河北高考英语阅读理解专项训练

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T. O. Fuller State Park in Memphis, Tennessee, has been loved for generations and has always been a ground where community has come first. Back in 1938, it was the first park east of the Mississippi river to open for African American visitors. Over 80 years later, the park is continuing its forward-thinking tradition, this time, through a pioneering sustainability project.
A new walking and biking trail has been built through this historic park. Illegally dumped (被丢弃的) tires are not only unpleasant to see, but they’re a dangerous addition to the environment. Rubber, like plastic, is a material that won’t naturally decompose. In a place as hot as Tennessee, these dumped tires often begin to melt and release these harmful gasses into the air. Fortunately, the old tires were sent to Patriot Tire Recycling in Bristol, TN, the only facility in the area that can break down tires in an environmentally sound way. There, the collected tires were safely broken down into the crumble (碎屑) rubber that was eventually used to pave the new trail.
TN State Parks explained how the trail’s construction, which has been in development since 2019, was a joint effort. Officials from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the City of Memphis, Shelby County, and Memphis City Beautiful were all involved in funding this recycling project.
These officials named their initiative the “Tires to Trails” project. Workers from these departments, alongside some 450 volunteers, came together to collect over 24, 000 tires that had been illegally dumped in the area around the park to be recycled.
“This is a perfect example of recycling in full circle, collecting dumped material, then converting it into positive use,” David, a leader of the project, said in a statement.
1．What kind of park is T.O. Fuller State Park?
A．It is a popular park with a good tradition. B．It is the first park welcoming all visitors.
C．It is a park west of the Mississippi river. D．It is a modern park without biking trails.
2．Why are dumped tires a dangerous addition to the environment?
A．They are ugly to see. B．They release harmful gasses.
C．They are made up of plastic. D．They could only be used to pave the new trail.
3．What does David mean in the last paragraph?
A．It is the park’s responsibility to recycle.
B．The park is built on dumped materials.
C．The park successfully recycled dumped tires.
D．It is possible to turn everything into useful things.
4．Which of the following is the best title of the text?
A．Areas of Reusing Tires
B．Methods of Rebuilding a Trail
C．Tires Transformed into a New Hiking Trail
D．Officials and People Working Together to Recycle Tires

It’s critical to help develop students’ social interaction skills, which can easily be done in the classroom through team-building activities.
Create a Vocabulary Game Board
Class Time: 60 minutes
Group Size: 2-3 students
Ask students to design their own board games. Provide them with a new and exciting challenge. Have students work together, possibly by assessing their understanding of a concept and then grouping them in high-medium-low understanding groups, alternatively, grouping them in like-understanding (all highs, all mediums, all lows) partnerships which can also allow for thoughtful outcomes.
Your Enigmatic(神秘的)Self
Class Time: 15 minutes
Group Size: 4-5 students
Students write down three aspects of themselves that no one else knows. Assign students to groups of three or four and ask them to read their own information to each other.
Make a Burger
Class Time: 5 minutes
Group Size: 5-7 students
Instruct the class to work in groups to make a full hamburger. Tape one picture of ingredients onto each student’s back and instruct students to work together to find all the necessary ingredients and then line up in order. The first group to do so correctly wins.
Best Parts of Our School
Class Time: 20 minutes
Group Size: 4-6 students
Have the students each share three ideas in their groups, and then work together to choose which ones to include in a group list of five positive aspects about their school. Next, ch group selects a representative to go to the board to write down his or her group’s list.
5．Which activity needs the smallest group size to join in?
A．Make a Burger. B．Best Parts of Our School.
C．Create a Vocabulary Game Board. D．Your Enigmatic Self.
6．What will students do in Your Enigmatic Self?
A．Design their own board games. B．Read other students’ information.
C．List positive parts of their school. D．Show classmates their other aspects.
7．What is special about the Make a Burger?
A．It takes the shortest time.
B．Students have to buy ingredients.
C．It allows each student to make a hamburger.
D．Students need to work in groups in this activity.

There are all electric cars, boats, trains, and small planes that are a sustainable way to travel. Larger airplanes have not been able to make the transition because the lithium-ion (锂离子的) batteries are too heavy and not strong enough to provide the power for the airplane to take-off.
NASA is working on a new innovative solid-state battery that can be used by the aviation(航空) industry. The batteries, called Solid-state Architecture Batteries for Enhanced Recharge ability and Safety (SABERS) do not suffer from any of the limitations of lithium-ion batteries and can outperform the batteries that are available now.
The solid-state batteries that NASA researchers are working on carry more energy, and are considerably lighter, and much safer to use. That’s because solid-state batteries do not contain liquids which can lead to overheating, fires, and charge loss.
Battery performance is the key to making aviation sustainable and practical. The batteries must be able to store large amounts of energy without being too heavy. And the battery must be able to rapidly release that energy. That’s where solid-state technology comes in.
Liquid batteries require each cell to be inside its own steel casing. Solid-state batteries can be stacked in a single casing and that reduces the weight. The battery can also run at much higher temperatures that require much less cooling. All of this makes NASA’s new battery very promising.
Now that NASA has demonstrated the new battery’s properties, the agency is looking at all its potential uses. SABERS is cooperating with researchers from Georgia Tech. “Georgia Tech has a big focus on micro mechanics of how the cell changes during operation. That helped us look at the pressures inside the battery, which then helped us improve the battery even more,” Viggiano said in the news release. “It also led us to understand from a practical standpoint how to make a cell like this.”
He added that SABERS has grown from an idea discussed around a lunch table to a possible solution for sustainable aeronautics (航空学). A fully electric airplane is more likely to appear on the market.
8．Why are electric transports mentioned in paragraph 1?
A．To present their advantages. B．To introduce the topic.
C．To compare their batteries. D．To praise their sustainable transportation.
9．What can we infer about liquid batteries?
A．They are lighter than solid-state batteries.
B．All electric transports are making using of them.
C．They can stand over-heated conditions.
D．Each cell has a separate steel case.
10．Which of the following statements might Viggiano agree with?
A．The new battery has come into use.
B．Georgia Tech is a helpful partner.
C．Georgia Tech invested a lot of money.
D．The new battery’s properties are hard to understand.
11．In which section of a newspaper can we read the text?
A．Technology. B．Education.
C．Culture. D．Lifestyle.

