuilding'sbeautiful，crisscrossedarchitecture．Onc

eyou'vehadyourfillofroamingthreefloors'worthofbookshelves，there'sthebar，thecoffeeshop，oreventhevideorentalspacetogiveyoumorereason

tostayjustthatlittlebitlonger．Grababook，orderabeeranddiveintoitspages．Icouldhavestayedhourshere．CityLights|SanFranciscoThethree﹣storeye

stablishmentpublishesandsellstitlesinpoetry，fiction，translation，politics，historyandthearts．Ithostseventsandreadings，andrunsanon﹣profitof

thesamenamethataimstopromotediversityofvoicesandideasinliterature．It'soppositeVesuvio，abarfrequentedbyKerouacandotherBeat

﹣generationwritersandartists．ShakespeareandCompany|ParisImadeaspecialtriptotheLeftBankforthisonewhenIwasinParis．Ithas

twofloorspackedwithEnglish﹣languagetexts，andIwasparticularlystruckbyanysparewallspacedevotedtonotesfromvisitors﹣heartfeltmessagestoalovedone

，dedicationstotheshopitself，oraquotefromafavouriteauthororphilosopher．HutatmaChowk|MumbaiAfewyearsagoIvisitedIndia，investigatingRudyardKipling'sc

onnectionswiththecountry．IspottedacheapcopyofTheJungleBookononeofthetarp﹣coveredbookstallsatHutatmaChowk（M

artyrs'Square）．Thebooksellersherearelikeamateurlibrarians，abletolaytheirhandsonalmostanytitleyouaskfor．Tome，thosewell﹣thumbed（翻旧了的）booksspokevol

umesaboutthechangesofMumbai'sreadersinthe150yearssincethecitygaveusKipling．1．Inwhichbookshopcanyoubuyadrinkwhi

levisiting？A．DaikanyamaT﹣site.B．CityLights.C．ShakespeareandCompany.D．HutatmaChowk.2．WhatcanbelearnedaboutthebookstallsatHutatmaChow

k？A．PeoplecanmeetRudyardKiplingthere．B．Theysellthecheapestbooksintheworld．C．Thebookownersareamateurlibrarians．D．Thesellersarefamiliarw

iththebooks．3．Whatdothefourbookstoreshaveincommon？A．Theyarebeautifullydesigned．B．Theyarethree﹣storeybuildings．C

．Theyofferbookloversgoodexperience．D．Theyarefrequentlyvisitedbygreatwriters．26.（2020届江西赣粤湘三省六校高三联考）Formany,travelingis

awaytoescapetheworstpartsofdailylife.Butwhatifatraveldestinationwitnessedterribleevents,likewar,genocide（大屠

杀）ornuclearfallout?Wouldyoustillwanttovisit?There‟sagrowingphenomenoncalled“darktourism”peoplevisitsitesassociatedwithdeathandhumansuffering.“It‟sliv

ingontheedgealmost-ifyougotoaplacewherepeoplehavereallydied,”KarelWerdler,aseniorlecturerinhistoryatInHo

llandUniversityintheNetherlands,toldCNN.Whenpeoplegototraditionaltouristspots,likeDisneyland,orsomewondersoftheworld,theymayfeelhappytoen

joysomethinginterestingornew.Darktourism,however,notonlyprovidesthatnovelty（新奇）butalsocanmakethemfeelluc

kythattheirproblemsaresosmallincomparison.AccordingtotheGuardian,“Darktourismtosomeextentreliesonthereverse（颠倒）oftheol

dequation（方程式）ofmorefamiliartourism.”Formanypeople,thesesitesofferawaytoreflectonthemistakesofthepastandthelessonswecanlearnfromhistory.Forexample,C

hernobyl,intheUkraine,isoneofthemostpopulardarkdestinations.Whenitsnuclearreactor（核反应堆）explodedin1984,itreleasedaradi

oactive（放射性的）cloudsodevastatingthatthesurroundingareawillremainuninhabitable（不适宜居住的）for20,000years.Despitethedestructionanddangerofthestillpresentra

diation,nearly72,000peoplevisitedthearealastyear,reportstheBBC．OneofthesewasLiYimeng,whowentonatouroftheChernobylExclusionZone.Duringtheto

urshesawthehomesofthepowerplant‟sformerworkers,desertedclassrooms,andanabandonedplayground.“IexperiencedawholerangeofemotionsasIsawt

