2023届高考英语阅读理解专练（9）日常生活类

这是一份2023届高考英语阅读理解专练（9）日常生活类，共19页。
（9） 日常生活类

一、
Many African people have always dreamed that one day the capitals of all African countries will be linked by high-speed railway lines. Now they have one step closer to realizing that dream.
On October 10, 2016, Africa's first modern electrified railway, the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, became fully operational. This railway, built by Chinese companies, is the first railway built using a complete set of Chinese standards outside China.
But it has not been easy for Chinese companies to win Ethiopian support for the project. The Ethiopian government once considered Western standards the best ones. But thanks to China's outstanding performance in building and managing railways, Chinese firms ended up getting the project.
“After rounds of talks, the Ethiopian government came to realize that Chinese standards are not inferior(次于) to western ones, and more importantly, they best suit the country,” Meng Fengchao, board chairman of China Railway Construction Corp, told Xinhua.
This is just another of China's recent achievements in railway building China has the world's longest railway and they make up a huge 60 percent of the world's total. Besides length, China also does well in speed. China is the only country with trains running at 350 km per hour on lines such as Beijing-Tianjin and Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railways.
Thanks to these achievements, it's easy to forget that China wasn't an early starter in the high-speed rail network game. Japan started 50 years ago, while Germany began 20 years ago. China only launched its high-speed railway 14 years ago.
How has China's high-speed railway been able to develop so quickly? The driving force behind the fast development has been the country's great need for transportation.
“The high-speed railway not only covers the distance, but also connects people, information and goods, greatly boosting the regional economy, people's lives and tourism, " Huang Xin, an official from China Railway Corporation, told China Daily. The high-speed railway has become the transportation of choice for many Chinese people. According to China Railway Corp, about 4,200 bullet trains run in China each day, meaning that more than 4.5 million passengers can travel.
This is only the beginning of China's high -speed railway development. The National Development and Reform Commission said that China plans to have 38,000 km of high-speed railways by 2025.
1.What can be learned about the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway?
A. It was still under construction.
B. It links capitals of several countries.
C. It was the first electrified railway in Africa.
D. It was a combination of Chinese and West standards.
2.What is China's recent achievement in railway building?
A. China helps many other countries build railway.
B. Chinese standards suit most of the countries in the world.
C. China excels at both the length of railway and speed of trains.
D. China is one of the countries whose trains can run at 350km/h.
3.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. China was the pioneer of building high-speed rail networks.
B. China spent 14 years building a longest railway in the world.
C. China's railway accounts for less than 60% of the world's total.
D. China's great need for transportation has driven railway development.
4.Which could be the best title for the text?
A. China's Railways Go to the World.
B. The Corporation between China and Africa.
C. The Railway Development in Africa.
D. The History of High-speed Railway in the world.
二、
Despite mental health being everywhere and its cost on overall well-being and social development, we have been guilty of dragging our feet, both in the sense of acknowledging the causes and facing the consequences of mental health problems, as well as a societal commitment to addressing them. For instance, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that worldwide governments spend less than 2% of their total health budget on mental health.
But there is hope that the tide may be turning in how we deal with mental health. And that hope resides in Generation Z (born during the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2010s). Generation Z have a different way of approaching well-being and mental health than other previous generations.
Unlike the previous generations, Generation Z are more confident and willing to acknowledge and activate the connection between well-being and mental health. Seeing mental health issues as a natural part of life, something to be faced head-on, like a physical illness, and in the face of them, balance is more likely to be restored: a fruitful solution that results from open and frank discussions with family and friends, sharing or accessing advice on social media. They are also more likely to be health-aware, engage in health-promoting activities and adopt a healthy lifestyle. And while Generation Z are also active healthy eaters, they seek solutions to the environmental impact of food production and more information on how food choice is linked to mental health.
On the work front, they are not shy to press employers for workloads and work-life balance that reduces stress, or to take mental health days to nurture(培养) well-being and prevent the oncoming of more serious mental health problems. Perhaps, because youths suffer disproportionately from mental health issues, they are more likely to be open and talk about them, as well as to seek help.
