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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）GreatActivitiesforNatureLoversHikingOneoftheeasiestandmostaccessiblewaystogetclosetona

tureisbysettingoutonagoodoldfashionedhike.Hikinggenerallydoesn'trequireanyfancyequipmentorspecialskills,justapieceofmapandat

hirstforadventure.Thisactivitycanbeasrelaxingasyoumakeit.BackcountryCampingWhylimityourselftojustadayhik

ewhenyoucanhaveafullweekendforalongeradventure?Backcountrycampinginvolvespackingyourtent，sleepinggear,food,andwateronyourbacktose

tupcampinaremotelocation.Iyou‟reanexperiencedhikerandcamper,thisisanexcellentwaytotestyoursurvivalskillsandexplorethewilderness.

MountainandRoadBikingUnlikelonghikesthroughthewoods,bikingallowsyoutocovermoregroundandtravelfartherinnature.Mounta

inbikingtypicallyinvolvesridingupanddownsteepslopes,betweentrees,andoverrocks.Ifthissoundstoointenseoryourtiresaren'tsuited

forruggedterrain(地形),considertakingaroadbikeonpavedtrailsthroughforestpreservesoralongcountryroads.GardeningContrarytopopu

larbelief,youdon'thavetotravelbeyondyourownbackyardtoexperiencethebeautyofnatureeveryday.Ifyourpersonality

islessadventurousoryourmobilityrestricted,considerplantingagardentogrowyourownvegetables,fruit,herbs，orflowers.There'ssomethi

ngtrulysatisfyingaboutmixingupasaladwithfreshingredientsyougrowyourself.Oneofthebestpartsaboutspendingtimeingardeningisthat

itdoesn'thavetobreakyourbudgetandanyonecandoit.1．Whatdohikersneedforhiking?A．Practicalskills.B．Necessaryequipment.C．Ausefulmap.D．Are

laxedmood.2．What'sNOTtheadvantageofgardeningaccordingtothetext?A．Youdon'tneedtogofartoenjoythebeautyofnature.B．Itgives

youasenseofsatisfactionwhencookingwithfreshingredients.C．Itdoesn'ttakeanyenergyormoneytodoit.D．I‟seasytostartitforan

yonewholikesit.3．Whichofthefollowingcantakeyoutotravelfarthest?A．Hiking.B．BackcountryCamping.C．MountainandRoadBiking.D．Gardening.2.（2020届安徽省名校高考模拟）W

eknowthatreadingisgoodforchildren.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatjustbeingaroundbookshasitsbenefits.AteamofresearchersinAust

raliafindsthatgrowingupwithalargelibraryathomeimprovesliteracy(读写能力),number-sense,andeventechnological

skillsinlaterlife.ItappearedinthejournalSocialScienceResearch.Theresearcherswereexploringtheadvantagesofscholarlyculture.Theywerein

terestedinacuriousobservationthatsomecallthe“radiationeffect".“Radiationeffectisasituationwherechildre

ngrowuparoundbooks,buttheydon'treadbooks.Butsomehowbooksbenefitthem,eventhoughtheydon'treadthemasmuchastheirparents

wishthemto,”saidJoannaSikora,asociologistinAustralia.Joannaandhercolleaguesanalyzeddatacollectedbetween2011and2015bytheOrganization

forEconomicDevelopment.Thesurveyassessedtheliteracy，numeracy(计算能力),andtechnologicalcompetencyofmorethan160,000adultsfrom31cou

ntries.Anditincludedaquestionabouthowmanybooksparticipantshadintheirhomesduringadolescence.“Whatwewereabl

etomakeclearwasthatpeoplegrowinguparoundbookshadbetterliteracy,numeracyanddigitalproblem-solvingskillsthanpeoplewhoha

dfewerbooksgrowingupbuthadsimilareducationlevels,similarjobs，andevensimilaradulthabitsintermsofreadingorworkingatvario

usnumeracy-improvingactivities,"shesaid.Infact,teenswhoonlymadeitthroughhighschoolbutwereraisedinabo

okishenvironmentdidaswellinadulthoodascollegegraduateswhogrewupinahousewithoutbooks.Now,howmightmereexposureleadtointellectualimprov

ement?“Ifwegrowupinahouse,inahomewhereparentsenjoybooks,wherebooksaregivenasbirthdaypresentsandvalued,th

isissomethingthatbecomesapartofouridentityandgivesusthislifelongurgetoalwayscomeclosetobooksandreadmorethanwewould.”Sokeepshelvespile

dwithbooks.Yourkidswillnotonlybegrateful,they'llbemorelikelytobeabletospell“grateful"correctlyaswell.12．What's“radiationeffect"according

tothetext?A．Theterribleeffectofradiationonthepersonsandthings.B．Thegoodinfluenceofthebookishenvironmentonadolescents.C．Thebe

neficialeffectofreadingbooksonadolescents.D．Thebadeffectoftheenvironmentwithoutbooksonadolescents.13．Howdoestheexposuretobooksimproveintellect?A．

Booksbringasenseofidentityandeagernesstoreadmore.B．Bookshelptoprovideachancetocomeclosetosociety,C．Booksarealways

giventoadolescentsasvaluablepresents.D．Bookswilloffertheteensanurgetomakegreatachievements.14．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsbookishenvironment?A．

Opposed.B．Neutral.C．Indifferent.D．Supportive.15．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ReadingMoreHelpsImproveChildren'sAbilitiesB．Reading

atHomeBringsChildrenManyAdvantagesC．GrowingUpAroundBooksBenefitsChildrenaLotD．CreatingaBookishEnvironmentforChildrenIsofMuchImportance3.（2020届甘肃省天

水市第一中学高三诊断）MarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach‟sBarLouiecounterbyherself,quietlyreadinghere-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyour

business!LunchisBechtel‟s“me”time.AndlikemoreAmericans,she‟snotalone.Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenalonein

America.Morethanhalf(53percent)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46percent)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore,74percen

t,accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?”Bechtelsaid,lookingupfromherbook.Bechtel,whoworksindo

wntownWestPalmBeach,haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooftenworksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfro

mtappingherontheshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.“Today,Ijustwantedsometimetomyself,”shesaid.Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocalvid

eographer,isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe‟sonafirst-namebasisifhe

wantstohavealittleinteraction(交流).“Ireflectonhowmyday‟sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek,”hesaid.“It‟sachanceforself-reflection.Youre

turntoworkrechargedandwithaplan.”Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwa

rdaboutaskingforatableforone,butthosedaysareover.Now,wehaveoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable.“Itdoesn‟tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvan

cesintechnology,”saidLaurieDemeritt,whosecompanyprovidedthestatisticsforthereport.4．Whatarethestatistic

sinparagraph2about?A．Foodvariety.B．Eatinghabits.C．Tablemanners.D．Restaurantservice.5．WhydoesBechtelprefertogooutforlunch?A．Tomeetwi

thhercoworkers.B．Tocatchupwithherwork.C．Tohavesometimeonherown.D．Tocollectdataforherreport.6．WhatdoweknowaboutMazoleny?A．He

makesvideosforthebar.B．He‟sfondofthefoodatthebar.C．Heinterviewscustomersatthebar.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）Thinkplantsarejustboringgreenthingsthatyouuseforfoodanddecoration?Thinkagain!Plan

tsareabletodosomeprettyawesomethingsthatyou‟reprobablytotallyunawareof.Researchershavediscoveredthatplantshavethea

bilitytocommunicatewithanundergroundnetworkmadeupoffungus(真菌),whichservestheplantsinmanyways.Tomatoplantsusethefunguswebtowarneachotheroftheirownunhe

althyconditions.Treesconnectedthroughthefungusnetworkcouldmovenutrients(养分)toandfromeachother.Itisbelievedthatlargertreesmovenu

trientstosmalleronestohelpthemtosurvive.Notonlythat,buttheycanalsodamageunwelcomeplantsbyspreadingpoisonouschemicalsthroughthefu

ngus.ItsoundsliketheplantworldhadtheInternetbeforewedid.Someplantshavearatherimpressivelineofdefenseagainstbeingeaten.

Whensensingtheyarebeingswallowed,theygiveoffachemicalintotheairthatattractstheinsect‟snaturalenemy.Theenemyatt

acksthebug,thussavingtheplants.Thisisbasicallytheplantkingdomversionofgettingyourolderbrothertobeatupthatkidwhosteals

yourlunchmoney.Youmightbeawarethathumansandanimalshaveaninternalclock.Butdidyouknowthatplantsalsohavethisclock?Thismeansth

eycanprepareforcertaintimesofdayjustlikewedo.Isitbecausetheycanreacttolightatsunrise?Inastudy,scientistsfoundthatplantsusethesugarsthey

producetokeeptime,whichhelptoregulatethegenesresponsiblefortheplant‟sowninternalclock.So,inasense,―wakeupwithpetunias(矮牵牛)isjustasvalidas―

wakeupwiththechickens.Natureisfullofsurprises.Soforthoseofyouwhodidn‟tknowthewondersofplants,nowyoudo.8．Howmanywaysdoesthenetwor

koffungusservetheplants?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords―“yourolderbrother”inParagrap

h4referto?A．Thechemicalgivenoffbyplants.B．Theinsect‟snaturalenemy.C．Thebugattackedbytheenemy.D．Theplanttobeeat

enbytheinsect.10．Whathelpstheplantkeeptime?A．Thesugarsproducedbyitself.B．Itsowngenes.C．Thetimeofsunrise.D．Itsresponsetolight.11．Whatisth

eauthor‟spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisloveofdifferentplants.B．Tosharehisstudyonsomeawesomeplants.C．Tointroduc

etheunknownabilitiesofplants.D．Tomakepeopleawareofplantprotection.5.（2020届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三诊断）Theideathatcomputershaveso

meamountof“intelligence”isnotnew,saysRalphHaupter,thepresidentofMicrosoftAsia,pointingasfarbackas1950whencomputerpioneerAlanTuringaskedwhet

hermachinescanthink.“Soithastakennearly70yearsfortherightcombinationoffactorstocometogethertomoveAIfromconcepttoreality,

”saysHaupter.Itispredictedthatthedevelopmentofartificialintelligencewillbethestoryofthecominggenerations,notjustthecomingyear,

butas2019getsunderway,you‟llfindAIwillbegintotouchyourlifeinmanywaysaccordingtosomeresearchers.“PersonalassistantAIswillkeepgettingsmarter.

Asourpersonalassistantslearnmoreaboutourdailyroutines,IcanimaginethedayIneednottoworryaboutpreparingdinner.MyAIknowsw

hatIliketoeat,whichdaysoftheweekIliketocookathome,andmakessurethatwhenIgetbackfromworkallmygroceriesarewaitingatmydoorste

p,readyformetopreparethatdeliciousmealIhadbeenlongingfor.”---AlecjandroTroccoli,seniorresearchscientist,NVIDIA．“ThankstoA

I,thefacewillbethenewcreditcard,thenewdriver‟slicenseandthenewbarcode(条形码).Facialrecognitionisalreadycompletelytransformingsecuri

tywithbiometriccapabilitiesbeingadopted,andseeinghowtechnologyandbusinessareconnected,likeAmazoniswithWholeFoods,Icanseeanearfutur

ewherepeoplewillnolongerneedtostandinlineatthestore.”---GeorgesNahon,president,OrangeInstitute,aglobalresearchl

aboratory.“2019willbetheyearAIbecomesrealformedicine.Bytheendoftheyearwe‟reseeingsolutionsforpopulationhealth,hospitalo

perationsandabroadsetofclinicalspecialtiesquicklyfollowbehind.”---MarkMichalski,executivedirector,MassachusettsGeneralHospital.12．Whatcanweknowab

outAIfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Peopledidn'texpectAItodevelopsorapidly.B．TheideaofAIjustcameuprecently.C．The

conceptofAIwasputforwardbyRalphHaupter.D．Ittookmorethan70yearstoturntheconceptintoreality.13．Whoseesthefutur

eofAIdoinghouseworkinsteadofhumanbeing?A．AlanTuring.B．GeorgesNahon.C．MarkMichalski.D．AlejandroTroccoli.14．WhatisGe

orgesNahon‟sjob?A．Executivedirectorofahospital.B．Presidentofaresearchlaboratory.C．Chairmanofanenergycorporation.D．Chiefoperatingofficerofanewspaper.