heareawheretheyusedtolive,whichisnowawasteland,”shetoldChinaDaily.ShealsoemphasizedtheneedtoshowrespectwhenvisitinglocationslikeChernobyl.Thoughda

rktourismisrelatedtodeathanddying,“ittellsusmoreaboutlifeandtheliving”,TheSunnoted.8．Whatisthemainideao

fthearticle?A．Comparisonamongdifferenttypesoftravel.B．Informationofanewtraveltrend.C．Reasonswhyreadersshouldge

tinvolvedindarktourism.D．Introductiontooneofthemostpopulardarkdestinations.9．Whatmakesdarktourismdiffere

ntfromtraditionaltourism?A．Itismoreboringandunpleasant.B．Itismorepopularwithyoungpeople.C．Thedestinationusuallyhasadarkpas

t.D．Thesceneteachespeoplehowtofacedeath.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastating”inParagraph7probablymean?A．Dark.B．Mysterious.C

．Enormous.D．Destructive.11．WhatdoestheauthortrytoshowwiththeexampleofLiYimeng?A．Darktourismremindspeopletotakeacti

ontoavoiddisasters.B．Darktourismcanbeascaryexperience.C．Darktourismmakespeoplethinkaboutlife.D．Darktou

rismwarnspeopletobecautiousabouthightechnology.27.（2020届江西赣粤湘三省六校高三联考）We‟veknownforyearsthatplantscansee,hear,smellandcom

municatewithchemicals.Now,reportedNewScientist,theyhavebeenrecordedmakingsoundswhenstressed.Inayet-to-be-publishedstudy,ItzhakKh

aitandhisteamatTelAvivUniversity,inIsrael,foundthattomatoandtobaccoplantscanmakeultrasonic（超声的）noises.Thepl

ants“cryout”duetolackofwater,orwhentheirstemsarecut.It‟sjusttoohigh-pitched（音调高的）forhumanstohear.Mic

rophonesplaced10centimetersawayfromtheplantspickedupsoundsintheultrasonicrangeof20to100kilohertz（千赫兹）.Humanhearingusuallyrangesfrom20hertzto20

kilohertz.“Thesefindingscanalterthewaywethinkabouttheplantkingdom,”theywrote.Onaverage,“thirsty”tomatoplantsmade35soundsa

nhour,whiletobaccoplantsmade11.Whenplantstemswerecut,tomatoplantsmadeanaverageof25soundsinthefollowinghour,andtobaccoplants15.

Unstressedplantsproducedfewerthanonesoundperhour,onaverage.Perhapsmostinterestingly,differenttypesofstressledtodifferentsounds.Theresearc

herstrainedamachine-learningmodeltoseparatetheplants‟soundsfromthoseofthewind,rainandothernoisesofthegreenhouse.Inmostcases,it

correctlyidentifiedwhetherthestresswascausedbydrynessoracut,basedonasound‟sintensityandfrequency.Water-hungrytobaccoappearstomakeloudersoundsthancu

ttobacco,forexample.AlthoughKhaitandhiscolleaguesonlylookedattomatoandtobaccoplants,theythinkotherplantsalso

makesoundswhenstressed.Iffarmerscouldhearthesesounds,saidtheteam,theycouldgivewatertotheplantsthatneeditmost.Ascl

imatechangecausesmoredroughts,theysaidthiswouldbeimportantinformationforfarmers.“Thesoundsthatdrought-stressedplantsmake

couldbeusedinprecisionagriculture（精准农业）,”saidAnneVisscherattheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,intheUK.Khait‟sreportalsosuggeststhatinsectsandmammalsc

anhearthesoundsupto5metersawayandrespond.Forexample,amothmaydecidenottolayeggsonawater-stressedplant.E

dwardFarmer,attheUniversityofLausanne,Switzerland,isdoubtful.Hesaidthattheideaofmothslisteningtoplantsis“alittletoospeculative”.Ifp

lantsarescreamingforfearoftheirsurvival,shouldwebethankfulwecan‟thearthem?12．WhatdidKhaitandhisteamfindfromthe

irresearch?A．Plantsmadelow-pitchedsoundswhenindanger.B．Plantswereabletoproducesoundsinresponsetostresses.C．Plantspickedupawiderrangeofsoundswhenstres