Historically, the private and public discussions around mental health have been limited, while Generation Z are more active in strengthening, protecting and restoring it. And this shift in the approach indicates well for how society faces mental health issues in the future, especially as Generation Z gain positions of economic and political power.
5.What can we learn about mental health problems from paragraph 1?
A. They need more attention and investment.
B. They are acknowledged and easy to address.
C.They have become the top concerns for WHO.
D. They have little to do with social development.
6.What is the attitude of Generation Z towards mental health problems?
A.Curious. B.Positive. C. Tolerant. D. Casual.
7.What do Generation Z tend to do in their work to keep mentally healthy?
A. Handle workloads alone.
B. Let life make way for work.
C.Reject stressful work arrangements.
D. Argue with their employers for higher wages.
8.What is the best title for the text?
A. Solving Generation Z's Mental Problems
B. Changing Our Approach to Mental Health
C. Health Budget—the Key to Mental Health
D. Mental Health—the First Killer of Mankind
三、
    From cottages surrounded by impressive gardens to days spent exploring sandy beaches and deep woods filled with wildlife, in My Family and Other Animals, English writer Gerald Durrell provided a vivid account of his family's time on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s.
    Come for the arresting descriptions of Corfu landscapes and stay for Durrell's laugh-out-loud tales of his unusual family. This book, Durrell wrote humorously in the introduction, "was intended to be a nostalgic(怀旧的) account of natural history, but in the first few pages, I made the mistake of introdụcing my family."
    Durrell, later known for his zoo keeping and the preservation of wildlife, was just a child during his family's five-year stay in Corfu. He is 10-year-old Gerry in the book—curious, passionate about animals and a detailed storyteller of his strange family: his imaginative elder brother Larry with his literary ambitions, love struck sister Margo, sporty brother Leslie and his ever-calm, loving mother.
    Durrell's attention to detail is what makes the book so winning, with every sight, sound and smell of the island brought to life. One minute you'll be laughing as Larry's clever literary friends walk down to the daffodil—yellow cottage, the next you'll be catching your breath as Durrell describes swimming at night in the Ionian Sea: "Lying on my back in the silky water, staring at the sky, only moving my hands and feet slightly, I was looking at the Milky Way stretching like a silk scarf across the sky and wondering how many stars it contained."
    My Family and Other Animals is quite difficult to classify, being one part travel, one part autobiography, one part natural history, and one part comedy, with a thread of descriptive language running throughout that sometimes raises it nearly to poetry.
    As a real delight to read, it's the perfect literary escapism for any adult or older teenager who is currently walking down a tough road in life.
9.Which word best describes Durrell's life in Corfu?
A. Risky. B.Busy. C. Tough. D. Diverse.
10.What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 2?
A. I introduced my family by mistake.
B. I shouldn't have introduced my family.
C. I couldn't help introducing my family.
D.I gave wrong information about my family.
11.What are paragraph 4 and 5 mainly about?
A. The book's writing feature. B. Durrell's rich imagination.
C. Some interesting plots of the book. D. Some vivid descriptions of the island.
12.What is the purpose of this text?
A. To share an experience. B. To recommend a book.
C. To introduce a writing style. D. To describe an unusual place.
四、
On a hot summer afternoon along the Mandavi River, Shweta Hule wraps her sari around her ankles and bends to pick wild "weeds" from the river and drop them into a bowl. The plants will be made into fritters(炸果饼), to be served at the little restaurant attached to the B&B Hule manages in the Indian coastal town of Vengurla.
Wild edible(可食用的) plants are common in kitchens here. Hule's weed is juicy, which is found in mangrove forests. Harvesting some of the plant is helping conserve the mangroves, a globally endangered ecosystem of salt-tolerant trees that stop coastal erosion(侵蚀) and absorb storm damage.
Hule is head of Swamini, a self-help group set up by nine women from a fishing community in Vengurla who started Mandavi Eco Tourism in 2017. Vengurla is known for its beautiful beaches and seafood, but the climate crisis has made fishing for a living unsustainable, so people are trying to find other sources of income. They came up with the idea of running mangrove safaris(观光游) for tourists in Vengurla's Mandavi River.
