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专题02阅读理解之说明文1.(2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考)Scientistssaythey'vedevelopedasystemusingmachinelearningtopredictwhenandwherelightingwill

strike.TheresearchwasledbyengineersfromtheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyinLausanne,Switzerland.Europeanresearchershave

estimatedthatbetween6,000and24,000peoplearekilledbylightningworldwideeachyear.Thestrikescanalsocause

poweroutages,destroyproperty,damageelectricalequipmentandstartforestfires.Forthesereasons,climatesci

entistshavelongsoughttodevelopmethodstopredictandcontrollightning.IntheUnitedStatesandotherplaces,ground-basedsensingd

evicesareusedtoidentifystrikesastheyhappen.But,nosystemhasbeencreatedtoeffectivelypredictlightning.Thesystemtestedintheexperimentsu

sedacombinationofdatafromweatherstationsandmachinelearningmethods.Theresearchersdevelopedapredictionmodelthatwastrainedtorecognizewe

atherconditionsthatwerelikelytocauselightning.Themodelwascreatedwithdatacollectedovera12-yearperiodfrom12Swissweatherstationsincitiesandmountai

nareas.Thedatarelatedtofourmainsurfaceconditions:airpressure,airtemperature,relativehumidityandwindspeed.Theatmosp

hericdatawasplacedintoamachinelearningalgorithm(算法),whichcomparedittorecordsoflightningstrikes.Researcherssa

ythealgorithmwasthenabletolearntheconditionsunderwhichlightninghappens.AmirhosseinMostajabiisaPhDstudentattheinstitutewholedthedevelopmentoft

hemethod.Hesaid,―currentsystemsforgatheringsuchdataareslowandcomplexandrequirecostlycollectionequipmentlikeradarorsatellites.‖―Ourmethoduse

sdatathatcanbeobtainedfromanyweatherstation,‖Mostajabisaid.―Thiswillimprovedatacollectioninveryremoteareasnotcoveredbyradarandsatelliteorinplaceswhe

recommunicationsystemshavebeencut,‖beadded.TheresearchersplantokeepdevelopingthetechnologyinpartnershipwithaEuropeaneffortthata

imstocreatealightningprotectionsystem.TheeffortiscalledtheEuropeanLaserLightningRodproject.8.Whyhaveclimatescientiststriedtopredictandcontro

llighting?A.Tocollectrelativedata.B.Toreducethedestructionlightninghasbeencausing.C.Tocreateascientificsystem.D.Todoresearchinrelationtomachi

nelearning.9.ThefourmentionedsurfaceconditionsincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.airpollutionB.windspeedC.relativehumidityD.a

irtemperature10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword―it‖inparagraph5referto?A.lighting.B.thesystembeingtested.C.theatmosphericdata.D.the

machinelearningalgorithm.11.WhatcanwelearnaboutMostajabifromthepassage?A.Hedevelopedthemethodandthesystemhimself.B.Hethinksthecurrentsystemsareto

oslowandsimple.C.HeisaprofessorattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnology.D.Hebelievestheirsystemdoesmuchbetterindatacollection

.2.(2020届辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟)SHORTLISTOFLONDON'SBESTIfyouhavelimitedvisitingtimewerecommendyoufollowthislist.1)HousesofParliament.TheguidedtoursoftheHo

usesofParliamentareexcellent,inanylanguageyouwant,andgetyoutoplacesthatevennormalBritscan't.However,whenParliamentissi

tting,theyarenotrunning,butyoucanstillgetin.2)HamptonCourt.WeratethisasoneofthebestattractionsinEurope.Awholesuccessio

nofkingsandqueenshaveaddedtoHenryVIII‘soriginalpalace.Therelieafantasticpark(byCapabilityBrown)andgardens(includingthefamousmaze),a

ndTudorkitchensandoneofthelastremainingRealTenniscourts.Lotsoffree(onceyou'vepaidtheadmission)guidedtours,someincostume,bypeop

lewhoknowandlovetheplace.It'salsosurroundedbyaseriesofparksandmakesagreatdestinationforabiketrip-trainout(30minutesfromWaterloo),bikeback(12miles)al

ongtheriver.WepreferittotheTowerofLondon-you'llprobablywanttovisitboth,itknocksthespotsoffBuckinghamPalace.3)TheRiver.Walkalo

ngtheSouthBankfromTowerBridgetoLambeth.ThebestofLondonisspreadoutforyou:TheTowerofLondon&TowerBridge,TheHouses

ofParliament,LambethPalace(residenceoftheArchbishopofCanterbury),Shakespeare'sGlobetheatre,BothTateGaller

ies,StPaul'sCathedral,TheSouthBankCentre,TheTemple,TheLondonEye,WestminsterAbbey,SomersetHouse.(A2hourwalki

fyoudon'tstopforlong).OryoucantakeaboatouttoGreenwich,theThamesBarrierortheDome.4)WestminsterAbbey.WheretheycrownKings.Anunreasonableadmissioncha

rge(shouldreallybefreeorvoluntarydonation),butamasterpieceanyway.Ifyougetboredofwaitinginthequeue,orpacke

ddownbythecrowds,hurryyourselfofftotheCitywherethere'smoresquarespaceofhistoricchurch,andempty.5)TheTheatre.It'dbeacrimetovisitLondo

nandnottakeinashow.Londonershavebeenpassionateabouttheatreforcenturies.Notonlyisthequalityhigh,butthepriceislow—onethirdthepriceofBr

oadway.1.WhichtourwillaforeignstudentstudyingthehistoryofBritishRoyalFamilymostprobablyprefer?A.thetourtoWestminsterA

bbeyB.thetourtoTowerBridgeC.thetourtoSomersetHouseD.thetourtoHamptonCourt2.Whattimedoestheunderlinedstatement―whenPar

liamentissitting‖inparagraph2referto?A.whentheParliamentisnotofficiallyinsession.B.whenthemembersofParliamentaredebatingoverahotiss

ue.C.whentheParliamentisstayingidleforrepairs.D.whenthemembersofParliamentaretakingabreakaftersomeexe

rcise3.WhyareLondonersfondoftheatre?A.Theyenjoythecriminaldramaplots.B.Theyenjoytheinexpensiveadmission.C.TheyenjoytheClassicalMusicandOpera

.D.TheyenjoythesceneofShakespeare‘sGlobetheatre.3.(2020届辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟)Bynowyou‘veprobablyheardaboutthe―you‘renotspecial‖speech,whenEnglish

teacherDavidMcCulloughtoldgraduatingseniorsatWellesleyHighSchool:―Donotgettheideayou'reanythingspecial,becauseyou'renot.‖Mothersandfathe

rspresentattheceremony-andawholelotofotherparentsacrosstheinternet-tookissuewithhisego-puncturingwords.Butlostintheange

randprotestwassomethingwereallyshouldbetakingtoheart:ouryoungpeopleactuallyhavenoideawhetherthey'repart

icularlytalentedoraccomplishedornot.Inoureagernesstoelevatetheirself-esteem,weforgottoteachthemhowtorealisticall

yassesstheirownabilities,acrucialrequirementforgettingbetteratanythingfrommathtomusictosports.Infact,it'snotjustp

rivilegedhigh-schoolstudents:wealltendtoviewourselvesasaboveaverage.Suchinflated(膨胀的)self-judgmentshavebeenfoundinstudyafterstudy,andit'softenexa

ctlywhenwe'releastcompetentatagiventaskthatwerateourperformancemostgenerously.Ina2006studypublishedinthejournalMedicalEducation,for

example,medicalstudentswhoscoredthelowestonanessaytestwerethemostcharitableintheirself-evaluations,whilehigh-scoringstudentsjudgedthem

selvesmuchmorestrictly.Poorstudents,theauthorsnote,"lackinsight"intotheirowninadequacy.Whyshouldthisbe?Anothe

rstudy,ledbyCornellUniversitypsychologistDavidDunning,offersanenlighteningexplanation.Peoplewhoareincompetent,hewriteswithco-authorJustinKruger,suff

erfroma―dualburden‖:they'renotgoodatwhattheydo,andtheirineptness(笨拙)preventsthemfromrecognizinghowbadtheyar

e.InDunningandKruger'sstudy,subjectsscoringatthebottomoftheheapontestsoflogic,grammarandhumor"extremelyoverestimated"theirtale

nts.Althoughtheirtestscoresputtheminthe12thpercentile,theyguessedtheywereinthe62nd.Whattheseindividualslacked(inadditiontoclearlogic,proper

grammarandasenseofhumor)was"metacognitiveskill"(元认知技巧):thecapacitytomonitorhowwellthey'reperforming.Intheabsenceofthatcapacity,thesubj

ectsarrivedatanoverlyhopefulviewoftheirownabilities.There'saparadox(悖论)here,theauthorsnote:―Theskillsthatdevelopcompetenceinaparticul

ardomainareoftentheverysameskillsnecessarytoevaluatecompetenceinthatdomain.‖Inotherwords,togetbetteratjudginghowwellwe‘redoingatanactivi

ty,wehavetogetbetterattheactivityitself.Thereareacoupleofwaysoutofthisdoublebind(两难).First,wecanlearntomakehonestcomp

arisonswithothers.Trainyourselftorecognizeexcellence,evenwhenyouyourselfdon'tpossessit,andcomparewhatyoucandoagainstwh

attrulyexcellentindividualsareabletoaccomplish.Second,seekoutfeedbackthatisfrequent,accurateandspecific.Findacriticwhowilltellyounotonlyhow

poorlyyou'redoing,butjustwhatitisthatyou'redoingwrong.AsDunningandKrugernote,successindicatestousthateverythingwentright,but

failureismoreambiguous:anynumberofthingscouldhavegonewrong.Usethisexternalfeedbacktofigureoutexactlywhereandwhenyouscrewedup.Ifweadoptth

esestrategies-andmostimportantly,teachthemtoourchildren-theywon'tneedparents,oracommencement(毕业典礼)speaker,totellthemthatthey'resp