sed.D．Plantsmadeultrasonicnoisestocommunicatewitheachother.13．Howdidtomatoandtobaccoplantsreacttodifferentstressesacc

ordingtothetext?A．Aplantreactedtodifferentstresseswiththesamesound.B．Cuttobaccoplantsseemedtomakewea

kersoundsthandrought-stressedones.C．Cuttomatoplantsproducedmoresoundsperhourthanwater-hungryones.D．Tobaccoplants

mightmakeloudersoundsthantomatoplantswhenshortofwater.14．What‟sthemainideaofParagraph6?A．Challengesfacingfarmersinthefuture.B．Farmers‟cont

ributionstotheresearch.C．Thepotentialapplicationsoftheresearch.D．Whatthefutureagriculturewillbelike.15．WhatisEdwardFar

mert‟sattitudetowardstheresearch?A．negativeB．positiveC．neutralD．indifferent28.（2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Earlierthisyearwhenthesummerheatwavewasinful

lswing,mostpeopleweredreamingofthecoolerautumntemperatures.Butforthosewholovethesummerweather,thewintercol

dertemperaturesanddrearyweatherareanythingbutwelcome.Thegoodnews?Therearesomebrilliantwintersundestinationsyoucanescapetoforglori

ouspleasantweatherandwarmsunshine.DubaiDuringthewintermonthsthecitystillboaststemperaturesaround26°C,perfectifyouplantomak

ethemostofthecity‟sbeaches.However,it‟snotsohotthatyoucan‟tenjoymostofthethingstoseeanddoinDubai,fromthethemeparkstoe

picmallssuchastheBurjKhalifa.Planningtomakethemostoftheattractions?It‟sworthlookingintoaDubaiPasswhereyoucouldsa

veupto50%offahostofthetopmust-seesights.ThailandThebesttimetovisitThailandisbetweenNovembertoJanuarywhenit‟sadryseasonandthetemperatures

arepleasant.Thecountryisfilledwithepicsightsandattractions.Fancyacitybreak?HeadtoBangkokwhereglorioustemples,floatingmarketsandinc

rediblefoodfestivalsawait.OrofcourseyoucouldspendafewdaysmakingthemostofThailand‟smostbeautifulseasands.CapeVerdeSa

lIslandisoneofthemaintouristspotsinthecountry.CapeVerdeiswell-knownforofferinguparelaxingholiday;andwit

h10islandstoexplore,there‟sstillampleopportunitytohaveanadventureortwo.However,ifyouonlyvisitonespot,makei

tthebeautifulSalIsland.Ittendstobeahitwithholidaymakersthankstothewhitesandbeachesandcrystallinewatersthatma

keupitsshores.BarbadosIftheideaofasnowyChristmasbreakdoesn‟tappeal,thenBarbadoscouldmakeforaonce-in-a-lifetimefestiveseason.Decembertemper

aturescanbearound28°C,meaningyou‟llhaveheapsofhotweatherandsunshineandofcourseBarbadosbeachesaretheidealsp

ottoenjoythem.1．What‟sthepurposeofthispassage?A．Toprovidewarmdestinationsforwinter.B．Tocomparefourforeigntouristspots.C

．Toofferadviceontravelingabroad.D．Tohelpescapefromthehotweather.2．Whatcouldbethebestchoiceforfoodlovers?A．Dubai.B．Thailand.C．CapeVerde.D．Barba

dos.3．Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．Theyoffertouristssightsonabudget.B．Avarietyoffoodissuppliedfortourists.C．Theyrecommendsomeshoppingcenters.D．

Travelerscangoforrelaxationonseashore.29.（2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Ioncewasafollowerofcancelculture,enoughforitstillinfluencesthemediaIconsumetoday.I

don‟tlistentomyformerfavoritebandslikePinegroveandSummerSaltanymoreandIrefusetowatchanythingwithLouisC．K,a

ndIalwayslookupwhichFrancobrotherwasaccusedeverytimeIgotowatchsomethingwithoneoftheminit.Thesewereeasypeopleto

