广东高考英语阅读理解专项训练

这是一份广东高考英语阅读理解专项训练，共41页。

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Hunger is a very real problem around the globe. This year, almost 7 million people have died of hunger already. Why do people still die of hunger when there’s more than enough food in the world?
Well, considering that there are places in the world where basic needs like housing and clean, drinkable water are not met, then it doesn’t come as a surprise that food is just not accessible to them. The food exists-it just doesn’t get to where it needs to be.
Nigerian farmer Samson Ogbole decided to go ahead and cultivate (培育) fruit and vegeta-bles in a different way. Ogbole’s farming process centres around two concepts: soilless farming and aeroponics (气雾栽培). To put it simply-he’s growing food in the air.
As Ogbole explained during a TED talk, aeroponics is the future of agriculture because it offers many benefits. For example, it is cheaper than traditional farming because there is no need to hire as many workers since everything is done with a “click”. Also, this kind of farming is more environmentally friendly since farmers don’t use pesticides. At the same time, there are no space limitations-planting in the air means you can plant as many layers as you like. The sky is the limit literally!
So, the young farmer has been practicing aeroponics for more than five years with impressive results. His work was recently praised on social media this summer when he was featured in a network post. In the post, Ogbole’s farming method was mentioned, and Internet users had the chance to see pictures of the farmer’ s produce.
Many viewers think southern Nigeria needs this method to grow crops. This will help in bringing down the price and avoiding future food blockades from the north. It seems that people are already realizing that this method will change the way people grow food. And, most importantly, it will help solve some of the issues related to hunger around the world.
1．What does the figure in paragraph 1 show?
A．The seriousness of hunger.
B．The number of hungry people.
C．The nccessity of growing food in the air.
D．The existing population problem.
2．Why do people still starve to death in the world according to the text?
A．There is not enough food supply.
B．Their basic needs are not met.
C．They have no scientific planting methods.
D．Food is not equally shared.
3．What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．The theory of aeroponics.
B．The advantages of aeroponics.
C．How to grow food in the air.
D．The downsides of traditional farming.
4．What do viewers think of Ogbole’s farming method?
A．Unrealistic.
B．Funny.
C．Promising.
D．Helpless.

In all of the Jurassic Park movies, dinosaurs (恐龙) are the stars of the show. The way the dinosaurs look and move is amazing — they seem so real. But dinosaurs haven’t lived on our planet for the last 65 million years. So how do filmmakers bring them to life? They ask paleontologists (古生物学家) for help.
Paleontologist Tyler Lyson has been interested in dinosaurs since he was a child. He grew up in the countryside in the western United States and found his first dinosaur fossil (化石) when he was only six years old. Lyson says the best way to learn about dinosaurs is to look at fossils. Fossils and footprints help scientists understand how dinosaurs looked, moved, and lived.
Filmmakers use fossils and other research from paleontologists to build dinosaurs for their movies. But they also have to imagine. The dinosaur builders have to decide what color the dinosaurs are, what patterns (图案) the dinosaurs have, how long their tails are...
Another very important thing that helps bring dinosaurs to life is the computer. After dinosaur builders make dinosaur models, they put pictures of them into a computer, and then use CGI — computer-generated imagery (计算机生成影像) to make them move. Filmmakers have used CGI for all the dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park movies.
Paleontologists still have a lot of questions about dinosaurs. What did they sound like? How did they look for food? What did they eat? The answers to these questions will help filmmakers create even more realistic dinosaurs than ever before.
5．What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A．The Jurassic Park movies. B．Paleontologists.
C．The last 65 million years. D．Dinosaurs.
6．What does Lyson think is the best way to learn about dinosaurs?
A．Reading books. B．Looking at fossils.
C．Watching movies. D．Going to the countryside.
7．What’s Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．Why CGI is popular. B．Why filmmakers build dinosaurs.
C．How dinosaur models are brought to life. D．What questions paleontologists still have.
8．What can we know from the passage?
A．Lyson’s interesting dinosaurs started young.
B．Some paleontologists also make dinosaur movies.
C．Dinosaurs appeared on our planet 65 million years ago.
D．Paleontologists already know what dinosaurs sounded like.

Our culture sees grief as a disease: a terrifying, messy emotion that needs to be cleaned up and put behind us as soon as possible. We see grief as something to overcome, something to fix, rather than something to care or support. Even our doctors are trained to see grief as a disorder rather than a natural response to deep loss. When the professionals don’t know how to handle grief, the rest of us can hardly be expected to respond with skill and grace.
If we want to care for one another better, we have to redefine grief. We have to talk about it. We have to understand it as a natural, normal process rather than something to be avoided. We have to start talking about the skills needed to face the reality of living a life changed entirely by loss.
There’s no one perfect way to respond to or to support someone you care about, but there are some good ground rules.
First, remember that you play a supporting role, not a central role, in your friend’s grief. You may believe you would do things differently if this loss had happened to you. I hope you don’t get the chance to find out. This grief belongs to your friend. Follow their lead.
In fact, one of the best things you can do for a grieving friend is anticipating(预测) his needs. Don’t say, “Call me if there’s anything I can do,” because your friend will not call. Instead, make concrete offers: “I will stop by each morning on my way to work and take the dog for a quick walk.” Then show up and do it. Of course, the real work of grieving is not something you can do for your friend, but you can lessen the burden of everyday life. Assist in small, ordinary ways， such as taking in the mail, or shoveling snow. These tasks are evidence of love.
Above all, show your love. Say something. Do something. Be willing to stand beside the gaping hole that has opened in your friend’s life. Listen. Be there. Love. Love is the only thing that lasts.
9．What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A．Grief is a disease. B．How to handle grief.
C．Response to deep loss. D．General views about grief.
10．What is the author’s opinion on grief?
A．He believes it can be avoided.
B．He thinks it is a deadly disease.
C．He thinks it is natural and we should face it.
D．He believes that it can be understood only by doctors.
11．What does the underlined word “concrete” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．Specific. B．External. C．Financial. D．Complete.
12．What does the author think is the most important when comforting grieving friends?
A．Following their lead. B．Showing your love to them.
C．Giving them a lot of money. D．Accompanying them all day long.

The rainforests of Gabon are one of the last habitats for forest elephants, whose numbers in Central Africa have suffered a dramatic decline in recent decades because of hunting. Smaller than African plain elephants, forest elephants are mysterious beasts, feeding on grass and leaves and fruit. They walk softly, moving quietly among the trees, like ghosts in the night. They appear to plan their search for food, much like humans once planned their food gathering around seasons, returning to the same trees when the fruit is most likely to be ripe.
Just as the elephants depend on the forest to survive, many of Lope’s trees rely on elephants to spread their seeds through the animals’ waste. Some even produce fruit that cannot be digested by any other animals, suggesting an interdependence with origins deep in evolutionary history.
Despite being remote and relatively untouched by people, Lope National Park and its elephants appear to be in trouble. Researchers have discovered that Earth’s warming temperatures could be lowering the fruit yield of many species of trees at the park, which in turn seems to be causing forest elephants to go hungry. Because certain tree species depend on the animals to survive, the struggles of the elephant population could endanger the long-term sustainability(持续性) of the forest.
“Even in a place like Lope National Park, where we have very little human pressure and a very small population, wildlife cannot escape the impact of human activities—that being climate change,” says Robin Why tock, an environmental scientist at the University of Stirling in Scotland and one of the authors of a 2020 paper describing these findings in Science magazine.
13．What do forest elephants live on?
A．Grass, fruit and cabbage. B．Grass, leaves and fruit.
C．Grass, leaves and bamboo. D．Grass, leaves and vegetables.
14．How do many of Lope’s trees spread their seeds?
A．By bees. B．By birds. C．By wind. D．By elephants’ waste.
15．What maybe the reason for forest elephants’ starvation?
A．Air pollution. B．Water pollution.
C．Warmer temperatures. D．Increasing elephant population.
16．What is Robin Why tock’s attitude towards wildlife?
A．Worried. B．Satisfied. C．In different. D．Disappointed.