ecial.They'llalreadyknowthattheyare,orhaveaplantogetthatway.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase―tookissuewith‖inparagraph1mostprobablymean?A.total

lyapprovedofB.disagreedwithC.fullyunderstoodD.helddiscussionabout9.Whatistheproblemthatshouldn'tbeoverlookedintheauthor‘sopini

on?A.wedon‘tknowwhetherouryoungpeoplearetalentedornotB.youngpeoplecan'treasonablydefinethemselvesC.norequirementissetupforyoungpeopletogetbe

tterD.wealwaystendtoconsiderourselvestobeprivileged10.WhichisNOTmentionedaboutpoorstudentsaccordingtothepassage?A.Theylack

thecapacitytomonitorhowwelltheyareperforming.B.Theyusuallygivethemselveshighscoresinself-evaluations.C.Theytendtobeu

nabletoknowexactlyhowbadtheyare.D.Theyareintelligentlyinadequateintestsandexams.11.Whatdoesthestrategiesofbecomingspecialsuggest?A.thebestw

aytorecognizeexcellenceistostudypastsuccessandfailureB.throughcomparisonwithothers,onewillknowwhereandwhenhefailsC.weneedinter

nalhonestywithourselvesandexternalhonestyfromothersD.neitherparentsnoracommencementspeakercantellwhet

heroneisspecial4.(2020届辽宁省锦州市高三一模)Jellyfishareunusualcreatures.They‘reneitherfishnorjelly.Someareamongthe

mostcolourfulcreaturesintheworld,butit‘sbesttolookbutnottouchtheseinvertebrates(无脊椎动物).Notonlyaretheyveryfragilecreatures,butma

nygiveapainfulsting,andsomeareevendeadly.Whetheryouadmiretheminanaquariumortrytoavoidtheminthewild,youwo

n‘tbeabletogetthesefascinatingjellyfishfactsoutofyourhead.Here‘sajellyfishfactthatmightcomeinhandy:Thereareseveralnamesf

oragroupofjellyfish.Theyincludesmack,bloom,andswarm.Choosethewordyoupreferdependingonwhetheryouthinkthejellyfishpa

cklookslikeagardenofbloomingflowersormorelikeafrighteningpackofstingers,andwhetheryou‘readmiringthematanaquariumorifyouandyourfellowsnorkelersar

esurrounded.Jellyfishhavetwomainformsintheirlifecyclethatlookquitedifferentfromeachother.ScientificAmericanexplainsthatana

dultjellyfish,calledamedusa,hasabell-shapedbodywithtentacles(触须)flowingdownbelowit.Youngjellyfish,calledpolyps,lookmorelikeseaanemones,withshorterten

taclesthatflowupabovethemainbody.Medusasreproducebyreleasingeggs.MelanieRoberts,SeniorAquaristatSeaWorldOrlando,sayst

hatthelargestjellyfishintheworldisalion‘smanejellyfish.Thebodyofthisbeautifulorangejellycangrowuptothreefeetindiameter

.Withits12,000tentaclesthatcangrow120feetlong,Oceana.orgaddsthatthelion‘smanejellycomparesinsizetotheplane

t‘slargestanimal:thebluewhale.Regardlessoftheirsize,jellyfisharemostlymadeofwater.Infact,they‘reabout95percentwater.Thesecreaturesdon‘thavebrains,blo

od,orbones.Andmostjellyfishdon‘thaveeyes.Jellyfishalsousetheirmouthsbothforeatingandforwasteremoval.8.Whyca

n‘twetouchjellyfish?A.Becausetheymaybestung.B.Becausetheymaydieeasily.C.Becausetheymayfeelpainful.D.Because

theymayhurtpeople.9.Whatarejellyfishnamedafter?A.Itssize.B.Itscolor.C.Itsappearance.D.Itslifestyle.10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepass

age?A.Mouthisanimportantorganforjellyfish.B.Polypscanclonethemselvesbylayingeggs.C.Thelargestjellyfis

hintheworldis120feetlong.D.Medusashavetentaclesflowingupabovethebody.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Severalfactsaboutjellyfish

.B.Thetwomainformsofjellyfish.C.Jellyfishareneitherfishnorjelly.D.Jellyfishhavemanydifferentnames.5.(2020届辽宁省锦州市高三一

模)Fancyyourownsatellite?ArizonaStateUniversityisworkingtowardsmakingthisarealitywithitsSunCubeFemtoSatproject.SmallerthanastandardCu

beSat,thelow-caststudent-designedspacecraftisaimedatprovidinggreateraccesstospaceforscientistsandhobbyistsalike.AssistantprofessorJ

ekanThangaandateamofstudentshavebeendevelopingtheSunCubeFemtoSatforthepasttwoyears.Thesmall3×3×3cmcubeweighsinatjust35gandalonger(

3×3×9cm,100g)modelhasalsobeendesigned,whichincludesstoragespace.EachSunCubeFemtoSathasitsowncommunication,datacollectionandpropulsion

(推进)systemsandispoweredbysolarpanels.Itismadeofoff-the-shelfpartsthatareavailableinshops,andtheenergy-efficie

ntsolarpanelsarecutfromscrap(碎片),whichmakesitsaveenergy,soldatadiscountbymanufacturers.―Withaspacecraftofthissize,

anyuniversitycandoit,‖saysThanga.―That‘spartofourmajorgoal—spacediscoveryforeverybody.‖Theteamsaysthatwhilelaunchingyourowns

atellitewouldusuallycostbetweenUS$60,000-70,000perkilo,itwouldonlycost$1,000tosendaSunCubeFemtoSattothe

InternationalSpaceStation,and$3,000tosenditintolowearthorbit.Leavingtheearth‘sgravitywouldcostanestimated$27,000.TheFemtoSatw

ouldbepackedwitha―jackinthebox‖stylesystemthatmatchesstandardCubeSatsizes(around10cubiccm),simplifyingtheprocesso

fgettingthetinysatelliteintoorbit.NASAhassent30CubeSatsintospaceoverthelastyears,withanother50awaitinglaunch.ThangaandhisstaffviewtheFemto

Satasastartingpointforscientistsandstudents,andevenhopethedevicecouldbeboughtonthewebsitelikeAmazononeday.Thangaimaginesdevelopingfo

urmainapplicationsforthedevice,includinghands-ontestingexperiencesforstudents,andartificialgravityexperiments.Inaddition,group

sofSunCubeFemtoSatscouldeventuallybeabletodothejoboflargerspacecraftatavastlydiscountedcost.12.Whatisthemajorg

oaloftheSunCubeFemtoSatproject?A.Toactonteachinginouterspace.B.Toprovideaccesstospacecraftdesign.C.Tohelpcarryoutaclassroomexperi

ment.D.Tohelpaverageindividualsexplorespace.13.WhatisspecialaboutSunCubeFemtoSats?A.Theyareofthesamesize.B.The

yareenergy-efficient.C.Theyaremainlydesignedforlabuse.D.Theyaremainlyusedtocollectinformation.14.WhatdoesThangaexpectofSunCubeFemt

oSats?A.They‘llbeavailableonline.B.They‘llbeprovidedforfree.C.They‘llmatchthesizeofCubeSats.D.They‘llbesentintospacewithCubeSats.15.Whatcanbethebe

sttitleforthetext?A.FemtoSatsWillRuleSpaceB.YourOwnSatelliteIsComingC.GoingintoSpaceHasBeenAfforableD.YoucanDesignYourOwnSpa

cecraft6.(2020届辽宁省辽阳市高三一模)MostofEarth‘sfreshwatersitsunderground.Worldwide,about70percentofthegroundwaterdrawntothesurfacegoesforfarmin

g.Butsurfacewaters—riversandstreams—comefromgroundwater,too.Drawingtoomuchgroundwateroverashorttimecanbeharmful.Naturalwaterwayscanbegintoemp

ty.Andthatcanhurtfreshwaterecosystems.Scientistsconsiderthisatippingpointwhensmallactionscanbeginmakingunusuallybigdifferences.A

newstudyhasfoundthat15to21percentoftappedwater(自来水)areashavereachedthissortoftippingpoint.Mostofthosetappedriversandstreamsareind

ryareas.Farmersintheseareasusegroundwatertowatertheircrops.Atpresentdrawingrates,thestudypredictsthat42to79percentofwaterareasaroundthe

worldwheregroundwaterisdrawnupforuseatthesurfacewillreachtippingpointsby2050.Ahealthygroundwateraquifer(含水层)protectsecosystemsagainstsea

sonalupsanddownsintheuseofwater.Thatprovidesstabilityforareaplantsandanimals.Butiftoomuchgroundwaterisdrawnupfro

mbelow,surfacewaterswillbegintoflowintotheaquifer,whichcanharmwhatarelivinginriversandstreams.DeGraafandthestudyteamsetupacomputermodel.Itlinked

groundwaterdrawingandwaterflowswithinrivers.Themodelcoveredfiftyyears,from1960to2010.Thentheresearchersusedclimateforecaststohelpt

hemodelpredictwhatmighthappeninfutureyears.Throughout,theykeptgroundwaterdrawingratessustainable.Morethanhalfofdrawnwaterareasa

relikelytocrossthisecologicaltippingpointbefore2050,themodelfinds.―Weneedtobethinkingaboutthisnow,notin10years,‖DeGraafsays.―Ourstudyshowsuswhe

retotargetmoresustainableefforts.‖8.Whatdoesthe―tippingpoint‖inparagraph1mean?A.Endpoint.B.Breakingpoint.C.Freezingpoint.D.Boilingpoint.9.Wh

atisthewriter‘spurposeofwritingthetext?A.Warnusthatthesurfacewatercanpollutethegroundwater.B.Warnusofwateringthecropbyground

water.C.Tellustherelationofgroundwaterandsurfacewater.D.Warnusthattheoveruseofgroundwatercandestroytheecosystem.10.Whatistheparttheground

waterplaysintheenvironment?A.Keepingthestabilityofnaturalwater.B.Protectingecosystemsfrompollution.C

