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（2023届广东省广州市天河区高三上学期二模英语试题）While you may be a master of buying Secret Santa gifts or white elephant gifts, shopping for a college student can be quite tricky. Whether you’re shopping for a soon-to-be graduate or a college freshman, our guide has you covered on the best gifts for college students.
For the goal setter: Ban.do 12-month Planner
Gifts for college students that help them achieve their academic targets are always a good idea. This 12-month planner includes year, month and week views to keep classes and extracurriculars organized; while the handwriting on the cover (endless possibilities) provides positive inspiration. There’s also fun artwork, a coloring page and stickers to customize (定制) their planner.
For the tech lover: Apple 10.2-inch iPad
If your college student is glued to their laptop, the addition of an iPad will be a welcome one. It has ten hours of battery life, two cameras and a wide 10.2-inch display that’s perfect for note taking, movie watching and snapping photos. This useful tech gift also pairs with a set of AirPods or an Apple Pencil to help maximize its usage.
For photograph beginners: Fujifilm Instax Mini Link Smartphone Printer
Got a teen who’s always taking photos with their iPhone or camera? Fujifilm Instax Smartphone Printers will definitely delight everyone. It’s one of the greatest gifts for photographers because it allows them to easily print their favorite shots with just the click of a button.
For the coffee lover: Ember Temperature-Controlled Coffee Cup
Future programmers can keep their Joe warm with this app-controlled smart cup. Coffee stays hot for up to 1.5 hours, or all day when paired with the included charging coaster(杯垫). You can even select the exact temperature you prefer. It’s a thoughtful and useful gift for coffee lovers.
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1．Who is the most likely intended receiver of a Ban.do 12-month Planner?
A．A soon-to-be graduate with a gift for art.
B．A college freshman good at handwriting.
C．A junior college student who enjoys planning.
D．A senior college student with regular extracurriculars.
2．How will an Apple 10.2-inch iPad function best?
A．When connected to a laptop.
B．When charged for ten hours.
C．When paired with Apple products.
D．When equipped with a 10.2-inch display.
3．What do the last two gifts have in common?
A．They can be charged by cellphones.
B．They can be controlled by cellphones.
C．They meet individuals’ different requirements.
D．They are designed for students with IT-smart brains.

（2023届广东省广州市天河区高三上学期二模英语试题）One part of the oath (誓言) taken by physicians requires us to “remember that there is art to medicine, and that warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug.” When I, along with my medical school class, recited that oath at my white coat ceremony a year ago, I admit that I was more focused on the biomedical aspects than the “art”.
Actually, medical professionals can get too easily caught up in treating to remember there is still space for healing. As doctors learn to communicate with patients beyond the restricted language of physical indicators, drug protocols and surgical interventions that may go against healing, they are reaching for new tools — poetry.
One clinical trial studied the effect of music or poetry on the pain, depression, and hope scores of 65 adult patients under cancer treatment. They found that both types of art therapy (疗法) produced similar improvements in pain and depression scores. Only poetry, however, increased hope scores. Researchers assumed that poetry can break the so-called law of silence, according to which talking about one’s perception of illness is taboo. After listening to poetry, one participant said, “I feel calmer when I hear those words. They show me that I’m not alone.”
Insights like these are already making their way into the clinic. Sarah Friebert runs a care center where children are visited by a writer who helps them create poems and stories for publication. Eric Elshtain uses poetry on the wards to teach children the power of self-expression. He’s found that many of his patients write haikus about things like sports or their favorite stuffed animal, rather than their experience in a hospital bed. Poetry, as he said, is a way to both accept the hospital encounter and escape from it.
While a poem a day won’t cure, it might help relieve. I’ve decided that I’ll learn how to meet my patients beyond the chart documents; that Fil encourage them to write their own stories; that I will heal as well as treat. In other words, I’ll honor each and every word in the oath I took last year.
4．According to the text, the author is probably________.
A．a young poet B．a clinical expert
C．a medical student D．an experienced physician
5．What insight can we gain from the clinical trial in paragraph 3?
A．Music works better in reducing depression.
B．Poetry makes people open about their illness.
C．Patients are likely to lose hope without poems.
D．Art therapy is the key to cancer treatment.
6．What can we infer about the author according to the last paragraph?
A．He will change his career path. B．He will well remember the oath.
C．He begins to take his work seriously. D．He has better understood his job.
7．Where is the text taken from?
A．A news report. B．A research paper.
C．A public speech. D．An application letter.

（2023届广东省广州市天河区高三上学期二模英语试题）This paragraph is not ordinary. Look at it. At first, it won’t look too odd. Just a normal paragraph — you may think. But look at it again and you might find it a bit unusual. Can you spot it? Is anything...missing?
What you’ve just read is a lipogram - a text without a particular letter. It is the hardest kind as it doesn’t contain the letter E - the most common letter in the English language. Try writing one yourself and you’ll imagine the task faced by the French writer Georges Perec, when a friend challenged him to write a whole novel without using E - a letter which is even more common in French.
Perec was a frighteningly clever writer, a lover of word games and puzzles and also a master of the Chinese board game Go. As well as writing crossword puzzles for Paris magazines, he had already written a 5,000-word palindrome, a text that reads the same forwards and backwards, like the well-known “A man, a plan, a canal - Panama.” But his friends thought this task would be beyond him.
Perec took up the challenge. He was unable to use more than 70% of the French words, including those most commonly used. Surprisingly, he discovered this “impossible” rule unlocked his imagination. He later claimed he wrote this novel faster than any of his other books. He was forced to think and fight for every sentence. He had no choice but to be original.
The result was La Disparition, a detective story about the mysterious disappearance of a character named A．Vowl. The only Es were the four in his name on the cover. Despite the dozens of clues about the fantastically difficult rule, many original reviewers failed to spot what was staring them in the faces — the missing letter. Embarrassing for the critics, but hilarious for the writer and his friends.
Fortunately, the game Perec was playing did not destroy the book itself. Every sentence seems twisted slightly out of shape, and the resulting style is unique.
8．Why does the writer start with a lipogram?
A．To prove Perec’s work is hard.
B．To introduce Perec’s tough task.
C．To demonstrate what a lipogram is.
D．To challenge readers to write one.
9．Which of the following is NOT a palindrome?
A．Madam. B．Nurses ran.
C．No X in Nixon. D．No lemons, no melon.
10．What did Perec think of the challenge he took up?
A．It forced him to write faster. B．It enriched his writing styles.
C．No writer but he could make it. D．It freed his creativity in writing.
11．What does the underline word “hilarious” mean in paragraph 5?
A．Confusing. B．Surprising. C．Very lucky. D．Extremely funny.

（2023届广东省广州市天河区高三上学期二模英语试题）A small device no bigger than a toaster has generated oxygen on the surface of Mars, bringing the chances of surviving on the red planet a step closer.
The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, better known as Moxie, has been generating oxygen from the atmosphere on Mars, as part of NASA’s Perseverance rover (漫游者)mission.
Moxie produced breathable oxygen in seven hour-long tests conducted in various weather and atmosphere conditions since landing. During each test, the device produced six grams of oxygen, about the same as a small tree and enough to sustain an astronaut for 15 minutes. It’s also found that even in extreme temperatures and after a Martian dust storm, Moxie continued to produce high-purity oxygen.
“This is the first demonstration of actually using resources on the surface of another planet and transforming them chemically into something that would be useful for a human mission,”said Jeff Hoffinan, a retired astronaut and professor at MIT.
NASA and the MIT team are planning to build a bigger version of Moxie, as they hope advanced models will produce enough oxygen to support a crewed mission to Mars. “We have to bring a lot of stuff from Earth to support a human mission, but oxygen is a big problem. If you can make it there, go for it and you’re way ahead of the game,” Hoffinan said.
The device uses pumps that absorb in carbon dioxide which is heated to 800 ℃ and processed to separate the carbon and oxygen. Carbon monoxide(一氧化碳)is emitted as waste while the pure oxygen is left behind.
Expanding the device to support a human mission to Mars presents challenges. It is needed to run continuously for 400 days, a leap from the one-hour tests and its inner temperature should be controlled stably. Moxie has proved to endure the extreme conditions on Mars, however, and the team plans to assess the machine’s limits in the coming months when atmosphere is thick and carbon dioxide levels are high. They say they just want to set everything as high as they dare and make as much oxygen as they can.
12．What can we learn about Moxie?
A．It works well in a series of tests.
B．It aims to purify breathable oxygen.
C．It is stopped by extreme conditions.
D．It produces oxygen enough for a team.
13．By quoting Hoffinan’s words in Paragraph 5, the author intends to_____.
A．present a plan to further explore Mars
B．demonstrate Nasa’s ambition to win the game
C．show the plentiful and useful resources on Mars
D．highlight the significance of making oxygen on Mars
14．Which of the following best describes the team according to the last paragraph?
A．Cautious and ambitious. B．Confident and intelligent.
C．Practical and independent. D．Courageous and imaginative.
15．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．A Nasa Mars rover landed successfully.
B．Challenges for a human mission to Mars.
C．Human survives with oxygen made on Mars.
D．A little oxygen on Mars, a great leap forward.

（2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题）World Book Day author A．M. Dassu shares some tips
While helping out at her children’s swimming lessons, author A．M. Dassu noticed that one boy always put on his socks too soon afterwards. He inspired her to write a picture book that she called Soggy Socks.
Today, many years later, Dassu has published lots of children’s books. Every day, after taking her children to school, Dassu goes to her desk to write. “I leave my phone upstairs so I don’t get distracted, and try to write 800 words every day,” she says. Dassu believes that the key to being a successful writer is not necessarily talent but “getting your bottom on the seat”.
The cyclist with far to go
After 527 days, Liam Garner has completed an amazing achievement. He has cycled almost 20,000 miles from Alaska, in the very north of the US, to Ushuaia-the world’s southernmost city-in the South American country of Argentina. Garner, who was17 years old when he set off, said his trip was inspired by a book he read about a similar journey.
Garner always wanted to have a “big adventure”. During his trip, Garner travelled through 14 countries. He camped outside, stayed in hostels or was hosted by local families. He faced some challenges, including an accident that meant he had to take some time off. However, he recovered and finally reached his goal of being the youngest person ever to cycle from Alaska to Argentina.
A plastic-waste warrior
Licypriya Kangujam won an international award which celebrates people who spark global change. Licypriya, who is 11 and from India, won it for her Plastic Money Shop, where people can trade in their single-use plastic waste for useful items such as stationery, rice or young trees to plant.
16．What is the key to being a successful writer according to Dassu?
A．Talent. B．Experience. C．Education. D．Effort.
17．What made Liam Garner’s bicycle trip unique?
A．The distance he covered. B．The challenges he faced.
C．The age when he completed the trip. D．The means of transportation he chose.
18．Which area does Licypriya’s award probably belong to?
A．Business. B．Environment. C．Finance. D．Economy.

（2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题）Growing up in the Philippines,construction worker Johnny Manlugay combs the beaches each night for the eggs of sea turtles. He knows exactly what to look for,as he was trained as a child by his grandfather on how to locate the animals and their eggs. Back then,his family traded or ate them. It wasn’t about getting rich as much as it was just a part of life.
Manlugay has since turned over a new leaf. Instead,he uses his tracking skills to protect the sea turtles that visit the beaches he lives by.
“I’ve learned to love this work,”Manlugay acknowledged in an interview.“We didn’t know poaching(偷猎)was illegal and that we should not eat turtle eggs and meat.”
Manlugay delicately transferred each egg into a bucket he brought with him,as well as some sand from the turtle nests,to be handed over to Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions(CURMA)，the group leading the conservation program on the beaches.
Established in 2009,the CURMA conservation effort has gradually transformed sea turtle poachers into valuable allies(盟友). They manage this by offering training to ultimately save thousands of turtles and keep their eggs from ending up everywhere but their nests.
“We talked to the poachers,and it turned out poaching was just another means for them to earn a living,”explained Carlos Tamayo,the director of operations.“They had no choice.”
On average,sea turtles lay 100 eggs in a nest. The number of nests in the area ranges between 35and 40 each season,which runs from October to February. Tamayo noted that the figures had doubled during the first year of the COVID pandemic.“Last season alone,for example,we had 75 nests and we released close to 9,000 hatching,”he shared.
Once collected,the eggs are then transferred to CURMA’s hatchery(孵化场)to be reburied in protected areas. Another former poacher,Jessie Cabagbag,grew up eating turtle meat and eggs like many people there.“I stopped poaching when we underwent training and were taught that what we have been doing was illegal and that these species of turtles are endangered,”he explained. Now,he admits,“I am truly proud. I am happy that I get to contribute to the conservation of the turtles.”
19．Why did Johnny Manlugay hunt turtles as a child?
A．To make a living. B．To make a fortune. C．To protect them. D．To locate them.
20．How does Johnny Manlugayc deal with the turtle eggs nowadays?
A．To sell them.
B．To hatch them.
C．To hand them over to a conservation organization.
D．To bury them under some sand near the turtle nests.
21．On average,how many sea turtle eggs are laid in the area seasonally?
A．About 7500. B．Close to 9.000.
C．From 3500 to 4000. D．Between 3500 and 10000.
22．What’s the best title for this passage?
A．Sea Turtles are Well Protected in the Philippines.
B．Local People in the Philippines Search the Beaches for Sea Turtle Eggs.
C．The Conservation Program Aims to Save Endangered Turtles.
D．Former Turtle Egg Poachers in the Philippines Turn Protectors.

（2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题）Do you often compare yourself to other people? Comparisons can help to make decisions and motivate you but they can also pull you into a comparison trap.
Whether it’s the number of goals you’ve scored at football or how many books you’ve read, it’s easy to compare yourself to someone else. Scientists say it’s a natural behaviour that helps humans learn from each other, live happily together and achieve more. Although comparing can be good for you, it’s not always helpful and you can find yourself stuck in a comparison trap. This is when you always measure yourself against others and base your feelings on how well they seem to be doing.
Becky Goddard-Hill is a child therapist (someone who helps children understand their feelings) and author of Create Your Own Confidence. She says that comparisons can make us feel good and bad about ourselves. “Comparing up” means seeing someone doing better than you and using that to inspire yourself to aim higher and try harder. However, Goddard-Hill says, “Sometimes it can make you feel rubbish about yourself and knock your confidence.” “Comparing down” is when you see someone who seems like they’re not doing as well as you. This might make you feel you’re doing well, says Goddard-Hill,but it can also stop you wanting to improve.
If your feelings depend on what other people are doing, “Surround yourself with cheerleaders,” suggests Goddard-Hill. Notice how people make you feel and spend time with friends who celebrate your strengths rather than compare themselves to you. If you follow social media accounts that make you feel you are failing in any way, unfollow them. “Find ones that make you laugh or show you lovely places instead,” she says. Finally, focus on your own achievements and how you can improve. “The best person you can compete with is yourself,” says Goddard-Hill.
23．How does a comparison trap affect us?
A．It makes us focus on our own behaviour.
B．It stops us from learning from each other.
C．It prevents us from living happily together.
D．It bases our feelings on others’ achievements.
24．What’s true about “Comparing up” and “Comparing down”?
A．Both of them usually enhance our confidence.
B．Both of them have advantages and disadvantages.
C．The former is positive while the latter is negative.
D．The former makes us feel good while the latter makes us feel bad.
25．What does Goddard-Hill suggest?
A．Aiming to be our best. B．Trying to be the best.
C．Trying to be a cheerleader. D．Valuing someone else’s achievements.
26．In which section of the magazine can you find the passage?
A．Achievement. B．Entertainment. C．Health. D．Politics.

（2023届广东省茂名市高三二模英语试题）Holding the large and heavy “brick” cellphone he’s credited with inventing 50 years ago,Martin Cooper talks about the future.
Little did he know when he made the first call on a New York City street from a heavy Motorola prototype(原型)that our world would come to be encapsulated on a sleek glass sheath where we search，connect,like and buy.
Cooper says he is an optimist. He believes that advances in mobile technology will continue to transform lives but he is worried about risks smartphones pose to privacy and young people.
“My most negative opinion is we don’t have any privacy anymore because everything about us is now recorded someplace and accessible to somebody who has enough intense desire to get it,” the 94-year-old said in an interview in Barcelona at MWC, the Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest wireless trade show, where he was getting a lifetime award.
Cooper sees a dark side to the advances, including the risk to children. One idea, he said, is to have“various Internets intended for different audiences.”
Cooper made the first public call from a handheld portable telephone on a Manhattan street on April 3,1973,using a prototype device his team at Motorola had started designing just five months earlier.
Cooper used the Dyna-TAC phone to famously call his opponent at Bell Labs, owned by AT&T. It was literally the world’s first brick phone,weighing 2.5 pounds and measuring 11 inches.
Cooper spent the best part of the next decade working to bring a commercial version of the device to market.
The call helped kick-start the cellphone revolution (革命).
Cooper said he’s “not crazy” about the shape of modern smartphones. He thinks they will develop so that they’ll be “distributed on your body,” possibly as sensors“measuring your health at all times.”
Batteries, he said, might be replaced by human energy.The body makes energy from food,he argues, so it could possibly also power a phone.Instead of holding the phone in the hand, for example, the device could be placed under the skin.
27．What does the underlined part “a sleek glass sheath” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．A smartphone. B．A Motorola prototype.
C．A “brick” cellphone. D．An original cellphone.
28．What is Cooper’s attitude about the future of the mobile phone?
A．Most negative. B．Very subjective.
C．Doubtful and Disapproving. D．Optimistic but also concerned.
29．What can be inferred about children from paragraph 5?
A．They should be provided with a different Internet from adults.
B．They should have easy access to various Internets.
C．They should be introduced to different audiences.
D．They should use various Internets for learning materials.
30．According to Cooper, how might smartphones be powered in the future?
A．By body sensors. B．By human body.
C．By solar energy. D．By advanced batteries.

（2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题）Master Gardener Volunteers Wanted
What is a Master Gardener?
A master gardener is a citizen that is interested in gardening and can fulfill the training and volunteer hours necessary. Requirements vary by county and state,and the course is tailored for that specific region. You will receive special education on the soils in your area,the types of native plants，insect and disease issues，basic botany，and other information pertinent(相关的)to your gardening zone.
The educational opportunity to learn specifics about where you garden will not only help you be-come a better gardener but is then passed along to the general public in lectures,clinics,and through newsletters.
What Qualifications Must You Meet?
Anyone can apply to be a Master Gardener——you don’t need to be an expert or have a degree. You do, however, need to:
●Have certain experience or know a little about gardening or landscape management.
●Be willing to share horticulture(园艺学)information with others.
●Be willing to attend a training program and can devote time to volunteering and continuing education.
Besides,to become a Master Gardener volunteer, each applicant needs to complete an application,prepare background screening paperwork and schedule an interview with Extension staff.
What Does the Training Involve?
Training sessions are offered one day a week over a three-month period and are led by expert educators in the region. Approximately 60 hours of classroom instruction and field study and 50 hours of volunteer internship(实习)work are required to complete the program and become certified. In order to remain a certified Master Gardener,30 hours of volunteer work and 10 hours of continuing education or advanced training are required each year.
31．What does a Master Gardener do?
A．Promote gardening practices abroad.
B．Train volunteers to help with agriculture.
C．Teach the youth about diets and agriculture.
D．Donate time to the local gardening extension.
32．What is required if you want to apply to be a Master Gardener?
A．Having some relevant knowledge. B．Acquiring excellent teaching skills.
C．Completing given training sessions. D．Obtaining rich volunteer experience.
33．How long will it take to remain a qualified Master Gardener the second year?
A．About 40 hours. B．Three months. C．About 150 hours. D．About 110 hours.

（2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题）A second-grade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose Gutierrez. He is bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian children.
Gutierrez started saving books from the trash 27 years ago. He was driving a garbage truck at night through the country’s richer neighborhoods. The books that were thrown away slowly piled up. Now the ground floor of his small house is a community library. It is stacked (堆放) from floor to ceiling. They range from chemistry textbooks to children’s classics.
Books are luxuries for boys and girls in low-income neighborhoods. New reading material at bookstores is too expensive. There are 19 public libraries in Bogota, a city of 8.5 million people. But the libraries tend to be located far away from poorer areas.“They should be in all neighborhoods and on each comer of every neighborhood,” the 60-year-old says.“Books can save us. That is what Colombia needs.”
Gutierrez has a love of reading, which comes from his mother. She always read to him even though she was too poor to keep him in school. Gutierrez is a keen reader of works by authors such as Leo Tolstoy and Victor Hugo. His favorite books include One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Gencral in His Labyrinth by Colombia’s Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The first book Gutierrez found was a copy of the classic novel Anna Karenina. The Tolstoy book was later joined by The Little Prince, Sophie’s World, The Iliad and a number of novels. Today, he has collected around 25,000 books.
Now, Gutierrez still looks through the rubbish for additions to his library, named “The Strength of Words.”His fame as Colombia’s “Lord of the Books” has helped a lot. It has brought him thou-sands of donated books. He has sent many to other libraries around the country. Moreover, Gutierrez has traveled to book fairs in Mexico and Chile to share his experience of starting a library with the books that are thrown away.
Gutierrez says he doesn’t reject technology that allows books to be read digitally. But he prefers to read the printed words on paper.“There is nothing more beautiful than having a book in your pocket, in your bag or inside your car.”
34．How old was Gutierrez when he started saving books from the trash?
A．In his twenties. B．In his thirties. C．In his forties. D．In his fifties,
35．What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Luxury books. B．Garbage trucks. C．Public libraries. D．Poor areas.
36．What did the book Anna Karenina mean to Gutierrez?
A．The beginning of his charity project. B．A window to the world.
C．One of his greatest achievements in life. D．Some comfort in difficult times.
37．Which of the following sayings does Gutierrez’s story lead us to believe?
A．Actions speak louder than words. B．A good book can shine a light upon the soul.
C．One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. D．The palest ink is better than the best memory.

（2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题）Jobs that use both technical and creative thinking are among the fastest-growing and highest-paying ones,according to a new report from Burning Glass Technologies,a job market analytic company in Boston.
It studied millions of job postings to better understand the skills companies require. What they discovered was that many want workers with experience in such new abilities as big-data gathering and analytic, or design using digital technology.
Burning Glass came up with the term“hybrid jobs”to describe these kinds of positions,which require skills not normally found together. For example,these hybrid jobs might require people with skills in data science and advertising, or engineering and sales.“The jobs of the future don’t involve just one skill,“ says Matt Sigelman,chief manager of Burning Glass.
The company expects general job growth of about 10% between 2018 and 2028,but the hybrid jobs by 21%. What’s more,hybrid jobs pay more than positions that call for a traditional set of skills. For example, a marketing manager mastering a database program gets paid 41% more than a traditional one,with an average yearly salary of $100,000. Moreover,an engineer who improves her sales skills and becomes a consulting engineer fora software company can more than double her pay from $180,000 to $400,000.
While data shows that workers who fail to update their skills will be able to find fewer jobs, people in hybrid jobs are less likely to become out of date, with only 12% possibility of being re-placed by machine,compared with 42% for general jobs, says Burning Glass. Hybrid jobs are mostly not beginner roles,so they mainly go to workers with years of experience and,most importantly,more training after leaving college. That means workers,bosses and educators will have to think about how to better prepare people for these roles.
38．Why did the company research into job advertisements?
A．To understand the growth of best paid workers.
B．To compare workers’ experience with new abilities.
C．To find out companies’ requirements about skills.
D．To tell the possible changes in future job market.
39．Which of the following jobs can be hybrid?
A．Data engineer. B．Machine operator.
C．Marketing manager. D．Medical consultant.
40．How much is a traditional marketing manager possibly paid every year?
A．$180,000. B．$71,000. C．$41,000. D．$10,000.
41．Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A．Future Jobs Requiring“Hybrid”Skills. B．How to Get Trained for Jobs.
C．Tips on Finding Fastest-Growing Jobs. D．The Jobs with Highest Pay.