I studied speech therapy at university, though I had no idea what it was about at first. Later, I got pregnant with my son, Dani. He was born with a cleft (唇腭裂). I studied clefts at university so I knew a little bit about clefts. Still, when you see your own newborn child looking up at you with a cleft, it is very different. I was not ready to face that.
After the delivery. Dani had his cleft surgery when he was just seven days old! It was an awful experience. I gave that doctor three chances to prove he was the right specialist for my baby, and he didn’t manage to convince me at all. But something very positive did come out of that experience — it was how I first met Dr. Youri Anastassov, who would bring Smile Train-sponsored cleft care to Bulgaria starting the next year.
Dr. Anastassov was my inspiration from the moment we met. He helped me realize how important, valuable, and meaningful it is to treat children with clefts and made me want to help them just like he does.
Though I stopped working with them directly for several years after having Dani, the idea of working with children with clefts was always percolating in my mind. Then it hit me: why not work with Smile Train?
Now, babies, children, and adults with clefts come to me, and I share my experience with them. I’m happy to work here and make change for the better every single day.
Smile Train gives Dani his wings. You want to know what a difference this makes? Look at my son. Dani wanted to be a pilot his whole life; he first flew when he was 16 years old! When he began his formal training, the medical exam was very difficult for him. The training team knew he was different. Instead of just showing pity, they worked him harder than the others. And now he is living his dreams as a pilot!
12．How did the author feel when Dani was born with a cleft?
A．Calm. B．Grateful. C．Angry. D．Unprepared.
13．What do we know about Dani’s cleft surgeries?
A．They were successful. B．They were far from satisfactory.
C．They were done by Dr. Youri Anastassoy. D．They were government-sponsored.
14．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “percolating” in paragraph 4?
A．Stuck. B．Removed. C．Weak. D．Practical.
15．What does the author want to tell us through Dani’s success?
A．It is a waste of time to be angry about clefts.
B．When you admit your weakness, you become stronger.
C．Just find something you’re good at and make it your life.
D．Smile Train plays a positive role in realizing Dani’s dream.

For many of us, chores(家务活) were the poison of our childhood—something to hate our moms and dads for making us suffer through before we were allowed to play the game Super Smash Bros: Melee with our big brother. But it turns out that we might owe our parents an apology for all those complaints about washing the dishes.
A new study, published in the journal Australian Occupational Therapy, has suggested that being made to do chores on a regular basis might have improved your executive(执行) functioning—your working memory, ability to think flexibly and self-control. It may even have improved your academic performance.
That’s the conclusion from a survey of more than 200 parents and guardians of children aged between 5 and 13. Caregivers were asked about their children’s chores—what they did, who they were for (themselves, their family, or pets, for example), and of course, whether they actually completed these tasks. Then, the researchers analyzed the data using statistical tests to establish whether helping out around the house was related to executive function.
“Parents may be able to use ability-appropriate chores to facilitate the development of executive functions,” Deanna Tepper, a PhD student at La Trobe University and lead author of the study, said in a statement, “Children who cook a family meal or weed the garden on a regular basis maybe more likely to excel in other aspects of life—like schoolwork or problem solving.”
While the survey did have several confinements—it didn’t account for the socioeconomic background of the children, for example, which is known to be related to both executive function and the levels of household chores children are expected to perform the results nevertheless have some deep implications. Executive functions are critical to initiating goal-directed behaviors and the researchers believe their study may open new avenues for children and adults hoping to improve this area of cognition(认知).
16．What is the benefit of kids doing chores?
A．It can promote their learning achievement.
B．It can assist them in learning social skills.
C．It can establish a good parent-child relationship.
D．It can help them make great use of their spare time.
17．How can parents develop child’s executive functioning in paragraph 4?
A．By encouraging kids to engage in appropriate chores.
B．By setting an example with parents’ own conduct，
C．By forcing their child to do housework at anytime，
D．By controlling the kid’s learning activities and routines.
18．What does the underlined word “confinements” mean in paragraph 5?
A．Potentialities. B．Advantages. C．Consequences. D．Limitations.
19．Which newspaper column is the text probably taken from?
A．Fitness. B．Economy. C．Amusement. D．Psychology.

In 1960, at just 26 years old. Jane Goodall was chosen to go to what is now Tanzania and study the little-known world of chimpanzees. Since then, She has received many awards and honorary degrees and become the model of some young girls.
But before Goodall was a world-renowned conservationist, she was just a kid who liked animals. She was born loving animals so people gave her diverse animal toys. Now, Goodall has received an unusual honor. She is becoming a toy — a Barbie doll with little girly clothes.
Goodall may not have expected to become a Barbie at 88 years old — but it’s not just any doll, it’s made out of recycled plastic. And the Barbie is partnering with the Jane Goodall Foundation and her Roots & Shoots program, which inspires young people to protect others, animals and the environment. The main message is “every day you live, you make an impact on the planet and you get to choose what sort of impact you make.”
Once Goodall had given a talk about protecting the world in Burundi school and a little boy of 7 came up to her and said, “If I pick out a piece of trash every day, it will make a difference, won’t it?” She said, “Yes, it will. And suppose you persuade 10 of your friends to pick up the rubbish every day.” He said, “Oh, that’s it. They could all get 10 of their friends!”
Goodall has been inspiring young people for decades, but now, newer generations will get to know Jane Goodall. “I sincerely hope that the Barbie will help kids to create more interest and fascination (吸引) in the natural world,” she said. “It doesn’t really matter if they have a career in conservation, as long as they live conservation in their daily lives.”
20．What gets young girls interested in Jane Goodall?
A．The Jane Goodall Barbie doll.
B．Jane Goodall’s childhood experience.
C．Her work with the chimpanzees.
D．Her research into environmental pollution.
21．What is the Roots & Shoots program aimed at?
A．Partnering with Jane’s Foundation.
B．Supporting young people in trouble.
C．Producing toys out of recycled plastic.
D．Encouraging kids to protect the planet.
22．What can we learn from Goodall’s talk with the little boy?
A．People should make many friends.
B．Every effort can make a difference.
C．Everyone has a potential to succeed.
D．Rubbish should be dealt with regularly.
23．What can be inferred from the text?
A．Jane Goodall is strange to new generations.
B．Barbie dolls will be popular in the toy market.
C．The spirit of Jane Goodall will inspire more people.
D．Conservation of nature will be the most popular career.

It’s not usual for your municipality (市政当局) to give you money — actually more like a voucher (代金券) — but Miami-Dade County in Florida is switching things up a bit and doing just that for residents who leave their cars home.
The county is troubled with big traffic jams and was looking for a way to reduce traffic and improve the quality of life for the residents. That’s why county leaders decided to team up with a new mobility app Veloci a that believes in rewarding people every time they commute (通勤) via public transportation.
Miami’s mayor Carlos Gimenez announced, “Veloci a is a revolutionary mobility app that offers rewards for smart decisions that help people break the habit of traveling alone in cars. The ultimate goal of the program is to reduce traffic and ear bone missions.”
The idea came from a Fastrack Institute — nonprofit foundation. It’s easy to use, just download the app on your iPhone and then leave your car at home and the mobility app tracks what transportation you use. Residents that use trains or buses, or even use bicycles, or their feet to get to work will earn points. The points, according to Veloci a will translate into a virtual currency in your iPhone.
The case of Miami Dade County is not alone. Municipalities worldwide are working on ways to reduce car use to cut back on greenhouse emissions and to make cities more livable. Places like Amsterdam, Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany are committed to making walking and biking the dominant form of transportation in their city-centers. Other cities are providing free public transportation to cut down on car use.
David Winterstein, Velocia CEO said, “If more US municipalities adopt programs like the Velocia app, it could go a long way to reduce smog, greenhouse gasses, and wasted time sitting in jammed streets. It really would be a win-win for city residents.”
24．What should participants in the program of Miami county do?
A．Travel alone in cars.
B．Pay the taxes or tickets.
C．Drive with a new mobility app.
D．Take public transportation to work.
25．What does paragraph 4 mainly focus on?
A．The operation process of the app Velocia.
B．The advantages of the traffic program.
C．The introduction to a virtual currency.
D．The various ways of getting the reward.
26．Why are other cities mentioned in paragraph 5?
A．To indicate the background of the program.
B．To show the effect of the new mobility app.
C．To present the popularity of low-carbon travel.
D．To raise awareness of protecting the environment.
27．What is the best title of the text?
A．A New Mobility App Makes Cities More Livable
B．Miami Rewards Residents for Leaving Their Cars Home
C．An App Reward Makes Miami People More Wealthy
D．Miami-Dade Is Longing to Improve People’s Quality of Life