The safaris offer visitors a unique hour-long tour of the mangroves. Food has also become a key attraction: local spicy coconut curries, with homegrown or wild vegetables. Tourists are encouraged to go crabbing, and their catch is cooked and served.
Hule only discovered recently that the weed was edible when she met tourists from another coastal city. She researched these leaves and learned that the salty plant is rich in vitamins. She made her own version of the fritters, with chickpea flour, and presented it at the wild vegetable festival. "It was an instant hit. This boosted the confidence to include these fritters in our restaurant menu," says Hule.
Swamini's lodging house also serves vegetarian meals and plates of fish and crab sourced from the river. "The satisfaction after the visitors enjoy our meal is the real currency. We had guests from London who were so happy with our food that they took down the recipe. Such people help our business grow. What more can we want?" says Hule.
13.Which of the following can best describe the example of Shweta Hule?
A. Do as the Romans do. B. Strike while the iron is hot.
C. Kill two birds with one stone. D. Bite off more than you can chew.
14.What does Swamini offer to visitors?
A. Eco-tours and accommodation. B. Fishing guide service.
C. Vegetable growing techniques. D. Hands-on cooking classes.
15.Why were Hule's fritters well-received?
A.They were less expensive. B. They were traditional.
C.They had their own features. D.They got strongly promoted.
16.How did Hule feel about tourists' obtaining her food recipe?
A.Lost. B.Proud. C.Worried. D.Curious.
五、
    Darwin's Arch, a famed rock formation in the Galapagos Islands has taken on a new shape.
    The top of the Arch collapsed this week into the Pacific Ocean due to natural forces.
    "Obviously all the people from the Galapagos felt it was a shame because it's something we're familiar with since childhood, and to know that it has changed was a bit of a shock,"
    Washington Tapia said, "However, from a scientific point of view, it's part of the natural process.
    It normally happens on our planet."
    Darwin's Arch, which is made of natural stone, at one point would have been part of the island. Named after famed naturalist Charles Darwin, it is not accessible by land. But the area around the islands is a popular diving spot, particularly to observe sharks and other sea species.
    "Unfortunately today, our guests of the Galapagos Aggressor III experienced a once in a lifetime event," the travel company Agressor Adventures posted on Facebook. The group added, "This morning at 11:20 am local time, the world-famous Darwin's Arch collapsed in front of their eyes. There are now only two pillars(柱子) remaining. Some in the dive & travel industry are already referring to this now as 'The Pillars of Evolution(进化)'."
    The post received nearly 200 comments including one person who wrote, "What a shame! Geologic(地质的) time is so much different from human time that we forget that it's always going on. That's why I like to spend a lot of time among the arches in Southern Utah. You never know when it could be the last time before geology does its work."
    The Galapagos Islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has been called a "ilving museum and showcase of evolution". The islands are situated about 621 miles from the coast of Ecuador. They are home to many interesting animals including giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and many types of finches.
17.What does Tapia think of the collapse of Darwin's Arch?
A. It is a disastrous memory especially for kids.
B. It is a little bit disappointing but acceptable.
C. It is a rare natural phenomenon in the world.
D. It is such a wonder hard to explain in science.
18.What do people coming to the Galapagos Islands like most?
A. Diving to observe some sea species. B. Catching sharks around the islands.
C. Climbing Darwin's Arch carefully. D. Visiting the office of Charles Darwin.
19.What is the post from the Agressor Adventures on Facebook mainly about?
A. The magical power of the geology. B. The novel description of the pillars.
C. The witness of the fall of the Arch. D. The reason for the loss of the Arch.
20.What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?
A. To advertise for Aggressor Adventures. B. To introduce the theory of evolution.
C. To praise Darwin for his contribution. D. To add some background information.
六、
In large population studies, people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables high in vitamin C appear to have a reduced risk for various types of cancer, including cancers of the mouth and lung. But it's not clear that these benefits come specifically from vitamin C. The Age-Related Eye Disease Study found that a daily supplement containing 500 mg of vitamin C can help slow the progress of macular degeneration, an age-related eye disease that causes vision loss. But we don't know what benefits, if any, are provided by vitamin C in particular.