.Clearingsurfacewaterstobedrinkable.D.Providingstabilityforthelocaleconomy.11.Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A.Theypredi

ctedtheresultbasedontheolddata.B.Theyhappenedtoworkouttheresult.C.Theymeasuredallthegroundwaterandsurfacewater.D.Theydidquestionnairesurveysonthew

aterinformation.7.(2020届辽宁省辽阳市高三一模)Extrafingersarenotthatrare.Aboutoneortwoinevery1,000babiesarebornwithextrafing

ers.Iftheextrasarejustsmallnubs(肿块),theymaybesurgicallyremovedatbirth.Butsomeextrafingerscanprovehelpful,anewstudyshows.Anextrafingercanbe

incrediblyhandy.Peoplebornwithsixfingersperhandcantietheirshoes,flexiblymanagephonesandplayacomplicatedvideogame—allwithasinglehand.What‘smor

e,theirbrainshadnotroublecontrollingthemorecomplexmovementsoftheirextrafingers,thenewstudyfinds.Itsresultsalsohighlighthow

flexiblethehumanbraincanbe.Thatinformationcanguidepeoplewhodesignbraincontrolledrobots.Researchersworkedwitha52-year-oldwomanandher1

7-year-oldson,bothofwhomwerebornwithsixfingersoneachhand.Theirextrafingersgrewbetweenthethumbandindexfinger.Andthey

resemblethumbsinhowtheycanmove.Theresearchersstudiedthesubjects‘handswithMRI(核磁共振成像),whichcanmapbodystructures.Theyalsolook

edatactivityinthepartsofthebrainthatcontrolthehands.Thosescansshowedadedicatedbrainsystemthatcontrolstheextrafingers.Thesixt

hfingershadtheirownmusclesandtendons(肌腱).Thatmeanstheydon‘tjustdependonthemusclesthatmovetheotherfingers,assomed

octorshadthought.Thebrainhadnotroubledirectingtheextrafingers,theresearchersshowed.Itsuggestssomeone‘smindwouldbeabletocontrolroboticfingersorlimbs

.However,itmightbeharderforapersonnotbornwithextrafingers.Livinginaworlddesignedforpeoplewithfivefingershasledthemomandsontoadap

tininterestingways.Forinstance,eatingtoolsaretoosimpleforthem,sotheyconstantlychangethepostureontheeatingtoolsandusetheminadiffe

rentway.Still,noteveryonewithextrafingersmayshowimprovedflexibility.Insomecases,extrafingersmaybelesswelldeveloped.12.Whatdoest

henewresearchfindaboutextrafingers?A.Theyarealwaysuseless.B.Theyareveryuncommon.C.Theyareusuallynecessary.D.Theyaresomet

imesbeneficial.13.Whatcanweinferaboutextrafingersfromthetext?A.Extrafingers‘musclesandtendonsarestronger.B.Extrafinge

rsaremoreflexiblethannormalones.C.Theextranubsremovedatbirthareactuallyhelpful.D.Brain-controlledRobotscanbedesignedtohaveextraf

ingers.14.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Themomandsonliveaninterestinglife.B.Somepeopleenjoythelifewithextrafingers.C.E

atingtoolsarequitesimpleforpeoplewithextrafingers.D.Somepeoplewithextrafingersarenotmoreflexiblethanordinarypeople.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthet

ext?A.SixthFingerCanImproveAbilityB.SixthFingerCanProveExtraHandyC.SixthFingerShouldBeTreatedProperlyD.SixthFing

erShouldDevelopinManyWays8.(2020届宁夏石嘴山市高三二模)Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycan

begoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.

Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineinthe

irparents‘qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere―morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpected‖abou

tmovingbackhome–theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents‘financialandemotiona

lsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudy

found.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheya

cknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.T

hefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa―familyp

roject‖.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedt

ofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.―However,‖thestudysays,―day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdiffere

ntdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalit

tleoverhalfthegraduates‖.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrel

ationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.28.Whatisthefindingofthepreviou

sresearch?A.Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B.Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren‘sreturn.C.

Theparents‘qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D.Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.29.Theunderlinedword―trigger‖inParagr

aph2maybebestreplacedby_____.A.causeB.defeatC.ariseD.allow30.Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsret

urninghome?A.Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B.Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C.Theyaredoubt

fulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D.Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.31.Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe―boomerangchildren

‖phenomenon?A.Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B.Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttothe

irchildren.C.Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D.Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.9.(2020届宁夏石嘴山市高三二模

)Beforeyouthrowyourtrashintothenearestcan,thinkforamoment.Notallyourgarbagecanbedumpedintoonetrashcan.Itneedst

obesortedoutwithdifferentthingsgoingintodifferentbins.Wasteclassification,apracticethathaslongbeennormalindev

elopedcountrieslikeJapan,isthenewchallengeformanyChineseurbanresidents.However,thoughinitiallyyoumightneedtorackyourbrainstofigureoutwhichtrash

goesintowhichcan,inthelongrun,theresultiswellworththeeffort.Landfills,siteswherewasteisburiedandcover

edoverwithsoil,areamajormethodofdisposingofresidentialwasteinChina.However,consideringtheenvironmenta

ldisasterassociatedwithburyingwaste,thereisapressingneedtoreducetheamountofwastethatgoesintoalandfill.Classification,sortingwasteintodifferentcate

goriessuchasharmfulwaste,recyclablesandkitchenwaste,isakeysolution.Currently,46citiesacrossChina,arecarryingou

taprogramthataimstoputinplaceaclassification-basedgarbagedisposalsystembytheendof2020.Itishopedthatthiswillreducethequantityofwastethatendsupinlandf

illsbyalargedegree.ShanghaicameintothemediafocusinearlyJulyafteritcarriedoutcompulsorygarbagesortingrulesthatthosewhofailtodisposeofga

rbageproperlyshouldbefined.BeijingisreviewingitsregulationstofollowinShanghai'sfootsteps.Thenewrulesmaycause

short-terminconveniencebuttheyaremeanttohelpresidentsfollowtheconceptofgarbageclassificationforthecommongood.Astheprogramsshow,resi

dentscangraduallydevelopthishabitwiththeirgrowingawarenessandthehelpofadvancedtechnology.Infuture,thispracticeshouldbeadoptedacrossChina,inur

bancitiesandruralareasalike.Withpublicinvolvement,China'sgarbagesortingprogramwillcontributenotonlytothenation

'ssustainable(可持续的)developmentbutalsotomakingtheplanetabetterplacetolivein.32.Whatisthemostprobablereasonforclassifyingw

aste?A.Nositeforburyingwaste.B.People'shabit.C.Economiccost.D.Environmentalpollution.33.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogram?A.Topractisewasteclassi

fication.B.Toprotectenvironment.C.Tosaveoilforfarming.D.Toreducethequantityofwaste.34.Whatcanbeasuitabletit

leforthetext?A.AprogramadoptedacrossChina.B.Shanghaicarriedoutnewdisposalrules.C.Doingthebestwithwaste.D.Protectingenvironmentisnecessary.35.What

islikelytohappeninChinaaccordingtothetext?A.Chinawillbecometheleadingcountryoftheprogram.B.Theprogramwillbespreadnationwide.C.Developmentinruralareas

willmakegreatprogress.D.Peoplewillhelpdevelopmoderntechnology.10.(2020届宁夏银川一中高三第二次模拟)VacationsforPeopleWhoLoveWinterActivitiesWhenth

etemperaturesdrop,don'trunawayfromthecold,embraceitwithoneoftheseperfectwinterwonderlandvacations.Seeanice-skatingshowatMadeleineHotelTelluride,Colo

radoisfamousforskiing-theyhaveeverythingfromAlpinetoNordictobackcountry.ButrightoutsidethisgorgeousMadeleineH

otelisamassiveice-skatingrinkwithrentals(hockeyskatesandfigureskates)aswellaslessons,showsandevenspecialDJnights.SipwintersweetnessattheIceWineFestiv

alThischillyJanuaryfestivalatNiagaraontheLakecanreachtempsof40degreesbelowzerobut,aslongasyoucanfeelyourfingersandtoes,youca

nsipicewine-madefromfrozenlocalgrapes-fromtheicebarinthetownsquare.Whenyou'rereadytowarmup,signupforavineyardtourandgofromwinerytowinerysipp

ingandtastingsmallfoodpairings.BowloniceattheAmericanClubInthecourtyardoftheTudor-styleAmericanClubinKohler,Wisconsin,youc

antryyourhandatbowlingonoutdoorlanesmadeofice.There'salsoBavarianCurling,andpatioheaterstokeepyoucomfortablewhileyou

challengeyourfriends.ThecourtsstayopenthroughMarchandrequire48-hournoticeforreservations.HitthehillsatLakePlacidLod

geTheAdirondacksinNewYorkareawinterwonderland,oncethehomeofthewinterOlympics,andhaseverythingfrombobsledd

ingtotobogganing,dogsledding,skijumpingandice-skating.Attheendoftheday,checkoutoneofLakePlacidLodge'sfamoussnowbonfires,bestadmi

redwithhotcocoa.Ifmoreinformationisneeded,youcanclickhere.21.Ifyouareinterestedinskating,wherewillyouprobablygo?A.TellurideandAdirondacks.B.T

ellurideandtheLake.C.AdirondacksandKohler.D.KohlerandtheLake.22.WhatcanyoudoattheIceWineFestival?A.T

ouchyourfingersandtoes.B.Skateattheicebar.C.Tastesomewineandfood.D.Bowlonoutdooricelanes.23.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A

.Alifemagazine.B.Awebsite.C.Ageographytextbook.D.Anadvertisementcolumn.11.(2020届宁夏银川一中高三第二次模拟)Ateamofengi

neersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatfo

rmforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittosta

yintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.―It‘sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchof

individualcomponents,‖saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojec

tforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.―Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthat

actuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,‖hesaid.Theyengineeredaserieso

fsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.―Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenc

iesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit‘sconnectedto

,‖saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthatt

heflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall

,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gather

ingworkatrescuesites,infarmers‘fieldsoronthebattlefield.―Basically,itshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround,‖

hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomput

ationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.―Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow

,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead,‖hesaid.―Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificq

uestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.‖32.Whichofthefollowingstatementswasthedifficultyengineersmetwhilemakingtheroboticfly?A.Theydidnoth

avesufficientfund.B.Noready-madecomponentswereavailable.C.Therewasnomodelintheirmind.D.Itwashardforthem

toassemblethecomponents.33.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4?A.Theroboticflyhasbeenputintowideappl

ication.B.Theroboticflyconsistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystem.C.Informationfrommanysourcescanbecollectedbythe

roboticfly.D.Theroboticflycanjustflyinlimitedareasatpresent.34.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepass

age?A.Wood‘sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.B.Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.C.Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutins

ects.D.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheDevel

opmentofRoboticFlyB.RoboticFlyPromotesEngineeringScienceC.Harvard‘sEffortsinMakingRoboticFlyD.RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsect12.