Top Online College Courses and Classes
Research for Classroom Learning
Utah State University
Taught by: Professor Nick Eastmond
Course Description: In this online course on education, Professor Nick Eastmond instructs classroom teachers how to design and carryout research using a method called Guided Design, which encourages students to read specific pieces of content, and then apply what they learned from that content to real-world problems. You must have Adobe Flash Player 9to take this course，
Creole Language and Culture
University of Notre Dame
Taught by: Karen Richman
Course Description: This reading online course encourages you to get involved even if you have no precious experience with Creole language or culture since it is designed to improve your Creole writing and reading skills, with specific emphasis on grammar and phonetic techniques. However, you should be prepared to complete weekly quizzes, take-home essays, amid-term and a final exam.
Mobile Software Engineering
Harvard University
Taught by: David J. Malan
Course Description: This computer engineering online course teaches you how to design web and mobile apps by reviewing coding languages such as HTML 5, PHP and JavaScript. Structurally, Malan’s course is composed of video lectures and supplementary(补充的) class materials presented as PDF files on the course’s webpage. You should also be prepared to complete projects such as independently developing IOS apps or mobile web apps.
Artificial Intelligence
UMass Boston
Taught by: Professor Wei Ding
Course Description: This introductory computer science online course will expose you to the techniques of artificial intelligence in computers. Through this class, you will gain a foundational understanding of how search methods and associative networks are used to solve practical problems. Additionally, you will learn how to program applications using the LISP language.
28．What can a teacher do in Research for Classroom Learning?
A．Improve teaching efficiency. B．Read specific passages.
C．Evaluate self-learning abilities. D．Solve the real-world problems.
29．Which course requires students to take regular tests?
A．Artificial Intelligence. B．Mobile Software Engineering.
C．Creole Language and Culture. D．Research for Classroom Learning.
30．What do the last two courses have in common?
A．They consist of video lectures.
B．They are online computer science courses.
C．They use the same programming language.
D．They offer class materials on the course’s webpage.

Leadership is not about being in charge. It’s not about being a boss, not about telling people what to do, making speeches, or receiving special treatment. That is rulership.
Leadership is not a skill in and of itself. It includes a series of qualities such as communication, organization, systemic thinking, empathy (同理心) and an understanding of how to use them at the right moment for the common good. To be more specific, every good leader has the following things in common.
Leaders understand the goal. Especially in times of conflict (冲突), leaders are able to keep their eye on the prize. They can keep their teams focused on the prize and know what should be done.
Leaders know they need others and they understand what motivates and drives people. They see things from different points of view. They understand that their job is to be in service to other team members so the team members can be in service to the common goal.
No one is good at everything and the best captains are often the worst sailors. Leaders’ skill is recognizing when someone else is great and in a better position to guide and build the teams.
Leaders don’t need a title. Being the captain of the team doesn’t automatically make you a leader. Leaders are the people who step up, and often they do it quietly and with little or no declared authority.
Leadership is a lifelong journey and it’s learned by doing and interacting, not studying or taking classes. So we don’t teach our kids which tools to use and when to use. Instead, we put them in situations where they get an opportunity to use their skills and a chance to evaluate and reflect on the experience so they can figure out how to get better results in the future.
31．What does a typical ruler do?
A．Seek special treatment. B．Persuade people to follow.
C．Take care of the people. D．Put the public interest first.
32．Which quality does paragraph 3 mainly concentrate on?
A．Being selfless. B．Motivating the team.
C．Focusing on the goal. D．Thinking systemically.
33．What should we do to effectively help children become leaders?
A．Send them to related classes. B．Involve them in real-life tasks.
C．Ask them to read inspiring stories. D．Put them in comfortable situations.
34．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．What Are the Differences Between Rulers and Leaders?
B．Why Do Most of the People Hate Ruler-like Leaders?
C．Why Should Kids Be Encouraged to Become Leaders?
D．What Are the Basic Qualities Needed for Leadership?

How important has Internet become in our lives? The Pew Research Center conducted a survey to celebrate the Web’s 25th birthday. The researchers were greatly heartened by what they found.
“In 2006, only 14 percent of American adults used Internet. Today, it’s 87 percent,” said Lee Rainie, the director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project. “It is what has impressed us the most.”
The survey also showed that 70 percent of the Internet users have been treated kindly or generously online, while 25 percent of respondents said they have been treated unkindly. More than half—56 percent—of users said they’ve seen an online community come together to help someone solve a problem. 25 percent said they’ve left an online group because members were too unpleasant.
When Pew asked questions about whether being online has enriched people’s relationships—or not—the results were very positive: 67 percent of Internet users said their online communication with family and friends has generally strengthened those relationships. Only 18 percent said it has generally weakened those relationships.
According to the survey, 53 percent of Internet users said Internet has become the hardest tech tool to give up. It is 15 percent higher than the result of a similar survey conducted in 2006. In fact, more people said they would have a harder time stopping using Internet than giving up TV. (These days, so much great television streams across the Internet that it makes sense.)
“In our survey, we have found that the Web makes a few people very unhappy. There’s strong evidence pointing to the fact that Internet users tend to compare their daily lives with the ‘highlight moments’ of their friends’ lives,” said Lee Rainie. “It’s really silly.”
35．Which is the most impressive result of the latest survey?
A．Users’ dependence on Internet. B．The fast growth of Internet users.
C．The kindness of online communities. D．The strengthened family relationships.
36．How many participants found it the hardest to give up Internet in 2006?
A．15%. B．38%. C．53%. D．68%.
37．What message does Lee Rainie seem to convey in the last paragraph?
A．Online depression cannot be avoided. B．Don’t show off in online communities.
C．Don’t make unnecessary comparison. D．Copy your friends’ wonderful lifestyles.
38．How do the researchers feel about the results of the survey?
A．Optimistic. B．Worried. C．Unconcerned. D．Doubtful.