15．Howisthepassagedeveloped?A．Byexplainingcauseandeffect.B．Bypresentingresearchresults.C．Bylistingsomepredictions.D．Bydescribingpe

rsonalexperiences.6.（2020届广西桂林调研）Eachyear,halfamillionpeoplediefrombrainaneurysms（动脉瘤）—whenabloodvessel

（血管）burstsinthebrain.Ananeurysmisabulge（膨胀）inabloodvesselthatcanburst.Ifthathappensinthebrain,itcanbedeadly.

Forsurvivors,physicaldisabilitiesareoftensevere.Theymayincludememoryproblems,lossofbalance,troublespeakingande

venblindness.Butnewtechnologiesareincreasingsurvivalratesandreducingdisabilities.BeaumontBaconisasurvivorwhomakeslightofherexperiencebecauses

heisacomedian（喜剧演员）.Sheuseshumortomakeotherslaugh.Nowshe‟sworkingonanewshow.MichaelAlexanderisherdoctor.Heoper

atedonBeaumontBaconafterherattack.“Shehadbleedinginthefrontalareaofherbrain,sorightabovetheeyes.Thepartthatwasinthebrainwasabout

maybethesizeofanegg.So,that‟safairlylargebleed.”Ms.BaconhadabetterchanceatsurvivalthanmostpeoplebecauseofDr.Alexander.HedirectstheNeurovasc

ularCenterinLosAngeles.Thecenteroffersnewtechnologiesthatincludeplacingacatheter（导管）intoananeurysm,thenthreadingwir

estopromotebloodclots（血栓）.Thistechniquereducesthechancesofanotherburstbloodvessel.“Youdon‟thavetoopenupthes

kull（头盖骨）oropenupthebraintodosurgery.It‟salldonefrominsidethebloodvessels.Soitreducestheamountofbloodloss,andthere

coveryismuchfaster.”ForBeaumontBacon‟srecovery,thehospitalworkedtopreventproblemscommonlyfoundinpatientswithaburstaneurysm.T

heproblemsincludebrainswellingthatcanshutdownbloodvessels.Shespentamonthinacoma（昏迷）—unabletocommunicatewithdoctors,fr

iendsandlovedones.Butwithayearoftreatment,sherecovered.Now,sheismakingpeoplelaugh.12．Whatdoyouknowaboutaneurysms?A．Notechnologie

scantreatthemnowadays.B．Theymaycauseseveredisabilities.C．Fewpeoplediefromthemeveryyear.D．Theyaredeadlywherevertheyhappen.13．Thenewtechnolog

yhasthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat________.A．itismuchfasterforthepatienttorecoverB．itbringsnoproblemsaftertheoperat

ionC．itreducestheamountofbloodlossD．itdoesn‟tneedtoopenupthebraintooperate14．Itcanbeknownfromthepassa

gethatBeaumontBacon________.A．wasalwaysinanunconsciousstateaftertheoperationB．recoveredsoonafterthetreatmentC

．returnedtoworkafterthetreatmentD．wasthefirsttotrythenewtechnology15．Theauthorshowstheeffectofthetechnologyby________.A．providinganexamp

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

consequences,likeahigherriskofheartdisease.Butnowanewstudyhasfoundthatsittingisalsobadforyourbrain.Astudypub

lishedlastweek,conductedbyDr.PrabhaSiddarthattheUniversityofCalifornia,showedthatsedentary（久坐的）behaviorisassociatedwi

threducedthicknessofthemedialtemporallobe（中颞叶）,abrainareathatiscriticaltolearningandmemory.Theresearchersaskedagroupof35healthypeople,ages45to

70,abouttheiractivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhourseachdayspentsittingandthenscannedtheirbrains.They

foundthatthesubjectswhoreportedsittingforlongerperiodshadthethinnestmedialtemporallobes.Itmeansthatthemoretimeyouspendinachairtheworseiti

sforyourbrainhealth,resultinginpossibledamagetolearningandmemory.Whatisalsointerestingisthatthisstudydidnotfindasignificantassociationb

etweenthelevelofphysicalactivityandthicknessofthisbrainarea,suggestingthatexercise,evensevereexercise,m

aynotbeenoughtoprotectyoufromtheharmfuleffectsofsitting.Itthensurprisinglyturnedoutthatyoudon‟tevenhavetomovemu

chtoenhancecognition（认知）;juststandingwilldothetrick.Forexample,twogroupsofsubjectswereaskedtocompleteatestwhileeithersittingorstanding.Particip

antsarepresentedwithconflictingstimuli（刺激）,liketheword“green”inblueink,andaskedtonamethecolor.Subjectsthinkingonthe

irfeetbeatthosewhosatbya3-milicondmargin.Thecognitiveeffectsofseverephysicalexercisearewellknown.Butthepossibilityt

hatstandingmoreandsittinglessimprovesbrainhealthcouldlowerthebarforeveryone.Iknow,thisallrunscountertoreceivedideasaboutdeepthought,fromourgradesc

hoolteachers,whotoldustositdownandfocus,toRodin‟sfamous“Thinker,”seatedwithchinonhand.Theywerewrong.Youcannowallstandup.8．WhatcanweinferfromPara

graphs3and4?A．Severeexercisecanlessenthedamageofsitting.B．Severeexercisecangreatlyimproveourbrainhealth.C

．Sedentarybehaviorwillpossiblydamageourbrain.D．Brainhealthhasnothingtodowithsedentarybehavior.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwo

rd“margin”inParagraph5mean?A．blank.B．edge.C．decrease.D．difference.10．Whatisthereceivedideaaboutdeepthought?A．Sittingmoreisgoodforourmentalhealth

.B．Sittingisbetterwhenwethink.C．Exercisemorecanimproveourcognition.D．Weshouldstandwhilethinking.11．Thepassagemainly

tellsus________.A．peopletendtositwhilethinkingB．standingmorecanmakeourbrainhealthierC．physicalexercisecanimproveourbrainheal

thD．sedentarybehaviorleadstocountlesshealthproblems8.（2020届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试）Ifyou‟vespentanyamountoftim

eboating,fishing,orbird-watchingatlakesandrivers,youhavemostlikelyseenfishesjumpingoutofthewater.Ihaveseenitmanytimes.C

ertainly,fisheswillexitwaterindesperateattemptstoescapeenemies.Dolphinstakeadvantageofthebehavior,formingacircleandcatchin

gthefrightenedfishesinmidair.Butjustaswemayrunfastfromfunorfromfear,differentemotionsmightmotivatefishestojump.Mobularays（蝸鲼）a

ren‟tmotivatedbyfearwhentheythrowtheirimpressivebodies—uptoaseventeen-footwingspan(thedistancefromtheendofonewingtotheendoft

heother)andatoninweight—skywardinleap（跳跃）ofuptotenfeet.Theydoitinschools（鱼群）ofhundreds.Theyusuallylandontheirbellies,butsometime

stheylandontheirbacks.Somescientiststhinkitmightbeawayofremovingparasites（寄生虫）.ButIthinkthattheraysareenjoy

ingthemselves.IntheclearwatersofFlorida‟sChassahowitzkaNationalWildlifeRefuge,Iwatchedseveralschoolsoffiftyo

rmoremullets（鲻鱼）movinginbeautifulformation.Theirwell-builtbodiesweremostevidentwhentheyleapedfromthewater.MostofthetimeIsawoneortwoleapsbyafis

h,butonemadeaseriesofseven.Theyusuallylandontheirsides.Eachjumpwasaboutafootclearofthewaterandtwotothreefeetinlength.Nobodyknowsforsurewh

ythefishleaps.Oneideaisthattheydoittotakeinoxygen.Theideaissupportedbythefactthatmulletsleapmorewhenthewaterislowerinoxygen

,butischallengedbythelikelihoodthatjumpingcostsmoreenergythanisgainedbybreathingair.Itishardtoimaginetheywillfeelanyfresherwhe

nbackinwater.Mightthesefishesalsobeleapingforfun?Thereissomenewevidence.GordonM.Burghardtrecentlypublishedaccountsofad

ozentypesoffishesleapingrepeatedly,sometimesoverfloatingobjects—sticks,plants,sunningturtle—fornoclearr

easonotherthanentertainment.12．WhatcanwesayaboutthedolphinsinParagraph1?A．Theyhavegreatescapingskills.B．Theyareeasil

yfrightened.C．Theyareveryclever.D．Theylovejumping.13．Whatdotherayandthemullethaveincommonwhenjumping?A．Bothdoitingroups.B．B

othlandontheirbellies.C．Bothjumpmanyfeetoutofwater.D．Bothmakeleapsoneaftertheother.14．HowdoestheauthorfeelabouttheideamentionedinParagrap

h4?A．Itisvaluable.B．Itisinteresting.C．Itisimaginative.D．Itisquestionable.15．Whichmaybethereasonforfishleapsaccordingtotheauthor?A．Toremo

veparasites.B．Toamusethemselves.C．Totakeinmoreoxygen.D．Toexpresspositiveemotions.9.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）What‟sthedealwithnewwords?Wheredothey

comefromandhowdotheygofromunknowntoofficial?First,newwordshavetocirculateinculturetomakeitintothedictionary

.Theyhavetobeusedandunderstood.Wordshaveamuchbetterchanceofgettingaddedtothedictionaryifyouseetheminprintorheartheminconversation.It‟sactuallyaful

l-timejobtosearchpopularcommunicationtofigureoutwhatnewwordsaresurfacinginourvernacular（方言）.Lexicographersgetto

decidewhichwordsmakeitintothedictionary,andtheydosobyreadingwidelyacrossindustriesanddisciplines.However,theyalsomakedecisionsaboutwhichidiomsmak

eitin.Dictionariescansometimesgetover1,000newwordsperyear.In2019theMerriam-Websteraddedover600inAprilandanother500+inSeptember.Afterlexicographersdec

idewhichwordswillbeincluded,theywriteanewdefinition.Someexistingwordsalsogainadditionalmeanings,andthereareusuallythousandsofrevisions.Thedicti

onaryisaconstantlychangingwork-in-progress,justlikethelanguageitdescribesanddefines.Forinstance,theword“peak”recentlywentfrombeingjustasharp,pointede

ndtoalsobeingsomethingattheheightofpopularity.Occasionallyfakewordsactuallyendupinthedictionarybymistake.Ifyouhaveawordthatyouthinkshouldbeinthe

dictionary,you‟rewelcometogetintouchwiththelexicographersandsuggestit.However,thewordneedstobefairly

popular.Ithastohave“widespread,frequent,meaningfulusage”.Forinstance,OMGwasaddedtothedictionaryin2009af

terlexicographershadobserveditingeneraluseforabout15years.Newwordsspringfromnewtechnologiesanddisciplines,butthey‟reveryoft

eninventedbyauthorsandwriterswholovelanguageandplaywithittocreatenewmeanings.OneofthegreatestcreatorswasWi

lliamShakespearewhocreatedover1,700newwordsoftenbyadaptingusageandusingnewcompounds.He‟sresponsibleforwor

dslikeeyeball,excitement,fashionable,andlonely.“Hard-boiled”wasinventedbyMarkTwain.8．Whatkindofnewwordscanbein

cludedindictionaries?A．Wordswhichhavebeenwidelyusedforlong.B．Wordswhichwerecreatedbyfamouswriters.C．