(2020届山西省吕梁市高三一模)Aslevelsofcarbondioxide-CO2-intheatmospherehavebeenrisinginrecentdecades,Earthhasbeenwarming.That‘sbeca

useasagreenhousegas,CO2trapsheatinEarth‘satmosphere.Thatwarmingisonesymptomofclimatechange.Andithasthepotentialtoaffectfoodinmanyways.Datanowshowtha

trisinglevelsofCO2alsocanaffecthownutritiousacropwillbe.SomeofthosedatawerereportedlastyearinAnnualReviewofPublicHealth.Indeed

,itnotedthatseveralstudieshavecometothisconclusion.SamuelMyersisanenvironmentalhealthscientistatHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Mass.Hewa

spartofateamthathasstudiedthepotentialeffectsofclimatechangeonnutrition.Inone2014study,hisgrouplookedatsixmajorfoodcrops:wheat,rice,fieldpeas,

soybeans,maize(corn)andsorghum.TheyexposedplantstodifferentamountsofCO2.Somegotlevelsofbetween363and386partspermillion(ppm),which

weretypicalatthattime.(CO2levelshavesincerisen.)Otherplantswereexposedtomoreofthatgreenhousegasastheygrew—

546to586ppm.Suchlevelsareexpectedtodevelopwithinthenext50yearsorso.Afterharvestingtheplants,theresearchersmeasuredtheirlevelsofvitam

ins,mineralsandothernutrients.AndplantsgrownwithmoreCO2werelessnutritious.Mostpeopledependoncerealcrops,suchaswheatandrice,tomeet

theirdietaryneedsforbothzincandiron.Ifcroplevelsofsuchnutrientsfall,peoplemayfaceanevengreaterriskoffa

llingill.Scientistsdon‘tyetknowwhyCO2impactslevelsofthesenutrients.Butthenewfindingssuggestscientistsmaywanttotrybreedingnewvarieties

ofcropsthatarelessaffectedbyCO2.Thatwaypeoplewillstillgetthemostbenefitsfromtheirgreensandgrains.8.Whatcanbethe

besttitleofthepassage?A.TherisingCO2levels.B.Climatechangeaffectingnutritionofcrops.C.Effectsofagreenhousegasontheenvir

onment.D.Newvarietiesofcrops.9.Howdidresearcherscometotheconclusion?A.Byexperimentingandmeasuring.B.Byreferringtobooks

.C.Byimagination.D.Byturningtofarmersforhelp.10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Scientistsdon‘tye

tknowwhyCO2impactslevelsofthesenutrients.B.CO2levelsareexpectedtoriseto546to586ppmwithinthenext50yearsorso.C.TheEarthhasbeenwarmingbecauseCO2t

rapsheatintheatmosphere.D.Globalwarmingaffectsfoodonlyinoneway.11.What‘stheauthor‘sattitudetowardscr

opsinthefuture?A.Indifferent.B.Doubtful.C.Negative.D.Positive.13.(2020届山西省吕梁市高三一模)We‘veallbeentoldtodresswarmlyorwe‘llcatchcold.Butsciencesaysthecomm

oncoldiscausedbythevirus,nottheweather.Actually,accordingtoresearchersatYaleUniversity,therejustmightbesomethingtothiso

ldwives‘tale.Fordecades,researchershaveknownthatthevirusreplicates(复制)morereadilyincoolerenvironments,suchasthenose,ratherthanatthewarmercorebo

dytemperature.Thereasonforthis,explainsEllenFoxman,anassistantprofessoratYaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine,longremainedamystery.Scientistsdidn‘tknowwhe

therthevirusitselfworkedbetteratcoldertemperatures,ortheimmunesystemworkedworse.―Noonecouldfindanything,

‖shesays.ThenFoxmanandhercolleaguesstudiedwhat‘scalledthebornimmunesystem,whichispresentineverycell,andhowitrespondstovariouste

mperatureswhenthevirusispresent.Inthelab,theyexaminedairwaycellsfrommiceandfoundthattheimmunesystemproducedfewerchemic

alsubstancescalledinterferonsatlowertemperatures,allowingthecoldvirustoflourish.Inastudypublishedthisyear,theyfoundsupportingresultsinhumancells:Atth

ewarmercorebodytemperature,bornimmunesystemsthatblockviralgrowtharemoreactive,andcanstopandkillviruse

s.Nowtheteamistryingtobetterunderstandthedefensesthebodyusestopreventthevirus.Whilewearingascarfaroundyour

nosetowarmitupmighthelppreventacold,Foxmanrecommendswashingyourhandssoyoudon‘tpassthevirustoyoureyes,nose,ormouthinthefirstplace.―Ifthevi

rusisn‘tinyournose,itcan‘tcauseinfection,‖shesays.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Listentotheelders.B.Th

etalemakessense.C.Thetaleisinteresting.D.Theresearchisuseless.13.WhatdidtheFoxmanteamfind?A.Thevirusincreasedinwarmerenvironments.B.Themicewasmoreac

tiveinwarmerconditions.C.Theimmunesystemproducedmoreantivirusinwarmair.D.Achemicalintheimmunesystemcansto

pandkillvirus.14.WhatdoestheFoxmanteamsuggesttopreventthecold?A.Wearingascarf.B.Dressingwarmly.C.Washingthehands.D.Staywarminwin

ter.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Coldweathercausescold.B.Tipsonprotectingimmunesystem.C.Coldimpactthebody‘simmunesystem

.D.Manyvirusescancausethecommoncold.14.(2020届山西省吕梁市高三一模)NewYear‘siswhenmanypeoplefeelmotivatedtomakeasavingsorfinancial

plan.Forthosewhowanttoincreasethechanceofsuccess,16.SetgoalsinJanuary(oronyourbirthday).AcademicresearchshowsbothNewYe

ar‘sDayandbirthdaysaregoodtimestostartchange.Becausebothmarkanewstart,theyhelpus―wipetheslateclean,‖saidKatherineMilkman

.―Weexplainthatitwas‗theoldme‘whofailed,butthisyearwillbedifferent‖.17.Setspecific,realisticgoals.Peopleoftensetthemselvesupforfailurebychoosinggoals

thataretoovagueorextreme—forexample,to―savemore‖.Ifagoalrequiresyoutoremovethingsyouenjoy,youmayfeeldepressedandlosetheabilitytosticktoit.18

.Forexample,―Iwillincreasemysavingsratefrom5%to15%inthenextfiveyears.‖19.Thenextstepistobreakyourgoaldownintosmallerstepsandsolveoneatatime.―N

obodytriestorunamarathononthefirstday,‖saidMr.Egan.―Youneedaplantogetthere.‖Usethebehavioralstrategiesthatworkfo

ryou.Individualsneedtoautomatetheirsavings.20.―Therewillbesetbacks.Theyarepartofthejourney,‖saidMr.Egan.―

Giveyourselfcreditforsuccessevenifthereissomedifficulty.‖A.Runamarathon.B.Makeadetailedplan.C.Thisboostsself-confidence,akeytosuccess.D.thefol

lowingaresomestrategiestoconsider.E.Theyalsoneedtolearntobepatientwiththemselves.F.Thisinvolvessavingseparatelyfordifferentgoals.

G.Thekeyistomakeyourgoalsasspecificandrealisticaspossible.15.(2020届陕西省咸阳市高考一模)Porridgedoesn'thaveaverytastyname,doesit?Itdoesn'thaveavery

tastyreputation,either.I'mheretotryandconvinceyouthatporridgeisn‘tboringandtasteless,thatitcanbeadeli

cious,convenientandveryhealthywaytostarttheday.Ifyou‘venevereatenit(althoughyouprobablyhave),porridgeisatypeoffoodservedforb

reakfast.Itisusuallyatypeofgrain,likericeoroat(燕麦),mixedwitheithermilkorwater,andoftenheatedup.Itisoftenth

ickerthanliquid,butnotsolidandisveryeasytodigest,soit'sabetteroptionforpeoplewhoareill,anditprovideslong-l

astingenergyfortheday.Porridgepreparation--theamountofingredients(配料)andcookingtime—dependsonwhatyoucho

osetouseasyourporridgebase.IfI'mcookingformyself,Iputaverybighandfulof‗rolled‘oatsinasaucepan,addalittlebitofwateran

dabout200mlofmilk,andletthemixtureboil.Istirtheporridgeconstantly,andittakesaboutfivetotenminutestocook.Onceit'scooked,thefunpartisaddingtheflavo

rs.Porridgealonedoesn'thaveaverystrongflavour.Althoughsomepeoplethinkthismakesporridgeboring,Ithinkthisiswhatmakes

porridgeexciting!Itislikeablankpieceofpaper—youcanaddalmostanythingyouwanttotheporridgebase.Greens,nutsanddriedfruitsareveryhealthyoptionstoadda

ndcangiveyouenergyfortheday.Butifyoudon'tlikethese,oryou'reallergic,thenhoneyandchocolatearealsoverytastyoptions.(Justdon‘taddtomuch!)On