Many people take vitamin C supplements in unnecessarily high doses to prevent or treat various conditions for which its effectiveness is unproved. The vitamin C supplements have variously been said for staving off sunburn and improving the appearance of wrinkles. None of these benefits have been confirmed in scientific studies.
Perhaps the best-known and most widely promoted use of high-dose(高剂量)vitamin C is to prevent or treat the common cold. Most of the evidence shows that high-dose vitamin C will, at most, shorten a cold by one day. In ordinary circumstances, vitamin C has no preventive value, although a few studies have reported a 50% reduced risk of developing colds among people taking vitamin C in extreme circumstances-for example, skiers, marathon runners, and soldiers working in extreme conditions.
The recommended vitamin C dosage per day for healthy women is 75 mg per day. For adults, the highest safe daily intake is likely to be 2, 000 mg per day. Vitamin C is water-soluble, so any amount more than you need will not be stored in the body. It's safe in almost any amount from foods, and supplements in recommended amounts are also regarded as safe for most people. In some people, high doses-more than, say, 2,000 or 3,000 mg per day-can cause a variety of symptoms. People with kidney conditions should take no more than 1,000 mg a day.
21.What can we learn about vitamin C in the first paragraph?
A. It can be of better effect in higher doses.
B. It can be a cure for age-related eye disease.
C. It can help slow the progress of some illness.
D. It can reduce the risks of the mouth cancer.
22.What function does vitamin C have in treating the common cold?
A. It can help people save plenty of money.
B. It can stop soldiers from catching a cold.
C. It may reduce a cold by one day at most.
D. It may prevent the common cold efficiently.
23.How much Vitamin C are healthy women advised to take per day?
A.75 mg. B. 500 mg. C. 2,000 mg. D. 3,000 mg.
24.Where is this text probably taken from?
A. An exam paper. B. A travel journal.
C. An art guidebook. D. A science magazine.
七、
From writing Shakespeare-style poetry to making music, ChatGPT has amazed the world since its launch in late 2022 by the US-based company OpenAI. It even passed several law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota, US, according to CNN.
The AI program can answer questions on a whole host of topics and write essays, stories and any other written texts you can think of. It does this by drawing on information collected from a large corpus (语料库) of text data.
What makes ChatGPT so impressive? As Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI said in an interview with Forbes, “it's not actually fundamentally new technology that made this (ChatGPT) have a moment.”
According to MIT Technology Review, ChatGPT is based on GPT-3, a large language model. Because texts are more complicated than the meaning of every word combined, language models require a type of neural network(神经网络) that can make sense of texts.
One breakthrough behind today's model is a network called Transformer, which was invented by Google researchers in 2017. The neural network can infer word meanings by tracking where the word appears in a sentence. Transformer can therefore capture the meaning of texts more accurately.
The GPT models built by OpenAI combined Transformer with unsupervised (无人指导的) learning, meaning that the models can learn by themselves without being told what to look at. ChatGPT can now generate human-like responses instantly due to the large scale of texts it learned from.
“One of the biggest problems with ChatGPT is that it comes back, very confidently, with falsities,” Michael Wooldridge at the Alan Turing Institute in London, UK, told The Guardian. This means that ChatGPT doesn't know the truth about the world—it learns information from various resources but it cannot decide what is true or false.
Some argue that ChatGPT will be used to generate fake news, spread falsities, or be used for ill purposes. As for education, many US schools recently banned students from using ChatGPT on school networks because students began to use it as a shortcut for essays.
25.How does ChatGPT work?
A. By making complicated texts simpler.
B. By gathering a wide variety of information.
C. By passing several law exams in four courses.
D. By employing its large collection of information.
26.What makes ChatGPT so amazing?
A. A completely new technology.
B. The ability to track the location of a word.
C. The combination of a network and self-learning.
D. Better understanding of the meaning of every word.
27.What does the underlined word “falsities” mean in the last but one paragraph?
A. False information. B. Something new.
C. Various resources. D. Timely responses.
28.Why is ChatGPT forbidden in many us schools?
