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Visitor code of conduct
The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is a national museum and open to all. Respectful use of the space, sources, and animals ensures a safe and enriching environment for all visitors.
Prohibited items
The possession or use of objects that are dangerous or prohibited by law is not permitted during museum visits or events. Backpacks, sports bags, and purses may be subject to “bag searches” at all entry points. The following items are not permitted into the museum: any object that makes noise, any animal except service animals, any dangerous items, any weapon, pocket knife, blade, and pepper spray.
Hours
The museum is open year-round. Current hours of operation are 9:10 am—4:30 pm from Wednesday to Sunday, including statutory holidays, except December 25. The museum offers free admission from 3:30pm—4:30 pm. Please reserve your tickets in advance.
Admission
Adult: $12.25
Age 60+: $10.25
Youth (ages 3-17): $10.25
Member: Free
Filming and photos
The museum welcomes visitors to take either photos or video images of the museum’s animals, buildings, exhibitions, and grounds during opening hours. All photos are for personal use only, not professional. Please be respectful of the animals while using your camera. Getting too close or being too aggressive in your attempt to get an image could compromise your safety and cause stress to the animals. For safety reasons and for the enjoyment of all visitors, all indoor photography or video recording must be done with hand-held devices only; no tripod(三脚架)or selfie sticks indoors.
Contact
Phone: 613-991-3044
Address: P.O. Box 9724, Station T Ottawa, ON K1G 5A3 Canada
1．On which day will the museum be open from 9:10 am to 4:30 pm?
A．On Tuesday. B．On Monday.
C．On Christmas Day. D．On New Year’s Day.
2．How much will a couple (nonmembers) and ten-year-old twins pay for their tickets?
A．45 dollars. B．34.75 dollars.
C．22.5 dollars. D．32.75 dollars.
3．Why is a selfie stick forbidden while you are photographing in the museum?
A．It makes your objects out of focus.
B．It might endanger the visitors around you.
C．It might disturb the animals you photograph.
D．It makes you considered to be unprofessional.

Did you know that the custom of turning our clocks an hour ahead during the year first originated in World War I? By making the days “longer” , the goal was for households to conserve electricity and other forms of energy like fuel. Recently, the US Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill must also go through the House of Representatives before it can be signed by the President. If passed, Daylight SavingTime(DST) could become the permanent system of the time.
Although the specific dates of the time change differ, many countries around the world observe a biannual system of the time. From mid-March to November in the US, most states practice DST by turning the time forward by an hour from the Standard Time(ST), the local time observed in an area.
Though the original purpose of DST was to encourage the conservation of energy, multiple studies suggest that the time shift has not made a significant impact on saving energy costs. While less money is spent on electricity, costs are still likely to rise with the usage of devices such as air conditioners and computers. Research conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine has shown that DST time changes lead to a greater risk of car crashes.
According to researchers, ST is much more closely related to the body’s circadian rhythm(昼夜节律) which regulates our organs as well as our sleep-wake cycle. By permanently living in DST, children would have to get up and be in school long before the sun rises—which could be 9 am in Seattle and other western states!
Proponents argue that because DST maximizes daylight, it encourages safety by lowering crime rates and reducing seasonal depression. DST provides more waking time to enjoy with families and friends, or even to get more work done.
The bill is certainly a hot topic of discussion, but one thing is for sure: everyone is in favor of getting rid of the biannual time switch.
4．What do we know about DST according to researchers?
A．It can make schools start late.
B．It helps improve people’s sleeping quality.
C．It increases the possibility of traffic accidents.
D．It can reduce the usage of electronic devices.
5．What does the underlined word “proponents” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A．People who are in favor of DST.
B．People who are efficient in working
C．People who have seasonal depression.
D．People who enjoy the company of friends.
6．What is the author’s attitude towards the biannual time switch?
A．Positive. B．Neutral.
C．Unclear. D．Negative.
7．What is the best title for the text?
A．The influence of ST B．The significance of ST
C．The debate about DST D．The histroy of DST

Like many people, public speaking once filled me with a sense of fear. As a writer, I felt much more comfortable expressing myself on the page, rather than from central stage. Strangely, I found that the feelings of anxiety were perfectly tolerable. Meanwhile, I tried my best to contain the feelings as I assumed that I’d be judged negatively for any non-verbal(非言语的) signal that showed my lack of confidence. I bet you must have had the same experience as me!
However, according to a striking new study, these concerns may be unreasonable. Jamie Whitehouse, a researcher at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, has shown that visible signs of stress are often appealing, making others like us and treat us warmly.
In 2021 Whitehouse found some initial evidence supporting this idea. Observing a group of 45 rhesus macaques( 恒河猴) in Punta Santiago Puerto Rico, he found that individuals tended to show more nervous scratching when they were around higher-ranking individuals and relative strangers with whom they did not already have a strong social bond. And that, in turn, seemed to change the nature of the interaction -- resulting in gentler behavior from the other monkey.
Inspired by this finding, Whitehouse decided to test whether humans displays of stress might also change individuals’ responses to us -- perhaps through a heart-warming response.
Whitehouse’s team first asked 23 participants to undergo the “Trier Social Stress Test”-- an anxiety-inducing routine in which the participants must undergo a fake job interview, with a three-minute speech about why they are the ideal candidate and an on-the-spot mental arithmetic test.
A further 133 participants were then asked to rate videos of the fake interviews -- with questions about how stressed the person appeared to be, and how much they liked the person they saw. Psychologsts, meanwhile, counted how many times the participants showed non-verbal signs of stress.
As the researchers had expected, the people rating the videos were able to predict how stressed the interviewees felt, and this seemed to come from those characteristic non-verbal  signals. Most importantly, those perceptions then influenced the raters’ judgements of the   interviewees’ likeability -- for the better. The more the interviewees showed signs of stress, the more appealing they were to the people watching their videos.
“This tells us that these behaviors are not just functionless by-products of stress, but actually have communicative functions,” Whitehouse says.
8．What can we learn from the author’s experience?
A．He can hardly put up with his anxiety.
B．He tends to hide his anxious feelings.
C．He encourages others to express themselves.
D．He is good at comforting someone with anxiety.
9．What did Whitehouse find out about rhesus macaques in his 2021 study?
A．Their anxiety could help bring others closer to them.
B．Their anxiety could be easily discovered by humans.
C．They behaved gently around higher-ranking individuals.
D．They showed various non-verbal sigals before stranger.
10．What is the finding of the researchers’ test?
A．Showing stress can lead to negative judgements.
B．Showing stress can make people more likeable.
C．People who show stress perform better in the test.
D．People tend to look down upon those who show stress.
11．What is the significance of the study’s results?
A．To help us prepare for job interviews.
B．To provide a proper way to deal with stress.
C．To show the value of nervous interviewees.
D．To justify the behaviors caused by stress.

Take a spin on your ice skates at the world’s highest outdoor skating rink(溜冰场), surrounded by the breathtaking view of snow-covered trees and picturesque mountains. Whether you are looking for leisurely ice skating with family and friends or a friendly pickup hockey(冰球) game with the locals, this world-class rink is for you.
●Operating Dates &Times (Non-holiday Periods)
Sunday-Thursday
11:00 am - 6:45 pm
Friday & Saturday
10:00 am - 7:45 pm
Hours and dates of operation are subject to change based upon weather and conditions.
●Ice Skating Rentals (4:00 pm - 7:30 pm daily)
Skating
Skate Rental
Hockey Sticky Rental
Helmet Rental
Souvenir Puck
FREE
$12
$6
$6
$5
A waiver(弃权说明) needs to be signed by all persons wanting to rent skates, sticks, or helmets. If you are 16 and under a parent or legal guardian, they need to sign a waiver for you before you can rent skates.
●Helpful Information
No pedestrians are permitted on the rink. All guests must have skates.
Slap shots and raising the puck aren’t permitted.
Helmets recommended.
Strollers and wheelchairs aren’t permitted on the rink.
All participants must follow the attendant’s instructions. Unsafe conduct will result in the removal of your ticket without a refund.
●How to Get There
From the Village Centre—take Lara’s Gondola to Happy Valley, and turn right in front of Happy Valley Day Lodge for entrance to the skating rink.
By vehicle—park in the Happy Valley Parking Lot and proceed to the skating rink.
●Facilities
Olympic-sized ice surface.
Hot snacks/drinks available for purchase in the Happy Valley Day Lodge.
Heated washroom facilities in the Happy Valley Day Lodge.
Fully lit for night skating.
Professionals to assist beginners.
12．How much does it cost to rent the equipment for a hockey game?
A．$12. B．$18. C．$29. D．$24
13．What is a must for a guest to enter the rink?
A．Signing a waiver. B．Wearing skates.
C．Renting a helmet. D．Being 16 years old.
14．Which of the following highlights the rink?
A．Its age range. B．Its highest altitude.
C．Its excellent service. D．Its easy access.

To save endangered arctic wolves, the Beijing-based Sinogene Biotechnology Company cooperated with Harbin Polarland on cloning the arctic wolf. As a result, after two years of thorough efforts, the arctic wolf was cloned successfully. It is the first case of its kind in the world.
Born on June 10, 2022, the wolf, named Maya, is energetic and in very good health. Her donor cell came from the skin sample of a wild female arctic wolf, who had been introduced from Canada. However, her oocyte (卵母细胞) was from a female dog, and her surrogate mother(代孕母体)was a beagle(小猎犬). The selection of a dog as Maya’s surrogate was made because dogs share a genetic ancestor(祖先) with ancient wolves, and it’s more likely to succeed through cloning technology.
“This is our new attempt and breakthrough in protecting and breeding(繁育) wild and endangered animals. The birth of the world’s first cloned arctic wolf is a milestone for the application of cloning technology and is of great importance to biodiversity, the protection of wildlife, and the restoration(修复) of endangered species in the world,” Mi Jidong, the company’s general manager, said.
Cloning technology is a breeding method different from natural reproduction. Some raised arguments relating to the cloned arctic wolf. Sun Quanhui, a scientist from the World Animal Protection Organization, said that cloning technology is still in the exploratory stage of research, and there are many technical and moral issues that need to be handled and treated with caution. Sun believed cloning should be considered only for endangered wild animals whose species are extinct, or whose captive populations are very limited.
The cloned wolf now lives with her surrogate beagle in a lab, and later she will be delivered to the Harbin Polarland and displayed to the public. The cloned wolf would live by herself in the park in the initial stage because she may not be able to adapt to original arctic wolf groups. However, it is reported that the technology of cloning arctic wolves has gained strong value in its application, and another male cloned arctic wolf will come into this world in the near future.
15．What do we know about Maya?
A．She was born in Canada.
B．She is in good condition.
C．She is the first cloned animal in China.
D．She shares similar living habits with dogs.
16．What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A．The development of cloning technology.
B．The difficulties of maintaining biodiversity.
C．Scientists’ efforts to protect endangered animals.
D．The importance of the birth of the cloned arctic wolf.
17．What is Sun Quanhui’s attitude towards cloning technology?
A．Cautious. B．Confident. C．Uncertain. D．Disapproving.
18．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Maya was trained to live with wolf groups in the lab.
B．Another male arctic wolf is expected to be born soon.
C．Maya is favored by many visitors to the Harbin Polarland.
D．Cloning technology will be applied to more endangered species.