Though the dictionary definition of curiosity is “the desire to know something”, it is quite surprising that little research has paid attention to its benefits for education.
Consider a study at the University of California at Davis in 2014. The researchers first asked each participant to rate their curiosity about learning the answers to a series of questions, such as “What does the term ‘dinosaur’ actually mean?” The participants then lay in an fMRI brain scanner (扫描仪) while the same questions were presented, followed shortly after by the answers. The participants were then tested on their recollection of the facts an hour later.
The effects of curiosity on later recall were striking. When the participants were highly curious about a fact, they were 30% more likely to recall it. And this seemed to correspond to heightened activity in areas of the midbrain that release dopamine (多巴胺). Dopamine is normally associated with reward, but animal studies suggest that it can also enhance the formation of new neural (神经的) connections. It looked as if the feeling of curiosity was helping prepare the brain to absorb the new and important information, and this then resulted in a more stable memory.
Interestingly, the researchers found that the dopamine hit, arising from initial curiosity, could even enhance the memory of incidental information that had no direct relevance to the primary question. To demonstrate this, they had presented random faces alongside the answers to the questions and, an hour later, checked whether the participants still recognized the faces. The analyses showed that the participants were far more likely to remember the face if it had accompanied a question that had awakened their curiosity.
This additional, and unexpected, memory boost could be extremely useful whenever we’re trying to learn something new and complicated. We’re unlikely, after all, to find every single element of our studies interesting. But if we can develop some curiosity about at least some of the facts, we may find that the rest of the material also sticks far more easily.
17．Which aspect of curiosity did the study focus on?
A．Its scientific definition. B．Its unique characteristics.
C．Its influences on memory. D．Its benefits for brain health.
18．What was the purpose of presenting questions to the participants first?
A．To assess their learning ability. B．To awaken their passion for learning.
C．To measure their curiosity about the questions. D．To refresh their memory of extinct wild animals.
19．What can be learned about dopamine according to Paragraph 3?
A．It blocks memory. B．It improves learning.
C．It promotes friendship D．It cures neural disorder.
20．Which message about learning does the unexpected finding deliver?
A．Raise interest in study. B．Focus on essential information.
C．Make learning materials related. D．Attach importance to memorization.

It’s no secret now that the more time we spend on social media, the more we feel dissatisfied with ourselves. We tend to compare ourselves to influences and celebrities (well, famous people like Justin Bieber) — so it’s easy to understand how that can affect our confidence.
But, how often have you found yourself comparing your life to your friends? Engaging with social media shared by our friends can be more damaging than looking at content shared by celebrities, new research has found.
The study looking at how social media affects body image found that any social media engagement was significantly associated with lower ‘appearance satisfaction’. Additionally, it found that engaging with content posted by people the participants knew was more than twice as damaging as looking at content posted by strangers, including celebrities.
Viren Swami, Professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, believes this is partly because we know it’s hard to attain the lives of celebrities or influences, but when we’re comparing ourselves to our friends, it feels like we should- or could-live the way they do.
“One possible explanation is that people may believe a post showing appearance as being much more acquirable if it comes from someone they know, adding expectation or pressure on the person engaging in the post, ” he said. “At the same time, people may be more critically engaged with posts by the likes of models and celebrities, and therefore assume the images they share to be more unrealistic. “
This is not just confined to body image though. We all have one area in our lives that triggers us. Maybe you’ve been searching for a new job for months and you find yourself on social media, envying your school friend who just landed their dream role. Maybe. . .
All this is to say the obvious: we only see part of people’s lives -and if it’s getting you down, you’re probably comparing your insides to other people’s outsides. Everyone has their struggles and life is indeed not perfect for anyone. So, put down your phone, get offline, be thankful and try to live your own life.
21．What did the new study find?
A．Social media invites unfavorable comments.
B．Friends’ posts affect us more than celebrities’.
C．Celebrities have a negative influence on our life.
D．Body image causes more concern than social life.
22．Why are we more likely to compare with our friends according to Swam?
A．They serve as role models. B．We know the way they live.
C．Their lifestyles are accessible. D．We are curious about their life.
23．What does the underlined word in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
A．limited. B．related. C．devoted. D．explored.
24．What does the author suggest people do?
A．Find your dream and fight for it. B．Stop comparing and be yourself.
C．Be grateful and lead a perfect life. D．Stop complaining and get down to work.

After wildfire store through Australia this year (and many other years), Dr Alexandra Car they from Macquarie University came up with the idea of cardboard homes for wildlife, giving them a fighting chance of survival after wildfires.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ran an innovation challenge in order to restore species and landscapes, help them adapt to a changing climate and regenerate Australia after burning flames (火焰) spread across much of the habitat. Funding from WWF will enable field trials of this unique idea of cardboard habitats for wildlife.
“Bushfires destroy vegetation where small animals hide,” Car they told WWF. “Raptors (猛禽) arrive within minutes after a fire, while foxes can travel many kilometres towards fires because they know the hunting will be excellent. They come in and kill our native animals who have little place to hide on a burnt landscape.”
The cardboard shelters are six-sided pyramids (金字塔形的物体), 60cm wide on each side and 60cmt all. They can be flat-packed, allowing for easy transportation from the factory to the wilderness. They have been designed as a safe house for wildlife such as possums, bush rats and reptiles, as well as smaller creatures such as insects. These shelters are biodegradable (可生物降解的), with holes that allow light in so that vegetation can regenerate and eventually take over the site.
While environmentalists have always placed makeshift shelters in the form of logs and chicken wire (铁丝网) structures, the solutions involve dragging heavy things around, damaging fire grounds and preventing bush regeneration.
This initiative could also be used in South Africa, where many bird species are badly affected by fires.
25．What is a purpose of WWF’s innovation challenge in Australia?
A．To protect natural habitats from being taken up.
B．To prevent wildfires from happening.
C．To increase wildlife population.
D．To raise the public’s awareness about climate change.
26．How might wildfires affect small animals according to Carthey?
A．They expose them to hunting animals. B．They take their lives with burning flames.
C．They force them to travel far to find food. D．They make their habitats too hot to live in.
27．Why do the cardboard homes have holes?
A．To draw animals’ attention. B．To assist with plant growth.
C．To enable small insects to climb in. D．To let air in for animals to breathe.
28．What is a problem with traditional makeshift shelters?
A．They have a short life. B．They are non-biodegradable.
C．They look too obvious in the wild. D．They are inconvenient to carry around.

If you ever wondered where Elizabeth worked, celebrated, and rested, this is your guide.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
The Royal Family’s HQ, London, England
Buckingham Palace, home of the famous Changing of the Guard, has been the official residence of the U.K. sovereigns (君主) since 1837, but the history of the site dates back to King James I in the early 17th century. When you see a photo of the royal family waving from a balcony, it was likely taken at Buckingham Palace.
WINDSOR CASTLE
The Country Home Windsor, Berkshire, England
Windsor Castle is the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, founded in the 11th century. The Queen used it for both work and relaxation. Frogmore Cottage, a home belonging to Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex， is also located on the property.
BALMORAL HOUSE
The Holiday House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Prince Albert purchased Balmoral House for Queen Victoria in 1852, and it was passed through the royal Himai generations. It was a favorite holiday spot for the Queen—she particularly enjoyed riding a horse through the vast terrain on summer holidays.
SANDRINGHAM HOUSE
The Winter House Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Purchased by the royal family in 1862, Sandringham House is a full-scale Victorian country home. Elizabeth spent about two months each winter there, arriving in time to celebrate Christmas and staying through February.
29．What is special about WINDSOR CASTLE?
A．It covers the largest area. B．It is the official residence.
C．It was designed for vacations. D．It was bought by the royal family.
30．Which one is located in a different part of Great Britain?
A．WINDSOR CASTLE. B．BALMORAL HOUSE.
C．SANDRINGHAM HOUSE. D．BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
31．Where can the text be found?
A．In a novel. B．In a research paper.
C．In a science report. D．In a travel brochure.