“cancel”,becauseIdidn‟thavemuchattachmenttothemandIcouldfindreplacements.Butwhathappenswhensomeoneclosewithyouhasdoneso

mething“cancel-worthy”?Somethingthatyouwouldcancelanyoneelsefor,ifyouhadmoredistancebetweenyou?Thisdilemma

presentstwochoices.Inthefirstchoice,youcouldcontinueyourrelationshipwiththe“cancelled”person,andlivewiththegu

ilt.Youknowtheydidsomethingthatyouwouldn‟ttypicallyforgive,butyou‟vedecidedtogivethema“getoutofjailfree”card.Youcontinuetobefriendswiththisperson,but

alwaysfeeluneasybecauseyouknowsomewhereinsidethatyourfrienddidsomethingbad.Orthere‟soptionnumbertwo:

Youcouldcompletelycutoffthepersonwhoyouoncecalledafriend.Youabandonarelationshipthatyouhadworkedsohardtodevelop,andyou

decidetoignorethatperson.Eventually,youbecomecompletestrangerswithsomeoneyouwereoncesoclosewith.Nomatterwhatcho

iceyoumake,youwillfacesignificantconsequences.Thisisn‟tablackorwhiteissue.Thisisjustoneexampleofthechallengesoflif

ethatdoesn‟thaveaclearanswer.Thetruthis,thisisalose-losesituationandyou‟retheloser.Youcancontinuetotr

ustsomeonewhodidsomethingbadandlivewiththeguilt.Or,youcanstopspeakingtothem,butstilldealwiththefactthatyouonc

etrustedsomeonewhodidaverybadthing,andthatyouhadletthemintoyourlife.Eitherway,youenduplosingsomethingyoudidn‟twantt

o.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto?A．Francobrothers.B．LouisC．KandFranco.C．Franco‟smovies.D．PinegroveandSummerSalt.9．Whydo

estheauthorstoplisteningtohisfavoritebands?A．Hehasfoundbetterreplacements.B．Heisnolongerattachedtothem.C．Theydidsomethinghecan‟tforgive.D．Theydon‟t

releasegoodworksanymore.10．Howwouldyoufeelwhenyoukeepyourrelationshipwitha“cancelled”person?A．Relaxed.B．Guilty.C．Awkward.D．Refreshed.11．Whatdoestheu

nderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph4?A．Youdon‟tcarewhattheydidatall.B．Youcontinueyourrelationshipwiththem.C．Youhope

theycouldbesetfreefromtheprison.D．Youdon‟tthinktheyshouldreceiveapunishment.30.（2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Ifyou‟rereadingthis,it‟ssafetoassumeyouarrivedb

yinternet.MaybeyoucaughttheheadlineasitracedbyonTwitter.OryoumightbetakingabreakfromwatchingaboringmovieonN

etflix.Itdoesn‟tmatter.Becauseaccordingtoanewstudy,italladdsuptothesamething:onedistraction（分心的事情）afteranother.Andthethingis,they‟rewelcomedistr

actions.Because,astheresearch—publishedthisweekintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology—notes,peoplewilldojustaboutanythingtoavoidbeingleft

totheirownthoughts.Fortheirstudy,researchersdesignedasampletestformorethan2,557participantsin11countries.Theydividedtheirtestsubj

ectsintotwogroups.Inthefirstgroup,peoplewereaskedtospend10to15minutes“entertainingthemselveswiththeirthoughtsasbesttheycould.”Justsitbackandthink

aboutthings.Soundsgood,doesn‟tit?Well,notreally.Thesecondgroup—theonewherepeopleweretoldtosurftheNet,p

layavideogame,orevenreadabook—reportedhavingmuchmorefun.Theyscoredmorehighlyonentertainmentandloweronboredom.

Andthepreferencefordistractionseemedtobeaglobalphenomenon,whichmaycomeasasurprisetoItalianswhoarefamouslybrilliant

atdoingnothing.“Thepreferencefordoingexternal（外部的）activitiessuchasreading,watchingTV,orsurfingtheinternetratherthan„j

ustthinking‟appearstobestrongthroughouttheworld,”theresearchersnoteinthestudy.Buttheredoesseemtobeani

mportantthingthathasn‟tbeenincludedinthestudy.Shouldn‟tthequalityofthoughtsmatter?Ifyou‟vegotsomethingpositivetothinkabout—say,howyou‟r

egoingtospendyourvacationorthegreatscreenplayyou‟vealreadyhalf-writteninyourhead—whyareyoureadingthis?Ontheotherha