With enough money, it’s possible to do something unbelievable in Dubai and now you can add another to the list — walking on the moon. Recently, Canadian architectural company Moon World Resorts announced plans to construct a $5 billion resort (度假村) that looks like the moon in Dubai.
The project, named Moon Dubai, is meant to help visitors experience space tourism, which allows guests to find out what it is like to walk on the moon. The resort will be very luxurious and contemporary, with a lot of components inside that one would already know — for example, a wellness area, residential properties, restaurants, a convention center, and a spa, each with a lunar twist (月球扭). It will also include a training platform for space agencies and astronauts.
Space tourism currently comes with a big price tag, and it’s a barrier to entry for most travelers. However, the moon resort experience will be significantly cheaper. A walk on the lunar surface of the moon resort is much more affordable at $500.
“Moon Dubai will significantly impact every aspect of the UAE’s economy, including tourism, transportation, commercial and residential real estate, infrastructure, financial services, aviation and space, energy, agriculture, technology and of course education,” says Michael R. Henderson, co-founder of Moon World Resorts. “It will be the largest and most successful modern-day tourism project in the MENA region, doubling annual tourism visitations to Dubai based on its global appeal, brand awareness and unique multiple integrated offerings.”
Whether the project will eventually take off is currently unknown. If the design can be successful, it will require a 12-month pre-development planning program and a 48-month building process. But the company’s plan is viable (可行的). Moreover, Henderson estimated that the moon resort could open in 2027.
19．What do we know about the moon resort?
A．It is designed to send people to the moon.
B．It is a cheaper option for space tourism.
C．It serves as a platform for scientists to explore space.
D．It provides visitors with space classes taught by astronauts.
20．What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A．The features of the moon resort. B．The key role of tourism in Dubai.
C．The potential value of Moon Dubai. D．The purpose of carrying out Moon Dubai.
21．What stage is the moon resort at?
A．Test. B．Design. C．Operation. D．Construction.
22．What is the main purpose of this text?
A．To introduce a tourism project in Dubai.
B．To encourage people to visit the moon resort.
C．To show the development of Dubai’s space industry.
D．To present the commercial success of Moon World Resorts.

One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded has just broken away from Antarctica. The giant block covers an area of about 6,000 sq km; that’s about a quarter the size of Wales, part of the United Kingdom. A US satellite observed the berg while passing over an area known as the Larsen C Ice Shelf (冰架).
Researchers, who’d been following the development of a large crack in Larsen’s ice for more than a decade, were expecting it. The crack’s expansion had accelerated since 2014, making an upcoming calving (分离) ever more likely. The thick berg will not move very far, very fast in the short term. But it will need to be monitored. Currents and winds might eventually push it north of the Antarctic where it could become a serious threat to shipping.
The American space agency’s Aqua satellite noticed clear water in the crack between the shelf and the berg. The water is warmer relative to the surrounding ice and air. The event was confirmed by other spacecraft such as Europe’s Sentinel-1 satellite-radar system. The new Larsen berg is probably in the top 10 biggest ever recorded．The largest observed in the satellite era was an object called B-15. It came away from the Ross Ice Shelf in 2000 and measured some 11,000 sq km. Six years later, parts of this super-berg still existed and passed by New Zealand. In 1956, it was reported that a US Navy icebreaker had met with an object of roughly 32,000 sq km. That’s bigger than Belgium. Unfortunately, there were no satellites at the time to follow up and confirm the observation.
The Larsen C Ice Shelf has been known to produce bigger bergs. An object measuring some 9,000 sq km came away in 1986. Many of Larsen’s bergs can enter the Weddell sea or can follow currents into the Southern Ocean, and even into the South Atlantic. A good number of bergs from this shelf can end up being caught on the shallow continental shelf around the British overseas area of South Georgia where they gradually fade away.
23．How did researchers view the appearance of the new Larsen berg?
A．It needed to be confirmed.
B．It was smaller than expected.
C．It came as no surprise.
D．It was formed within a very short time.
24．What will researchers most probably do next?
A．Study the satellite-radar system.
B．Keep a close eye on the new iceberg.
C．Try to find the cause of the calving.
D．Focus on the clear water in the crack.
25．Why does the author mention the iceberg formed in 1986?
A．To give an example of Larsen’s bergs.
B．To compare it with the new berg.
C．To show where Larsen’s bergs often go.
D．To explain why Larsen produces big bergs.
26．What can be the best title for the text?
A．The secret behind the phenomenon of calving.
B．Larsen C Ice Shelf needs more attention.
C．Some of the biggest bergs ever recorded.
D．Giant iceberg breaks away from Antarctica.

Four best places to stay in Europe
Terraegna Mountain Hut
This stone shepherd’s hut has the low impact of a bothy (茅屋), with a few added luxuries: solar-powered electricity and hot water. This is a place where bears, wolves and wild boar roam (漫游). The hut can accommodate groups of up to 10. It is part of a drive to use tourism to help protect local species such as the Marsican brown bear.
Wheatland Farm
No stone has been left unturned in delivering low-impact holidays at this 21-acre conservation project and rural getaway in Devon. There are owls (猫头鹰) here, nine species of bat, and hares. The five cottages are run on 100% renewable energy. Station transfers and electric bike hire encourage car-free holidays.
Parcel Tiny House
Designed and located to help travellers “rediscover the terroir”, Parcel House is a series of self-sufficient Tiny Houses carefully positioned in vineyards, meadows and farms. The hosts are eager to share their passion for slow food and traditional methods. Each house is equipped with solar panels and dry toilets. A lack of TV and wifi is a deliberate step to help guests switch off.
Magdas Hotel
Magdas Hotel has an enviable green location in one of Europe’s greenest cities. It’s run by a combination of socially minded hoteliers and immigrants, all on a mission to promote inclusivity. Artwork from the local college, local wine and beer served on the secluded terrace (露天看台) add to the welcoming atmosphere. Those arriving by train or bike receive a 10% discount.
27．What do the four places offer to guests?
A．Wildlife sightseeing. B．Sustainable stays.
C．Local cuisine. D．Spacious guestrooms.
28．Which of the following discourages access to the Internet?
A．Terraegna Mountain Hut. B．Wheatland Farm.
C．Parcel Tiny House. D．Magdas Hotel.
29．What do Wheatland Farm and Magdas Hotel encourage visitors to do?
A．Protect wildlife. B．Contact locals.
C．Travel green. D．Promote artwork.

For those who have never been to Harbin, there’s almost an endless list of things to do. Here are several activities that have to be included.
Turning water into instant ice
One can’t go to the Ice-Snow World without stopping by the Sun Island Snow Expo. After all, the former is for appreciating illuminated (照亮的) ice at night, and the latter is for checking out snow in the daytime. Tourists from the south might be astonished by the bright sunshine reflected in the snow, so don’t forget the sunscreen.
This is also a good place to toss (抛) water and watch it turn into ice instantly. Find a safe place with no one nearby, and enjoy the unique phenomenon.
Snow tubing (雪地滑轮胎) on the Songhua River
In winter, the Songhua River turns into “thousands of miles of ice” and becomes a natural ice-skating rink. The frozen river offers opportunities for many different winter activities. But make sure the ice is solid before going stomping (跺脚) in the snow.
Speeding down Yabuli Ski Resort
One place you shouldn’t miss when visiting Harbin is Yabuli Ski Resort, where you can ski down splendid snow-covered mountains. The snow is thick and moderately hard. There are junior, middle and senior ski runs. Professional staff are available to improve your skiing ability.
30．If you want to enjoy a night scene, which is the best choice?
A．The Songhua River. B．The Ice-Snow World.
C．Yabuli Ski Resort. D．The Sun Island Snow Expo.
31．What can visitors do in Harbin?
A．Choose different routes based on their skiing ability.
B．Get professional guidance for free while skating.
C．Go down the world’s longest ice slide on Songhua River.
D．Toss water and watch it turn into ice wherever you want.
32．What does the passage serve as?
A．An announcement. B．An application.
C．An introduction. D．An advertisement.