Wordswhichhavebeenspokenbysomelocals.D．Wordswhichfrequentlyappearinaprivateconversation.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Lexicographers”inthef

irstparagraphprobablymean?A．Newwordcreators.B．Writersofadictionary.C．Specialistsinlanguages.D．Historiansonancientcultures.10．Whatdoesth

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

RevisedB．HowNewWordsSpreadinCultureC．HowWordsGetAddedtotheDictionaryD．HowNewWordsAreInventedbyFamousAuthors10.（2020届河南省六市

第一次模拟）We‟veknownforyearsthatplantscansee,hear,smellandcommunicatewithchemicals.Now,reportedNewScientist,theyhavebeenrecordedmakingsoundswhen

stressed.Inayet-to-be-publishedstudy,ItzhakKhaitandhisteamatTelAvivUniversity,inIsrael,foundthattomatoandtobaccoplantscanmakeultrasonic(超声的)noise

s.Theplants“cryout”duetolackofwater,orwhentheirstems(茎)arecut.It‟sjusttoohigh-pitched(音调高的)forhumanstohear.Microphones

placed10centimetersawayfromtheplantspickedupsoundsintheultrasonicrangeof20to100kilohertz(千赫兹).Humanhearingusuallyrangesfrom20he

rtzto20kilohertz.“Thesefindingscanalterthewaywethinkabouttheplantkingdom,”theywrote.Onaverage,“thirsty”tomatoplant

smade35soundsanhour,whiletobaccoplantsmade11.Whenplantstemswerecut,tomatoplantsmadeanaverageof25soundsinthefollo

winghour,andtobaccoplants15.Unstressedplantsproducedfewerthanonesoundperhour,onaverage.Perhapsmostinteresting

ly,differenttypesofstressledtodifferentsounds.Theresearcherstrainedamachine-learningmodeltoseparatetheplants‟soundsf

romthoseofthewind,rainandothernoisesofthegreenhouse.Inmostcases,itcorrectlyidentifiedwhetherthestresswascausedbydrynessoracu

t,basedonasound‟sintensityandfrequency.Water-hungrytobaccoappearstomakeloudersoundsthancuttobacco,forexample.AlthoughKhaitandhiscolleaguesonlylooked

attomatoandtobaccoplants,theythinkotherplantsalsomakesoundswhenstressed.Iffarmerscouldhearthesesounds,saidtheteam,theyc

ouldgivewatertotheplantsthatneeditmost.Asclimatechangecausesmoredroughts,theysaidthiswouldbeimportantinformation

forfarmers.“Thesoundsthatdrought-stressedplantsmakecouldbeusedinprecisionagriculture(精准农业),”saidAnneVisscherattheRoyalBot

anicGardens,Kew,intheUK.Khait‟sreportalsosuggestthatinsetsandmammalscanhearthesoundsupto5metersawayandrespond.Forexample,amoth(蛾

子)maydecidenottolayeggsonawater-stressedplant.EdwardFarmer,attheUniversityofLausanne,Switzerland,isdoubtful.Hesaidthattheideao

fmothslisteningtoplantsis“alittletoospeculative”.Ifplantsarescreamingforfearoftheirsurvival,shouldwebethank

fulwecan‟thearthem?28．WhatdidKhaitandhisteamfindfromtheirresearch?A．Plantsmadelow-pitchedsoundswhenindanger.B．Pla

ntswereabletoproducesoundsinresponsetostresses.C．Plantspickedupawiderrangeofsoundswhenstressed.D．Plantsmadeultrasonicnoisestocommunicatewitheachother

.29．Howdidtomatoandtobaccoplantsreacttodifferentstressesaccordingtothetext?A．Aplantreactedtodifferentstresseswiththesamesound.

B．Cuttomatoplantsproducedmoresoundsperhourthanwater-hungryones.C．Cuttobaccoplantsseemedtomakeweakersoundsthandrought-stressedones.

D．Tobaccoplantsmightmakeloudersoundsthantomatoplantswhenshortofwater.30．What‟sthemainideaofParagraph6?A．Thepotentialappl

icationsoftheresearch.B．Challengesfacingfarmersinthefuture.C．Farmers„contributionstotheresearch.D．Whatthefutureagric

ulturewillbelike.31．Theunderlinedword“speculative”inthesecond-to-lastparagraphhastheclosestmeaningto“________”.A．practicalB．unsuspectedC．unsup

portedD．complicated11.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）Manycollegestudentswanttolookforseasonal,short-termorpart-timejobstogetextracash,to

staybusyortogetworkingexperience.LifeguardThejobisagreatopportunitytobuildyourfitness,keeppeoplesafeandbeoutdoorstoenjoysomefunonthebeach

inthesun.Theaveragehourlywageforlifeguardsis$9.31,butthosewithcertificationsorpreviousexperiencemaybeabletoearnabitmore.Nanny(保姆)Studentscanfindpl

entyofpositionsasparentsscramble(争抢)toarrangeactivitiesandfindcarefortheirchildren.Studentswhoenjoyspending

timewithkids,stayingactiveandbeingoutdoorscanspendtheirleisuretimemakingmoneywithoutevenfeelinglikethe

y‟reworking.Nanniesmake$14.56perhour.CampConsultantStudentswhoenjoyspendingtheirtimewithchildren,beingaleaderandmonitoringfunoutdooractiviti

esareperfectforcampconsultantpositions.Theaveragehourlywageforcampconsultantsis$9.28,butthosewithmanyyears‟experienceorspecificacademicbackgroundsm

aybeabletoearnmore.FoodServerAlthoughitmaynotseemlikethemostattractivewaytospendaweekend,workingaswaitstaffallowsstudentstobuilduptheirsocialski

lls,stayactive,enjoyfreemealsatworkandposilyeducatethemselvesaboutdifferentcuisines.However,foodserversneedtob

eontheirfeetforhoursatatimeandmustbeabletomulti-tasklikeprofessionals,sotakethisintoaccountbeforesubmittinganapplication.Theaver

agesalaryis$9.00hourly,buttripscanraisethatnumber.1．Whoarethetwojobsnannyandcampconsultantmostfitfor?A．Studentswhowanttodeveloptheirsocialskills.B．S

tudentswholovestayingwithchildren.C．Studentswholovetraveling.D．Studentswholovecamping.2．Whatshouldyoutakeintoc

onsiderationbeforeapplyingtobeafoodserver?A．Thewayofcooking.B．Thefoodyoucanenjoy.C．Longstandingtimeatwork.D．Skillingettingtipsfromcus

tomers.3．Whatjobcanyoudoifyou‟regoodatswimming?A．Alifeguard.B．Ananny.C．Acampconsultant.D．Afoodserver.12.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）Doyoulookd

ownwhenyouspeak?Playwithyourhair?Leantooneside?Everylastgesturetellsastory.Whatyouaresayingtoothersisnotonlyreflectedinthewordscomingf

romyourmouth,butalsothroughthegesturesandmotionsyoumakewithyourbody.KristinAppenbrink,AssociateEditorforRealSim

ple.com,showswhatyourbodylanguageissayingaboutyou.Standingwithyourlegstogetherisconsideredmoreofaconservativestance(站姿).Itlooksli

keasoliderfacinghisofficer.Thiswayofstandingusuallyindicatesrespect.Thiswayyoumoveyourbodyreflectsyourattitude.Andsh

iftingyourweightfromsidetosideorfronttobackindicatesthatyouareanxiousordisappointed.Basically,thisisaphysicalrepresentationofwhatisgoingoniny

ourhead:youarehavingsomanyunsettlingthoughtsthatyoucan‟tstopmovingfromonetotheother.Crossingyourarmsandlegs

isadefensiveposition.Takenoteofthesurroundings.Moreoftenthannot,thisjustmeansapersoniscold.Manypeoplealsofindthispositiontobecomfortable.Point

ingtoes(脚趾)in,bigtoetobigtoe,indicatesyouareclosingyourselfoffbecauseyoufeelawkwardorinsecure.But,ifyou‟resittingupstraightwithyourshouldersaligned

(对齐的)andyourheadup—signsofanopenbodyposition—yourfeetmaybebetrayingyou.Openingupyourhandsbyspreadingyourhandsmeansyouareopentonewid

easbeingoffered.Facingyourpalmsdownorgraspingyourfistsfirmlyshowsyouhaveastrongposition—onethatmaynotbesoflexible.8．WhichofthefollowingdoesKr

istinAppenbrinkprobablyagreewith?A．Bodylanguagewillreplacespokenlanguage.B．Standingwitharmscrossingindicatesrespect.C．Body

languagecanexpresswhatwewanttosay.D．Ourbodies‟motionsaredifferentfromourgestures.9．Whattechniqueofwritingismainlyusedinthetext?A．Makingcomparisons.B

．Analysingcauses.C．Raisingquestions.D．Givingexamples.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unsettling”meaninparagrap

h3?A．Satisfying.B．Upsetting.C．Doubtful.D．Unconscious.11．Whatdoesoneshowifhepointshistoesin,bigtoetobigtoe?A．Hefeelsembarr

assedandunsafe.B．Hethinkssomeonehasbetrayedhim.C．Hefeelslikehidingsomethingfromothers.D．He‟swillingt

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

elingonshipsforpleasure.Butoneexpertsayspeoplecouldeffectivelyprotectthemselvesandothersfromtheinfectiousvirusbydoingonesimplething:was

hingtheirhands.ChristosNicolaides,aphysicist,workswithcomputermodelsthatsimulate(模拟)thespreadofdisease.“Theairtransportationne

tworkisthemainpathwayforaglobaldiseasespread,”Nicolaidessaid.Tounderstandthis,thinkofallthethingsyouandothershandleatanairport.Whenpeoplecou

ghorsneeze,verysmalldropsofmucus(粘液)flythroughtheair.Theylandonsurfacesofthingsthatotherpeoplehandle.Nicolaidesledastu

dywhichfoundthatifyouwanttoslowtheinfectionofadisease,focusonhand-washing.Hesaidresearcherstriedtofindtherateofhand-washingaroundtheworld

.Earlierstudiesshowedthat70percentofpeoplewashtheirhandsafterusingatoilet,butonlyaboutsevenpercentdoitcorre

ctly.Nicolaidessaid,“Youshouldwashyourhandswithsoapandwaterforatleast15seconds.Myresearchersstudiedthis,andwefoundoutthatifyo

uvisitanairportanytimeintheworld,youwillrealizethatonlyonefifthpeoplehavecleanhands.”Nicolaidesthenstudied“super-spreader

”airports,Hesaid,“A„super-spreader‟airportisanairportthatcombinestwoqualities.Thefirstoneisthatithasalotoftrafficandalotofpeople.Andtheotheroneisthat

itisconnectedtomanyotherairportswithmanyotherinternationalflights.Theseairportsareverybusy,suchastheJohnF