（江苏省常州市新桥高级中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期末阶段检测英语试题）Art and science may seem like opposite things. One means the creative flow of ideas, and the other means cold, hard data—some people believe. In fact, the two have much in common. Now, a study finds art can help students remember better what they learned in science class.
Mariale Hardiman, an education specialist at Johns Hopkins University, noticed that students who used art in the classroom listened more carefully. They might ask more questions. They might volunteer more ideas. What's more, students seemed to remember more of what they had been taught when their science lessons had involved（涉及）art. To prove that, Hardiman teamed up with some researchers and six local schools.
In the experiment, the researchers worked with teachers in 16 fifth-grade classrooms. They provided traditional science lessons and art-focused ones. In a traditional science class, for example, students might read aloud from a book. In the art-focused one, they might sing the information instead.
The team randomly assigned（随机分配）each of the 350 students to either a traditional science classroom or an art-focused one. Students then learned science using that way for the whole unit—about three weeks. When they changed to a new topic, they also changed to the other type of class. This way, each student had both an art-focused class and a traditional one. Every unit was taught in both ways, to different groups of students. This enabled the researchers to see how students did in both types of classes.
The team found that students who started off in traditional classes performed better after they moved into an art-focused class. But those who started in an art-focused class did well even when they went back to a traditional science class. These students appeared to use some of the art techniques（技巧）after going back to a traditional class. Classroom teachers reported that many students continued to sing the songs that they learned after finishing the unit. "The more we hear something, the more we retain it," Hardiman says. "It suggests that the arts may help students apply creative ways of learning on their own."
42．Why did Mariale Hardiman do the study?
A．To prove the importance of art at school.
B．To know how to encourage students to ask questions.
C．To find a way to help her students learn better.
D．To see if art might improve science learning.
43．What were the students required to do in the experiment?
A．Learn three units in total.
B．Choose what they'd like to learn.
C．Learn two topics for three weeks.
D．Take two types of classes.
44．What does the underlined word “retain” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Remember. B．Express.
C．Improve. D．Finish.
45．What is the text mainly about?
A．Art helps students develop creativity.
B．Art-focused classes interest students a lot
C．Art can make science easier to remember.
D．Art has something in common with science.

（2023届广东省梅州市高三下学期二模英语试题）Perhaps,you are a smart person with good knowledge and creative ideas, but when you move to a new environment or have to work with some new people,it is not always easy for them to recognize you or respect you immediately.____46____How can you get other people to pay attention to you and respect you?
Be curious and be willing to learn new things.
Moving to a new working environment,you may need to deal with new things or skills. ____47____ In such a case,people who are more willing to learn new things can become more flexible and be able to meet new requirements in their job.
____48____
Learning or working in a new environment,you need to have a good sense of judgement when joining a discussion or making a decision. You should consider what is virtually right, and look for long-term goals,and not be distracted by small choices for the short term.
Be confident and make eye contact when talking to people.
When you go out and meet people,it is important to look confident. For example, if you are going to an interview,but you don’t feel confident, what can you do? Before you walk in, think to yourself,“I own the room.”____49____Remember to look other people in the eye—it’s the key to creating a connection with people. Soon,you will feel as confident as you look.
Set clear goals and learn.
When working together with others,it is important that you have a clear vision and a working plan to achieve it. Let people know what you stand for. You need to find out which ideas can really unite people and then express those ideas clearly.____50____.
Be helpful to others. When working, don’t focus on what is your work and what isn’t. After do-ing your own work,always be ready to help others.
A．How can you be a leader soon?
B．How can you get along with others?
C．Then, walk in holding your head high and smile.
D．Quite often, they don’t belong to your own field.
E．Remember not to judge a person by his appearance.
F．Also, treat your team members respectfully as equals.
G．Have a good sense of judgement on important aspects.

（2023届广东省广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语试题）It goes without saying that sitting at a desk for a majority of the day will hurt our health. But don’t worry because there is a solution! After spending much time investigating the different offers when it comes to exercise equipment suitable for the office, I’d like to reveal some of my top recommendations.
☆ Stability CushionThese cushions are excellent to relieve back pain and shoulder aches, stabilize joints and strengthen muscles.
Pros & Cons
Small and lightweight
.Works well for lower back and posture
· Inflating isn’t easy for some
☆ Under-desk EllipticalKeeping your feet in motion while seated can go a long way to keep you happier, reduce stress, and increase your productivity
Pros & Cons
Easy to carry like a briefcase
Whisper quiet and easy to use
·The rubber around the metal bar can wear out over time
☆ Fitness TrackerWhat gets measured gets managed, and one great way to keep track of your fitness data is a fitness tracker. A fitness tracker records your energy levels, steps, distance, hourly activity and more
Pros & Cons
·Very comfortable to wear
·Lots of apps can be operated together
·Various customized options
·Sometimes there are connectivity issues
☆ Balance Ball ChairSitting on a balance ball leads to increased energy and productivity. In that way, it’s perfect for completing tasks at home or in the office. This chair promotes micro-movements, core strength, and stimulation
Pros & Cons
·Straightforward to build
·A great solution if you experience back pain
·Needs to be reinflated often

51．Who are the intended readers of the text?
A．Fitness trainers. B．Recovering patients.
C．Office workers. D．Furniture designers.
52．Which equipment promises to improve work efficiency?
A．Stability Cushion and Fitness Tracker.
B．Stability Cushion and Balance Ball Chair.
C．Under-desk Elliptical and Fitness Tracker.
D．Under-desk Elliptical and Balance Ball Chair.
53．What may be the problem of Fitness Tracker?
A．It wears out easily over time. B．It may fail to get linked at times.
C．It offers few personalized choices. D．It doesn’t allow the use of other apps.

（2023届广东省广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语试题）Well, well, well. It looks like robots are now coming for our beloved furry friends. According to a new study, animal robots may be just as effective, if not better, at providing therapeutic (治疗的) benefits to children as real pets. As someone who has both interacted with real dogs and robots, I can tell you that this is quite a bold claim.
Sure, robots may have some benefits over real dogs. They can work for longer hours and won’t cause allergies (过敏) or pass on diseases. But can a robot give you that wet-nosed, tail-wagging, slobber-filled experience that a real dog can? I think not.
Now, I’m not saying that robots don’t have their place in therapy. In fact, I can see how an animal robot could be helpful in certain situations where a real dog might not be possible. But let’s not go replacing all the good boys and girls with robots just yet.
As for the study, it’s interesting to see that while the kids said they loved real-life dogs better, they actually spent more time interacting with the robot. I can only imagine that it was doing some pretty impressive tricks, some robot dance or robot jokes maybe, to hold the kids’ attention for that long.
In all seriousness, though, I do think it’s important to consider the welfare of therapy dogs. Visiting hospitals can be stressful and tiring for them, and we should be exploring all options to make therapy experiences as positive and enjoyable as possible for both the animals and the patients.
So, while I may not be ready to trade in my furry friends for robots just yes, I am open to the idea of introducing animal robots into therapy programs. Who knows? Maybe one day we’ll all have our own personal robot pets that can provide us with just as much love and companionship as the real thing. But until then, I’ll stick with my trusty furry friends.
54．What is the text?
A．A response to a recent study. B．A summary of a scientific study.
C．A news report of a new invention. D．A review on a medical experiment.
55．What does the writer mean by saying “this is quite a bold claim” in paragraph 1?
A．The new study is quite a breakthrough. B．His personal experience supports the study.
C．Robots have no therapeutic benefits to children. D．Robots cannot replace real pets at present stage.
56．Which of the following is a finding of the new study?
A．The kids preferred robot pets to real dogs.
B．Robots kept the kids’ interest for a longer time.
C．The kids’ concentration was effectively improved.
D．Robots had more tricks to impress kids than real dogs.
57．Why is the author open to the idea of using robots in therapy?
A．They can share some of therapy pets’ work.
B．They can guarantee the welfare of therapy pets.
C．They provide us with just as much love as real pets.
D．They are better at releasing patients’ stress and tiredness.

（2023届广东省广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语试题）The best ideas are often so smart, so simple and so clearly needed; it’s strange to discover they don’t already exist. So it is with Farm My School, a program that’s turning underused land at secondary schools into commercially achievable, regenerative market gardens farmed by and for local communities.
Co-founded by permaculturist Ben Shaw and regenerative educator James McLennan, Farm My School connects local people and organizations through volunteering that helps establish a school’s market garden. Students learn about community networks, healthy eating, ecological responsibility, waste reduction, and climate relief while helping with food production. Schools integrate all these into their courses while producing vegetable boxes every week that feed local families, supply the school’s food needs and ultimately pay the farmer’s salary.
Farm My School has gained the extraordinary enthusiasm of the locals, who answered an online shout-out to buy tickets to the program’s launch event at Bell Secondary School last October. Called Build A Farm in a Day Festival, the event featured workshops by Ben and James to share the skills required to build what they say is the world’s largest no-dig garden. “It was such a powerful event, and I think that comes down to people wanting to act now,” says James. “We charged for the experience and 600 guys turned up! They didn’t even need free drinks to get excited. We were gardening till midnight. It was amazing. We’ve got true community buy-in.”
Volunteers have since begun beneficial planting throughout the school. Next steps include further discussions with local communities, employing a farmer, and bringing in a teacher to develop courses. “We’ve seen this huge push towards seeing schools as regenerative spaces, not just for planting but for kids to be more connected to the outside world, and really seeing the school in a whole new light,” James says. “For us, the big excitement is that by allowing a professional farmer to take the responsibility of growing food, it’s not only on the school to look after that farm anymore, which eventually makes it much more sustainable,” adds Ben.
58．Why was Farm My School founded?
A．To raise the income of the local people.
B．To advocate a commercial farming plan.
C．To provide free food for local communities.
D．To turn underused campus land into market gardens.
59．How do schools involve students into the program?
A．By developing program-based courses.
B．By organizing voluntary work in communities.
C．By offering them part-time jobs in the market gardens.
D．By encouraging them to produce daily vegetable boxes.
60．What does the underlined word “buy-in” mean in paragraph 3?
A．Competition. B．Investment. C．Support. D．Protection.
61．What is the highlight of the program according to Ben?
A．It brings in money to support the school. B．The school farm will be able to last long.
C．The local people will take care of the farm. D．Students connect more with the outside world.

（2023届广东省广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英语试题）In 1977, Irene Pepperberg, a Harvard graduate, decided to investigate the thought processes of another creature by talking to it. To do this, she would teach a one-year-old African gray parrot (鹦鹉), Alex, to reproduce the sounds of the English language.
Pepperberg bought Alex in a pet store, where she let the store’s assistant choose him because she didn’t want other scientists to say that she bad intentionally chosen an especially smart bird. Given that Alex’s brain was just the size of a walnut, most researchers thought Pepperberg’s communication study would be futile.
But with Pepperberg’s patient teaching, Alex learned how to follow almost 100 English words. He could count to six and had learned the sound for seven and eight. But the point was not to see if Alex could learn words by heart. Pepperberg wanted to get inside his mind and learn more about a bird’s understanding of the world.
In one demonstration, Pepperberg held up a green key and a green cup for him to look at. “What’s the same?” she asked. “Color,” Alex responded without hesitation. “What’s different?” Pepperberg asked. “Shape,” Alex quickly replied. His voice had the sound of a cartoon character. But the words — and what can only be called the thoughts — were entirely his. Many of Alex’s skills, such as his ability to understand the concepts of “same” and “different”, are rare in the animal world. Living in a complex society, parrots like Alex must keep track of changing relationships and environments.
During the demonstration, as if to offer final proof of the mind inside his bird’s brain, Alex spoke up. “Talk clearly!” he commanded, when one of the younger birds Pepperberg was also teaching mispronounced the word “green”.
Alex knew all the answers himself and was getting bored. “He’s moody,” said Pepperberg, “so he interrupts the others, or he gives the wrong answer just to be difficult.” Pepperberg was certainly learning more about the mind of a parrot, but like the parent of a troublesome teenager, she was learning the hard way.
62．Why did Pepperberg let the shop assistant choose the bird?
A．A bird with a small brain was needed. B．She wanted a very smart bird for her study.
C．A research subject should be randomly chosen. D．The shop assistant was better at choosing birds.
63．What might most researchers think of Pepperberg’s study at first?
A．Innovative. B．Practical. C．Costly. D．Fruitless.
64．Which of the following aspects of Alex’s ability did Pepperberg’s study focus on?
A．Understanding concepts. B．Calculating.
C．Recognizing voices. D．Creating English words.
65．What caused Pepperberg’s struggle in her study?
A．Her instructions had to be easy for Alex. B．Alex was sometimes too clever to control.
C．Alex would point out other birds’ mistakes. D．She had trouble understanding Alex’s mood.

（2023届广东省深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题）Your Garden Escape
Even in the big city you can find oases(绿洲)of calm and beauty. From a royal palace to a classical garden, we recommend great green spaces to escape the hustle and bustle of London.
Horniman Gardens
Horniman Gardens cover 16 acres with breathtaking views of London.Visitors can enjoy the Sound Garden,Meadow Field, and even a Prehistoric Garden, which features a display of “living fossils.”The gardens are very popular with families, and dogs can be let off their leads in the Meadow Field.
Chiswick Garden
As a classical garden landscape in London, it was here that the English Landscape Movement was born with William Kent’s designs. Enjoy fresh bread, seasonal food, and natural wines in the award-winning cafe, while admiring the beauty of the naturalistic landscape,spotted with impressive art and statues.
Buckingham Palace Garden
The 39-acre garden boasts more than 350 types of wildflowers, over 200 trees and a three-acre lake. The garden also provides a habitat for native birds rarely seen in London. A tour of the garden can be completed by having a cream tea in the cafe overlooking the Palace’s famous grassland and lake.
Kew Garden
The Royal Botanic Garden at Kew is one of the world’s most famous gardens and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Have a walk through the vast garden, spot local wildlife at the lake, or get your hands dirty by trying a gardening lesson. Be sure to visit the Temperate House, which contains some of the rarest and most threatened plants.
66．What can visitors do in both Horniman Gardens and Chiswick Garden?
A．Study living fossils.
B．Taste delicious food.
C．Enjoy impressive art.
D．Appreciate fine views.
67．Where should visitors go if they want to join in hands-on activities?
A．Horniman Gardens.
B．Chiswick Garden.
C．Buckingham Palace Garden.
D．Kew Garden.
68．What is the purpose of the text?
A．To inform visitors of famous gardens.
B．To entertain interested garden visitors.
C．To stress the necessity of garden escape.
D．To show the benefits of touring gardens.

（2023届广东省深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题）My childhood was a painted picture of sunny sky and rolling green fields stretching to the horizon. It tasted of sharp berries and smelt of sour grapes. My family lived in a cabin(小木屋) in the countryside but I lived in my mother’s arms. They were so delicate but strong, her red hair falling around me like a curtain separating me from the world.
Childhood was simple.The borders of my village were the furthest my troubles went and monsters only lived in the pages of books. Every day was a waking dream of running races and muddy knees.My village was archaic, dying cabins housing dying farmers with dying traditions. There weren’t many children but me and the other boys; boys of butchers and sellers formed our own group.
They called us wild. I suppose we were. Trees and mountains formed our playgrounds and fights broke out as easily as sudden laughter. Liberated from the restrictions of society, we would bound into the woods,deeper and deeper until we found a lake which, with a wild yell, we would jump into all at once.
My most vivid memories from boyhood center around that lake. Water shone brightly and the sounds of our screams broke into the outcry from birds. The shock of cold water against sweating skin would wake every nerve in my body and my bare feet would hit the sinking muddy bottom. As we submerged(淹没)， time would suspend， movements slowing as bubbles rose around us.
I was drowning. I was living. I was living. I was drowning.
For timelessness or a second (both felt the same), we would suspend, curl up, and then be forced back out into breathing air.
We should have known that it wouldn’t last forever. Yet, even under the best circumstances, there’s something so tragic about growing up: to have your perspective on the people and life around you change;to always struggle to reach a mirror only to find yourself tall enough to see your reflection one day. And find, a different person staring back out at you.
69．What does the underlined word “archaic” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Borderless.
B．Valueless.
C．Old-fashioned.
D．Poverty-stricken.
70．Why did the author consider himself and other children wild?
A．They played in the woods crazily.
B．They tricked others purposefully.
C．They frequently broke social rules.
D．They firmly refused school education.
71．How does the author introduce his memories of the lake?
A．By sharing feelings.
B．By expressing ideas.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By describing characters.
72．What message does the author seem to convey in the last paragraph?
A．Loneliness and challenges make a man grow up.
B．The regret of growth is that you have never tried.
C．Growth is often accompanied by sad goodbyes to the past.
D．Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness.

（2023届广东省深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题）In shallow coastal waters of the Indian ocean, Dugong, a kind of sea cow, is in trouble. Environmental problems pose such a major threat to its survival that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) upgraded the species’ extinction risk status(地位)to vulnerable (脆弱的).
Much worse, Dugongs are at risk of losing the protection of the Torres Strait Islanders, who have looked after them historically, hunting them for food sustainably and monitoring their numbers. These native people keep their biodiversity, and have deep knowledge about their environment. But these people are also threatened, in part because rising sea levels are making it difficult for them to live there.
This situation isn’t unique to Dugongs. A global analysis of 385 culturally important plant and animal species found 68 percent were both biologically vulnerable and at risk of losing their cultural protection.
The findings clearly illustrate that biology shouldn’t be the primary factor in shaping conservation policy,says anthropologist Victoria Reyes-García.When a culture declines,the species that are important to that culture are also threatened.“Lots of conservationists think we need to separate people from nature,” says Reyes-García. “But that strategy misses the caring relationship many cultural groups have with nature.”
One way to help shift conservation efforts is to give species a “bio-cultural status,”which would provide a fuller picture of their vulnerability. In the study, the team used a new way to determine a species’ risk of disappearing: the more a cultural group’s language use declines, the more that culture is threatened.The more a culture is threatened, the more culturally vulnerable its important species are. Researchers then combined a species’ cultural and biological vulnerability to arrive at its bio-cultural status. In the Dugong’s case, its bio-cultural status is endangered, meaning it is more at risk than its IUCN categorization suggests.
This new approach to conservation involves people that have historically cared for them. It can highlight when communities need support to continue their care. Scientists hope it will bring more efforts that recognize local communities’ rights and encourage their participation-taking advantage of humans’ connection with nature instead of creating more separation.
73．What is the relationship between the native people and Dugongs?
A．The native people help conserve Dugongs.
B．The native people train Dugongs to survive.
C．Dugongs ruin the native people’s environment.
D．Dugongs force the native people to leave home.
74．Which statement will Reyes-García probably agree with?
A．The protection policy is used incorrectly.
B．Culture is connected to species’ existence.
C．Many groups take good care of each other.
D．Conservationists prefer nature over people.
75．How is the study method different from previous ones?
A．It involves more preservation efforts.
B．It relies on the IUCN’s classification.
C．It highlights the effect of human languages.
D．It assesses the biological influence of a species.
76．What is the author’s attitude towards the latest approach?
A．Conservative.
B．Favourable.
C．Critical.
D．Ambiguous.

（2023届广东省深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试英语试题）Adapting to technological advances is a defining part of the 21st-century life. Just two months after being launched in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has already reached an audience of over 100 million people. While ChatGPT threatens to change writing and writing-related work, the Mesopotamians, who lived 4,000 years ago in a geographical area centered in modern-day Iraq, went through this kind of far-reaching change before us.
Ancient Mesopotamia was home to many of civilization’s early developments. Its people were world leaders in adapting to technological and cultural changes. They invented the wheel and agriculture, and pioneered advances in mathematics and urbanization. These breakthroughs are reflected in cuneiform(楔形文字)literature，one of the oldest known forms of writing.
In its literature, Mesopotamians don’t present cultural and technological advances as consistently beneficial.They often represent new technologies being controlled in the service of human conflict and mostly serving the interests of those with high social positions. In some ways，the representation of new technologies in its literature echoes(映现)contemporary concerns about AI: fears of increasing social inequalities and its potential use in information war.
In recent years，AI—the newest form of writing—has been used to decipher(破译)the oldest: cuneiform literature.In broader fields,the boundaries of how AI may be used haven’t been clearly explained.In January,for example, a top international AI conference banned the use of AI tools for writing scientific papers.
Humans have been struggling to invent, use and adapt to technology since our earliest civilizations. But the technology and resulting knowledge are not always evenly distributed. Knowing how we adapted to changing technology in the past helps us more fully understand the human condition and may even help us prepare for the future.
77．What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about concerning Mesopotamians?
A．Their adaptation to threats.
B．Their influences on writing.
C．Their contribution to literature.
D．Their achievements in civilization.
78．What can be inferred about technological advances from paragraph 3?
A．They prevent human conflict.
B．They bring about hidden dangers.
C．They take away people’s concerns.
D．They lower people’s social status.
79．What is the current situation of AI according to paragraph 4?
A．Its use in literature is popular.
B．It is not allowed to finish papers.
C．Its range of application is undefined.
D．It is not accepted in broader fields.
80．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．How People Can Use the Latest Technology
B．How ChatGPT Will Threaten Writing and Work
C．What AI Will Do by Learning Cuneiform Literature
D．What History Can Teach Us About New Tech’s Impact

（2023届广东省湛江市高三下学期二模考试英语试题）We offer art and performing classes to children, teens and adults. Our classes are listed on our website with direct links to register. Registration for our classes begins on May 25th.
Our Classes
We teach after-school programs, private and semi-private art classes. Summer.March Break and Christmas Day camps are available as well. Check out our online classes.
Join our art classes and develop your skills and creativity in painting, printmaking draw-ing- architecture, sculpture, fabric art, movie making, script writing, poetry confidence building skills and more. New programs are always being developed and are rarely repeated.
What Else We Do
We offer fun and exciting performance classes in our home base. Our home base is a beautiful studio designed by an architect as well as our two studios by the sea in Ambleside. We provide a creative setting for a hand on art and acting experience through classes and workshops. Specialized art education develops engaged, confident, well-rounded and creative chil-dren.Artistic activities train the brain to think spatially (空间地), solve problems creatively and support development in other subjects. Our elementary school programs bring exciting opportuníties for students to explore techniques and materials that are often beyond schools’ art classroom resources.
Where We Offer Classes
For parents looking for the convenience of extracurricular opportunities for their children, they can have experience by bringing our classes to their local school with a choice of lunchtime and after-school classes. We love our group of mobile schools with their greatly supportive volunteers! Or you can have us come to you for private classes!
81．How can the readers register the class?
A．By telephone.
B．By website.
C．By telegraph.
D．By mobile app.
82．What can students learn in the studios by the sea in Ambleside?
A．Performance.
B．Architecture.
C．Dancing.
D．Painting
83．What can we know about the class from the last paragraph?
A．Most parents want extra classes for their children.
B．Students can have classes in their local schools.
C．Volunteers in the training offer lunch to students.
D．Students can choose any place to attend the training.