Clothes and covers made of a smart fabric that gives off heat and reflects light could help people and objects that are out in the sun stay several degrees cooler.
Guangming Tao at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and his colleagues developed what they call a “metafabric” (超材料织物) by combining microscopic beads (微珠) and fibres, a chemical substance and a type of plastic, all mixed within larger fibres.
In one test, a volunteer wearing a vest made half of the metafabric and half of cotton sat in a direct sunlight for an hour. The skin temperature under the metafabric rose from around 31°C to 32 °C over that time, while the skin under the cotton rose to around 37°C．
In another test, one car was covered with the metafabric, another with a shop-bought cover and a third was left uncovered. When left in the sun from 11 am to 1 pm, the temperature rose to 60°C in the uncovered car, 57°C in the car with the standard cover and 30°C in the one with the metafabric.
The metafabric is most effective when in contact with the skin. The researchers are focusing on cooling people and objects exposed to direct sunlight, but there would still be a cooling effect in the shade. The team has also developed other cooling fabrics that work in a different way. Instead of blocking infrared (红外线), they are transparent to it. One of the main ways that our bodies lose heat is by giving out infrared, so these fabrics could help keep you cool indoors.
33．How do the researchers prove the effectiveness of the smart fabric?
A．By listing figures . B．By comparison.
C．By listing examples. D．By analyzing causes.
34．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The car which is covered with the metafabric remains 30 °C in the sun.
B．The standard cover is made of the smart fabric-metafabric.
C．Guangming Tao discovered a new fabric named “metafabric”.
D．The skin temperature under the cotton rose by around 6 °C in one hour.
35．When may the metafabric not be effective according to the text?
A．When it is in the shade.
B．When it is in contact with the skin.
C．When it is in direct sunlight.
D．When it is inside the house.
36．Which of the following is the most suitable title for the text?
A．How to Be Cooler in the Sun.
B．A Smart Fabric to Be Developed.
C．Fabric Actively Helps to Keep Wearer Cooler.
D．Metafabric, Symbol of a Green Lifestyle.

Her name is Margaret Knight. From her earliest years, Knight was a tireless creator. She only had basic schooling. But the 12-year-old Knight joined the ranks of a riverside cotton factory in Manchester. She worked in an unregulated, dangerous factory setting. She worked for small wages from before dawn until after dusk. Knight departed the awful place in her late teens. She cycled through a number of technical jobs to keep her pockets and her mind well-fed. In time, she became skilful in a wide range of professions.
At the bag company, Knight saw opportunities for improvement. This was true of most places where she spent considerable time. Instead of folding every paper bag by hand, Knight wondered if she might instead be able to make them more cleanly and rapidly via an automated mechanism. Folding by hand was the inefficient and error-prone(易出错的) task she was charged with. She built a working model of her elegant paper-folding equipment. Today, a scaled-down but fully functional model of Knight’s groundbreaking machine is housed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. It is actually an update on her original design, patented in its own right in 1879.
The implications of Knight’s eventful life were widely reported as early as 1913, one year before her death. The New York Times, in what was then a refreshingly progressive move, ran a lengthy feature on “Women Who Are Inventors”. Knight was the headliner. No doubt many female inventors of the early 1900s and later were spurred on by Knight’s courageous example. She was always seen as an enduring source of inspiration for anyone with original ideas looking to better the world around them. Cheap and good-quality paper bags are still manufactured using updated versions of Knight’s “industrial origami” machine and remind us just how much one resolute woman was able to achieve.
37．What made Margaret Knight skilled in varieties of trades?
A．The systematic schooling she received.
B．The suggestions she got from experts in these trades.
C．Her experiences of working in various technical posts.
D．Her interest in reading books on how to improve working skills.
38．Why did Margaret Knight create a paper-folding machine model?
A．To make a name for herself.
B．To prove how much a resolute woman could achieve.
C．To reduce the consumption of paper bags.
D．To improve the efficiency of paper bag production.
39．What does the underlined phrase “spurred on” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Defeated. B．Motivated. C．Fascinated. D．Replaced.
40．What is the text ?
A．A biography. B．A book review. C．A short story. D．A science report.

Do you get your best ideas when you are bored, or when you are out doing new things? What should we look for when we want to be more creative? Boredom and stimulus (刺激物) may be opposites, but studies into creativity suggest that actually we might need both.
Writing for BBC Culture, Clair Thorp looks at the role that boredom plays in the creative process. Many writers and artists credit being bored with helping them have their best ideas —JK Rowling came up with Harry Potter while on a long train journey. Thorp tells us how some researchers believe that boredom drives our brains to find something to do—leading to creative ideas. So, maybe we should take the advice of the musician Questlove and learn to ignore the distractions that we can find on our phones.
However, before we all start planning how to bore ourselves into creativity, Sandi Mann, an academic and author, warns that too much boredom can take away the energy we need for creativity. Many experts talk about the importance of finding new experiences in order to be more creative. Actor and writer Kayode Ewumi recommends getting on a random bus and seeing where you end up or learning a new musical instrument as ways to avoid writer’s block. Professor Gerard Puccio, a professor of creativity studies, believes that having to look at new things, or old things in a different light, can force us to make unusual connections and come up with innovative solutions.
So, perhaps what we need is a balance—enough stimulus to make us look at things in different ways, and enough boredom to give us the breathing space to work through these thoughts.
41．Which statement will Questlove agree with?
A．Musicians tend to feel bored with their careers. B．Online information is the source of inspiration.
C．New experiences invite more different ideas. D．Boredom can promote creative ideas.
42．According to Sandi Mann, what could be the problem with having too much boredom?
A．Not having enough energy to be creative. B．Failing to gain inspiration from others.
C．Being stuck in old things. D．Losing interest in creative work.
43．Which might be the best way to become more creative?
A．Thinking independently all the time. B．Making use of materials at hand.
C．Balancing boredom and new experiences. D．Looking for stimulus here and there.
44．How does the author explain the point in the text?
A．By listing figures. B．By quoting celebrities’ views.
C．By conducting experiments. D．By relating historical stories.

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6:00 p.m.
Animals in Africa:
Focus on Elephants
What Teachers Need:
Why We Should Increase Their Salaries
Women CEOs:
Focusing on Crystal Eribe
Political News Today
Ricky Roger and Friends
6:30 p.m.
A School Day in Uganda: Through the Eyes of Eniye
The President’s Daily Update
The Kitten and the Kite
7:00 p.m.
Reptiles as Pets:
They’re Not as
Scary as They Look
A New
Perspective on Public Education
(Gordon Thomas)
The “Fairer” Sex?
A Debate.
Senate Meeting News:
January 21
Sing-Along for Little Ones
7:30 p.m.
Females in Traditional “Male” Careers:
Computer Programmer
Inspirational Leaders:
Yola Benoit
Shh... It’s Bedtime.
45．What is the benefit of buying a cable package right away?
A．You’ll get some extra channels. B．You’ll get some money back.
C．You’ll get a gift. D．You’ll get a discount.
46．What type of shows can be seen on channel REG?
A．Shows about the government. B．Shows about wildlife.
C．Shows about different genders. D．Shows about learning and technology.
47．Who is the channel GEF most likely for?
A．It’s for second-language learners. B．It’s probably for adults.
C．It’s aimed at college students. D．It’s intended for children.

Even if you’re in the market for a new smartphone, your older one needn’t go to landfill.
Is your older smartphone or tablet now lacking the ability to meet your daily demands? If so, don’t throw away just yet—it could still be useful for jobs that require a little less processing power.
Smartphones and tablets can enjoy a second life as a universal remote control for smart devices and their various apps around the home. You can also use them to play music and video from streaming services, to cast to compatible devices, or as a home server.
Why not attach an old iPad to the wall to use as a digital calendar or family planner? Or save a huge amount of money on baby monitors by fixing a phone or tablet with a monitoring app above the bassinet (婴儿摇篮) instead?
If you can’t repurpose your old smartphone, recycle it instead. Smartphones are full of recyclable materials including rare and valuable metals such as gold, silver, platinum and copper—99% of these can be reused if you recycle your phone correctly. They may end up in new tech products or enjoy a new life as something entirely different.
For example, the plastic in mobile phone casing can be processed into pellets (小球) and used for products such as pallets (托盘). Not only does this mean producing less plastic, but it cuts down on the energy needed to make new plastics.
Some people are understandably unwilling to recycle their phones because they worry about losing their personal data, or that it’ll end up in the wrong hands. But, by following some simple steps, you can wipe your data before you recycle it.
48．Your older smartphone or tablet can be reused for many jobs except ________.
A．working as a digital calendar B．monitoring babies
C．processing complex data D．playing streaming video
49．How can you recycle your older smartphone?
A．Reuse the metals in it to develop new products B．Fix it with a monitoring app.
C．Break it down with certain chemicals. D．Transform it to a new one.
50．What are the benefits of recycling smartphones?
①It helps to make less plastic.
②It allows for the reuse of valuable metals.
③It reduces the amount of energy needed to produce new plastics.
④It saves money on buying new devices.
⑤It ensures that personal data are wiped clean.
A．①②③ B．②③④ C．①③⑤ D．②④⑤
51．What may the passage talk about next?
A．People’s addiction to their smartphones. B．Measures to recycle your older smartphone .
C．Importance of protecting your personal data. D．Steps to wipe the data of your older smartphone.

Take a look at that tree in the local park. What might it be feeling? Could it be thinking? Experiments are exploring the idea of plant cognition (认知), even going so far as to suggest they possess some form of consciousness.
As wild as it sounds, it isn’t a new idea. The field of “plant neurobiology (神经生物学)” began in 2006, aimed at understanding how plants process information from their environment.
It is now clear that plants are capable of complex communication and can sense their surroundings, which were originally dismissed. But advocates of plant consciousness take things further and draw parallels between the electrical signaling that can be found from root to stem and that present in the nervous system of animals. They claim to show that plants are capable of intentionally choosing to perform certain behaviors, of learning and perhaps even having personalities. If plants are experiencing a conscious inner world, they argue, it becomes vital that we find ways to test and understand it.
Extending the concept of cognition to plants would mean a significant shift in our view of the uniqueness of humanity, not to mention how we treat our botanical friends, so the bar of acceptance is high. Researchers rising to the challenge are hoping to explore plants with tools usually reserved for the human brain.
The research can appear persuasive, but it is in its early stage and suffers from repeated failure. Critics say the field is a high guess and that the behaviour can be explained through inborn response.
Whether we decide that plants have cognition may come down to our ability to describe consciousness itself-something we are far from doing. But rather than dismiss the idea, we should welcome the chance to think up new ways to test our understanding of consciousness. It might just improve our grasp of the human mind. At the very least, our trees and plants should benefit from the extra attention-consciously or not.
52．What do supporters of plant consciousness believe?
A．Plants can only perform native reaction.
B．Plants can perceive their surroundings and adapt to them.
C．Plants possess the same level of consciousness as humans.
D．Plants can communicate complicatedly and choose actions deliberately.
53．What is the main challenge in accepting the idea of plant consciousness?
A．The need to develop tools to test plant cognition.
B．The dramatic change in our view of humanity.
C．The lack of evidence in the field of plant neurobiology.
D．The inability to describe consciousness itself.
54．What is the current state of research in the field of plant cognition?
A．The field is highly based on guesses and has no evidence.
B．Researchers are using tools reserved for the human brain to study plant behaviors.
C．There is not enough evidence to support the idea of plant consciousness.
D．Plants have been proven to possess a form of consciousness.
55．What is the potential benefit of studying plant consciousness?
A．Enhancing our understanding of the human brain.
B．Developing new ways to test plant behaviors.
C．Promoting our relationship with plants.
D．Proving the existence of plant cognition.