I’ve just arrived from New York City at the airport in Rome and already I’m lost, wandering left and right and searching for the right exit. I’m supposed to meet my wife Elvira, who lives in Italy now, and then drive to Guardia Sanframondi, the little town where we own a house, to meet our newborn granddaughter Lucia, now all of 11 weeks old.
But I takes a wrong turn, and then another, all in vain. I’m lost for 15 minutes, then 30, and finally about 45, unable to get my passport properly scanned and pick up my luggage. This is more than mildly inconvenient. After all, I’ve just flown more than 4,000 miles, a flight into my future.
But suddenly I see Elvira, who is holding baby Lucia in her arms. I’m found.
I stay in Italy for three weeks. It’s impossible for me to get enough of Lucia, and so I follow a strict agenda(日程). Hold Lucia in my arms. Kiss Lucia all over her face. Wheel Lucia in her carriage in the most public places available. Make faces at her and even sillier gestures and sounds.
Today, at 70, I’m a permanent resident of Italy, with Lucia living a five-minute walk away. We visit her at her house and she visits us at ours almost every day. In most American families, adult children with grandchildren live in different towns and states far away. Italian families, on the other hand, are more likely to live near each other. Sometimes three generations here even stay together in the same home. I’ve happily turned my life upside-down to be a grandpa Italian-style. Lucia is just what I need right about now. If I’m lucky, I’ll be just what she needs, too.
39．Why does the author go to Guardia Sanframondi?
A．To meet his wife. B．To decorate his house.
C．To explore the countryside. D．To see his granddaughter.
40．What happened to the author at the airport?
A．He lost his way. B．He missed his flight.
C．He couldn’t find his luggage. D．He had his passport stolen.
41．What can we infer about the author from the fourth paragraph?
A．He gets enough of Lucia. B．He sets a high goal for Lucia.
C．He loves his granddaughter. D．He is forced to make Lucia happy.
42．How does the author feel about the Italian way of life?
A．He’s worried. B．He’s satisfied. C．He’s curious. D．He’s uncertain.

Whether you plan to head out to the theater, or watch films and TV shows on the sofa, our experts have gathered their favorite and different styles’ films and TV shows of 2022.
All That Breathes
The documentary is set against the climate disaster of the failing river and crowded neighborhoods of Delhi. It follows two brothers who run a hospital for injured birds. The winged stars stumble (蹒跚而行) and fly across the screen as their caretakers start healing, both for the birds and their broken city.
Style: Documentary
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
I was not expecting to be undone by the last several minutes of this movie, but there I was, crying over a very familiar story that suddenly felt new all over again. The animation is lively and beautifully detailed; the actors are nearly perfect, especially Ewan McGregor as the lovely version of the cricket (蟋蟀).
Style: Animation, kid friendly, music and musicals, science fiction
Moonage Daydream
As a committed music documentary watcher, I was completely unprepared for the IMAX world building that director Brett Morgen brought to his authorized biography of David Bowie. Morgen made a film designed for vision and hearing, a film that both celebrates Bowie’s music and conveys the currents of a real life.
Style: Music and musicals
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Set 10 years before James T. Kirk’s as a captain, this series takes big swings-showing us the origin story of trainee Nyota Uhura, rewriting Mr. Spock’s romantic past and enriching the heroic command of Christopher Pike. Paired with updated visual effects and storytelling, it’s wonderful.
Style: Action, drama, science fiction and fantasy
43．What is the theme of All That Breathes?
A．A climate disaster. B．Harmony with nature.
C．The ways of running a hospital. D．Two bothers’ enterprising spirit.
44．Which one best suits people who are interested in cartoons?
A．All That Breathes. B．Moonage Daydream.
C．Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. D．Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
45．What do the last two films have in common?
A．They belong to documentary.
B．They are fit for musical lovers.
C．They have the same background music.
D．They provide visual effects for audience.

My wife and I usually don’t keep houseplants. But after I was told I had cancer I wanted to be around some life. When my friend Mitch gave me a lucky bamboo plant in a bowl, we decided to place the plant next to the living room window across from the couch.
I told Hannah I wanted to care for the plant myself. When it didn’t immediately turn yellow or brown or lose all of its leaves, I was pleasantly surprised. Tending to the plant gave me a sense of achievement at a time when I sometimes felt useless. As a doctor, I was used to being the one who provided care, not the one who received it. Watering the plant taught me I couldstill be a caregiver.
Over the next few months, I recovered from surgery and completed the first round of chemotherapy(化疗). Even after I returned to work, I continued to care for the plant. Soon, it had nearly doubled in height and its leaves were shiny and lush Both the tree and I were healthy.
Then,mysteriously, it began to show signs of stress. No matter what I did, the leaves kept browning and dropping to the floor. I grew more and more frustrated and uneasy.
“I can’t even care for a simple plant!” I yelled. “I’m failing!“ I couldn’t shake the feeling that the plant had become a symbol of my own health. I realized I had wrongly connected my careful caring for the plant-something over which I had at least some control-with my own survival something over which I had no control.
When my tumor(肿瘤) returned, it would not be because of any failure on my part. As my anxiety decreased, I began to research how to heal the plant. After moving it under a sunny window, we both began to thrive again.
Whenever I look at the tree in its new pot, I think of Mitch and all the people who supported me. If the plant outlives me, I hope it will comfort Hannah and remind her that our large community will continue to care for her after I am gone.
46．How did the author feel about caring for the plart at first?
A．Bored. B．Satisfied.
C．Confused. D．Impatient.
47．Why did the author grow anxious about the plant’s falling leaves?
A．He feared letting Mitch down.
B．He worried about losing it.
C．He didn’t want to feel useless.
D．He took it as a sign of his death.
48．What does the underlined word “lush” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Weak. B．Clean.
C．Unique. D．Thick.
49．What is the article mainly about?
A．The author’s love for lucky bamboos.
B．The author’s experience of keeping a plant.
C．The author’s advice on how to grow houseplants.
D．The author’s appreciation tar his friends.

“Clothes Swapping(交换)” has become an increasingly popular activity for women in the United States. The women can give away unwanted clothing at a clothes swap event and get something different in return.
Recently about 300 women went to a clothes swap at a high school in Springfield, Virginia. It was the largest crowd ever for the area’s popular clothing-swapping group.
Daphne Steinberg was having a good day. “For anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT, Ann Taylor is a really nice women’s designer and I will totally wear this to work. So I love that, I love that I can equip myself for work, have a good time in doing it, not totally bankrupt myself.”
Sandy Van Dusen likes the idea that clothes are finding new homes instead of being thrown away “Because it helps to keep the Earth green. There’s no point in my opinion in continuing to buy new clothes when we can reuse what’s already here. Give it a new home-let somebody else love what you used to love and no longer love.”
Kim Pratt organized the clothing-swapping event in Springfield. She also organized a money-raising activity for the high school’s debate team. It is one of several ways that her group gives to charitable causes. Another is by donating all of the “un-swapped” clothing to shelters for victims of domestic violence.
“I started doing this four years ago, and we’ve been doing it for four years, getting bigger and bigger each time we have a swap.”
She used the social media website meetup.com to help publicize the events. The website has helped her group grow from 30 members to 1,300. Mrs. Pratt says most of the members respect the clothing swap rules. But she says competition for desirable fashion can be strong.
“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover (徘徊) over the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out, some people tend to grab the stuff right out of their hands and it becomes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as possible.”
50．At a clothes swap what can women do?
A．Buy whatever clothing they want.
B．Have a social gathering and make friends.
C．Make money by selling unwanted clothes.
D．Exchange unwanted clothes for something different.
51．What can be learnt from what Daphne Steinberg said?
A．She got some nice clothes at the clothes swap.
B．The clothes swap was the largest ever in the area.
C．It was the first time she had been to a clothes swap.
D．She saved much more money than she had expected.
52．What is paragraph 5 mainly about?
A．How Kim Pratt started the clothing-swapping event.
B．What Kim Pratt did with the un-swapped clothes.
C．How Kim Pratt raised money to help charitable causes.
D．What Kim Pratt did to help people in need.
53．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Clothes swaps often go out of control in the end.
B．Clothes-swapping is becoming increasingly popular with women.
C．Improper behavior at clothes swaps needs to be controlled.
D．More clothing swapping events need to be organized.