.KennedyairportinNewYork,LosAngelesInternational.”Nicolaidessaidthatif60percentoftravelershadcleanhands,thepossibilityofslowin

gaglobaldiseasewouldriseby69percent.Butevenifjust30percentoftravelershadcleanhands,thespreadofdiseasecoulddropby24perce

nt.Hesaid,“Educatingthepublicisthemostimportant.”12．Whatkindofeffectdoesthecontagionhave?A．Flightsandshipsaretotallycanceled.B．Travellingcostsaregre

atlyincreased.C．Peopleworryaboutthesafetyoftravelling.D．Thedevelopmentofworldeconomyisstopped.13．Whatisthem

aincauseoftheglobalspreadofthedisease?A．Peopletouchpublicfacilitieswithviruswhiletraveling.B．Thegovernmenttakeslittlenoticeofthed

isease.C．Thegovernmentfailstocontrolthedisease.D．Peopleareunawareoftheirsickness.14．Whatcanweinferfromearlierstudiesint

hetext?A．30%ofpeopledon‟twashtheirhands.B．Mostpeoplehavevisited“super-spreader”airports.C．Visitingairportsincreasestheriskofinfectingdiseases

.D．Fewpeoplerealizerightwaysofwashinghandsafterusingatoilet.15．What‟sthemainideaofthistext?A．Expertsfindcorrect

waystowashhands.B．Washinghandshelpsstopspreadingcontagions.C．Contagionshavecausedresearchers‟greatconcern.D．Travellingbyplanein

creasesrisksofspreadingdisease.14.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）PuttingMoviesonMobilesMoviesinthetheatergettheirrecogniti

onatawardsceremoniessuchastheOscars.Buthowaboutmoviesforphones?TheyaregettingtheirturnatMoFilm-thefirstmobilefilmfestival.ThefirstMoFilmcompetitionr

eceived250entriesfrommorethan100countries.Entrieswererestrictedtofilmsthatwerefiveminutesorlessinlength-bestforviewingandsharingonmobil

ephones.Anindependentteamofjudgesthenselectedashortlistoffivefilm-makers.Thewinnerwaschosenfromtheshortlistbyanaudiencevotingusingtheirphones

.NewPlatformsTheawardshighlighttheincreasinginfluencethatmobilephonesareshowingintheentertainmentindustr

y.Manygrassrootsfilmmakersstartoutwithshortfilms.Theyarethwartedbythelackofopportunitiestoscreentheirwork.Therefore,mobil

ephonesareincreasinglybeingseenasanewplatformfortheseshortworks.Itisagoodplaceforanyonewhowantstoexpressthemselvesandfindawayt

ohavethatexpressionbeseenbyawideaudience.Justthinkabouthowmanypeoplehavemobilephonesintheworld!NewTech

nologyAdvancesMoFilmispioneeringcontentformobileandonlineservicesthatisaworldawayfromHollywood.Themajorityoffilmsmadeformobilesarenowshortinl

ength,takingintoaccountthescreensize.Howeverthiscouldbeovercomeastechnologyadvances.Inthenearfuture,longerfilmswilllikelybe

seenonthemobilephone.Andtherearemobilecompaniescreatingphoneswhereuserscanwatchmoviesathigherquality.Whereveryouseemovies,onethingis

certain:thequalityofwork,thesimpleabilityatstorytelling，andthethingthatinspiressomeonetotellastorycanreallycomefromanywhere.21．

Theunderlinedword“thwarted”means“_____”.A．surprisedB．frightenedC．disappointedD．encouraged22．Nowadaysthemajorityoffilmsma

deformobilesareshortinlengthbecauseof_____.A．thescreensizeB．onlineservicesC．technologyadvancesD．themobilephon

e23．Wecanlearnfromthetext_____.A．Itisimpossibletoseelongerfilmsonmobilephone.B．Mobilecompanieswillcreatingmorefi

lms.C．Thequalityworkcanonlybeseeninthetheater.D．ThequalityofworkcanalsobeseenfromMoFilms.15.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）PigeonsinLondo

nhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanother

kindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit‟sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”sa

ysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon‟trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirheal

th.„„London‟spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citingreportreleasedbythecitymanagerlasty

ear,“Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey‟rebreathing,”shesays,”theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.„„Nearby,onawindyhilli

nLondon‟sRegent‟sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp-thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.It

allbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusing

Twitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,vhesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthep

eoplearoundmedidn‟tknowanythingaboutit.„„Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibl

etothepublicthroughTwitter.“So,“hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?”Drones(无人驾驶

飞机)werehisfirstthought.Butit‟sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?”hesays.“Theylive-actually?theya

reLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquic

klyandprettylow.“SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity'sair.28．Whatcan

weinferaboutLondon‟sairqualityfromparagraph2?A．Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.B．Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.C．Thegov

ernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.D．Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.29．DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto__.A．entertainLondonersB．s

olveaworldproblemC．designaproductforsaleD．protectanimalslikepigeons30．WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?A．Becausetheyar

etooexpensiveB．Becausetheyflytooquickly.C．Becausetheyareforbidden.D．Becausetheyflytoohigh.31．Whichcanbethebesttitlefo

rthetext?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）TheUniversi

tyScienceLibraryTheUniversityScienceLibraryholdscollectionsinEngineering,Geography,LifeSciences,Management,MathematicalandPhysicalScience

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ngstatementsisrightabouttheUniversityLibrary?A．Bothfoodandbooksaresoldinthecafe.B．EatingisonlyallowedonthegroundflooroftheUni

versityLibrary.C．AllthebooksandmagazinesintheUniversityLibrarycanbeborrowed.D．Allthebookscanbereturnedatatimebyusingthemachinesinth

eLearningLaboratory.3．Ifyoudon‟thavetheUniversityLibrarycard,youcanNOTborrowbookson.A．SundayB．MondayC．ThursdayD．Saturday17.（20

20届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测）Languageisperhapsthemostdistinctiveofhumancharacteristics,butitsevolutionremainsamystery.Ourcom

municationisenhancedbyturn—taking(轮流说话)—ortheorderlyexchangeofcommunicativesignals—whichhasbeenfoundtobelargelyunivers

alacrosscultures.Butthisturn-takingbehaviorisactuallywidespreadacrosstheanimalkingdom,accordingtoalarge-scalereviewofstudiespublishedinthe

journalPhilosophicalTransactionsoftheRoyalSocietyB:BiologicalSciences.Inthestudy,theresearchersstressedthatoneofthemarksofturn-takingacrossallspe

ciesisfinetiming.Forexample,insomespeciesofsongbird,thegapbetweenthecallsoftwodifferentbirdsisoftenlessthan50milliseconds.Ontheotherhand

,communicationinsomespeciesismuchslower.Asforspermwhales,thegapbetweeneachvocalexchangeisaroundtwoseconds.Inhumans,therei

susuallyagapofroughly200millisecondsbetweenturnsinaconversation.Whilemanystudieshavefocusedonturn-takingbe

haviorinanimals,westillknowverylittleaboutit,partlybecausethereportsaresovariedthatlarge-scalecross-speciescomparisonisallbutim

possible,accordingtotheresearchers.“Overall,directcomparisonsofturn-takingskillsofnon-humananimalsinre

lationtolanguageoriginsarehighlylimitedbylackofdata,theapplicationofdifferentterms,differentstudymethodsandstudyenvironments,the

authorswroteinthestudy.”Furthermore,investigationshavesofarmainlybeenfocusingonsinglecalltypesorsongsofspecies,limitingadeeperunder

standingofthevariabilityofturning-takingsystemsfoundintheanimalkingdom.Inlightofthis,theresearchersproposedanewframeworkforfuturestudi

esonturn-takingtomakecross-speciescomparisonseasier.“Thegoaloftheframeworkistopromotelarge-scalecross-speciescomparisons”,KobinKendrick,fromtheUn

iversityofYork‟sDepartmentofLanguageandLinguisticScience,saidinastatement.“Suchaframeworkwillallowresearcherstotrace

thehistoryofthisevolutionofremarkableturn-takingbehaviorandsolveoldquestionsabouttheoriginsofhumanlanguage.”12．Whatcanwelearnfr

omthetext?A．Turn-takingbehaviorinallspeciesiswelltimed.B．Languageistheleastdistinctiveofhumancharacteristics.C．Thegapbetweenturnsinahumanconversa

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

uagestudiesdifficultaccordingtothetext?a.Lackofdata.b.Lackofmoney.c.Variedreportsandstudies.d.Theapplicat

ionofdifferentterms.A．abcB．bcdC．abdD．acd14．Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．cross-speciescomparisonisthehardesttostudyintheevolutionoflanguageB．turn-t

akinginanimalcommunicationbetweenspeciesisdifficulttofindC．non-humanlanguagestudiesshouldbefocusedonsinglecalltypesD．theturn-takingbeh

aviorofanimalsissimilartothatofhumanbeings15．Whydidtheresearchersputforwardanewframework?A．Toencouragemorestudiesontheevolutionofturn-takingbehav

iour.B．Tobuildalinkbetweenanimalcommunicationandhumanlanguage.C．Tomakelarge-scalecross-speciescomparisons

ofturn-takingeasier.D．Toguideotherresearchersinhowtostudyanimalcommunication.18.（2020届湖南省怀化市高三第一次模拟）Thedrivercutsyouoffintraffic.Then

eighborsdon‟tpickupaftertheirdog.Theinsurancecompanykeepsyouwaitingendlessly.Situationssuchasthesegetourheartsrac

ing.Angerisn‟tapleasantfeeling.Someofuscontroltheemotion,whileothersexplodeinawildrage.Bothhabitsaffectourbodies,ourminds,andourrelationships.An

germayfeeluncomfortable,butit‟salsonormalandhealthy.“Alotofpeoplethinktheyhavetogetridoftheiranger,”saysPa

trick,apsychologistinCalgary.“Butangerisanemotionbuiltintoustosignalthatsomethingneedstobesolved.”Whenwetakenoticeoft

hatsignalandactuallyrealizetheprobleminsteadofignoringit,we‟reusuallymuchbetterforit.Unfortunately,manyofushavebeenconditionedtohideouremotions.R

esearchsuggeststhatthiscanhavelong-termeffectsonourhealth.Investigatorsshowthatpeoplewhosuppresstheiremotionstendtoha

veshorterlifespans.They‟remorelikelytodieearlierfromcancer,forexample.Whenweareangry,stresshormones(荷尔蒙)arereleased,whichcanmake

usdevelopawiderangeofdiseases,includingdiabetesanddepression.Isitbetter,then,toscreamwheneversomethingmakesyoumad?That‟sthetheo

rybehindthe“ragerooms”thathaveappearedinmanyAmericancities,wherefolksareinvitedtoexpresstheirangerbyv

iolentlyhittingstuffina“safe”environment.“Buttheresearchindicatesthatwhenwedisplayourangeraggressively,itcanactuallyincreasetheintensityoftheange

r—andincreasethelikelihoodofaggressiveactionsinthefuture.”saysKeelan.Itdoesn‟ttakemuchimaginationtopredicthowanger

canaffectyourrelationshipswithyourwivesorhusbands,yourkids,oryourcoworkers.Italsohurtsyourhealth.8．Whatsituationmaymakepeopleangry?A

．Neighborspickuptheirdogs‟waste.B．Theinsurancecompanytimelyoffersservice.C．Adriverdoesn‟twaitforhisturn.D．Astrangerhelpswhenpeo

plegetlost.9．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Peopleshouldtrytheirbesttocontroltheiremotion.B．Angerdoesgoodtoourhealthsometimes.C