FaceApp has taken the world by storm, giving users the chance to see themselves age through its algorithm. 12.7 million people—some three million more than the population of New York City—reportedly downloaded it in a week last month.
Although the Russian app has become known for its privacy issues, the more interesting lesson of our FaceApp fling (尽情玩乐) is what it tells us about our society—and our future lives. It turns out we are more interested in aging than we realized. Most younger people are in denial about old age, doing almost nothing to prepare for it. We rarely have a chance to plan for the future, with increasing time and financial pressures. Those pressures bring sacrifices we may not always want to make: we can no longer afford to spend the time or the money needed to look after our elderly parents.
As a family doctor, I can see the loneliness epidemic developing. Elderly patients come to see me with no particular illness, no clear medical issue. After a few minutes of the consultation I understand why: they are not sick, and often they don’t feel sick. They just need someone—anyone—to talk to.
Although loneliness has no medical classification, the health effects are real: loneliness and isolation can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and is more damaging than obesity. But loneliness does not come with nearly enough health warnings.
So what next? Since 1980, we are living on average 10 years longer. Meanwhile, people are having fewer children, and they are having them much later in life. The snake of a world class health service is eating its own tail; its care is prolonging (延长) people’s lives, but as the rate of pensioners (退休人员) to working age people increases, there are fewer taxpayers ta fund that very health service.
Into this void have stepped NGOs, charities and volunteers. But in the long term, the only way to truly help the oldest members of our society is to go back to the traditional values of inter-generational cooperation—often under the same roof. Ultimately, we will need to evolve towards a culture where elderly care IS treated the same as childcare, where employers recognize the duty of someone with an elderly parent the same way they recognize those of someone with a newborn child.
56．What’s the writer’s intention of mentioning FaceApp in the first two paragraphs?
A．To explain its function in detail. B．To prove its popularity across the world.
C．To show the rapid progress of technology. D．To introduce the topic of aging and loneliness.
57．What makes elderly people without illness go to see their family doctors?
A．Desire to have the consultation. B．Unclear medical issues.
C．Strong feeling of loneliness. D．Questions to ask doctors.
58．How can the oldest members of our society be truly helped?
A．By being provided with family care. B．By going back to the traditional society
C．By being treated like children. D．By recognizing the duty of employers
59．What can we learn from the passage?
A．FaceApp is helpful in dealing with elderly people’s loneliness.
B．FaceApp’s popularity proves it has no security problems.
C．The loneliness of elderly people needs more attention
D．Health service lacks fund because of prolonged people’s lives.

It’s easy to believe that robots are stealing jobs from human workers and badly affect the job market; after all, you’ve likely heard that they are tracking and moving packages without the use of human hands.
But there’s no need to worry about a robot takeover just yet, says a new study from BYU sociology professor Eric Dahlin. Dahlin’s research found that robots aren’t replacing (取代) humans at the rate most people think, but people are likely to greatly exaggerate (夸大) the rate of robot takeover.
To understand the relationship between job loss and robots, Dahlin surveyed nearly 2, 000 people about their views on jobs being replaced by robots. They were first asked to guess what is the percentage of employees whose employers (雇主) have replaced jobs with robots. They were then asked whether their employers have ever replaced their jobs with robots.
The study found that only 14% of workers say they’ve seen their job replaced by a robot. But those who have experienced job displacement due to a robot overstate the effect of robots taking jobs from humans by about three times.
“Our understanding of robots taking over jobs is greatly exaggerated,” says Dahlin. Those who haven’t lost jobs overstate it by about double, and those who have lost jobs overstate it by about three times. Eye-catching headlines saying a bad future of employment have likely overblown the situation of robots taking over jobs.
The finding fits early studies, which suggest that robots aren’t replacing workers. Rather, workplaces, where both employees and robots are working together, deliver more value in a way. “An everyday example is an autonomous machine at your local department store,” says Dahlin. “This robot cleans the floors while employees clean under shelves or other difficult-to-reach places.”
60．How did Eric Dahlin carry out his research?
A．By asking people questions. B．By comparing early studies.
C．By interviewing employers. D．By studying new businesses.
61．What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A．Bad effects of technology. B．A fall in laid-off workers.
C．Benefits of using robots. D．The finding of the study.
62．What might deepen people’s worry about robot takeover according to the text?
A．Low pay. B．News reports.
C．Physical health. D．Fewer workplaces,
63．Which statement will Eric Dahlin probably agree with?
A．Robots can work as human partners. B．Job markets will be affected seriously.
C．All human workers will be replaced. D．Work experience matters too much.

Readers living in the 21st century should be grateful for Dr. Seuss. And for Beverly Cleary. And for Margaret Wise Brown. It should go without saying that the best children’s literature is every bit as rich and rewarding in its concerns, as honest and stylish in execution, as the best adult literature—and also as complicated, stubborn, conflicted, and mysterious. Like any worthwhile art, great children’s books are capable of speaking in many different ways to many different audiences. You and I might each take something very different away from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, just as we might from Invisible Man or La Dolce Vita.
Reading children’s books is sheer pleasure, not just to whatever children you have on hand but also for your own enjoyment and enlightenment. As Ursula K. Le Guin wrote, “Revisiting a book loved in childhood may be principally an act of nostalgia; I knew a woman who read The Wizard of Oz every few years because it ‘made her remember being a child.’ But returning after a decade or two to The Snow Queen, you may well discover a book far less simple and unambiguous than the one you remembered. That shift and deepening of meaning can be a revelation both about the book and yourself.”
One of the unexpected joys of parenthood, for me, was re-encountering books that I had loved and that, much to my relief, I found I still loved. Reading bedtime stories to my kids was—not always, but often—like revisiting a favorite old neighborhood after many years and finding not only that it hadn’t been chain-stored into submission or paved over altogether but that it was far more interesting and complex than I knew.
I had vivid childhood memories of Dr. Seuss, but I was surprised by just how aggressive some of his stories are. Many Seuss characters seem to be expressing anger or frustration in a way that might strike a parent as very—even too—familiar. I had vivid memories of Beverly Cleary’s suburban comedies, too, but I was struck and moved, as I read the stories to my kids more or less sequentially, by the deepening emotional richness of her novels, as her focus shifts from Henry Huggins, and his god, Ribsy, to the sisters Beezus and Ramona. Her masterpiece, Ramona the Pest, is a psychologically acute study of the girl struggling against social conventions.
Some reunions disappointed. I had loved Curious George as a kid, but 30 years on, I discovered the books carried with them a stale, colonial aroma. I remembered A Wrinkle in Time as gripping, mind-expanding, and spooky, and it was all that, though it also proved preachy.
64．What should go without saying, according to the writer?
A．The value of children’s books. B．The complexity of children’s books.
C．The popularity of children’s books. D．The reputation of children’s books.
65．How does The Snow Queen make Ursula K. Le Guin feel after a decade or two?
A．The book awakens in her a strong wave of nostalgia.
B．The book has profound implications than she expects.
C．The book enables her to gain a deeper insight into herself.
D．The book doesn’t feel as ambiguous as she could remember.
66．The joy of revisiting a favorite old neighborhood lies in ________.
A．the familiarity that visitors miss B．the novelty that visitors discover
C．the sense of nostalgia that visitors expect D．the charm of the ever-changing old places
67．What is the best title of this article?
A．Finding a new book B．Always to be continued
C．Once upon a time again D．Stories worth rereading

Music is not just a set of sounds and rhythms. Its influence on brain is much deeper than any other human experience. Keep on reading to know all those amazing power of music.
A recent study suggests that preterm (早产的) babies appear to experience less pain and feed more when listening to music. Experts led by Dr. Manoj Kumar of the University of Alberta, Canada, found that music had a beneficial effect on reducing pain for preterm babies experiencing painful medical tests. It also appeared to benefit full-term babies during operations.
Many people experiencing brain damage have speech and movement-related problems. Music can help recover from brain injuries. As a different and effective treatment, doctors often advise such patients to listen to good music to improve the parts of the brain responsible for these two functions. When people with neurological (神经的) disorders hear a musical beat, it helps them to regain a balanced walk.
Though music cannot make deafness disappear, it really can stave off the loss of hearing. There was an experiment involving 163 people where 74 were musicians. Participants were asked to pass some listening tests. Musicians heard the sounds better than non-musicians,and this difference gets clearer with age. This means that a 70-year-old musician hears better than a 50-year-old non-musician,even in a noisy environment.
Besides, music mends a broken heart. It is not about a thrown-away love, but about a heart attack. The matter is that music can help people recover from a heart attack or heart operation by reducing blood pressure, slowing down the heartbeat rate,and reducing anxiety. Listening to the quality music produces positive emotions, improves the movement of blood, and expands blood vessels, thus, promoting quick recovery of the whole cardiovascular(心血管的) system.
68．How does music affect preterm babies?
A．It helps reduce their pain.
B．It helps develop their potential in music.
C．It helps improve their hearing systems.
D．It helps repair their neurological systems.
69．What does the underlined phrase “stave off” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Lead to. B．Increase.
C．Prevent. D．Break into.
70．Why can music mend a broken heart?
A．It has a positive effect on human body systems’ work.
B．It can help people prevent diseases caused by anxiety.
C．It helps make a person feel optimistic about life.
D．It can help patients recover in a slow way.
71．What may be the best title for the text?
A．Who can benefit from music?
B．The best time to listen to music
C．The way to choose quality music
D．How music affects our mind and body

