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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）GreatActivitiesforNatureLoversHikingOneoftheeasiestandmostaccessiblewaystogetclosetonatureisbysettingoutona

goodoldfashionedhike.Hikinggenerallydoesn'trequireanyfancyequipmentorspecialskills,justapieceofmapandathirstforadventure.Thisactivitycan

beasrelaxingasyoumakeit.BackcountryCampingWhylimityourselftojustadayhikewhenyoucanhaveafullweekendforalon

geradventure?Backcountrycampinginvolvespackingyourtent，sleepinggear,food,andwateronyourbacktosetupcampinaremotelocation.Iyou‟reanexperiencedhike

randcamper,thisisanexcellentwaytotestyoursurvivalskillsandexplorethewilderness.MountainandRoadBikingUnlikelonghikesthroughthewoods,bikin

gallowsyoutocovermoregroundandtravelfartherinnature.Mountainbikingtypicallyinvolvesridingupanddownsteepslopes,betweentrees,and

overrocks.Ifthissoundstoointenseoryourtiresaren'tsuitedforruggedterrain(地形),considertakingaroadbikeonpavedtrailsthroughforestpreservesoralongcountryr

oads.GardeningContrarytopopularbelief,youdon'thavetotravelbeyondyourownbackyardtoexperiencethebeautyofnatureeveryday.Ifyourpersonalityislessadvent

urousoryourmobilityrestricted,considerplantingagardentogrowyourownvegetables,fruit,herbs，orflowers.There'ssomethingtrulysatisfying

aboutmixingupasaladwithfreshingredientsyougrowyourself.Oneofthebestpartsaboutspendingtimeingardeningisthatitdoesn'thavetobreakyour

budgetandanyonecandoit.1．Whatdohikersneedforhiking?A．Practicalskills.B．Necessaryequipment.C．Ausefulmap.D．Arel

axedmood.2．What'sNOTtheadvantageofgardeningaccordingtothetext?A．Youdon'tneedtogofartoenjoythebeautyofnature.B．Itgivesyo

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

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

en.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatjustbeingaroundbookshasitsbenefits.AteamofresearchersinAustraliafindsthatgrowingupwithalargelibraryathomei

mprovesliteracy(读写能力),number-sense,andeventechnologicalskillsinlaterlife.ItappearedinthejournalSocialScienceResearch.Theresea

rcherswereexploringtheadvantagesofscholarlyculture.Theywereinterestedinacuriousobservationthatsomecallthe“radiationeffect"

.“Radiationeffectisasituationwherechildrengrowuparoundbooks,buttheydon'treadbooks.Butsomehowbooksbenefitthem,eventhoughtheydon'treadthemasmuchasth

eirparentswishthemto,”saidJoannaSikora,asociologistinAustralia.Joannaandhercolleaguesanalyzeddatacollectedbetween20

11and2015bytheOrganizationforEconomicDevelopment.Thesurveyassessedtheliteracy，numeracy(计算能力),andtechnologicalcompetencyofmorethan

160,000adultsfrom31countries.Anditincludedaquestionabouthowmanybooksparticipantshadintheirhomesduringadolescence.“Whatwewereableto

makeclearwasthatpeoplegrowinguparoundbookshadbetterliteracy,numeracyanddigitalproblem-solvingskillsthanpeoplewhohadfewerbooksgr

owingupbuthadsimilareducationlevels,similarjobs，andevensimilaradulthabitsintermsofreadingorworkingatvariousnumeracy-improvingactivities,"shes

aid.Infact,teenswhoonlymadeitthroughhighschoolbutwereraisedinabookishenvironmentdidaswellinadulthoodascollegegraduates

whogrewupinahousewithoutbooks.Now,howmightmereexposureleadtointellectualimprovement?“Ifwegrowupinahouse,inahomewhereparentsenjoybooks,w

herebooksaregivenasbirthdaypresentsandvalued,thisissomethingthatbecomesapartofouridentityandgivesusthislife

longurgetoalwayscomeclosetobooksandreadmorethanwewould.”Sokeepshelvespiledwithbooks.Yourkidswillnotonlybegrateful,they'llbemorelikelytobeabletospel

l“grateful"correctlyaswell.12．What's“radiationeffect"accordingtothetext?A．Theterribleeffectofradiationonthepersonsandthings.B．Thegoodinfluence

ofthebookishenvironmentonadolescents.C．Thebeneficialeffectofreadingbooksonadolescents.D．Thebadeffectoftheenvironmentwithoutbo

oksonadolescents.13．Howdoestheexposuretobooksimproveintellect?A．Booksbringasenseofidentityandeagernesstoreadm

ore.B．Bookshelptoprovideachancetocomeclosetosociety,C．Booksarealwaysgiventoadolescentsasvaluablepresents

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

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

ingatHomeBringsChildrenManyAdvantagesC．GrowingUpAroundBooksBenefitsChildrenaLotD．CreatingaBookishEnvironmentforChild

renIsofMuchImportance3.（2020届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三诊断）MarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach‟sBarLouiecounterbyherself,quietlyreadinghere-bookasshe

waitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBechtel‟s“me”time.AndlikemoreAmericans,she‟snotalo

ne.Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf(53percent)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46percent

)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore,74percent,accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.“Ipreferto

gooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?”Bechtelsaid,lookingupfromherbook.Bechtel,whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach,haslunchwithcoworke

rssometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooftenworksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingheront

heshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.“Today,Ijustwantedsometimetomyself,”shesaid.Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocalvide

ographer,isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe‟sonafirst-namebasisifhewantstoha

vealittleinteraction(交流).“Ireflectonhowmyday‟sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek,”hesaid.“It‟sachanceforself-reflection.Youretur

ntoworkrechargedandwithaplan.”Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutask

ingforatableforone,butthosedaysareover.Now,wehaveoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable.“Itdoesn‟tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvancesintech

nology,”saidLaurieDemeritt,whosecompanyprovidedthestatisticsforthereport.4．Whatarethestatisticsinparagra

ph2about?A．Foodvariety.B．Eatinghabits.C．Tablemanners.D．Restaurantservice.5．WhydoesBechtelprefertogoo

utforlunch?A．Tomeetwithhercoworkers.B．Tocatchupwithherwork.C．Tohavesometimeonherown.D．Tocollectdataforherreport.6．Wh

atdoweknowaboutMazoleny?A．Hemakesvideosforthebar.B．He‟sfondofthefoodatthebar.C．Heinterviewscustomersatthebar.D．He‟sfamili

arwiththebarkeeper.7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thetrendofhavingmealsalone.B．Theimportanceofself-reflection.C．Thestressfromworkingovertime.D．Theadv

antageofwirelesstechnology.4.（2020届甘肃省天水市第一中学高三诊断）Thinkplantsarejustboringgreenthingsthatyouuseforfood

anddecoration?Thinkagain!Plantsareabletodosomeprettyawesomethingsthatyou‟reprobablytotallyunawareof.

Researchershavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytocommunicatewithanundergroundnetworkmadeupoffungus(真菌),whichservestheplantsinmanyways.Tomatopl

antsusethefunguswebtowarneachotheroftheirownunhealthyconditions.Treesconnectedthroughthefungusnetworkcouldmovenutrients(养分)toandfromeach

other.Itisbelievedthatlargertreesmovenutrientstosmalleronestohelpthemtosurvive.Notonlythat,buttheycanalsodamageunwelcomeplantsbyspreadi

ngpoisonouschemicalsthroughthefungus.ItsoundsliketheplantworldhadtheInternetbeforewedid.Someplantshavearat

herimpressivelineofdefenseagainstbeingeaten.Whensensingtheyarebeingswallowed,theygiveoffachemicalintotheairthatattractstheinsect‟sna

turalenemy.Theenemyattacksthebug,thussavingtheplants.Thisisbasicallytheplantkingdomversionofgettingyourolderbrothertobeatupthatkidwhostea

lsyourlunchmoney.Youmightbeawarethathumansandanimalshaveaninternalclock.Butdidyouknowthatplantsalsohavethisclock?Thismeansthey

canprepareforcertaintimesofdayjustlikewedo.Isitbecausetheycanreacttolightatsunrise?Inastudy,scientists

foundthatplantsusethesugarstheyproducetokeeptime,whichhelptoregulatethegenesresponsiblefortheplant‟sowninternalclock.So,inasense,―wakeupwithpe

tunias(矮牵牛)isjustasvalidas―wakeupwiththechickens.Natureisfullofsurprises.Soforthoseofyouwhodidn‟tknowthewondersofplants,nowyoudo.8．Howmanywaysdoesth

enetworkoffungusservetheplants?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords―“yourolderbrother”inParagraph4referto?A．

Thechemicalgivenoffbyplants.B．Theinsect‟snaturalenemy.C．Thebugattackedbytheenemy.D．Theplanttobeeatenbythe

insect.10．Whathelpstheplantkeeptime?A．Thesugarsproducedbyitself.B．Itsowngenes.C．Thetimeofsunrise.D．Itsresponsetolight.11．Whatisthea

uthor‟spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisloveofdifferentplants.B．Tosharehisstudyonsomeawesomeplants.C．Tointroducetheunknownabilitiesofplants.D．Toma

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

tofMicrosoftAsia,pointingasfarbackas1950whencomputerpioneerAlanTuringaskedwhethermachinescanthink.“So

ithastakennearly70yearsfortherightcombinationoffactorstocometogethertomoveAIfromconcepttoreality,”saysHaupter.Itispredictedthatthe

developmentofartificialintelligencewillbethestoryofthecominggenerations,notjustthecomingyear,butas2019getsund

erway,you‟llfindAIwillbegintotouchyourlifeinmanywaysaccordingtosomeresearchers.“PersonalassistantAIswillkeepget

tingsmarter.Asourpersonalassistantslearnmoreaboutourdailyroutines,IcanimaginethedayIneednottoworryaboutpreparingdinner.MyAIknowswhatI

liketoeat,whichdaysoftheweekIliketocookathome,andmakessurethatwhenIgetbackfromworkallmygroceriesarew

aitingatmydoorstep,readyformetopreparethatdeliciousmealIhadbeenlongingfor.”---AlecjandroTroccoli,seniorresear

chscientist,NVIDIA．“ThankstoAI,thefacewillbethenewcreditcard,thenewdriver‟slicenseandthenewbarcode(条形码).Facialrecognitionisalreadycompletel

ytransformingsecuritywithbiometriccapabilitiesbeingadopted,andseeinghowtechnologyandbusinessareconnected,l

ikeAmazoniswithWholeFoods,Icanseeanearfuturewherepeoplewillnolongerneedtostandinlineatthestore.”---GeorgesNahon,president,OrangeInstitute,aglo

balresearchlaboratory.“2019willbetheyearAIbecomesrealformedicine.Bytheendoftheyearwe‟reseeingsolutionsforpopula

tionhealth,hospitaloperationsandabroadsetofclinicalspecialtiesquicklyfollowbehind.”---MarkMichalski,executivedirector,MassachusettsGeneralHospi

tal.12．WhatcanweknowaboutAIfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Peopledidn'texpectAItodevelopsorapidly.B．TheideaofAIjustcameuprecently.C．Theconcept

ofAIwasputforwardbyRalphHaupter.D．Ittookmorethan70yearstoturntheconceptintoreality.13．WhoseesthefutureofAIdoinghouseworkinsteadofhumanbeing?A．A

lanTuring.B．GeorgesNahon.C．MarkMichalski.D．AlejandroTroccoli.14．WhatisGeorgesNahon‟sjob?A．Executivedirectorofahospital.B．Presidentofaresearchlabora

tory.C．Chairmanofanenergycorporation.D．Chiefoperatingofficerofanewspaper.15．Howisthepassagedeveloped?A．Byexplainingcauseandeffect.B．Bypresentingres