．Angrypeopleneverreleasestresshormones.D．Angerisanemotionsignalingsomethinghasbeensolved.10．Whatdoestheunlinedword“suppr

ess”inPara.3mean?A．affectB．developC．controlD．display11．Howdoesthewriterexpresshisviewpoint?A．Subjectiv

ely.B．Pessimistically.C．Indifferently.D．Objectively.19.（2020届湖南省怀化市高三第一次模拟）Scientistshavelongbeendoingresearcho

ndolphinsandhavemadevariousinterestingdiscoveries.RecentlyAnaCostaattheUniversityofGlasgowintheUKandherteamhavefoundso

methingnewaboutonetypeofdolphins—Bottlenosedolphins.Bottlenosedolphinscanbefoundinmildandtropicalwatersthroughouttheworld.Theyprefer

coastalwatersthatarewarmandshallow.However,CostafoundbottlenosedolphinsinSouthAmericamaybeseparatedintotwodifferentspecies,th

ankstovaryinghabitatsbetweentwogroupsoftheanimal.AlongthecoastlinesofsouthernBrazil,UruguayandArgentinai

ntheSouthAtlanticOcean,commonbottlenosedolphinsthatliveneartheshoredon‟tlooklikethosethatarefurtherouttosea.Theyarelo

nger,lighterandhaveatriangularbackfin,unliketheoffshoredolphins‟shorterbodies,darkerskinandhookedbackf

ins.Apartfromthedifferencesmentionedabove,thetwokindsofcommonbottlenosedolphinalsolivedifferentlyfromoneanother.Thosenearthecoastformsmallgroupsinbay

sandmouthofriversanddon‟tgotoofarfromhome,whilethoseoffshoreliveinpodsofhundredsandmovefromtimetotimeandseldomstayatthesameplace.WhenAnaCostaandhe

rteamlookedatthedolphins‟boneframework,theyfoundstillmoredifferences:theoffshoredolphinshadshorterandmoreplentifulver

tebrae(脊椎)thanthecoastalvariety.Costaandhercolleaguescollectedmorethan250tissuesamplesfromcommonbottlenosedolp

hinsofbothgroupsoffBrazil‟scoastandanalyzedtheDNA．Theresultssuggestthedolphinsmaybegoingdowndifferentevolutionarypaths,separatingintotwospeci

es.Thegeneticanalysisfounddifferencesinasmallportionofthedolphins‟genomes(基因组)thatexperiencefastratesofchangeoverevolutionarytime.“Allthefindi

ngssofararedemonstratingthatweareobservingtwodolphingroupsintheprocessofspeciation,”saysCosta.Despiteth

oseresearches,sofarscientistsstillcan‟tfigureouttheexactdataoftheexistingbottlenosedolphins.Costaandherteamareoptimisticthatonedaythe

ywillbeabletosolvethepuzzleandhelpsavetheseendangeredanimals.12．What‟sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Thedifferencesbetweentwobottlenosespecie

s.B．Theappearanceofbottlenosedolphins.C．Thelivinghabitatsofbottlenosedolphins.D．Thecausesleadingtothedifferences.13．What

maycausebottlenosedolphinstoseparateintotwospecies?A．Theirlength.B．Theirweight.C．Theirvertebrae.D．Thei

revolutionarypaths.14．Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Allbottlenosedolphinslivenearthecoastandhavesimilarhabits.B．ThediscoveryofCostam

aymakeadifferencetobottlenosedolphins.C．Bottlenosedolphinsoftenprefertoliveincoldwatersthataredeep.D．Thesetwodolphinspecie

sarenotsocialandliveindividually.15．Whatdoesthepassagetalkabout?A．Anendangeredanimal—dolphins.B．Costa‟snewdiscov

eryaboutbottlenosedolphins.C．Thelivingenvironmentofbottlenosedolphins.D．TheimportanceofCosta‟snewdiscovery.20.（2020届湖

南省永州市高三第三次模拟）Modemarchitecturehasbroughtmanyamazingbuildingstotheworld.Herearesomeofthestrangestbuildingsinthew

orld.Habitat67,Montreal,CanadaHabitat67isaveryinterestingarrangementofcubes,whichlookslikethebuildingblocksthatchildren

playwith.Itisprettyinterestinghowitwasdesigned.Initsmaterialsense,thecubeisasymbolofstability.Itlookssooriginalandatthesametimecomfort

ableforliving.ItwascreatedasamainattractionforExpo67,oneoftheworld‟slargestuniversalexpositions(博览会)wherehousingwaso

neofthemainthemes.TheBasketBuilding,Ohio,UnitedStatesTheLongabergerBasketCompanybuildinginNewark,Ohiomightjustbeastrangest

officebuildingintheworld.The180,000-square-footbuilding,acopyofthecompany‟sfamousmarketbasket,cost$30millionandtooktwoyearstocomplete.M

anyexpertstriedtopersuadeDaveLongabergertochangehisplans,buthewantedanexactcopyoftherealthing.TheCrookedHouse,Sopot,PolandFin

ishedin2003,theCrookedHousehasanextraordinaryandamazingstructure.ItsdesignwasbasedonthepicturesofpolishartistJanMa

rcinSzancerandSwedishpainterPerDahlberg.Itlooksasifithadbeentakenfromacartoon:Thebuildinglinesarenotstraight,buttheyarebalanced,sotheho

useisnotuglyatall,juststrange!Theinterestingpartishowbuildersmanagedtocreatethisgeniusidea,butthehouseisafactandeveryone

admirestheircreativity.LaPedrera,SpainItissituatedintheEixampledistrictofBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain.Thestoryofthehouseisprettyinteresting.Theho

usewasdesignedbyAntoniGaudiandbuiltforamarriedcouple.Itisanextraordinarybutstylishbuildingconsideredtobehighlyunconventional-th

ereisnotevenonestraightline!1．Whichofthebuildingsaboveisassociatedwithatoy?A．Habitat67.B．TheBasketBuilding.C．TheCrookedHous

e.D．LaPedrera.2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheBasketBuilding?A．Itwasbuiltforexhibition.B．Itwasdesignedfollowing

thepictures.C．Itwasconstructedaccordingtoitsoriginaldesign.D．Itmightbethestrangestofficebuildingintheworld.3．WhatdotheCr

ookedHouseandLaPedrerahaveincommon?A．Theybothlookveryugly.B．TheyarebuiltbyAntoniGaudiC．Theirdesignpatternsarecommon.D．Theirconstructionlin

esarebent.21.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）AseriousandwidespreaddesertlocustoutbreakinsomepartsofSomalia,Kenya,Ethiopia,SudanandEri

treahascausedpanicintheagricultureandaviationsectors.Theinvasion,whichhaslastedforoveramonthdespiteeffortsbyrespectivegovernments

tocontrolit,hasledtothedestructionofcropsandpastures(牧场)threateningfoodsecurityintheregiondespiteapromisingharvestfollowingsuc

cessfulrainfall.Theoutbreakhasalsocausedpanicintheaviationsector,followingarecentincidentwhereanEthiopia

nAirlinepassengerplanewasforcedbyaswarm(群)oflocuststodivertfromlandinginDireDawnAirportineast-centralEthiopiatoBoleInternationalAirportinEt

hiopia‟scapitalAddisAbaba.AccordingtotheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationorFAO,aspecializedagencyoftheUnitedNationstha

tleadsinternationaleffortstodefeathungerandimprovenutritionandfoodsecurity,thepresentoutbreakistheworstin25years.

TheUNagencyattributedtheinvasiontounusualweatherandclimateconditions,includingheavyandwidespreadrainssinceOctober2019.Itwarnedafurt

herincreaseinlocustswarmsislikelytocontinueuntilJuneduetothecontinuationoffavorableecologicalconditionsfo

rlocustbreeding.Thelocustshavealreadydestroyed175,000acresoffarmlandinSomaliaandEthiopia,accordingtotheFAO.Thedesertlocustisth

emostdangerousofthenearlyonedozenspeciesoflocusts.Atypicaldesertlocustswarmcancontainupto150millionloc

ustspersquarekilometer,accordingtotheIGAD．Anaverageswarmcandestroyasmanyfoodcropsinadayasissufficientto

feed2,500people.8．WhatistheresultofthedesertlocustoutbreakonEastAfrica?A．Ithasledtoadiseaseoutbreak.B．Ithascau

sedtheweathertochange.C．Ithascreatedfearinagricultureandaviation.D．Ithasthreatenedthesafetyofthepeoplethere.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“d

ivert”inParagraph3mean?A．Takeadifferentroute.B．Takeofffromanairport.C．Splitofffromanewplace.D．Slideawayfromsomewhere.10．Wh

atcanwelearnaboutthedesertlocustoutbreakaccordingtotheUNagency?A．Locustbreedingisslowerandslower.B．Therewillpossiblybea

decreaseinlocustswarms.C．Itisrelatedtounusualweatherandclimateconditions.D．Theecologicalconditionsarebadforlocustbreeding

.11．Howdoestheauthorprovethedesertlocustisthemostdangerousofthelocustspecies?A．Bydescribingaprocess.B．Bycomp

arison.C．Bystatistics.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.22.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）TerraCycleisacompanythathasrecycledandupcycled(升级改造)justaboutanygarbagei

tcangetitshandson.Itupcyclesthingslikepensandmarkersintodustbinsandpicnictablesandcigaretteendsintorailroadties.Now,TerraCycle

wantstohelpfamilieswasteevenlesswithanewbookMakeGarbageGreat:TheTerraCycleFamilyGuidetoaZero-WasteLifestyle.Thebookispartwake-upc

all,parthistorylesson,parthow-to,andpartDIYartsandcraftsinstruction.Inanefforttohelppeopledowhattheycantocurbtheircontributiontotheto

nsofwastecreatedeveryday,MakeGarbageGreatgivesthehistoryofvariousmaterials,discusseswhythosevariousmaterialsareapr

oblem,andgivestipsandDIYprojectstorecycleorupcycleeachmaterial.Thereisachaptereachonplastics,metals,paper,glass,w

ood,rubberandorganics.Eachchapterisfilledwithtonsoftipsandideasforreducingtheamountofwasteyoucreateandforresponsiblyhandli

ngthewasteyouendupcreatinginyourhome.Ifyou‟reaconsciousconsumer,someoftheinformationyoumayalreadyknow,buttherear

ealsotipsinthisbookthatwillhelpyourecyclemorethanyouthoughtyouwereableto.Ithasinformationonwhereyoucantakeoldsneakers,pi

llows,andallthatelectronicwastethatseemstopileupquickerandquickereachyear.Whetherthebookinspiresyoutoget

alittlecleveratdealingwithyourwasteorsimplyinspiresyoutothinkbeforeyoubuyorbeforeyouthrow,anyonewhoisconcernedabouttheamou

ntofwasteourculturecreateswillfindsomeideashere.Eventhephysicalbookitselfisabitofaninspiration.It‟sprintedontree-freepaperandisareminderthatthere

isusuallyasustainable(可持续的)alternativetomanyoftheproductsthatwewaste.12．Whatisthebookintendedtodo?A．Toadvertiseforthecompany.B．Tohelpfamiliesma

kemoney.C．Toinstructpeopletolearnarts.D．Tohelpfamiliesreducewaste.13．Whatcanweknowaboutthebook?A．Itisintendedforho

usewives.B．Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.C．Itiswellreceivedallovertheworld.D．Itisnotdifferentfromotherpaperbooks.14．Whatdoestheaut

hor‟sattitudetowardsthebook?A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Doubtful.D．Objective.15．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LiveAMore

HealthyLife?B．WantAZero-wasteLifestyle?C．TerraCycle—AResponsibleCompanyD．MakeGarbageGreat—AKeytoSuccess23.