eofthebestthingsaboutporridge?Youcanmakeitalmostanywhereintheworld.Eitheroatsorriceorbothare―staplefoods(主食)‖formanypeo

pleacrosstheworld.Youcanusuallybuybigbagsofeither,thenaddlocalingredientstomakeyourporridgeinteresting—whateverischeapandconvenientto

find,whereveryouare.IamcurrentlyinMexico,andIlovetoheatmyoatsupwithmilk,thenmixinpeanutsandpumpkinseedsandcacaonibs,andIp

utalayerofsugaroverthetoptomakemyporridgesweeter.Porridge?Hopefullyitsoundsalottastiernow!8.Accordingtotheauthor,whatis

thebestthingaboutporridge?A.Itprovideslong-lastingenergyfortheday.B.Itischeapandconvenienttomake.C.It'sabetteroptionforpeople.D.Itisnever

boringandtasteless.9.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Togivebriefintroductiontovariousporridge.B.Toshowhowtoprep

areporridgeforthepatient.C.Towarnusnottohaveporridgeforbreakfast.D.Tointroducethebenefitsofporridge.10.Whichofthefollowingstate

mentsisTRUE?A.Porridgeisoftenthicker,liquidandsolid.B.Porridgealonehasaverystrongflavor.C.Porridgeistoma

nypeople'sliking.D.Porridgeisonlyservedforbreakfast.11.What'stheauthor'sfavouriteflavor?A.PorridgewithSugar.B.Porridge

withoats.C.Porridgewithfruit.D.Porridgewithmilk.16.(2020届陕西商洛中学高三三模)Whenshewasstudyingtobecomeascientist,MeganStra

ussrodeinasmallairplanetostudygiraffes.WhileapilotflewovertheSerengetiinTanzania,Africa,theresearcherslookeddowncare

fullyandcountedgiraffes."Iamalwaysamazedhoweasilywecanspotwarthogsandothersmallanimals,yetwesometime

shavetroubleseeinggiraffes.Giraffesareslenderinshape,andtheymaynotthrowagoodshadow,"saysDr.Strauss,whohassincebecomeawi

ldlifescientist.TheSerengetiisaboutthesizeofVermont,astateinthenortheasternUS,sothescientistscouldnotstudy

theentirearea.Instead,theysurveyedthreeareaswheregiraffeswerestudiedinthe1970s.Astheyexpected,theysawfarfew

eroftheseanimals.Tofindoutiflionshadbeenkillingmoregiraffesinrecentyears,theteamlookedatthesurvivalofyounggi

raffes.Lionskillmoreyounggiraffesthanadults,buttheteamfoundnodecreaseinyounggiraffes'survivalaftertheyareborn,comparedwiththe1970s.Theteamthenlook

edatwhethertoomanygiraffeswerebeingkilledbyparasites(寄生虫).Theresearcherscountedparasiteeggsingiraffedroppings,andtheyfoundtoof

ewtoharmthegiraffepopulation.Theylookedintowhetherpoachers(盗猎者)werekillingtoomanygiraffes.Twooftheareastheystudiedarewheregiraffemeatissomet

imessoldinlocalmarkets.Poacherscatchmoreadultmalesthanothergiraffes.Researchersspottedtoofewmalescomparedwithfemalesin

thosetwoareas,asignofpoaching.Whenthefoodsupplyisshort,theenvironmentsupportsfewergiraffesandthefemaleshavefeweryou

nggiraffes.AlotofnewtreeshavegrownintheSerengeti,butmanyareatypethatgiraffesdonotliketoeat.Theresearchersfoundfewe

ryounggiraffestodaythaninthe1970scomparedwiththenumberofadultfemales,asignthatfoodwasinshortsupply.Dr.

StraussisworkingonanenvironmentaleducationprogramforTanzaniaincludingbooksforstudents.ThesematerialswilleducateTanzaniansandhelpthemtohelpgiraffe

s.Asknowledgegrowsandchangesaremade,theyhopethegiraffepopulationwillincrease.4.WhatdidDr.Straussfindwhi

lestudyinggiraffesintheSerengeti?A.Itwastoocostlytostudygiraffes.B.Itwashardtospotgiraffesfromtheair.C.Thenumb

erofgiraffeshadincreasedslowly.D.Giraffeslivedinsmallerareasthaninthe1970s.5.Howdidtheteamstudythelion-girafferelationship?A.Byanalyzinggiraffed

roppings.B.Bycomparingyounggiraffeswithadults.C.Bycomparingmalegiraffesandfemales.D.Bysurveyingthesurvivalofyounggiraffes.6

.WhatisDr.Straussdoingtohelpgiraffes?A.SheisfoundinganationalparkinTanzania.B.SheiscountinggiraffesintheentireSerengeti

.C.Sheiseducatingstudentstowriteaboutgiraffes.D.Sheisraisingenvironmentalawarenessinlocalpeople.17.(20

20届陕西商洛中学高三三模)Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap,durable(耐用的),easilyavailable,andm

ostimportantly,environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot,istransparent(透明的).NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm'sKTHRoyalInstituteofTech

nology,thematerialmayevenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.LeadresearcherDr.LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodaft

erlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices

.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood'slignin(木质素).Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer(聚合物)andbakedatatemperatureof158Fforfourhours.Theresult

wasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso,almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjustt

heleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-

throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips,hetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theres

earchers,whorevealedtheirfindingsinBiomacromoleculesonApril11,pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight,ortocreatewi

ndowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Ber

glundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemi-transparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeepli

ghtlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor,thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally,substitutingthecurrentlyusedglas

swiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscale

upthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.7.Whatdoestheunderline

dpart"thatfeature"inParagraph1referto?A.Cheapness.B.Durability.C.Sustainability.D.Transparency.8.Whichofthefollowingisno

ttheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodismade?A.Dipthewoodintoapolymer.B.Reducetheamountofthepolymer.C.Makethewoodlignin-free.D.Bakethewoodforsomet

ime.9.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.B.V

aryingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood'shardness.C.Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.D.Thetr

ansparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.10.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thebrightfutureofthet

ransparentwood.B.Thewood'sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.C.Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.D.Solarenergymanufact

urers'carbonfootprint.18.(2020届四川省德阳市高三二诊)Hearinglossisunavoidable,butlisteningtoloudmusicwhenyou‘reyou

ngercanmakeitworse.Toreduceyourriskofhearinglossvialoudmusic,learnwhyandhowitcancausehearingloss,andjusth

owloudistooloud.Hearinglossoccursinfourways:conductivehearingloss,sensorineuralhearingloss,mixedhearinglossandauditoryneuropa

thyspectrumdisorder.Noise-induced(噪音诱发的)hearinglossisatypeofsensorineuralhearingloss.Sensorineuralhearinglossoccursw

henyourinnerearbecomesdamaged.Inthecaseofnoiseinducedhearingloss,mostofthedamageaffectsthecellsoftinysensoryhairsinyourinnerear.Whenthosecel

lsgetdamagedordie,theelectricalsignalthatyourauditorynervesendstoyourbrainchanges.Noise-inducedhearinglosscanbeacuteorsevere,anditcanb

etemporaryorpermanent.Youmightbefamiliarwithacutetemporarynoise-inducedhearingloss,evenifyoudidn‘trealizewhatwashappeningatthetime.Ac

utetemporarynoise-inducedhearinglosscanoccurfromattendingaloudconcertorsportingevent,goingtoagunrangewithoutearmuffsorbe

ingnearanexplosion.Itcanmakenoisessound―stuffy‖orfaraway,especiallywhentalkingonthephoneorinacrowdedroom.R

epeatedexposuretothoseloudsituationscaneventuallyleadtopermanenthearingloss.Noiselevelsfromearbudsandheadphonescangetasloudas1

39decibels,accordingtothejournalNoise&Health,fargreaterthantherecommendedrangeofeverydaysoundexposure,wh

ichis60to85decibels.Andtheaveragelevelofnoisefromheadphones,withthevolumeturnedallthewayup,is94to110decibels.Forcontext,60decibels

isaboutthevolumeofanaverageconversation,and130decibelsisaboutthenoiselevelofarockconcert.85decibelsisconsideredth

emaxi-mumvolumeatwhichyoucanlistentosoundforeighthourswithoutdamagingyourhearing.Soifyouweretolistentomusicfromyourheadphonesforeighthoursaday

,listeningatavolumelouderthan85decibelscancausepermanentdamagetoyourears.Unfortunately,therelationshipbetweendecibelsandtimeisn

‘tlinear.Foreverythreedecibels,safeexposuretimegetscutinhalf,accordingtotheCDC.At88decibels,youcanonlysafelylistenforfourhours;at91decibels,just

twohours.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‖it‖inParagraphOnereferto?A.Hearingloss.B.Listeningtoloudmusic.C.Risk.D.Loudmusic.33.I

nwhichofthefollowingsituationsisacutetemporarynoise-inducedhearinglossmorelikelytooccur?A.Attendingarockconcert.