A. Because a ban on it has recently been passed.
B. Because it provides fake news that will mislead students.
C. Because students use it for the purpose of improving their essays.
D. Because with it, students finish their assignments without thinking.
八、
My parents had been married less than two years when my dad was diagnosed with ALS. Making a decision regarding whether or not to start a family was difficult at the time, but due to their faith and positive outlook, they chose to do so. Had they not shared the same optimism, my older brother John would not be here, and I would not be writing this today. To say that I am thankful for their decision is an understatement. My dad has had a long battle with ALS and is still fighting after 26 years.
As a child, my parents did everything in their power to keep things as normal as possible for my brother and me. Unfortunately, I have very few memories of my dad when he was still able to walk because of how young I was when he lost that ability. However, I can confidently say that as a girl, my childhood felt completely normal. Our friends came over a lot. John and I were very involved in sports, and my parents were at every game.
ALS isn't just a deadly disease—it is incurable. Most patients do not live even close to 26 years like my father has been able to. ALS is also a lonely disease, for both the patients and caregivers, as they go through hardships those around them will rarely understand. My mom is his primary caregiver, and my brother and I help out as much as we can. She is a remarkable mother and wife, the backbone of our family, and none of us would be here without her.
Dad is the strongest person I know. He has overcome his physical limitations due to how strong he is mentally. Every day is a battle, and every day he fights hard. He truly believes every day is a gift. Some days are worse than others, but he would rarely let you know. It takes a certain kind of faith, will, ambition, and strength to handle such a desperate diagnosis, and he has never faltered(退缩).
29.How does the author feel about her parents' choice of starting a family?
A. Grateful. B. Indifferent. C.Angry. D. Regretful.
30.What does the author intend to stress about her parents in Paragraph 2?
A. Their optimistic attitude. B.Their family values.
C. Their love for children. D.Their difficult situations.
31.Which of the following words can best describe the author's mom?
A. Determined and caring. B. Humorous and knowledgeable.
C. Talented and demanding. D. Generous and strict.
32.What can be concluded from the family's story?
A. Hardships and difficulties are unavoidable in life.
B. One has to learn to shoulder responsibility courageously.
C. The presence of parents is important to children's development.
D. Inner strength and family support can help overcome physical limitations
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中On October 10, 2016, Africa's first modern electrified railway, the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, became fully operational.(2016年10月10日,非洲第一条现代化电气化铁路埃塞俄比亚-吉布提铁路全面投入运营。)可知,埃塞俄比亚-吉布提铁路是非洲第一条电气化铁路。故选C。
2.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第五段中China has the world's longest railway and they make up a huge 60 percent of the world's total. Besides length, China also does well in speed.(中国拥有世界上最长的铁路,占世界铁路总数的60%。除了长度,中国在速度上也做得很好。)可知,中国最近在铁路建设方面取得的成就包括中国在铁路长度和火车速度方面都很出色。故选C。