nd,ifyouarealwaysbotheredbynegativethoughts—asadorpainfulexperience,perhaps—byallmeans,keepscrolling（翻网页）.Unfortunately,wewon‟

tbeabletotakeupmuchofyourtimehere;it‟sashortstudythatgetstothepointinahurry.Don‟tworrythough.There‟sa

wholeworldofdistractionsoutthere.Say,haveyouseenthatshipteeteringatthebrinkofNiagaraFalls?Andhowaboutthosec

harmingcows?Betyoudidn‟tknowtheycouldsmellyoufromsixmilesaway.Andthat‟ssomethingtothinkabout.12．Whywouldt

heItaliansbesurprisedatthephenomenon?A．TheypreferreadingbookstosurfingtheNet.B．They‟reconvincedthatthinkingissignificant.C．Theyareusedtob

einglefttotheirownthoughts.D．TheyseldomentertainthemselvesbysurfingtheNet.13．Howwasthestudyconducted?A．Byref

erenceresearch.B．Bycomparativestudy.C．Bytheoreticalanalysis.D．Byexperimentalstudy.14．Whatseemstohavebeen

ignoredinthestudy?A．Thequalityofthoughts.B．Thecauseofthephenomenon.C．Thesolutiontotheproblem.D．Thekindsofdistractions.15．What‟sthe

toneofthepassage?A．Worried.B．Disappointed.C．Serious.D．Humorous.31.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）Australianexpertshaveexpressedco

ncernsthattoomanymillennials(千禧一代）arehopingtousetheirsocialmediaaccountstobuildtheircareers.Theirconcernsfollowthesuddenrisein"

insta-celebrities"whomakemoneybypostingsponsoredphotosonline.Fortheluckyfewwhoarenotonlytalentedphotographersbutalsogood-lookinga

ndbusiness-savvy(有商业头脑的)，makingmoneyoffsocialmediaisn'timpossible.Instagramisfloodedwithsocialmediaprofessi

onalspaidtopromoteproductsandservices.However,socialscientistDrLaurenRosewarne,fromtheUniversityofMelbourne,saysthatinreality,therearefarfewerpeop

lemakingmoneyofftheplatformsthanonemaythink.ShesaidmanyyoungAustraliansweregettingsuckedinbytheappealofmakingmoneyonplatformslikeIn

stagram,describingitas"totallyunrealistic"andextremelydifficulttodo."Youngpeoplearehopingtobefamousinnumbersthatweresim

plynotthere20yearsago,"RosewarnetoldtheAustralianBroadcastingCorporation(ABC)onSaturday."Therearesomepeoplewhocanmakefortunesoutofmonetizing(使

具有货币性质)theirInstagramposts,butthatisnotthenorm."Shesaiditwasuptoparentsandschoolstodiscouragestudentsfromsee

kingInsta-fame,asmanybelieveitisapossiblecareerchoice."There'sthewarningforparents;thisisnotanormalorevencommonoccurrencethatyoucanmonetizeyourInstag

ramaccount."MeanwhileToniEagerfromAustralianNationalUniversitysaidsocialproblemscouldarisefromspendingtoomuchtim

ewithsocialmedia."Wheredotheinsta-celebritiesgo...toseparatethelifepeopleseeonInstagramfromtheiractualno

rmallife?"Eagersaid."Allofasudden,peopleownyourprivatelife."8．Whyisthereasuddenrisein"insta-celebrities"?A．Manyyoungpeoplewanttob

ephotographers.B．Manypeopleseeitasashortcuttomakingmoney.C．Peoplewanttosocializebysharingphotosonline.D．Instagramoffersyoungpeoplemorecareerchoices.9

．Theunderlinedphrase"gettingsuckedin"inParagraph4probablymeans"______".A．benefitingfromsomethingB．becominginvolvedinsomethingC．takingadvantageofso

methingD．beingsatisfiedwithsomething10．WhatmessagedoestheauthorconveybyquotingDrLaurenRosewarne?A．Youngpeopletodayaremoreb

usiness-savvythanever.B．YoungpeoplearebecominglessinterestedinInternetfame.C．Instagramisnotagoodplatformtopromotenewproducts.D