Coaches have always taken into account the condition of players when scheduling training sessions. Now with the help of artificial intelligence, they can calculate more precisely the probability that individual athletes will get injured during the next match, the next week or the next month.
“We follow a team for an entire season, recording GPS data during training and matches,” Rossi explains. He then uses machine learning to try to detect patterns. “This gives us the probability that a player will get injured in the next days or next weeks.”
These data reveal an athlete’s workload—how often they train and how intensely. Just enough training can pave the way to medals, but too much puts pressure on the body and can lead to injuries.
Sport is gradually entering a new era, in which artificial intelligence might act as an assistant coach. Algorithms (算法) could enable a teenager to train smarter and avoid a career-ending injury or help a professional athlete to compete for a new years longer. But the technology’s success depends, in part, on the ability of data scientists to convince coaches to include data in their decision process.
The teams that McHugh has worked with have seen a reduction in injuries of between 5% and 40%. Yet not every coach is happy to join forces with AI. “Coaches sometimes don’t feel good, because it seems like trying to substitute the human element,” Rossi says. But in reality, data is only a tool. “The interpretation of the results, the change of the training load, is done by coaches,” he says.
McHugh agrees that people have to make the final call. “Once the injury probability for an athlete on a given day is output from an injury model. The athlete or coach must then decide whether the predicted risk is acceptable or not, usually depending on the context,” he says. There might be a big game that day, and the player might be especially important to the team. “Even though the predicted injury probability may be as high as 70%, the coach may be willing to take that chance he says.
72．What can be learned about GPS data?
A．GPS data decide athletes’ workload.
B．GPS data are collected during the final match.
C．GPS data use machine learning to detect patterns.
D．GPS data provide useful information for training athletes.
73．What makes the technology’s success possible according to the text?
A．Athletes’ training time. B．Coaches’ acceptance.
C．Scientists’ judgment. D．Data accuracy.
74．What does the last paragraph intend to tell us?
A．AI in sports has a bright future.
B．The coach tends to ignore the risk.
C．It is up to people to make the final decision.
D．It is always wise to follow the advice of AI.
75．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Replacing coaches with AI B．Predicting Injuries with an algorithm
C．Training athletes intensely D．Embracing technology readily














参考答案：
1．D 2．A 3．C

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍的是参观加拿大农业和食品博物馆的相关信息。
1．细节理解题。根据Hours部分中的“The museum is open year-round. Current hours of operation are 9:10 am—4:30 pm from Wednesday to Sunday, including statutory holidays, except December 25.(博物馆全年开放。目前的营业时间为周三至周日上午9：10至下午4：30，包括法定节假日，12月25日除外。)”可知，该博物馆常年开放，目前开放时间是包含节假日在内开放时间是从周三到周日上午9:10到下午4:30，结合选项可知，新年符合条件。故选D项。
2．细节理解题。根据Admission部分中的“Adult: $12.25；Age 60+: $10.25；Youth (ages 3-17): $10.25；Member: Free(成人：$12.25；年龄 60+：$10.25；青少年（3-17 岁）：10.25 美元；会员：免费)”可知，一对非会员夫妇，需要的费用是$12.25×2=24.5；10岁的双胞胎费用是$10.25×2=20.5，所以总共费用是$45。故选A项。
3．细节理解题。根据Filming and photos部分中的“Getting too close or being too aggressive in your attempt to get an image could compromise your safety and cause stress to the animals. For safety reasons and for the enjoyment of all visitors, all indoor photography or video recording must be done with hand-held devices only; no tripod(三脚架)or selfie sticks indoors.(太靠近或太有攻击性都可能危及你的安全，并给动物带来压力。为安全及让所有访客享受，所有室内摄影或录影必须以手提设备进行;室内不能使用三脚架或自拍杆。)”可知，给动物拍照时，太近的距离有可能损害你的安全或者是给动物带来压力，所以出于安全考虑在室内禁止使用自拍杆及三脚架等进行拍摄。故选C项。
4．C 5．A 6．D 7．C

【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章针对美国参议院通过的《阳光保护法》引出了对实行夏令时利弊的讨论。
4．细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Research conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine has shown that DST time changes lead to a greater risk of car crashes.”（美国睡眠医学学会进行的研究表明，夏令时的改变会增加车祸的风险。）可知，夏令时会增加交通事故的可能性。故选C项。
5．词义猜测题。根据第五段“because DST maximizes daylight, it encourages safety by lowering crime rates and reducing seasonal depression. DST provides more waking time to enjoy with families and friends, or even to get more work done.”（因为夏令时最大限度地利用了日光，它通过降低犯罪率和减少季节性抑郁来促进安全。夏令时提供了更多的清醒时间与家人和朋友一起享受，甚至完成更多的工作。）可知该段描述了夏令时的好处，故推测“proponents”表示“支持者，赞成者”。故选A项。
6．推理判断题。根据最后一段“The bill is certainly a hot topic of discussion, but one thing is for sure: everyone is in favor of getting rid of the biannual time switch.”（该法案无疑是讨论的热门话题，但有一件事是肯定的：每个人都赞成取消一年两次的时间转换。）可知，每个人都赞成取消一年两次的时间转换，也包括作者在内，故作者对一年两次的时间转换持否定态度。故选D项。
7．主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“If passed, Daylight SavingTime(DST) could become the permanent system of the time.”（如果法案通过，夏令时可能成为永久的时间系统。）及第三四段对夏令时弊端的讨论和第五段对夏令时优势的描述可知，文章主要是关于夏令时利弊的讨论。故选C项。
8．B 9．A 10．B 11．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章通过研究和实验证明了压力导致的行为在人际交往方面有积极的意义——在人际关系中表现出焦虑和压力的人更讨人喜欢。
8．推理判断题。根据第一段第四句“Meanwhile, I tried my best to contain the feelings as I assumed that I’d be judged negatively for any non-verbal(非言语的) signal that showed my lack of confidence.”（与此同时，我尽力控制自己的情绪，因为我认为任何非语言的信号都会让我受到负面的评价，因为这表明我缺乏自信。）可知，作者认为任何非语言的信号都会让他遭受负面的评价，所以他会有意地隐藏自己的焦虑情绪。故选B项。
9．细节理解题。根据第三段第二句第三句“Observing a group of 45 rhesus macaques( 恒河猴) in Punta Santiago Puerto Rico, he found that individuals tended to show more nervous scratching when they were around higher-ranking individuals and relative strangers with whom they did not already have a strong social bond. And that, in turn, seemed to change the nature of the interaction -- resulting in gentler behavior from the other monkey.”（他在波多黎各圣地亚哥蓬塔观察了一组45只恒河猴，发现当它们和地位更高的猕猴以及相对陌生的猕猴在一起时，它们往往会表现出更多紧张的抓挠。反过来，这似乎改变了互动的性质—导致另一只猴子的行为更温和。）可知，恒河猴紧张的抓挠行为使得对方会更温和地对待它，使他们的关系更加亲密。故选A项。
10．细节理解题。根据第七段最后一句“The more the interviewees showed signs of stress, the more appealing they were to the people watching their videos.”（受访者表现出的压力越多，他们对观看他们视频的人就越有吸引力。）可知，研究表明一个人展现出的压力越多，就越受人喜欢。故选B项。
11．推理判断题。根据最后一段“This tells us that these behaviors are not just functionless by-products of stress, but actually have communicative functions”（这告诉我们，这些行为不仅仅是压力的无功能副产品，实际上也具有交流功能）可知，这些由压力导致的行为在人际交流方面有积极的意义，而非一无是处，研究结果对这些行为的合理性做出了解释。故选D项。
12．D 13．B 14．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了世界上最高的室外溜冰场的开放时间，收费情况等具体信息。
12．细节理解题。根据“Ice Skating Rentals”（溜冰租金）中内容可知，“Skating”是免费的，“Skate Rental”（滑冰鞋租赁）是12美元，“Hockey Sticky Rental”（冰棍租赁）是6美元，“Helmet Rental”（头盔租赁）是6美元，“Souvenir Puck”（纪念冰球）是5美元，冰球比赛需要前三种装备，故冰球比赛租用装备需要24美元。故选D项。
13．细节理解题。根据“Helpful Information”中“All guests must have skates.”（所有客人都必须穿溜冰鞋。）可知，进入溜冰场必须穿溜冰鞋。故选B项。
14．细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Take a spin on your ice skates at the world’s highest outdoor skating rink(溜冰场), surrounded by the breathtaking view of snow-covered trees and picturesque mountains.”（在世界上最高的室外溜冰场上穿着冰鞋滑一圈冰，周围是白雪皑皑的树木和风景如画的群山，令人叹为观止。）可知，该溜冰场的亮点在于它是世界上海拔最高的溜冰场。故选B项。
15．B 16．D 17．A 18．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了为了拯救濒危的北极狼，北京希诺基生物技术公司与哈尔滨极地公司合作克隆了北极狼。结果，经过两年的努力，北极狼克隆成功了。这在世界上尚属首例。
15．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Born on June 10, 2022, the wolf, named Maya, is energetic and in very good health.”（这只狼出生于2022年6月10日，名叫玛雅，精力充沛，身体健康。）可知，关于玛雅我们知道她身体状况很好。故选B项。
16．主旨大意题。根据第三段““This is our new attempt and breakthrough in protecting and breeding(繁育) wild and endangered animals. The birth of the world’s first cloned arctic wolf is a milestone for the application of cloning technology and is of great importance to biodiversity, the protection of wildlife, and the restoration(修复) of endangered species in the world,” Mi Jidong, the company’s general manager, said.”（“这是我们在保护和繁殖野生和濒危动物方面的新尝试和突破。世界上第一只克隆的北极狼的诞生是克隆技术应用的一个里程碑，对生物多样性、野生动物保护和世界濒危物种的恢复具有重要意义，”该公司总经理米继东说。）可知，第三段的主要讲的是克隆北极狼诞生的重要性。故选D项。
17．推理判断题。根据第四段中“Sun Quanhui, a scientist from the World Animal Protection Organization, said that cloning technology is still in the exploratory stage of research, and there are many technical and moral issues that need to be handled and treated with caution. Sun believed cloning should be considered only for endangered wild animals whose species are extinct, or whose captive populations are very limited.”（世界动物保护组织的科学家孙全辉表示，克隆技术仍处于探索研究阶段，有许多技术和道德问题需要谨慎处理和对待。孙认为，克隆应该只考虑那些物种灭绝或圈养数量非常有限的濒危野生动物。）可推知，孙全辉对克隆技术的态度是谨慎的。故选A项。
18．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“However, it is reported that the technology of cloning arctic wolves has gained strong value in its application, and another male cloned arctic wolf will come into this world in the near future.”（然而，据报道，克隆北极狼的技术已经获得了强大的应用价值，另一只雄性克隆北极狼将在不久的将来来到这个世界。）可知，从最后一段我们了解到另一只雄性北极狼即将出生。故选B项。
19．B 20．C 21．B 22．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。最近，加拿大建筑公司月亮世界度假村宣布，计划投资50亿美元在迪拜建造一个看起来像月亮的度假村。文章介绍了这个度假村的一些设施以及特点。
19．细节理解题。根据第三段“Space tourism currently comes with a big price tag, and it’s a barrier to entry for most travelers. However, the moon resort experience will be significantly cheaper.(目前，太空旅游的价格很高，对大多数旅行者来说，这是一个进入的障碍。然而，月球度假体验将会便宜得多)”可知，对于太空旅游来说，月球度假村是一个更便宜的选择。故选B。
20．主旨大意题。根据第四段““Moon Dubai will significantly impact every aspect of the UAE’s economy, including tourism, transportation, commercial and residential real estate, infrastructure, financial services, aviation and space, energy, agriculture, technology and of course education,” says Michael R. Henderson, co-founder of Moon World Resorts. (月亮世界度假村的联合创始人Michael R. Henderson说：“月亮迪拜将对阿联酋经济的各个方面产生重大影响，包括旅游、交通、商业和住宅房地产、基础设施、金融服务、航空航天、能源、农业、技术，当然还有教育。”)”可知，第4段主要讲了月亮迪拜的潜在价值故选C。
21．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Whether the project will eventually take off is currently unknown. If the design can be successful, it will require a 12-month pre-development planning program and a 48-month building process.(目前还不知道该项目最终能否成功。如果设计能够成功，它将需要12个月的开发前规划程序和48个月的建设过程)”可知，月球度假村处于设计阶段。故选B。
22．推理判断题。根据第一段“Recently, Canadian architectural company Moon World Resorts announced plans to construct a $5 billion resort (度假村) that looks like the moon in Dubai.(最近，加拿大建筑公司月亮世界度假村宣布，计划投资50亿美元在迪拜建造一个看起来像月亮的度假村)”结合文章介绍了这个度假村的一些设施以及特点。可推知，这篇文章的主要目的是介绍迪拜的一个旅游项目。故选A。
23．C 24．B 25．A 26．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了自然现象——巨大的冰山脱离了南极洲。
23．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Researchers, who’d been following the development of a large crack in Larsen’s ice for more than a decade, were expecting it.(十多年来，研究人员一直在跟踪拉森冰川上的一条大裂缝的发展，他们预计会出现这种情况)”可知，研究人员认为Larsen berg的出现并不令人意外，故选C。
24．推理判断题。根据第二段中“The thick berg will not move very far, very fast in the short term. But it will need to be monitored.(短时间内，厚冰山不会移动得很远，也不会移动得很快。但它需要被监控)”可知，研究人员接下来最有可能密切关注新冰山，故选B。
25．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“An object measuring some 9,000 sq km came away in 1986. Many of Larsen’s bergs can enter the Weddell sea or can follow currents into the Southern Ocean, and even into the South Atlantic. A good number of bergs from this shelf can end up being caught on the shallow continental shelf around the British overseas area of South Georgia where they gradually fade away.(1986年，一个面积约9000平方公里的物体消失了。许多拉森冰山可以进入威德尔海，或者跟随洋流进入南大洋，甚至进入南大西洋。这个大陆架上的大量冰山最终会在英国海外地区南乔治亚附近的浅海大陆架上被捕获，在那里它们会逐渐消失)”可推知，此处提到1986年形成的冰川是因为它是大型冰川消失的一个例子，故选A。
26．主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是第一段中心句“One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded has just broken away from Antarctica.(有记录以来最大的冰山之一刚刚从南极洲脱离)”可知，文章介绍巨大的冰山脱离了南极洲。因此本文的最佳标题为D项“Giant iceberg breaks away from Antarctica.(巨大的冰山脱离了南极洲)”。故选D。
27．B 28．C 29．C