Widespread descriptions of animals in pop culture could actually be hurting the animals’ survival chances in the wild, a new research suggests.
Franck Courchamp of the University of Paris-Sud was interested in the idea of “appeal” (吸引力) in animals. He wanted to know: What species do people consider appealing? And what are the influences of being appealing on populations of animals in the wild?
In a research published this month, Courchamp and other researchers list the top 20 appealing species. They deemed large mammals living on land are appealing. Coming in first place are tigers, followed by lions, elephants, giraffes, panthers, pandas, cheetahs, polar bears, wolves, and gorillas. However, at least half of the interviewees didn’t realize that five of the top ten most appealing species are threatened. It is strange that we do not protect the species we care about the most.
The study also finds that we are flooded with images of these creatures, even as they are becoming fewer in the wild. The study suggests that too much imagination might be creating a “virtual population” of the animals in people’s minds, making them believe there are far more individuals in the wild than is exact.
The study authors suggest that companies who benefit from the use of these images should set as idea small percentage of their profits for protection efforts and informational campaigns. “That would be not only something fair, but something that could bring a win-win situation for them,” Courchamp says. It could bring them positive public relation, for example. Besides, if a company’s mascot (吉祥物) goes extinct, that could hurt them from a marketing point, Courchamp says. But not enough companies are “truly concerned about the protection of the species that they work on,” he adds.
54．The widespread descriptions of animals may ______ according to Paragraph 1.
A．make people aware of the necessity of wild protection
B．lead people to protect animals
C．be beneficial for both animals and humans
D．reduce the animals’ survival chances
55．What does the underlined word “deemed” mean in Paragraph 3?
A．Rescued. B．Established. C．Thought. D．Disappeared.
56．What can we know about panthers and cheetahs from the passage?
A．They are among the best liked. B．They have a large population in the wild.
C．They have died out. D．They are well protected.
57．How does Courchamp list the companies’ responsibilities and their advantages?
A．By doing experiments. B．By giving examples.
C．By asking a question. D．By listing data.

Jules Verne, the “Father of Science Fiction”, lived in the era of steamships and telegraphs, but was able to imagine technologies that wouldn’t be invented for over a century. Reading Verne’s novels made me wonder how he was able to predict so much and write so technically when he wasn’t a trained scientist, physicist or engineer. How did he do it?
Like a lot of people, Verne’s parents had their own ideas about his future. They had their hearts set on Verne becoming a lawyer. He knew he wanted to be a writer, but played along and went to school to become a lawyer like his father.
Verne was mostly pretending to study law in Paris while holing up in the National Library of France and digging into articles on discoveries in geology and science. Eventually, he came clean with his family that he wanted to write in a new genre (风格) that combined travel and science.
While he studied scientific journals and let all of the age’s cutting-edge discoveries feed the fires of his imagination, Verne surrounded himself with people who could be useful for his writing.
His brother was a naval officer, and Verne would often ask him to double-check what he had written about ships and maritime travel. He also asked his cousin, a math professor, to look at his equations (等式) and a mining engineer friend to help him with physics, according to author Walter James Miller, who wrote annotations (评注) to Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
“He predicted a lot of things that have happened, but that’s because he was reading a lot and talking with people who knew what was going on in the world around him, so why should we be surprised?” according to Rosalind Williams, a historian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It wasn’t magic. He was just paying attention to things,” she said.
58．What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A．To lead in the topic. B．To explain a phenomenon.
C．To present an argument. D．To introduce a concept.
59．What did Verne’s parents expect him to be?
A．A scientist. B．A writer. C．An engineer. D．A lawyer.
60．What does the underlined phrase “came clean with” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Agreed excitedly with. B．Admitted honestly to.
C．Talked hopefully with. D．Complained impatiently to.
61．What made Verne succeed in science fiction according to Rosalind Williams?
A．His genius. B．His law study.
C．His devotion to writing. D．His parents’ support.

In recent years, cotton bags have risen to popularity as an eco-friendly alternative to single-use plastic bags. But the sudden increase in the use of the cotton bag as a basic accessory may actually have created a new problem.
An organic cotton bag needs to be used 20, 000 times to offset (抵消) its overall impact of production on the environment, according to a study by the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark. That is equal to daily use for 54 years for just one bag. According to this measure, for Venetia Berry, an artist in London who found she had at least 25 cotton bags in her closet, she would have to live for more than 1, 000 years to offset her current possessions if all her bags were organic.
According to the Circular Laboratory, it requires between 10, 000 and 20, 000 liters of water to produce one kilogram of cotton. And only 15 percent of the 30 million tons of cotton produced every year actually makes its way to textile (纺织品) warehouses. Even when a cotton bag does make it to a treatment plant, most logos printed on them are not recyclable. They’re extremely difficult to break down chemically.
That’s not to say cotton is worse than plastic, or that the two should even be compared. While cotton can use pesticides and has dried up rivers, lightweight plastic bags use fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases, never break down and block the oceans.
Buffy Reid, of the British knitwear label &. Daughter, stopped production of her cotton bags in April 2021. Skincare brand Aesop is changing the composition of their bags to a 60-40 mixture of recycled and organic cotton. Some brands are turning to other textile solutions. The British designer Ally Capellino replaced cotton with hemp (大麻), while Ms. Hindmarch introduced a new version of her original bag, this time made from recycled water bottles. In the end, the simplest solution may be the most obvious; Not every product needs a bag.
62．What do the figures in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A．Cotton bags are not all that perfect.
B．Cotton bags have quite a long service life.
C．Cotton bags are enjoying widespread popularity.
D．Cotton bags require a complex production process.
63．What do we know about cotton bags?
A．They are not recyclable and difficult to break down.
B．Their logos are made from planet-friendly materials.
C．They require high consumption of water resources.
D．Their production generates fossil fuel-related emissions.
64．What is the author’s suggestion?
A．Stopping producing cotton bags.
B．Reducing the use of shopping bags.
C．Replacing cotton with other materials.
D．Changing the composition of cotton bags.
65．What does the text mainly talk about?
A．The cotton bag crisis.
B．The rise of cotton bags.
C．The comparison between cotton and plastic.
D．The production and recycling of cotton bags.

