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A Wrld Of Wnders
Frm the pyramids f Giza t the Clssus f Rhdes,Bettany Hughes explres sme f the wrld’s mst thrilling landscapes.In a landscape that values cnvenience and quick-fire prgress ver all else,it’s a treat t lk int the BCE years and discver the astnishing accmplishments f leaders and kings lng,lng dead,sme f which still puzzle the mdern mind.
Hughes takes us thrugh each f the Seven Ancient Wnders,nt nly wndering at the cnstructin and grandness but,perhaps mre interestingly,the experiences f thse wh imagined,built and enjyed them.
This is nt a bk t be quickly swallwed,but enjyed in delicius pieces,regularly glancing frm the page t infrm whmever is in clse prximity(接近) f the curisities illustrated:“Did yu knw the Temple f Artemis was destryed and rebuilt three times,each mre impressive than the last?” r,“Did yu knw that when the Pyramid f Giza was built,it was a waterside feature,and the Egyptian landscape was green?”
Thrughly researched and cited,Hughes als appears t have visited many f the lcatins,even thse we can’t be sure f,and this first-hand accunting adds a much-needed element f engagement t the therwise fact- and date-heavy narrative.Recunting the unpleasant smell f bat dung(夜明砂) while crawling thrugh pyramid passageways,ding her wn n-ft detective wrk at Rhdes t discver the lcatin f the Clssus,yu can imagine her,nt in a dusty library but putting n an Indiana Jnes style hat and adventuring fr numerus legendary treasures.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要向读者推荐Bettany Hughes关于古代奇迹的一本书。
1.What des Hughes fcus n in writing?
A.Quick-fire prgress.
B.Cmmn sense.
C.Ancient wnders.
D.Mdern minds.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“In a landscape that values still puzzle the mdern mind.”及第二段可知,在人们追求便利和短时间爆火的今天,Hughes的作品专注于探索发现古代帝王之谜,实属难能可贵。她带领我们穿越古代七大奇迹,不仅仅是宏伟的建筑,而且关注其中相关的人物。故选C项。
2.What can we learn abut Hughes?
A.She prefers t describe delicius fd.
B.She is fnd f questining the truth.
C.She is used t wrking in a dusty library.
D.She highlights hands-n experiences.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段描述可知,经过精心调查研究和引证,Hughes也实地去了我们不太了解的地方,这些第一手的资料又给本来单调的事实性叙述增添了生动的元素。详述穿越金字塔通道时夜明砂的难闻气味,为找到罗德岛太阳神巨像位置而进行一系列的徒步探索,从中可以想象Hughes不是待在图书馆品味传奇故事。由此可推断,Hughes更注重亲身体验。故选D项。
3.What’s the purpse f writing the text?
A.T recmmend a bk.
B.T intrduce places f interest.
C.T attract turists.
D.T hunt fr treasures.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“This is nt a bk t be quickly swallwed,but...”可知,本文写作目的是为了推荐一本书。
B
During my writing this review,I lked at fur separate screens.There was my laptp,nt which I typed this text;there was my phne,receiving messages frm friends and clleagues;my iPad,fr hunting additinal details;and,in the backgrund,a TV passively shwing prgrams.
S far,s nrmal in 2024.But what d all thse screens and the time spent with them d t us?Plenty f bks and articles scream warnings abut the impact f this technlgy n ur lives.We are becming impatient,stupider,addicted,and we need t digitally detx.
Except that we aren’t and we dn’t,as Pete Etchells,a psychlgist and science cmmunicatr at Bath Spa University,UK,explains in Unlcked:The Real Science f Screen Time.In it,he walks a cmplicated tightrpe(绷索),uncvering sme f the mst harmful fictins abut ur smartphne and screen-dminated lives,while ffering gd advice abut hw t imprve the time we spend with screens.As a sciety,argues Etchells,“we have becme t mentally upset—and even fearful—abut screens”.He says that ur wrries are “deeply unusual,grunded firmly in stries and lived experience”,rather than evidence.
T vercme the fear that has taken hld,Etchells suggests we stp thinking abut screen time and instead fcus n screen habits.The frmer wrries abut hw much is t much,while the latter is mre realistic.After all,4 hurs spent wrking n screens is different frm 4 hurs listlessly scrlling thrugh scial media.
Explaining all this clearly,with useful cmparisns and humrs,is what makes Unlcked a must-read.It is like a ppular science TV series:friendly and charming.It is als a crrective,prviding a realistic medicine fr hpelessness.In the UK,a survey fund that tw-thirds f the public wuld supprt a ban n selling smartphnes t under-16s.
But gvernment fficials wuld d better t read Unlcked.That way,they can make infrmed decisins abut whether such bans are needed,and if they wuld make a difference.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了人们对电子屏幕时代的看法。
4.Fr what purpse des the authr describe the scene in the first paragraph?
A.T shw the expsure t screens.
B.T explain the develpment f screens.
C.T evaluate different electrical prducts.
D.T intrduce the usage f electrical prducts.