I never imagined that my routine Sunday walk would turn out so inspiring. It was the first weekend in spring last September and the sun was shining brightly in a cloudless blue sky. Instead of facing the familiar morning crowd of early risers wandering through the John Davidson Park in Strathpine, Queensland, I was greeted with something far more special. Climbing casually towards me was this adorable furry lovely koala.
My first reaction was to second guess myself. I had never seen a koala so close before, let alone finding one wandering along the ground. I was amused that it chose to use the concrete footpath rather than the grass. I stopped in my tracks and watched in amazement.
The cute furry ball clicked away on the path with its black claws, completely unfazed (不担忧的) by my presence. It stopped for a moment, spotted a large nearby gum tree, and then looked over at me. I honestly thought that it was seeking my approval of its chosen tree. I nodded my head, smiling in response. Maybe the koala understood because without further hesitation, it moved off the track and attached itself on to the tree trunk.
I stepped closer gently, mindful not to alarm the animal. Its cute furry ears, pea-sized eyes and black round thick nose made for a picture-perfect moment. I took out my phone and was ready to take pictures while this furry animal patiently posed, innocently blinking(眨眼) at me. When I was satisfied with my photos, it gave me one last dreamy blink, and then made its way to the top of the tree, laying itself in between the fork of two branches.
I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to share this special bond with a koala that day. It reminded me of how precious these lovely creatures are.
32．What can we know from the first two paragraphs?
A．The koala was familiar with the author.
B．The koala got close to the author on purpose.
C．The author observed a koala so closely for the first time.
D．The author went to the park to meet some familiar people.
33．How did the author feel when he saw the koala?
A．He was surprised and worried.
B．He was surprised and delighted.
C．He was surprised and concerned.
D．He was surprised and frightened.
34．How did the author communicate with the koala?
A．By getting close. B．By making sounds.
C．By taking pictures. D．By using body language.
35．Which one can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Koala Protection B．My Sunday Walk
C．An Unexpected Bond D．Friendship with a Koala

Pacific Science Center Guide
◆Visit Pacific Science Center’s Store
Don’t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center’s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or remember your visit. The store is located (位于) upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laster Dome.
◆Hungry
Our exhibits will feed your mind but what about your body? Our café offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. The café is located upstairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour before Pacific Science Center closes.
◆Rental Information
Lockers are available to store any belongings during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.
◆Support Pacific Science Center
Since 1962 Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion (热情) for discovery and lifelong learning in science, math and technology. Today Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and brings science to classrooms and community events all over Washington State. It’s an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Wish pacific organizer.org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.
36．Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center Store?
A．In Building 1.
B．In Building 3.
C．At the last Dome.
D．At the Denny Way entrance.
37．What does Pacific Science Center do for schools?
A．Train Science teachers.
B．Distribute science books.
C．Distribute scientific research.
D．Take science to the classroom.
38．What can we learn from Rental Information?
A．The lockers are located in Building 1.
B．It is not required to give your ID．
C．It is not available to rent wheelchairs.
D．The lockers are far from the Information Desk.

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

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

While many Thais understand the common greeting ways used around the world, they feel proud of their special way of greeting — wai. Therefore, being skilled in such non-verbal communication can help you win deeper respect and acceptance among the Thais with whom you interact.
“Wai” sounds like the word “why” and is usually paired with the word “hello” in Thai, thereby making it a way of greeting and saying hello; Thais also wai one another when thanking someone, apologizing to someone, saying goodbye or showing respect.
Largely speaking, the way you wai indicates the degree of respect. To make a wai, you should first put palms (手心) together, and bring your hands to touch the middle of your chest and slightly lower your head so that your index fingers (食指) touch your nose. You can use this wai for friends and people of the same ages. The second, and a bit more formal, way to wai is to bring your thumbs to the tip of your nose and your index fingers to your forehead. And lastly, for royalty (皇室) and monks, lower your head until your thumbs are in-between your eyebrows. In this case, men should bow while women should bend their knees.
As a foreigner, you are not supposed to give a wai to everyone you see, but you are often expected to return the greeting. Thais won’t feel disrespected if you make mistakes during the exchange of wais, but will appreciate the effort you take to respect local customs. The safest bet is to wai back who wais you; however, do not wai anyone who is clearly younger than you. Instead, give him a nod and smile.
47．What can we know from the first paragraph?
A．Thais know little about some common ways to greet.
B．You can win an award when you give a wai to a Thai.
C．It can be beneficial if you can wai properly in Thailand.
D．Thais think highly of their ways of verbal communication.
48．What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．The types of wais. B．The occasions to use a wai.
C．The benefits of a wai. D．The people to use a wai to.
49．Which of the following is the wai you use to greet a friend?
A． B． C． D．
50．How is a foreigner supposed to wai in Thailand?
A．To give a wai to a child.
B．To give a wai to whoever he meets.
C．To nod his head and smile at the same time.
D．To return a wai to someone not younger than him.

Welcome to join our School Pal Program!The foreign students in our school have been dreaming of this exchange opportunity for years. However, leaving family, friends, school and their cultures behind is challenging. This is the time when you step in as a School Pal to assist these exchange students in our school, since it’s just easier for teenagers to relate to one another.
Your basic duties:
• to establish friendships with exchange students prior to their arrival
• to help them get involved in school and after-class activities
• to provide ongoing support to them through regular communication
• to organize occasional social outings and/or service projects for them
Your benefits as a School Pal:
• to learn about another country and culture
• to grow your leadership skills
• to make friends from all over the world
• scholarship for our school’s Study Abroad Program
• community service credits
Participation requirements:
If selected, you are required to:
• attend some training
• run official social media accounts
• attend at least 5 activities per semester
Application deadlines:
• Students to participate in the fall and winter programs: August 31
• Students to participate in the spring and summer programs: January 31
For more information, please email: Andrea Simon, ICES2023@yahoo.edu.


51．Why are school pals needed?
A．To invite foreign students to visit the school.
B．To help foreign students adapt to the school life.
C．To assist foreign students to contact host families.
D．To select foreign students who apply for the school.
52．What benefit can a school pal get?
A．Cultural experiences. B．Academic credits.
C．Community financial support. D．Chances to be a school leader.
53．Which of the following is required of a school pal?
A．To apply four times every year.
B．To have a private social media account.
C．To organize at least 5 activities each term.
D．To get trained once the application is approved.

Most of today’s farmers make decisions about how much fertiliser to apply based on a combination of rough measurements, experience and recommendations. It takes some time before a course of action is decided and applied, but the results are normally not seen until harvest time.
A digital agriculture system, however, gathers data more frequently and accurately, often combined with external sources (such as weather information). The combined data is analysed and interpreted so the farmer can make more informed and appropriate decisions. These decisions can then be quickly carried out with greater accuracy through robotics and advanced machinery, and farmers can get real-time feedback on the impact of their actions.
Believe it or not, technologies have been widely applied in different aspects of agriculture, ranging from managing, producing to transporting. For example, a software is developed to control growing conditions so as to grow vegetable for some customers with special needs. The rise in digital shelves and smart warehouses means farmers can better react to changes in demand. While new intelligent transport systems, such as driverless vehicles and drones, offer the prospect of delivering food from farm to fork in far more flexible, creative ways.
While the benefits of digital agriculture are appealing, it has met with significant challenges, such as disquietude about data usage. There is uncertainty about who will have access to the farmer’s data and what they will do with it. More progressive farmers are aware that their farming data could potentially fall into the wrong hands and be used against them.
In short, new as the approach is, digital agriculture does have the great potential to transform the way we produce the world’s food.
54．How does the writer explain the advantage of digital agriculture?
A．By analyzing data. B．By making comparison.
C．By giving experiment results. D．By referring to some theories.
55．What difference has technology brought to agriculture?
A．Lower transportation cost. B．Shorter growing process.
C．Larger numbers of customers. D．Smarter producing ways.
56．What does the underline word “disquietude” mean in paragraph 4?
A．Conflict. B．Competition. C．Concern. D．Curiosity.
57．What does the author think of the future of digital agriculture?
A．Hopeful. B．Uncertain. C．Risky. D．Arguable.

It was one boring Saturday when my mom suggested a journey to Canada’s Wonderland Amusement Park. “Don’t you think we are too old for it?” I asked. “Well, you’ve never been to the Wonderland. Plus, it needs me to take some pictures for its advertisement, so I got three VIP tickets. I have invited Penny to join us.” Well, Penny was my mother’s best friend, and she was the promise of a thrilling journey, so I agreed and the next day I got the best shock of my life.
Penny did do the research thoroughly about every exciting ride. We started with the Flight Deck. With the train climbing, I felt my heart beat faster and faster. The cold bars turned warm and wet since I grasped them so tightly. Then out of sudden, it began to dash down. The next ten minutes was an outburst of screams, the wind buffeting through our hair, and a burst of laughter. I could hardly see anything clearly till the end of the journey. What an experience that was!
The Time Warp was not so different. We just had to lie on with face down instead of sitting. All I could do was close my eyes, hold my teeth together and pray that the whole ride ends so quickly. The little strength I had left was preserved for the Leviathan, the longest roller coaster in the park. That was the peak, the mother of all rides. I left that place nearly deaf, because tears blocked my ears. A ride on the bumper cars made me feel 15 years younger. Mum chose to take photos of us as Penny and I bumped into each other’s rides. After all the fun, we were really tired and headed back home.
If being a child could give one such pleasure and happiness, I would not really wish to grow up any time soon. I promised myself to go back and cover the places I did not go to.
58．Why did the author agree to go the park?
A．Because she had never been to the park before.
B．Because she needed to take pictures of the park.
C．Because she got three VIP tickets from the park.
D．Because she thought it would be fun to go with Penny.
59．Which sense is NOT used to describe the author’s ride on the Flight Deck?
A．Touch. B．Smell. C．Sight. D．Sound.
60．Which does the author think is the most exciting?
A．The Leviathan. B．The Flight Deck.
C．The Time Warp. D．The bumper cars.
61．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．The author had a happy childhood. B．The author wished to grow faster.
C．The author enjoyed her visit to the park. D．The author disliked her life now.