Public health data signals a genuine crisis in adolescent mental health: rising rates of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness. But as we worry about tweens and teens who are struggling, we can’t ignore another mounting effect — the burdens that are shouldered by their friends and peers in an “always on” world.
We have studied teens and tech for over a decade. Their networks are ever-expanding, in no small part because there’s a sense that being nice means accepting fellow requests from acquaintances and friends-of-friends. And it’s not just staying connected — it’s keeping up with what others post, too.
Social media platforms thus make it technically possible to maintain more relationships than we are historically actually wired to track and manage. The result is an overwhelming wave of social information. It’s especially intense for adolescents whose developmental sensitivities drive them to care deeply about what their peers are doing and thinking.
Significant stress comes with trying to be a “good friend” in the age of social media. Friendship requires both public and behind-the-scenes support. Even before a social media post is made public, close friends can be pulled into photo selection, editing, and final examination. Besides, they need to respond in the right way and in the right amount of time, which differs from one relationship to another. Replying too quickly can be seen as over-eager, especially when the friendship is new or not close. But when it’s a close friend, too long a lag (延迟) can be hurtful.
The qualities that are key to building or breaking friendships are actually the same as they’ve always been: mutual (相互的) sharing of joys and sorrows, a give and take of acceptance and support, and an ability to weather and resolve conflicts. But technologies have transformed how friendships play out. Social media increases the burdens that come along with being a good friend. Too often, these dynamics hit teens hard in ways that are lost on adults. And that is what should be changed with the help of parents, schools and other parts of society.
66．What makes teenagers’ networks continue to expand?
A．The pressure to be nice. B．The requests of their parents.
C．The need to meet more people. D．The burden of living independently.
67．What does the author think of being a good friend in the age of social media?
A．Exciting. B．Challenging. C．Money-saving. D．Risk-taking.
68．What should be changed according to the last paragraph?
A．The qualities of being a teen friend.
B．The conflicts between schools and parents.
C．The relations between parents and their teens.
D．The influences of social media on teen friendship.
69．What is the text mainly about?
A．Why more teens are addicted to social media
B．How teens nowadays gain long-standing friendships
C．How social media has made teen friendships more stressful
D．What makes teens become more sensitive to their peers’ needs

In a major step forward for monitoring the biodiversity of marine(海洋的)systems, a new study published in the journal Environmental DNA details how Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute(MBARI) researchers are using autonomous underwater robots to sample environmental DNA(eDNA), which allows scientists to detect the presence of aquatic species from the tiny bits of genetic(遗传学的) material they leave behind. This “DNA soup” offers clues about biodiversity changes in sensitive areas and the presence of rare or endangered species-all critical to understanding and preserving a healthy ocean.
Researchers combined two novel autonomous platforms developed by MBARI for this study-the Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle(LRAUV) and the Environmental Sample Processor(ESP). The LRAUV can travel for weeks at a time and for hundreds of kilometers. It can enable more frequent sampling in remote sites than traditional research ships. The ESP is a robotic “laboratory-in-a-can” that filters(过滤)  seawater and preserves eDNA for future study. By equipping an LRAUV with ESP technology, researchers can monitor the ocean better.
“We know that eDNA is an incredibly powerful tool for studying ocean communities, but we’ve been limited by what we can accomplish using expensive crewed research ships. Now, autonomous technology is helping us make better use of our time and resources to study previously unsurveyed regions of the ocean,” said Kobun Truelove, a biological oceanographer at MBARI and the lead author of the paper.
Marine biodiversity is a measure of the abundance of individuals and species in the ocean. This interconnected mixture of organisms supports food webs, produces the air we breathe, and regulates our climate. Autonomous tools like the LRAUV and ESP enable MBARI researchers to monitor changes in sensitive ecosystems in ways that were not possible previously.
“Ship-based research will continue to play an important role in oceanographic studies, but adding new autonomous technology to the toolkit will expand capacity for research, monitoring, and resource management,” said Truelove.
70．What do the underlined words “aquatic species” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A．Those living in water. B．Those growing near water.
C．Those becoming endangered. D．Those consuming eDNA．
71．What can the LRAUV do?
A．Filter seawater effectively.
B．Preserve eDNA for future study.
C．Travel for months at a time in the ocean.
D．Reach remote areas of the ocean frequently.
72．What can we infer from Truelove’s words?
A．Autonomous technology is more economical and efficient.
B．Ship-based research is more time-saving and energy-saving.
C．Autonomous robots have entirely replaced traditional research ships.
D．Crewed research ships help researchers study new parts of the ocean.
73．What can be the best title for the text?
A．Researchers Discover a “DNA Soup”
B．Autonomous Technology Needs Improving
C．Robots Sample eDNA to Monitor Ocean Health
D．The Biodiversity of the Ocean Needs Protection

Do our musical preferences say something about our personality or how we view relation- ships with others? According to new research, they just may.
In the study, 469 participants listed their favorite songs about falling in love, breaking up, parental love or anything else related to relationships. Then, they filled out questionnaires to define their attachment (依恋) style in relationships — whether they feel confident,  anxious and avoidant.
Researchers matched words of these songs with the questionnaires. According to the analysis, participants who see themselves as worthy of love preferred songs with sweet themes, while those who tend to worry liked songs expressing more sad themes, and those who often drop out of social relationships chose songs with avoidant themes.
According to the lead author, Ravin Alaei from the University of Toronto, this is the first study that examines how song words play a role in music preferences. “One reason why people turn to music is that it can embody what they think, feel, and do in relationships and song words especially matter for that,” he said. “People enjoy having their feelings and thoughts spoken back to them.”
To extend their findings, the researchers pulled together 823 most popular songs from 1946 to 2015. After rating how much these songs’ words showed different attachment themes, they compared songs from 1946 to 1965 with those from 1990 to 2015. They found more recent popular songs were more likely to have avoidant attachment words or themes than older popular songs. Alaei believes this can show a trend (趋势) toward more avoidance in relation-ships — Perhaps because people are less connected than they used to be. “We’ve become more individualistic, and we feel lonelier than people used to several decades ago,” he said.
What does this mean? It may mean that we can reflect (沉思) on our interpersonal relationships with people around us when we want to listen to a kind of music over and over again.
74．What will a man who feels anxious in relationships probably prefer?
A．A sweet song. B．An interesting song.
C．An inspiring song. D．A sad song.
75．What does the underlined word “embody” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Explore. B．Copy. C．Guess. D．Express.
76．What can we infer about music preferences from paragraph 5?
A．They are able to change our personalities.
B．They are greatly affected by social media.
C．They suggest a change in interpersonal closeness.
D．They strengthen people’s attitude to relationships.
77．What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?
A．Turning to our favorite music for mental comfort.
B．Having a self-reflection through the music we like.
C．Improving our interpersonal relationships by music.
D．Encouraging ourselves to try various music styles.