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

lfamillionpeoplediefrombrainaneurysms（动脉瘤）—whenabloodvessel（血管）burstsinthebrain.Ananeurysmisabulge（膨胀）inabloodvesselthatcanburst.I

fthathappensinthebrain,itcanbedeadly.Forsurvivors,physicaldisabilitiesareoftensevere.Theymayincludememoryproblems,lossofbalance,troubl

espeakingandevenblindness.Butnewtechnologiesareincreasingsurvivalratesandreducingdisabilities.BeaumontBaconisasurvivorwhomakeslighto

fherexperiencebecausesheisacomedian（喜剧演员）.Sheuseshumortomakeotherslaugh.Nowshe‟sworkingonanewshow.MichaelAlexanderisherdo

ctor.HeoperatedonBeaumontBaconafterherattack.“Shehadbleedinginthefrontalareaofherbrain,sorightabovetheeyes.Thepartthatwasinthebrainwasaboutmay

bethesizeofanegg.So,that‟safairlylargebleed.”Ms.Baconhadabetterchanceatsurvivalthanmostpeoplebecauseof

Dr.Alexander.HedirectstheNeurovascularCenterinLosAngeles.Thecenteroffersnewtechnologiesthatincludeplacingacatheter（导管）intoananeurysm,thenthread

ingwirestopromotebloodclots（血栓）.Thistechniquereducesthechancesofanotherburstbloodvessel.“Youdon‟thavetoopenupthesku

ll（头盖骨）oropenupthebraintodosurgery.It‟salldonefrominsidethebloodvessels.Soitreducestheamountofbloodloss,andtherecoveryismuchfaster.”ForBeaumontB

acon‟srecovery,thehospitalworkedtopreventproblemscommonlyfoundinpatientswithaburstaneurysm.Theproble

msincludebrainswellingthatcanshutdownbloodvessels.Shespentamonthinacoma（昏迷）—unabletocommunicatewithd

octors,friendsandlovedones.Butwithayearoftreatment,sherecovered.Now,sheismakingpeoplelaugh.12．Whatdoyouknowaboutaneury

sms?A．Notechnologiescantreatthemnowadays.B．Theymaycauseseveredisabilities.C．Fewpeoplediefromthemeveryyear.D．Theyaredeadl

ywherevertheyhappen.13．ThenewtechnologyhasthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat________.A．itismuchfasterforthepatienttorecoverB．itbrings

noproblemsaftertheoperationC．itreducestheamountofbloodlossD．itdoesn‟tneedtoopenupthebraintooperate14．Itcanbeknownfromthep

assagethatBeaumontBacon________.A．wasalwaysinanunconsciousstateaftertheoperationB．recoveredsoonafterthetre

atmentC．returnedtoworkafterthetreatmentD．wasthefirsttotrythenewtechnology15．Theauthorshowstheeffectofthete

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

e‟veknownthatsittingforlongperiodsoftimeeverydayhascountlesshealthconsequences,likeahigherriskofheartdisease.

Butnowanewstudyhasfoundthatsittingisalsobadforyourbrain.Astudypublishedlastweek,conductedbyDr.PrabhaSiddarthattheUniversit

yofCalifornia,showedthatsedentary（久坐的）behaviorisassociatedwithreducedthicknessofthemedialtemporallobe（中颞叶）,abrainareathatiscriticaltolearningandme

mory.Theresearchersaskedagroupof35healthypeople,ages45to70,abouttheiractivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhourseachd

ayspentsittingandthenscannedtheirbrains.Theyfoundthatthesubjectswhoreportedsittingforlongerperiodshadth

ethinnestmedialtemporallobes.Itmeansthatthemoretimeyouspendinachairtheworseitisforyourbrainhealth,resultinginpossibledamagetolearning

andmemory.Whatisalsointerestingisthatthisstudydidnotfindasignificantassociationbetweenthelevelofphysicalactivityandthicknessofthisbrainarea,sugg

estingthatexercise,evensevereexercise,maynotbeenoughtoprotectyoufromtheharmfuleffectsofsitting.Itthen

surprisinglyturnedoutthatyoudon‟tevenhavetomovemuchtoenhancecognition（认知）;juststandingwilldothetrick.Forexample,twogroupsofsubjectswereaskedtoc

ompleteatestwhileeithersittingorstanding.Participantsarepresentedwithconflictingstimuli（刺激）,liketheword“green”inblueink,andasked

tonamethecolor.Subjectsthinkingontheirfeetbeatthosewhosatbya3-milicondmargin.Thecognitiveeffectsofseverephysicalexercisearewellknown.Butthe

possibilitythatstandingmoreandsittinglessimprovesbrainhealthcouldlowerthebarforeveryone.Iknow,thisallrunscountertoreceivedideasabo

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

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

C．Sedentarybehaviorwillpossiblydamageourbrain.D．Brainhealthhasnothingtodowithsedentarybehavior.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“margin”in

Paragraph5mean?A．blank.B．edge.C．decrease.D．difference.10．Whatisthereceivedideaaboutdeepthought?A．Sittingmorei

sgoodforourmentalhealth.B．Sittingisbetterwhenwethink.C．Exercisemorecanimproveourcognition.D．Weshouldstandwhilethinking.11．Thepassagemainlytellsus___

_____.A．peopletendtositwhilethinkingB．standingmorecanmakeourbrainhealthierC．physicalexercisecanimproveourbrainhealthD．sedentarybehaviorleadstoco

untlesshealthproblems8.（2020届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试）Ifyou‟vespentanyamountoftimeboating,fishing,orbird-watchingatlakesandri

vers,youhavemostlikelyseenfishesjumpingoutofthewater.Ihaveseenitmanytimes.Certainly,fisheswillexitwaterindesperateattemptstoesc

apeenemies.Dolphinstakeadvantageofthebehavior,formingacircleandcatchingthefrightenedfishesinmidair.Butjustaswemayrunfastfrom

funorfromfear,differentemotionsmightmotivatefishestojump.Mobularays（蝸鲼）aren‟tmotivatedbyfearwhentheythrowtheirimpressivebodies—up

toaseventeen-footwingspan(thedistancefromtheendofonewingtotheendoftheother)andatoninweight—skywardinleap

（跳跃）ofuptotenfeet.Theydoitinschools（鱼群）ofhundreds.Theyusuallylandontheirbellies,butsometimestheylandontheirbacks.Somescientiststhinkitmig

htbeawayofremovingparasites（寄生虫）.ButIthinkthattheraysareenjoyingthemselves.IntheclearwatersofFlorida‟sChassahowitzkaNationalWildlifeRefuge,Iwatch

edseveralschoolsoffiftyormoremullets（鲻鱼）movinginbeautifulformation.Theirwell-builtbodiesweremostevidentwhentheyleapedfromthewat

er.MostofthetimeIsawoneortwoleapsbyafish,butonemadeaseriesofseven.Theyusuallylandontheirsides.Eachjumpw

asaboutafootclearofthewaterandtwotothreefeetinlength.Nobodyknowsforsurewhythefishleaps.Oneideaisthattheydoittotakeinoxygen.Theideaissupportedb

ythefactthatmulletsleapmorewhenthewaterislowerinoxygen,butischallengedbythelikelihoodthatjumpingcostsmor

eenergythanisgainedbybreathingair.Itishardtoimaginetheywillfeelanyfresherwhenbackinwater.Mightthesefishesalsobeleapingforfun?Thereissomen

ewevidence.GordonM.Burghardtrecentlypublishedaccountsofadozentypesoffishesleapingrepeatedly,sometimesoverfloatingobjects—sticks,plants,sunningt

urtle—fornoclearreasonotherthanentertainment.12．WhatcanwesayaboutthedolphinsinParagraph1?A．Theyhavegreatescapingskills.B．Theyareeasil

yfrightened.C．Theyareveryclever.D．Theylovejumping.13．Whatdotherayandthemullethaveincommonwhenjumping?A．Bothd

oitingroups.B．Bothlandontheirbellies.C．Bothjumpmanyfeetoutofwater.D．Bothmakeleapsoneaftertheother.14．Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheideamentioned

inParagraph4?A．Itisvaluable.B．Itisinteresting.C．Itisimaginative.D．Itisquestionable.15．Whichmaybethereasonforfishlea

psaccordingtotheauthor?A．Toremoveparasites.B．Toamusethemselves.C．Totakeinmoreoxygen.D．Toexpresspositivee

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

vetocirculateinculturetomakeitintothedictionary.Theyhavetobeusedandunderstood.Wordshaveamuchbetterchanceofgettingaddedtothedictionaryifyouseetheminp

rintorheartheminconversation.It‟sactuallyafull-timejobtosearchpopularcommunicationtofigureoutwhatnewwordsaresurfacinginourverna

cular（方言）.Lexicographersgettodecidewhichwordsmakeitintothedictionary,andtheydosobyreadingwidelyacrossindustriesanddisciplines.However,theyalso

makedecisionsaboutwhichidiomsmakeitin.Dictionariescansometimesgetover1,000newwordsperyear.In2019theMerriam-Websteraddedover600inAprilandanother5

00+inSeptember.Afterlexicographersdecidewhichwordswillbeincluded,theywriteanewdefinition.Someexistingwordsal

sogainadditionalmeanings,andthereareusuallythousandsofrevisions.Thedictionaryisaconstantlychangingwork-in-progress,justlike

thelanguageitdescribesanddefines.Forinstance,theword“peak”recentlywentfrombeingjustasharp,pointedendtoalsobeingsomethingatth

eheightofpopularity.Occasionallyfakewordsactuallyendupinthedictionarybymistake.Ifyouhaveawordthatyouthinkshouldbeinthedictiona

ry,you‟rewelcometogetintouchwiththelexicographersandsuggestit.However,thewordneedstobefairlypopular.Ithastohave“widespread

,frequent,meaningfulusage”.Forinstance,OMGwasaddedtothedictionaryin2009afterlexicographershadobserveditingeneraluseforabout15years.Newwordsspring

fromnewtechnologiesanddisciplines,butthey‟reveryofteninventedbyauthorsandwriterswholovelanguageandpl

aywithittocreatenewmeanings.OneofthegreatestcreatorswasWilliamShakespearewhocreatedover1,700newwordsoftenbyadapt

ingusageandusingnewcompounds.He‟sresponsibleforwordslikeeyeball,excitement,fashionable,andlonely.“Hard-boiled”wasin

ventedbyMarkTwain.8．Whatkindofnewwordscanbeincludedindictionaries?A．Wordswhichhavebeenwidelyusedforlong.B．Wordswhichwerecreatedbyfamouswriters