Bananas, apples and avocados are called climacteric fruits because they continue to become ripe after they are picked. Cherries, blackberries and grapes are called non-climacteric fruits because they do not. Knowing the difference between them is pivotal for fruit-growers and greengrocers because they can keep their goods in perfect condition when they arrive at the market places based on the knowledge. But how the difference originally came about remains unclear.
Fukano Yuya and Tachiki Yuuya of the University of Tokyo offered a view. Fruits, which they observe, exist to solve a problem faced by all plants-how to best spread their young around. Wrapping their seeds in the sugary fruits, to provide a tasty meal, serves as a way to get animals to do this for them. They do, however, need to make sure that their fruits favour the animals most likely to do the distribution work. Their climacterism, or its absence, is a way to achieve this.
To test their idea, the two researchers looked into 276 papers reporting on 80 sorts of fruits, and noted which animals each depended on for the distribution of their young 35 of these fruits they discovered, were eaten by both ground-dwelling animals and those living above the ground. But of others, 15 of the 19 eaten mainly by ground dwellers were climacteric, while 21 of the 26 fed on by animals living above the ground were non-climacteric.
That is a suggestively strong connection. Other evidence points out that non-climacteric fruits tend to have vivid colors. This may help them stand out amid the leaves of their parent plants, advertising their presence. On the contrary, climacteric fruits are generally better at hiding themselves. That makes them harder to spot until they have fallen to the ground.
The main limitation of their work, say Dr Fukano and Dr Tachiki, is that most of the papers they looked through concerned fruits eaten by people. This has probably affected, the sample, for thousands of years of selective breeding for characteristics that human beings find attractive may have weakened any signal improved by natural selection. The next step, therefore, should probably be to limit the analysis to wild fruits.
62．What does the underlined word “pivotal” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Critical B．Popular C．Reasonable D．Obvious.
63．How do plants spread seeds according to Fukano and Tachiki?
A．By using their fruits to protect their seeds.
B．By showing their sugary seeds to attract animals.
C．By hiding their seeds on animals’favorite plants.
D．By making their fruits beneficial to the potential spreaders.
64．Which can best describe the non-climacteric fruits?
A．Protective and fully-grown. B．Small-sized and unnoticeable.
C．Bright-colored and eye-catching. D．Hard and eaten by ground dwellers.
65．What do Dr Fukano and Dr Tachiki aim to do in the future?
A．Find out fruits of old varieties. B．Turn to the study of wild fruits.
C．Look into the selective breeding fruits. D．Protect different fruit plants for breeding.

SnotBot is on a mission. The toaster-sized drone(无人机)flies over the open ocean,directly above an unusual whale. On a boat nearby,Andy Rogan smiles with joy. Rogan has been studying whales in his entire career but had never seen this species.
Back in 2011,Lian Pin Koh and Serge Wich,conservation experts,wondered if there might be an easier way to get data of animals in the wild. Wildlife researchers often walk through forests. They may look closely at whales from boats or stay in helicopters to view animals from above. Such trips are usually dangerous. Plus,their noise may scare animals. And helicopters can’t fly very far over the ocean because there’s nowhere to land or refuel.
“We thought,’What if you fly over them with a flying camera?’’says Wich. So they put together a drone from a remote-control model airplane and camera equipment. And it did the trick. On a test flight,the drone caught an image of an orangutan(猩猩)at the top of a very tall tree. The pair realized this was just the beginning of a whole new way of doing conservation work.
Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals. They call their project Conservation Al. When someone uploads an image or video,the model analyzes the data. Then the model recognizes anything it can. In the future,an AI model could keep watch,instead of forest guards. It could send warnings when seeing doubtful activities..
The team tested this idea in a study in East Africa. Volunteers in Tanzania pretended to be poachers(偷猎者). The researchers made drones fly over the actors at different times of the day. Overall,people looking at the drone images did a better job than the Al model at finding pretend poachers. The model picked out many things that weren’t people at all. But the model found poachers that most people missed. With a little more work, Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals.
66．What can we say about the researchers’ traditional way of studying animals?
A．It’s risky and ineffective. B．It’s demanding and cheap.
C．It can cause great harm to wildlife. D．It usually focuses on land animals.
67．What can we infer about Conservation AI from the passage?
A．It can replace conservationists’ work. B．It works by studying data first.
C．It can punish the poachers. D．It is fully automated.
68．What is Wich’s attitude to the future of the AI model?
A．Critical. B．Hopeful C．Worried. D．Prejudiced.
69．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Achievements in Wildlife Conservation
B．Major Discoveries of Biological Species
C．AI Study Has Achieved a Breakthrough
D．Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife

The Nobel Prize has been awarded to women 60 times between 1901 and 2022. These women have made outstanding contributions to the worlds of medicine, science, literature and so on. Here are four of them.
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Award: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Year: 1964
Dorothy Hodgkin was a British chemist whose interest in research began when, as a child, she received a chemistry book containing experiments with crystals. She studied at Oxford University and developed protein crystallography, which advanced the development of X-rays. This earned her the Nobel Prize.
Gertrude B．Elion
Award: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Year: 1988
Gertrude Elion won the Nobel Prize for her discoveries of important principles for drug treatment. Elion had watched her grandfather die of cancer, so she decided to fight the disease throughout her life. Elion, together with George Hitchings, with whom she shared the award, created a system for drug production that relies heavily on biochemistry.
Toni Morrison
Award: Nobel Prize in Literature
Year: 1993
Toni Morrison, whose book “Beloved” earned her the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award, was the first Black woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Ohio, Morrison was a writer whose works are mostly about life in the Black community. She taught writing and served as an honorary professor at Princeton University.
Esther Duflo
Award: Nobel Prize in Economics
Year: 2019
Esther Duflo shared her prize with her research colleagues Michael Kremer and Abhijit Banerjee, who is her husband. Duflo has spent much of her career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she earned her doctorate degree in 1999. Duflo and her partners were awarded the Nobel Prize for their approach to fighting poverty around the world.
70．What won Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin the Nobel Prize?
A．Her book about crystals. B．Her contribution to X-ray development.
C．Her research on medicine. D．Her discovery of a new protein crystal.
71．What do Toni Morrison's books mainly focus on?
A．Educational issues. B．Community service.
C．Writing techniques. D．Black American's life.
72．What do Gertrude B．Elion and Esther Duflo have in common?
A．They won the Nobel Prize in the same year.
B．They devoted themselves to fighting diseases.
C．They shared the Nobel Prize together with others.
D．Their life experiences committed them to their fields.

At 12, my father decided to take me on a trip to France. I had never been out of the country before, so I was very excited. My aunt, my father and I went around with my father showing us all the unbelievable sites in Paris. None of us spoke much French but we loved the city.
We had taken the subway all over the city and were congratulating ourselves on our mastering what is honestly an excellent subway design that is pretty easy to follow. We decided to visit Versailles by train. We chatted happily along the way until my father realized we were far into the French countryside and no one around spoke English.
We reached the end of the line and felt afraid when everyone finally left the train. An old man and his grandchild noticed us and came to help. He spoke no English, so in broken French we tried to explain. When he finally understood, this great man settled his grandson and showed us to the correct train and then boarded with us.  
Later we knew the truth that there was a train transfer (转乘) and he didn’t want us to miss it. This kind man rode a train for an hour and a half out of his way to make sure that three Americans got where they wanted to be. He refused to let us pay for his ticket. He did it all with a gentle smile and patted our hands gently at the stop. Then in his quiet way, he boarded the train to return the way he had come.
What impressed me most was the man and his kindness during the amazing trip. Some Americans think the French are rude for some reason, but I always try to persuade them to change their minds with this very story.
73．What happened to the author and his family on the train?
A．They couldn’t understand the signs of the train.
B．They failed to get off the train at the right time.
C．They had different opinions about where to go first.
D．They found it hard to communicate with the French.
74．How did the man help the author and his family?
A．He paid for their train tickets. B．He showed them the returning way.
C．He invited them to travel together. D．He led them to their place.
75．Which of the following can best describe the last paragraph?
A．Seeing is believing. B．Being kind is a good manner.
C．Travelling enriches one’s life. D．Helping others brings great pleasure.
76．What’s the purpose of the author’s writing the text?
A．To explain an unexpected problem.
B．To list the unbelievable sites in Paris.
C．To share an unforgettable foreign experience.
D．To show the importance of mastering a foreign language.