．It'sabadideaforyoungpeopletotryearningmoneyonInstagram.11．WhatproblemdoesToniEagerthinkoveruseofsocialmediacouldcau

se?A．Anover-relianceonInstagram.B．Alossofpersonalprivacy.C．Lessinteractionwithpeopleinreallife.D．Thedesiretomonetizeone'sIns

tagramaccount.32.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）Ifyoubelievethatscientistsandartistsaremostcreativewhenthey'reyoung,youaremissinganimportantparto

fthestory.AnewstudypublishedinDeEconomistlookedatNobelPrizewinnersinthefieldofeconomics.Itfoundtherearetw

odifferentpeaksofcreativity.Onecomesearlyinaperson'scareer,whileanothercomeslater.Theresearchsupportspreviouswor

kbytheauthorsthatfoundsimilarpatternsintheartsandothersciences."Webelievewhatwefoundinthisstudyisn'tlimitedtoeconomics,butcouldappl

ytocreativitymoregenerally,"saidBruceWeinberg,leadauthorofthestudyandprofessorofeconomicsatTheOhioStateUniversity."Manype

oplebelievethatcreativityisexclusivelyassociatedwithyouth,butitreallydependsonwhatkindofcreativityyou'retalkingabout."Inthestudy,thosewhodidtheirmos

tgroundbreakingworkearlyintheircareerstendedtobe"conceptual"innovators(创新者).Thesetypeofinnovators"thinkoutside

thebox",challengingconventionalwisdomandsuddenlycomingupwithnewideas.Conceptualinnovatorsarenotyetimmersed(沉浸于)intheacceptedtheoriesoftheirfield,W

einbergsaid.Butthereisanotherkindofcreativity,hesaid,whichisfoundamong"experimental"innovators.Theseinnovatorsaccumulat

eknowledgethroughtheircareersandfindnewwaystounderstandit.ThelongperiodsoftrialanderrorforimportantexperimentalinnovationscomelaterinaNobellaureate's

(荣誉获得者的)career."Whetheryouhityourcreativepeakearlyorlateinyourcareerdependsonwhetheryouhaveaconceptualorexperimentalapproach,"Weinbergsaid.Theresea

rcherstookanovel,empirical(经验主义的)approachtothestudy,whichinvolved31laureates.Theyarrangedthelaureatesonalistfromthemostexperimentaltomostconceptual.T

hisrankingwasbasedonthelaureates'mostimportantwork,classifyingtheminto"conceptual"or"experimental".After

classifyingthelaureates,theresearchersdeterminedtheageatwhicheachlaureatemadehismostimportantcontributiontoeconomicsandco

uldbeconsideredathiscreativepeak.Theyfoundthatconceptuallaureatespeakedbetweenages25and29.Experimentallaureatespeakedwhentheywereroughlytwiceasol

d,intheirmid-50s."Ourresearchsuggeststhatwhenyou'remostcreativeismoreabouthowyouapproachyourwork."12．WhatdidthestudypublishedinDeEconomis

tfind?A．Creativitycomesatanyage,youngorold.B．Creativitytendstodecreaseaspeoplegetolder.C．Economists,artistsandotherscientistshavemuc

hincommon.D．Economistsaremorecreativethanartistsandotherscientists.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thinkoutsidethebox"mean?A．Followrulesstrict

ly.B．Experimentonboxes.C．Breakoldthoughtpatterns.D．Figureouthowtoescapefromabox.14．Whatdoweknowabout"e

xperimental"innovators?A．Theyusuallycomeupwithnewideasallofasudden.B．Theymakediscoveriesthroughconstantt

rialanderror.C．Themajorityofthemreachtheircreativepeakintheirtwenties.D．Theymakemorecontributionsthan"conceptual"innovators.15．Whatdothe

researchersbelievedeterminessomeone'screativepeak?A．One'spersonalitytype.B．Whatkindofjobonetakes.C．Howonehandlestheirwork.