.C．Wordswhichhavebeenspokenbysomelocals.D．Wordswhichfrequentlyappearinaprivateconversation.9．Whatdoestheunderlined

word“Lexicographers”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．Newwordcreators.B．Writersofadictionary.C．Special

istsinlanguages.D．Historiansonancientcultures.10．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadictionary?A．Quiteambiguous.B．Error-free.C．Extremelyrigid.D．Graduallydeve

loping.11．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtheDictionaryIsRevisedB．HowNewWordsSpreadinCultureC．HowWordsGetAddedtotheDictionaryD．HowNewWordsAr

eInventedbyFamousAuthors10.（2020届河南省六市第一次模拟）We‟veknownforyearsthatplantscansee,hear,smellandcommunicatewithch

emicals.Now,reportedNewScientist,theyhavebeenrecordedmakingsoundswhenstressed.Inayet-to-be-publishedstudy,ItzhakKhaitandhisteamatTelAviv

University,inIsrael,foundthattomatoandtobaccoplantscanmakeultrasonic(超声的)noises.Theplants“cryout”duetolackofwater,orwhentheirstems(茎)arecu

t.It‟sjusttoohigh-pitched(音调高的)forhumanstohear.Microphonesplaced10centimetersawayfromtheplantspickedupsoundsi

ntheultrasonicrangeof20to100kilohertz(千赫兹).Humanhearingusuallyrangesfrom20hertzto20kilohertz.“Thesefindingscanalterthewaywethinkabout

theplantkingdom,”theywrote.Onaverage,“thirsty”tomatoplantsmade35soundsanhour,whiletobaccoplantsmade11.Whenplantstemswerecut,tomatoplantsmadeanavera

geof25soundsinthefollowinghour,andtobaccoplants15.Unstressedplantsproducedfewerthanonesoundperhour,onaver

age.Perhapsmostinterestingly,differenttypesofstressledtodifferentsounds.Theresearcherstrainedamachine-learningmodeltoseparate

theplants‟soundsfromthoseofthewind,rainandothernoisesofthegreenhouse.Inmostcases,itcorrectlyidentifiedwhe

therthestresswascausedbydrynessoracut,basedonasound‟sintensityandfrequency.Water-hungrytobaccoappearstomakeloudersoundsth

ancuttobacco,forexample.AlthoughKhaitandhiscolleaguesonlylookedattomatoandtobaccoplants,theythinkotherpl

antsalsomakesoundswhenstressed.Iffarmerscouldhearthesesounds,saidtheteam,theycouldgivewatertotheplantsthatnee

ditmost.Asclimatechangecausesmoredroughts,theysaidthiswouldbeimportantinformationforfarmers.“Thesoundsthatdrought-stres

sedplantsmakecouldbeusedinprecisionagriculture(精准农业),”saidAnneVisscherattheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,intheUK.Khait‟sreportalsosuggestthat

insetsandmammalscanhearthesoundsupto5metersawayandrespond.Forexample,amoth(蛾子)maydecidenottolayeggsonawater-stressedplant.Edwar

dFarmer,attheUniversityofLausanne,Switzerland,isdoubtful.Hesaidthattheideaofmothslisteningtoplantsis“alittletoospeculative”.If

plantsarescreamingforfearoftheirsurvival,shouldwebethankfulwecan‟thearthem?28．WhatdidKhaitandhisteamfindfromthei

rresearch?A．Plantsmadelow-pitchedsoundswhenindanger.B．Plantswereabletoproducesoundsinresponsetostresses.C．Plantspickedupawiderrangeof

soundswhenstressed.D．Plantsmadeultrasonicnoisestocommunicatewitheachother.29．Howdidtomatoandtobaccoplantsreacttodiffer

entstressesaccordingtothetext?A．Aplantreactedtodifferentstresseswiththesamesound.B．Cuttomatoplantsproducedmoresoundsperhourthanwater-hun

gryones.C．Cuttobaccoplantsseemedtomakeweakersoundsthandrought-stressedones.D．Tobaccoplantsmightmakeloudersound

sthantomatoplantswhenshortofwater.30．What‟sthemainideaofParagraph6?A．Thepotentialapplicationsoftheresearch.B．

Challengesfacingfarmersinthefuture.C．Farmers„contributionstotheresearch.D．Whatthefutureagriculturewillbelike.31．Theunderlinedw

ord“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,tostay

busyortogetworkingexperience.LifeguardThejobisagreatopportunitytobuildyourfitness,keeppeoplesafeandbeoutdoorstoenjoysomefunonthebea

chinthesun.Theaveragehourlywageforlifeguardsis$9.31,butthosewithcertificationsorpreviousexperiencemaybeabletoea

rnabitmore.Nanny(保姆)Studentscanfindplentyofpositionsasparentsscramble(争抢)toarrangeactivitiesandfindcarefortheirchildren.Stu

dentswhoenjoyspendingtimewithkids,stayingactiveandbeingoutdoorscanspendtheirleisuretimemakingmoneywithoutevenfeelinglikethey‟reworking.Nannie

smake$14.56perhour.CampConsultantStudentswhoenjoyspendingtheirtimewithchildren,beingaleaderandmonitoringfunoutdoo

ractivitiesareperfectforcampconsultantpositions.Theaveragehourlywageforcampconsultantsis$9.28,butthosewithmanyyears‟experi

enceorspecificacademicbackgroundsmaybeabletoearnmore.FoodServerAlthoughitmaynotseemlikethemostattractivewa

ytospendaweekend,workingaswaitstaffallowsstudentstobuilduptheirsocialskills,stayactive,enjoyfreemealsatworkandposilye

ducatethemselvesaboutdifferentcuisines.However,foodserversneedtobeontheirfeetforhoursatatimeandmustbeabletomulti-tasklikeprofessio

nals,sotakethisintoaccountbeforesubmittinganapplication.Theaveragesalaryis$9.00hourly,buttripscanraisethatnumber.1．Whoarethetwojobsna

nnyandcampconsultantmostfitfor?A．Studentswhowanttodeveloptheirsocialskills.B．Studentswholovestayingwithchildren.C．Studentswholovetrav

eling.D．Studentswholovecamping.2．Whatshouldyoutakeintoconsiderationbeforeapplyingtobeafoodserver?A．Thewayofcooking.B．Thefoo

dyoucanenjoy.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?Eve

rylastgesturetellsastory.Whatyouaresayingtoothersisnotonlyreflectedinthewordscomingfromyourmouth,butalsothroughthegesturesandm

otionsyoumakewithyourbody.KristinAppenbrink,AssociateEditorforRealSimple.com,showswhatyourbodylanguageissayingaboutyou.Standingwithyourlegs

togetherisconsideredmoreofaconservativestance(站姿).Itlookslikeasoliderfacinghisofficer.Thiswayofstandingusuallyindicatesrespect.Thisw

ayyoumoveyourbodyreflectsyourattitude.Andshiftingyourweightfromsidetosideorfronttobackindicatesthatyouareanxiousord

isappointed.Basically,thisisaphysicalrepresentationofwhatisgoingoninyourhead:youarehavingsomanyunsettlingthoughtsthatyoucan‟tstopmovingfr

omonetotheother.Crossingyourarmsandlegsisadefensiveposition.Takenoteofthesurroundings.Moreoftenthannot,

thisjustmeansapersoniscold.Manypeoplealsofindthispositiontobecomfortable.Pointingtoes(脚趾)in,bigtoeto

bigtoe,indicatesyouareclosingyourselfoffbecauseyoufeelawkwardorinsecure.But,ifyou‟resittingupstraightwithyourshouldersaligned(对齐的)an

dyourheadup—signsofanopenbodyposition—yourfeetmaybebetrayingyou.Openingupyourhandsbyspreadingyourhandsme

ansyouareopentonewideasbeingoffered.Facingyourpalmsdownorgraspingyourfistsfirmlyshowsyouhaveastrongposition—onethatmaynotbesoflexible.8．

WhichofthefollowingdoesKristinAppenbrinkprobablyagreewith?A．Bodylanguagewillreplacespokenlanguage.B．Standingwitharmsc

rossingindicatesrespect.C．Bodylanguagecanexpresswhatwewanttosay.D．Ourbodies‟motionsaredifferentfromourgestures.9．Whatt

echniqueofwritingismainlyusedinthetext?A．Makingcomparisons.B．Analysingcauses.C．Raisingquestions.D．Givingexamples.10

．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unsettling”meaninparagraph3?A．Satisfying.B．Upsetting.C．Doubtful.D．Unconscious.11．Whatdoesoneshowifhepointshistoesin

,bigtoetobigtoe?A．Hefeelsembarrassedandunsafe.B．Hethinkssomeonehasbetrayedhim.C．Hefeelslikehidingsomethingfromothers

.D．He‟swillingtoacceptnewideasfromothers.13.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）Fearofthecontagion(传染病)hasrestrictedairtravelandpeoplearequestioningth

esafetyoftravelingonshipsforpleasure.Butoneexpertsayspeoplecouldeffectivelyprotectthemselvesandothersfromtheinfectiousvirusbydoingonesimplething:

washingtheirhands.ChristosNicolaides,aphysicist,workswithcomputermodelsthatsimulate(模拟)thespreadofdisease.“Theairtranspo

rtationnetworkisthemainpathwayforaglobaldiseasespread,”Nicolaidessaid.Tounderstandthis,thinkofallthethingsyouandothershandleata

nairport.Whenpeoplecoughorsneeze,verysmalldropsofmucus(粘液)flythroughtheair.Theylandonsurfacesofthingsthatotherpeoplehan

dle.Nicolaidesledastudywhichfoundthatifyouwanttoslowtheinfectionofadisease,focusonhand-washing.Hesaidresearcherstriedtof

indtherateofhand-washingaroundtheworld.Earlierstudiesshowedthat70percentofpeoplewashtheirhandsafterusingatoilet,butonlyaboutsevenpercen

tdoitcorrectly.Nicolaidessaid,“Youshouldwashyourhandswithsoapandwaterforatleast15seconds.Myresearchersstudiedthis,an

dwefoundoutthatifyouvisitanairportanytimeintheworld,youwillrealizethatonlyonefifthpeoplehavecleanhands.”Nicolaidesthenstudied“super-spreader”airpo

rts,Hesaid,“A„super-spreader‟airportisanairportthatcombinestwoqualities.Thefirstoneisthatithasalotoftrafficandalotofpe

ople.Andtheotheroneisthatitisconnectedtomanyotherairportswithmanyotherinternationalflights.Theseairportsareverybusy,suchastheJohnF.KennedyairportinN

ewYork,LosAngelesInternational.”Nicolaidessaidthatif60percentoftravelershadcleanhands,thepossibilityo

fslowingaglobaldiseasewouldriseby69percent.Butevenifjust30percentoftravelershadcleanhands,thespreadofdisease

coulddropby24percent.Hesaid,“Educatingthepublicisthemostimportant.”12．Whatkindofeffectdoesthecontagionhave?A．Flightsandshipsaretot