B.Participatinginaheateddebate.C.Goingtoagunrangewithearmuffs.D.Watchinganexplosionatadistance.34.Intermsofsaf

eexposure,howlongcanyoulistenat97decibels?A.Aquarter.B.Halfanhour.C.Onehour.D.Oneandahalfhours.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleo

fthispassage?A.LoudMusicDamagesHearingB.HowtoPreventHearingLossC.HowLoudIsTooLoudD.MusicandHearing19.(2020届四川省高三第

一次统一监测)TheGuidetoFilmFestivalsCannesFilmFestivalCannes,FranceinMayTopprize:Palmed‘OrHistory:ThefirstCannesFilmFestivaltookplaceinSeptember1939,but

itdidn‘thappenagainuntilafterWorldWarII.ThePalmed‘Orprizewasintroducedin1955.Thefestivalbecameestablishedduringthe

1960sandisnowknownastheworld‘smostimportantfilmfestival.Didyouknow?About20featurefilmscompeteeachyearforthePalmed‘Or.PreviouswinnersincludeMichael

MooreandQuentinTarantino.UnliketheOscars,thetopprizeisfrequentlysharedbetweentwofilms.FamousfilmsthathavewonthePalmed‘OrincludeApocalypseNow,Ta

xiDriver,LaDolceVitaandTheThirdMan.Thefestivalattractsmorethan40,000peopleeveryyear.VeniceFilmFestivalVenice,ItalyinAug

ust/SeptemberTopprize:GoldenLionHistory:TheVeniceFilmFestivalistheoldestfilmfestivalstillinexistence.Thefilmfestivalwasin1932anditatt

ractedover25,000people.Thefestivaldidnotappearagainuntil1934,whentherewasacompetitionbetween19countrie

s.ThefestivalwasheldthreetimesduringWorldWarIIandhasbeenheldalmosteveryyearsincethen.Didyouknow?Filmsatthe61stVeniceFil

mFestivalin2004werenominatedfor16awardsattheOscars—thehighesteverforthefestival.ThesefilmsincludedVeraDrake,SharkTale,CollateralandFindin

gNeverland.TheLondonFilmFestivalLondon,UKinOctober/NovemberTopprize:Non-competitiveHistory:TheLondonFilmFestivalstartedin1956whenagr

oupoffilmcriticsledbythefamousDilysPowell,thefilmcriticforTheSundayTimes,gottogetheroverdinner.TheydiscussedthefestivalsatCan

nesandVenice,andtheyagreedthatLondonneededone,too.Theywantedtogivepeopletheopportunitytoseefilmsfromaroundtheworldthatwerenotbeingshow

ninthecinemas.Thefirstfestivalshowed20filmsattheNationalFilmTheatreontheSouthBank.Didyouknow?ThefestivalisoneofEurope‘s

largestpublicfilmevents,screeningabout280filmsfrom60countries.Althoughitisnon-competitive,theBritishFilmInstituteawardstheSutherlandTro

phytothemostoriginalandimaginativefirstfeaturefilmscreenedatthefestival.1.Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A.theThirdManhaswontheG

oldenLionB.thePalmed‘OrcanbeawardedtotwofilmsC.theCannesFilmFestivalstartedafterWorldWarIID.thePalmed‘OrprizewasintroducedduringWorldWarII2.The

VeniceFilmFestival__________.A.didn‘tattractmanypeopleatfirstB.hasbeenheldeveryyearsince1934C.isregardedasthemostimportantfilmfestivalD.hasbeenr

unninglongerthananyotherfilmfestival3.WhatwasthepurposeoftheLondonFilmFestivalatthebeginning?A.Tomakesomefilmspublic.B.Tobringfil

mcriticstogether.C.Tocompetewithotherfilmfestivals.D.Tochoosethebestoriginalfeaturefilms.20.(2020届四川省高三第一次统一监测)Is

thereanyoneyouadmire?Nomatterwhatstageoflifeyou‘reat,it‘sgoodtohavesomeonewhoinspiresyoutobethebestversionofyourself.Now,thankstosomespecialnationa

lawards,wewillhaveawiderrangeofpossiblerolemodels.Tocelebratethe70thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRe

publicofChina(PRC),PresidentXiJinpingsignedapresidentialruleonSept.17toaward42individualstheMedaloftheRepublic,theF

riendshipMedalandvarioushonorarytitles,ChinaDailyreported.Thepeoplewhoreceivedmedalscomefromarangeofbackgrounds9inclu

dingscientists,lawmakers,educators,artists,modelworkersandsixforeignnationals.Theyhaveallmadeoutstandingcontributi

onstothenation'sconstructionanddevelopment.The89-year-oldShenJilanisoneoftheeightpeoplewhowereawardedtheMedaloftheRepublic.Asa

lifelongfarmer,sheistheonlydeputy(代表)inChinatoserveatall13NationalPeople‘sCongressessince1954.Shewitnessedthedevel

opmentofthePeople‘sCongresssystem.Shehasbeenengagedinmakingandimprovingnationallawsmostofherlife.Itwasshewhopropo

sedtheclauseon―equalpayforequalwork‖betweenmenandwomen,whichwaswrittenintothefirstConstitutionofPRCin1954.Ch

ina‘sdevelopmentcan‘tcontinuewithoutlawmakers,norcanitmoveforwardwithoutscientists.YePeijian,whoreceived

,thehonorarytitle―thepeople‘sscientist‖,hasbeendevotedtoChina‘slunarprogramfortwodecades.Knownas―theFatherofChang‘eProbes‖,histeamofaerospa

ceengineersputlunarlandersonthemoon.OnJan,3ofthisyear,theChang‘e4probetoucheddownonthemoon‘sfarside,markingtheprogram‘slatestachiev

ement.―Thespaceprogramisabout40yearslatewiththeUS,butwehaveusedChinesetechnologyinourprogramme.‖hetoldGB

Timeswhenaskedaboutthelunarexplorationprogram.AlsoreceivingawardsaresixforeignfriendswhohavelenttheirhandstoassistwithChina‘sprosperity(繁荣)

.RaulCastroRuz,formerCubanpresident,wasgivenaFriendshipMedal.Thishonorrecognizes―therevolutionaryworkofhislifeandhiscontribution

tostrengtheningrelationsbetweenCubaandChina‖,saidMiguelDiaz-CanelBermudez,presidentoftheCouncilofStateandCouncilofMinistersofCuba,onsoci

almedia.Thankstotheheroiceffortsmadebythesegreatfigures,wecanliveinaprosperousandpeacefulcountry.Hopefully,theserole

modelscanlightthewayforanewgenerationandinspirefuturepeopletocontributetonationbuilding.8.What‘sthewriter‘spurposetowritethear

ticle?A.Tosaythankstonationalmodels.B.Totellreaderswhatmakesarolemodel.C.Todescribetheawardsrecentlygivenbythegovernmen

t.D.Tointroducesomeofthepeoplewhowonnationalawards.9.WhatcanwelearnaboutShenJilanfromthepassage?A.Shehastakenanactivepartinmakingna

tionallaws.B.SheistheonlywomanawardedtheMedaloftheRepublic.C.ShefirstbecameadeputytotheNationalPeople'sCongress.D.Shehelped

toimproveworkingequipmentforwomenin1954.10.WhatwasYePeijianawardedanhonorarytitlefor?A.Forhisdesignofthe

Chang‘e4probe.B.Forputtinglunarlandersonthemoon.C.ForhisyearsofworkinChina‘slunarprogram.D.ForleadinghisteamtoexcelpasttheUSspacep

rogram.11.WhatcanweknowaboutRaulCastroRuzfromthetext?A.HehasintroducedChineseculturetoCuba.B.HehasmaderevolutionarychangesinCu

ba.C.HehashelpedimproveChina-Cubarelations.D.HewastheonlyforeignerawardedtheFriendshipMedal.21.(2020届四川省高三第一次统一监测)Inrecentyears,peoplehavebeenfocusin

gonthequalityoffoodthatchildrenarefedinschools.FormerFirstLadyMichelleObamaworkedhardtomakeschoollunchesheal

thier,resultinginnewmenusthatfeaturedlessfatandsalt,morefruits,vegetables,andleanerproteins.Buthigh-qual

itynutrientscountforlittlewhenthereisnotimetoeatthemandlackoflunchtimeisaseriousprobleminschoolsacrosstheUnitedStates.AmyEttingerrepor

ts,―Thereisnonationalstandardonhowmuchtimekidsgettoeatthatmeal.‖Andwithschoolsbeingoccupiedwithtestscores,teachersareu

singeveryavailableminuteforlessontime,whichoftenleaveskidswithoutenougheatingtime.Thisisaproblembecausethelengtho

ftheschoollunchperiodisakeyfactorinhowmuchnutritionchildrenactuallyget.Aresearchhasfoundthathavingless

than20minutesforlunchresultsinchildrenconsumingmuchlessoftheirlunchesthanthosewithmorethan20minutes.Thisisreallyterrible.Formanylow-incomeki

ds,thatcafeterialunchcanrepresenthalftheirdailyenergyintake.There‘salsoanotherterriblemessagethatit‘sacceptabletowolfdownfoodasfastaspossiblebeforer

ushingofftoyournextclass.Cafeteriatimeshouldbeachancetointeractwithfriends,tolearnimportantsocialskills,toobservea

ndsharevarietiesoffood.Itshouldbearespiteintheday,achancetorelaxmentallyandphysicallybeforeheadingintothe

afternoon.AsEttingerexplains,someparentsarehopingtheNationalParentTeacherAssociationwilladdressthisissueatitsnextmeetingandtakeanofficialstance.T

his,inturn,wouldhelpparentspushtheirkids‘schoolsforbetterlunchtimestandards.Meanwhile,ifyouhaveakidinthissituation,y

oucanhelpbypackingahealthylunchtosparethemthecafeterialineup.Makethefoodseasytounwrapandeat,providenon-messysnacksthatcanbeeateninclass,putsigni

ficanteffortintoservingaheartybreakfast,andsitdownasafamilyfordinnerwheneverpossible.12.WhatishappeningtochildreninAmericanschools?A.Theylacklun

cheatingtime.B.Theygetbadlyalongwitheachother.C.Theyconsumemoremeatthanbefore.D.Theyareoccupiedwithmanyoutdooractivities.13.Howar

elow-incomekidsinfluencedbytheproblematschool?A.Theycan‘ttakeinenoughnutrients.B.Theycan‘tsharedifferentkindsoffood.C.Theycan‘tlearnso

meimportantsocialskills.D.Theycan‘tholdapositiveattitudetowardslife.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword―respite‖inParagraph4m

ean?A.Test.B.Challenge.C.Belief.D.Break.15.Howcanparentshelpsolvetheprobleminthetext?A.Byguidingtheirkidshowtoeat

lunches.B.Bypreparingabetterlunchfortheirkids.C.Bystoppingtheirkidsgoingtothecafeteria.D.Byforcingtheschoolstomakeadjustments.22.(2020届四川省绵阳南山