3.答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段The driving force behind the fast development has been the country's great need for transportation.(快速发展背后的驱动力是国家对交通运输的巨大需求。)可知,中国对交通运输的巨大需求推动了铁路的发展。故选D。
4.答案：A
解析：标题概括题。阅读全文,并根据文章第二段On October 10, 2016, Africa's first modern electrified railway, the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, became fully operational. This railway, built by Chinese companies, is the first railway built using a complete set of Chinese standards outside China.(2016年10月10日,非洲第一条现代化电气化铁路埃塞俄比亚一吉布提铁路全面运营。这条由中国公司建造的铁路是中国以外第一条使用中国标准建造的铁路。)和最后一段This is only the beginning of China's high -speed railway development. The National Development and Reform Commission said that China plans to have 38, 000 km of high-speed railways by 2025.(这只是中国高速铁路发展的开始。国家发展和改革委员会表示,到2025年,中国计划拥有3.8万公里的高速铁路。)等可知,文章主要介绍了中国高铁在非洲的发展情况以及中国高铁近几年所取得的成就和发展历史。选项A"中国的铁路走向世界"能够概括全文内容,适合作文章标题。故选A。
二、
5.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知,据世界卫生组织估算,全球各国政府在心理健康上的支出不到其总卫生预算的2%。由此可知,心理健康问题需要更多的关注与投入。
6.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段可知,Z世代把心理健康问题视为生活的组成部分并且积极正面地进行处理。
7.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段可知,在工作方面,他们不羞于就工作量的问题向雇主施压,他们要求工作与生活平衡,以减轻压力,保持心理健康。由此可知,他们敢于拒绝有压力的工作安排。
8.答案：B
解析：主旨大意题。文章介绍了Z世代对心理健康问题的态度和处理方式。最后一段中的shift in the approach是文章标题的提示词。
三、
9.答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中From cottages surrounded by impressive gardens to days spent exploring sandy beaches and deep woods filled with wildlife, in My Family and Other Animals, English writer Gerald Durrell provided a vivid account of his family's time on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s.(从被令人印象深刻的花园包围的小屋,到探索沙滩和充满野生动物的深林的日子,在《我的家人和其他动物》一书中,英国作家Gerald Durrell生动地描述了20世纪30年代他的家人在希腊科孚岛的时光。)可知,Durrell在科孚岛的生活是多样的。故选D。
10.答案：C
解析：词句猜测题。根据语境和划线句前文was intended to be a nostalgic(怀旧的) account of natural history, but in the first few pages, but in the first few pages, I made the mistake of introducing my family.(本想成为一本关于自然史的怀旧书,但在前几页,我情不自禁地介绍了我的家人。)可知,划线词句应为“我情不自禁地介绍了自己的家人”的意思。故选C。
11.答案：A
解析：段落大意题。根据第四段中Durrell's attention to detail is what makes the book so winning, with every sight, sound and smell of the island brought to life.(Durrell对细节的关注使这本书如此引人入胜,岛上的每一个景象、声音和气味都栩栩如生。)和第五段My Family and Other Animals is quite difficult to classify, being one part travel, one part autobiography, one part natural history, and one part comedy, with a thread of descriptive language running throughout that sometimes raises it nearly to poetry.(《我的家庭和其他动物》很难归类,一部分是游记,一部分是自传,一部分是自然历史,一部分是喜剧,一种描述性的语言贯穿始终,有时几乎把它提升到诗歌的境界。)可知,这两段主要介绍了这本书的写作特点。故选A。
12.答案：B
解析：写作意图题。根据最后一段As a real delight to read, it's the perfect literary escapism for any adult or older teenager who is currently walking down a tough road in life.(作为一种真正的阅读乐趣,对于任何目前正走在艰难人生道路上的成年人或年龄较大的青少年来说,这是一种完美的文学逃避。)可知,这篇文章的目的是为了推荐这本《我的家庭和其他动物》。故选B。
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13.答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的“bends to pick wild ‘weeds’ from the river and drop them into a bowl. The plants will be made into fritters(炸果饼), to be served at the little restaurant attached to the B&B Hule manages in the Indian coastal town of Vengurla.(弯腰从河里拣起野生的“杂草”,扔进一个碗里。这些植物将被制成炸果饼,供应给在胡勒在印度沿海城镇文古拉经营的民旅馆附属小餐馆)”和第二段“Wild edible(可食用的) plants are common in kitchens here. Hule's weed is juicy, which is found in mangrove forests. Harvesting some of the plant is helping conserve the mangroves, a globally endangered ecosystem of salt-tolerant trees that stop coastal erosion(侵蚀) and absorb storm damage.(野生可食用植物在这里的厨房里很常见。Hule的杂草多汁,这种草生长在红树林中。收割一些这种植物有助于保护红树林,这是一种全球濒危的耐盐树木生态系统,可以阻止海岸侵蚀并吸收风暴破坏)”可知,这些杂草可以被制成食物,而且除掉它们有助于保护红树林,由此推知,Shweta Hule的例子可以说是一举两得。故选C。