答案 A
解析 写作手法题。根据文章第一段,作者描述了写本文时的情形:同时使用了四种屏幕。再根据第二段描述可知,作者描述屏幕使用情景为的是引出下文屏幕使用问题的讨论。故选A项。
5.What d the underlined wrds“digitally detx” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A.Depend n electrnic devices.
B.Becme digital users.
C.Ignre the warnings.
D.Overcme digital additin.
答案 D
解析 词句猜测题。根据第二段描述可知,目前人们普遍使用多种电子屏幕。大量的书籍和文章警告电子屏幕给我们的生活带来的影响。我们变得越来越不耐烦,越来越愚钝,越来越上瘾,因此我们需要克服对电子产品的过度依赖,戒除上瘾。故选D项。
6.What is the key t the fear f screens accrding t Etchells?
A.Limiting screen time.
B.Cncentrating n practical use.
C.Cmparing scial media.
D.Making an argument.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段描述可知,Etchells建议人们不要再考虑屏幕时间长短,而应该关注人们的屏幕使用习惯。前者的度不好把握,后者更具备现实意义。故选B项。
7.What is the authr’s attitude twards Etchells’ understanding f screens?
A.Critical.
B.Tlerant.
C.Supprtive.
D.Uncertain.
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第五段第三句“It is als a crrective,prviding a realistic medicine fr hpelessness.”及最后一段可推知,作者对于Etchells的观点持赞同态度。故选C项。
C
Cllingwd-Nrris was playing with her new pet dg,Stitch,while wearing a favurite secnd-hand jumper.Stitch jumped up and grabbed her sleeve and tre several hles in it with her sharp teeth.
Cllingwd-Nrris,nw 37,wasn’t abut t cast the item ut.“I can’t bear t thrw away nice clthing just because f a hle,” she explains.As a knitwear designer based in Galashiels,Sctland,she was used t making her wn jumpers,but after she was left with a handful f jumpers that had dg-affected hles,she decided t tackle a new skill:mending.She began by reading a bk called Make D and Mend,abut the innvative thriftiness(节俭) that emerged during Wrld War Ⅱ.
Instead f trying t make the repair as small as pssible,she turned t ‘visible mending’,a trend in repairing clthes that leaves an intentinally bvius fix.Needlewrkers add flwers,bright squares r ther small designs t damaged clthes.“Every time yu d a repair,it’s like having a new garment in yur wardrbe,” says Cllingwd-Nrris.She’s even started t repair ther things—including a hle in the red sfa chair she’s sitting n during ur vide interview.
Sadly,we have becme accustmed t replacing things instead f repairing them—and the garbage is piling up.Wrldwide,we cast ut 92 millin tnnes f textiles(纺织品) every year.Electrnic waste is anther grwing prblem:an estimated 50 millin tnnes f it is created each year arund the wrld.
The gd news is that fixing things can help slve the waste prblem.It’s part f a larger shift twards a circular ecnmy—the idea that instead f casting ut items nce they are brken r ut f date,we reuse r repair them,keeping them ut f the landfill fr as lng as pssible.
Abut ne-third f greenhuse gas emissins cme frm man-made gds and cnsumables.Accrding t a 2023 reprt frm Circle Ecnmy,a Netherlands-based NGO,if the wrld switched t a circular ecnmy we culd lwer the amunt f material we need t extract frm nature by a third.Of curse there is still smething t d with the waste.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要叙述一种对老旧物品的处理方式——修补。而且进行花样修补,修补后循环使用。
8.Why des the authr mentin Cllingwd-Nrris’ pet dg?
A.T shw hw lvely the dg was.
B.T intrduce the tpic f mending.
C.T highlight the secnd-hand jumper.
D.T tell an interesting stry f the dg.
答案 B
解析 写作手法题。根据第一、二段描述可知,Cllingwd-Nrris家的宠物狗Stitch用伶俐的牙齿在连衣裙上撕了几个洞,她决定不再扔掉,而是修补。由此可推知,开头提到她家宠物狗是为了引出下文主题。故选B项。
9.Hw did Cllingwd-Nrris d with damaged clthes?
A.She threw them away.
B.She put them away in wardrbe.
C.She fixed them skillfully.
D.She made the repairs as small as pssible.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第二、三段描述可知,作为当地丝织品设计者,Cllingwd-Nrris决定将被狗咬过的连衣裙进行修补,而且精心设计,将花朵、鲜艳的方块等元素加入,有意识地将修补的地方显现出来。故选C项。
10.What can we learn abut a circular ecnmy?
A.It prmtes sustainable use f resurces.
B.It leads t greenhuse gas emissins.
C.It prevents prductin innvatin.
D.It extracts mre frm nature.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据第五、六段叙述可知,循环经济(circular ecnmy)不是将废旧用品扔掉,而是重新利用或修补。这样,减少了我们从自然中攫取资源。由此可推知,循环经济促进资源的可持续利用。故选A项。
11.What will be discussed in the fllwing paragraphs?
A.Electrnic waste.
B.The vide interview.
C.Man-made gds.
D.Slutins t the waste prblem.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Of curse there is still smething t d with the waste.”可推知,接下来作者将介绍处理废物的几种办法。故选D项。