（2023届广东省湛江市高三下学期二模考试英语试题）I look forward to my half hour train ride to work every morning. I can look out of the window as it twists and turns itself through neighborhoods with the sun casting its strong lighting on the floor of the train car. I sometimes get lost in thought while following the light. But the reason I love this ride is that it’s a reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.
For almost a year now I have been riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a reporter for a local magazine. I am one of 13 journalists who help report community news in areas that are often forgotten. And for me, that means covering areas like the one I grew up in.
Last week, as I was on the way to my office, I started wondering how neighborhoods have changed since the 2008 housing crisis. I searched addresses on the city’s southwest side, a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down, I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007. Then I set out to visit the city block, and that’s when I met 3-year-old Harmony.
Harmony loved collecting rocks for me to hold as I walked down the street with her mother, Marquita. I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past, but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block, who were really friendly to each other. However, people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other. Marquita has lived on this block her entire life, and Harmony has for most of her short life as well. But the neighborhood that Marquita grew up in will be one obviously different than the one Harmony will grow to know.
In the end, they smiled at my camera. And then I got back on the train and headed’back to the office to tell their stories.
84．What makes the author love his train ride to work?
A．Being lost in thought.
B．Admiring the outside views.
C．Enjoying the warm sunshine.
D．Knowing the change of blocks.
85．How did the author find out what the city’s southwest side looked like in the past?
A．By reading earlier reports.
B．By interviewing local people.
C．By watching past street views.
D．By searching his memories.
86．How might Marquita feel when she talked with the author?
A．Sad. B．Nervous.
C．Touched. D．Confused.
87．What is the main purpose of the text?
A．To share a pleasant train ride with us.
B．To tell us the work of a news reporter.
C．To show us a crowded community.
D．To introduce a new neighborhood.

（2023届广东省湛江市高三下学期二模考试英语试题）As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil(水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The Marie Curie Cancer Care tries to ensure everyone diagnosed with cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fund research into possible cures through other organizations. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since.
The charity was named after Marie Curie, a renowned scientist. She experimented with newly-discovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, over-exposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy (化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.
The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving.
Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has donated money to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of £1.
The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn’t mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round.
88．What does it mean when the British wear a daffodil on their coats?
A．They support a charity. B．They are recovering from cancer.
C．They’ve been helped by a charity. D．They’ve been diagnosed with cancer.
89．What does the underlined word “renowned” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Beautiful. B．Modest. C．Famous. D．Humorous.
90．Why was the charity named after Marie Curie?
A．Because patients required that. B．Because it was launched by her.
C．Because she greatly supported it. D．Because it could show respect for her.
91．What can we learn about the daffodil from the text?
A．It can be used as medicine. B．It’s thought to stand for hope.
C．It’s widely worn worldwide. D．It’s sold to the wearers at a high price.

（2023届广东省湛江市高三下学期二模考试英语试题）Sulphur-crested cockatoos (葵花凤头鹦鹉) are common in western Australia, where they normally live in wooded areas. But as forests have been cut down, cockatoos have gotten used to living near people. Scientists report that people in Sydney, Australia are in a battle with these birds.
Last year, scientists at the Max Planck Institute reported that the cockatoos had learned how to open the covers of trash bins. That’s not an easy job. The cockatoos must lift the heavy cover with their beaks (喙) and then walk along, pushing the cover up until it falls over.
When scientists first began studying the cockatoos in 2018, only three areas near Sydney had cover-opening cockatoos. A year and a half later, cockatoos in 44 different areas knew the trick. This time the scientists weren’t just studying cockatoos. They were also studying humans.
The scientists spent weeks studying more than 3,200 trash bins in four different areas of Sydney. They wanted to see how many bins were protected and what methods were used.
In one area, over half the bins were protected. The most common way of protecting the bins was to put a brick or some other heavy objects on the cover. Some people put things like rubber snakes on the top of their bins. The scientists discovered that the humans were teaching each other tricks, too. In most neighborhoods, many people used the same cockatoo-stopping methods as their neighbors.
The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off the bins. As a result, humans have figured out ways to attach the items to the top of their bins. The scientists describe the situation as a “human-wildlife conflict”. They expect these conflicts will become more common as humans take over more areas that used to be wild.
92．What can we infer about the cockatoos from the text?
A．They like copying humans’ behavior.
B．They are newly found in Australia.
C．They don’t like living with people.
D．They are very clever birds.
93．What did the scientists want to know in paragraph 4?
A．How the cockatoos learned the trick.
B．Why the birds in more areas did the trick.
C．How humans responded to the birds’ trick.
D．Why humans taught the birds to do the trick.
94．What did the researchers find about cockatoos in their research?
A．They wanted their habitat back.
B．They intended to make humans angry.
C．They could adopt new ways to open bins.
D．They disliked looking for food themselves.
95．What is the best title for the text?
A．A battle over trash bins between cockatoos and humans
B．A human-wildlife conflict all over Australia
C．A problem caused by cockatoos to humans
D．A big problem of “homeless” cockatoos

（2023届广东省大湾区普通高中毕业班联合模拟考试（二）英语试题）Natural World Photography Competition Now Open!
Now in its 10th year, Big Picture encourages photographers from around the world to contribute their works to this competition that both celebrates and illustrates the rich diversity of life on Earth and inspires action to protect and conserve it through the power of imagery. Click here and enter your work for a chance to win cash prizes and be exhibited at the California Academy of Sciences!
Prizes
Big Picture is open to all photography worldwide to compete for a chance to win the $5, 000 grand prize. Winning images include images named as grand prize, first place, and finalist images. They will be displayed at the California Academy of Sciences for all visitors to enjoy.
Competition Period
The Big Picture Photo Competition begins at 12:00 am on December 1, 2022 and closes at 11:59 pm on March 1, 2023.
Entry Fees
Each photographer can enter photos as follows:
$ 25 for up to 10 single image submissions in any category.
$ 15 for each 6 - 8 image Photo Story submission.
Photographers are limited to up to 10 image submissions per registered email address and may register an unlimited number of email addresses. Entry fees are used to provide the competition prizes and help the Academy in its mission and can not be returned.
Participants
Big Picture is open to all photography enthusiasts and professionals alike worldwide, except employees, volunteers and Board Members of the Academy (as well as their sponsors) and the immediate families and individuals living in the same household.
96．Where is the text most likely from?
A．A picture book. B．A science journal.
C．A camera guidebook. D．A conservation website.
97．If a photographer submits 17 single images, how much will he pay?
A．$ 25. B．$ 40. C．$ 50. D．$ 15.
98．Who can participate in the competition?
A．Amateurs unrelated to the Academy.
B．Experts as members of the Academy.
C．Volunteers working for the Academy.
D．Enthusiasts of the board member’s family.

（2023届广东省大湾区普通高中毕业班联合模拟考试（二）英语试题）My love for animals began through watching wildlife documentaries when I was a kid. I went on to study Environmental Science at university, and became interested in marine (海洋的) biology when I did my master's degree. That's when I realised that there was a possibility to do more for Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong, many people would associate marine life only with seafood, and few people would consider it as a part of nature to be appreciated. Although our marine life is highly diverse, our waters have been overfished for more than 40 years. Records show that, decades ago, Hong Kong had such high production of seafood that it supported about 90% of the local demand. Today, at least 90% of the seafood we eat has to be imported to meet local demand, as our waters are so overfished that they can no longer support the local appetite.
Despite this shift, we are still a city in love with seafood-according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Hong Konng has the second highest annual seafood consumption per capita (人均) in Asia-but consumers are barely aware of where their seafood comes from and which species are threatened.
There is a lot of room for improvement in Hong Kong. Improving local fishery management policies and increasing the coverage of Marine Protected Areas, as well as conducting the relevant research to inform decisions, could move the city towards greater sustainability in this area. And consumers should avoid eating seafood that is on the threatened species list. As a general rule of thumb, if people are not sure what the species is, they should choose something else that they are more familiar with.
With the marine ecosystem already weak and easily destroyed, the greatest threat is continued ignorance and inaction. It is time for us to show that we can also be a part of the solution. If each person plays their part - even for just one meal a day-Hong Kong would already be on its way to making considerable progress towards sustainable seafood consumption.
99．How does the author introduce overfishing in Paragraph 2?
A．By listing reasons. B．By offering examples.
C．By giving exact figures. D．By making comparisons.
100．What is true about HK people according to the passage?
A．They all see marine life as a part of nature.
B．They consume 90% of the seafood in Asia.
C．They have a rather big appetite for seafood.
D．They are aware of the source of the seafood.
101．What does the author suggest people do when eating seafood?
A．Keep off unfamiliar species. B．Ignore dangerous species.
C．Choose endangered species. D．Avoid non-threatened species.
102．What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?
A．To stop consuming seafood.
B．To protect the marine ecosystem.
C．To improve local fishery management policies.
D．To criticize the overfishing situation in Hong Kong.

（2023届广东省大湾区普通高中毕业班联合模拟考试（二）英语试题）Look up how to increase your life expectancy (预期寿命), and you will probably see plenty of results recommending that you have a healthy diet, get sufficient sleep, work out and cut out tobacco and too much alcohol consumption. But what many of us don’t know is that our relationships also affect our life expectancy. Social integration is associated with greater life satisfaction, better health and increased life expectancy. People with wide social networks are more likely to be happy, experience fewer health issues, enjoy better mental health and to live a lot longer.
Now this doesn’t mean that we should dive head first into a relationship whenever we’re lonely in order to avoid dying young. Harmful relationships can be as isolating as being alone, so who we choose to break bread with is absolutely vital to our overall health.
Have you ever wondered why some people are single and happy, while others are drowning in suffering? Or why some married couples exist in a consistent state of bliss, while others are practically enemies?
Research shows that marriage has greater benefits for men than it does for women. Being coupled allows men to receive the essential emotional support that they would lack if they were single. They also get the added benefit of being physically taken care of thanks to the gender roles society still subscribes to.
Women, on the other hand, don’t have as much luck when it comes to being coupled. A woman in a harmful relationship is likely to experience the mental, emotional and physical consequences that come with that. On the contrary, a woman in a healthy relationship is likely to live well. Research shows that the women who are happily married tend to be coupled with partners who take on their fair share of household responsibilities.
But that’s not all, age gaps also need to be factored in to determine relationship satisfaction. Couples with wider age gaps are more likely to be harmonious compared to their peers.
103．What does the writer intend to emphasize in Paragraph 1?
A．Some health problems.
B．Ways to increase life expectancy.
C．The effect of sleep on people’s health.
D．The importance of human relationships.
104．What does the underlined word “bliss” mean in Paragraph 3?
A．Happiness. B．Kindness.
C．Loneliness. D．Friendliness.
105．What can we learn from the research?
A．Marriage benefits men and women equally.
B．Women benefit more from marriage than men.
C．Men are better taken care of because of the gender roles.
D．Good relationship can effectively prevent people from dying lonely.
106．What would be probably discussed in the next paragraph of this passage?
A．The influence of a harmonious marriage.
B．Relationship satisfaction for older couples.
C．Gender differences in marriage satisfaction.
D．The benefits of wider age gaps in marriage.

（2023届广东省大湾区普通高中毕业班联合模拟考试（二）英语试题）An artificial intelligence can decode (解码) words and sentences from brain activity with surprising accuracy. Using only a few seconds of brain activity data, the AI guesses what a person has heard. It lists the correct answer in its top 10 possibilities, researchers found in a primary study.
Developed at the parent company of Facebook, Meta, the AI could eventually be used to help thousands of people around the world who are unable to communicate through speech, typing or gestures.
Most existing technologies to help such patients communicate require risky brain surgeries to put in electrodes (电极). This new approach “could provide a possible path to help patients with communication problems, avoiding the use of surgeries,” says neuroscientist Jean-Rémi King, a Meta AI researcher.
King and his colleagues trained a computational tool, also known as a language model, to detect words and sentences on 56, 000 hours of speech recordings from 53 languages. The team applied an AI with this language model to databases from four institutions that included brain activity from 169 volunteers. In these databases, participants listened to various stories and sentences, while the people’s brains were scanned by magnetoencephalography (MEG)(脑磁图).
Then with the help of a computational method that helps account for physical differences among actual brains, the team tried to decode what participants had heard using just three seconds of brain activity data from each person. The team instructed the AI to match up the speech sounds from the story recordings with patterns of brain activity that the AI computed as corresponding to what people were hearing. It then made predictions about what the person might have been hearing during that short time, given more than 1, 000 possibilities. Using MEG, the correct answer was in the AI’s top 10 guesses, the researchers found.
“The new study is decoding of speech recognition, not production,” King agrees, “Though speech production is the final goal, for now, we’re quite a long way away.”
107．What is the main advantage of the new technology?
A．Avoiding dangerous operations on patients.
B．Freeing patients from risky brain operations.
C．Providing a path to communicate with others.
D．Helping patients with communication problems.
108．What does the AI require to make its prediction?
A．Top ten guesses.
B．Speech production.
C．Patterns of brain activity.
D．Volunteers with disability.
109．What does Jean-Rémi King think of the new study?
A．Disappointing. B．Promising.
C．Surprising. D．Exciting.
110．What is the best title for the text?
A．A New Way to Decode Speech
B．The Application of MEG Technology
C．A New Study on Artificial Intelligence
D．A Solution to Communication Problems

（2023届广东省佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（二）（二模）英语试题）Some China Podcasts (播客) to Listen to
Whether you’re an old-timer or a newcomer to China, there’s always more to learn about this awesome country. To help in your never-ending thirst for knowledge, we’ve rounded up some most entertaining China-focused podcasts that hit on everything from history to business, to dating and beyond.
Tech Buzz China by Pandaily
Tech Buzz China by Pandaily is a technology podcast about China’s innovations. It’s co-hosted by Rui Ma and Ying Lu, who are both seasoned China-watchers with years of experience working in the technology space in the country. They share and discuss the most important tech news from China every week.
The China History Podcast
Started in 2010, Laszlo Montgomery presents topics that cover 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture. The show has a lot of unknown and interesting history lessons that help provide more color as to why China is the way it is. Topics like the history of Tang poetry, or the Hokkien people are analyzed and explored.
China Untold
The China Untold podcast is a program that aims to introduce listeners to lesser-known stories from the Middle Kingdom. From urban tales and extinct religions to China’s role in the exploration of space, this podcast, hosted by Matt Bossons, is your essential guide t the unusual and wonderful aspects of the world’s most highly populated nation.
The Wasai Show
The Wasai Show is hosted by Neto Trevino from Mexico and Alice He who is local Chinese. In each episode, stories are collected from listeners about a topic and shared in a funny way by both comedians. The first half of the show is presented in English, followed by a Chinese section.
111．Who are the podcasts intended for?
A．Foreigners in China. B．Chinese historians.
C．Technology enthusiasts. D．Podcast hosts in China.
112．Which podcast may talk about ancient poems?
A．Tech Buzz China by Pandaily B．The China History Podcast
C．China Untold D．The Wasai Show
113．What is the format of The Wasai Show?
A．A talk show about local Chinese life. B．A single host discussing various topics.
C．Two hosts sharing stories from listeners. D．Interviews with experts on Chinese culture.

（2023届广东省佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（二）（二模）英语试题）Abandoned outside an orphanage (孤儿院) as a baby and adopted at the age of three by a family in the Netherlands, 16-year-old model Abbing has become known around the world, as a model who has appeared in fashion magazines — but also as an inspiring representative of the albino (白化病人) community.
When it comes to modelling, Abbing has found her difference more of a blessing: she is represented by the Zebedee Talent agency, which aims to make people who have disabilities more visible in the world of fashion.
“I want to help people to see that being different is good, and definitely not some curse (诅咒), as they believe in countries like Tanzania and Malawi,” said Abbing. “Some companies try to include models who are different, but sometimes for the wrong reason, because they want to say: ‘Hey, look at us! We are also including people with differences or people of different color’.”
But Abbing welcomes what she sees as a shift. People now want to learn about and accept differences. “They should also talk with people with differences directly, ask them questions and listen to what they have to say,” she urged.
When not in front of the camera, Abbing loves climbing and swimming, and used to love competitive sports. It’s important for her to focus on what is possible, rather than what isn’t. “At school, teachers tend to look at the things you cannot do. I really didn’t like that, although they meant well. I would rather they had focused on the things I can do instead.”
Abbing loves the world of travel and meeting new people, which her modelling has opened up, and particularly working with artists and on artistic projects. The teen also pours her creativity into decoration artwork. “Because I see the world from a different angle, my artwork turns out a little different as well,” she said.
114．What is one reason for Abbing’s being chosen by Zebedee?
A．Her physical disability. B．Her youthful appearance.
C．Her success in the fashion world. D．Her fame in the albino community.
115．What does Abbing think of some companies hiring disabled models?
A．A social conflict. B．A positive change.
C．An act of showing off. D．A product advertisement.
116．Which of the following best describes Abbing?
A．Creative and honest. B．Optimistic and patient.
C．Courageous and outgoing. D．Athletic and humorous.
117．What message does Abbing’s story convey?
A．Everyone is born equal. B．Judge not by appearances.
C．Love makes the world go around. D．You are beautiful the way you are.

（2023届广东省佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（二）（二模）英语试题）As a junior economics reporter, I was once given an assignment which made me panic. I was asked to write a story about an economic concept I didn’t really understand. No one else from my team was around. Searching online left me more confused. Just then, Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator (评论员) in my company, walked past my desk. I took a deep breath and asked him. He explained it well in a few sentences and my problem was unexpectedly solved.
Ever since then, I have been a big believer in asking “stupid” questions, by which I mean questions that you fear make you look stupid. But I’m worried this is a dying art. Professor Arvind Narayanan once told me that his students were always worrying their questions might be silly, which made the vast majority of his students tend to keep silent in lectures no matter how he encouraged them, even when they were still filled with confusion.
Fear of asking “stupid” questions can lead you to pretend you know more than you do, which also makes you more likely to believe whatever others say. One study published in 2021 asked participants to rank their knowledge of a set of terms on a five-point scale from “never heard of it” to “know it well, understand the concept”. Some of the terms were real; others were fake (伪造的). The study found that people who were more willing to pretend they know something well were more likely to fall for nonsense of others.
I know not everyone is lucky enough to have a Martin Wolf wandering past their desk. But trust me, a journalist who asks questions for a living: most people really don’t mind being asked something “stupid”. If they do, it is probably because they don’t really understand it themselves, or they have something to hide. In that sense, you learn something useful either way.
118．Why does the author mention her encounter with Martin?
A．To describe a journalist’s work pressure.
B．To show the benefits of asking questions.
C．To present the best way to solve problems.
D．To introduce an economics reporter’s routine.
119．What does the author mean by saying “this is a dying art”?
A．Fewer people tend to raise questions.
B．Few valuable questions are put forward.
C．People don’t know how to ask questions properly.
D．People don’t feel ashamed of asking silly questions.
120．What does the 2021 study suggest?
A．People usually pretend to be knowledgeable.
B．Fake and real concepts are hard to distinguish.
C．People shouldn’t believe others’ words too quickly.
D．Fear of asking questions leads to bad consequences.
121．Which section of a website is this text most likely from?
A．Technology. B．Opinion. C．Friendship. D．Culture.

（2023届广东省佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（二）（二模）英语试题）Do you remember when Nelson Mandela died? In the 1980s? In the 1990s? The answer is in 2013. The political figure was in prison from 1964 to 1990 before receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and being elected president in 1994. However, many people incorrectly remember him dying in prison in the 1980s, which is how the Mandela effect gets its name.
The Mandela effect is a phenomenon where a large number of people believe something happened, when in reality, it did not. For example, many people misremember details such as the color of a snack packet or the name of a TV show. A 2020 memory study found that 76% of adults made at least one detectable error when asked to recall information, demonstrating that memory is not accurate.
“The Mandela effect seems to be closely related to a number of well-known memory phenomena,” said Tim Hollins, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Plymouth in the U.K. He named three similar types of memory-related phenomena: “false memory,” which is the creation of a memory that didn’t happen; “source-memory errors,” which is when someone forgets the true source of a memory; and “imagination inflation (膨胀),” which is the tendency to believe something is real when it is often or vividly imagined.
However, Hollins believes the phenomenon that is most closely connected to the Mandela effect is that of “gist memory,” which is when someone has a general idea of something but can’t necessarily remember the specifics. A common example relates to the monkey called Curious George, a children’s book character that first appeared in the 1940s, and his lack of a tail.
“Remembering Curious George as having a tail just reflects the fact that most monkeys have tails,” Hollins said. “If you just remember the gist-it’s a monkey-why wouldn’t you remember him having a tail?”
122．What contributes to the name of the Mandela effect?
A．Mandela passed away in the prison.
B．Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize.
C．Mandela’s death was wrongly remembered.
D．Mandela’s political ideas were well-received.
123．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A．Experiments related to memory phenomena.
B．Psychological causes for the Mandela effect.
C．Memory problems leading to the Mandela effect.
D．Scientific explanation of memory-related problems.
124．What can we learn about our memory from the text?
A．It is not as reliable as we think.
B．It can be improved through efforts.
C．Memories of details do not last long.
D．Imagination helps strengthen memory.
125．Which is a phenomenon of  “gist memory” according to the text?
A．Imagining something that didn’t exist.
B．Recalling every word of a conversation.
C．Just preserving the memory of pleasant things.
D．Remembering only key features of something.

（安徽省蚌埠市2021届高三下学期第四次质量检测（4月）英语试题）Online Book Shop
The books listed here are reasonably cheap and also after discount they are even cheaper.
Once Upon a TimeIt is a collection of short stories written by a young and imaginative mind. The stories cover the experiences, lived and imagined, of a nine－year－old. This is an ideal return gift for all your child’s friends on his birthday. You can also gift this book to inspire a young friend or child.
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Life Is What You Make ItLife Is What You Make It is a story of young girl Ankita Sharma who is smart and lives her life as she likes. Ankita was born in a middle class family in a time when Doordarshan was the only source of entertainment and writing love letters was a general trend, every youth dreams of living a college life.
Price: $ 6.8
126．What do we know about Once Upon a Time?
A．It describes a nine－year－old’s real life experiences.
B．It can serve as an ideal present chosen for children.
C．It has inspired many children to write short stories.
D．It was written by the young writer at the age of nine.
127．According to the text, which book can help people prepare for competitive exams?
A．Once Upon a Time B．Word Power Made Easy
C．General Knowledge 2015 D．Life Is What You Make It
128．What do the four books have in common?
A．They share the same theme. B．They are of a writing style.
C．They win popularity with girls. D．They are sold at low prices.