14.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“Hule is head of Swamini, a self-help group set up by nine women from a fishing community in Vengurla who started Mandavi Eco Tourism in 2017.(Hule是Swamini的负责人,这是一个自助组织,由文古拉一个渔业社区的九名妇女成立,她们于2017年创办了Mandavi生态旅游)”和第四段“The safaris offer visitors a unique hour-long tour of the mangroves. Food has also become a key attraction: local spicy coconut curries, with homegrown or wild vegetables. Tourists are encouraged to go crabbing, and their catch is cooked and served.(野生动物园为游客提供了一个独特的长达一小时的红树林之旅。食物也成为了一个关键的吸引力:当地的辛辣椰子咖喱,配以本土或野生蔬菜。游客们被鼓励去捕螃蟹,他们捕获的东西被煮熟后端上桌)”可知,Swamini给游客提供生态旅游和食宿。故选A。
15.答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Hule only discovered recently that the weed was edible when she met tourists from another coastal city. She researched these leaves and learned that the salty plant is rich in vitamins. She made her own version of the fritters, with chickpea flour, and presented it at the wild vegetable festival.(Hule最近才发现这种杂草是可以食用的,当时她遇到了来自另一个沿海城市的游客。她研究了这些叶子,了解到这种咸味植物富含维生素。她用鹰嘴豆粉做了自己版本的炸果饼,并在野菜节上展出)”可知,Hule的炸果饼受欢迎是因为它们有当地的特色。故选C。
16.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的"The satisfaction after the visitors enjoy our meal is the real currency. We had guests from London who were so happy with our food that they took down the recipe. Such people help our business grow. What more can we want?" says Hule.(Hule说:“游客们享用我们的饭菜后的满足感才是真正的货币。我们有来自伦敦的客人,他们对我们的食物非常满意,所以他们把食谱记了下来。这些人帮助我们的业务发展。我们还想要什么?”。)推知,Hule对游客想得到他们的食谱感到非常自豪。故选B。
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17.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段"Obviously all the people from the Galapagos felt it was a shame because it's something we're familiar with since childhood, and to know that it has changed was a bit of a shock"("显然,所有来自加拉帕戈斯群岛的人都觉得这是一种耻辱,因为这是我们从小就熟悉的东西,知道它已经改变了,这有点令人震惊。")及第四段Washington Tapia said, "However, from a scientific point of view, it's part of the natural process."(Washington Tapia说: "然而,从科学的角度来看,这是自然过程的一部分。")可知,Tapia认为"达尔文拱门"的坍塌令人惋惜,但认同这是自然过程的一部分。故选B。
18.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中But the area around the islands is a popular diving spot, particularly to observe sharks and other sea species.(但岛屿周围地区是一个受欢迎的潜水地点,特别是观察鲨鱼和其他海洋物种)可知,人们去加拉帕戈斯群岛最喜欢潜水观察海洋物种。故选A。
19.答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中This morning at 11:20 am local time, the world-famous Darwin's Arch collapsed in front of their eyes. There are now only two pillars(柱子) remaining.(当地时间今天上午11点(20分),举世闻名的'达尔文拱门'在他们眼前倒塌了。现在只剩下两个柱子了)可知,Agressor Adventures旅游公司在Facebook上发的帖子主要是关于目睹拱门倒塌。故选C。
20.答案：D
解析：目的意图题。根据最后一段“The Galapagos Islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has been called a 'living museum and showcase of evolution'. The islands are situated about 621 miles from the coast of Ecuador. They are home to many interesting animals including giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and many types of finches.(加拉帕戈斯群岛是联合国教科文组织的世界遗产,被称为'活的生物进化博物馆和陈列室'。这些岛屿距离厄瓜多尔海岸约621英里。它们是许多有趣动物的家园,包括巨型乌龟、海鬣蜥和许多种类的雀类)”可知,最后一段主要介绍了加拉帕戈斯群岛,旨在补充一些背景信息。A.To advertise for Aggressor Adventures.为侵略者冒险做广告;B.To introduce the theory of evolution.介绍进化论;C.To praise Darwin for his contribution.赞扬达尔文的贡献;D. To add some background information.补充一些背景信息。故选D。