【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了欧洲的四个可持续的（不破坏环境的）住宿地点。
27．细节理解题。根据标题“Four best places to stay in Europe(欧洲最好的四个住宿地点)”可知，文章介绍了四个住宿地点。根据Terraegna Mountain Hut中的第一句“This stone shepherd’s hut has the low impact of a bothy (茅屋), with a few added luxuries: solar-powered electricity and hot water. (这个牧羊人的石屋对环境的影响很小，还增加了一些奢侈品:太阳能电力和热水)”和最后一句“It is part of a drive to use tourism to help protect local species such as the Marsican brown bear.(这是利用旅游业来帮助保护火星棕熊等当地物种的一部分)”，Wheatland Farm中最后两句“The five cottages are run on 100% renewable energy. Station transfers and electric bike hire encourage car-free holidays.(这五座别墅全部使用可再生能源。车站接送和电动自行车租赁鼓励无车假期)”，Parcel Tiny House中最后两句“Each house is equipped with solar panels and dry toilets. A lack of TV and wifi is a deliberate step to help guests switch off.(每栋房子都配备了太阳能电池板和干厕所。没有电视和无线网络是有意为之的，目的是帮助客人关掉电视)”，Magdas Hotel中最后一句“Those arriving by train or bike receive a 10% discount.(乘火车或自行车到达的游客可享受10%的折扣)”可知，这些地方都提供可持续的住宿。故选B项。
28．细节理解题。根据Parcel Tiny House中最后两句“Each house is equipped with solar panels and dry toilets. A lack of TV and wifi is a deliberate step to help guests switch off.(每栋房子都配备了太阳能电池板和干厕所。没有电视和无线网络是有意为之的，目的是帮助客人关掉电视)”可知，Parcel Tiny House不鼓励使用互联网。故选C项。
29．推理判断题。根据Wheatland Farm中的第一句“No stone has been left unturned in delivering low-impact holidays at this 21-acre conservation project and rural getaway in Devon. (在这个21英亩的保护项目和德文郡的乡村度假胜地，人们不遗余力地提供低影响的假期)”和Magdas Hotel中前两句“Magdas Hotel has an enviable green location in one of Europe’s greenest cities. It’s run by a combination of socially minded hoteliers and immigrants, all on a mission to promote inclusivity. (马格达斯酒店在欧洲最环保的城市之一拥有令人羡慕的绿色位置。它由具有社会意识的酒店经营者和移民共同经营，他们都肩负着促进包容性的使命)”可推知，Wheatland Farm 和Magdas Hotel鼓励游客们绿色旅游。故选C项。
30．B 31．A 32．C

【导语】这是一篇应用文。本文给要去哈尔滨游玩的人推荐了几个一定要去体验的项目。
30．细节理解题。根据Turning water into instant ice部分中“One can’t go to the Ice Snow Word without stopping by the Sun Island Snow Expo. After all, the former is for appreciating illuminated (照亮的) ice at night, and the latter is for checking out snow in the daytime.”（去冰雪世界不能不去太阳岛冰雪博览会。毕竟，前者是在晚上欣赏照亮的冰，而后者是在白天看雪。）可知，如果你想欣赏夜景，冰雪世界是最好的选择。故选B。
31．推理判断题。根据Speeding down Yabuli Ski Resort部分中“One place you shouldn’t miss when visiting Harbin is Yabuli Ski Resort”（游览哈尔滨时不容错过的一个地方是亚布力滑雪场）和 “There are junior, middle and senior ski runs. ”（有初级滑雪道，中级滑雪道和高级滑雪道。）可推知，在哈尔滨游客可以根据自己的滑雪能力选择适合自己的滑雪道。故选A。
32．推理判断题。根据第一段“For those who have never been to Harbin, there’s almost an endless list of things to do. Here are several activities that have to be included.”（对于那些从未去过哈尔滨的人来说，这里几乎有无穷无尽的事情要做。这里有几个必须包括在内的活动。）可知，本文给要去哈尔滨游玩的人介绍了几个一定要去体验的项目，所以本文是一则旅游项目介绍。故选C。
33．B 34．D 35．D 36．C