参考答案：
1．A 2．D 3．B 4．C

【导语】本文为一篇说明文。讲述了为了解决全球的饥饿问题，尼日利亚的农民Ogbole决定以不同的方式来培育水果和蔬菜：无土耕种和气雾栽培，也就是空中种植。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“This year, almost 7 million people have died of hunger already.(今年，已有近700万人死于饥饿。)”可知，第一段中的数字700万讲述了饥饿的严重性，故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The food exists-it just doesn’t get to where it needs to be.(食物是存在的，只是它们没有到达它需要存在的地方。)”可知，食物是存在的，但依然有很多人死于饥饿的原因在于食物的分配不均，故选D。
3．主旨大意题。根据文章第四段首句“As Ogbole explained during a TED talk, aeroponics is the future of agriculture because it offers many benefits.(正如Ogbole在一次TED演讲中所解释的那样，气雾栽培是农业的未来，因为它提供了很多好处。)”以及后文具体举例说明其好处可知，本段主要介绍的是气雾栽培的优势，故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Many viewers think southern Nigeria needs this method to grow crops. This will help in bringing down the price and avoiding future food blockades from the north.(很多观众认为尼日利亚南部需要这种方法来种植作物。这将有助于降低价格，避免未来北方的粮食封锁。)”可推知，观众认为Ogbole的气雾栽培是有前景的，故选C。
5．D 6．B 7．C 8．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了电影制作人是如何把恐龙变成现实的。
5．词句猜测题。根据第一段“But dinosaurs haven’t lived on our planet for the last 65 million years.”以及画线词后文“to life? They ask paleontologists (古生物学家) for help”可知，但是恐龙已经在地球上消失了6500万年了，那么，电影制作人是如何将这些恐龙变为现实的呢？他们向古生物学家寻求帮助。故them指的是“恐龙”。故选D。
6．细节理解题。根据第二段“Lyson says the best way to learn about dinosaurs is to look at fossils.(Lyson说了解恐龙最好的方法就是看化石)”可知，Lyson认为了解恐龙最好的方法是看化石。故选B。
7．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Another very important thing that helps bring dinosaurs to life is the computer. After dinosaur builders make dinosaur models, they put pictures of them into a computer, and then use CGI — computer-generated imagery (计算机生成影像) to make them move. Filmmakers have used CGI for all the dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park movies.(另一个很重要的东西，帮助恐龙的生活是电脑。在恐龙建造者制作完恐龙模型后，他们把它们的照片输入电脑，然后使用CGI——计算机生成的图像让它们动起来。在《侏罗纪公园》系列电影中，电影制作者使用了CGI技术来制作所有的恐龙)”可知，第四段的主要内容是为什么CGI很受欢迎。故选C。
8．细节理解题。根据第一段“But dinosaurs haven’t lived on our planet for the last 65 million years.(但是恐龙已经在地球上消失了6500万年了)”可知，恐龙在六千五百万年前出现在我们的星球上。故选A。
9．D 10．C 11．A 12．B

【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了什么是悲伤并提出了处理悲伤的方法。
9．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Our culture sees grief as a disease: a terrifying, messy emotion that needs to be cleaned up and put behind us as soon as possible. We see grief as something to overcome, something to fix, rather than something to care or support. Even our doctors are trained to see grief as a disorder rather than a natural response to deep loss.(我们的文化将悲伤视为一种疾病：一种可怕、混乱的情绪，需要尽快清理并消除。我们认为悲伤是需要克服的，需要修复的，而不是需要关心和支持的。即使我们的医生也被训练程将悲伤视为一种障碍，而不是对重大损失的自然反应。)”可知，本段主要讲述的是人们对悲伤的看法，故选D。
10．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“We have to talk about it. We have to understand it as a natural, normal process rather than something to be avoided. We have to start talking about the skills needed to face the reality of living a life changed entirely by loss.(我们必须谈论它。我们必须把它理解为一种自然、正常的过程，而不是必须避免的事情。)”可知，作者认为悲伤是自然的，我们应该正视它，故选C。
11．词义猜测题。根据文章第五段划线词concrete后文的内容““I will stop by each morning on my way to work and take the dog for a quick walk.” Then show up and do it.(‘我会每天在去上班的路上，在你们家停一下，然后将狗带出去遛一下’。然后就出现去做这件事情。)”可知，后文应是明确提出帮忙，故此处的concrete与A项的“specific具体的”意思相近，故选A。
12．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Above all, show your love.(最重要的是，表现出你的爱心。)”可知，在作者看来，回应或帮助处于悲伤之中的人最重要的就是爱心，故选B。
13．B 14．D 15．C 16．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了近几年来森林象的危险处境，以及随之引起的生态系统的不平衡，呼吁人们保护森林象。
13．细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Smaller than African plain elephants, forest elephants are mysterious beasts, feeding on grass and leaves and fruit.(森林象比非洲平原象小，是一种神秘的动物，以草、树叶和水果为食。)”可知，森林象以草、树叶和水果为食。故选B项。
14．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Just as the elephants depend on the forest to survive, many of Lope’s trees rely on elephants to spread their seeds through the animals’ waste. (就像大象依靠森林生存一样，Lope的许多树木也依靠大象通过他们的粪便传播种子。)”可知Lope的树通过大象的粪便传播种子。故选D项。
15．推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“Researchers have discovered that Earth’s warming temperatures could be lowering the fruit yield of many species of trees at the park, which in turn seems to be causing forest elephants to go hungry. (研究人员发现，地球变暖可能会降低公园里许多树种的果实产量，这反过来似乎会导致森林象挨饿。)”可知，导致大象挨饿的原因是气候变暖。故选C项。
16．推理判断题。根据最后一段““Even in a place like Lope National Park, where we have very little human pressure and a very small population, wildlife cannot escape the impact of human activities—that being climate change,” says Robin Why tock, an environmental scientist at the University of Stirling in Scotland and one of the authors of a 2020 paper describing these findings in Science magazine.(苏格兰斯特林大学的环境科学家Robin Why tock说:“即使在Lope国家公园这样的地方，人类的压力很小，人口也很少，野生动物也无法逃脱人类活动的影响，即气候变化。”Robin Why Tock是2020年《科学》杂志上一篇描述这些发现的论文的作者之一。)”可知，Robin Why Tock认为人类活动导致的气候变化严重影响着野生动物，因此他对野生动物的态度是担忧的。故选A项。
17．C 18．C 19．B 20．A