（2020届吉林省吉林市高三第三次调研）Whenyoustartworkingonsomethingbutdon‟tfinishit,thoughtsoftheunfinishedworkcontinu

etojumpintoyourmindevenwhenyou‟vemovedontootherthings.PsychologistsrefertothispsychologicalphenomenonastheZeigarnikeffect.Theef

fectwasfirstobservedbyaRussianpsychologistnamedBlumaZeigarnik.WhilesittinginabusyrestaurantinVienna,sh

enotedthewaitershadbettermemoriesofunpaidorders.Oncethebillwaspaid,however,thewaitershaddifficultyrememberingtheexactdetailsoftheorders.I

noneofherstudies,participantswereaskedtocompletesimpletaskssuchasputtingtogetherpuzzles,orsolvingmathproblems.Halfofthepar

ticipantswereinterruptedhalfwaythroughthesetasks.Afteranhour-longdelay,Zeigarnikaskedtheparticipantstogiveana

ccountofwhatthey‟dbeenworkingon.Shediscoveredthatthosewhohadtheirworkinterruptedweretwiceaslikelytorememberwha

ttheyhadbeendoingasthosewhohadactuallycompletedthetasks.Wecanusethiseffecttoouradvantage.Forexample,ifyou‟restrugglingtomemorizes

omethingimportant,momentaryinterruptionsmightactuallyworktoyouradvantage.Ratherthansimplyremembertheinformationoverandoveragain,

reviewitseveraltimesandthentakeabreak.Whileyou‟refocusingonotherthings,you‟llfindyourselfmentallyreturningtotheinformationyouwere

studying.Weoftenputofftasksuntilthelastmoment,onlycompletingtheminarushatthelastpossiblemoment.Unfortunately,thistenden

cycanleadtoheavystressandevenpoorperformance.OnewaytoovercomethisistoputtheZeigarnikeffecttowork.Startbytakingthefirststep,nomat

terhowsmall.Onceyou‟vebegun，butnotfinishedyourwork,you‟llfindyourselfthinkingofthetaskuntil,atlast,youfinishi

t.Youmightnotfinishitallatonce,buteachsmallstepyoutakeputsyouclosertoyourfinalgoal.8．WhatdoestheZeigarnikeff

ectreferto?A．Waiterstendtohavegoodmemories.B．Onceinterrupted,onewillforgetthingseasily.C．Mostpeoplecan‟tfocusono

nethingforalongtime.D．Peoplerememberunfinishedtasksbetterthancompletedones.9．Whatwerealltheparticipantsrequiredt

odointhestudy?A．Describetheirtasks.B．Expresstheirfeelings.C．Testtheirintelligence.D．Designsimpleactivities.10．Howshouldwest

udyaccordingtotheZeigarnikeffect?A．Repeatoverandoveragain.B．Divideupourstudysession.C．Focusonseveraltasksatatime.D．Haveenoughrestbeforestudying.

11．What‟sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Howtogetridofheavystress.B．Whyweshouldsetafinalgoal.C．Howtobrea

kthehabitofdelayingwork.D．Whywealwayscompletetasksinarush.24.（2020届吉林省吉林市高三第三次调研）We'vecertainlyseenadognursingawound,oradeercalli

ngoutinpain.Butmanyanimalssufferinsilence.Themostsilentsufferersintheanimalworldmaybefish.Dofishfeelpain?AnewstudyfromtheUniv

ersityofLiverpoolhasfoundthatfishfeelpaininawaythat's"strikinglysimilar"tohumans.Forthestudy,LynneSneddon,fr

omtheuniversity'sInstituteofIntegrativeBiology,reviewedtheexistingbodyofresearch98studiesinallandconcludedthattheyfeelpainjustassharp

lyaswedo."Whensubjecttoapotentiallypainfulevent,fishshowchangesinbehaviorsuchasstoppingfeedingandreducedactivity,whicharepreventedw

henapain-relievingdrugisprovided.Infact,likeus,theybreatheheavilyandstopeatingwhenthey'rehurting.Theywillevenrubthepa

rtoftheirbodythataches."Sneddonnotesinauniversityrelease.Tounderstandpaininotherspecies,scientistslookatnociceptors(疼痛

感受器),whichsendsignalstothebrainwhenthebodyisbeingdamaged.Humanshavethemthroughouttheirskin,bonesandmuscles.Nociceptorshavealsobeenfoun

dinmanyotherspecies,includingeventhosetinyfruitflies.Fishhavethesamemeanstodetectpainsignalsandtheequipmenttoreceivethem.Besides,

thefishermen'sopinionthatfishfeelnopainjustdoesn'taddupfromanevolutionaryview.Painisanefficientmessengerthattells

,usthatwe'vegotaproblem.Ananimalthatcan'tfeelitwon'tgetthatmemo(ER),evenifithurtsitself."Ifweacceptfishexperiencepain,thenthishasgreats

ignificanceforhowwetreatthem,"Sneddonsays."Careshouldbetakenwhenhandlingfishtoavoiddamagingtheirssensitiveskinandtheyshouldbehumanelycaughtandkilled

."12．Whatcanwelearnaboutfish?A．Theyareinsensitivetopain.B．Theyareabletosensepain.C．Theywon'treacttopainkill

ers.D．Theirbrainisthefirsttosendpainsignals.13．Whatwillafishdowhenitslipsgethurt?A．Itmightrubitslips.B．Itwillkeepitsmouthopen.C．

Itwillswimaroundlikecrazy.D．Itwillkeepeatingtoforgetpain.14．WhatisthesignificanceofthestudyaccordingtoSneddon?A．Peoplewillt

reatfishinakinderway.B．Peoplecanunderstandevolutionbetter.C．Peoplecandevelopmoredrugstosavefish.D．Peoplewillthinkofmorewaystocatchfish.15．Whatdo

estheunderlinedpart"addup"probablymean?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'BestBookshopsT

here'snothinglikebeingsurroundedbybooks，whereveryouare．Herearethefinestoasesofliteraturethattravellerscanbringyou．DaikanyamaT﹣sit

e|TokyoItiswellworthvisitingevenifjusttoadmirethebuilding'sbeautiful，crisscrossedarchitecture．Onceyou'vehadyourfillofroamingthreefloors'worthofbooks

helves，there'sthebar，thecoffeeshop，oreventhevideorentalspacetogiveyoumorereasontostayjustthatlittlebitlonger

．Grababook，orderabeeranddiveintoitspages．Icouldhavestayedhourshere．CityLights|SanFranciscoThethree﹣storeyestablishmentpublis

hesandsellstitlesinpoetry，fiction，translation，politics，historyandthearts．Ithostseventsandreadings，andrunsanon﹣profitofthesa

menamethataimstopromotediversityofvoicesandideasinliterature．It'soppositeVesuvio，abarfrequentedbyKerouacandotherBeat﹣generationw

ritersandartists．ShakespeareandCompany|ParisImadeaspecialtriptotheLeftBankforthisonewhenIwasinParis．IthastwofloorspackedwithEn

glish﹣languagetexts，andIwasparticularlystruckbyanysparewallspacedevotedtonotesfromvisitors﹣heartfeltme

ssagestoalovedone，dedicationstotheshopitself，oraquotefromafavouriteauthororphilosopher．HutatmaChowk|MumbaiAfewyearsagoIvisitedIndia，investigati

ngRudyardKipling'sconnectionswiththecountry．IspottedacheapcopyofTheJungleBookononeofthetarp﹣coveredbookstallsatHutatmaChowk

（Martyrs'Square）．Thebooksellersherearelikeamateurlibrarians，abletolaytheirhandsonalmostanytitleyouaskfor．Tome，thosewel

l﹣thumbed（翻旧了的）booksspokevolumesaboutthechangesofMumbai'sreadersinthe150yearssincethecitygaveusKipling．1．Inwhichbookshopcanyoubuyadrinkwhilevis

iting？A．DaikanyamaT﹣site.B．CityLights.C．ShakespeareandCompany.D．HutatmaChowk.2．WhatcanbelearnedaboutthebookstallsatHutatmaChowk？A．Peop

lecanmeetRudyardKiplingthere．B．Theysellthecheapestbooksintheworld．C．Thebookownersareamateurlibrarians．D．Thesellersarefa

miliarwiththebooks．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,travelingisawayt

oescapetheworstpartsofdailylife.Butwhatifatraveldestinationwitnessedterribleevents,likewar,genocide（大

屠杀）ornuclearfallout?Wouldyoustillwanttovisit?There‟sagrowingphenomenoncalled“darktourism”peoplevisitsi

tesassociatedwithdeathandhumansuffering.“It‟slivingontheedgealmost-ifyougotoaplacewherepeoplehavereallyd

ied,”KarelWerdler,aseniorlecturerinhistoryatInHollandUniversityintheNetherlands,toldCNN.Whenpeoplegototraditionaltouristspots,likeDisneyland,

orsomewondersoftheworld,theymayfeelhappytoenjoysomethinginterestingornew.Darktourism,however,notonlyp

rovidesthatnovelty（新奇）butalsocanmakethemfeelluckythattheirproblemsaresosmallincomparison.AccordingtotheGuardian,“Darktourismtosome

extentreliesonthereverse（颠倒）oftheoldequation（方程式）ofmorefamiliartourism.”Formanypeople,thesesitesofferawaytor

eflectonthemistakesofthepastandthelessonswecanlearnfromhistory.Forexample,Chernobyl,intheUkraine,isoneofthemostpopulardarkd

estinations.Whenitsnuclearreactor（核反应堆）explodedin1984,itreleasedaradioactive（放射性的）cloudsodevastatingthatthesurroundingareawi

llremainuninhabitable（不适宜居住的）for20,000years.Despitethedestructionanddangerofthestillpresentradiation,nea

rly72,000peoplevisitedthearealastyear,reportstheBBC．OneofthesewasLiYimeng,whowentonatouroftheChernoby

lExclusionZone.Duringthetourshesawthehomesofthepowerplant‟sformerworkers,desertedclassrooms,andanabandonedp

layground.“IexperiencedawholerangeofemotionsasIsawtheareawheretheyusedtolive,whichisnowawasteland,”shetoldChinaDaily.Shealso

emphasizedtheneedtoshowrespectwhenvisitinglocationslikeChernobyl.Thoughdarktourismisrelatedtodeathanddying,“ittellsusmoreaboutlifeandtheliving”