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21.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“In large population studies, people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables high in vitamin C appear to have a reduced risk for various types of cancer, including cancers of the mouth and lung. But it's not clear that these benefits come specifically from vitamin C. The Age-Related Eye Disease Study found that a daily supplement containing 500 mg of vitamin C can help slow the progress of macular degeneration, an age-related eye disease that causes vision loss”(在大规模人群研究中,吃大量富含维生素C的水果和蔬菜的人患各种癌症的风险似乎降低了,包括口腔癌和肺癌。但目前尚不清楚这些益处是否特别来自维生素C。与年龄相关的眼病研究发现,每天补充500毫克维生素C有助于减缓黄斑变性的进展,黄斑变性是一种与年龄有关的眼病,会导致视力下降。)由此可知,维生素C可以帮助减缓某些疾病的进展。故选C项。
22.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“Most of the evidence shows that high-dose vitamin C will, at most, shorten a cold by one day.”(大多数证据表明,大剂量的维生素C最多能使感冒时间缩短一天)可知,维生素C对治疗普通感冒的作用是它最多能减轻一天的感冒。故选C项。
23.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“The recommended vitamin C dosage per day for healthy women is 75 mg per day.”(健康女性每天维生素C的推荐剂量是75毫克。)可知,建议健康女性每天摄入75毫克维生素C。故选A项。
24.答案：D
解析：推理判断题。短文介绍了维生素C有诸多好处还没有得到证实,对一些人来说,服用维生素C要慎重。所以短文来自于科学杂志。故选D项。
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25.答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段“It does this by drawing on information collected from a large corpus(语料库)of text data.(它通过利用从大型语料库中收集的信息来实现这一点)”可知,ChatGPT利用其收集的大量信息工作的,故选D。
26.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段“According to MIT Technology Review, ChatGPT is based on GPT-3, a large language model. Because texts are more complicated than the meaning of every word combined, language models require a type of neural network(神经网络) that can make sense of texts.(根据麻省理工技术评论,ChatGPT基于GPT-3,一种大型语言模型。由于文本比每一个单词的含义都要复杂,所以语言模型需要一种能够理解文本的神经网络)”以及倒数第三段讲到“The GPT models built by OpenAI combined Transformer with unsupervised(无人指导的) learning, meaning that the models can learn by themselves without being told what to look at.(OpenAI构建的GPT模型将Transformer与无监督学习相结合,这意味着模型可以自己学习,而无需被告知要看什么。)”可知,网络和自我学习的结合让ChatGPT如此惊人,故选C。
27.答案：A
解析：词义猜测题。根据文章划线单词所在段最后一句“This means that ChatGPT doesn't know the truth about the world—it learns information from various resources but it cannot decide what is true or false.(这意味着ChatGPT不知道世界的真相—它从各种资源中学习信息,但它无法决定什么是真的还是假的。)”可知,划线单词所在句子One of the biggest problems with ChatGPT is that it comes back, very confidently, with falsities的意思是:ChatGPT最大的问题之一是,它很自信地带着谎言回来了。可知最后一段中,带下划线的单词的意思是“虚假信息”,故选A。
28.答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一句讲到“As for education, many US schools recently banned students from using ChatGPT on school networks because students began to use it as a shortcut for essays(在教育方面,许多美国学校最近禁止学生在学校网络上使用ChatGPT,因为学生开始使用它作为论文的捷径。)”可知,ChatGPT在许多美国学校被禁止是因为有了它,学生们可以不用思考完成作业,故选D。
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29.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据原文第一段“To say that I am thankful for their decision is an understatement”可知,作者非常感激父母的决定。故答案选A。
30.答案：C
解析：主旨大意题,根据二段的内容可知,作者父母尽量让作者过和其他家庭一样正常的生活,体现了父母对于作者以及作者哥哥的爱。故答案选C项。
31.答案：A
解析：推理判断题,根据第三段的“My mom is his primary caregiver, and my brother and I help out as much as we can. She is a remarkable mother and wife, the backbone of our family, and none of us would be here without her”可知,作者的母亲坚定、体贴。故答案选A项。
32.答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据文章的内容可知,父亲用内在的力量和家人的支持一直在和疾病做斗争,所以内在的精神力量和家人的支持有助于克服身体的局限。故答案选D项。