【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍好奇心可以帮助记忆和提高学习兴趣。
17．推理判断题。根据第二段“Consider a study at the University of California at Davis in 2014. The researchers first asked each participant to rate their curiosity about learning the answers to a series of questions, such as “What does the term ‘dinosaur’ actually mean?” The participants then lay in an fMRI brain scanner (扫描仪) while the same questions were presented, followed shortly after by the answers. The participants were then tested on their recollection of the facts an hour later. (想想2014年加州大学戴维斯分校的一项研究。研究人员首先要求每个参与者对一系列问题的答案进行好奇心评估，比如“‘恐龙”这个词到底是什么意思？”然后，参与者躺在功能核磁共振扫描仪中，同时提出同样的问题，然后很快就会给出答案。一小时后，测试参与者对这些事实的记忆)”和第三段的“The effects of curiosity on later recall were striking.(好奇心对后来回忆的影响是显著的)”可推断，这项研究关注的是好奇心对记忆力的影响。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据第二段“The researchers first asked each participant to rate their curiosity about learning the answers to a series of questions (研究人员首先要求每个参与者对一系列问题的答案进行好奇心评估)”可知，首先向参与者提出问题的目的是要衡量他们对问题的好奇心。故选C。
19．推理判断题。根据第三段“Dopamine is normally associated with reward, but animal studies suggest that it can also enhance the formation of new neural(神经的) connections. It looked as if the feeling of curiosity was helping prepare the brain to absorb the new and important information, and this then resulted in a more stable memory. (多巴胺通常与奖赏有关，但动物研究表明，它也能促进新的神经连接的形成。似乎好奇的感觉有助于大脑准备吸收新的重要信息，这会导致记忆更加稳定)”可推断，多巴胺促进新的神经连接的形成，有助于大脑吸收新知识，导致记忆稳定，因此推断它可能有利于学习。故选B。
20．推理判断题。根据最后一段“This additional, and unexpected, memory boost could be extremely useful whenever we’re trying to learn something new and complicated. We’re unlikely, after all, to find every single element of our studies interesting. But if we can develop some curiosity about at least some of the facts, we may find that the rest of the material also sticks far more easily. (当我们努力学习新的复杂的东西时，这种额外的、意想不到的记忆增强可能会非常有用。毕竟，我们不太可能发现我们研究中的每一个元素都很有趣。但是，如果我们能对至少一些事实产生好奇心，我们可能就会发现，其余的材料也更容易铭记在心)”可知，这个意外的发现表明好奇心可以激发学习兴趣。故选A。
21．B 22．C 23．A 24．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一项新研究。新研究发现朋友的帖子对人们的影响比名人的更大，让人们更容易与朋友进行比较。但是作者建议人们放下手机，心存感激，努力过自己的生活。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段“Engaging with social media shared by our friends can be more damaging than looking at content shared by celebrities, new research has found. (一项新的研究发现，与看名人分享的内容相比，参与朋友分享的社交媒体可能更具破坏性)”可知，新研究发现朋友的帖子对我们的影响比名人的更大，故选B。
22．推理判断题。根据第四段“Viren Swami, Professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, believes this is partly because we know it’s hard to attain the lives of celebrities or influences, but when we’re comparing ourselves to our friends, it feels like we should- or could-live the way they do. (Anglia Ruskin大学社会心理学教授Viren Swami认为，这部分是因为我们知道很难获得名人或影响力的生活，但当我们将自己与朋友进行比较时，感觉我们应该或者可以像他们那样生活)”可知，根据Swam的说法，我们更容易与朋友进行比较是因为他们的生活方式更容易见得到，故选C。
23．词句猜测题。根据划线单词下一句“We all have one area in our lives that triggers(触 发)us. Maybe you’ve been searching for a new job for months and you find yourself on social media, envying your school friend who just landed their dream role. (我们的生活中都有一个领域触发了我们。也许你已经找了好几个月的新工作，你在社交媒体上发现自己，羡慕你的学校朋友，他刚刚找到了他们梦想中的角色)”可知，划线单词所在句子的意思是：但这不仅仅局限于身体形象。故带下划线的单词可能的意思是“受限制的”，故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Everyone has their struggles and life is indeed not perfect for anyone. So, put down your phone, get offline, be thankful and try to live your own life. (每个人都有自己的奋斗，生活对任何人来说都不完美。所以，放下手机，下线，心存感激，努力过自己的生活)”可知作者建议人们停止比较，做你自己，故选B。
25．C 26．A 27．B 28．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了世界自然基金会发起了一项创新挑战，旨在恢复物种和景观，帮助它们适应不断变化的气候，并在大火蔓延到大部分栖息地后重建澳大利亚。世界自然基金会将提供资金，对这种独特的野生动物纸板栖息地进行实地试验。
25．细节理解题。根据第二段“The World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) ran an innovation challenge in order to restore species and landscapes, help them adapt to a changing climate and regenerate Australia after burning flames (火焰) spread across much of the habitat.(世界自然基金会发起了一项创新挑战，旨在恢复物种和景观，帮助它们适应不断变化的气候，并在大火蔓延到大部分栖息地后重建澳大利亚)”可知，世界自然基金会在澳洲举办创新挑战的目的是增加野生动物的数量。故选C。
26．细节理解题。根据第三段““Bushfires destroy vegetation where small animals hide,” Car they told WWF. “Raptors (猛禽) arrive within minutes after a fire, while foxes can travel many kilometres towards fires because they know the hunting will be excellent. They come in and kill our native animals who have little place to hide on a burnt landscape.”(“森林大火摧毁了小动物藏身的植被，”他们告诉世界自然基金会。“迅猛龙在火灾发生后几分钟内就会到达，而狐狸可以向火场行进数公里，因为它们知道狩猎将是绝佳的选择。他们进来杀死我们本土的动物，这些动物在被烧毁的土地上几乎没有藏身之处。”)”可知，野火摧毁植被，让小动物暴露给狩猎动物。故选A。
27．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“These shelters are biodegradable (可生物降解的), with holes that allow light in so that vegetation can regenerate and eventually take over the site.(这些掩体是可生物降解的，有洞可以让光线进入，这样植被就可以再生，最终接管整个场地)”可知，硬纸板屋有洞是为了帮助植物生长。故选B。
28．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“While environmentalists have always placed makeshift shelters in the form of logs and chicken wire (铁丝网) structures, the solutions involve dragging heavy things around, damaging fire grounds and preventing bush regeneration.(虽然环保人士总是用圆木和铁丝网搭建临时庇护所，但解决方案包括拖重物、破坏火场和阻止灌木再生)”可知，传统的临时住所的问题是不方便随身携带。故选D。
29．A 30．B 31．D

【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章给来英国的游客推荐并介绍了白金汉宫，温莎城堡，巴尔莫勒尔度假屋，桑德灵汉姆宫这四个地方。
29．细节理解题。根据WINDSOR CASTLE中“Windsor Castle is the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, founded in the 11th century. (温莎城堡是世界上最大、最古老的有人居住的城堡，建于11世纪。)”可知，温莎城堡的特别之处在于它是世界上面积最大的城堡。故选A项。
30．细节理解题。根据WINDSOR CASTLE部分中“The Country Home Windsor, Berkshire, England(温莎乡间别墅，伯克郡，英格兰)”、BALMORAL HOUSE部分中“The Holiday House, Aberdeenshire, Scotland(度假屋，阿伯丁郡，苏格兰)”、SANDRINGHAM HOUSE部分中“The Winter House Sandringham, Norfolk, England(桑德林厄姆冬宫，诺福克，英格兰)”和BUCKINGHAM PALACE部分中“The Royal Family’s HQ, London, England(王室总部，伦敦，英格兰)”可知只有BALMORAL HOUSE地处苏格兰，其他三个都在英格兰。故选B项。
31．推理判断题。根据第一段“If you ever wondered where Elizabeth worked, celebrated, and rested, this is your guide.(如果你想知道伊丽莎白在哪里工作、庆祝和休息，这就是你的向导)”可知，此文应该来自旅游手册。故选D项。
32．C 33．B 34．D 35．C

【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了作者某一天偶遇树袋熊的经历。
32．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I had never seen a koala so close before, let alone finding one wandering along the ground.(我从未如此近距离地看过一只考拉，更不用说发现一只考拉正在地面上闲逛。)”可知，作者是第一次如此近地观看一只考拉，故选C。
33．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I was amused that it chose to use the concrete footpath rather than the grass. I stopped in my tracks and watched in amazement.(让我感到高兴的是，它选择在混凝土人行道上走而不是草地上。我停下脚步，惊讶地看着它。)”可知，作者看到考拉时，及惊讶又高兴，故选B。
34．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“It stopped for a moment, spotted a large nearby gum tree, and then looked over at me. I honestly thought that it was seeking my approval of its chosen tree. I nodded my head, smiling in response.(它停了一会儿，发现附近有一棵很大的桉树，然后看着我。我真的以为它在寻求我对它选择的书的认可。我点了点头，微笑着回应。)”可知，作者和考拉是通过肢体语言进行交流的，故选D。
35．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to share this special bond with a koala that day. It reminded me of how precious these lovely creatures are.(我很幸运有这个机会与考拉有着这一次特殊的联系。这提醒着我这些可爱的生物的珍贵。)”可知，全文介绍作者与考拉的不期而遇，故C项“一次不期而遇的联系”符合文章标题，故选C。
36．B 37．D 38．A

