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山东省实验中学2023高考阅读理解考前热身（一）应用文SHARK CONSERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICATake a two-week trip that you will never forget as a volunteer with sharks on a beautiful stretch of South Africa’s coastline. Head out to sea to witness one of the world’s most powerful (and most misunderstood) creatures on this inspiring project, enjoying watching them from both above and below water.The DAY-BY-DAY scheduleDay 1: Arrive in Cape Town on a Sunday. You will be collected from the airport and spend your first night in a guest house in the city centre.Day 2: You will be collected bright and early from the guest house and taken down to the project. The drive takes about 90 minutes. You will receive a welcome and head out to sea to witness your first sharks!Day 3+: Most days you will be out on the boat with the sharks, depending on weather. Help out with the full range of tasks on the boats, and in conservation initiatives on land too.Last day: On the final day of your project you will be taken back to Cape Town for your onward travel.The price is £829,including the voluntary work programme with accommodations,  airport transfers, one night in a guest house in Cape Town, breakfasts daily and lunches when on the boats. Your trip can be extended at a cost of £ 375 per week.It is an amazing experience! Some volunteers planned to stay for 4 weeks, extended to 6 weeks and still didn’t want to come home. If you’d like to chat about this holiday or need help, we’re very happy to help.Call us at 01273 823 700.Email us at rosy@responsibletravel.com.1．When will you really begin your shark watching trip?A．On a Friday. B．On a Saturday.C．On a Sunday. D．On a Monday.2．What will you probably do on the third day if weather permits?A．Sail on the ocean.B．Return to Cape Town.C．Buy some souvenirs.D．Dive with sharks.3．How much will you spend on a three-week shark conservation trip?A．£ 375. B．£ 750. C．£ 829. D．£ 1,204.（二）夹叙夹议I was cutting up lettuce in the kitchen when I suddenly remembered watching a video about soaking the lettuce stub(残余部分)in water to grow a whole new vegetable. So I took out a wide-mouthed mug and placed the stub into it, gave it a little water, and placed it by the window.On a snowy morning, I noticed the first sign. A first small leaf from its heart spread out. A tiny green flag of hope. Beaten, but not defeated. This lettuce was not done living! Within days, it was impossible to see the cuts where I had removed the leaves. The growth was explosive. And when I lifted the blossoming head out of the mug(大杯)，tiny root threads fell down, seeking for the earth. What is growing here? Lettuce or hope?If I were a lettuce in a similar condition, I’d want to skeptically assess where I found myself before committing to full growth. Yet for this lettuce, my inadequate offering of water and a place by a window was enough for it to decide to reclaim itself again. It grew in a mug of water, in faith. This is the heart of this lettuce: alive, strong and fearless. It deserved a name. I decided to call it Monty.Monty wanted to grow, as we all do. I think I gave him a little love and freedom. Those two ingredients were all he needed to return to himself. I see joy in this lettuce. The return to self is always an expression of joy, which is life itself. With the right ingredients, this is the tendency of all living things.Monty still lives in a mug, but I’m going to transplant him outside. He deserves to become his full self. The only problem I see now is my capacity to support Monty. I hope I have enough of a green finger.I’m surprised to find myself where I am. Maybe Monty is, too. I have the same choice as he does: give in and decay(腐败),or start again. The prospect of starting again is discouraging. But my lettuce-friend, Monty, leads the way. I can only hope to be as brave.；4．Why did the author soak the stub in water?A．To hope that it would grow. B．To decorate the nice mug.C．To conduct an experiment. D．To remove his bad mood.；5．What is the first sign of life in the author’s eyes?A．The remaining stub. B．The small leaf.C．The disappearing cuts. D．The tiny root threads.；6．How would the author feel if in the lettuce’s situation?A．Hesitant. B．Fearless. C．Aimless. D．Annoyed；7．What can we learn from Monty?A．Enjoying your own life to the fullest.B．Believing in yourself when in trouble.C．Never being afraid to restart yourself.D．Giving freedom to the heart in a way.