（2022届安徽省蚌埠市高三第四次教学质量检查英语试题）When I was about six years old, my mother came home one day and found that I had collected half a dozen babies of the neighbourhood—all of them too young to walk—and had them sitting before me on the floor while I was teaching them to wave their arms. When she asked the explanation of this, I informed her that it was my school of dance. She was amused, and placing herself at the piano. She began to play for me. This school continued and became very popular. Later on, little girls of the neighbourhood came and their parents paid me a small sum to teach them. This was the beginning of what afterwards proved a very profitable occupation.
My mother took me to a famous ballet teacher, but his lessons did not please me. When the teacher told me to stand on my toes (脚趾) I asked him why, and when he replied “ Because it is beautiful, ” I said that it was ugly and against nature and after the third lesson I left his class, never to return. This stiff (僵硬) and commonplace gymnastics which he called dancing only disturbed my dream. I dreamed of a different dance. I did not know just what it would be, but I was feeling out towards an invisible world into which I guessed I might enter if I found the key.
My art was already in me when I was a little girl, and it was owing to the heroic and adventurous spirit of my mother that it was not prevented. I believe that whatever the child is going to do in life should be begun when it is very young. I wonder how many parents realize that by the so-called education they are giving their children, they are only driving them into the commonplace, and taking away from them any chance of doing anything beautiful or original.
129．What was the writer doing when her mother came home one day?
A．Teaching some babies to dance. B．Directing some babies to walk.
C．Getting some babies together. D．Making some babies sit still.
130．How did the writer find the ballet?
A．Old and unpopular. B．Ugly and unnatural.
C．Graceful and original. D．Dreamlike and gymnastic.
131．What did the writer think she owed her success in art to?
A．The ballet classes she had attended. B．Her inborn talent and great efforts.
C．The lucky chance her parents gave her. D．Her mother’s support and understanding.
132．What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Children should be encouraged to be educated as early as possible.
B．Children should be driven to develop their interest in art at an early age.
C．Parents should discover and develop their young children’s natural gift.
D．Parents should instruct their children to decide on a promising occupation.

（2023届广东省潮州市高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题）One major issue in contemporary medical science is the use of humans in clinical trials of medical products. These trials occur frequently to determine the best way to manage diseases.
People are invited randomly and paid to take part in trials of an experimental drug, or new surgical procedure, in a number of countries at the one time. For example, up to a quarter of patients in some fields like breast cancer may be engaged. Other projects, one of which is to determine whether new scanning techniques can detect Alzheimer’s disease, are under way. They may be given the drug or a placebo (安慰剂), or the best existing treatment, and results compared. The trials may be ”blind” with the patient not knowing which group they are in or they may be a “double-blind” with the doctors not knowing either.
Actually, so many people offer themselves willingly. Patients take the views that at least they will get special attention from the doctor if they participate and they may get access to new drugs before they become available in chemists’ shops. In some countries people are paid to participate, especially in poorer countries where they may be told little of what is actually happening.
Yet there are significant risks too. One US study estimated that one in 30 people suffered side effects from such trials, and one in 10, 000 dies. Doctors say that the risk is not so great during the trial itself, where patients are closely monitored, but comes when the drug is released on the market place. For example, in 2004 a US company recalled an arthritis drug, when it was found that after 18 months of use, the risk of heart attack and stroke increased.
People who support testing claim the risks to the individual are small compared with the benefits. Even if the individual has adverse outcomes and their condition worsens, that is valuable information for the drug company. While the drug companies usually pay for the hospital trials, government has set up medical committees to handle the issue.
133．What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A．The purpose of medical trial.
B．The procedure of medical trial.
C．The groups of medical trial.
D．The result of medical trial.
134．Why does the author mention the example in the fourth paragraph?
A．To tell us a lot of patients die from the medical trials.
B．To show the risk of heart attack and stroke has increased.
C．To introduce the risks of the medical trials are not so great.
D．To explain the risks of some drugs appear when they are sold.
135．What docs the underlined word “adverse“ in the last paragraph mean?
A．negative
B．effective
C．subjective
D．impressive
136．What would the author most probably discuss next?
A．How the government prevents clinical trials.
B．How the government gathers the information.
C．How the medical committees pay for the hospital trials.
D．How the medical committees solve the problem.

（2020届安徽省蚌埠市高三下学期第四次教学质量检测英语试题）In 2006, documents were published by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They suggested that cloned animals and cloned animal products would be allowed into the American food supply.
The FDA has stated that cloned animal products are safe for consumption, and has performed many studies to support this view. In fact, products from cloned animals have already been eaten by some Americans without ill effects. The FDA analyzed the structure(结构)and content of cloned animal products and compared it with that of traditionally reproduced animals, and discovered no statistical difference between the two.
Consumers raised serious concerns about cloned animals. The first is the question of whether or not cloned tissue and animal products are truly safe. The second is that many clones are also genetically modified(转基因的)animals, which the FDA has said are unsafe for human consumption. The third is that consumers want to be able to choose what they put into their bodies.
The first concern about cloned animals is almost unnecessary due to the price of producing a clone. Making a clone needs hard work and is very costly. These clones live spoiled lives because they are very valuable, despite biologists' warning that cloned animals decrease diversity.
The second concern, about genetic modification of cloned animals, is more problematic. It may be very difficult to separate genetically modified animals from normal ones. The purpose of genetically modified cloned animals is unclear, and the FDA hasn't allowed their products onto the market, due to health concerns, but the risk of genetic pollution of healthy animals still exists.
Finally, the matter of choice is a large one. Many animal rights activists are worried about clone rights because cloned or not, the animals still have lives. Other consumers are simply trying to eat healthy foods, and have doubts about the cloned animals. If the FDA does not make labeling (贴标签)laws, people may not be able to make informed choices about their food.
137．Why did the FDA allow cloned animal products for consumption?
A．They appeal to consumers very much.
B．They differ from traditional animal products.
C．They taste better than normal animal products.
D．They have been proved safe in several aspects.
138．What do we know about producing clones of animals?
A．It takes much more efforts and money. B．It provides some new medical benefits.
C．It needs less time than raising animals. D．It helps increase the diversity of animals.
139．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Cloned animals should be forbidden to enter market.
B．Cloned animals should have the same rights as humans.
C．Laws should be made to protect people's right to choose food.
D．Animal rights activists are strongly against cloned animal products.
140．What's the text mainly about?
A．Doubts about cloned animals rights. B．Discussions about how to clone animals.
C．Concerns about animal cloning technology. D．Worries about cloned animal consumption.

（2023届广东省高三二模英语试题）Community Volunteers Program
Community Volunteers Program is a brand new service opportunity that engages volunteers  in weekly service with community-based organizations in neighborhoods surrounding the Boston campus.It offers various volunteer placements that will allow you to connect your skills, passions, and interests with weekly  service!
826 Boston
It is a nonprofit kids writing and publishing organization empowering traditionally under-served students(age 2 to 13)to find their voices,tell their stories,and gain communication skills to succeed in school and in future life.
·Primary Focus:After-school   enrichment/tutoring.
·Opportunity Type:Remote.
Family Gym Program
Family Gym’s goal is to provide families with young children(age 0 to 10)with a safe, accessible space to engage in fun,and age-appropriate physical activity.
·Primary Focus: Nutrition and Meal Assistance, Nutrition and Physical Education.
·Opportunity Type:Virtual/Remote.
Community Servings
Community Servings actively engages the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to critically ill kids(age 6 to 10)and  their  families.
·Primary Focus:Food Security,Nutrition and Meal Assistance.
·Opportunity Type:In person.
Hernández After School Program
HASP involves youth from the Rafael Hernández Two-Way Bilingual School to provide   the highest quality of specialized services to meet the educational,social, emotional,cultural,and    recreational needs of its students(age 5 to 12) in the surrounding communities.
·Primary Focus: After-school enrichment/tutoring for multilingual students.
·Opportunity Type: Remote.
141．What is the main job of volunteers in 826 Boston?
A．To teach students expressive skills. B．To provide kids with physical training.
C．To offer teenagers social assistance. D．To help youth with emotional problems.
142．Which program may prefer volunteers with medical knowledge?
A．826 Boston. B．Family Gym Program.
C．Community Servings. D．Hernndez After School Program.
143．What do the four programs have in common?
A．They advocate healthy diets. B．They focus on education.
C．They feature online service. D．They center around children.

（2023届广东省高三二模英语试题）Helga Stentzel’s Clothesline Animals combine charming images as fine art prints in various sizes.
As an artist whose style she calls　“household surrealism　(超现实主义)”，she works in various media and has a large collection of works. Instead of throwing an old pair of pants or T-shirt away,　Helga Stentzel puts her tired garments out to the farm. By hanging them on a simple clothesline she sets up and folding them artfully that look like animals,　she takes wonderful pictures. Some are shot in real locations while others are digitally placed in environments in charming form with appealing colors.
Siberian-born Stentzel has cooperated with many respectable and well-known brands, one of which is Hogar Verde,　a bio-friendly laundry products brand in Ecuador. For them she has created the adorable clothing illusicons　(错觉)　for a print ad campaign，which also drew attention to the endangered animals shown within, like dinosaurs, polar bears and so on.
Stentzel’s practice started from her childhood in Siberia, where she spent hours surveying her grandmother’s carpet, woods and random objects for recognizable forms, including a pile of buckets looking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
In what seems a very simple gesture,　Stentzel’s works employ household items and turn them into surrealist images that uncover different reading layers. From food to clothes, the artist is inspired by everyday objects and gives them a second life through her creative and really poetic personal angle.
“I stare at things longer than socially acceptable! It can be anything—a chair, a noodle hanging off the fork,　a lamp post in the middle of the road. Observation is a form of thinking for me. I really enjoy studying colors, shapes and textures—with no expectation, simply admiring their unique beauty. Very often there’s nothing more to it,　but sometimes BOOM!—a creative idea hits my brain, and it makes a link between sliced bread and wrinkled skin of a French bulldog. It’s very unpredictable,”Stentzel said.
144．How did Stentzel create an artwork according to paragraph2?
A．By designing clothes on software.
B．By painting animals in various colors.
C．By taking photos of animals on the farm.
D．By hanging clothes folded in animal shapes.
145．What is Stentzel’s source of inspiration?
A．Daily items. B．Tourist attractions.
C．Random surveys. D．Childhood adventures.
146．Which of the following can best describe Stentzel’s fine art prints?
A．Complex and digital. B．Meaningful and creative.
C．Poetic but commercial. D．Ordinary but bio-friendly.
147．What can we learn from Stentzel’s story?
A．Art can give people a second life.
B．Artworks are from life yet above life.
C．Creation is from intentional observation.
D．Cooperation results in adorable artworks.

（2023届广东省高三二模英语试题）Could the next Ernest Hemingway or Jane Austen be a well-engineered AI software program? It’s a question becoming increasingly pressing as machine language-learning software continues to evolve.
Much of this is just nerves. Today’s AI creative writing programs are not yet at a stage of development where they pose a serious threat to Colleen Hoover or Charles Dickens. But while attention continues to focus on the possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by AI, far less consideration has been given to the prospect of AI co-working with humans.
Earlier this month, American sci-fi writer Ken Liu, who had been awarded Hugo and Nebula to his name, joined 12 other professional authors for a writing workshop on Google’s Wordcraft. This AI tool, a language generating model, is not yet publicly available but is advertised as an AI-powered writing assistant that can, when given the right instruction from the writer, provide helpful descriptions, create lists of objects or emotional states, and even brainstorm ideas.
The writers at the workshop, however, emerged with mixed reports. “Wordcraft is too sensible. Wow!” Robin Sloan wrote. “But ‘sensible’ is another word for predictable, overused and boring. My intention here is to produce something unexpected.”
I’m unconvinced that writers awarded the Nobel Prize have much to fear from AI. Their work, and that of countless other novelists, short story writers, dramatists and poets, is too particular, too beautifully unique. Even if a model learned what they had done in the past, it would not be able to predict where their creativity might take them in the future. But for authors who write following a pattern, AI might step in, first as assistants before some day to authorship.
Production-line novels are nothing new. In the 1970s, Barbara Cartland, who wrote more than 723 books in her lifetime, many of which are romance bestsellers, would read her novels for her secretary to type up at the remarkable rate of roughly seven chapters a week. But already machine has replaced the secretary’s role. Perhaps creative writing software isn’t that far from replacing the Mrs. Cartlands of today.
148．Which aspect of AI calls for more attention?
A．Its damage to our nerves.
B．Its progress in literary studies.
C．Its cooperation with humans.
D．Its influence on human literature.
149．What can we learn about Wordcraft from the text?
A．It generates novels automatically.
B．It outperforms professional writers.
C．Its works receive praises from the public.
D．Its works bear similarity to existing ones.
150．What can writers do to avoid the threat from AI?
A．Increase writing speed.
B．Use diverse resources.
C．Produce creative works.
D．Follow the latest patterns.
151．Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．Will AI Replace Human Writers?
B．AI Warns Mrs. Cartlands of Today
C．Is Writing Running into a New Era?
D．Word craft Lies at the Center of Debate

（2023届广东省高三二模英语试题）Two separate research groups in the UK and Denmark have come up with the same idea for a study that could help save endangered species, and have gotten the same results. It involves sucking environmental DNA from the air that animals leave behind.
“We use a really small pump that pulls the air through, and we hope the DNA gets caught on the filter (过滤器),” said Elizabeth Clare, the lead researcher. “It’s a bit like making coffee. You make coffee by sucking water through a filter and leaving the coffee grounds behind. That’s basically what we’re doing; we’re just sucking the air through and hoping that the DNA gets left behind.”
Clare says the concept has been used for years in different ways. Scientists sample pathogens (病原体) from the air, which has been used to help track COVID-19. Environmental DNA can also be collected from water to help ease invasive species.
A big goal for both research teams with the new study is to be able to locate endangered species and help save them. It is important to note that this type of DNA sampling can only be picked up if a species is in the area, so if there were two of the same animal, scientists would not be able to tell which one the DNA came from.
Both research groups also reported certain DNA samples not showing up when they knew an animal had been in the area. They also can’t tell yet how long an animal’s DNA will stick around after it’s been in one area. Clare says she’d like to plan more researches to get these answers.
But one thing is for sure after conducting the study. Clare says she has a whole new perspective on taking a deep breath. “As you know, I’m walking through a jungle or the park or taking my dog for a walk or my kids out to play, and I take a deep breath; I think I just inhaled information about all the things that have been here before, and as a scientist, that’s exciting to think that the information that I’m trying to gather is literally hanging in front of me,” she said.
152．Why does the author mention coffee-making?
A．To show the function of a filter.
B．To illustrate how the idea works.
C．To compare two different methods.
D．To prove how simply DNA-sucking works.
153．What does the underlined phrase “the concept” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Detecting danger in the air.
B．Protecting endangered animals.
C．Sucking DNA out of the air.
D．Collecting environmental samples.
154．What do we know about the new method of DNA sampling?
A．It distinguishes different DNAs.
B．It collects certain DNA within range.
C．It locates endangered species exactly.
D．It predicts the duration of animals’ stay.
155．What can we infer from Clare’s words in the last paragraph?
A．She breathes the air of hope for future studies.
B．She agrees with the benefits of deep breathing.
C．She adopts brand-new methods of purifying the air.
D．She finds inner peace by doing simple things in life.

（2023届广东省汕头市高三二模英语试题）The Best Chinese Restaurants in Soho
Soho, envelopes London's Chinatown so naturally the neighbourhood is full of Chinese restaurants. You'll find various Chinese cuisines in Soho.
Yauatcha Soho($$$)
Yauatcha is a stylish all-day dim sum restaurant from the Hakkasan Group. And the Soho site is extremely stylish indeed with its dark tables and long blue-lit fish tank. The food is similarly beautiful, from the delicate crystal dumplings to the spicy steamed seabass, a kind of sea fish. You certainly pay for the pleasure of eating at Yauatcha. For a luxury occasion it really hits the spot.
Beijing Dumpling ($$)
It may have dumpling in the name but that's not all this little spot turns out. You can watch the chefs make the dumplings by hand in the window and they come pan-fried, steamed or soupy in the form of xiaolongbao. If you need more there are a variety of classic Chinese dishes and spicy hot pot.
Little Four Seasons ($)
It's not hard to locate Little Four Seasons which is famed for its roast duck. You can get this signature dish at Little Four Seasons but the specialty of this house is hot pot with the pork belly and chicken with black pepper, the spicy chicken and the spicy and sour fish being particular favourites.
Barshu($$)
Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spiciness and that's exactly what you get at Barshu. Sichuan pepper and chillies feature across the menu, in everything from deep fried frogs legs to dry wok(锅) duck tongues to hot and sour tofu. It's slightly pricier than your average Chinatown restaurant but you'll struggle to find regional food of the same quality elsewhere. Just be prepared for the heat.
156．Which of the four restaurants may cost customers most?
A．Barshu. B．Yauatcha Soho. C．Beijing Dumpling. D．Little Four Seasons.
157．What can be enjoyed in Barshu?
A．The delicate dim sum. B．The heated atmosphere.
C．Hot pot with sour tofu. D． Sichuan cuisine with high quality.
158．What do the four restaurants have in common?
A．They all serve hot pot.
B．They all serve spicy food.
C．Their target customers are Chinese.
D．Their cuisines are combined with English flavor.

（2023届广东省汕头市高三二模英语试题）China’s first group of five female pilots flying J-11B fighter jets successfully completed their first solo (单独的) training recently.
During the training, pilots had to complete simulated single engine and landing procedures accurately under high altitude conditions, which greatly tested their situational awareness, technical and tactical (战术上的) capabilities.
The first solo flight also involved challenging operations such as hovering at maximum angular speed (角速度). It tests pilots’ ability to master the boundary performance of the aircraft and how to control the aircraft accurately, providing a solid foundation for them to achieve tactical intention in the later air combat.
“We are honored to be part of the first group of female pilots flying J-11B fighter jets but it was also a test for us. Though we’re weak in physical strength compared with men, flying these jets is not about arm wrestling. What matters is decision-making and control of the jets.” said Yan Zhongyue, one of the pilots from Xi’an Flying College of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force.
Women obviously enjoy advantages in operating weapons and equipment because of the careful and sensitive characteristics, which also accords with future warfare in which accurate control of weapon platforms would be one of focuses.
Following their first flight in the J-11B, they will receive training on formation flying, low-altitude and air combat training before they will participate into front line combat units this year. Training female fighter pilots is an important measure to strengthen the quality of the Air Force’s talent pool. The move is designed to shorten training cycles for third generation fighters’ pilots. “We have proved that female pilots can do the same things as men, we can operate heavy combat fighters. Today we can fly the J-11B, in the future same on the J-20. Our journey is the sea of stars,” said Yan.
159．Which of the following best describes the first solo training?
A．Demanding. B．Dangerous. C．Appealing. D．Popular.
160．In which aspect do female pilots have advantages over male pilots?
A．They are physically stronger.
B．They are more cautious and attentive.
C．They can make better decisions.
D．They can control aircrafts more steadily.
161．What can we learn about the female pilots from the last paragraph?
A．Their front line experience is rich.
B．Their training will soon come to an end.
C．They play a vital role in Air Force talents.
D．They have confidence to beat men in flying.
162．What can be the best title for the text?
A．Female pilots’ hard training on flight.
B．Female pilots’ journey to the sea of stars.
C．The advantages female pilots have on flight.
D．The success of female pilots’ first flight in the J-11B．

（2023届广东省汕头市高三二模英语试题）In Jakarta, apart from the narrow, unpaved road, the two-meter-high concrete coastal wall is the only thing that separates Susan’s small restaurant from the sea. Her family depends on that wall. Growing up here, Susan used to play on the beach in front of her house. But by the 2000s the beach had disappeared, and the sea frequently flooded the neighborhood.
In 2002, the government built the coastal wall, to give the residents peace of mind and time-a respite (暂缓) from the steady sinking of the land under the city and the steady rising of the sea. But just five years later, in 2007, the wall proved no match for the worst floods in Jakarta’s modern history.
Jakarta is now sinking at a truly alarming rate-a rate that varies around the city but is up to 11 inches a year in the northern areas. About 40 percent of Jakarta is below sea level. By comparison, climate change is raising sea level by only less than an inch a year. But sinking land and rising sea both point toward the same outcome: regular flooding in Jakarta. “Jakarta is the center of administration, economy, culture, and entertainment. Over the years Jakarta has grown into a big city with no environmental support system.” says Andy, a lecturer at the University of Indonesia. Ultimately that’s why it is sinking today.
The situation is one reason the government announced that the nation’s capital would be moved away to a new city to be built on Borneo, which is now forest. But local communities aren’t so happy with the plan. They fear the project would destroy their land, forest, and livelihoods. In Jakarta, on the other hand, those who welcome the decision arguing that it will ease Jakarta’s burdens of crowding and pollution.
But as the government leaves the sinking capital, what is to become of the 10 million people like Susan who still live there?
163．What is the function of the coastal wall?
A．To prevent the land from sinking.
B．To keep the residents from floods.
C．To stop the steady rising of the sea.
D．To restore the beach for the residents.
164．What can we learn about the floods from Paragraph 3?
A．The floods were caused by nature and humans.
B．Climate change is the primary cause of the floods.
C．The rise of the sea level is the outcome of regular flooding.
D．The economic development has a great impact on the floods.
165．What can be learned from the passage about Jakarta?
A．It is no longer the nation’s capital now.
B．It is an underdeveloped city with a large population.
C．Its residents suffer a lot from the plan of the government.
D．Its measures to protect the environment are far from satisfactory.
166．What is the author’s attitude to the plan of the government?
A．Intolerant.
B．Supportive.
C．Worried.
D．Indifferent.