【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一种新型材料，可以使人体或物体降温。
33．推理判断题。根据第三段“In one test, a volunteer wearing a vest made half of the metafabric and half of cotton sat in a direct sunlight for an hour. The skin temperature under the metafabric rose from around 31°C to 32°C over that time, while the skin under the cotton rose to around 37°C.(在一项测试中，一名志愿者穿着一半由元纤维和一半由棉花制成的背心，在阳光直射下坐了一个小时。在此期间，超织物下的皮肤温度从大约31°C上升到32°C，而棉质下的皮肤温度上升到大约37°C)”以及第四段“In another test, one car was covered with the metafabric, another with a shop-bought cover and a third was left uncovered. When left in the sun from 11 am to 1 pm, the temperature rose to 60°C in the uncovered car, 57°C in the car with the standard cover and 30°C in the one with the metafabric.(在另一项测试中，一辆车被这种超织物覆盖，另一辆车用商店买的覆盖物覆盖，第三辆车没有覆盖。当从上午11点到下午1点在太阳下暴晒时，无盖汽车的温度上升到60°C，标准盖汽车的温度上升到57°C，超织物汽车的温度上升到30°C)”可知，两项测试中均进行了比较试验，证明了这种新型材料的有效性。故选B。
34．细节理解题。根据第三段中“The skin temperature under the metafabric rose from around 31°C to 32 °C over that time, while the skin under the cotton rose to around 37°C.(在此期间，超织物下的皮肤温度从31°C左右上升到32°C，而棉花下的皮肤温度上升到37°C左右)”可知，C选项“棉衣下皮肤温度在一小时内上升了约6°C”正确。故选D。
35．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The metafabric is most effective when in contact with the skin. The researchers are focusing on cooling people and objects exposed to direct sunlight, but there would still be a cooling effect in the shade.(当与皮肤接触时，超织物是最有效的。研究人员专注于给暴露在阳光直射下的人和物体降温，但在阴凉处仍然会有降温效果)”可知，四个选项中只有D项“When it is inside the house.(当它在房子里的时候)”未提及，所以当超织物在房子里的时候可能没有降温效果，故选D。
36．主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段“Clothes and covers made of a smart fabric that gives off heat and reflects light could help people and objects that are out in the sun stay several degrees cooler.(由一种智能面料制成的衣服和覆盖物可以散发热量并反射光，可以帮助人们和物体在阳光下保持几度的凉爽)”可知，文章主要介绍了一种新型材料，可以使人体或物体降温。故C选项“织物能有效地帮助穿着者保持凉爽”是最佳标题。故选C。
37．C 38．D 39．B 40．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Knight小时候爱好捣鼓到以后发明折纸袋机器并在一番曲折后获得专利的故事。
37．细节理解题。根据第一段中“She cycled through a number of technical jobs to keep her pockets and her mind well-fed. In time, she became skilful in a wide range of professions.（她做了许多技术性工作，以保持她的口袋和她的思想充实。随着时间的推移，她在许多领域都变得熟练。）”，可知，在各种技术岗位上工作的经历使玛格丽特·奈特精通各种行业。故选C。
38．推理判断题。根据第二段中“This was true of most places where she spent considerable time. Instead of folding every paper bag by hand, Knight wondered if she might instead be able to make them more cleanly and rapidly via an automated mechanism. Folding by hand was the inefficient and error-prone(易出错的) task she was charged with. She built a working model of her elegant paper-folding equipment.（大多数她待过很长时间的地方都是这样。奈特想知道，她是否可以通过自动化机制制造出更干净、更快速地折叠纸袋，而不是手工折叠每个纸袋。她负责的手工折叠工作效率低下，而且容易出错。她制作了一个精美折纸设备的工作模型。）”，可知，为了提高纸袋生产效率玛格丽特·奈特创造了一个折纸机模型。故选D。
39．词义猜测题。根据第三段中“by Knight’s courageous example. （奈特勇敢的榜样。）”和“She was always seen as an enduring source of inspiration for anyone with original ideas looking to better the world around them.（她一直被视为一个持久的灵感来源，对于那些有原创想法的人来说，他们希望让周围的世界变得更好。）”可知，划线部分的意思是“驱使，鼓励”。故选B。
40．推理判断题。本文讲述了Knight小时候爱好捣鼓到以后发明折纸袋机器并在一番曲折后获得专利的故事，是关于Knight的人物传记。故选A。
41．D 42．A 43．C 44．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍对创造力的研究表明想要更有创造力，我们既需要刺激，还需要无聊。我们需要的是一种平衡：足够的刺激，让我们以不同的方式看待事物；足够的无聊，让我们有喘息的空间来思考这些想法。
41．细节理解题。根据第二段“some researchers believe that boredom drives our brains to find something to do—leading to creative ideas. So, maybe we should take the advice of the musician Questlove and learn to ignore the distractions that we can find on our phones.(一些研究人员相信无聊会驱使我们的大脑找到一些东西，从而产生创造性的想法的。所以，也许我们应该听取音乐家Questlove的建议学会忽略我们在手机上的干扰)”可知，Questlove认同无聊可以促进创造性的想法，所以认为我们最好不要看手机打发无聊。故选D项。
42．细节理解题。根据第三段“However, before we all start planning how to bore ourselves into creativity, Sandi Mann, an academic and author, warns that too much boredom can take away the energy we need for creativity.( 然而，在我们开始计划如何激发自己的创造力之前，学者兼作家桑迪·曼警告说，过多的无聊会夺走我们创造力所需的能量)”可知，桑迪·曼认为太多的无聊会使用我们失去创造力所需的能量，故选A项。
43．细节理解题。根据最后一段“So, perhaps what we need is a balance—enough stimulus to make us look at things in different ways, and enough boredom to give us the breathing space to work through these thoughts.( 所以，也许我们需要的是一种平衡——足够的刺激，让我们以不同的方式看待事物，足够的无聊，让我们有喘息的空间来思考这些想法)”可知，更具有创造力的最佳方式是在无聊和新经历之间找到平衡，故选C项。
44．推理判断题。根据第二段“Writing for BBC Culture, Clair Thorp looks at the role that boredom plays in the creative process(克莱尔·索普为英国广播公司文化频道撰稿，探讨无聊在创作过程中所扮演的角色)”、“Thorp tells us how some researchers believe that boredom drives our brains to find something to do—leading to creative ideas.( 索普告诉我们，一些研究人员是如何相信无聊会驱使我们的大脑找到一些东西，从而产生创造性的想法的)”以及第三段“Actor and writer Kayode Ewumi recommends getting on a random bus and seeing where you end up or learning a new musical instrument as ways to avoid writer’s block. Professor Gerard Puccio, a professor of creativity studies, believes that having to look at new things, or old things in a different light, can force us to make unusual connections and come up with innovative solutions.( 演员兼作家Kayode Ewumi建议，坐一辆随机的公交车，看看你最终会去哪里，或者学习一种新的乐器，以此来避免作家的阻碍。创造力研究教授Gerard Puccio认为，必须从不同的角度看待新事物或旧事物，这会迫使我们建立不同寻常的联系，并提出创新的解决方案)”可知，作者是通过引用名人的观点解释了自己的观点，故选B项。
45．C 46．A 47．D