D．One'sattitudetowardtheirwork.33.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）Studentsdealwithmanyproblemsintheirlivesandbecauseofallofthecompetingthingsfortheiratte

ntion,it'shardtoconcentrateonstudying.16．Thekeytoeffectivestudyingisn'tcramming(死记硬背)orstudyinglonger,butstudyingsmarter.17．Toomanypeoplelookatstud

yingasanecessarytask,notanenjoymentoropportunitytolearn.That'sfine,butresearchershavefoundthathowyouapproachsomethin

gmattersalmostasmuchaswhatyoudo.Sometimesyoucan't“force”yourselftobeintherightstateofmind.Aimtothinkpositively

whenyoustudy,andremindyourselfofyourskillsandabilities.18．Insteadofthinking,“I'mamess.I'llneverhaveenoughtimetostudyforthisexam",lookatitli

ke,“ImaybealittlelatetostudyasmuchasI'dlike,butI'llgetmostofitdone.”Memorygamesaremethodsforrememberingpiecesofinformationusingasimp

leconnectionofcommonwords.Mostoftenpeoplegetwordstoformanonsensesentencethatiseasytoremember.Memorygamesarehelpfulbecauseyouusemoreofyourbrain

toremembervisualandactiveimagesthanyoudotorememberjustalistofitems.19．Alotofpeoplemakethemistakeofstudyinginaplacethatreallyisn'thelp

fultoconcentrating.20．Thelibrary,acornerinastudyhall,oraquietcoffeehousearegoodplacestocheckout.Makesuretochoosethequietareasintheseplaces,n

ottheloud,centralgatheringareas.Findinganidealstudyplaceisimportant,becauseit'stheoneyoucanreliablycountonforthenextfewyears.A．Avoi

dterriblethinking.B．Avoidcomparingyourselfwithothers.C．Anoisyplacemakesforapoorstudyarea.D．Usingmoreofyourb

rainmeansbettermemory.E.Havingarightattitudeisimportanttostudysmarter.F.Youneedmoreeffectivestudyhabitsforbettergrades.G.Everyperso

nisuniqueintheirwayofeffectivelearning.34.（2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考）FamousDanceFormsFromAroundTheWorldSinginganddancing

isanessentialpartofmanyculturesaroundtheworldandhasbeensoforcenturies.Worldwide,variousdanceformshave

evolvedovertheyearsandsomehavecrossedtheirregionalboundariesandgainedadmirersglobally.Herewepresentsomeofthem

ostfamousdancestylesintheworld.Ballet,RussiaNodanceformcanapproachgracefulnessascloselyastheRussianballet.Itisanartisticdancef

ormthatisperformedtomusic.ThestepsofRussianballetdemandhighlevelsofprecisionandformality.Theclassicalballetdanceformwh

ichoriginatedinRenaissanceItalywasintroducedtoRussiaduringtheruleofPetertheGreatandsincethenbecameanintegralpartofRu

ssiansociety.Flamenco,SpainFlamencoisagloballyfamousdanceformthatoriginatedinSpain.Thedanceisaccompaniedbyguitarplaying,

singing,fingersnapping,andhandclapping.FlamencoiscloselylinkedtotheRomanipeopleinSpain,anditsstyleisdistinctlyA

ndalusian.TheartformiscurrentlytaughtinmanycountriesworldwidebutismostpopularintheUSandJapan.Inthelattercountry,Flamencoscho

olsoutnumberthoseinSpain.Tango,ArgentinaTangoisapartnerdancethatisassociatedwithstyleandexpressiveness.Inthe1880's,thedanceformoriginatedalongtheRive

rPlatewhichisthenaturalborderbetweenUruguayandArgentina.Manydifferentstylesoftangoexisttodayandinternationaltangodancingcompetitionsareheldeach

yearsignifyingthepopularityofthisdance.Samba,BrazilSambaissynonymous（同义的）withthefamousCarnivalofBrazil.ItisaBraziliandancestyleandmusicg

enrewithrootsinAfricaandarrivedinLatinAmericaviatheAfricanslaveswhoarrivedinLatinAmericawiththeirEuropeanmasters.Sambaisassociatedwithrhythmandb

rightlycoloredcostumesandisconsideredasanintegralpartoftheBrazilianculture.1．Whichdanceformisbelievedtobeth

emostgraceful?A．Tango.B．Ballet.C．Samba.D．Flamenco2．WhatisthemainfeatureofTango?A．Highlevelsofprecisionan

dformality.B．Beingaccompaniedbyfingersnappingandhandclapping.C．Rhythmandbrightlycoloredcostumes.D．Styleandexpre

ssiveness.3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BalletoriginatedinRussiaduringtheruleofPeter

theGreat.B．SpainhasmoreFlamencoschoolsthanJapan.C．SambawasbroughttoBrazilbyEuropeanmastersD．Allthefourformsofdancementioneddidnotorig

inateintheirowncountries