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要从购物点、就餐点、租借服务三方面介绍了Pacific Science Center，并展示了Pacific Science Center为人们做的贡献，呼吁人们的支持。
36．细节理解题。根据第一段“The store is located (位于) upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laser Dome. (这家店位于3号楼楼上，就在激光穹顶旁边)”可知，想要在太平洋科学中心商店买纪念品，需到Laser Dome旁边的3号楼的楼上。故选B项。
37．细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“Today Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and brings science to classrooms and community events all over Washington State. (今天，太平洋科学中心每年为130多万人提供服务，并将科学带到华盛顿州的教室和社区活动中)”可知，Pacific Science Center将科学教育带进到华盛顿州的课堂中。故选D项。
38．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段◆Rental Information的“Lockers are available to store any belongings during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.(储物柜可用于存放您访问期间的任何物品。储物柜位于1号楼问讯处附近和3号楼。可在咨询台和丹尼路入口处租用婴儿车和轮椅。需要身份证件)”可知，从租赁信息处可知，1号楼和3号楼都有储物柜。故选A项。
39．D 40．A 41．C 42．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讨论了人际关系如何影响人的寿命，作者举例说明了男女人际关系的不同表现，怎样影响到个人的寿命并分析了原因。
39．主旨大意题。根据第一段的“But what many of us don’t know is that our relationships also affect our life expectancy. Social integration is associated with greater life satisfaction, better health and increased life expectancy. People with wide social networks are more likely to be happy, experience fewer health issues, enjoy better mental health and to live a lot longer.(但我们很多人不知道的是，我们的人际关系也会影响我们的预期寿命。社会融合与更高的生活满意度、更好的健康状况和更长的预期寿命有关。拥有广泛社交网络的人更有可能快乐，经历更少的健康问题，享有更好的心理健康，寿命更长。)”可知，作者想在第一段强调人际关系的重要性。故选D。
40．词句猜测题。根据第三段的“Have you ever wondered why some people are single and happy, while others are drowning in suffering?(你有没有想过为什么有些人单身快乐，而另一些人却沉浸在痛苦中？)”和“while others are practically enemies(而其他人实际上是敌人)”可知，划线词所在句子表示“或者为什么一些已婚夫妇一直生活在幸福的状态中，而另一些实际上是敌人”，因此划线词bliss的意思是“快乐”，和happiness意思相近，故选A。
41．细节理解题。根据第四段的“Research shows that marriage has greater benefits for men than it does for women. Being coupled allows men to receive the essential emotional support that they would lack if they were single. They also get the added benefit of being physically taken care of thanks to the gender roles society still subscribes to.(研究表明，婚姻对男性的益处大于对女性的益处。有伴侣的男人可以得到他们单身时所缺乏的必要的情感支持。由于社会仍然认同的性别角色，他们还得到了身体上的照顾。)”可知，由于性别角色，男性得到了更好的照顾。故选C。
42．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Couples with wider age gaps are more likely to be harmonious compared to their peers.(与同龄人相比，年龄差距较大的夫妇更有可能和睦相处。)”可知，下一段可能会说婚姻年龄差距扩大的好处。故选D。
43．D 44．C 45．A 46．B

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

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“Today, at least 90% of the seafood we eat has to be imported to meet local demand, as our waters are so overfished that they can no longer support the local appetite.(今天，我们吃的至少90%的海鲜必须进口才能满足当地的需求，因为我们的水域过度捕捞，已经无法满足当地的需求。)”以及第三段中的“Hong Konng has the second highest annual seafood consumption per capita (人均) in Asia”(香港每年的人均海产品消费量在亚洲排名第二)  可知，香港人对海鲜的需求量很大。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句话“ As a general rule of thumb, if people are not sure what the species is, they should choose something else that they are more familiar with.(一般来说，如果人们不确定这个物种是什么，他们应该选择他们更熟悉的东西。)” 可知，作者建议人们远离不熟悉的物种。故选A。
4.推理判断题。根据最后一段“With the marine ecosystem already weak and easily destroyed, the greatest threat is continued ignorance and inaction. It is time for us to show that we can also be a part of the solution. If each person plays their part - even for just one meal a day-Hong Kong would already be on its way to making considerable progress towards sustainable seafood consumption.(海洋生态系统已经很脆弱，很容易遭到破坏，最大的威胁是继续无知和不作为。现在是我们表明我们也可以成为解决方案一部分的时候了。如果每个人都能尽自己的一份力——即使每天一顿饭——香港在可持续海鲜消费方面已经取得了相当大的进展。)”可知，作者的写作目的是为了保护海洋生态系统。故选B。
47．C 48．B 49．C 50．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了泰国人独特的问候方式。
47．推理判断题。根据第一段“While many Thais understand the common greeting ways used around the world, they feel proud of their special way of greeting — wai. Therefore, being skilled in such non-verbal communication can help you win deeper respect and acceptance among the Thais with whom you interact.(虽然许多泰国人了解世界各地常用的问候方式，但他们为自己独特的问候方式——wai感到自豪。因此，擅长这种非语言交流可以帮助你在与你互动的泰国人中赢得更深的尊重和接受)”可知，如果你能在泰国正确地用wai打招呼，将是有益的。故选C。
48．主旨大意题。根据第二段“‘Wai’ sounds like the word ‘why’ and is usually paired with the word ‘hello’ in Thai, thereby making it a way of greeting and saying hello; Thais also wai one another when thanking someone, apologizing to someone, saying goodbye or showing respect.(‘Wai’听起来像‘为什么’，在泰语中通常与‘hello’配对，从而成为一种问候和打招呼的方式；泰国人在感谢某人、向某人道歉、说再见或表示尊重时也会互相问候)”可知，本段主要介绍wai用于哪些场合。故选B。
49．细节理解题。根据第三段中“To make a wai, you should first put palms (手心) together, and bring your hands to touch the middle of your chest and slightly lower your head so that your index fingers (食指) touch your nose.(做wai的手势时，你应该首先把手掌放在一起，双手触摸胸部中央，然后稍微低下头，这样你的食指就能触摸到鼻子)”可知，把手掌放在一起，双手触摸胸部中央，然后稍微低下头，食指触碰到鼻子，C项图片符合题意。故选C。
50．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“As a foreigner, you are not supposed to give a wai to everyone you see, but you are often expected to return the greeting.(作为一个外国人，你不应该对你看到的每个人都wai，但你通常应该回应)”及“however, do not wai anyone who is clearly younger than you(但是，不要和明显比你年轻的人wai)”可知，外国人在泰国应该给比自己年长的人wai来作为回应，故选D。
51．B 52．A 53．D