中学高考三诊)NewYorkisanoverwhelmingcitytovisitwithchildren.WentfollowsiscarefullycollectedadvicefromNewYorkersonh

owtocoverthecityright.TenementMuseumTheTenementMuseumontheLowerEastSideoffersafantasticglimpseintourbanfamilylife.Guide

dtoursrevealthedailyroutinesofgenerationsofIrish,JewishandItalianimmigrantswhomadetheirmarkthenquicklymovedupandout.Pickupacopyof―Al

l-of-a-KindFamily‖oravintagetoyinthemuseumshop,oneofthecity‘sbest.MoMaMuseumMoMaMuseumdoesanexcellentjobmakingmodernandcontemporaryartaccessibl

etochildrenasyoungas4.Onweekendmornings,guidedtoursaredividedintoage-appropriategroupsinwhichchildrencanobserveanumberofworksanddraw;late

rtheygainfreeadmittancetotheentiremuseum.Thecafeteriaisbothgrown-upandchild-friendly,andthere‘sanartlaborat

orywithhands-onactivitiesandevenanaudioguideforyoungpeople.IntrepidSea,AirandSpaceMuseumThemostsignificantinthemuseumistheSpaceShuttlePavilion,whichi

sscheduledtoreopeninJuly,showcasingtheEnterprise,NASA‘sfirstspaceshuttle,whicharrivedlastyear.TheU.S.SIn

trepid,aWorldWarII-eraaircraftcarrier,isworthwhileinitself.WhilethecomplexsuffereddamageduringHurricaneSandy,mostofits

facilitiesareonceagainshipshape.FamiliesmaywanttoconsiderOperationSlumber,whichallowsforovernightvisitsw

ithspecialactivitiesforchildren6andolder.Children‘sMuseumoftheArtsAlltheartworkhereismadebychildren,andvisitorscanmaketheirown(bonus:youdon‘thavetoc

leanup).Anareaforyoungerchildrenincludessand,Play-Dohandguidedmusicactivities.ChildrengoberserkfortheBal

lPond,aclosed-inareaofoversizeballs.Isitexperientialart?Aninstallation?Childrenneednotbotherwithsuchimponder

ables.1.Whichofthefollowingmuseumsofferfreeadmission?A.TenementMuseum.B.MoMaMuseum.C.IntrepidSea,AirandSpaceMuse

um.D.Children‘sMuseumofArts.2.HowisChildren‘sMuseumoftheArtsdifferentfromtheotherthreemuseums?A.Itprovidesactivitiesforchildreno

fdifferentages.B.Itexhibitsalotofartwork.C.Itsartworkisallcreatedbychildren.D.ItusedtobedamagedintheHurricanSandy.3.Whatdothefourmuseum

shaveincommon?A.Theyareallchildren-friendly.B.Theyallshowvisitorscontemporaryartwork.C.Theycanoffervisitorsact

ivitiestotakepartin.D.Theyareallsuitableforchildrenover4yearsold.23.(2020届四川省绵阳南山中学高考三诊)Ipassedmydriv

ingtestatthefourthattempt.YoumightthinkthatmeansI‘mnotassafeassomeonewhopassedforthefirsttime.Butwouldyo

ufeelsaferwithnodriveratall?Maybenot,andit‘sforthisreasonthatautomotivefirmshaveincludeddriver-assistfunctionsintheirprototype(

原型)driverlesscars.Thisallowsthehumandrivertotakeoverifthereisaproblem.Googleisonemanufacturerthathasprototypedriverlesscars.Thesehavebeenequippedwit

hsteeringwheelsandconventionalcontrolstoallownormaldriving.Butthisisjustastage—thevisionistohavefullyautomatedcarsverysoon.Thedirectorof

Google‘sself-driveproject,ChrisUrmson,hopeshis11-year-oldsonwillneverhavetotakeadrivingtest.Toachievethat,thecarsneedtobeontheroadsinfiveyears.Hesays

driverlesscarswillgreatlyreduceaccidentsandtrafficjams.AccordingtoChris,―about1.2millionpeoplearekilledontheroadsaroundtheworldeachyear.Tha

tnumberisequivalenttoajetfallingoutoftheskyeveryday.‖Hethinksgradualchangestoexistingcardesignsarenotenoughtodealwiththeproblem.―Ifwearereallyg

oingtomakechangestoourcitiesandgetridofparkinglots,weneedself-drivecars,‖hesays.Google‘sprototypeshavecov

eredoveramillionkilometersontheroad.Theyhavealsohadtodealwithunexpectedsituations,suchasachilddrivingatoyca

rintheroad,andawomaninanelectricwheelchairchasingaduck.Ineachcase,theyreactedsafely.Somearenotconvinced

.SevenBeikerofStanfordUniversitythinksdriverlesscarswillstillneedhumaninputinextremecircumstances.Healsoworriesthatpe

oplemayforgethowtooperatetheirvehiclesiftheydonotdoitregularly.―IguessIshouldn‘tthrowawaymydriver‘slicensejustyet,‖hesays.4.Whatcanbeknownabo

utdriverlesscars?A.Theyarefittedwithnewly-developedsteeringwheels.B.Theyincludefunctionsmanagedbyhumandrivers.C.Theyneedtraditionalcon

trolstoavoidtrafficjams.D.Theywillbepurchasedonthemarketinfiveyears.5.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatChrissaid

?A.Chrisbelievesthatthereisapossibilityofajetcrashingperday.B.About1.2millionpeoplearekilledaroundtheworldeac

hyear.C.Changingcurrentcardesignsalonecannotpreventalltrafficdeaths.D.Driverlesscarscannotdealwithextreme

circumstanceswithouthumanhelp.6.What‘stheattitudeofSevenBeikertowardsdriverlesscars?A.Approving.B.Cautious.C.Neutral.D.Hopeful.7.Whatdoesthepassa

gemainlytalkabout?A.Whyweneeddriverlesscarsinthenearfuture.B.Howtocontroladriverlesscarwithoutadriver‘slicense.C.Differencesbetweendriverlesscarsandc

onventionalones.D.Abriefintroductionofdriverlesscarsandsomeopinionsonthem.24.(2020届四川省绵阳南山中学高考三诊)Ifyouhaveeverhadacat,orhavewatchedoneof

themanyfunnycatvideosonline,you‘llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theylike

toclimbuptallfurniture,fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthe

brainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS,cats‘strangebehavior

largelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild.―Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts(本能)thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears.‖hesaidi

naTEDTalk.―Tothem,ourhomesaretheirjungles.‖Inthewild,catsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobett

erlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon‘thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhouses,theystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewin

gthelivingroomfrom,forexample,thetopoftherefrigerator.Cats‘huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthin

gslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewild,theyhuntwhatevertheycanget,andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.However,catscanalsob

eprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines---theyarehiding,ortheythinktheyarehiding,frommoredangerous

animals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.Knowinghowcats‘mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandi

ngthem.Itmayalsohelpcats‘ownerstobettermeetcats‘needs.Forexample,ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurni

turearound.Theycouldalsouse―foodpuzzles‖tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.8.AccordingtoTonyBuffington,___

_____.A.cats‘strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstandB.catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans‘hom

esC.catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewildD.cats‘instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago9.Whichofthefollowingst

atementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Catsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywanttohidefromdangerousanimals.B.Catsat

tackkeysandUSBdrivesbecausetheyhaveahabitofhuntingsmallanimals.C.Catsenjoystayinginsmallspacesbecausetheyus

uallyliveinsmallcavesinthewild.D.Cats‘preferenceforacleanboxprobablyhassomethingtodowiththeirhuntinginstinct

s.10.Theunderlinedword―prey‖inParagraph5probablymeans_________.A.ananimalthatistoolazyB.ananimalthatlikeshidinggamesC.ana

nimalthatkeepsitselfcleanD.ananimalthatishunted11.Thisarticleismainlywrittento_________.A.explorethereasonsbehindcats‘strangebehav

iorB.describecats‘pastwildexperiencetoreadersC.tellcatownershowtomakelifeeasierforcatsD.comparecats‘behavi

orinhumanhomeswiththatinthewild25.(2020届四川省绵阳南山中学高考三诊)TeenagerswhochecksocialmediaforseveralhoursadayareattheriskofdevelopingADHD(多动症)

,astudyhasconcluded.Theresearchteam,fromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,tracked2,600teenagersaged15and16.Theyaskedthem

howmanytimestheycheckedtheirphonesandotherdigitaldevicesforvariousreasons,andthenmonitoredthemforsymptomsofADHD

.Aftertwoyears,thosewhohadcheckedtheirphonesthemostoftenweretwiceaslikelyasthosewhocheckedtheleastoftentoshowsignsofADHD.Wri

tingintheJAMAmedicaljournal,thescientistssaid,―Modernmediadevicesimmediatelyinformuserswhennewtextmessages,social

mediapostings,orvideogameplayinvitationsarrive.Exposuretosuchinformationmaydrawattentionawayfromimportanttasks.Frequentdistractio

ncouldinterruptthedevelopmentofconstantattentionandorganizationskills.‖Theybelieveconstantaccesstoinst

antentertainmentalsohasanimpact.ResearcherProfessorAdamLeventhalsaidallpreviousresearchhadfocusedonthelinkb

etweenADHDandtelevisions.―What‘snewisthatpreviousstudiesonthistopicweredonemanyyearsago,whensocialmedia,mobi

lephones,tabletsandmobileappsdidn‘texist.Wecansaywithconfidencethatteenswhoareexposedtohigherlevelsofdigitalmediaaresignifican

tlymorelikelytodevelopADHDsymptomsinthefuture,‖hesaid.Leventhalbelievesthefindingshelpfillagapinundersta

ndinghownewmobilemediadevicesandseeminglylimitlesscontentposeamentalhealthriskforchildren.Andthefindingsserveasawarning.Britishscientist

swelcomedthefindings.ButProfessorAndyPrzybylskioftheOxfordInternetInstitutesaid,―Thestudyreliesonsurveyresponsesprovidedb

ythestudentsinquestion.Itisnotclearifteachersorparentswouldratethechildrensimilarlyoriftheself-reportedmeasureofdigitalscreen

useisrelatedwitheitheractualbehaviororhigherqualitysurveyitems.‖12.Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A.Bymonitoring2,600

teenagerswithADHD.B.Bytrackingtheparticipantsfortwoyears.C.Byanalyzingdatafrompreviousresearchesonline.D.Bycontrollingd

ifferentteens‘timespentonsocialmedia.13.WhatdoesLeventhalthinkoftheexposuretohigherlevelsofdigitalmedia?A.ItwillcausediverseADHDsymptoms.B

.ItwillcreatehigherADHDrisks.C.Itwillweakenteenagers‘confidence.D.Itwillhaveamajorinfluenceonorganizations

kills.14.WhatdoesProfessorAndyPrzybylskithinkofthestudy?A.Itprovidesabetterunderstandingofthemedia.B.