参考答案：
1．A 2．B 3．C 4．C

【导语】这是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是田纳西州的T.O. Fuller State Park在众人合作的基础上对被丢弃的轮胎进行废物利用，公园里的一条路就是用废弃轮胎建成的。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“T. O. Fuller State Park in Memphis, Tennessee, has been loved for generations and has always been a ground where community has come first.(田纳西州Memphis的T. O. Fuller州立公园世世代代受到人们的喜爱，一直是社区至上的地方)”可知，它是一个受欢迎的公园。根据第一段最后一句话“Over 80 years later, the park is continuing its forward-thinking tradition, this time, through a pioneering sustainability project.(80多年后，该公园继续其前瞻性的传统，这一次，通过一个开创性的可持续发展项目)”可知，它是一个有着良好传统的公园，因此T.O. Fuller State Park是一个很受欢迎的公园，有着很好的传统。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Rubber, like plastic, is a material that won’t naturally decompose. In a place as hot as Tennessee, these dumped tires often begin to melt and release these harmful gasses into the air.(橡胶和塑料一样，是一种不会自然分解的材料。在像田纳西州这样炎热的地方，这些被丢弃的轮胎经常开始融化，并将这些有害气体释放到空气中)”可知，废弃轮胎会对环境造成危害是因为它们释放有害气体。故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“This is a perfect example of recycling in full circle, collecting dumped material, then converting it into positive use(这是一个循环再利用的完美例子，收集废弃材料，然后将其转化为积极的用途)”可知，David在最后一段的意思是T. O. Fuller State Park在回收废弃轮胎方面做得很成功。故选C。
4．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段的“Fortunately, the old tires were sent to Patriot Tire Recycling in Bristol, TN, the only facility in the area that can break down tires in an environmentally sound way. There, the collected tires were safely broken down into the crumble (碎屑) rubber that was eventually used to pave the new trail.(幸运的是，旧轮胎被送到了田纳西州Bristol的Patriot Tire Recycling，这是该地区唯一一家可以以环保方式分解轮胎的工厂。在那里，收集到的轮胎被安全地分解成橡胶碎屑，最终用于铺设新的道路)”可知，本篇文章主要讲述了田纳西州的T. O. Fuller State Park在众人合作的基础上对被丢弃的轮胎进行废物利用并用其铺成了一条路的故事，因此最好的题目是C选项“Tires Transformed into a New Hiking Trail(轮胎变成了一条新的徒步旅行路线)”。故选C。
5．C 6．D 7．A

【导语】这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了四个适合学生的团建活动。
5．细节理解题。根据Createa Vocabulary Game Board中“Group Size: 2-3 students(小组规模：2-3名学生)”以及其它三个活动的人数可知，该活动需要的学生最少。故选C项。
6．细节理解题。根据Your Enigmatic(神秘) Self部分中“Students write down three aspects of themselves that no one else knows. Assign students to groups of three or four and ask them to read their own information to each other.(学生们写下其他人都不知道的自己的三个方面。将学生分成三人或四人一组，让他们互相阅读自己的信息。)”可知，在Your Enigmatic Self这个活动中学生需要向同学展示自己的其他方面。故选D项。
7．细节理解题。根据Make a Burger中“Class Time: 5 minutes(上课时间：5分钟)”以及其它三个活动中的Class Time可知，Make a Burger用时最短。故选A项。
8．B 9．D 10．B 11．A

【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要讲述了新型电池可以让电力飞机飞上天。
8．推理判断题。由第一段“There are all electric cars, boats, trains, and small planes that are a sustainable way to travel. Larger airplanes have not been able to make the transition because the lithium-ion (锂离子的) batteries are too heavy and not strong enough to provide the power for the airplane to take-off.(所有的电动汽车、船、火车和小型飞机都是可持续的出行方式。大型飞机未能实现转型，因为锂离子电池太重，强度不足以为飞机起飞提供动力)”以及后文对可以让飞机飞行的新型电池推知，第一段提及电动交通方式是为了引人话题。故选B项。
9．细节理解题。由第五段中“Liquid batteries require each cell to be inside its own steel casing. Solid-state batteries can be stacked in a single casing and that reduces the weight.(液体电池要求每个电池都在自己的钢外壳内。固态电池可以堆叠在单个外壳中，从而减轻了重量)”可知，每节液态电池都需要一个单独的钢质的箱子。故选D项。
10．推理判断题。根据第六段“Georgia Tech has a big focus on micro mechanics of how the cell changes during operation. That helped us look at the pressures inside the battery, which then helped us improve the battery even more(Georgia Tech非常关注电池在运行过程中如何变化的微观力学。这有助于我们观察电池内部的压力，从而帮助我们进一步改进电池)”以及“It also led us to understand from a practical standpoint how to make a cell like this.(它也让我们从实践的角度理解了如何制造这样的电池)”可知，Georgia Tech主要关注电池的变化，从而可以让人们看到电池内部压力的变化。而这可以让研究人员知道怎样更好地研发电池。所以Georgia Tech是一个有帮助的合作伙伴。故选B项。
11．推理判断题。由第一段“There are all electric cars, boats, trains, and small planes that are a sustainable way to travel. Larger airplanes have not been able to make the transition because the lithium-ion (锂离子的) batteries are too heavy and not strong enough to provide the power for the airplane to take-off.(所有的电动汽车、船、火车和小型飞机都是可持续的出行方式。大型飞机未能实现转型，因为锂离子电池太重，强度不足以为飞机起飞提供动力)”以及后文可知，本文的主要内容是研发新型电池从而让电动飞机飞上天，所以这篇文章最可能出现在报纸的科技版块。故选A项。
12．D 13．B 14．A 15．D

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者有一个唇腭裂的孩子，在Smile Train的帮助下作者成功培养了自己的孩子并积极帮助其他唇腭裂孩子的故事。
12．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Still, when you see your own newborn child looking up at you with a cleft, it is very different, I was not ready to face that.(然而，当你看到自己刚出生的孩子带着唇腭裂抬头看着你时，那是非常不同的，我还没有准备好面对这一点)”可知，当Dani出生的时候，作者没有做好准备面对儿子有唇腭裂这一事实。故选D。
13．细节理解题。根据第二中“I gave that doctor three chances to prove he was the right specialist for my baby, and he didn’t manage to convince me at all.(我给了那个医生三次机会来证明他是适合我孩子的专家，但他根本没能说服我)”可知，Dani的唇腭裂手术非常不成功。故选B。
14．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“Though I stopped working with them directly for several years after having Dani, the idea of working with children with clefts was always”以及后文“Then it hit me: why not work with Smile Train?(然后我突然想到：为什么不与微笑列车合作呢？)”可知，though表示让步关系，说明作者内心一直有与患有唇腭裂的孩子一起工作的想法。这种想法一直在作者的脑海中，从而想到了和微笑列车合作，故划线词表示“停留于，萦绕于”。故选A。
15．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Smile Train gives Dani his wings. You want to know what a difference this makes? Look at my son. Dani wanted to be a pilot his whole life; he first flew when he was 16 years old! When he began his formal training, the medical exam was very difficult for him. The training team knew he was different. Instead of just showing pity, they worked him harder than the others. And now he is living his dreams as a pilot!(微笑列车给了达尼翅膀。你想知道这有多重要吗？看看我儿子。Dani一生都想成为一名飞行员；他第一次飞行是在16岁的时候！当他开始接受正式训练时，医学考试对他来说很难。训练团队知道他与众不同。他们不但没有怜悯他，反而比其他人更努力地训练他。现在他实现了自己当飞行员的梦想！)”可知，Smile Train给了Dani一双翅膀，训练团队不是仅表示同情，而是全力支持他，最终Dani实现了他飞行员的梦想。故选D。
16．A 17．A 18．D 19．D