（2023届广东省汕头市高三二模英语试题）“Mona Lisa’s” famous smile is routinely described as ambiguous. But is it really that hard to read? Apparently not. In an unusual trial, close to 100 hpercent of people described her expression as “happy”.
The “Mona Lisa” is often held up as a symbol of emotional mystery. Kornmeier, the German scientist, and a team used it in a study of factors that influence how humans judge visual clues such as facial expressions. Using a copy of the masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, the team moved the model’s mouth corners slightly up and down to create eight altered images. They created four “happier” and four “sadder”“Mona Lisas”.
A block of nine images were shown to 12 trial participants 30 times. In every showing the pictures were randomly rearranged. Then participants had to describe each of the nine images as happy or sad.
“Given the descriptions from art and art history, we thought that the original would be the most ambiguous,”Kornmeier said. Instead, “we found that Da Vinci’s original was perceived as happy in 97 percent of cases.”
The second experiment involved the original “Mona Lisa” with eight “sadder” versions. These were given even more subtle (微妙的) differences in the lip tilt (倾斜). In this test, the original was still described as happy. However, participants’ reading of the other images changed. “They were perceived a litle sadder than in the first experiment,” said Kornmeier.
The findings confirm that “we don’t have an absolute fixed scale of happiness and sadness in our brain”—and that a lot depends on context, the researcher explained. Understanding this process may be useful in the study of psychiatric (精神病学的) disorders. As for the masterpiece itself, the team believe their work has finally settled a centuries-old question.
167．What does the underlined word “ambiguous” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Strange.
B．Happy.
C．Sad.
D．Unclear.
168．What is the purpose of the study led by Kornmeier?
A．To create copies of altered images.
B．To answer a centuries-old question.
C．To analyze what affect humans’ visual judgement.
D．To describe the ambiguous smile of the masterpiece.
169．What can we learn from the first experiment?
A．The experiment was randomly arranged.
B．The result proved the original assumption.
C．The copies differed in “Mona Lisa’s” mouth corner.
D．Altogether 30 different images were shown to the participants.
170．What will Kornmeier agree according to the findings?
A．Humans’ visual judgement will change with context.
B．Humans are better at recognizing happiness than sadness.
C．“Mona Lisa’s” smile is related with psychiatric disorders.
D．The study result can be used to treat patients with mental disorders.


参考答案：
1．C 2．C 3．B

【导语】本文是一篇应用文，是一份购物指南，该购物指南介绍了最适合大学生的礼物。
1．细节理解题。根据For the goal setter: Ban.do 12-month Planner部分中“Gifts for college students that help them achieve their academic targets are always a good idea.(送给大学生能帮助他们完成学业目标的礼物总是一个好主意。)”以及“here’s also fun artwork, a coloring page and stickers to customize their planner.(还有有趣的艺术品，着色页和贴纸，可以定制他们的计划。)”可知，Ban.do 12-month Planner适合于喜欢做计划的大学生。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据For the tech lover: Apple 10.2-inch iPad部分中“ This useful tech gift also pairs with a set of AirPods or an Apple Pencil to help maximize its usage.(这款实用的科技礼物还可以搭配一套AirPods耳机或苹果铅笔，以最大限度地利用它。)”可知，当搭配苹果产品时，10.2英寸的苹果iPad功能最好。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据For photograph beginners: Fujifilm Instax Mini Link Smartphone Printer部分中“Fujifilm Instax Smartphone Printers will definitely delight everyone. (富士Instax智能手机打印机肯定会让每个人都高兴。)”以及For the coffee lover: Ember Temperature-Controlled Coffee Cup部分中“Future programmers can keep their Joe warm with this app-controlled smart cup. (未来的程序员可以用这个应用程序控制的智能杯子来保暖。)”可知，最后的这两个礼物都是可以通过手机来进行操作的。故选B。
4．C 5．B 6．D 7．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章属于一篇演讲稿，记录了作者通过实际的工作经验和研究经历明白到诗歌对于治疗疾病的重要作用，并坚定自己的从医之路。
4．细节理解题。根据第一段中“One part of the oath(誓言)taken by physicians requires us to “remember that there is art to medicine, and that warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug.”(医生宣誓的一部分要求我们“记住，医学是艺术，温暖、同情和理解可能比外科医生的刀或化学家的药更重要。”)”以及后文的“When I, along with my medical school class, recited that oath at my white coat ceremony a year ago.( 一年前，当我和医学院的同学们一起，在我的白大褂典礼上，背诵了这个誓言。)”可知，作者的身份是一名学医的学生。故选C。
5．推理判断题。根据第三段中“They found that both types of art therapy(疗法)produced similar improvements in pain and depression scores. Only poetry, however, increased hope scores.(他们发现，这两种艺术疗法对疼痛和抑郁评分的改善程度相似。然而，只有诗歌提高了希望分数。)”可知，在临床试验的研究中，诗歌对于疼痛和抑郁有着改善作用，即诗歌使人们对自己的疾病敞开心扉。故选B。
6．推理判断题。根据第一段中“When I, along with my medical school class, recited that oath at my white coat ceremony a year ago, I admit that I was more focused on the biomedical aspects than the “art”.( 一年前，当我和医学院的同学们一起在毕业典礼上宣读这一誓言时，我承认我更关注生物医学方面，而不是“艺术”。)”可知，此时的作者并没有明白诗歌朗诵在治疗方面起到的积极作用，同时根据最后一段中“While a poem a day won’t cure, it might help relieve. (虽然每天一首诗不能治愈疾病，但它可能有助于缓解压力。)”可知，此时作者通过临床的实验以及研究最终明白了诗歌是能够有助于缓解压力的，即更加了解自己的工作。故选D。
7．推理判断题。通读全文，文章讲述的是作者通过实际的工作经验和研究经历明白到诗歌对于治疗疾病的重要作用。同时根据最后一段“I’ve decided that I’ll learn how to meet my patients beyond the chart documents; that Fil encourage them to write their own stories; that I will heal as well as treat. In other words, I’ll honor each and every word in the oath I took last year.(我决定学习如何在病历文件之外与病人见面；菲尔鼓励他们写自己的故事；我既能治疗，也能治愈换句话说，我将信守我去年宣誓的每一个字。)”可知，文章结尾处作者表达了自己对工作的忠贞和坚持，既鼓励了自己也鼓励了他人。由此推断文章出自于一篇演讲稿。故选C。
8．B 9．B 10．D 11．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了佩雷克是一位聪明得惊人的作家，热爱文字游戏和谜题，也是中国棋盘游戏围棋的大师。
8．推理判断题。根据第二段中“What you’ve just read is a lipogram - a text without a particular letter. It is the hardest kind as it doesn’t contain the letter E - the most common letter in the English language. (你刚刚读到的是一篇漏字文——一篇没有特定字母的文章。它是最难的一种，因为它不包含字母E——英语中最常见的字母)”可知，文章开头提到的漏字文是最难的一种，由此为了介绍佩雷克的艰巨任务。故选B。
9．推理判断题。根据第三段中“As well as writing crossword puzzles for Paris magazines, he had already written a 5000-word palindrome, a text that reads the same forwards and backwards, like the well-known “A man, a plan, a canal - Panama.” (除了为巴黎的杂志写填字游戏，他还写了一篇5000字的回文，前后读起来是一样的，比如著名的“A man, a plan, a canal - Panama.”)”可知，回文是一种正反读都一样的词语，构成一种对称结构。B选项不符合该特点。故选B。
10．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Perec took up the challenge. He was unable to use more than 70% of the French words, including those most commonly used. Surprisingly, he discovered this “impossible” rule unlocked his imagination. (佩雷克接受了挑战。他不能使用超过70%的法语单词，包括那些最常用的单词。令人惊讶的是，他发现这个“不可能”的规则释放了他的想象力。)”可知，佩雷克认为他所接受的挑战释放了他在写作上的创造力。故选D。
11．词义猜测题。根据划线词前面的句子“Despite the dozens of clues about the fantastically difficult rule, many original reviewers failed to spot what was staring them in the faces — the missing letter. Embarrassing for the critics (尽管关于这条极其困难的规则有几十条线索，但许多最初的评审者都没有发现他们脸上正在盯着的东西——丢失的字母。对评论家来说很尴尬，)”可知，不知道有缺失的字母对于评论家来说这是很尴尬的事情，其与后文构成转折关系，但是对于作者和他的朋友来说这是极大的乐趣。故划线词hilarious与D选项Extremely funny为同义词，意为“非常有趣的”。故选D。
12．A 13．D 14．A 15．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了是这个Moxie设备，它能让人类在登录火星后产生大量的氧气，这使人类在火星上生存的机会更近了一步。
12．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Moxie produced breathable oxygen in seven hour-long tests conducted in various weather and atmosphere conditions since landing. During each test, the device produced six grams of oxygen, about the same as a small tree and enough to sustain an astronaut for 15 minutes. (Moxie在着陆后在各种天气和大气条件下进行了7个小时的测试，产生了可呼吸的氧气。在每次测试中，该设备产生了6克氧气，大约相当于一棵小树，足以维持一名宇航员15分钟的生命。)”可知，Moxie在各项实验中起着良好的作用。故选A。
13．推理判断题。根据第五段中“We have to bring a lot of stuff from Earth to support a human mission, but oxygen is a big problem.(我们必须从地球上带很多东西来支持人类的任务，但氧气是个大问题。)”以及“ If you can make it there, go for it and you’re way ahead of the game.(如果你能做到，那就努力去做，你已经走在了探索的前面。)”可知，本段主要强调的是在火星上氧气的重要性，即本段强调通过建造更大的Moxie在火星上制造更多的氧气故本段强调了在火星上制造氧气的重要性。故选D。
14．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“ It is needed to run continuously for 400 days, a leap from the one-hour tests and its inner temperature should be controlled stably. (它需要连续运行400天，远远超过1小时的测试，其内部温度需要稳定控制。)”可知，研究团队需要花费大量时间进行测试，保证内部温度稳定，体现出研究团队的严谨性，同时根据本段中“Moxie has proved to endure the extreme conditions on Mars, however, and the team plans to assess the machine’s limits in the coming months when atmosphere is thick and carbon dioxide levels are high. (Moxie已经被证明能忍受火星上的极端条件，研究小组计划在未来几个月评估机器的极限，那时大气很厚，二氧化碳含量很高。)”可知，Moxie已经被证明能忍受火星上的极端条件但是研究小组继续坚持突破极限，这是有抱负的体现。故选A。
15．主旨大意题。根据第三段中“Moxie produced breathable oxygen in seven hour-long tests conducted in various weather and atmosphere conditions since landing. (Moxie在着陆后在各种天气和大气条件下进行了7个小时的测试，产生了可呼吸的氧气。)”以及第一段中“A small device no bigger than a toaster has generated oxygen on the surface of Mars, bringing the chances of surviving on the red planet a step closer.( 一个比烤面包机大不了多少的小装置在火星表面产生了氧气，这使在这颗红色星球上生存的机会更近了一步。)”可知，本文主要介绍了是这个Moxie设备，它能让人类在登录火星后产生大量的氧气，这使人类在火星上生存的机会更近了一步。D选项“A little oxygen on Mars, a great leap forward.(火星上有一点氧气，这是一个巨大的飞跃。)”可以概括全文。故选D。
16．D 17．C 18．B

【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了三个著名人物，分别是A. M. Dassu、Liam Garner以及Licypriya Kangujam。
16．细节理解题。根据第二段“Dassu believes that the key to being a successful writer is not necessarily talent but “getting your bottom on the seat”.( Dassu认为，成为一名成功作家的关键并不一定是天赋，而是“脚踏实地”)”可知，Dassu认为成为一名成功作家的关键是努力。故选D。
17．细节理解题。根据第三段“Garner, who was17 years old when he set off, said his trip was inspired by a book he read about a similar journey.( Garner出发时只有17岁，他说他这次旅行的灵感来自于他读的一本关于类似旅行的书)”可知，Liam Garner的自行车之旅的独特之处是他完成旅行的年龄。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Licypriya, who is 11 and from India, won it for her Plastic Money Shop, where people can trade in their single-use plastic waste for useful items such as stationery, rice or young trees to plant.(11岁的Licypriya来自印度，她在她的塑料货币商店赢得了这一奖项，在那里，人们可以用一次性塑料废物交换文具、大米或小树等有用的物品)”可知，Licypriya的奖项可能属于环境领域。故选B。
19．A 20．C 21．C 22．D

【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了菲律宾前海龟蛋偷猎者成为保护者的故事。
19．细节理解题。根据第一段“Back then,his family traded or ate them. It wasn’t about getting rich as much as it was just a part of life.”（当时，他的家人用它们来交易或食用。这不是为了发财，而是生活的一部分。）可知,约翰尼·曼卢盖小时候猎杀海龟的原因是谋生。故选A项。
20．细节理解题。根据第四段“Manlugay delicately transferred each egg into a bucket he brought with him,as well as some sand from the turtle nests,to be handed over to Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions(CURMA)，the group leading the conservation program on the beaches.”（曼卢盖小心翼翼地把每颗蛋都放进随身携带的桶里，还从海龟窝里取出一些沙子，交给海岸水下资源管理行动组织(CURMA)，该组织负责海滩的保护项目。）可知，曼卢盖现在把海龟蛋交给一个保护组织。故选C项。
21．细节理解题。根据第七段“On average,sea turtles lay 100 eggs in a nest. The number of nests in the area ranges between 35and 40 each season,which runs from October to February.”（海龟平均每窝产100个蛋。该地区每个季节的巢穴数量在35到40个之间，从10月持续到2月。）可知，平均来说，一个季节在这个地区会产下3500 到 4000海龟蛋。故选C项。
22．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Growing up in the Philippines,construction worker Johnny Manlugay combs the beaches each night for the eggs of sea turtles. He knows exactly what to look for,as he was trained as a child by his grandfather on how to locate the animals and their eggs. Back then,his family traded or ate them. It wasn’t about getting rich as much as it was just a part of life.”（在菲律宾长大的建筑工人约翰尼·曼卢盖每天晚上都会在海滩上搜寻海龟的蛋。他很清楚该找什么，因为他小时候就被祖父训练如何定位动物和它们的蛋。当时，他的家人要么交易，要么吃掉它们。这与其说是致富，不如说是生活的一部分。）根据第二段“Manlugay has since turned over a new leaf. Instead,he uses his tracking skills to protect the sea turtles that visit the beaches he lives by.”（自那以后，曼鲁盖开始了新的一页。相反，他利用自己的追踪技能来保护那些造访他生活的海滩的海龟。）可知，短文报道了菲律宾前海龟蛋偷猎者成为保护者的故事。故选D项。
23．D 24．B 25．A 26．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在我们的生活中，我们经常容易陷入比较陷阱，从而影响自己。专家建议我们要关注自己，和自己比较。
23．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Although comparing can be good for you, it’s not always helpful and you can find yourself stuck in a comparison trap. This is when you always measure yourself against others and base your feelings on how well they seem to be doing.(虽然比较对你有好处，但并不总是有帮助的，你会发现自己陷入了比较的陷阱。这是指你总是拿自己和别人比较，把自己的感受建立在他们似乎做得有多好上。)”可知，比较陷阱会让我们总是把自己的感受建立在别人的成就上。故选D。
24．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“She says that comparisons can make us feel good and bad about ourselves. “Comparing up” means seeing someone doing better than you and using that to inspire yourself to aim higher and try harder. However, Goddard-Hill says, “Sometimes it can make you feel rubbish about yourself and knock your confidence.” “Comparing down” is when you see someone who seems like they’re not doing as well as you. This might make you feel you’re doing well, says Goddard-Hill, but it can also stop you wanting to improve.(她说，比较会让我们自我感觉良好或糟糕。“攀比”是指看到别人做得比你好，并以此激励自己设定更高的目标，更加努力。然而，Goddard-Hill说：“有时它会让你对自己感觉很糟糕，打击你的信心。”“比差”是指你看到某人做得好像没有你好。Goddard-Hill说，这可能会让你觉得自己做得很好，但也会让你不想提高。)”可知，攀比和比差都既有优点又有缺点。故选B。
25．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Finally, focus on your own achievements and how you can improve. “The best person you can compete with is yourself,” says Goddard-Hill.(最后，关注你自己的成就以及如何提高。“你能与之竞争的最好的人就是你自己，”Goddard-Hill说。)”可知，Becky Goddard-Hill建议我们与自己竞争，力争做最好的自己就好。故选A。
26．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“Becky Goddard-Hill is a child therapist (someone who helps children understand their feelings) and author of Create Your Own Confidence. She says that comparisons can make us feel good and bad about ourselves. (Becky Goddard-Hill是一名儿童治疗师（帮助孩子理解自己感受的人），也是《创造你自己的自信》一书的作者。她说，比较会让我们自我感觉良好或糟糕。)”可知，文章主要讲述的是比较会让我们的心理不健康，所以这篇文章选自健康专栏。故选C。
27．A 28．D 29．A 30．B

【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了“手机之父”马丁·库珀在接受采访时谈了自己对目前智能手机的一些看法以及他对智能手机未来的一些构想。
27．词义猜测题。根据划线单词后的定语从句“where we search，connect, like and buy.(我们可以在那里搜索、连接、点赞和购买。)”可知，划线单词能同时让人们搜索、连接网络、点赞以及上网购物，因此划线单词指的是“智能手机”。故选A。
28．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Cooper says he is an optimist. He believes that advances in mobile technology will continue to transform lives but he is worried about risks smartphones pose to privacy and young people.(库珀说他是个乐观主义者。他认为，移动技术的进步将继续改变人们的生活，但他担心智能手机会给隐私和年轻人带来风险。)”可知，库珀对智能手机的未来持有乐观的态度，但是不乏抱有担忧。故选D。
29．推理判断题。根据文章第五段“Cooper sees a dark side to the advances, including the risk to children. One idea, he said, is to have “various Internets intended for different audiences.”(库珀看到了这些进步的阴暗面，包括对儿童的风险。他说，其中一个想法是“为不同的受众提供不同的互联网”。)”可知，马丁·库珀认为不同的受众应该被提供不同的互联网，也就是说应该给孩子提供不同的互联网。故选A。
30．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Batteries, he said, might be replaced by human energy. The body makes energy from food, he argues, so it could possibly also power a phone. Instead of holding the phone in the hand, for example, the device could be placed under the skin.(他说，电池可能会被人的能量所取代。他认为，人体从食物中获取能量，所以它也可能为手机提供能量。例如，该设备可以放在皮肤下，而不是拿在手里。)”可知，他认为未来的手机有可能从人体获得能量。故选B。
31．D 32．A 33．A

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍招聘园艺大师志愿者的条件以及有关事宜。
31．细节理解题。根据What is a Master Gardener?中的“A master gardener is a citizen that is interested in gardening and can fulfill the training and volunteer hours necessary.（园艺大师是对园艺感兴趣的公民，能够完成必要的培训和志愿服务时间。）”可知，园艺大师为当地园艺活动贡献时间。故选D。
32．细节理解题。根据What Qualifications Must You Meet?中的“Anyone can apply to be a Master Gardener——you don’t need to be an expert or have a degree. You do, however, need to:（任何人都可以申请成为园艺大师——你不需要是专家或有学位。然而，你需要:）●Have certain experience or know a little about gardening or landscape management. （对园艺或景观管理有一定的经验或了解。）●Be willing to share horticulture(园艺学)information with others.（愿意与他人分享园艺信息。）●Be willing to attend a training program and can devote time to volunteering and continuing education.（愿意参加培训项目，愿意花时间做志愿者和继续教育。）”可知，如果你想申请成为园艺大师，你需要具备有一定的相关知识。故选A。
33．细节理解题。根据What Does the Training Involve?中“In order to remain a certified Master Gardener,30 hours of volunteer work and 10 hours of continuing education or advanced training are required each year.（要成为认证园艺大师，每年需要30小时的志愿工作和10小时的继续教育或高级培训。）”可知，第二年要40个小时才能成为合格的园艺大师。故选A。
34．B 35．C 36．A 37．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了60岁的拾荒者Jose Gutierrez在二十年来，一直将垃圾中的书籍保留下来并提供给哥伦比亚的孩子们。
34．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Gutierrez started saving books from the trash 27 years ago.(Gutierrez从27年前开始从垃圾桶里捡书)”和第三段中“the 60-year-old says(这位60岁的老人说)”可知，Gutierrez三十几岁时开始从垃圾桶里捡书。故选B。
35．词句猜测题。根据第三段中“There are 19 public libraries in Bogota, a city of 8.5 million people. But the libraries tend to be located far away from poorer areas.(Bogota拥有850万人口，共有19座公共图书馆。但是这些图书馆往往远离贫困地区)”和第三段中“They should be in all neighborhoods and on each comer of every neighborhood(它们应该在所有的社区，在每个社区的每个角落)”可知，划线词They指代上文的public libraries。故选C。
36．推理判断题。根据第四段中“The first book Gutierrez found was a copy of the classic novel Anna Karenina. The Tolstoy book was later joined by The Little Prince, Sophie’s World, The Iliad and a number of novels. Today, he has collected around 25,000 books.(Gutierrez找到的第一本书是经典小说《安娜·卡列尼娜》的翻版。托尔斯泰的书后来加入了《小王子》《索菲的世界》《伊利亚特》和一些小说的行列。如今，他已经收集了大约25000本书)”可知，从《安娜·卡列尼娜》这本后到现在Gutierrez收集了大约25000本书。由此推知，这本书对Gutierrez来说意味着他慈善事业的开始。故选A。
37．推理判断题。根据第一段“A second-grade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose Gutierrez. He is bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian children.(二年级的教育并没有阻止垃圾收集者Jose Gutierrez。他为成千上万的哥伦比亚儿童带来了阅读的礼物)”结合文章主要讲述了60岁的拾荒者Jose Gutierrez在二十年来，一直将垃圾中的书籍保留下来并提供给哥伦比亚的孩子们推知，Gutierrez的故事让我们相信“一个人的垃圾可能是另一个人的财富。”故选C。
38．C 39．A 40．B 41．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了什么是复合型职业，并提到未来找工作需要拥有多种技能。
38．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“It studied millions of job postings to better understand the skills companies require. What they discovered was that many want workers with experience in such new abilities as big-data gathering and analytic, or design using digital technology.（它研究了数百万份招聘启事，以更好地了解公司所需的技能。他们发现，许多公司希望员工具备大数据收集和分析或使用数字技术进行设计等新能力。）”可知，公司要研究招聘广告，是为了了解公司对技能的要求。故选C。
39．推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“For example,these hybrid jobs might require people with skills in data science and advertising, or engineering and sales.（例如，这些混合工作可能需要具备数据科学和广告技能，或者工程和销售技能的人。）”可知，数据工程师的工作可以是混合的。故选A。
40．细节理解题。根据第四段中“For example, a marketing manager mastering a database program gets paid 41% more than a traditional one,with an average yearly salary of $100,000.（例如，掌握数据库程序的营销经理的平均年薪为10万美元，比传统的营销经理高出41%。）”可知，传统营销经理的年薪可能是$71,000。故选B。
41．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中“Jobs that use both technical and creative thinking are among the fastest-growing and highest-paying ones,（同时需要技术和创造性思维的工作是增长最快、收入最高的工作之一，）”和最后一段中“While data shows that workers who fail to update their skills will be able to find fewer jobs, people in hybrid jobs are less likely to become out of date, with only 12% possibility of being re-placed by machine, compared with 42% for general jobs（虽然数据显示，无法更新技能的工人能找到的工作更少，但从事混合工作的人不太可能过时，只有12%的可能性被机器取代，而一般工作的可能性为42%）”可知，未来找工作需要拥有多种技能，即复合型职业。故选A。
42．D 43．D 44．A 45．C