Itshouldhavefocusedonparents‘responses.C.Itsfindingsarenotreliableenough.D.It‘sabreakthroughinthisfield.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitle

forthetext?A.TheuseofdigitalmediaisontheriseB.TeensareincreasinglyexposedtoADHDC.Heavyuseofsocialmediamayincreas

eADHDrisksD.Teens‘exposuretomodernmediacallsmoreattention26.(2020届四川省绵阳市高三第三次诊断性考试)ThesloganfortheCulturalHeritagea

ndSustainableDevelopmentFundis"InLoveWithChina"-andthisspecialmessagehasbcenshowninitsownlogo.Thelogousesthecharacter

sfor"wind"and"phoenix"(风凰)inancientoraclebonescript(甲骨文)onacircularChinesefan.MadamKangJiaqi,theexecutivedirector

ofCHSDF,INLOVEWITHCHINAexplainsthemanylayersofmeaningbehindthelogo:―Thelogoadoptsthewritingstyleoforaclebonescr

ipt-datingbackover3,000years-carvedontoeitherturtleshelloroxbones."TheChinesecharacterfor*wind'andthecharacterfor"phoenix'arealmostthesame,withjuston

estrokedifference.InChina'sancientpast,thecharacterfor"phoenix'waswidelyconsideredtobringpeaceandhappinessandrepresentsgoodfortune.Thech

aracter"wind'hasalonghistoryandisalsoknownasanamerepresentingcultureandspiritualpower.""Boththecharacters"wind'and'phoeni

x'sharethesamecomponentintheircharacters,whichisalsousedintheslogan'InLoveWithChina'.Thisextraordinarycombinationrepresentshowexpertsleadfashion,

whichintumleadsculture-andthatcultureisthebasisofcreativity.Therefore,itrepresentstheimportanceoftraditionalC

hinesecultureinglobalcreativity."TakingtheChineseoraclebonecharacterof"wind'and'phoenix'asourlogorepres

entsthebeginningofChinesecivilization,whichsuggeststhatitcanpassonChineseculturethroughthecooperationbetweentheCHSDFandthecooperativeplatfor

mofglobaldesigners,"explainsJiaqi.LogoartistSamChungsimilarlyexplainsherdesignprocess,"Thedecisionoftheoraclebonescriptof'wind'comesfrom

therootofthecharacteritself.Originatedfromthecharactershapeof'phoenix,''wind's'oraclebonescriptstillpresentswonder,despiteit

smorecircularshape.Thethreetassels(流苏)attheendofthemoon-shapedfanfurthergiveafeelingoflightnesswhile

hintingatbothEasternandWesternflavors."8.Whatdoweknowaboutthelogo?A.It'scarvedonturtleshells.B.It'sdrawnoncircularC

hinesefans.C.It'sdesignedinanewwritingstyle.D.It'sacombinationoftwosimilarcharacters.9.Whyare'wind'and'phoeni

x'chosen?A.Theyareeasilywritten.B.Theysymbolizegoodfortune.C.TheyrepresentChineseculturalandspiritualpower.D.Theypromoteglobalcreativitybas

edonChineseculture.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.SamChungistheactualdesignerofthelogo.B

.Theideaforthelogocomesfromabroad.C.Thedirectorhaslittlesayinthedecision.D.Tasselsaresymbolofwesterncultu

re.11.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Chineseinfluenceontheworld.B.ThemakingofthelogoforCHSDF.C.Chinesecultureandcivilization.D.Chinesecharac

ters'wind'and'phoenix'.27.(2020届四川省遂宁市高三第二次诊断性考试)Inthelastfewyears,companieslikeoBikehavebegunfloodings

treetsinplaceslikeJapanandAustraliawithbikes.BusinessmanMikeThanTunWinrealizedthesebikescoulddomuchgoodforschoolchil

dreninMyanmar,ofwhomsomewalkanhourormoreeverydaytoschool.ThenhecreatedLessWalkwhichbuysupthebikesfromothercountries.Le

ssWalkmodifies(改装)bikestomakethemmoreusefulforstudents.Therentalbikesusedtorequireasmartphoneapptounlockthem.LessWalk

changedthisforalockwithakey.Theyalsoaddedasecondseatinthebackofthebikes,allowingtwochildrentoridetoschoolononeb

ike.Recentlythey‘rereplacingthebike‘sregulartireswithasolidtirethatcan‘tgoflat.Withallthechanges,eachbikepackedattracti

velycostsLessWalkabout$35.―Despitethecost,thebenefitsitcandeveloparewellworthtrying,‖ThantoldTechCrunch.Theprojectboughtthousandsofre

ntalbikesfromfailedcompaniesandshippedthemtoMyanmar.Theprocesswasn‘taseasyasitsounds—therewaslotsofpaperworkconcernedinmovingthebikesfro

monecountrytoanother.ButgivingoutthebikestakesalittlelongergiventhatLessWalkwantstomakesurethatthebikesgo,forfree

,tothestudentswhoneedthemthemostandMyanmarhasapopulationofover50millionpeopleandmorethanninemillionstudents.Theprojectisworkingwit

hMyanmar‘sgovernmentandschoolsystemstofocusonpoorstudentswalkinglongdistancesadaytoschool.Thanhopestobringinasmanyas100,000bik

esandexpandtheprogramtoothercountrieslikeLaosandCambodia.Thanisalsohopefulthathecaninspire―globalfriends‖tofollowhimtoputtheabandone

dbikestowork,insteadofcreatingyetmoreurbanwaste.4.HowmanymodificationsdoesLessWalkdotothebikes?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.5.Whydoesittak

elongertodonatetherecycledbikes?A.Shippingthebikesissodifficult.B.There‘retoomanypoorstudents.C.Thebik

esneedpackingcarefully.D.Targetedbikedonationisneeded.6.WhichcanbestdescribeThanTunWinastheleaderoftheproject?A.Amb

itious.B.Encouraged.C.Well-experienced.D.Nature-loving.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.RemovalofUrbanRubbishB.Recyc

leofDonatedBikesC.BenefitsbeyondtheCostD.Students‘NewVehicles28.(2020届四川省遂宁市高三第二次诊断性考试)There‘sawell-knownstoryintheworldoflite

rarytranslatorsaboutthetranslatorwhowasthrilledtoseehisworkappearatgreatlengthinanarticleinapopularmagazine.Hehadtranslatedmanynovelsbyal

ittle-knownScandinaviannovelist,whohebelievedhadbeenignoredandnotreceivedtheattentionorpraisethenovelistdeserved.Hehaddevotedmuch

timetotryingtogetthisnovelistsomerecognition.Thearticleagreedwithhisassessmentofthenovelist‘sworksmentioninglongpassagesfrom

histranslations.Butsomethingwasmissing.Thetranslatorsearchedinvainforamentionofhisname.Itdidn‘tappearanywhere.Thetranslato

r‘sjoyatthecoverage(报道)oftheauthorhelikedwasconsiderablyruinedbythis.Hefeltthathehimselfshouldhavehadsomerecognitioninthearticle.Itwasa

sifthetranslatordidnotexist,andalltheeffortshehadmadehadneverhappened.Mostpeoplewouldagreethatitwaswrongofth

emagazinenottomentionthetranslator.However,itisalsotruethatmostreadersthemselvesoperateinexactlythesameway,andforthemitis

alsoasifthetranslatordidn‘texist.Whenpeoplereadatranslationofanovel,theywanttofeeltheyarereadingwhatthenovelist,andnotso

meoneelse,wrote.Theydon‘twanttoberemindedthattheyarenotreading,andwouldnotbeabletoread,theoriginalnovelcreatedbythenovelist,notwishingtoknowwhoth

etranslatorwasorpayanyattentiontowhattheyhavedone.Inthisglobalage,moreandmoreworksoffictionarebeingtra

nslatedintomoreandmorelanguages.Readersarenowabletoexperienceandunderstandotherculturesmorethaneverthroug

hthereadingoftranslatednovels.Sotheworksofmoreandmorenovelistscanreachpeopleinotherpartsoftheworld.Thisappliesnotonlytonewno

velsbutalsotofreshtranslationsofoldclassics.8.WhatcanweknowaboutthetranslatorinParagraph1?A.Hisopinionwassharedbythemagazi

ne.B.Thenovelist‘sworkswerehisfavourite.C.Heoftensentarticlestothemagazine.D.Thenovelistgotfamouswithhishelp.9.Ho

wdidthetranslatorfeelwhenhelookedcloselyatthearticleinthemagazine?A.Regretful.B.Proud.C.Upset.D.Skeptic

al.10.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thecontributionsofnoveltranslators.B.Thegeneralattitudetowardstranslators.C

.Thereaders‘differenttastesinliterature.D.Theimportanceofreadingoriginalworks.11.Whatdoestheauthorstresswhentalkingabouttheglobalage?A

.Theshortageofablenoveltranslators.B.Thenumberofreadersoforiginalworks.C.Thevalueofnovelsindifferentcountries.D.Thevarietyoffictionavailabletoread

ers.

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