,TheSunnoted.8．Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A．Comparisonamongdifferenttypesoftravel.B．Informationofanewtraveltrend.C．Reaso

nswhyreadersshouldgetinvolvedindarktourism.D．Introductiontooneofthemostpopulardarkdestinations.9．Whatmakesdarkto

urismdifferentfromtraditionaltourism?A．Itismoreboringandunpleasant.B．Itismorepopularwithyoungpeople.C．Thedestinatio

nusuallyhasadarkpast.D．Thesceneteachespeoplehowtofacedeath.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastating”inP

aragraph7probablymean?A．Dark.B．Mysterious.C．Enormous.D．Destructive.11．WhatdoestheauthortrytoshowwiththeexampleofLiYimeng?A．Darktouri

smremindspeopletotakeactiontoavoiddisasters.B．Darktourismcanbeascaryexperience.C．Darktourismmakespeoplethinkabout

life.D．Darktourismwarnspeopletobecautiousabouthightechnology.27.（2020届江西赣粤湘三省六校高三联考）We‟veknownforyearsthatplantscansee,hear,s

mellandcommunicatewithchemicals.Now,reportedNewScientist,theyhavebeenrecordedmakingsoundswhenstressed.Inayet-to-be-publishedstudy,ItzhakKhaitandh

isteamatTelAvivUniversity,inIsrael,foundthattomatoandtobaccoplantscanmakeultrasonic（超声的）noises.Theplants“cryout”duetol

ackofwater,orwhentheirstemsarecut.It‟sjusttoohigh-pitched（音调高的）forhumanstohear.Microphonesplaced10centimetersawayfromtheplantspic

kedupsoundsintheultrasonicrangeof20to100kilohertz（千赫兹）.Humanhearingusuallyrangesfrom20hertzto20kilohertz.“Thesefindingscanalterthewaywethinkaboutthep

lantkingdom,”theywrote.Onaverage,“thirsty”tomatoplantsmade35soundsanhour,whiletobaccoplantsmade11.Whenplantstemswerecut,tomatoplantsmadeanaver

ageof25soundsinthefollowinghour,andtobaccoplants15.Unstressedplantsproducedfewerthanonesoundperhour,onaverage.Perh

apsmostinterestingly,differenttypesofstressledtodifferentsounds.Theresearcherstrainedamachine-learningmodeltoseparatetheplants‟soundsf

romthoseofthewind,rainandothernoisesofthegreenhouse.Inmostcases,itcorrectlyidentifiedwhetherthestresswascausedbydry

nessoracut,basedonasound‟sintensityandfrequency.Water-hungrytobaccoappearstomakeloudersoundsthancuttobacco,forexa

mple.AlthoughKhaitandhiscolleaguesonlylookedattomatoandtobaccoplants,theythinkotherplantsalsomakesoundswhenstressed.Iffarmerscouldhearthe

sesounds,saidtheteam,theycouldgivewatertotheplantsthatneeditmost.Asclimatechangecausesmoredroughts,theysaidthiswouldbeimportantinformation

forfarmers.“Thesoundsthatdrought-stressedplantsmakecouldbeusedinprecisionagriculture（精准农业）,”saidAnneVisscherattheRoyalBotanicGar

dens,Kew,intheUK.Khait‟sreportalsosuggeststhatinsectsandmammalscanhearthesoundsupto5metersawayandrespond.Fore

xample,amothmaydecidenottolayeggsonawater-stressedplant.EdwardFarmer,attheUniversityofLausanne,Switzerland,isdoubtfu

l.Hesaidthattheideaofmothslisteningtoplantsis“alittletoospeculative”.Ifplantsarescreamingforfearoftheirsurvi

val,shouldwebethankfulwecan‟thearthem?12．WhatdidKhaitandhisteamfindfromtheirresearch?A．Plantsmadelow-pitchedsoundswhenindanger.B．Plan

tswereabletoproducesoundsinresponsetostresses.C．Plantspickedupawiderrangeofsoundswhenstressed.D．Plantsmadeultrasonicnoi

sestocommunicatewitheachother.13．Howdidtomatoandtobaccoplantsreacttodifferentstressesaccordingtothetext?A．Aplantreactedtodifferentstresseswiththesame

sound.B．Cuttobaccoplantsseemedtomakeweakersoundsthandrought-stressedones.C．Cuttomatoplantsproducedmoresoundsperhourthanwater-hungryone

s.D．Tobaccoplantsmightmakeloudersoundsthantomatoplantswhenshortofwater.14．What‟sthemainideaofParagraph

6?A．Challengesfacingfarmersinthefuture.B．Farmers‟contributionstotheresearch.C．Thepotentialapplicationsoftheres

earch.D．Whatthefutureagriculturewillbelike.15．WhatisEdwardFarmert‟sattitudetowardstheresearch?A．negativeB．positiveC．neutralD．indifferent28.（

2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Earlierthisyearwhenthesummerheatwavewasinfullswing,mostpeopleweredreamingofthecoolerautumntemperatures.Butforthosewholovethesummerw

eather,thewintercoldertemperaturesanddrearyweatherareanythingbutwelcome.Thegoodnews?Therearesomebrilliantwintersundestin

ationsyoucanescapetoforgloriouspleasantweatherandwarmsunshine.DubaiDuringthewintermonthsthecitystillboaststempe

raturesaround26°C,perfectifyouplantomakethemostofthecity‟sbeaches.However,it‟snotsohotthatyoucan‟tenjoymostofthethingstoseeanddoinDubai,

fromthethemeparkstoepicmallssuchastheBurjKhalifa.Planningtomakethemostoftheattractions?It‟sworthlookinginto

aDubaiPasswhereyoucouldsaveupto50%offahostofthetopmust-seesights.ThailandThebesttimetovisitThailandisbetweenNovembertoJa

nuarywhenit‟sadryseasonandthetemperaturesarepleasant.Thecountryisfilledwithepicsightsandattractions.Fancyacitybreak?H

eadtoBangkokwhereglorioustemples,floatingmarketsandincrediblefoodfestivalsawait.OrofcourseyoucouldspendafewdaysmakingthemostofThailand‟smost

beautifulseasands.CapeVerdeSalIslandisoneofthemaintouristspotsinthecountry.CapeVerdeiswell-knownforofferingup

arelaxingholiday;andwith10islandstoexplore,there‟sstillampleopportunitytohaveanadventureortwo.However,ifyouonlyvisitonespot,ma

keitthebeautifulSalIsland.Ittendstobeahitwithholidaymakersthankstothewhitesandbeachesandcrystallinewatersthatmakeupitsshores.BarbadosIftheid

eaofasnowyChristmasbreakdoesn‟tappeal,thenBarbadoscouldmakeforaonce-in-a-lifetimefestiveseason.Decembertemperaturescanbearound28°C,m

eaningyou‟llhaveheapsofhotweatherandsunshineandofcourseBarbadosbeachesaretheidealspottoenjoythem.1．What‟sthepurposeof

thispassage?A．Toprovidewarmdestinationsforwinter.B．Tocomparefourforeigntouristspots.C．Toofferadviceontravelingabroad.D

．Tohelpescapefromthehotweather.2．Whatcouldbethebestchoiceforfoodlovers?A．Dubai.B．Thailand.C．CapeVerde.

D．Barbados.3．Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．Theyoffertouristssightsonabudget.B．Avarietyoffoodissuppliedfortourists.C．Theyrecommendsomeshoppingcen

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

don‟tlistentomyformerfavoritebandslikePinegroveandSummerSaltanymoreandIrefusetowatchanythingwithLouisC．K,andIalwayslookup

whichFrancobrotherwasaccusedeverytimeIgotowatchsomethingwithoneoftheminit.Thesewereeasypeopleto“cancel”,becauseIdidn‟thavemuchattachmen

ttothemandIcouldfindreplacements.Butwhathappenswhensomeoneclosewithyouhasdonesomething“cancel-worthy”?Somethingthatyouwouldcance

lanyoneelsefor,ifyouhadmoredistancebetweenyou?Thisdilemmapresentstwochoices.Inthefirstchoice,youcouldcontinueyourrelationshipwiththe

“cancelled”person,andlivewiththeguilt.Youknowtheydidsomethingthatyouwouldn‟ttypicallyforgive,butyou‟vedec

idedtogivethema“getoutofjailfree”card.Youcontinuetobefriendswiththisperson,butalwaysfeeluneasybecause

youknowsomewhereinsidethatyourfrienddidsomethingbad.Orthere‟soptionnumbertwo:Youcouldcompletelycutoffthepersonwhoyouoncecalled

afriend.Youabandonarelationshipthatyouhadworkedsohardtodevelop,andyoudecidetoignorethatperson.Eventually,youbecomecompletestrangerswith

someoneyouwereoncesoclosewith.Nomatterwhatchoiceyoumake,youwillfacesignificantconsequences.Thisisn‟tablackorwhiteissue.Thisisjustoneexampleofthec

hallengesoflifethatdoesn‟thaveaclearanswer.Thetruthis,thisisalose-losesituationandyou‟retheloser.Youcanconti

nuetotrustsomeonewhodidsomethingbadandlivewiththeguilt.Or,youcanstopspeakingtothem,butstilldealwiththefactthatyouoncetrustedsomeonewhodidaveryba

dthing,andthatyouhadletthemintoyourlife.Eitherway,youenduplosingsomethingyoudidn‟twantto.8．Whatdoestheunderline

dword“them”referto?A．Francobrothers.B．LouisC．KandFranco.C．Franco‟smovies.D．PinegroveandSummerSalt.9．Whydoestheauthorstoplist

eningtohisfavoritebands?A．Hehasfoundbetterreplacements.B．Heisnolongerattachedtothem.C．Theydidsomethingheca

n‟tforgive.D．Theydon‟treleasegoodworksanymore.10．Howwouldyoufeelwhenyoukeepyourrelationshipwitha“cancelled”person?A．Relaxed.B．Guilty.C．Awkward

.D．Refreshed.11．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph4?A．Youdon‟tcarewhattheydidatall.B．Youcontinueyourrelationshipwiththem.C．Youhopeth

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

et.MaybeyoucaughttheheadlineasitracedbyonTwitter.OryoumightbetakingabreakfromwatchingaboringmovieonNetflix.Itdoesn‟tmatte

r.Becauseaccordingtoanewstudy,italladdsuptothesamething:onedistraction（分心的事情）afteranother.Andthethingis,they‟rewelcomedist

ractions.Because,astheresearch—publishedthisweekintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology—notes,pe

oplewilldojustaboutanythingtoavoidbeinglefttotheirownthoughts.Fortheirstudy,researchersdesignedasampletestformorethan2,557participantsin11countries.T

heydividedtheirtestsubjectsintotwogroups.Inthefirstgroup,peoplewereaskedtospend10to15minutes“entertainingthem

selveswiththeirthoughtsasbesttheycould.”Justsitbackandthinkaboutthings.Soundsgood,doesn‟tit?Well,notr

eally.Thesecondgroup—theonewherepeopleweretoldtosurftheNet,playavideogame,orevenreadabook—reportedhavingmuchmorefun.Theyscoredmorehighlyonente

rtainmentandloweronboredom.Andthepreferencefordistractionseemedtobeaglobalphenomenon,whichmaycomeasasurprisetoItalianswhoarefamouslybrilliantatdoi

ngnothing.“Thepreferencefordoingexternal（外部的）activitiessuchasreading,watchingTV,orsurfingtheinternetratherthan„justthinking‟appearstobestro

ngthroughouttheworld,”theresearchersnoteinthestudy.Buttheredoesseemtobeanimportantthingthathasn‟tbeenincludedinthestudy.Shouldn‟tth

equalityofthoughtsmatter?Ifyou‟vegotsomethingpositivetothinkabout—say,howyou‟regoingtospendyourvacati

onorthegreatscreenplayyou‟vealreadyhalf-writteninyourhead—whyareyoureadingthis?Ontheotherhand,ifyouarealwaysbotheredbynegativethoughts—asador

painfulexperience,perhaps—byallmeans,keepscrolling（翻网页）.Unfortunately,wewon‟tbeabletotakeupmuchofyourtim

ehere;it‟sashortstudythatgetstothepointinahurry.Don‟tworrythough.There‟sawholeworldofdistractionsoutthere.Say,haveyouseenthatshipteeteringatthe

brinkofNiagaraFalls?Andhowaboutthosecharmingcows?Betyoudidn‟tknowtheycouldsmellyoufromsixmilesaway.Andthat‟ssomethingtothinkab

out.12．WhywouldtheItaliansbesurprisedatthephenomenon?A．TheypreferreadingbookstosurfingtheNet.B．They‟reconvincedthatthinkingissignificant.C

．Theyareusedtobeinglefttotheirownthoughts.D．TheyseldomentertainthemselvesbysurfingtheNet.13．Howwasthestudyconducted?A．Byr

eferenceresearch.B．Bycomparativestudy.C．Bytheoreticalanalysis.D．Byexperimentalstudy.14．Whatseemstohav

ebeenignoredinthestudy?A．Thequalityofthoughts.B．Thecauseofthephenomenon.C．Thesolutiontotheproblem.D．Thekindsofdistractions.15．What‟sthetoneofthepassa

ge?A．Worried.B．Disappointed.C．Serious.D．Humorous.31.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）Australianexpertshaveexpressedconcernsthattoomanymillennials(千禧一代）areh

opingtousetheirsocialmediaaccountstobuildtheircareers.Theirconcernsfollowthesuddenrisein"insta-celebrities"whomakem

oneybypostingsponsoredphotosonline.Fortheluckyfewwhoarenotonlytalentedphotographersbutalsogood-lookingandbusiness-savvy(有商业头脑的)，

makingmoneyoffsocialmediaisn'timpossible.Instagramisfloodedwithsocialmediaprofessionalspaidtopromoteproductsandservi

ces.However,socialscientistDrLaurenRosewarne,fromtheUniversityofMelbourne,saysthatinreality,therearefarfewerpeoplemakingmoneyof

ftheplatformsthanonemaythink.ShesaidmanyyoungAustraliansweregettingsuckedinbytheappealofmakingmoneyonplatformslikeInstagram,describingitas"totallyu

nrealistic"andextremelydifficulttodo."Youngpeoplearehopingtobefamousinnumbersthatweresimplynotthere20yearsago,"RosewarnetoldtheAustr

alianBroadcastingCorporation(ABC)onSaturday."Therearesomepeoplewhocanmakefortunesoutofmonetizing(使具有货币性质)theirInstagramposts,butthatisnotthenorm.