【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一项研究发现艺术可以帮助学生更好地记住他们在科学课上学到的东西。
42．细节理解题。根据第二段“What's more, students seemed to remember more of what they had been taught when their science lessons had involved（涉及）art. To prove that, Hardiman teamed up with some researchers and six local schools.”（更重要的是，当科学课程涉及到艺术时，学生们似乎能记住更多他们所学到的东西。为了证明这一点，Hardiman与一些研究人员和六所当地学校合作）可知，Mariale Hardiman的研究是为了证明艺术是否能够提高科学学习。故选D。
43．细节理解题。根据第四段中“The team randomly assigned（随机分配）each of the 350 students to either a traditional science classroom or an art-focused one.”（研究小组将350名学生随机分为两组，一组是传统的科学教室，另一组是艺术教室）以及“This enabled the researchers to see how students did in both types of classes.”（这使得研究人员能够看到学生在这两种类型的课堂上的表现）等内容可知，在实验中，学生被要求选两种类型的课。故选D。
44．词句猜测题。根据画线词后的“It suggests that the arts may help students apply creative ways of learning on their own.”（这表明，艺术可以帮助学生应用创造性的自学方法）可知，艺术有助于学生的学习，因此此处是说我们听到的越多，我们记住（学到）的就越多，由此可知划线词词义为“记住”。A. Remember. 记住;  B. Express. 表达；C. Improve.提高；D. Finish.完成。由此可知A 符合语境。故选A 。
45．主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中“Now, a study finds art can help students remember better what they learned in science class.”（现在，一项研究发现，艺术可以帮助学生更好地记住他们在科学课上学到的东西）可知，文章主要介绍艺术可以帮助学生更容易记住科学课上学到的东西。故选C。
46．B 47．D 48．G 49．C 50．F

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一些在新环境下与人相处的建议。
46．根据上文提示“Perhaps,you are a smart person with good knowledge and creative ideas, but when you move to a new environment or have to work with some new people,it is not always easy for them to recognize you or respect you immediately.（也许，你是一个聪明的人，有良好的知识和创造性的想法，但当你搬到一个新的环境或必须与一些新的人一起工作时，他们并不总是容易立即认出你或尊重你。）”，再根据下文提示“How can you get other people to pay attention to you and respect you?（你怎样才能让别人注意到你并尊重你呢?）”可知，设空处应该在说“怎样让人关注你、尊重你”。承接上下文，B项How can you get along with others?（你如何与他人相处?）切题。故选B。
47．根据上文提示“Moving to a new working environment,you may need to deal with new things or skills.（转到一个新的工作环境，你可能需要处理新的事物或技能。）”可知，新环境不是你的领域。承接上文，D项Quite often, they don’t belong to your own field.（通常情况下，它们并不属于你自己的领域。）切题。故选D。
48．该空是小标题，结合上下段的标题，这里用祈使句，应该在E、G项中选择。再根据下文提示“Learning or working in a new environment,you need to have a good sense of judgement when joining a discussion or making a decision.（在一个新的环境中学习或工作，当你加入讨论或做决定时，你需要有良好的判断力。）”可知，在新环境判断力很重要。所以G项Have a good sense of judgement on important aspects.（在重要方面有良好的判断力。）切题。故选G。
49．根据上文提示“if you are going to an interview,but you don’t feel confident, what can you do? Before you walk in, think to yourself,‘I own the room.’（如果你要去面试，但你感到不自信，你该怎么办?在你走进去之前，对自己说:“我是这个房间的主人。”）”可知，接下来要抬头、微笑，展示自信。承接上文，C项Then, walk in holding your head high and smile.（然后，昂首微笑地走进去。）切题。故选C。
50．根据上文提示“Let people know what you stand for. You need to find out which ideas can really unite people and then express those ideas clearly.（让人们知道你的立场。你需要找出哪些想法能真正团结人们，然后清楚地表达这些想法。）”可知，你要平等对待团队里的成员。承接上文，F项Also, treat your team members respectfully as equals.（同时，平等地尊重你的团队成员。）切题。F项中的also将该项与上文紧密连在一起。故选F。
51．C 52．D 53．B

【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个办公室可用的锻炼设备。
51．推理判断题。根据第一段“It goes without saying that sitting at a desk for a majority of the day will hurt our health. But don’t worry because there is a solution! After spending much time investigating the different offers when it comes to exercise equipment suitable for the office, I’d like to reveal some of my top recommendations.(不用说，大部分时间坐在办公桌前会损害我们的健康。但不要担心，因为有一个解决方案！在花了很多时间调查了各种适合办公室锻炼的设备后，我想透露一些我的最佳建议)”结合全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了四个办公室可用的锻炼设备。可推知，文章针对的是办公室白领。故选C。
52．细节理解题。根据☆ Under-desk Elliptical部分中“Keeping your feet in motion while seated can go a long way to keep you happier, reduce stress, and increase your productivity(坐着的时候保持双脚的运动可以让你更快乐，减轻压力，提高工作效率)”以及☆Balance Ball Chair部分“Sitting on a balance ball leads to increased energy and productivity.(坐在平衡球上可以提高精力和工作效率)”可知，Under-desk Elliptical和Balance Ball Chair有望提高工作效率。故选D。
53．细节理解题。根据☆ Fitness Tracker部分中“·Sometimes there are connectivity issues(·有时会有连接问题)”可知，健身追踪器的问题是有时可能无法连接。故选B。
54．A 55．D 56．B 57．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了一项新研究提出动物机器人在为儿童提供治疗方面可能与真正的宠物一样有效，对此作者认为现阶段机器人还不能取代真正的宠物，论述了机器人的好处以及研究中存在的问题。
54．推理判断题。根据第一段“Well, well, well. It looks like robots are now coming for our beloved furry friends. According to a new study, animal robots may be just as effective, if not better, at providing therapeutic (治疗的) benefits to children as real pets. As someone who has both interacted with real dogs and robots, I can tell you that this is quite a bold claim.(好吧。看起来机器人现在找上我们心爱的毛茸茸的朋友了。根据一项新的研究，动物机器人在为儿童提供治疗方面可能与真正的宠物一样有效，如果不是更好的话。作为一个与真狗和机器人都有过互动的人，我可以告诉你，这是一个相当大胆的说法)”结合文章主要说明了一项新研究提出动物机器人在为儿童提供治疗方面可能与真正的宠物一样有效，对此作者认为现阶段机器人还不能取代真正的宠物，论述了机器人的好处以及研究中存在的问题。可推知，文章是对最近一项研究的回应。故选A。
55．句意猜测题。根据第二段“Sure, robots may have some benefits over real dogs. They can work for longer hours and won’t cause allergies (过敏) or pass on diseases. But can a robot give you that wet-nosed, tail-wagging, slobber-filled experience that a real dog can? I think not.(当然，机器人可能比真正的狗有一些好处。他们可以工作更长的时间，不会引起过敏或传递疾病。但机器人能像真正的狗那样，给你那种鼻涕汪汪、摇着尾巴、口水汪汪的体验吗？我不这么认为)”可知，作者在第一段说“这是一个相当大胆的主张”意思是：现阶段机器人还不能取代真正的宠物。故选D。
56．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“As for the study, it’s interesting to see that while the kids said they loved real-life dogs better, they actually spent more time interacting with the robot.(至于这项研究，有趣的是，尽管孩子们说他们更喜欢现实生活中的狗，但他们实际上花了更多的时间与机器人互动)”可知，新研究的发现是机器人让孩子们保持了更长的时间的兴趣。故选B。
57．细节理解题。根据最后一段“So, while I may not be ready to trade in my furry friends for robots just yes, I am open to the idea of introducing animal robots into therapy programs. Who knows? Maybe one day we’ll all have our own personal robot pets that can provide us with just as much love and companionship as the real thing.(所以，虽然我可能还没准备好用我毛茸茸的朋友换机器人，但我对把动物机器人引入治疗项目的想法持开放态度。谁知道呢？也许有一天，我们都将拥有自己的私人机器人宠物，它可以给我们提供和真正的宠物一样多的爱和陪伴)”可知，作者对在治疗中使用机器人的想法持开放态度因为他们可以分享一些治疗宠物的工作。故选A。
58．D 59．A 60．C 61．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个名为Farm My School的项目，未充分利用的校园土地变成市场花园。学校通过开发基于项目的课程让学生参与这个项目，大家都很支持。
58．细节理解题。根据第一段“So it is with Farm My School, a program that’s turning underused land at secondary schools into commercially achievable, regenerative market gardens farmed by and for local communities.(Farm My School项目也是如此，该项目将中学未充分利用的土地转变为可商业化的、可再生的市场花园，由当地社区耕种)”可知，成立Farm My School是为了将未充分利用的校园土地变成市场花园。故选D。
59．细节理解题。根据第二段“Schools integrate all these into their courses while producing vegetable boxes every week that feed local families, supply the school’s food needs and ultimately pay the farmer’s salary. (学校把这些都融入到他们的课程中，同时每周生产蔬菜盒，供当地家庭食用，满足学校的食物需求，并最终支付农民的工资)”可知，学校通过开发基于项目的课程让学生参与这个项目。故选A。
60．词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“We charged for the experience and 600 guys turned up! They didn’t even need free drinks to get excited. We were gardening till midnight. (我们为这次体验收费，结果有600个人来了!他们甚至不需要免费饮料就能兴奋起来。我们做园艺一直干到半夜)”可知，社区的人都来支持他们的活动。由此猜测，画线词意思是“支持”，故选C。
61．细节理解题。根据最后一段““For us, the big excitement is that by allowing a professional farmer to take the responsibility of growing food, it’s not only on the school to look after that farm anymore, which eventually makes it much more sustainable,” adds Ben.(Ben补充说：“对我们来说，最大的兴奋是，通过允许职业农民承担种植粮食的责任，不再只有学校来照看农场，这最终使它更可持续。”)”可知，Ben认为这个项目的亮点是学校农场将能够持续很长时间。故选B。
62．C 63．D 64．A 65．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了1977年，哈佛大学毕业生Irene Pepperberg决定通过与另一种生物交谈来研究它的思维过程。文章介绍了她研究鹦鹉的过程和遇到的困难。
62．细节理解题。根据第二段“Pepperberg bought Alex in a pet store, where she let the store’s assistant choose him because she didn’t want other scientists to say that she bad intentionally chosen an especially smart bird.( Pepperberg在一家宠物店买了Alex，她让店员挑选它，因为她不想让其他科学家说她故意选了一只特别聪明的鸟)”可知，Pepperberg让店员选鸟因为要随机选择研究对象。故选C。
63．推理判断题。根据第二段“Given that Alex’s brain was just the size of a walnut, most researchers thought Pepperberg’s communication study would be futile.(考虑到Alex的大脑只有核桃那么大，大多数研究人员认为Pepperberg的交流研究是徒劳的)”可推知，大多数研究人员一开始认为Pepperberg的研究不会成功。故选D。
64．细节理解题。根据第三段“Pepperberg wanted to get inside his mind and learn more about a bird’s understanding of the world.(Pepperberg想深入他的思想，了解更多关于鸟对世界的理解)”和第四段的“Many of Alex’s skills, such as his ability to understand the concepts of “same” and “different”, are rare in the animal world.(Alex的许多技能，比如他理解“相同”和“不同”概念的能力，在动物界是罕见的)”可知，Pepperberg的研究关注的是Alex理解概念的能力。故选A。
65．细节理解题。根据最后一段““He’s moody,” said Pepperberg, “so he interrupts the others, or he gives the wrong answer just to be difficult.”(“他很情绪化，” Pepperberg说，“所以他会打断别人，或者他只是为了刁难别人而给出错误的答案。”)”可知，Alex有时太聪明了，无法控制导致Pepperberg在她的研究中陷入困境。故选B。
66．D 67．D 68．A

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要向读者介绍了伦敦一些著名的公园景点。
66．细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“Horniman Gardens cover 16 acres with breathtaking views of London.（霍尼曼花园占地16英亩，享有伦敦的壮丽景色。）”和第三段的“Enjoy fresh bread, seasonal food, and natural wines in the award-winning cafe, while admiring the beauty of the naturalistic landscape , spotted with impressive art and statues.（享受新鲜的面包，时令食品，和天然葡萄酒在屡获殊荣的咖啡馆，而欣赏自然主义的风景之美，发现令人印象深刻的艺术和雕像。）”，可知，游客可以在霍尼曼花园和奇斯威克花园欣赏美景。故选D。
67．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“Have a walk through the vast garden, spot local wildlife at the lake, or get your hands dirty by trying a gardening lesson.（在广阔的花园中漫步，在湖边观赏当地的野生动物，或者尝试上一节园艺课，让自己的双手脏起来。）”，可知，如果游客想参加实践活动，他们应该去Kew Garden。故选D。
68．推理判断题。根据文章第一段的“From a royal palace to a classical garden, we recommend great green spaces to escape the hustle and bustle of London.（从皇家宫殿到古典花园，我们推荐巨大的绿色空间来逃离伦敦的喧嚣。）”，可知，文章的目的是向游客介绍著名园林。故选A。
69．C 70．A 71．A 72．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描绘了作者对于童年美好生活的回忆以及对于长大后童年时光逝去的感伤。
69．词义猜测题。根据考查词汇所在句子“My village was archaic, dying cabins housing dying farmers with dying traditions.（我的村庄很古老，垂死的小屋住着垂死的农民，他们的传统已经消亡。）”，并结合上下文语境可知此处是描写我小时候生活的村庄很陈旧。archaic意为“陈旧的”。故选C。
70．推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“Trees and mountains formed our playgrounds and fights broke out as easily as sudden laughter. Liberated from the restrictions of society, we would bound into the woods, deeper and deeper until we found a lake which, with a wild yell, we would jump into all at once.（树木和山脉构成了我们的游乐场，打架就像突然的笑声一样容易爆发。从社会的束缚中解放出来，我们会跳进树林里，越陷越深，直到发现一个湖，我们会大叫一声，立刻跳进湖里。）”，可知，之所以作者认为自己和其他孩子都是野孩子，是因为他们在树林里疯狂地玩耍。故选A。
71．推理判断题。根据文章第四至六段的“Water shone brightly and the sounds of our screams broke into the outcry from birds. The shock of cold water against sweating skin would wake every nerve in my body and my bare feet would hit the sinking muddy bottom. As we submerged(淹没)， time would suspend， movements slowing as bubbles rose around us.（水面闪闪发光，我们的尖叫声被鸟儿的叫声打断了。冷水对着出汗的皮肤的冲击会唤醒我身体的每一根神经，我的光脚会撞到下沉的泥泞的底部。当我们潜入水中时，时间会停止，随着我们周围的气泡上升，运动变慢。）”和“I was drowning. I was living. I was living. I was drowning.（我快淹死了。我还活着。我还活着。我快淹死了。）”以及“For timelessness or a second (both felt the same), we would suspend, curl up, and then be forced back out into breathing air.（在一段时间或一秒钟内(两者的感觉都是一样的)，我们会暂停，蜷缩起来，然后被迫重新呼吸空气。）”可知，作者从自己当时的所见、所听、所感等多个层面描绘了自己童年时对于湖的回忆。故选A。
72．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“We should have known that it wouldn’t last forever. Yet, even under the best circumstances, there’s something so tragic about growing up: to have your perspective on the people and life around you change;to always struggle to reach a mirror only to find yourself tall enough to see your reflection one day. And find, a different person staring back out at you.（我们早该知道爱情不会永远持续下去。然而，即使在最好的情况下，成长也有一些悲剧:你对周围人和生活的看法发生了变化;你总是挣扎着去拿镜子，却发现自己已经足够高，有一天可以看到自己的倒影。然后发现，另一个人正盯着你。）”，可知，作者在最后一段似乎传达了“成长常常伴随着对过去的悲伤告别。”故选C。
73．A 74．B 75．C 76．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要通过海牛Dugong的例子讲述了文化与物种生存的内在关联。
73．细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“Much worse, Dugongs are at risk of losing the protection of the Torres Strait Islanders, who have looked after them historically, hunting them for food sustainably and monitored their numbers. These native people keep their biodiversity, and have deep knowledge about their environments.”（更糟糕的是，Dugongs正面临着失去托雷斯海峡岛民保护的危险，这些岛民以前一直在照顾Dugongs，现在持续地猎杀它们作为食物，并监控它们的数量。这些当地人保持着他们的生物多样性，对他们的环境有深刻的了解。）可知，当地人与Dugongs的关系是当地人帮助保护Dugongs。故选A。
74．推理判断题。根据文章第四段的“When a culture declines, the species that are important to that culture are also threatened.”（当一种文化衰落时，对该文化重要的物种也受到威胁。）可知，Reyes-García可能会同意“文化与物种的生存息息相关。”故选B。
75．细节理解题。根据文章第五段的“In the study, the team used a new way to determine a species’ risk of disappearing: the more a cultural group’s language use declines, the more that culture is threatened. The more a culture is threatened, the more culturally vulnerable its important species are. Researchers then combined a species’ cultural and biological vulnerability to arrive at its bio-cultural status.”（在这项研究中，研究小组使用了一种新的方法来确定一个物种消失的风险：一个文化群体的语言使用下降得越多，该文化受到的威胁就越大。一种文化受到的威胁越多，其重要物种在文化上就越脆弱。然后，研究人员将一个物种的文化和生物脆弱性结合起来，得出它的生物文化状态。），可知，与以前的学习方法相比，现在的研究方法突出了人类语言的影响。故选C。
76．观点态度题。根据文章最后一段的“This new approach to conservation involves people that have historically cared for them. It can highlight when communities need support to continue their care.”（这种新的保护方法涉及到历史上一直照顾它们的人。它可以突出社区何时需要支持以继续提供护理。），可知，作者赞成最新的方法。故选B。
77．D 78．B 79．C 80．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要通过讲述历史上美索不达米亚人的科技成就及其影响来启示当今的科技发展及影响。
77．主旨大意题。根据文章第二段的“Ancient Mesopotamia was home to many of civilization’s early developments. Its people were world leaders in adapting to technological and cultural changes. They invented the wheel and agriculture, and pioneered advances in mathematics and urbanization. These breakthroughs are reflected in cuneiform(楔形文字)literature，one of the oldest known forms of writing.（古代美索不达米亚是许多早期文明发展的发源地。它的人民在适应技术和文化变化方面处于世界领先地位。他们发明了车轮和农业，开创了数学和城市化的先河。这些突破反映在楔形文字文学中，这是已知最古老的书写形式之一。）”，可知，关于美索不达米亚人，第二段主要讨论了“他们的文明成就”。故选D。
78．推理判断题。根据文章第三段的“They often represent new technologies being controlled in the service of human conflict and mostly serving the interests of those with high social positions.（它们通常代表着为人类冲突服务而被控制的新技术，主要为那些社会地位高的人的利益服务。）”，可知，从第3段可以推断出技术进步的“它们带来了隐患。”。故选B。
79．细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“In broader fields, the boundaries of how AI may be used haven’t been clearly explained.（在更广泛的领域，人工智能如何使用的界限还没有得到明确的解释。）”，可知，根据第4段，AI的现状是“它的应用范围是不明确的。”故选C。
80．主旨大意题。通过对文章结构和内容的分析，再根据最后一段“Humans have been struggling to invent, use and adapt to technology since our earliest civilizations. But the technology and resulting knowledge are not always evenly distributed. Knowing how we adapted to changing technology in the past helps us more fully understand the human condition and may even help us prepare for the future.（自最早的文明以来，人类一直在努力发明、使用和适应技术。但是技术和由此产生的知识并不总是均匀分布的。了解我们如何适应过去不断变化的技术有助于我们更全面地了解人类的状况，甚至可能帮助我们为未来做好准备。）”，可知本文主要通过讲述历史上美索不达米亚人的科技成就及其影响来启示今天的科技发展及影响。所以短文的标题为“关于新技术的影响，历史能告诉我们什么”。故选D。
81．B 82．A 83．B

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个提供儿童、青少年和成人艺术和表演课程的地方，并对具体细节进行相关介绍。
81．细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句“Our classes are listed on our website with direct links to register.(我们的课程在我们的网站上列出，有直接的注册链接)”可知，读者可以通过网站注册课程。故选B项。
82．细节理解题。根据小标题What Else We Do下的二、三句“Our home base is a beautiful studio designed by an architect as well as our two studios by the sea in Ambleside. We provide a creative setting for a hand on art and acting experience through classes and workshops.(我们的基地是一个由建筑师设计的美丽的工作室，以及我们在安布尔赛德海边的两个工作室。我们提供一个创造性的环境，通过课程和工作室来体验艺术和表演)”可知，学生们在安布尔赛德海边的工作室里能学到的是表演。故选A项。
83．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句“For parents looking for the convenience of extracurricular opportunities for their children, they can have experience by bringing our classes to their local school with a choice of lunchtime and after-school classes.(对于为孩子寻找方便的课外机会的家长来说，他们可以把我们的课程带到当地的学校，选择午餐时间和课后课程)”可知，学生可以在当地的学校上课。故选B项。
84．D 85．C 86．A 87．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者作为一名新闻工作者的日常所见、所思、所想，以及工作日常。
84．细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“But the reason I love this ride is that it’s a reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.(但我喜欢这段旅程的原因是它提醒了我街区之间是如何变化的)”可知，作者喜欢坐火车去上班是因为可以了解街区的变化。故选D项。
85．细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“I searched addresses on the city’s southwest side, a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down, I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007.(我搜索了纽约市西南侧的地址，那里有大量住宅被拆除，我浏览了手机上记录的街景，看看这个社区2007年的样子)”可知，作者是通过查看过去的街景才发现城市的西南侧在过去是什么样子的。故选C项。
86．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段二、三句“I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past, but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block, who were really friendly to each other. However, people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other.(我已经知道这个社区过去的样子，但玛姬塔分享了更多曾经住在她那个街区的人的细节，他们彼此都很友好。然而，今天附近的人都忙于生活，很少互相打招呼)”可知，现在的街区已与玛姬塔当年生活的样子不同，现在的人很少互相打招呼。由此推知，如果玛姬塔与作者交谈，她应该是感到难过的。故选A项。
87．推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句“For almost a year now I have been riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a reporter for a local magazine.(近一年来，我一直乘坐这列火车前往我为当地一家杂志工作的办公室)”以及最后一段“In the end, they smiled at my camera. And then I got back on the train and headed back to the office to tell their stories.(最后，他们对着我的相机笑了。然后我回到火车上，回到办公室，讲述他们的故事)”可推知，本文的主要目的是为了介绍作者作为一名记者的日常工作。故选B项。
88．A 89．C 90．D 91．B