allycanceled.B．Travellingcostsaregreatlyincreased.C．Peopleworryaboutthesafetyoftravelling.D．Thedevelopmentofworldeconomyisstop

ped.13．Whatisthemaincauseoftheglobalspreadofthedisease?A．Peopletouchpublicfacilitieswithviruswhiletraveling.B．Thegovernm

enttakeslittlenoticeofthedisease.C．Thegovernmentfailstocontrolthedisease.D．Peopleareunawareoftheirsickn

ess.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．Contagi

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

）PuttingMoviesonMobilesMoviesinthetheatergettheirrecognitionatawardsceremoniessuchastheOscars.Buthowaboutmoviesforphones?Theyaregettingthe

irturnatMoFilm-thefirstmobilefilmfestival.ThefirstMoFilmcompetitionreceived250entriesfrommorethan100countries.Entrieswererestrictedtofi

lmsthatwerefiveminutesorlessinlength-bestforviewingandsharingonmobilephones.Anindependentteamofjudge

sthenselectedashortlistoffivefilm-makers.Thewinnerwaschosenfromtheshortlistbyanaudiencevotingusingtheirphones.NewPlatformsTheawardshighlightthe

increasinginfluencethatmobilephonesareshowingintheentertainmentindustry.Manygrassrootsfilmmakersstart

outwithshortfilms.Theyarethwartedbythelackofopportunitiestoscreentheirwork.Therefore,mobilephonesarein

creasinglybeingseenasanewplatformfortheseshortworks.Itisagoodplaceforanyonewhowantstoexpressthemselvesandfindawaytohavethatex

pressionbeseenbyawideaudience.Justthinkabouthowmanypeoplehavemobilephonesintheworld!NewTechnologyAdvancesMoFilmispioneeringcontentfor

mobileandonlineservicesthatisaworldawayfromHollywood.Themajorityoffilmsmadeformobilesarenowshortinlength,takingintoaccount

thescreensize.Howeverthiscouldbeovercomeastechnologyadvances.Inthenearfuture,longerfilmswilllikelybeseenonthemobilephone.Andtherearemobil

ecompaniescreatingphoneswhereuserscanwatchmoviesathigherquality.Whereveryouseemovies,onethingiscertain:thequalityofwork,thesimpleabilitya

tstorytelling，andthethingthatinspiressomeonetotellastorycanreallycomefromanywhere.21．Theunderlinedword“thwarted”means“_____”.A．surprisedB．fr

ightenedC．disappointedD．encouraged22．Nowadaysthemajorityoffilmsmadeformobilesareshortinlengthbecauseof_____.A．t

hescreensizeB．onlineservicesC．technologyadvancesD．themobilephone23．Wecanlearnfromthetext_____.A．Itisimpossibletoseelongerfilmsonmobilepho

ne.B．Mobilecompanieswillcreatingmorefilms.C．Thequalityworkcanonlybeseeninthetheater.D．ThequalityofworkcanalsobeseenfromMoFilms.15.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联

考）PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtof

ightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit‟sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAn

dreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon‟trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.„„London‟

spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citingreportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear,“If

peoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey‟rebreathing,”shesays,”theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.„„Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon

‟sRegent‟sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp-thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPier

reDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitt

er.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,vhesays.

“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedidn‟tknowanythingaboutit.„„Duquesnoysayshewantstobetterme

asurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.“So,“hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityq

uicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?”Drones(无人驾驶飞机)werehisfirstthought.Butit‟sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“

ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?”hesays.“Theylive-actually?theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwe

canusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.“SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespec

tfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity'sair.28．WhatcanweinferaboutLondon‟sairqualityfrompa

ragraph2?A．Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.B．Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.C．Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.D．Londoner

sshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.29．DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto__.A．entertainLondonersB．solveaworldproblemC．designaproductforsaleD．

protectanimalslikepigeons30．WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?A．BecausetheyaretooexpensiveB．Becausethey

flytooquickly.C．Becausetheyareforbidden.D．Becausetheyflytoohigh.31．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．London‟sNewPol

lutionFighterB．London‟sDirtySecretC．CleanAirinLondonD．CausesofAirPollutioninLondon16.（2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测）TheUniversityScienceLibraryTheUniversi

tyScienceLibraryholdscollectionsinEngineering,Geography,LifeSciences,Management,MathematicalandPhysicalSciences.Self-servicefacilitie

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intheUniversityLibrary?A．Literature.B．Biology.C．Chemistry.D．Geography.2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightabouttheUniversity

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on‟thavetheUniversityLibrarycard,youcanNOTborrowbookson.A．SundayB．MondayC．ThursdayD．Saturday17.（2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测

）Languageisperhapsthemostdistinctiveofhumancharacteristics,butitsevolutionremainsamystery.Ourcommunicationisenhancedbyturn—taking(轮流说话)—ortheorderl

yexchangeofcommunicativesignals—whichhasbeenfoundtobelargelyuniversalacrosscultures.Butthisturn-takingbehaviorisactuallywidespreada

crosstheanimalkingdom,accordingtoalarge-scalereviewofstudiespublishedinthejournalPhilosophicalTransactionsoftheRoyalSocietyB:BiologicalScience

s.Inthestudy,theresearchersstressedthatoneofthemarksofturn-takingacrossallspeciesisfinetiming.Forexample,insomespecie

sofsongbird,thegapbetweenthecallsoftwodifferentbirdsisoftenlessthan50milliseconds.Ontheotherhand,communicationinsomespeciesismuchslower.As

forspermwhales,thegapbetweeneachvocalexchangeisaroundtwoseconds.Inhumans,thereisusuallyagapofroughly200millisecond

sbetweenturnsinaconversation.Whilemanystudieshavefocusedonturn-takingbehaviorinanimals,westillknowverylitt

leaboutit,partlybecausethereportsaresovariedthatlarge-scalecross-speciescomparisonisallbutimpossible,accord

ingtotheresearchers.“Overall,directcomparisonsofturn-takingskillsofnon-humananimalsinrelationtolanguageoriginsarehighlylimitedbylackofdata,theappli

cationofdifferentterms,differentstudymethodsandstudyenvironments,theauthorswroteinthestudy.”Furthermore,investi

gationshavesofarmainlybeenfocusingonsinglecalltypesorsongsofspecies,limitingadeeperunderstandingofthevariabilityofturning-takingsystemsfoundinthean

imalkingdom.Inlightofthis,theresearchersproposedanewframeworkforfuturestudiesonturn-takingtomakecross-species

comparisonseasier.“Thegoaloftheframeworkistopromotelarge-scalecross-speciescomparisons”,KobinKendrick,fromtheUn

iversityofYork‟sDepartmentofLanguageandLinguisticScience,saidinastatement.“Suchaframeworkwillallowresearcher

stotracethehistoryofthisevolutionofremarkableturn-takingbehaviorandsolveoldquestionsabouttheoriginsofhumanlanguage.”12．Whatcanwele

arnfromthetext?A．Turn-takingbehaviorinallspeciesiswelltimed.B．Languageistheleastdistinctiveofhumancharacteristics.C．

Thegapbetweenturnsinahumanconversationisabouttwoseconds.D．Relativelyspeaking,thegapbetweenthecallsoftwobirdsislonger.13．What

makesthenon-humananimallanguagestudiesdifficultaccordingtothetext?a.Lackofdata.b.Lackofmoney.c.Variedreportsands

tudies.d.Theapplicationofdifferentterms.A．abcB．bcdC．abdD．acd14．Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．cross-speciescomparisonisthehardesttostudyintheevo

lutionoflanguageB．turn-takinginanimalcommunicationbetweenspeciesisdifficulttofindC．non-humanlanguagestudiesshouldbefocusedonsinglecalltypesD

．theturn-takingbehaviorofanimalsissimilartothatofhumanbeings15．Whydidtheresearchersputforwardanewframework

?A．Toencouragemorestudiesontheevolutionofturn-takingbehaviour.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.Situation

ssuchasthesegetourheartsracing.Angerisn‟tapleasantfeeling.Someofuscontroltheemotion,whileothersexplodeinawildrage.Bothhabitsaffectourbodies,our

minds,andourrelationships.Angermayfeeluncomfortable,butit‟salsonormalandhealthy.“Alotofpeoplethinktheyhavetoge

tridoftheiranger,”saysPatrick,apsychologistinCalgary.“Butangerisanemotionbuiltintoustosignalthatsomethingneedstobesolved.”Whenwetakenotice

ofthatsignalandactuallyrealizetheprobleminsteadofignoringit,we‟reusuallymuchbetterforit.Unfortunately,manyofushavebeenconditionedtohideouremotions.Re

searchsuggeststhatthiscanhavelong-termeffectsonourhealth.Investigatorsshowthatpeoplewhosuppresstheiremotionstendtohaveshorterlifespans

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

eofdiseases,includingdiabetesanddepression.Isitbetter,then,toscreamwheneversomethingmakesyoumad?That‟sthetheorybehindthe“rageroom

s”thathaveappearedinmanyAmericancities,wherefolksareinvitedtoexpresstheirangerbyviolentlyhittingstuffina“safe”e

nvironment.“Buttheresearchindicatesthatwhenwedisplayourangeraggressively,itcanactuallyincreasetheintensityoftheanger—andincreasethelikelihoo

dofaggressiveactionsinthefuture.”saysKeelan.Itdoesn‟ttakemuchimaginationtopredicthowangercanaffectyourrelationshipswithyourwivesorhusb

ands,yourkids,oryourcoworkers.Italsohurtsyourhealth.8．Whatsituationmaymakepeopleangry?A．Neighborspickuptheirdogs‟waste.B．Theinsurancecompanytim

elyoffersservice.C．Adriverdoesn‟twaitforhisturn.D．Astrangerhelpswhenpeoplegetlost.9．Whatcanwelearnfromthep

assage?A．Peopleshouldtrytheirbesttocontroltheiremotion.B．Angerdoesgoodtoourhealthsometimes.C．Angrypeopleneverreleasestr

esshormones.D．Angerisanemotionsignalingsomethinghasbeensolved.10．Whatdoestheunlinedword“suppress”inPara.3me

an?A．affectB．developC．controlD．display11．Howdoesthewriterexpresshisviewpoint?A．Subjectively.B．Pessimistic

ally.C．Indifferently.D．Objectively.19.（2020届湖南省怀化市高三第一次模拟）Scientistshavelongbeendoingresearchondolphinsandhavemadevarious

interestingdiscoveries.RecentlyAnaCostaattheUniversityofGlasgowintheUKandherteamhavefoundsomethingnewaboutonetypeofdolphins—Bottlen

osedolphins.Bottlenosedolphinscanbefoundinmildandtropicalwatersthroughouttheworld.Theyprefercoastalwatersthatarewarmandshallow.However,