（三）研究报告Japanese archaeologists (考古学家) have uncovered al 7.5-foot-long irons sword and a bronze mirror from an ancient tomb near the city of Nara. Researchers found both artifacts while unearthing a l,600-year-old site called Tomio Maruyama.The weapon, known as a dako sword, is so large that it was likely never used for self-defense, serving instead as a means of protection against evil after death. Like other dako swords unearthed in the country, this one looks like a snake. Due to the artifact’s size, the researchers initially thought they had found multiple swords lined up next to each other.Experts said the mirror, which is shaped like a shield (盾), was also likely used to shun evil spirits. It measures 25 inches by 12 inches and weighs more than 12 pounds, making it the largest of its kind discovered in Japan, too.The finds offer new insights into the Kofun period, which lasted from around the year 250 AD to 538 AD and is named for the distinctive tomb mounds, constructed to bury members of the ruling class. Kosaku Okabayashi, the deputy director for Nara prefecture’s Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, said, “These discoveries indicate that the technology of the Kofun period is beyond what had been imagined, and they are masterpieces in metalwork from that period.”Japan is home to an estimated 160,000 burial mounds from the Kofun period, though the Tomio Maruyama kofun is particularly large. Measuring 350 feet in diameter and up to 32 feet tall, it dates back to the late fourth century. Archaeologists think it has some connection to an influential person who supported the rulers of the day, the imperial Yamato family. Based on the presence of the two artifacts, the dead person may have been involved in military and ritualistic matters. So far, the researchers have discovered a coffin but no human remains in the burial chamber.；8．How did researchers find an irons sword and a bronze mirror?A．By exploring an old tomb.B．By asking experienced local villagers.C．By searching for much information online.D．By carefully studying historical materials.；9．What do we know about the iron sword?A．It is in a very small size.B．It looks like a sharp shield.C．It was mainly used for self-defense.D．It might be used to drive the evil away.；10．What does the underlined word “shun” in paragraph 3mean?A．Schedule. B．Design. C．Avoid. D．Express.；11．What is Kosaku Okabayashi’s attitude towards the two discoveries in paragraph 4?A．Negative. B．Appreciative. C．Unclear. D．Indifferent.（四）说明文Is there a link between social media and depression? Do Facebook and Instagram have a negative impact on your mental health? It’s complicated.Sometimes, looking through Instagram just makes you feel bad. You try not to envy your friends, but they always seem to be traveling somewhere cool, eating something fancy, or looking cute in perfect just-rolled-out-of-bed hair. On the other hand, there are times when you laugh at funny memes (表情包), catch up with old friends, and feel happy to belong to fun social media communities, Clearly, social media isn’t all bad.People are increasingly suspect that there’re the potential problems of social media. Things like cyberbullying, screen addiction, and being exposed to endless filtered images (美颜) that make it impossible not to make comparisons between yourself and others often make the news. In July, a big study came out in the journal JAMA titled “Association of Screen Time and Depression in Adolescence.” This big headline seems to confirm what a lot of people have been saying-screen time is horrible for young people.The study followed over 3800 adolescents over four years as part of a drug and alcohol prevention program. Part of what the investigators measured was the teens’ amount of screen time, including time spent on social media, as well as their levels of depression symptoms. One of their main findings was that higher amounts of social media use were associated with higher levels of depression. That was true both when the researches compared between people and compared each person against their own mental health over time.Case closed? Not so fast. Before we end the debate once and for all, let’s take a closer look at this and other studies. Let’s ask ourselves: what exactly is the relationship between social media use and depression? It turns out there are several warnings.12．Why do people sometimes feel bad when looking through Instagram?A．They feel unbalanced.B．They can travel nowhere.C．They don’t look perfect.D．They lack contact with old friends.13．Why is the article in journal JAMA mentioned?A．To comment. B．To suggest.C．To prove. D．To explore.14．Which may agree with the findings of the study?A．Teens’ amount of screen time is limited.B．Depression is related to social media use.C．It is not easy to tell reasons for depression.D．Social media use contributes to mental health.15．What’s the best title of the text?A．How to reduce depression?B．Shall people reduce screen time?C．Does social media cause depression?D．Why is it time to give up social media?