【导语】本文是说明文。在三月，很多英国人会戴着水仙花，以此来表示他们支持一个慈善机构：玛丽·居里癌症护理中心。文章介绍了该慈善机构，科学家居里夫人以及其成就。
88．细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care.(英国人佩戴这些黄色的花是为了表示他们支持这个国家最著名的慈善机构之一：玛丽·居里癌症护理中心)”可知，英国人在外套上戴水仙花代表支持一个慈善机构。故选A。
89．词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“The charity was named after Marie Curie,(这个慈善机构以居里夫人的名字命名)”和后文“Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy (化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.(由于她的开创性工作导致了化疗，该慈善机构以玛丽·居里的名字命名)”可知，科学家玛丽·居里很出名，画线单词意为“著名的”。故选C。
90．推理判断题。根据第三段“Because of her pioneering work which led to chemotherapy (化学疗法), the charity shared the name of Marie Curie.(由于她的开创性工作导致了化疗，该慈善机构以玛丽·居里的名字命名)”可知，该慈善机构以Marie Curie命名是为了对这位伟大的科学家表示尊敬。故选D。
91．推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a metaphor for bringing life to other people through charitable giving.(正因为如此，该慈善机构使用水仙花作为一个隐喻，通过慈善捐赠为他人带来生命)”可知，水仙花被认为代表着希望。故选B。
92．D 93．C 94．C 95．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。葵花凤头鹦鹉在西澳大利亚很常见，它们通常生活在树木繁茂的地区。但随着森林被砍伐，凤头鹦鹉已经习惯了在人类附近生活。科学家报告说，澳大利亚悉尼的人们正在与这些鸟类展开争夺垃圾箱的战斗。
92．推理判断题。根据第二段“Last year, scientists at the Max Planck Institute reported that the cockatoos had learned how to open the covers of trash bins. That’s not an easy job. The cockatoos must lift the heavy cover with their beaks (喙) and then walk along, pushing the cover up until it falls over.(去年，马克斯普朗克研究所的科学家报告说，凤头鹦鹉已经学会了如何打开垃圾桶的盖子。这不是一件容易的事。凤头鹦鹉必须用喙抬起沉重的覆盖物，然后向前走，把覆盖物往上推，直到它倒下。)”可知，凤头鹦鹉很聪明。故选D。
93．细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句“This time the scientists weren’t just studying cockatoos. They were also studying humans.(这一次科学家们不仅仅是在研究凤头鹦鹉。他们也在研究人类。)”和第四段“The scientists spent weeks studying more than 3,200 trash bins in four different areas of Sydney. They wanted to see how many bins were protected and what methods were used.(科学家们花了数周时间研究了悉尼四个不同地区的3200多个垃圾桶。他们想知道有多少箱子受到了保护，使用了什么方法。)”可知，第4段中科学家们想知道人类对鸟类的把戏有何反应。故选C。
94．细节理解题。根据最后一段前两句“The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off the bins.(研究人员表示，这就像人类和凤头鹦鹉之间在学习新的做事方式方面的竞赛。现在，许多凤头鹦鹉已经学会了如何把重物从箱子上推下来。)”可知，研究人员在研究中发现凤头鹦鹉可以采用新的方式打开垃圾箱。故选C。
95．主旨大意题。根据第一段最后两句“But as forests have been cut down, cockatoos have gotten used to living near people. Scientists report that people in Sydney, Australia are in a battle with these birds.(但随着森林被砍伐，凤头鹦鹉已经习惯了在人类附近生活。科学家报告说，澳大利亚悉尼的人们正在与这些鸟类作战。)”和最后一段“The researchers say it’s like a race between humans and cockatoos to learn new ways of doing things. Now many cockatoos have learned how to push heavy items off the bins. As a result, humans have figured out ways to attach the items to the top of their bins. The scientists describe the situation as a “human-wildlife conflict”. They expect these conflicts will become more common as humans take over more areas that used to be wild.(研究人员表示，这就像人类和凤头鹦鹉之间在学习新的做事方式方面的竞赛。现在，许多凤头鹦鹉已经学会了如何把重物从箱子上推下来。因此，人类已经找到了将物品固定在垃圾箱顶部的方法。科学家们将这种情况描述为“人类与野生动物的冲突”。他们预计，随着人类占领更多曾经是荒野的地区，这些冲突将变得更加普遍。)”可知，文章主要是讲一场凤头鹦鹉和人类争夺垃圾箱的战斗。故选A。
96．D 97．C 98．A

【导语】本文是应用文。文章是一篇由Big Picture发起的摄影大赛的征稿。介绍了大赛的奖励品、参赛时间、参赛费用和参赛资格等信息。
【详解】1.推理判断题。根据文章首段的“Click here and enter your work for a chance to win cash prizes and be exhibited at the California Academy of Sciences!(点击这里，报名你的作品有机会赢得现金奖励，并在加州科学院展出！)”可以推断出文章很可能是出自相关网站。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据Entry Fees部分“＄25 for up to 10 single image submissions in any category(在任何类别中提交多达10张单张图像25美元)”可知，参赛者花25美元，可以提交任何类别最多10张单张图片。下一段还提到“Photographers are limited to up to 10 image submissions per registered email address and may register an unlimited number of email addresses. (摄影师每个注册电子邮件地址限制为10张图片,并可注册无限数量的电子邮件地址。)”每个注册邮箱最多可以交10张单张照片，但是每个人可以注册不限量的邮箱。因此，交17张单张照片要有2个注册邮箱，10张单张需要＄25，加7张单张＄25，合计＄50。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据Participants部分“Big Picture is open to all photography enthusiasts and professionals alike worldwide, except employees, volunteers and Board Members of the Academy (as well as their sponsors) and the immediate families and individuals living in the same household.(“大图”向全球所有摄影爱好者和专业人士开放，但学院的员工、志愿者和董事会成员（以及他们的赞助商）、直系亲属和居住在同一家庭的个人除外。)”可知，Big Picture 面向全球所有摄影爱好者和专业人士开放，但学院的员工、志愿者和董事会成员，以及他们的赞助商、直系亲属和居住在同一家庭的个人除外。因此与学院无关的业余爱好者可以参加比赛。故选A。
99．D 100．C 101．A 102．B

【导语】本文是一篇夹议夹叙类文。作者描述了香港海域过度捕捞及香港人对海鲜需求量大的现状，提出了改变现状的建议，并呼吁人人都应从自身做起，保护海洋生态。
【详解】1.推理判断题。根据第二段中“ Records show that, decades ago, Hong Kong had such high production of seafood that it supported about 90% of the local demand. Today, at least 90% of the seafood we eat has to be imported to meet local demand, as our waters are so overfished that they can no longer support the local appetite.(记录显示，几十年前，香港的海产品产量很高，能满足约90%的本地需求。今天，我们吃的至少90%的海鲜必须进口才能满足当地的需求，因为我们的水域过度捕捞，已经无法满足当地的需求。)”可知作者是通过对比香港几十年前与现在当地海鲜供应来源的不同来比较和呈现香港海域过度捕捞的现状。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“Today, at least 90% of the seafood we eat has to be imported to meet local demand, as our waters are so overfished that they can no longer support the local appetite.(今天，我们吃的至少90%的海鲜必须进口才能满足当地的需求，因为我们的水域过度捕捞，已经无法满足当地的需求。)”以及第三段中的“Hong Konng has the second highest annual seafood consumption per capita (人均) in Asia”(香港每年的人均海产品消费量在亚洲排名第二)  可知，香港人对海鲜的需求量很大。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句话“ As a general rule of thumb, if people are not sure what the species is, they should choose something else that they are more familiar with.(一般来说，如果人们不确定这个物种是什么，他们应该选择他们更熟悉的东西。)” 可知，作者建议人们远离不熟悉的物种。故选A。
4.推理判断题。根据最后一段“With the marine ecosystem already weak and easily destroyed, the greatest threat is continued ignorance and inaction. It is time for us to show that we can also be a part of the solution. If each person plays their part - even for just one meal a day-Hong Kong would already be on its way to making considerable progress towards sustainable seafood consumption.(海洋生态系统已经很脆弱，很容易遭到破坏，最大的威胁是继续无知和不作为。现在是我们表明我们也可以成为解决方案一部分的时候了。如果每个人都能尽自己的一份力——即使每天一顿饭——香港在可持续海鲜消费方面已经取得了相当大的进展。)”可知，作者的写作目的是为了保护海洋生态系统。故选B。
103．D 104．A 105．C 106．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讨论了人际关系如何影响人的寿命，作者举例说明了男女人际关系的不同表现，怎样影响到个人的寿命并分析了原因。
103．主旨大意题。根据第一段的“But what many of us don’t know is that our relationships also affect our life expectancy. Social integration is associated with greater life satisfaction, better health and increased life expectancy. People with wide social networks are more likely to be happy, experience fewer health issues, enjoy better mental health and to live a lot longer.(但我们很多人不知道的是，我们的人际关系也会影响我们的预期寿命。社会融合与更高的生活满意度、更好的健康状况和更长的预期寿命有关。拥有广泛社交网络的人更有可能快乐，经历更少的健康问题，享有更好的心理健康，寿命更长。)”可知，作者想在第一段强调人际关系的重要性。故选D。
104．词句猜测题。根据第三段的“Have you ever wondered why some people are single and happy, while others are drowning in suffering?(你有没有想过为什么有些人单身快乐，而另一些人却沉浸在痛苦中？)”和“while others are practically enemies(而其他人实际上是敌人)”可知，划线词所在句子表示“或者为什么一些已婚夫妇一直生活在幸福的状态中，而另一些实际上是敌人”，因此划线词bliss的意思是“快乐”，和happiness意思相近，故选A。
105．细节理解题。根据第四段的“Research shows that marriage has greater benefits for men than it does for women. Being coupled allows men to receive the essential emotional support that they would lack if they were single. They also get the added benefit of being physically taken care of thanks to the gender roles society still subscribes to.(研究表明，婚姻对男性的益处大于对女性的益处。有伴侣的男人可以得到他们单身时所缺乏的必要的情感支持。由于社会仍然认同的性别角色，他们还得到了身体上的照顾。)”可知，由于性别角色，男性得到了更好的照顾。故选C。
106．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Couples with wider age gaps are more likely to be harmonious compared to their peers.(与同龄人相比，年龄差距较大的夫妇更有可能和睦相处。)”可知，下一段可能会说婚姻年龄差距扩大的好处。故选D。
107．B 108．C 109．B 110．A

【导语】本文是一篇科技类说明文，介绍一项新研究指出人工智能可以以惊人的准确性从大脑活动中解码语音，最终帮助世界各地成千上万无法通过语音、打字或手势进行交流的人。
107．细节理解题。根据第三段中“This new approach “could provide a possible path to help patients with communication problems, avoiding the use of surgeries”(这种新方法“可以提供一条可能的途径，帮助有沟通问题的患者，避免使用手术。”)”可知，这种新方法的主要优势是可以不用手术为有交流问题的病人提供帮助。故选B。
108．细节理解题。根据第五段中的“The team instructed the AI to match up the speech sounds from the story recordings with patterns of brain activity that the AI computed as corresponding to what people were hearing. It then made predictions about what the person might have been hearing during that short time, given more than 1, 000 possibilities.(该团队指示人工智能将故事录音中的语音与人工智能计算出的与人们听到的内容相对应的大脑活动模式相匹配。然后，它根据1000多种可能性，对这个人在短时间内可能听到的内容做出预测。)”可知，人工智能需要运用大脑活动模式做出预测。故选C。
109．推理判断题。根据最后一段的““The new study is decoding of speech recognition, not production,” King agrees, “Though speech production is the final goal, for now, we’re quite a long way away.”(“新的研究是解码语音识别，而不是产生，”King同意，“虽然语音产生是最终目标，但目前，我们还有很长的路要走。”)”可知，Jean-Rémi King认为新的研究有前景，故选B。
110．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“An artificial intelligence can decode (解码) words and sentences from brain activity with surprising accuracy. Using only a few seconds of brain activity data, the AI guesses what a person has heard.(人工智能可以以惊人的准确度从大脑活动中解码单词和句子。只需要几秒钟的大脑活动数据，人工智能就能猜测出一个人听到了什么。)”和第二段的“Developed at the parent company of Facebook, Meta, the AI could eventually be used to help thousands of people around the world who are unable to communicate through speech, typing or gestures.(这款人工智能由Facebook的母公司Meta开发，最终可用于帮助全球成千上万无法通过语音、打字或手势进行交流的人。)”可知，本文主要讲的是一项新研究指出人工智能可以以惊人的准确性从大脑活动中解码语音，最终帮助世界各地成千上万无法通过语音、打字或手势进行交流的人，因此最好的题目是A选项“A New Way to Decode Speech(语音解码的新方法)”，故选A。
111．A 112．B 113．C

【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是一些以中国为主题的最有趣的播客。
111．推理判断题。根据第一段的“Whether you’re an old-timer or a newcomer to China, there’s always more to learn about this awesome country. To help in your never-ending thirst for knowledge, we’ve rounded up some most entertaining China-focused podcasts that hit on everything from history to business, to dating and beyond.(无论你是中国的老者老居民还是新来者，关于这个令人敬畏的国家，你总有更多的东西需要了解。为了满足你永无止境的求知欲，我们收集了一些以中国为主题的最有趣的播客，从历史到商业，到约会等等。)”可知，这些播客的对象是在中国的外国人，故选A。
112．细节理解题。根据The China History Podcast部分的“Topics like the history of Tang poetry, or the Hokkien people are analyzed and explored.(分析和探索比如唐诗的历史，或者闽南人的话题。)”可知，The China History Podcast会谈论古诗，故选B。
113．细节理解题。根据The Wasai Show部分的“The Wasai Show is hosted by Neto Trevino from Mexico and Alice He who is local Chinese. In each episode, stories are collected from listeners about a topic and shared in a funny way by both comedians.(Wasai Show由来自墨西哥的Neto Trevino和当地华人Alice He主持。在每一集里，从听众那里收集关于一个话题的故事，并由两位喜剧演员以有趣的方式分享。)”可知，Wasai Show的形式是两位主持人分享听众的故事。故选C。
114．A 115．B 116．C 117．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了16岁的模特Abbing的出身以及她的个人爱好等。
114．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“When it comes to modelling, Abbing has found her difference more of a blessing: she is represented by the Zebedee Talent agency, which aims to make people who have disabilities more visible in the world of fashion.(说到模特，Abbing发现她的与众不同更像是一种祝福：她的代理是Zebedee人才经纪公司，该公司旨在让残疾人在时尚界更加引人注目)”可知，这家公司旨在让残疾人为他人所了解。由此推知，Abbing被这家经纪公司签约的原因是身体有残疾。故选A。
115．推理判断题。根据文章第四段“But Abbing welcomes what she sees as a shift. People now want to learn about and accept differences.(但Abbing对她所看到的转变表示欢迎。人们现在想要了解和接受差异)”可推知，Abbing对一些公司签约有残疾的模特这一现象感到高兴。故选B。
116．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“When it comes to modelling, Abbing has found her difference more of a blessing: she is represented by the Zebedee Talent agency, which aims to make people who have disabilities more visible in the world of fashion.(说到模特，Abbing发现她的与众不同更像是一种祝福：她的代理是 Zebedee人才经纪公司，该公司旨在让残疾人在时尚界更加引人注目)”可知，她将自己的残疾看作一种祝福。由此推知，她是一个勇敢的女孩。根据倒数第二段“When not in front of the camera, Abbing loves climbing and swimming, and used to love competitive sports. (不在镜头前的时候，Abbing喜欢攀岩和游泳，过去喜欢竞技运动)”以及最后一段“Abbing loves the world of travel and meeting new people, which her modelling has opened up, and particularly working with artists and on artistic projects.(Abbing喜欢旅行和结识新朋友，她的模特开启了这一世界，特别是与艺术家和艺术项目合作)”可推知，Abbing是一个开朗外向的女孩。故选C。
117．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“It’s important for her to focus on what is possible, rather than what isn’t. “At school, teachers tend to look at the things you cannot do. I really didn’t like that, although they meant well. I would rather they had focused on the things I can do instead.”(对她来说，关注什么是可能的，而不是什么是不可能的，这很重要。“在学校里，老师往往会关注你不会做的事情。我真的不喜欢那样，尽管他们本意是好的。我宁愿他们把注意力放在我能做的事情上。”)”可推知，Abbing的故事告诉我们，一个人应该专注在自己能做到的事情上，而不是只想着自己做不到的事，即你本来的样子就很美。故选D。
118．B 119．A 120．D 121．B

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，通过讲述自己的经历，作者阐述了一个道理，即害怕问“愚蠢”的问题会让你假装知道的比你知道的多，这也会让你更容易相信别人说的话。
118．推理判断题。根据第一段的“Just then, Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator (评论员) in my company, walked past my desk. I took a deep breath and asked him. He explained it well in a few sentences and my problem was unexpectedly solved.(就在那时，我公司的首席经济评论员Martin Wolf走过我的办公桌。我深吸一口气，问他。他用几句话解释得很好，我的问题意外地解决了)”可知，作者提到她与马丁的相遇是为了展示提问的好处。故选B。
119．词句猜测题。根据第二段的“Professor Arvind Narayanan once told me that his students were always worrying their questions might be silly, which made the vast majority of his students tend to keep silent in lectures no matter how he encouraged them, even when they were still filled with confusion.(Arvind Narayanan教授曾经告诉我，他的学生总是担心他们的问题可能很愚蠢，这使得他的绝大多数学生在讲课时往往保持沉默，无论他如何鼓励他们，即使他们仍然充满困惑)”可知，作者说“这是一门正在消亡的艺术”的意思是很少有人会提出问题。故选A。
120．细节理解题。根据第三段的“The study found that people who were more willing to pretend they know something well were more likely to fall for nonsense of others.(研究发现，那些更愿意假装自己很了解某件事的人更容易被别人的胡言乱语所欺骗)”可知，2021年的研究表明害怕问问题会导致不好的后果。故选D。
121．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第三段的“The study found that people who were more willing to pretend they know something well were more likely to fall for nonsense of others.(研究发现，那些更愿意假装自己很了解某件事的人更容易被别人的胡言乱语所欺骗)”和最后一段的“But trust me, a journalist who asks questions for a living: most people really don’t mind being asked something “stupid”. If they do, it is probably because they don’t really understand it themselves, or they have something to hide. In that sense, you learn something useful either way.(但相信我，作为一个以提问为生的记者：大多数人真的不介意被问一些“愚蠢”的问题。如果他们这样做，那可能是因为他们自己也不太理解，或者他们有什么要隐瞒的。从这个意义上说，无论哪种方式，你都能学到有用的东西)”可知，本文作者通过讲述自己的经历，阐述了一个道理，即害怕问“愚蠢”的问题会让你假装知道的比你知道的多，这也会让你更容易相信别人说的话，因此最可能来自于网站的观点部分。故选B。
122．C 123．C 124．A 125．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了曼德拉效应，介绍了其名字的由来以及相类似的记忆现象。
122．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Do you remember when Nelson Mandela died?  In the 1980s?  In the 1990s? The answer is in 2013. The political figure was in prison from 1964 to 1990 before receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and being elected president in 1994. However, many people incorrectly remember him dying in prison in the 1980s, which is how the Mandela effect gets its name.(你还记得纳尔逊·曼德拉是什么时候去世的吗？在20世纪80年代？在20世纪90年代？答案是在2013年。这位政治人物从1964年到1990年一直在监狱服刑，1993年获得诺贝尔和平奖，1994年当选总统。然而，许多人错误地记得他在20世纪80年代死于监狱，这就是曼德拉效应的由来)”可知，曼德拉效应的原来是很多人记错了曼德拉去世的时间。故选C。
123．主旨大意题。根据文章第三段““The Mandela effect seems to be closely related to a number of well-known memory phenomena,“ said Tim Hollins, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Plymouth in the U.K. He named three similar types of memory-related phenomena: “false memory,” which is the creation of a memory that didn’t happen; “source-memory errors,” which is when someone forgets the true source of a memory; and “imagination inflation(膨胀),” which is the tendency to believe something is real when it is often or vividly imagined.(“曼德拉效应似乎与许多众所周知的记忆现象密切相关，”英国普利茅斯大学实验心理学教授蒂姆·霍林斯说。他列举了三种类似的与记忆有关的现象：“虚假记忆”，这是一种没有发生过的记忆的创造；“源记忆错误”，指的是某人忘记了记忆的真正来源；还有“想象膨胀”，指的是人们倾向于相信某件事是真实的，尽管它经常是人们生动地想象出来的。)”可知，第三段主要讲述的是导致曼德拉效应的几种记忆问题。故选C。
124．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“A 2020 memory study found that 76% of adults made at least one detectable error when asked to recall information, demonstrating that memory is not accurate.( 2020年的一项记忆研究发现，76%的成年人在被要求回忆信息时至少犯了一个可察觉的错误，这表明记忆是不准确的)”可知，我们的记忆是不准确的，因此并不是我们所以为的那样可依赖。故选A。
125．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“However, Hollins believes the phenomenon that is most closely connected to the Mandela effect is that of “gist memory,” which is when someone has a general idea of something but can’t necessarily remember the specifics.(然而，霍林斯认为，与曼德拉效应最密切相关的现象是“主旨记忆”，即某人对某事有一个大致的想法，但不一定记得细节)”以及最后一段““Remembering Curious George as having a tail just reflects the fact that most monkeys have tails,” Hollins said. “If you just remember the gist-it’s a monkey-why wouldn’t you remember him having a tail?”(“记住‘好奇的乔治’有尾巴只是反映了大多数猴子都有尾巴的事实。” 霍林斯说，“如果你只记得要点——这是一只猴子——你为什么不记得它有尾巴呢?”)”可知，本文中的“主旨记忆”指的是只记得事物的关键特征，而不记得细节。故选D。
126．B 127．C 128．D