CostafoundbottlenosedolphinsinSouthAmericamaybeseparatedintotwodifferentspecies,thankstovaryinghabitatsbetweentwogroupsofthea

nimal.AlongthecoastlinesofsouthernBrazil,UruguayandArgentinaintheSouthAtlanticOcean,commonbottlenosedolphinsthatliveneartheshoredon‟

tlooklikethosethatarefurtherouttosea.Theyarelonger,lighterandhaveatriangularbackfin,unliketheoffshoredolphins‟shorterbodies,darkerskinandh

ookedbackfins.Apartfromthedifferencesmentionedabove,thetwokindsofcommonbottlenosedolphinalsolivedifferentlyfromoneanother.Thoseneartheco

astformsmallgroupsinbaysandmouthofriversanddon‟tgotoofarfromhome,whilethoseoffshoreliveinpodsofhundredsandmov

efromtimetotimeandseldomstayatthesameplace.WhenAnaCostaandherteamlookedatthedolphins‟boneframework,theyfoundstillmoredifferences:theoffshore

dolphinshadshorterandmoreplentifulvertebrae(脊椎)thanthecoastalvariety.Costaandhercolleaguescollectedmorethan250tissue

samplesfromcommonbottlenosedolphinsofbothgroupsoffBrazil‟scoastandanalyzedtheDNA．Theresultssuggestthedolphinsmaybegoingdowndifferentevo

lutionarypaths,separatingintotwospecies.Thegeneticanalysisfounddifferencesinasmallportionofthedolphins‟

genomes(基因组)thatexperiencefastratesofchangeoverevolutionarytime.“Allthefindingssofararedemonstratingthatweareob

servingtwodolphingroupsintheprocessofspeciation,”saysCosta.Despitethoseresearches,sofarscientistsstillcan‟tf

igureouttheexactdataoftheexistingbottlenosedolphins.Costaandherteamareoptimisticthatonedaytheywillbeabletosolvethepuzzleandhelpsavetheseendange

redanimals.12．What‟sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Thedifferencesbetweentwobottlenosespecies.B．Theappearanceofbottlenosedolphins.C．T

helivinghabitatsofbottlenosedolphins.D．Thecausesleadingtothedifferences.13．Whatmaycausebottlenosedolphinstoseparatei

ntotwospecies?A．Theirlength.B．Theirweight.C．Theirvertebrae.D．Theirevolutionarypaths.14．Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．All

bottlenosedolphinslivenearthecoastandhavesimilarhabits.B．ThediscoveryofCostamaymakeadifferencetobottlenosedolphins.C．Bottlenosedolp

hinsoftenprefertoliveincoldwatersthataredeep.D．Thesetwodolphinspeciesarenotsocialandliveindividually.15．Whatdo

esthepassagetalkabout?A．Anendangeredanimal—dolphins.B．Costa‟snewdiscoveryaboutbottlenosedolphins.C．Thelivingenvironmentofbottlenosed

olphins.D．TheimportanceofCosta‟snewdiscovery.20.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）Modemarchitecturehasbroughtmanyamaz

ingbuildingstotheworld.Herearesomeofthestrangestbuildingsintheworld.Habitat67,Montreal,CanadaHabitat67isaveryinterestingarrangementofcubes,

whichlookslikethebuildingblocksthatchildrenplaywith.Itisprettyinterestinghowitwasdesigned.Initsmateria

lsense,thecubeisasymbolofstability.Itlookssooriginalandatthesametimecomfortableforliving.ItwascreatedasamainattractionforExpo67,oneoftheworl

d‟slargestuniversalexpositions(博览会)wherehousingwasoneofthemainthemes.TheBasketBuilding,Ohio,UnitedStatesTheLongaber

gerBasketCompanybuildinginNewark,Ohiomightjustbeastrangestofficebuildingintheworld.The180,000-square-footbuilding,acopyofthecompany‟sf

amousmarketbasket,cost$30millionandtooktwoyearstocomplete.ManyexpertstriedtopersuadeDaveLongabergertochangehisplans,buthewantedanexactco

pyoftherealthing.TheCrookedHouse,Sopot,PolandFinishedin2003,theCrookedHousehasanextraordinaryandamazingstructure.Itsdesignwasbased

onthepicturesofpolishartistJanMarcinSzancerandSwedishpainterPerDahlberg.Itlooksasifithadbeentakenfromacartoon:Thebuildinglinesarenotst

raight,buttheyarebalanced,sothehouseisnotuglyatall,juststrange!Theinterestingpartishowbuildersmanagedtocreatethisgeniusidea,butthehouseisafactande

veryoneadmirestheircreativity.LaPedrera,SpainItissituatedintheEixampledistrictofBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain.Thestoryof

thehouseisprettyinteresting.ThehousewasdesignedbyAntoniGaudiandbuiltforamarriedcouple.Itisanextraordinar

ybutstylishbuildingconsideredtobehighlyunconventional-thereisnotevenonestraightline!1．Whichofthebuildingsaboveisassociatedwithatoy?A．Habitat67.B．Th

eBasketBuilding.C．TheCrookedHouse.D．LaPedrera.2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheBasketBuilding?A．Itwasbuiltforexh

ibition.B．Itwasdesignedfollowingthepictures.C．Itwasconstructedaccordingtoitsoriginaldesign.D．Itmightbethestrangestofficebuildinginthewor

ld.3．WhatdotheCrookedHouseandLaPedrerahaveincommon?A．Theybothlookveryugly.B．TheyarebuiltbyAntoniGaudiC．Thei

rdesignpatternsarecommon.D．Theirconstructionlinesarebent.21.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）Aseriousandwidespreadd

esertlocustoutbreakinsomepartsofSomalia,Kenya,Ethiopia,SudanandEritreahascausedpanicintheagricultureandaviationsectors.T

heinvasion,whichhaslastedforoveramonthdespiteeffortsbyrespectivegovernmentstocontrolit,hasledtothedestructionofcropsandpastures(牧场)th

reateningfoodsecurityintheregiondespiteapromisingharvestfollowingsuccessfulrainfall.Theoutbreakhasalsocausedpanicintheaviationsector,

followingarecentincidentwhereanEthiopianAirlinepassengerplanewasforcedbyaswarm(群)oflocuststodivertfromla

ndinginDireDawnAirportineast-centralEthiopiatoBoleInternationalAirportinEthiopia‟scapitalAddisAbaba.According

totheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationorFAO,aspecializedagencyoftheUnitedNationsthatleadsinternationaleffortstodefeathungerandimprovenutritionandfood

security,thepresentoutbreakistheworstin25years.TheUNagencyattributedtheinvasiontounusualweatherandclimateco

nditions,includingheavyandwidespreadrainssinceOctober2019.ItwarnedafurtherincreaseinlocustswarmsislikelytocontinueuntilJuneduetothecontinu

ationoffavorableecologicalconditionsforlocustbreeding.Thelocustshavealreadydestroyed175,000acresoffarmlandinSomaliaandEthiopia,

accordingtotheFAO.Thedesertlocustisthemostdangerousofthenearlyonedozenspeciesoflocusts.Atypicaldesertlocustswarmcancontainu

pto150millionlocustspersquarekilometer,accordingtotheIGAD．Anaverageswarmcandestroyasmanyfoodcropsinadayasi

ssufficienttofeed2,500people.8．WhatistheresultofthedesertlocustoutbreakonEastAfrica?A．Ithasledtoadiseaseoutbreak.B．Ithascausedthewea

thertochange.C．Ithascreatedfearinagricultureandaviation.D．Ithasthreatenedthesafetyofthepeoplethere.9．

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“divert”inParagraph3mean?A．Takeadifferentroute.B．Takeofffromanairport.C．Splitofffromanewpl

ace.D．Slideawayfromsomewhere.10．WhatcanwelearnaboutthedesertlocustoutbreakaccordingtotheUNagency?A．Locustbre

edingisslowerandslower.B．Therewillpossiblybeadecreaseinlocustswarms.C．Itisrelatedtounusualweatherandclimatecondi

tions.D．Theecologicalconditionsarebadforlocustbreeding.11．Howdoestheauthorprovethedesertlocustisthemostdange

rousofthelocustspecies?A．Bydescribingaprocess.B．Bycomparison.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)justaboutanygarbageitcangetitshandson.Itupcyclesthingslikepensandmarkersintodustbinsandpicnictabl

esandcigaretteendsintorailroadties.Now,TerraCyclewantstohelpfamilieswasteevenlesswithanewbookMakeGarbageGreat:TheTerraCycleFamilyGuid

etoaZero-WasteLifestyle.Thebookispartwake-upcall,parthistorylesson,parthow-to,andpartDIYartsandcraftsinstruction.Inanefforttohelp

peopledowhattheycantocurbtheircontributiontothetonsofwastecreatedeveryday,MakeGarbageGreatgivesthehistoryofvario

usmaterials,discusseswhythosevariousmaterialsareaproblem,andgivestipsandDIYprojectstorecycleorupcycleeachmaterial.Thereisachaptereachonplastics,me

tals,paper,glass,wood,rubberandorganics.Eachchapterisfilledwithtonsoftipsandideasforreducingtheamountofwasteyoucreateandfo

rresponsiblyhandlingthewasteyouendupcreatinginyourhome.Ifyou‟reaconsciousconsumer,someoftheinformationyoumayalreadyknow,butther

earealsotipsinthisbookthatwillhelpyourecyclemorethanyouthoughtyouwereableto.Ithasinformationonwhereyoucantakeoldsneakers,pillows,andallth

atelectronicwastethatseemstopileupquickerandquickereachyear.Whetherthebookinspiresyoutogetalittlecleveratdealingwi

thyourwasteorsimplyinspiresyoutothinkbeforeyoubuyorbeforeyouthrow,anyonewhoisconcernedabouttheamountofwasteourculturecreateswill

findsomeideashere.Eventhephysicalbookitselfisabitofaninspiration.It‟sprintedontree-freepaperandisareminderthat

thereisusuallyasustainable(可持续的)alternativetomanyoftheproductsthatwewaste.12．Whatisthebookintendedtodo?A．Toadvertise

forthecompany.B．Tohelpfamiliesmakemoney.C．Toinstructpeopletolearnarts.D．Tohelpfamiliesreducewaste.13．

Whatcanweknowaboutthebook?A．Itisintendedforhousewives.B．Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.C．Itiswellreceivedallovertheworld.D．Itis

notdifferentfromotherpaperbooks.14．Whatdoestheauthor‟sattitudetowardsthebook?A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Doubtful.D．Objectiv

e.15．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LiveAMoreHealthyLife?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

,thoughtsoftheunfinishedworkcontinuetojumpintoyourmindevenwhenyou‟vemovedontootherthings.PsychologistsrefertothispsychologicalphenomenonastheZeig

arnikeffect.TheeffectwasfirstobservedbyaRussianpsychologistnamedBlumaZeigarnik.WhilesittinginabusyrestaurantinVienna