【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一个有线电视套餐，并附上电视节目指南。
45．细节理解题。根据文章第一句“SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND GET A MINI LOUDSPEAKER BOX AS A GIFT.(今日订阅即得小喇叭作为小礼物一份)”可知，现在购买电视套餐能得到礼品一份。故选C项。
46．推理判断题。根据REG频道的节目名称Political News Today、The President’s Daily Update、Senate Meeting News: January 21和Inspirational Leaders: Yola Benoit可知，该频道的内容有关政治、总统、参议院等，显然可以在该频道看到与政府有关的节目。故选A项。
47．推理判断题。根据CEF频道的节目名称Ricky Roger and Friends、The Kitten and the Kite、Sing-Along for Little Ones和Shh... It’s Bedtime可知，该频道的内容是儿童节目。故选D项。
48．C 49．A 50．A 51．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几种对于旧手机的处理方法。
48．细节理解题。根据第二段“Smartphones and tablets can enjoy a second life as a universal remote control for smart devices and their various apps around the home. You can also use them to play music and video from streaming services, to cast to compatible devices, or as a home server.”（智能手机和平板电脑可以享受第二次生命作为一个家用智能设备及其各种应用程序的通用遥控器。你还可以使它们来播放来自流体服务的音乐和视频播放到兼容设备，或作为一个家用服务器。）以及第三段“Why not attach an old iPad to the wall to use as a digital calendar or family planner? Or save a huge amount of money on baby monitors by fixing a phone or tablet with a monitoring app above the bassinet (婴儿摇篮) instead?”（为什么不把旧的平板电脑挂在墙上当数字日历或家庭计划表用呢？或节约一大笔钱在婴儿监视器上通过固定手机或平板使用一个监视的软件放在摇篮上面？）可知，文章提到了旧手机或平板电脑可以重复用做电子日历、监视婴儿和播放流量视频，但是没有提到的是处理复杂数据。故选C项。
49．细节理解题。根据第五段“If you can’t repurpose your old smartphone, recycle it instead. Smartphones are full of recyclable materials including rare and valuable metals such as gold, silver, platinum and copper—99% of these can be reused if you recycle your phone correctly. They may end up in new tech products or enjoy a new life as something entirely different.”（如果你不能重新利用你的旧智能手机，那就回收吧。智能手机充满了可回收的材料，包括稀有和贵重的金属比如金、银、铂和铜——如果你回收你的手机，99%的这些金属都属于可以被重复利用的如果你正确利用你的手机。它们或许最终可能会被制成新的科技产品或者作为某种完全不同的东西享受新生活。）可知，你可以利用你的旧手机通过再使用其中的金属制成新的产品。故选A项。
50．细节理解题。根据第五段“If you can’t repurpose your old smartphone, recycle it instead. Smartphones are full of recyclable materials including rare and valuable metals such as gold, silver, platinum and copper—99% of these can be reused if you recycle your phone correctly.”（如果你不能重新利用你的旧智能手机，那就回收吧。智能手机充满了可回收的材料，包括稀有和贵重的金属比如金、银、铂和铜——如果你回收你的手机，99%的这些金属都属于可以被重复利用的，如果你正确利用你的手机。）及第六段“Not only does this mean producing less plastic, but it cuts down on the energy needed to make new plastics.”（这不仅意味着生产更少的塑料，而且它减少了制造新塑料所需要的原料。）可知，回收旧手机的益处有可以帮助产生更少的塑料，减少制造新塑料需要花费的能源需求和可以再利用有价值的金属。故选A项。
51．推理判断题。根据最后一段“But, by following some simple steps, you can wipe your data before you recycle it.”（但是，通过遵循一些简单的步骤，你就可以在回收旧手机之前先清理数据。）推断出文章接下来要讨论的是旧手机清理数据的步骤。故选D项。
52．D 53．D 54．C 55．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章就植物是否有意识以及其引发的讨论展进行了介绍。
52．细节理解题。根据第三段的“They claim to show that plants are capable of intentionally choosing to perform certain bchaviors, of learning and perhaps even having personalitics.(他们声称，这表明植物能够有意选择进行某些行为、学习，甚至可能具有个性)”可知，认为植物有意识的支持者认为植物能进行复杂的交流，进行有意的选择。故选D。
53．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Whether we decide that plants have cognition may come down to our ability to describe consciousness itself--something we are far from doing(我们是否认定植物具有认知能力，可能取决于我们描述意识本身的能力——我们还远没有做到这一点)”可知，接受植物意识这个想法的主要挑战是我们不能描述意识本身。故选D。
54．细节理解题。根据第五段“The research can appear persuasive, but it is in its early stage and suffers from repeated failure. Critics say the field is a high guess and that the behaviour can be explained through inborn response.(这项研究可能看起来很有说服力，但它还处于早期阶段，而且一再失败。批评者说，这个领域是一个高度猜测，这种行为可以通过天生的反应来解释)”可知，目前植物意识的研究仍处于早期阶段，而且遭遇了不断的失败，所以没有足够的证据证明。故选C。
55． 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“It might just improve our grasp of the human mind.(它可能会提高我们对人类大脑的理解)”可知，研究植物意识潜在的好处是可以提高我们对人类大脑的认识。故选A。
56．D 57．C 58．A 59．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章论述了年老孤独的话题。
56．推理判断题。根据第一段中“FaceApp has taken the world by storm, giving users the chance to see themselves age through its algorithm. (FaceApp风靡全球，让用户有机会通过它的算法看到自己变老的过程。)”以及第二段中“It turns out we are more interested in aging than we realized. (事实证明，我们对衰老的兴趣比我们想象的要大。)”并结合选项可知，在前两段提到FaceApp的意图是要介绍衰老和孤独的话题。故选D项。
57．细节理解题。根据第三段中“As a family doctor, I can see the loneliness epidemic developing. Elderly patients come to see me with no particular illness, no clear medical issue. (作为一名家庭医生，我看到孤独正在蔓延。老年病人来找我，没有特别的疾病，没有明确的医疗问题。)”以及“They just need someone—anyone—to talk to. (他们只是需要有人——随便什么人——来倾诉。)”可知，是强烈的孤独感让没有生病的老人去看家庭医生。故选C项。
58．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“But in the long term, the only way to truly help the oldest members of our society is to go back to the traditional values of inter-generational cooperation—often under the same roof. (但从长远来看，真正帮助我们社会中最年长的成员的唯一方法是回归传统的代际合作价值观——通常是在同一屋檐下。)”可知，通过提供家庭照顾才能真正帮助我们社会中最年长的成员。故选A项。
59．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其根据最后一段中“Ultimately, we will need to evolve towards a culture where elderly care IS treated the same as childcare, where employers recognize the duty of someone with an elderly parent the same way they recognize those of someone with a newborn child. (最终，我们需要发展一种文化，在这种文化中，照顾老人和照顾孩子是一样的，雇主承担有年迈父母的人的责任，就像他们承担有新生儿的人的责任一样。)”可知，从文章中我们能了解到老年人的孤独需要更多的关注。故选C项。
60．A 61．D 62．B 63．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项关于机器人的新研究，研究表明机器人并没有取代工人，相反，在工作场所，员工和机器人都在一起工作，在某种程度上提供了更多的价值。
60．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“They were first asked to guess what is the percentage of employees whose employers (雇主) have replaced jobs with robots. They were then asked whether their employers have ever replaced their jobs with robots.(他们首先被要求猜测雇主用机器人取代工作的员工比例是多少。然后他们被问及他们的雇主是否曾经用机器人取代过他们的工作)”可知，此次研究主要通过问答的方式进行的。故选A。
61．主旨大意题。根据第四段“The study found that only 14% of workers say they’ve seen their job replaced by a robot. But those who have experienced job displacement due to a robot overstate the effect of robots taking jobs from humans by about three times.(研究发现，只有14%的员工说他们的工作被机器人取代了。但那些经历过机器人取代工作的人将机器人取代人类工作的影响夸大了约三倍)”可知，本段主要讲述了此次研究的发现。故选D。
62．细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Eye-catching headlines saying a bad future of employment have likely overblown the situation of robots taking over jobs.(一些引人注目的头条新闻称，糟糕的就业前景可能夸大了机器人取代工作的情况)”可知，新闻报道为引起大众关注，夸大机器人取代人工的实际情况，从而加剧了大众的焦虑。故选B。
63．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The finding fits early studies, which suggest that robots aren’t replacing workers. Rather, workplaces, where both employees and robots are working together, deliver more value in a way.(这一发现与早期研究相符，早期研究表明机器人并没有取代工人。相反，员工和机器人一起工作的工作场所在某种程度上提供了更多价值。)”可推知，Eric Dahlin可能会认同“机器人可以成为人类干活的好搭档”这一论述。故选A。
64．A 65．C 66．B 67．C

【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己小时候读过的书籍和为人父母后的一些经历，深刻感受到成年后再次阅读儿童书籍能够感受到不一样的快乐。
64．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“It should go without saying that the best children’s literature is every bit as rich and rewarding in its concerns, as honest and stylish in execution, as the best adult literature—and also as complicated, stubborn, conflicted, and mysterious.(毋庸置疑，最好的儿童文学与最好的成人文学一样，在关注点上一样丰富和有益，在执行上一样诚实和时尚，也一样复杂、固执、矛盾和神秘。)”可知，作者认为儿童文学丰富、友谊、固执、矛盾和神秘等，这些都是儿童文学不亚于成人文学的价值所在，由此可知，作者认为儿童文学价值很大。故选A项。
65．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“But returning after a decade or two to The Snow Queen, you may well discover a book far less simple and unambiguous than the one you remembered. That shift and deepening of meaning can be a revelation both about the book and yourself.(但在一二十年后再看《白雪皇后》时，你可能会发现这本书远没有你记忆中的那本简单明了。这种意义的转变和深化对这本书和你自己都是一种启示。)”可知，《白雪皇后》让厄休拉在十年或二十年后感觉到这本书使她对自己有了更深刻的认识。故选C项。
66．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Reading bedtime stories to my kids was—not always, but often—like revisiting a favorite old neighborhood after many years and finding not only that it hadn’t been chain-stored into submission or paved over altogether but that it was far more interesting and complex than I knew.(给我的孩子们读睡前故事——不是经常，但经常——就像多年后重新回到一个最喜欢的老社区，发现它不仅没有被连锁存储或完全被铺平，而且它比我所知道的要有趣和复杂得多。)”可知，作者认为再次阅读睡前故事就像故地重游，依旧能够发现很多有趣和复杂的地方。由此可以推测出，作者认为故地重游的乐趣在于再次发现新奇的地方。故选B项。
67．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者通过讲述自己小时候读过的书籍和为人父母后的一些经历，深刻感受到成年后再次阅读儿童书籍能够感受到不一样的快乐，强调的是以前的书再拿出来重读。故选C项。
68．A 69．C 70．A 71．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了音乐对人的身心的积极影响。
68．细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句话“A recent study suggests that preterm (早产的) babies appear to experience less pain and feed more when listening to music.（最近的一项研究表明，早产儿在听音乐时似乎疼痛更少，食量更大）”可知，音乐有助于减轻早产儿的痛苦。故选A项。
69．词义猜测题。根据第四段的句子“There was an experiment involving 163 people where 74 were musicians. Participants were asked to pass some listening tests. Musicians heard the sounds better than non-musicians, and this difference gets clearer with age. This means that a 70-year-old musician hears better than a 50-year-old non-musician, even in a noisy environment.（有一个实验涉及163人，其中74人是音乐家。参与者被要求通过一些听力测试。音乐家比非音乐家更能听到声音，这种差异随着年龄的增长而变得更加明显。这意味着一个70岁的音乐家比一个50岁的非音乐家的听力更好，即使在嘈杂的环境中）”可知，音乐有助于防止听力的丧失。再由划线短语后的the loss of hearing（听力的丧失）可知，划线短语stave off意义为“延缓”。故选C项。
70．细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“The matter is that music can help people recover from a heart attack or heart operation by reducing blood pressure, slowing down the heartbeat rate, and reducing anxiety. Listening to the quality music produces positive emotions, improves the movement of blood, and expands blood vessels, thus, promoting quick recovery of the whole cardiovascular(心血管的) system.（重要的是，音乐可以帮助人们从心脏病发作或心脏手术中恢复，通过降低血压，减慢心跳频率，减少焦虑。听高质量的音乐能产生积极的情绪，促进血液运动，扩张血管，从而促进整个心血管系统的快速恢复）”可知，音乐对人体系统的工作有积极的影响。故选A项。
71．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了音乐对人的身心的积极影响。所以用D项“How music affects our mind and body”作为本文的题目，与文章主题相符合。故选D项。
72．D 73．B 74．C 75．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了用人工智能计算，预测运动员在比赛中的伤病情况。
72．推理判断题。根据第二段中“We follow a team for an entire season, recording GPS data during training and matches (我们跟踪一支球队整个赛季，记录训练和比赛期间的GPS数据。)”和“This gives us the probability that a player will get injured in the next days or next weeks. (这给了我们一个球员在未来几天或几周受伤的概率。)”以及第三段中“These data reveal an athlete’s workload—how often they train and how intensely. (这些数据揭示了运动员的工作负荷——他们训练的频率和强度。)”可知，GPS数据为训练运动员提供有用的信息。故选D项。
73．细节理解题。根据第四段中“But the technology’s success depends, in part, on the ability of data scientists to convince coaches to include data in their decision process. (但这项技术的成功在一定程度上取决于数据科学家说服教练将数据纳入决策过程的能力。)”可知，是教练的接受度使得这项技术的成功成为可能。故选B项。
74．推理判断题。根据最后一段首句“McHugh agrees that people have to make the final call. (McHugh也认为，必须由人做最后的决定。)”可知，本段想告诉我们必须由人来做最后的决定。故选C项。
75．主旨大意题。通读全文。尤其根据第一段中“Now with the help of artificial intelligence, they can calculate more precisely the probability that individual athletes will get injured during the next match, the next week or the next month. (现在，在人工智能的帮助下，他们可以更精确地计算出个别运动员在下一场比赛、下周或下个月受伤的概率。)”可知，本文主要介绍了用人工智能计算，预测运动员在比赛中的伤病情况。B项“用算法预测伤病”符合主题。故选B项。