"ShesaiditwasuptoparentsandschoolstodiscouragestudentsfromseekingInsta-fame,asmanybelieveitisapossiblecareerchoice."There'sthewarni

ngforparents;thisisnotanormalorevencommonoccurrencethatyoucanmonetizeyourInstagramaccount."MeanwhileToniEage

rfromAustralianNationalUniversitysaidsocialproblemscouldarisefromspendingtoomuchtimewithsocialmedia."Wheredotheinsta-celebritiesgo...toseparatethel

ifepeopleseeonInstagramfromtheiractualnormallife?"Eagersaid."Allofasudden,peopleownyourprivatelife."8．Whyisthereasuddenrisein"insta-c

elebrities"?A．Manyyoungpeoplewanttobephotographers.B．Manypeopleseeitasashortcuttomakingmoney.C．Peoplewanttosocializebysharingphotosonline.D．Instagra

moffersyoungpeoplemorecareerchoices.9．Theunderlinedphrase"gettingsuckedin"inParagraph4probablymeans"______".A．benefitingfromsomethingB．bec

ominginvolvedinsomethingC．takingadvantageofsomethingD．beingsatisfiedwithsomething10．WhatmessagedoestheauthorconveybyquotingDrLaurenR

osewarne?A．Youngpeopletodayaremorebusiness-savvythanever.B．YoungpeoplearebecominglessinterestedinInternetfame.C．Ins

tagramisnotagoodplatformtopromotenewproducts.D．It'sabadideaforyoungpeopletotryearningmoneyonInstagram.11．WhatproblemdoesTon

iEagerthinkoveruseofsocialmediacouldcause?A．Anover-relianceonInstagram.B．Alossofpersonalprivacy.C．Lessinteractionwithpeopl

einreallife.D．Thedesiretomonetizeone'sInstagramaccount.32.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）Ifyoubelievethatscientist

sandartistsaremostcreativewhenthey'reyoung,youaremissinganimportantpartofthestory.AnewstudypublishedinDe

EconomistlookedatNobelPrizewinnersinthefieldofeconomics.Itfoundtherearetwodifferentpeaksofcreativity.Onecome

searlyinaperson'scareer,whileanothercomeslater.Theresearchsupportspreviousworkbytheauthorsthatfoundsimilarpatternsintheart

sandothersciences."Webelievewhatwefoundinthisstudyisn'tlimitedtoeconomics,butcouldapplytocreativitymoregenerally,"said

BruceWeinberg,leadauthorofthestudyandprofessorofeconomicsatTheOhioStateUniversity."Manypeoplebelievethatcreativit

yisexclusivelyassociatedwithyouth,butitreallydependsonwhatkindofcreativityyou'retalkingabout."Inthestudy,thosewhodidtheirmostgroun

dbreakingworkearlyintheircareerstendedtobe"conceptual"innovators(创新者).Thesetypeofinnovators"thinkoutsidethebox",challengingconventionalwisd

omandsuddenlycomingupwithnewideas.Conceptualinnovatorsarenotyetimmersed(沉浸于)intheacceptedtheoriesoftheirfield,Weinbergsaid.Butthereisanoth

erkindofcreativity,hesaid,whichisfoundamong"experimental"innovators.Theseinnovatorsaccumulateknowledgethroughtheircareersandfindnewwaystounderstandi

t.ThelongperiodsoftrialanderrorforimportantexperimentalinnovationscomelaterinaNobellaureate's(荣誉获得者的)career."Whetheryouhity

ourcreativepeakearlyorlateinyourcareerdependsonwhetheryouhaveaconceptualorexperimentalapproach,"Weinbergsaid.There

searcherstookanovel,empirical(经验主义的)approachtothestudy,whichinvolved31laureates.Theyarrangedthelaureatesonalistfromthemostexperime

ntaltomostconceptual.Thisrankingwasbasedonthelaureates'mostimportantwork,classifyingtheminto"conceptu

al"or"experimental".Afterclassifyingthelaureates,theresearchersdeterminedtheageatwhicheachlaureatemadehismostimportantcontributiontoeconomicsandc

ouldbeconsideredathiscreativepeak.Theyfoundthatconceptuallaureatespeakedbetweenages25and29.Experimentall

aureatespeakedwhentheywereroughlytwiceasold,intheirmid-50s."Ourresearchsuggeststhatwhenyou'remostcreativeismoreabou

thowyouapproachyourwork."12．WhatdidthestudypublishedinDeEconomistfind?A．Creativitycomesatanyage,youngorold.B．Creativitytendstodecreaseaspeoplegetold

er.C．Economists,artistsandotherscientistshavemuchincommon.D．Economistsaremorecreativethanartistsandotherscientists.13．Whatdoestheunderline

dphrase"thinkoutsidethebox"mean?A．Followrulesstrictly.B．Experimentonboxes.C．Breakoldthoughtpatterns.D．Figureouthowtoescapefromabox.1

4．Whatdoweknowabout"experimental"innovators?A．Theyusuallycomeupwithnewideasallofasudden.B．Theymakediscoveriesthroug

hconstanttrialanderror.C．Themajorityofthemreachtheircreativepeakintheirtwenties.D．Theymakemorecontributionsthan"conceptual"inn

ovators.15．Whatdotheresearchersbelievedeterminessomeone'screativepeak?A．One'spersonalitytype.B．Whatkindofjobonetakes.C．Howonehandlestheirwo

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

fthecompetingthingsfortheirattention,it'shardtoconcentrateonstudying.16．Thekeytoeffectivestudyingisn'tcramming(死记硬背)orstudyinglonger,butstu

dyingsmarter.17．Toomanypeoplelookatstudyingasanecessarytask,notanenjoymentoropportunitytolearn.That'sfine,butresearchershavefoundthathowy

ouapproachsomethingmattersalmostasmuchaswhatyoudo.Sometimesyoucan't“force”yourselftobeintherightstateofmind.Aimtothinkpositivelyw

henyoustudy,andremindyourselfofyourskillsandabilities.18．Insteadofthinking,“I'mamess.I'llneverhaveenoughtimetostudyfort

hisexam",lookatitlike,“ImaybealittlelatetostudyasmuchasI'dlike,butI'llgetmostofitdone.”Memorygamesare

methodsforrememberingpiecesofinformationusingasimpleconnectionofcommonwords.Mostoftenpeoplegetwordstoformanonsens

esentencethatiseasytoremember.Memorygamesarehelpfulbecauseyouusemoreofyourbraintoremembervisualandactiveimagesthanyoudotoremembe

rjustalistofitems.19．Alotofpeoplemakethemistakeofstudyinginaplacethatreallyisn'thelpfultoconcentrating.20．Thelibrary,acorner

inastudyhall,oraquietcoffeehousearegoodplacestocheckout.Makesuretochoosethequietareasintheseplaces,nottheloud,centralgatheringareas.Findinganideals

tudyplaceisimportant,becauseit'stheoneyoucanreliablycountonforthenextfewyears.A．Avoidterriblethinking.B．Avoidcompar

ingyourselfwithothers.C．Anoisyplacemakesforapoorstudyarea.D．Usingmoreofyourbrainmeansbettermemory.E.Havingarightattitudeisimportanttostudys

marter.F.Youneedmoreeffectivestudyhabitsforbettergrades.G.Everypersonisuniqueintheirwayofeffectivelearning.34.（2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考）FamousDanc

eFormsFromAroundTheWorldSinginganddancingisanessentialpartofmanyculturesaroundtheworldandhasbeensoforcentu

ries.Worldwide,variousdanceformshaveevolvedovertheyearsandsomehavecrossedtheirregionalboundariesandgainedadmirersglobally.Herewepresentsomeofthemos

tfamousdancestylesintheworld.Ballet,RussiaNodanceformcanapproachgracefulnessascloselyastheRussianballet.Itisanartisticdancef

ormthatisperformedtomusic.ThestepsofRussianballetdemandhighlevelsofprecisionandformality.Theclassicalballetdanceformwhichorigin

atedinRenaissanceItalywasintroducedtoRussiaduringtheruleofPetertheGreatandsincethenbecameanintegralpartofRussi

ansociety.Flamenco,SpainFlamencoisagloballyfamousdanceformthatoriginatedinSpain.Thedanceisaccompaniedbyguitarplaying,singing,finger

snapping,andhandclapping.FlamencoiscloselylinkedtotheRomanipeopleinSpain,anditsstyleisdistinctlyAndalusian.Theartformiscurrentlytaughtinmany

countriesworldwidebutismostpopularintheUSandJapan.Inthelattercountry,FlamencoschoolsoutnumberthoseinSpain.Tango,ArgentinaTa

ngoisapartnerdancethatisassociatedwithstyleandexpressiveness.Inthe1880's,thedanceformoriginatedalongtheRiverPlatewhichisthenaturalborder

betweenUruguayandArgentina.Manydifferentstylesoftangoexisttodayandinternationaltangodancingcompetitionsareh

eldeachyearsignifyingthepopularityofthisdance.Samba,BrazilSambaissynonymous（同义的）withthefamousCarnivalofBrazil.ItisaBraziliandances

tyleandmusicgenrewithrootsinAfricaandarrivedinLatinAmericaviatheAfricanslaveswhoarrivedinLatinAmericawiththeirEuropeanmasters.Sambaisassoci

atedwithrhythmandbrightlycoloredcostumesandisconsideredasanintegralpartoftheBrazilianculture.1．Whichdanceformisbelievedtobethemostgraceful?

A．Tango.B．Ballet.C．Samba.D．Flamenco2．WhatisthemainfeatureofTango?A．Highlevelsofprecisionandformality.B．Beingaccom

paniedbyfingersnappingandhandclapping.C．Rhythmandbrightlycoloredcostumes.D．Styleandexpressiveness.3．Whichofthefollowi

ngstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BalletoriginatedinRussiaduringtheruleofPetertheGreat.B．SpainhasmoreFlam

encoschoolsthanJapan.C．SambawasbroughttoBrazilbyEuropeanmastersD．Allthefourformsofdancementioneddidnotoriginateintheirowncountries