,shenotedthewaitershadbettermemoriesofunpaidorders.Oncethebillwaspaid,however,thewaitershaddifficultyrememberingtheex

actdetailsoftheorders.Inoneofherstudies,participantswereaskedtocompletesimpletaskssuchasputtingtogetherpuzzles,orsolvin

gmathproblems.Halfoftheparticipantswereinterruptedhalfwaythroughthesetasks.Afteranhour-longdelay,Zeigarnikaskedtheparticipants

togiveanaccountofwhatthey‟dbeenworkingon.Shediscoveredthatthosewhohadtheirworkinterruptedweretwiceaslikelytorememberwhattheyhadbeendoing

asthosewhohadactuallycompletedthetasks.Wecanusethiseffecttoouradvantage.Forexample,ifyou‟restrugglingtomemorizesomethingimportant,m

omentaryinterruptionsmightactuallyworktoyouradvantage.Ratherthansimplyremembertheinformationoverandoveragain,reviewitseveraltimesandthentakeabreak.W

hileyou‟refocusingonotherthings,you‟llfindyourselfmentallyreturningtotheinformationyouwerestudying.Weoftenputofftasksuntilthelastmoment,onlycompl

etingtheminarushatthelastpossiblemoment.Unfortunately,thistendencycanleadtoheavystressandevenpoorperformance.Onewaytoovercomethi

sistoputtheZeigarnikeffecttowork.Startbytakingthefirststep,nomatterhowsmall.Onceyou‟vebegun，butnotfinishedyourwork,you‟llfindyourse

lfthinkingofthetaskuntil,atlast,youfinishit.Youmightnotfinishitallatonce,buteachsmallstepyoutakeputsyouclosertoyourfi

nalgoal.8．WhatdoestheZeigarnikeffectreferto?A．Waiterstendtohavegoodmemories.B．Onceinterrupted,onewillforgetthingseasily

.C．Mostpeoplecan‟tfocusononethingforalongtime.D．Peoplerememberunfinishedtasksbetterthancompletedones.9．Whatwerealltheparticipantsreq

uiredtodointhestudy?A．Describetheirtasks.B．Expresstheirfeelings.C．Testtheirintelligence.D．Designsimpleactivities.10．HowshouldwestudyaccordingtotheZe

igarnikeffect?A．Repeatoverandoveragain.B．Divideupourstudysession.C．Focusonseveraltasksatatime.D．Haveenoughrestbeforestudying.11．What‟sthemainid

eaofthelastparagraph?A．Howtogetridofheavystress.B．Whyweshouldsetafinalgoal.C．Howtobreakthehabitofdelayingwork

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

alssufferinsilence.Themostsilentsufferersintheanimalworldmaybefish.Dofishfeelpain?AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofLiverpoolhasf

oundthatfishfeelpaininawaythat's"strikinglysimilar"tohumans.Forthestudy,LynneSneddon,fromtheuniversity'sInstituteofIntegrativeBiology,r

eviewedtheexistingbodyofresearch98studiesinallandconcludedthattheyfeelpainjustassharplyaswedo."Whensubjecttoapotentiallypainfulevent,fishshowchanges

inbehaviorsuchasstoppingfeedingandreducedactivity,whicharepreventedwhenapain-relievingdrugisprovided.Inf

act,likeus,theybreatheheavilyandstopeatingwhenthey'rehurting.Theywillevenrubthepartoftheirbodythataches."Sneddonnotesinauniversityrel

ease.Tounderstandpaininotherspecies,scientistslookatnociceptors(疼痛感受器),whichsendsignalstothebrainwhenth

ebodyisbeingdamaged.Humanshavethemthroughouttheirskin,bonesandmuscles.Nociceptorshavealsobeenfoundinmanyotherspecies,includingeventhosetinyfruitflies

.Fishhavethesamemeanstodetectpainsignalsandtheequipmenttoreceivethem.Besides,thefishermen'sopinionthatfishfeelnopainjustdoesn'taddupfroma

nevolutionaryview.Painisanefficientmessengerthattells,usthatwe'vegotaproblem.Ananimalthatcan'tfeelitwon'tgetthatmemo(ER),evenifithurtsitself."Ifwea

cceptfishexperiencepain,thenthishasgreatsignificanceforhowwetreatthem,"Sneddonsays."Careshouldbetakenwhenhandlingfishtoavoiddamagingtheirssensitives

kinandtheyshouldbehumanelycaughtandkilled."12．Whatcanwelearnaboutfish?A．Theyareinsensitivetopain.B．Theyareablet

osensepain.C．Theywon'treacttopainkillers.D．Theirbrainisthefirsttosendpainsignals.13．Whatwillafishdowhenitslipsgeth

urt?A．Itmightrubitslips.B．Itwillkeepitsmouthopen.C．Itwillswimaroundlikecrazy.D．Itwillkeepeatingtoforgetpain.14．Whatisthesignificanceofthestudyacc

ordingtoSneddon?A．Peoplewilltreatfishinakinderway.B．Peoplecanunderstandevolutionbetter.C．Peoplecandevelopmoredrugstosavefish.D．Peoplewi

llthinkofmorewaystocatchfish.15．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"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'BestBookshopsThere'snothinglikebeingsurroundedbybooks

，whereveryouare．Herearethefinestoasesofliteraturethattravellerscanbringyou．DaikanyamaT﹣site|TokyoItiswell

worthvisitingevenifjusttoadmirethebuilding'sbeautiful，crisscrossedarchitecture．Onceyou'vehadyourfillofroamingthreeflo

ors'worthofbookshelves，there'sthebar，thecoffeeshop，oreventhevideorentalspacetogiveyoumorereasontostayjustthatli

ttlebitlonger．Grababook，orderabeeranddiveintoitspages．Icouldhavestayedhourshere．CityLights|SanFrancis

coThethree﹣storeyestablishmentpublishesandsellstitlesinpoetry，fiction，translation，politics，historyandthearts．Ithostseventsandreadings，andrunsanon﹣pro

fitofthesamenamethataimstopromotediversityofvoicesandideasinliterature．It'soppositeVesuvio，abarfrequentedbyKerouacandotherBeat﹣generationwritersan

dartists．ShakespeareandCompany|ParisImadeaspecialtriptotheLeftBankforthisonewhenIwasinParis．IthastwofloorspackedwithE

nglish﹣languagetexts，andIwasparticularlystruckbyanysparewallspacedevotedtonotesfromvisitors﹣heartfeltmessagest

oalovedone，dedicationstotheshopitself，oraquotefromafavouriteauthororphilosopher．HutatmaChowk|MumbaiAfewyearsagoIvisited

India，investigatingRudyardKipling'sconnectionswiththecountry．IspottedacheapcopyofTheJungleBookononeofthetarp﹣cove

redbookstallsatHutatmaChowk（Martyrs'Square）．Thebooksellersherearelikeamateurlibrarians，abletolaytheirhandsonalmostanytitleyouaskfor．Tom

e，thosewell﹣thumbed（翻旧了的）booksspokevolumesaboutthechangesofMumbai'sreadersinthe150yearssincethecitygaveusKipling．1．Inwhichbookshopcanyoub

uyadrinkwhilevisiting？A．DaikanyamaT﹣site.B．CityLights.C．ShakespeareandCompany.D．HutatmaChowk.2．WhatcanbelearnedaboutthebookstallsatHutatmaCho

wk？A．PeoplecanmeetRudyardKiplingthere．B．Theysellthecheapestbooksintheworld．C．Thebookownersareamateurlibrarians．D．Thesellersarefamiliarwi

ththebooks．3．Whatdothefourbookstoreshaveincommon？A．Theyarebeautifullydesigned．B．Theyarethree﹣storeybuildings．C．Theyofferbookloversgoo

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

theworstpartsofdailylife.Butwhatifatraveldestinationwitnessedterribleevents,likewar,genocide（大屠杀）orn

uclearfallout?Wouldyoustillwanttovisit?There‟sagrowingphenomenoncalled“darktourism”peoplevisitsitesassociatedwithdeathandhumansuff

ering.“It‟slivingontheedgealmost-ifyougotoaplacewherepeoplehavereallydied,”KarelWerdler,aseniorlecturerinhistoryatInHollandUnivers

ityintheNetherlands,toldCNN.Whenpeoplegototraditionaltouristspots,likeDisneyland,orsomewondersoftheworld,theymayfeel

happytoenjoysomethinginterestingornew.Darktourism,however,notonlyprovidesthatnovelty（新奇）butalsocanmakethemfeelluckyt

hattheirproblemsaresosmallincomparison.AccordingtotheGuardian,“Darktourismtosomeextentreliesonthereverse（颠倒）ofth

eoldequation（方程式）ofmorefamiliartourism.”Formanypeople,thesesitesofferawaytoreflectonthemistakesofthepastandthelessons

wecanlearnfromhistory.Forexample,Chernobyl,intheUkraine,isoneofthemostpopulardarkdestinations.Whenitsnuclearreactor（核反应堆）exp

lodedin1984,itreleasedaradioactive（放射性的）cloudsodevastatingthatthesurroundingareawillremainuninhabitable（不适宜居住的）for20,000years.Despitethedestructi

onanddangerofthestillpresentradiation,nearly72,000peoplevisitedthearealastyear,reportstheBBC．OneofthesewasLiYimeng,whowentonatouroftheChernoby

lExclusionZone.Duringthetourshesawthehomesofthepowerplant‟sformerworkers,desertedclassrooms,andanabandonedplayground.“

IexperiencedawholerangeofemotionsasIsawtheareawheretheyusedtolive,whichisnowawasteland,”shetoldChinaDaily.Shealsoemphas

izedtheneedtoshowrespectwhenvisitinglocationslikeChernobyl.Thoughdarktourismisrelatedtodeathanddying,“ittellsusmoreaboutlifea

ndtheliving”,TheSunnoted.8．Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A．Comparisonamongdifferenttypesoftravel.B．Informationofanewtraveltrend.C．

Reasonswhyreadersshouldgetinvolvedindarktourism.D．Introductiontooneofthemostpopulardarkdestinations.9．Whatmakesdarktourismd

ifferentfromtraditionaltourism?A．Itismoreboringandunpleasant.B．Itismorepopularwithyoungpeople.C．Thedestinationusuallyhasadarkpast.D．Thescene

teachespeoplehowtofacedeath.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastating”inParagraph7probablymean?A．Dark.B．Mysterious.C．E

normous.D．Destructive.11．WhatdoestheauthortrytoshowwiththeexampleofLiYimeng?A．Darktourismremindspeopletotakeactionto

avoiddisasters.B．Darktourismcanbeascaryexperience.C．Darktourismmakespeoplethinkaboutlife.D．Darktourismwar

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

mmunicatewithchemicals.Now,reportedNewScientist,theyhavebeenrecordedmakingsoundswhenstressed.Inayet-t

o-be-publishedstudy,ItzhakKhaitandhisteamatTelAvivUniversity,inIsrael,foundthattomatoandtobaccoplantscanmakeultras

onic（超声的）noises.Theplants“cryout”duetolackofwater,orwhentheirstemsarecut.It‟sjusttoohigh-pitched（音调高的）forhumanstohear.Microphonesp

laced10centimetersawayfromtheplantspickedupsoundsintheultrasonicrangeof20to100kilohertz（千赫兹）.Humanhearingusuallyrangesfrom20hertzto20k

ilohertz.“Thesefindingscanalterthewaywethinkabouttheplantkingdom,”theywrote.Onaverage,“thirsty”tomatoplantsmade35soundsanhour,whiletobaccoplants

made11.Whenplantstemswerecut,tomatoplantsmadeanaverageof25soundsinthefollowinghour,andtobaccoplants15.Unstress

edplantsproducedfewerthanonesoundperhour,onaverage.Perhapsmostinterestingly,differenttypesofstressledtodiffere

ntsounds.Theresearcherstrainedamachine-learningmodeltoseparatetheplants‟soundsfromthoseofthewind,rainandothernoisesofthegreenhouse.Inmostcases,itc

orrectlyidentifiedwhetherthestresswascausedbydrynessoracut,basedonasound‟sintensityandfrequency.Water-hungrytobaccoappearsto

makeloudersoundsthancuttobacco,forexample.AlthoughKhaitandhiscolleaguesonlylookedattomatoandtobaccoplants,theythinkotherplantsalsomakesoundsw

henstressed.Iffarmerscouldhearthesesounds,saidtheteam,theycouldgivewatertotheplantsthatneeditmost.Asclimatechangecausesmoredroughts,theysaidthiswould

beimportantinformationforfarmers.“Thesoundsthatdrought-stressedplantsmakecouldbeusedinprecisionagriculture（精准农业）,

”saidAnneVisscherattheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,intheUK.Khait‟sreportalsosuggeststhatinsectsandmammalscanheart

hesoundsupto5metersawayandrespond.Forexample,amothmaydecidenottolayeggsonawater-stressedplant.EdwardF

armer,attheUniversityofLausanne,Switzerland,isdoubtful.Hesaidthattheideaofmothslisteningtoplantsis“alittletoospeculative”.Ifplantsarescream

ingforfearoftheirsurvival,shouldwebethankfulwecan‟thearthem?12．WhatdidKhaitandhisteamfindfromtheirresearch?A．Plantsmadelow-pitchedsoundswhenindange

r.B．Plantswereabletoproducesoundsinresponsetostresses.C．Plantspickedupawiderrangeofsoundswhenstressed.D．Plantsmadeultrasonicnoisestocomm

unicatewitheachother.13．Howdidtomatoandtobaccoplantsreacttodifferentstressesaccordingtothetext?A．Aplantreactedtodifferentstresseswiththesamesound.B．C

uttobaccoplantsseemedtomakeweakersoundsthandrought-stressedones.C．Cuttomatoplantsproducedmoresoundsperhourthanwa

ter-hungryones.D．Tobaccoplantsmightmakeloudersoundsthantomatoplantswhenshortofwater.14．What‟sthemainideaofParagr

aph6?A．Challengesfacingfarmersinthefuture.B．Farmers‟contributionstotheresearch.C．Thepotentialapplicationsoftheresearch

.D．Whatthefutureagriculturewillbelike.15．WhatisEdwardFarmert‟sattitudetowardstheresearch?A．negativeB．positiveC．neutralD．ind

ifferent28.（2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Earlierthisyearwhenthesummerheatwavewasinfullswing,mostpeopleweredreamingofthecoolerautumntemperatures.Butf

orthosewholovethesummerweather,thewintercoldertemperaturesanddrearyweatherareanythingbutwelcome.Thegoodnews?Therearesomebrilliantwintersundes

tinationsyoucanescapetoforgloriouspleasantweatherandwarmsunshine.DubaiDuringthewintermonthsthecitystillboaststemperaturesaround26°C,perf

ectifyouplantomakethemostofthecity‟sbeaches.However,it‟snotsohotthatyoucan‟tenjoymostofthethingstoseeanddoinDubai,fromt

hethemeparkstoepicmallssuchastheBurjKhalifa.Planningtomakethemostoftheattractions?It‟sworthlookingintoaDubaiPasswhereyoucouldsaveupto50%offahost

ofthetopmust-seesights.ThailandThebesttimetovisitThailandisbetweenNovembertoJanuarywhenit‟sadryseasonandthetemperaturesa

repleasant.Thecountryisfilledwithepicsightsandattractions.Fancyacitybreak?HeadtoBangkokwhereglorioustemples,flo

atingmarketsandincrediblefoodfestivalsawait.OrofcourseyoucouldspendafewdaysmakingthemostofThailand‟smostbeautifulseas

ands.CapeVerdeSalIslandisoneofthemaintouristspotsinthecountry.CapeVerdeiswell-knownforofferinguparelaxingholiday

;andwith10islandstoexplore,there‟sstillampleopportunitytohaveanadventureortwo.However,ifyouonlyvisitonespot,makeitthebeautifulSalIsland

.Ittendstobeahitwithholidaymakersthankstothewhitesandbeachesandcrystallinewatersthatmakeupitsshores.BarbadosIf

theideaofasnowyChristmasbreakdoesn‟tappeal,thenBarbadoscouldmakeforaonce-in-a-lifetimefestiveseason.Decembertemp

eraturescanbearound28°C,meaningyou‟llhaveheapsofhotweatherandsunshineandofcourseBarbadosbeachesaretheidealspottoenjoythem.1．What‟sthepurposeofthi

spassage?A．Toprovidewarmdestinationsforwinter.B．Tocomparefourforeigntouristspots.C．Toofferadviceontraveling

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

arbados.3．Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．Theyoffertouristssightsonabudget.B．Avarietyoffoodissuppliedfort

ourists.C．Theyrecommendsomeshoppingcenters.D．Travelerscangoforrelaxationonseashore.29.（2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Ioncewasafollowerofcancelculture,enou

ghforitstillinfluencesthemediaIconsumetoday.Idon‟tlistentomyformerfavoritebandslikePinegroveandSummerSaltanymoreandIrefusetowatchanythingwithLouisC．

K,andIalwayslookupwhichFrancobrotherwasaccusedeverytimeIgotowatchsomethingwithoneoftheminit.Thesewereeasypeopleto“can

cel”,becauseIdidn‟thavemuchattachmenttothemandIcouldfindreplacements.Butwhathappenswhensomeoneclosewithyouhasdonesomething“cancel-worthy”?Somethi

ngthatyouwouldcancelanyoneelsefor,ifyouhadmoredistancebetweenyou?Thisdilemmapresentstwochoices.Inthefirstchoic

e,youcouldcontinueyourrelationshipwiththe“cancelled”person,andlivewiththeguilt.Youknowtheydidsomethingthatyouwouldn‟ttypi

callyforgive,butyou‟vedecidedtogivethema“getoutofjailfree”card.Youcontinuetobefriendswiththisperson,butalwaysfeeluneasybecauseyouknowsome

whereinsidethatyourfrienddidsomethingbad.Orthere‟soptionnumbertwo:Youcouldcompletelycutoffthepersonwhoyouoncecalledafriend.Youabandonarelatio

nshipthatyouhadworkedsohardtodevelop,andyoudecidetoignorethatperson.Eventually,youbecomecompletestrangerswithsomeoneyouwereoncesoclosewith.No

matterwhatchoiceyoumake,youwillfacesignificantconsequences.Thisisn‟tablackorwhiteissue.Thisisjustoneexampleofthecha

llengesoflifethatdoesn‟thaveaclearanswer.Thetruthis,thisisalose-losesituationandyou‟retheloser.Youca

ncontinuetotrustsomeonewhodidsomethingbadandlivewiththeguilt.Or,youcanstopspeakingtothem,butstilldealwiththefactthatyouoncetrustedsomeo

newhodidaverybadthing,andthatyouhadletthemintoyourlife.Eitherway,youenduplosingsomethingyoudidn‟twantto.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”refe

rto?A．Francobrothers.B．LouisC．KandFranco.C．Franco‟smovies.D．PinegroveandSummerSalt.9．Whydoestheauthorstoplisteningtohisfavoritebands?A．Hehasfoun

dbetterreplacements.B．Heisnolongerattachedtothem.C．Theydidsomethinghecan‟tforgive.D．Theydon‟treleasegoodworksanymore.10．How

wouldyoufeelwhenyoukeepyourrelationshipwitha“cancelled”person?A．Relaxed.B．Guilty.C．Awkward.D．Refreshed.11．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeani

nParagraph4?A．Youdon‟tcarewhattheydidatall.B．Youcontinueyourrelationshipwiththem.C．Youhopetheycouldbesetfreefromtheprison.D．Youdon‟tthinkthey

shouldreceiveapunishment.30.（2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Ifyou‟rereadingthis,it‟ssafetoassumeyouarrivedbyinternet.MaybeyoucaughttheheadlineasitracedbyonTwitter

.OryoumightbetakingabreakfromwatchingaboringmovieonNetflix.Itdoesn‟tmatter.Becauseaccordingtoanewstudy,italladdsuptothesamething:onedistra

ction（分心的事情）afteranother.Andthethingis,they‟rewelcomedistractions.Because,astheresearch—publishedthisweekintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology

—notes,peoplewilldojustaboutanythingtoavoidbeinglefttotheirownthoughts.Fortheirstudy,researchersdesig

nedasampletestformorethan2,557participantsin11countries.Theydividedtheirtestsubjectsintotwogroups.Inthefirstgroup,peoplewereask

edtospend10to15minutes“entertainingthemselveswiththeirthoughtsasbesttheycould.”Justsitbackandthinkaboutthings.S

oundsgood,doesn‟tit?Well,notreally.Thesecondgroup—theonewherepeopleweretoldtosurftheNet,playavideogame,

orevenreadabook—reportedhavingmuchmorefun.Theyscoredmorehighlyonentertainmentandloweronboredom.Andthepreferencefordis

tractionseemedtobeaglobalphenomenon,whichmaycomeasasurprisetoItalianswhoarefamouslybrilliantatdoingnothing

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

nking‟appearstobestrongthroughouttheworld,”theresearchersnoteinthestudy.Buttheredoesseemtobeanimportantthingthathasn‟tb

eenincludedinthestudy.Shouldn‟tthequalityofthoughtsmatter?Ifyou‟vegotsomethingpositivetothinkabout—say,howyou‟regoingtospendyourvaca

tionorthegreatscreenplayyou‟vealreadyhalf-writteninyourhead—whyareyoureadingthis?Ontheotherhand,ifyouar

ealwaysbotheredbynegativethoughts—asadorpainfulexperience,perhaps—byallmeans,keepscrolling（翻网页）.Unfortunately,wewon‟tbeabletotakeupmuchofyourtimehere

;it‟sashortstudythatgetstothepointinahurry.Don‟tworrythough.There‟sawholeworldofdistractionsoutthere.Say,have

youseenthatshipteeteringatthebrinkofNiagaraFalls?Andhowaboutthosecharmingcows?Betyoudidn‟tknowtheycouldsmellyoufromsixmil

esaway.Andthat‟ssomethingtothinkabout.12．WhywouldtheItaliansbesurprisedatthephenomenon?A．TheypreferreadingbookstosurfingtheNet.B．The

y‟reconvincedthatthinkingissignificant.C．Theyareusedtobeinglefttotheirownthoughts.D．Theyseldomentertainthems

elvesbysurfingtheNet.13．Howwasthestudyconducted?A．Byreferenceresearch.B．Bycomparativestudy.C．Bytheoreticalanalysis.D．Byexperimentalstudy.14．Wh

atseemstohavebeenignoredinthestudy?A．Thequalityofthoughts.B．Thecauseofthephenomenon.C．Thesolutiontotheproblem.D．Thekindsofdis

tractions.15．What‟sthetoneofthepassage?A．Worried.B．Disappointed.C．Serious.D．Humorous.31.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）Australianex

pertshaveexpressedconcernsthattoomanymillennials(千禧一代）arehopingtousetheirsocialmediaaccountstobuildtheircareers.Theirconcernsfoll

owthesuddenrisein"insta-celebrities"whomakemoneybypostingsponsoredphotosonline.Fortheluckyfewwhoarenotonlytalentedphotographersbutalsogood-loo

kingandbusiness-savvy(有商业头脑的)，makingmoneyoffsocialmediaisn'timpossible.Instagramisfloodedwithsocialmediaprofessionalspaidtopromoteproductsa

ndservices.However,socialscientistDrLaurenRosewarne,fromtheUniversityofMelbourne,saysthatinreality,therearefar

fewerpeoplemakingmoneyofftheplatformsthanonemaythink.ShesaidmanyyoungAustraliansweregettingsuckedinbytheappealofmakingmoneyonplat

formslikeInstagram,describingitas"totallyunrealistic"andextremelydifficulttodo."Youngpeoplearehopingtobefamousinnumbersthatweresimplynotthere2