【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是School Pal Program的相关情况。
51．推理判断题。根据第一段的“However, leaving family, friends, school and their cultures behind is challenging.  This is the time when you step in as a School Pal to assist these exchange students in our school, since it’s just easier for teenagers to relate to one another.(然而，离开家庭、朋友、学校和他们的文化是具有挑战性的。这是你作为学校伙伴来帮助我们学校的交换生的时候，因为青少年之间更容易相互联系。)”可知，需要学校同伴是为了帮助留学生适应学校生活。故选B。
52．细节理解题。根据Your benefits as a School Pal:部分的“• to learn about another country and culture(•了解另一个国家和文化)”可知，学校同伴的好处是文化体验。故选A。
53．细节理解题。根据Participation requirements:部分“If selected, you are required to: • attend some training(如果你被选中了，你必须：•参加一些培训)”可知，学校同伴的必备条件是申请通过后接受培训。故选D。
54．B 55．D 56．C 57．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了数字农业的好处以及技术在农业各个方面的应用情况。
54．推理判断题。根据第二段“A digital agriculture system, however, gathers data more frequently and accurately, often combined with external sources (such as weather information). The combined data is analysed and interpreted so the farmer can make more informed and appropriate decisions.(然而，数字农业系统更频繁和准确地收集数据，通常与外部来源（如天气信息）相结合。综合数据进行分析和解释，使农民能够做出更明智和适当的决定)”可推知，此处用的是比较级“more frequently and accurately”，即作者通过比较解释数字农业的优势。故选B。
55．细节理解题。根据第三段“The rise in digital shelves and smart warehouses means farmers can better react to changes in demand. While new intelligent transport systems, such as driverless vehicles and drones, offer the prospect of delivering food from farm to fork in far more flexible, creative ways.(数字货架和智能仓库的兴起意味着农民可以更好地应对需求的变化。而新的智能运输系统，如无人驾驶汽车和无人机，提供了以更灵活、更有创意的方式将食物从农场送到餐桌的前景)”可知，科技给农业带来了更智能的生产方式。故选D。
56．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“While the benefits of digital agriculture are appealing, it has met with significant challenges, such as”中while表示转折，结合后文“There is uncertainty about who will have access to the farmer’s data and what they will do with it.”可知，谁能获得农民的数据以及他们将如何处理这些数据还不确定，故虽然数字农业的好处很吸引人，但它也遇到了重大挑战，比如对数据使用的担心。由此可知，划线词意思是“担心”。故选C。
57．推理判断题。根据最后一段“In short, new as the approach is, digital agriculture does have the great potential to transform the way we produce the world’s food.(简而言之，数字农业虽然是一种新方法，但它确实有巨大的潜力来改变我们生产世界粮食的方式)”可推知，作者认为数字农业的未来有希望。故选A。
58．D 59．B 60．A 61．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者三人去加拿大的仙境游乐园的经历，介绍了他们所参与的游乐项目以及感受。
58．细节理解题。根据第一段“Well, Penny was my mother’s best friend, and she was the promise of a thrilling journey, so I agreed and the next day I got the best shock of my life.(Penny是我妈妈最好的朋友，她是一段激动人心的旅程的保证，所以我同意了，第二天我就得到了我一生中最大的震惊)”可知，作者同意去公园是因为她觉得和Penny一起去会很有趣。故选D。
59．推理判断题。根据第二段“We started with the Flight Deck. With the train climbing, I felt my heart beat faster and faster. The cold bars turned warm and wet since I grasped them so tightly. Then out of sudden, it began to dash down. The next ten minutes was an outburst of screams, the wind buffeting through our hair, and a burst of laughter. I could hardly see anything clearly till the end of the journey. What an experience that was!(我们从Flight Deck开始。随着火车的上升，我感到我的心跳越来越快。冰冷的铁条因为我抓得太紧而变暖变湿了。突然，它开始往下冲。接下来的十分钟是一阵尖叫，风吹过我们的头发，还有一阵笑声。直到旅程结束，我几乎什么都看不清楚。那是多么美妙的经历啊！)”可推知，“气味”不是用来描述作者在Flight Deck上的旅程。故选B。
60．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The little strength I had left was preserved for the Leviathan, the longest roller coaster in the park. That was the peak, the mother of all rides.(我仅存的那一点力气，是留给利维坦过山车的，那是公园里最长的过山车。那是巅峰时期，所有游乐园乘坐之首)”可知，作者认为The Leviathan最令人兴奋的。故选A。
61．推理判断题。根据最后一段“If being a child could give one such pleasure and happiness, I would not really wish to grow up any time soon. I promised myself to go back and cover the places I did not go to.(如果做一个孩子能给人这样的快乐和幸福，我真不希望很快长大。我答应自己要回去，把我没去过的地方都走一走)”可推知，作者很喜欢她的乐园之行。故选C。
62．A 63．B 64．C 65．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍为什么有些水果摘下来就不继续成熟了，而有些却继续成熟。
62．词句猜测题。根据划线词后半句“because they can keep their goods in perfect condition when they arrive at the market places based on the knowledge. (因为他们可以根据这些知识在货物到达市场时保持完美的状态。)”可知，了解两类水果之间的区别对于水果种植者和蔬菜水果商来说是至关重要的。所以pivotal为“至关重要的”之意。故选A。
63．细节理解题。根据第二段“Fruits, which they observe, exist to solve a problem faced by all plants-how to best spread their young around. Wrapping their seeds in the sugary fruits, to provide a tasty meal, serves as a way to get animals to do this for them. (他们观察到，果实的存在是为了解决所有植物都面临的一个问题——如何最好地传播幼芽。将它们的种子包裹在含糖的水果中，以提供美味的食物，这是一种让动物为它们做这件事的方法。)”可知，植物是通过展示它们含糖的种子来吸引动物，从而达到传播种子的目的。故选B。
64．细节理解题。根据第四段“Other evidence points out that non-climacteric fruits tend to have vivid colors. This may help them stand out amid the leaves of their parent plants, advertising their presence. (其他证据指出，非跃变型水果往往颜色鲜艳。这可以帮助它们在母体植物的叶子中脱颖而出，宣传它们的存在。)”可知，非跃变型水果色彩鲜艳，引人注目。故选C。
65．细节理解题。根据最后一段“The next step, therefore, should probably be to limit the analysis to wild fruits. (因此，下一步可能应该将分析限制在野生水果上。)”可知，深野博士和立木博士未来的目标是转向研究野果。故选B。
66．A 67．B 68．B 69．D

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一款飞行机器人SnotBot帮助保护濒危野生动物。
66．推理判断题。根据第二段“Such trips are usually dangerous. Plus, their noise may scare animals. And helicopters can’t fly very far over the ocean because there’s nowhere to land or refuel. (这样的旅行通常是危险的。此外，它们的噪音可能会吓到动物。而且直升机不能在海洋上空飞得很远，因为没有地方可以降落或加油。)”可推断，研究人员研究动物的传统方法是有风险和效率低的。故选A。
67．推理判断题。根据第四段“They call their project Conservation Al. When someone uploads an image or video, the model analyzes the data. (他们把这个项目称为“人工智能保护”。当有人上传图片或视频时，这个模型就会分析数据。)”可推断，“人工智能保护”的工作原理是先研究数据。故选B。
68．推理判断题。根据最后一段“With a little more work, Wich thinks that systems like this will make it easier for conservationists to better protect endangered animals. (威奇认为，再多做一点工作，这样的系统将使环保主义者更容易更好地保护濒危动物。)”可推断，维奇对人工智能模型的未来态度是充满希望的。故选B。
69．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Now Wich and his colleagues are building AI that automatically locates and recognizes animals. (现在威奇和他的同事正在开发一种可以自动定位和识别动物的人工智能。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了一款飞行机器人SnotBot帮助保护濒危野生动物。所以“Flying Robots Protect Endangered Wildlife(飞行机器人保护濒危野生动物)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选D。
70．B 71．D 72．C

【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍四名获得诺贝尔奖的女性。
70．细节理解题。根据Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin部分中“She studied at Oxford University and developed protein crystallography, which advanced the development of X-rays. This earned her the Nobel Prize.(她在牛津大学学习，并发展了蛋白质晶体学，这推动了X射线的发展。这为她赢得了诺贝尔奖)”可知，对X射线发展的贡献让Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin获得了诺贝尔奖。故选B。
71．细节理解题。根据Toni Morrison部分中“Toni Morrison, whose book “Beloved” earned her the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award, was the first Black woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Ohio, Morrison was a writer whose works are mostly about life in the Black community.( Toni Morrison是第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的黑人女性，她的作品《宠儿》为她赢得了普利策奖和美国图书奖。莫里森出生在俄亥俄州，是一位作家，他的作品主要是关于黑人社区的生活)”可知，Toni Morrison的书主要关注美国黑人的生活。故选D。
72．细节理解题。根据Gertrude B. Elion部分中“Elion, together with George Hitchings, with whom she shared the award, created a system for drug production that relies heavily on biochemistry.( Elion与George Hitchings共同创建了一个十分依赖生物化学的药物生产系统)”以及Esther Duflo部分中“Duflo and her partners were awarded the Nobel Prize for their approach to fighting poverty around the world. (Duflo和她的合作伙伴因在世界各地消除贫困的方法而获得诺贝尔奖)”可知，Gertrude B. Elion和Esther Duflo的共同之处是她们与其他人一起分享了诺贝尔奖。故选C。
73．B 74．D 75．A 76．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者十二岁时和父亲在法国旅行，在去凡尔赛的路上，坐过了站，一位老人帮助了他们。这位老人为了确保他们能到达他们想去的地方而陪他们坐了一个半小时的火车。这件事使作者印象深刻。

73．细节理解题。由第二段中的“We decided to visit Versailles by train. We chatted happily along the way until my father realized we were far into the French countryside and no one around spoke English. (我们决定乘火车参观凡尔赛。一路上我们愉快地聊天，直到我父亲意识到我们远在法国农村，周围没有人会说英语)”和第三段中的“We reached the end of the line and felt afraid when everyone finally left the train. (我们到达了终点，当所有人最后都离开火车时，我们感到害怕)”可知，作者和家人想去凡尔赛宫游玩，却坐过了站，他们没能及时下火车。故选B项。
74．细节理解题。由第四段中的“This kind man rode a train for an hour and a half out of his way to make sure that three Americans got where they wanted to be. (这个善良的人为了确保三个美国人到达他们想去的地方，特地坐了一个半小时的火车。)”可知，通过把他们带到他们想去的地方，老人帮助了作者和他的家人。故选D项。
75．推理判断题。根据最后一段“What impressed me most was the man and his kindness during the amazing trip. Some Americans think the French are rude for some reason, but I always try to persuade them to change their minds with this very story. (给我印象最深的是这个男人和他在这次奇妙的旅行中的善良。有些美国人出于某种原因认为法国人很粗鲁，但我总是试图用这个故事来说服他们改变想法。)”可知，作者用自己的经历说明一些美国人对法国人的看法是不正确的，所以要得出真正的事实，应该“眼见为实”，即Seeing is believing。故选A项。
76．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的“At 12, my father decided to take me on a trip to France. (12岁时，父亲决定带我去法国旅行)”，最后一段“What impressed me most was the man and his kindness during the amazing trip. Some Americans think the French are rude for some reason, but I always try to persuade them to change their minds with this very story.(最让我印象深刻的是在这惊人的旅行种这个男人和他的善良。由于某些原因，一些美国人认为法国人很粗鲁，但我总是试图用这个故事来说服他们改变主意)”可知，作者写作这篇文章的目的是为了分享一个难忘的国外经历。故选C项。