【分析】本文是一则广告。文章介绍在线网上书店里的书。这里列出的书相当便宜，而且折扣价后还会更便宜。
126．细节理解题。根据Once Upon a Time“This is an ideal return gift for all your child’s friends on his birthday.（这是你孩子所有朋友生日时的理想回赠礼物。）”可知，它可以作为孩子们的理想礼物。故选B。
127．细节理解题。根据General Knowledge 2015中“It can be used for preparation of competitive exams.（它可以用于准备竞争性考试。）”可知，根据课文，General Knowledge 2015可以帮助人们准备竞争性考试。故选C。
128．推理判断题。根据第一句“The books listed here are reasonably cheap and also after discount they are even cheaper.（这里列出的书相当便宜，而且折扣价后还会更便宜。）”由此可知，这四本书的共同点是“它们以低价出售。”故选D。
129．A 130．B 131．D 132．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者小时候学习舞蹈的经历，以及妈妈对她的支持和理解告诉父母们应该发现并培养孩子的天赋，而不是用所谓的教育把孩子推向平凡。
129．细节理解题。根据第一段的“had them sitting before me on the floor while I was teaching them to wave their arms. When she asked the explanation of this, I informed her that it was my school of dance.(我让他们坐在我的前面，教他们挥动手臂。当她问我对此的解释时，我告诉她这是我的舞蹈学校)”可知，妈妈回家时作者正在教一些小孩跳舞。故选A。
130．细节理解题。根据第二段的“When the teacher told me to stand on my toes (脚趾) I asked him why, and when he replied “ Because it is beautiful, ” I said that it was ugly and against nature and after the third lesson I left his class, never to return.  (当老师叫我用脚趾站起来时我问他为什么，当他回答“因为它很美”时，我说它很丑，而且违背了自然)”可知，作者认为芭蕾舞很丑且违背自然。故选B。
131．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“My art was already in me when I was a little girl, and it was owing to the heroic and adventurous spirit of my mother that it was not prevented. (当我还是一个小女孩的时候，我的艺术就已经在我心中了，正是由于我母亲的英勇和冒险精神，它才没有被阻止)”可知，作者把自己在艺术方面的成功归功于妈妈的支持和理解。故选D。
132．主旨大意题。通读全文，并结合最后一段的“I believe that whatever the child is going to do in life should be begun when it is very young. I wonder how many parents realize that by the so-called education they are giving their children, they are only driving them into the commonplace, and taking away from them any chance of doing anything beautiful or original. (我相信孩子一生中要做的事情都应该在很小的时候就开始。我想知道有多少父母意识到，通过他们给孩子的所谓教育，他们只会把他们推向平凡，剥夺他们做任何美好或原创事情的机会)”可知，文章通过作者小时候学习舞蹈的经历，以及妈妈对她的支持和理解告诉父母们应该发现并培养孩子的天赋，而不是用所谓的教育把孩子推向平凡。故选C。
133．B 134．D 135．A 136．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述当代医学科学的一个主要问题是在医疗产品的临床试验中使用人体，并且主要介绍了医学试验的程序，意义和风险。
133．主旨大意题。根据第二段“People are invited randomly and paid to take part in trials of an experimental drug, or new surgical procedure, in a number of countries at the one time. (人们被随机邀请并支付报酬，同时在多个国家参加实验性药物或新外科手术的试验。)”以及下文的例子可知第二段主要讲述医学试验的程序。故选B。
134．细节理解题。根据第四段“Doctors say that the risk is not so great during the trial itself, where patients are closely monitored, but comes when the drug is released on the market place. For example, in 2004 a US company recalled an arthritis drug, when it was found that after 18 months of use, the risk of heart attack and stroke increased. (医生们说，在试验期间，患者受到密切监测，风险并不大，但当药物投放市场时，风险就会出现。例如，2004年，一家美国公司召回了一种关节炎药物，因为它被发现在使用18个月后，心脏病发作和中风的风险增加了。)”可知作者在第四段提到这个例子实在解释一些药物在出售时出现的风险。故选D。
135．词义猜测题。根据划线词上文“People who support testing claim the risks to the individual are small compared with the benefits. (支持测试的人声称，与好处相比，测试对个人的风险很小。)”可推测下文意思是“即使患者有不良后果，病情恶化，这对制药公司来说也是有价值的信息。”由此可猜测单词adverse意为“负面的”，故选A。
136．推理判断题。根据最后一段“While the drug companies usually pay for the hospital trials, government has set up medical committees to handle the issue. (虽然通常由制药公司支付医院试验费用，但政府已经成立了医疗委员会来处理这一问题。)”可推断下文最有可能讨论医疗委员会如何解决这个问题。故选D。
137．D 138．A 139．C 140．D

【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了食用克隆动物的三个忧虑。
137．细节理解题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是“The FDA has stated that cloned animal products are safe for consumption, and has performed many studies to support this view.”FDA已经声明克隆动物产品是安全的，并进行了许多研究来支持这一观点，可知，FDA认为克隆动物产品在很多方面被证明是安全的，所以允许食用克隆动物产品。故选D项。
138．细节理解题。由第四段的第二句“Making a clone needs hard work and is very costly.”克隆动物需要艰苦的工作并且非常昂贵，可知，克隆动物花费了很多的努力和金钱。故选A项。
139．推理判断题。由最后一段内容，尤其是“If the FDA does not make labeling (贴标签)laws, people may not be able to make informed choices about their food.”如果FDA不使用贴标签的法律,人们可能无法对他们的食物做出明智的选择。可以推断出，应该制定法律来保护人们选择食物的权利。故选C项。
140．主旨大意题。这篇文章是总分结构，开头提出FDA建议允许克隆动物和克隆动物产品进入美国的食品供应。第三段提出了食用克隆动物的三个顾虑，第一，克隆组织和动物产品是否真正安全的问题；第二，许多克隆动物也是转基因动物，FDA表示是人类食用不安全；第三，消费者希望能够选择吃什么。第四、五、六段分别仔细论述了这三个忧虑。可以推断出这篇文章主要探讨了食用克隆动物的担心。故选D项。
【点睛】概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。该文是总分结构，该类文章的中心一般就在文章开头，即可找到文章中心。这篇文章是总分结构，开头提出FDA建议允许克隆动物和克隆动物产品进入美国的食品供应。第三段提出了食用克隆动物的三个顾虑，第一，克隆组织和动物产品是否真正安全的问题；第二，许多克隆动物也是转基因动物，FDA 表示是人类食用不安全；第三，消费者希望能够选择吃什么。第四、五、六段分别仔细论述了这三个忧虑。可以推断出这篇文章主要探讨了食用克隆动物的担心。故小题4选D项。
141．A 142．C 143．D

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四种社区一共计划项目，介绍了这些项目的主要内容等。
141．细节理解题。根据826 Boston部分中的“It is a nonprofit kids writing and publishing organization empowering traditionally under-served students(age 2 to 13)to find their voices, tell their stories, and gain communication skills to succeed in school and in future life.(这是一个非营利性的儿童写作和出版组织，让传统上未受到政府足够关心的学生(2至13岁)找到自己的声音，讲述自己的故事，并获得沟通技巧，从而在学校和未来的生活中取得成功。)”可知，该项目主要是教孩子如何表达。故选A。
142．细节理解题。根据Community Servings部分中的“Community Servings actively engages the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to critically ill kids(age 6 to 10)and  their  families.(社区服务积极动员社区为危重儿童(6至10岁)及其家人提供医疗上量身定制的营养即食餐食。)”可知，该项目为社区危重儿童及其家人提供定制餐，所以该项目倾向于选择有医学知识的志愿者。故选C。
143．推理判断题。根据826 Boston部分中的“It is a nonprofit kids writing and publishing organization empowering traditionally under-served students(age 2 to 13)to find their voices, tell their stories, and gain communication skills to succeed in school and in future life.(这是一个非营利性的儿童写作和出版组织，让传统上未受到政府足够关心的学生(2至13岁)找到自己的声音，讲述自己的故事，并获得沟通技巧，从而在学校和未来的生活中取得成功。)”、Family Gym Program部分中的“Family Gym’s goal is to provide families with young children(age 0 to 10)with a safe, accessible space to engage in fun, and age-appropriate physical activity.(家庭健身房的目标是为有孩子(0到10岁)的家庭提供一个安全、方便的空间，让他们从事有趣的、适合年龄的体育活动。)”、Community Servings部分中的“Community Servings actively engages the community to provide medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to critically ill kids(age 6 to 10)and  their  families.(社区服务积极动员社区为危重儿童(6至10岁)及其家人提供医疗上量身定制的营养即食餐食。)”以及Hernández After School Program部分中的“HASP involves youth from the Rafael Hernández Two-Way Bilingual School to provide the highest quality of specialized services to meet the educational, social, emotional, cultural, and    recreational needs of its students(age 5 to 12) in the surrounding communities.(HASP涉及来自Rafael Hernández双向双语学校的青少年，提供最高质量的专业服务，以满足周边社区学生(5至12岁)的教育，社交，情感，文化和娱乐需求。)”可推测，这四个项目都是以孩子为服务的对象。故选D。
144．D 145．A 146．B 147．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍Stentzel的“有意义、有创造性的”美术版画。从Stentzel的故事中了解到“艺术作品来源于生活，但又高于生活。”
144．细节理解题。根据第二段中“By hanging them on a simple clothesline she sets up and folding them artfully that look like animals,she takes wonderful pictures.（她把它们挂在简单的晾衣绳上，然后巧妙地折叠成动物的样子，拍出了美妙的照片。）”可知，Stentzel是通过把叠成动物形状的衣服挂起来创作艺术品的。故选D。
145．推理判断题。根据第四段“Stentzel’s practice started from her childhood in Siberia, where she spent hours surveying her grandmother’s carpet, woods and random objects for recognizable forms, including a pile of buckets looking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.（Stentzel的实践始于她在西伯利亚的童年，在那里她花了几个小时研究她祖母的地毯、树林和随机物体，以寻找可识别的形式，包括一堆看起来像比萨斜塔的水桶。）”可知，Stentzel的灵感来源是日常生活用品。故选A。
146．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I stare at things longer than socially acceptable! It can be anything—a chair, a noodle hanging off the fork,a lamp post in the middle of the road. Observation is a form of thinking for me. I really enjoy studying colors, shapes and textures—with no expectation, simply admiring their unique beauty. Very often there’s nothing more to it,but sometimes BOOM!—a creative idea hits my brain, and it makes a link between sliced bread and wrinkled skin of a French bulldog. It’s very unpredictable（我盯着东西看的时间超过了社会所能接受的时间!它可以是任何东西——一把椅子，一根挂在叉子上的面条，路中间的一根灯柱。对我来说，观察是一种思考方式。我真的很喜欢研究颜色、形状和纹理——没有任何期望，只是欣赏它们独特的美。通常没有更多的东西，但有时BOOM!一个创造性的想法突然出现在我的脑海里，它把切片面包和皱巴巴的法国斗牛犬的皮肤联系在了一起。这是不可预测的）”可知，“有意义和创造性”最能描述Stentzel的美术版画。故选B。
147．推理判断题。根据第一段“Helga Stentzel’s Clothesline Animals combine charming images as fine art prints in various sizes.（Helga Stentzel的晾衣绳动物结合了各种尺寸的迷人图像作为精美的艺术印刷品。）”和最后一段中“I stare at things longer than socially acceptable! It can be anything—a chair, a noodle hanging off the fork,a lamp post in the middle of the road. Observation is a form of thinking for me. I really enjoy studying colors, shapes and textures—with no expectation, simply admiring their unique beauty. Very often there’s nothing more to it,but sometimes BOOM!—a creative idea hits my brain, and it makes a link between sliced bread and wrinkled skin of a French bulldog. It’s very unpredictable（我盯着东西看的时间超过了社会所能接受的时间!它可以是任何东西——一把椅子，一根挂在叉子上的面条，路中间的一根灯柱。对我来说，观察是一种思考方式。我真的很喜欢研究颜色、形状和纹理——没有任何期望，只是欣赏它们独特的美。通常没有更多的东西，但有时BOOM!一个创造性的想法突然出现在我的脑海里，它把切片面包和皱巴巴的法国斗牛犬的皮肤联系在了一起。这是不可预测的）”可知，我们能从Stentzel的故事中了解到“艺术作品来源于生活，但又高于生活。”故选B。
148．C 149．D 150．C 151．A

【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是本月早些时候，曾获得雨果奖和星云奖的美国科幻作家Ken Liu与其他12位专业作家一起参加了一个谷歌的Wordcraft写作研讨会，这是一款人工智能写作助手，文章主要探讨了人工智能是否会取代人类的作家。
148．细节理解题。根据第二段的“But while attention continues to focus on the possibility of a blanket takeover of human literature by AI, far less consideration has been given to the prospect of Al co-working with humans.(但是，当我们继续关注人工智能全面接管人类文学的可能性时，人们对人工智能与人类合作的前景的考虑要少得多。)”可知，人工智能与人类的合作更值得关注，故选C。
149．推理判断题。根据第四段的““Wordcraft is too sensible. Wow!” Robin Sloan wrote. “But ‘sensible’ is another word for predictable, overused and boring. My intention here is to produce something unexpected.”(Word craft太明智了。哇！但“明智”是可预测、过度使用和无聊的另一个词。我的目的是创造一些意想不到的东西。”)”可知，Wordcraft的作品与现存作品有相似之处。故选D。
150．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Their work, and that of countless other novelists, short story writers, dramatists and poets, is too particular, too beautifully unique. Even if a model learned what they had done in the past, it would not be able to predict where their creativity might take them in the future.(他们的作品，以及无数其他小说家、短篇小说作家、剧作家和诗人的作品，都太过独特，太过美好。即使一个模型了解了他们过去的行为，它也无法预测他们的创造力在未来会把他们带到哪里。)”可知，作家们可以通过创作有创意的作品来避免人工智能的威胁，故选C。
151．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“Could the next Ernest Hemingway or Jane Austen be a well-engineered AI software program? It’s a question becoming increasingly pressing as machine language-learning software continues to evolve.(下一个Ernest Hemingway或Jane Austen会是一个精心设计的人工智能软件程序吗？随着机器语言学习软件的不断发展，这个问题变得越来越紧迫。)”和第二段的“Much of this is just nerves. Today’s AI creative writing programs are not yet at a stage of development where they pose a serious threat to Colleen Hoover or Charles Dickens.(这在很大程度上只是神经紧张。今天的人工智能创意写作程序还没有发展到对Colleen Hoover或Charles Dickens构成严重威胁的阶段。)”可知，本文主要探讨的是人工智能是否会取代人类的作家，因此最好的题目是A选项“Will AI Replace Human Writers?(人工智能会取代人类作家吗？)”，故选A。
152．B 153．C 154．B 155．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。英国和丹麦的两个独立研究小组提出了从动物留下的空气中吸取环境DNA这一研究想法来帮助拯救濒危物种，并取得了相同的结果。
152．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“You make coffee by sucking water through a filter and leaving the coffee grounds behind. That’s basically what we’re doing; we’re just sucking the air through and hoping that the DNA gets left behind.(煮咖啡的方法是用过滤器吸水，然后留下咖啡渣。这基本上就是我们正在做的；我们只是把空气吸进去，希望DNA能留下)”可推知，制作咖啡和过滤DNA有相同之处，所以文章提到制作咖啡是为了详细阐述用过滤器捕捉DNA这一研究想法是如何进行的。故选B。
153．短语猜测题。分析文章结构，the concept所指代的内容在上文。根据上文中的“That’s basically what we’re doing; we’re just sucking the air through and hoping that the DNA gets left behind.(这基本上就是我们正在做的；我们只是把空气吸进去，希望DNA能留下)”可知，the concept指代从空气来吸取DNA这一研究想法。故选C。
154．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“It is important to note that this type of DNA sampling can only be picked up if a species is in the area, so if there were two of the same animal, scientists would not be able to tell which one the DNA came from.(需要注意的是，只有当一个物种在该地区时，才能进行这种类型的DNA采样，因此，如果有两种相同的动物，科学家将无法判断DNA来自哪一种)”可知，这种DNA采样的新方法可以收集可及范围内的特定DNA。故选B。
155．推理判断题。根据最后一段中Clare说的话“I think I just inhaled information about all the things that have been here before, and as a scientist, that’s exciting to think that the information that I’m trying to gather is literally hanging in front of me(我想我只是吸入了以前在这里发生过的所有事情的信息，作为一名科学家，想到我试图收集的信息就在我面前，真是令人兴奋)”推知，Clare认为这种研究方法是有希望的，即她呼吸着对未来研究充满希望的空气。故选A。
156．B 157．D 158．B

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍苏豪区最好的四家中餐馆。
156．细节理解题。根据四个小标题Yauatcha Soho($$$)，Beijing Dumpling ($$)，Little Four Seasons ($)和Barshu($$)可知，四家餐厅中Yauatcha Soho可能会让顾客花费最多。故选B。
157．细节理解题。根据Barshu($$)中的“Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spiciness and that's exactly what you get at Barshu. （川菜以辣而闻名，这正是你在巴蜀所能吃到的。）”可知， 在巴蜀可以享受到高品质的川菜。故选D。
158．推理判断题。根据Yauatcha Soho($$$)中“The food is similarly beautiful, from the delicate crystal dumplings to the spicy steamed seabass, a kind of sea fish.（这里的食物同样美味，从精致的水晶饺子到辛辣的蒸海鲈(一种海鱼)。）”；Beijing Dumpling ($$)中的“If you need more there are a variety of classic Chinese dishes and spicy hot pot.（如果您需要更多，这里有各种经典的中国菜和麻辣火锅。）”；Little Four Seasons ($)中的“You can get this signature dish at Little Four Seasons but the specialty of this house is hot pot with the pork belly and chicken with black pepper, the spicy chicken and the spicy and sour fish being particular favourites.（你可以在小四季买到这道招牌菜，但本店的特色菜是黑胡椒五花肉鸡火锅，麻辣鸡和酸辣鱼是最受欢迎的。）”和Barshu($$)中“Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spiciness and that's exactly what you get at Barshu.（川菜以辣而闻名，这正是你在巴蜀所能吃到的。）”可知，这四家餐厅的共同之处是他们都供应辣的食物。故选B。
159．A 160．B 161．C 162．D

【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是近日，中国首批五名驾驶J-11B战斗机的女飞行员成功完成了首次单飞训练。
159．推理判断题。根据第二段的“During the training, pilots had to complete simulated single engine and landing procedures accurately under high altitude conditions, which greatly tested their situational awareness, technical and tactical (战术上的) capabilities.(在训练过程中，飞行员必须在高海拔条件下准确完成模拟单发和着陆程序，极大地考验了他们的态势感知能力和技战术能力。)”和第三段的“The first solo flight also involved challenging operations such as hovering at maximum angular speed (角速度). It tests pilots’ ability to master the boundary performance of the aircraft and how to control the aircraft accurately, providing a solid foundation for them to achieve tactical intention in the later air combat.(第一次单独飞行还包括一些具有挑战性的操作，比如以最大角速度悬停。考验飞行员对飞机边界性能的掌握能力和对飞机的精确控制能力，为飞行员在后期空战中实现战术意图提供坚实的基础。)”可知，第一次单飞训练是要求很高的，故选A。
160．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Women obviously enjoy advantages in operating weapons and equipment because of the careful and sensitive characteristics, which also accords with future warfare in which accurate control of weapon platforms would be one of focuses.(女性在操作武器装备时，由于其细致敏感的特点，具有明显的优势，这也符合未来战争中武器平台的精确控制将是重点之一。)”可知，女飞行员更加谨慎和细心，故选B。
161．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Training female fighter pilots is an important measure to strengthen the quality of the Air Force’s talent pool.(培养女战斗机飞行员是加强空军人才队伍建设的重要举措。)”可知，女战斗机飞行员在空军人才中起着至关重要的作用。故选C。
162．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“China’s first group of five female pilots flying J-11B fighter jets successfully completed their first solo (单独的) training recently.(近日，中国首批五名驾驶J-11B战斗机的女飞行员成功完成了首次单飞训练。)”可知，本文主要讲的是近日，中国首批五名驾驶J-11B战斗机的女飞行员成功完成了首次单飞训练，因此最好的题目是D选项“The success of female pilots’ first flight in the J-11B.(女飞行员在J-11B上的首次飞行成功。)”，故选D。
163．B 164．A 165．D 166．C

【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了雅加达面临土地不断下沉和海平面不断上升的问题，介绍了政府准备采取的措施和影响。
163．推理判断题。根据第一段中“But by the 2000s the beach had disappeared, and the sea frequently flooded the neighborhood.(但到了21世纪初，海滩已经消失了，海水经常淹没这个社区)”和第二段中“In 2002, the government built the coastal wall, to give the residents peace of mind and time-a respite (暂缓) from the steady sinking of the land under the city and the steady rising of the sea.(2002年，政府修建了这道海堤，给居民们带来心灵上的平静和时间上的安宁——让他们暂时免受城市地下土地不断下沉和海平面不断上升的影响)”可推知，海堤的作用是让居民免受洪水侵袭。故选B项。
164．推理判断题。根据第三段中“By comparison, climate change is raising sea level by only less than an inch a year. But sinking land and rising sea both point toward the same outcome: regular flooding in Jakarta. “Jakarta is the center of administration, economy, culture, and entertainment. Over the years Jakarta has grown into a big city with no environmental support system.” says Andy, a lecturer at the University of Indonesia. Ultimately that’s why it is sinking today.(相比之下，气候变化每年只使海平面上升不到一英寸。但下沉的陆地和上升的海平面都指向同样的结果：雅加达经常发生洪水。“雅加达是行政、经济、文化和娱乐的中心。多年来，雅加达已经发展成为一个没有环境支持系统的大城市。”印尼大学讲师安迪说。最终，这就是它今天下沉的原因)”可推知，从第三段我们可以知道洪水是由自然和人为造成的。故选A项。
165．细节理解题。根据第四段中“The situation is one reason the government announced that the nation’s capital would be moved away to a new city to be built on Borneo, which is now forest. But local communities aren’t so happy with the plan.(这种情况是政府宣布将首都迁往婆罗洲的一个新城市的原因之一，婆罗洲现在是森林。但当地社区对该计划并不满意)”可知，雅加达保护环境的迁都措施远不能令人满意。故选D项。
166．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“But as the government leaves the sinking capital, what is to become of the 10 million people like Susan who still live there?(但是，随着政府撤离这座正在下沉的首都，像苏珊这样仍住在那里的1000万居民将何去何从?)”可推知，作者对于政府的迁都计划感到担忧。故选C项。
167．D 168．C 169．C 170．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是德国科学家Kornmeier和他的团队用《蒙娜丽莎》来研究影响人类如何判断面部表情等视觉线索的因素。
167．词句猜测题。根据第一段的“But is it really that hard to read?(但真的有那么难解读吗？)”可知，很多人觉得蒙娜丽莎的微笑是难解读的，也就是搞不清楚蒙娜丽莎的微笑，因此划线词ambiguous的意思是“不明朗的”，和unclear意思相近，故选D。
168．推理判断题。根据第二段的“Kornmeier, the German scientist, and a team used it in a study of factors that influence how humans judge visual clues such as facial expressions.(德国科学家Kornmeier和他的团队用它来研究影响人类如何判断面部表情等视觉线索的因素。)”可知，Kornmeier领导的这项研究的目的是分析影响人类视觉判断的因素。故选C。
169．细节理解题。根据第二段的“Using a copy of the masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, the team moved the model’s mouth corners slightly up and down to create eight altered images. They created four “happier” and four “sadder”“Mona Lisas”.(研究小组利用Leonardo da Vinci这幅杰作的复制品，将模特的嘴角略微上下移动，创造出了8幅不同的图像。他们创造了四幅“快乐”和四幅“悲伤”的《蒙娜丽莎》。)”可知，我们能从第一个实验中了解到复制品的不同之处在于蒙娜丽莎的嘴角。故选C。
170．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The findings confirm that “we don’t have an absolute fixed scale of happiness and sadness in our brain”—and that a lot depends on context, the researcher explained.(研究人员解释说，这些发现证实了“我们的大脑中并没有一个绝对固定的快乐和悲伤的尺度”——这在很大程度上取决于环境。)”可知，Kornmeier会同意的是人类的视觉判断会随着环境的变化而变化。故选A。