0yearsago,"RosewarnetoldtheAustralianBroadcastingCorporation(ABC)onSaturday."Therearesomepeoplewhocanmakefortun

esoutofmonetizing(使具有货币性质)theirInstagramposts,butthatisnotthenorm."Shesaiditwasuptoparentsandschoolstodiscou

ragestudentsfromseekingInsta-fame,asmanybelieveitisapossiblecareerchoice."There'sthewarningforparents;thisisnotanormalorevencommonoccur

rencethatyoucanmonetizeyourInstagramaccount."MeanwhileToniEagerfromAustralianNationalUniversitysaidsocialproblemscoul

darisefromspendingtoomuchtimewithsocialmedia."Wheredotheinsta-celebritiesgo...toseparatethelifepeopleseeonInstagramfromtheiractualnormallife?"Eage

rsaid."Allofasudden,peopleownyourprivatelife."8．Whyisthereasuddenrisein"insta-celebrities"?A．Manyyoungpeoplewanttobephotographers.B．M

anypeopleseeitasashortcuttomakingmoney.C．Peoplewanttosocializebysharingphotosonline.D．Instagramoffersyo

ungpeoplemorecareerchoices.9．Theunderlinedphrase"gettingsuckedin"inParagraph4probablymeans"______".A．benefitingfromsomethingB．becomingin

volvedinsomethingC．takingadvantageofsomethingD．beingsatisfiedwithsomething10．WhatmessagedoestheauthorconveybyquotingDrLaurenRosewarne?

A．Youngpeopletodayaremorebusiness-savvythanever.B．YoungpeoplearebecominglessinterestedinInternetfame.C．Instagra

misnotagoodplatformtopromotenewproducts.D．It'sabadideaforyoungpeopletotryearningmoneyonInstagram.11．WhatproblemdoesToniEagerthinkoveruseofsoc

ialmediacouldcause?A．Anover-relianceonInstagram.B．Alossofpersonalprivacy.C．Lessinteractionwithpeopleinreallife.D．Thedesiretomoneti

zeone'sInstagramaccount.32.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）Ifyoubelievethatscientistsandartistsaremostcreativewhenthey'reyoung,youaremissinganimportantp

artofthestory.AnewstudypublishedinDeEconomistlookedatNobelPrizewinnersinthefieldofeconomics.Itfoundtherearetwodif

ferentpeaksofcreativity.Onecomesearlyinaperson'scareer,whileanothercomeslater.Theresearchsupportspreviouswor

kbytheauthorsthatfoundsimilarpatternsintheartsandothersciences."Webelievewhatwefoundinthisstudyisn'tlimitedtoeconomi

cs,butcouldapplytocreativitymoregenerally,"saidBruceWeinberg,leadauthorofthestudyandprofessorofeconomics

atTheOhioStateUniversity."Manypeoplebelievethatcreativityisexclusivelyassociatedwithyouth,butitreallydependsonwhatkindof

creativityyou'retalkingabout."Inthestudy,thosewhodidtheirmostgroundbreakingworkearlyintheircareerstendedtobe"conceptual

"innovators(创新者).Thesetypeofinnovators"thinkoutsidethebox",challengingconventionalwisdomandsuddenlycomingupwithnewideas.Co

nceptualinnovatorsarenotyetimmersed(沉浸于)intheacceptedtheoriesoftheirfield,Weinbergsaid.Butthereisanotherkindofcreativity,hesaid,which

isfoundamong"experimental"innovators.Theseinnovatorsaccumulateknowledgethroughtheircareersandfindneww

aystounderstandit.ThelongperiodsoftrialanderrorforimportantexperimentalinnovationscomelaterinaNobellaureate's(荣誉获得者的

)career."Whetheryouhityourcreativepeakearlyorlateinyourcareerdependsonwhetheryouhaveaconceptualorexperimentalapproa

ch,"Weinbergsaid.Theresearcherstookanovel,empirical(经验主义的)approachtothestudy,whichinvolved31laureates.Theya

rrangedthelaureatesonalistfromthemostexperimentaltomostconceptual.Thisrankingwasbasedonthelaureates'mostimportant

work,classifyingtheminto"conceptual"or"experimental".Afterclassifyingthelaureates,theresearchersdeterminedtheageatwhicheachlaureatema

dehismostimportantcontributiontoeconomicsandcouldbeconsideredathiscreativepeak.Theyfoundthatconceptuall

aureatespeakedbetweenages25and29.Experimentallaureatespeakedwhentheywereroughlytwiceasold,intheirmid-50s.

"Ourresearchsuggeststhatwhenyou'remostcreativeismoreabouthowyouapproachyourwork."12．WhatdidthestudypublishedinDeEconomistfind?A．Creativityco

mesatanyage,youngorold.B．Creativitytendstodecreaseaspeoplegetolder.C．Economists,artistsandotherscientistshavemuchinco

mmon.D．Economistsaremorecreativethanartistsandotherscientists.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thinkoutsidethebox"mean?A．Followrulesstrictly.B．Experime

ntonboxes.C．Breakoldthoughtpatterns.D．Figureouthowtoescapefromabox.14．Whatdoweknowabout"experimental"

innovators?A．Theyusuallycomeupwithnewideasallofasudden.B．Theymakediscoveriesthroughconstanttrialanderror.C．Themajorityo

fthemreachtheircreativepeakintheirtwenties.D．Theymakemorecontributionsthan"conceptual"innovators.15．Whatdotheresearchersbelievedeterminessom

eone'screativepeak?A．One'spersonalitytype.B．Whatkindofjobonetakes.C．Howonehandlestheirwork.D．One'sattitudetowardtheirwork.33.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）Student

sdealwithmanyproblemsintheirlivesandbecauseofallofthecompetingthingsfortheirattention,it'shardtoconcent

rateonstudying.16．Thekeytoeffectivestudyingisn'tcramming(死记硬背)orstudyinglonger,butstudyingsmarter.17．Toomanypeoplelookat

studyingasanecessarytask,notanenjoymentoropportunitytolearn.That'sfine,butresearchershavefoundthathowyouapproa

chsomethingmattersalmostasmuchaswhatyoudo.Sometimesyoucan't“force”yourselftobeintherightstateofmind.Aimtothinkpositivelywhenyoustudy,an

dremindyourselfofyourskillsandabilities.18．Insteadofthinking,“I'mamess.I'llneverhaveenoughtimetostudyfor

thisexam",lookatitlike,“ImaybealittlelatetostudyasmuchasI'dlike,butI'llgetmostofitdone.”Memorygamesaremethodsfor

rememberingpiecesofinformationusingasimpleconnectionofcommonwords.Mostoftenpeoplegetwordstoformanonsensesentencethatiseasyto

remember.Memorygamesarehelpfulbecauseyouusemoreofyourbraintoremembervisualandactiveimagesthanyoudotorememberjustalistofitems.19

．Alotofpeoplemakethemistakeofstudyinginaplacethatreallyisn'thelpfultoconcentrating.20．Thelibrary,acornerinastudyhall,oraquietcoffeehouseare

goodplacestocheckout.Makesuretochoosethequietareasintheseplaces,nottheloud,centralgatheringareas.Findinganidealstudyplaceisimportant,because

it'stheoneyoucanreliablycountonforthenextfewyears.A．Avoidterriblethinking.B．Avoidcomparingyourselfwithothers.C．Anoisyplacemakesforapoorstudyarea.D

．Usingmoreofyourbrainmeansbettermemory.E.Havingarightattitudeisimportanttostudysmarter.F.Youneedmoreeffectivestudyhab

itsforbettergrades.G.Everypersonisuniqueintheirwayofeffectivelearning.34.（2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考）FamousDanceFormsFromAroundTheWorldSinginga

nddancingisanessentialpartofmanyculturesaroundtheworldandhasbeensoforcenturies.Worldwide,variousdanceformshaveevo

lvedovertheyearsandsomehavecrossedtheirregionalboundariesandgainedadmirersglobally.Herewepresentsomeofthem

ostfamousdancestylesintheworld.Ballet,RussiaNodanceformcanapproachgracefulnessascloselyastheRussianballet.Itisanartist

icdanceformthatisperformedtomusic.ThestepsofRussianballetdemandhighlevelsofprecisionandformality.Theclassicalballetdanceformwhichoriginated

inRenaissanceItalywasintroducedtoRussiaduringtheruleofPetertheGreatandsincethenbecameanintegralpartofRussiansociety.Flamenco,

SpainFlamencoisagloballyfamousdanceformthatoriginatedinSpain.Thedanceisaccompaniedbyguitarplaying,singing,fingersnapping,andhandclapping.Flame

ncoiscloselylinkedtotheRomanipeopleinSpain,anditsstyleisdistinctlyAndalusian.Theartformiscurrentlytaughtinmanycountriesworldwidebu

tismostpopularintheUSandJapan.Inthelattercountry,FlamencoschoolsoutnumberthoseinSpain.Tango,ArgentinaTangoisapartnerdancethatisas

sociatedwithstyleandexpressiveness.Inthe1880's,thedanceformoriginatedalongtheRiverPlatewhichisthenaturalborderbetweenUruguayandA

rgentina.Manydifferentstylesoftangoexisttodayandinternationaltangodancingcompetitionsareheldeachyearsignifying

thepopularityofthisdance.Samba,BrazilSambaissynonymous（同义的）withthefamousCarnivalofBrazil.ItisaBraziliandancestylean

dmusicgenrewithrootsinAfricaandarrivedinLatinAmericaviatheAfricanslaveswhoarrivedinLatinAmericawiththeirEuropeanmasters.Sambaisassociatedwithrhy

thmandbrightlycoloredcostumesandisconsideredasanintegralpartoftheBrazilianculture.1．Whichdanceformisbel

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

B．Beingaccompaniedbyfingersnappingandhandclapping.C．Rhythmandbrightlycoloredcostumes.D．Styleandexpressiveness.3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueac

cordingtothepassage?A．BalletoriginatedinRussiaduringtheruleofPetertheGreat.B．SpainhasmoreFlamencoschoolsthanJap

an.C．SambawasbroughttoBrazilbyEuropeanmastersD．Allthefourformsofdancementioneddidnotoriginateintheirowncountries