【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍一项研究发现，做家务有助于锻炼一个人的头脑。
16．细节理解题。根据第二段“A new study, published in the journal Australian Occupational Therapy, has suggested that being made to do chores on a regular basis might have improved your executive(执行) functioning—your working memory, ability to think flexibly and self-control. It may even have improved your academic performance. (发表在《澳大利亚职业治疗》杂志上的一项新研究表明，定期做家务可能会改善你的执行功能、工作记忆、灵活思考能力和自制力。它甚至可能提高了你的学习成绩)”可知，做家务有助于提高孩子们的学习水平。故选A。
17．细节理解题。根据第四段““Parents may be able to use ability-appropriate chores to facilitate the development of executive functions,” Deanna Tepper, a PhD student at La Trobe University and lead author of the study, said in a statement, “Children who cook a family meal or weed the garden on a regular basis maybe more likely to excel in other aspects of life—like schoolwork or problem solving.”(该研究的主要作者、拉筹伯大学的博士生Deanna Tepper在一份声明中说：“父母可能能够利用与能力相适应的家务来促进执行功能的发展，经常做家庭饭或在花园里除草的孩子可能更有可能在生活的其他方面表现出色，比如学业或解决问题。”)”可知，想要发展孩子的执行能力，父母可以鼓励孩子参与做适当的家务。故选A。
18．词句猜测题。根据第五段“While the survey did have several confinements—it didn’t account for the socioeconomic background of the children, for example, which is known to be related to both executive function and the levels of household chores children are expected to perform the results nevertheless have some deep implications.(虽然这项调查确实有几个confinements——它没有考虑到孩子们的社会经济背景，例如，众所周知，这与执行功能和孩子们应该做的家务水平有关。尽管如此，结果还是有一些深刻的影响)”可知，这项研究并没有考虑到儿童的社会经济背景，所以该调查有局限性，所以confinements的意思应该是“局限性”，和选项D“limitation(局限性)”意思一致。故选D。
19．推理判断题。根据第二段“A new study, published in the journal Australian Occupational Therapy, has suggested that being made to do chores on a regular basis might have improved your executive(执行) functioning—your working memory, ability to think flexibly and self-control. It may even have improved your academic performance. (发表在《澳大利亚职业治疗》杂志上的一项新研究表明，定期做家务可能会改善你的执行功能、工作记忆、灵活思考能力和自制力。它甚至可能提高了你的学习成绩)”可知，文章主要叙述一项研究发现，做家务有助于锻炼一个人的头脑，提高人的认知和思辨能力，由此推断，该文章可能出自报纸的心理专栏。故选D。
20．C 21．D 22．B 23．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。简·古道尔是世界著名的环保主义者，芭比娃娃公司推出了一款以她为原型的芭比娃娃，以鼓励年轻人保护自然环境。
20．细节理解题。根据第一段“In 1960, at just 26 years old. Jane Goodall was chosen to go to what is now Tanzania and study the little-known world of chimpanzees. Since then, She has received many awards and honorary degrees and become the model of some young girls.(1960年，年仅26岁。Jane Goodall被选中前往现在的坦桑尼亚，研究鲜为人知的黑猩猩世界。从那时起，她获得了许多奖项和荣誉学位，并成为一些年轻女孩的榜样。)”可知，对黑猩猩所做的研究工作使年轻女孩对她感兴趣。故选C。
21．细节理解题。根据第三段“And the Barbie is partnering with the Jane Goodall Foundation and her Roots & Shoots program, which inspires young people to protect others, animals and the environment.(芭比娃娃正与简·古道尔基金会和她的根与芽项目合作，该项目激励年轻人保护他人、动物和环境。)”可知，简·古道尔创建Roots & Shoots是为了鼓励年轻人保护他人、动物与环境，保护我们共有的家园。故选D。
22．推理判断题。根据第四段“Once Goodall had given a talk about protecting the world in Burundi school and a little boy of 7 came up to her and said, “If I pick out a piece of trash every day, it will make a difference, won’t it?” She said, “Yes, it will. And suppose you persuade 10 of your friends to pick up the rubbish every day.”(有一次，古道尔在布隆迪的一所学校里做了一次关于保护世界的演讲，一个7岁的小男孩走到她面前说：“如果我每天都捡一块垃圾，那会有所不同，不是吗？”她说：“是的，会的。假设你说服你的10个朋友每天都捡垃圾。”)”可知，简·古道尔肯定了男孩每天捡一点垃圾产生的影响，建议他鼓励其他人甚至更多的人去这样做，任何努力都会使这个世界发生变化。故选B。
23．推理判断题。根据最后一段“but now, newer generations will get to know Jane Goodall. ‘I sincerely hope that the Barbie will help kids to create more interest and fascination (吸引) in the natural world,’ she said.(但现在，新一代人将了解简·古道尔。她说：“我真诚地希望芭比娃娃能帮助孩子们在自然世界中创造更多的兴趣和魅力。”)”可知，简·古道尔的精神会激励新的一代，会影响更多的人。故选C。
24．D 25．A 26．C 27．B

【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍佛罗里达州的迈阿密戴德县通过使用Velocia应用程序奖励积分，以此激励居民把车留在家里，乘坐公共交通出行，并叙述了其具体做法和影响。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段“but Miami-Dade County in Florida is switching things up a bit and doing just that for residents who leave their cars home.(但佛罗里达州的迈阿密-戴德县正在改变一些情况，并为那些把车留在家里的居民做这件事。)”及第二段“That’s why county leaders decided to team up with a new mobility app Velocia that believes in rewarding people every time they commute (通勤) via public transportation.(这就是为什么县领导决定与一款新的移动应用Velocia合作，该应用相信每当人们通过公共交通通勤时都会奖励他们。)”可知，迈阿密戴德县居民参与这个活动项目需乘坐公共交通。故选D。
25．主旨大意题。根据第四段“The idea came from a Fastrack Institute — nonprofit foundation. It’s easy to use, just download the app on your iPhone and then leave your car at home and the mobility app tracks what transportation you use. Residents that use trains or buses，or even use bicycles, or their feet to get to work will earn points. The points, according to Veloci a will translate into a virtual currency in your iPhone.(这个想法来自Fastrack研究所的一个非营利基金会。它很容易使用，只需在iPhone上下载应用程序，然后把车留在家里，移动应用程序就会跟踪你使用的交通工具。使用火车或公共汽车，甚至使用自行车或双脚上班的居民将获得积分。根据Veloci的说法，这些积分将转化为iPhone中的虚拟货币。)”可知，该段主要讲述Velocia应用程序的操作过程。故选A。
26．推理判断题。根据第五段“The case of Miami Dade County is not alone. Municipalities worldwide are working on ways to reduce car use to cut back on greenhouse emissions and to make cities more livable. Places like Amsterdam, Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany are committed to making walking and biking the dominant form of transportation in their city-centers. Other cities are providing free public transportation to cut down on car use.(迈阿密戴德县并非个例。世界各地的城市都在努力减少汽车使用，减少温室气体排放，使城市更宜居。荷兰阿姆斯特丹和德国汉堡等地致力于使步行和骑自行车成为市中心的主要交通方式。其他城市正在提供免费的公共交通来减少汽车的使用。)”可知，本段提到世界各地的城市都在努力减少汽车使用，减少温室气体排放，使城市更宜居，这是为了呈现低碳出行的流行性。故选C。
27．主旨大意题。根据第一段“It’s not usual for your municipality (市政当局) to give you money — actually more like a voucher (代金券) — but Miami-Dade County in Florida is switching things up a bit and doing just that for residents who leave their cars home.( 对于你的市政当局来说，给你钱实际上更像是代金券是不常见的，但佛罗里达州的迈阿密戴德县正在改变一些做法，并为那些把车留在家里的居民这样做。)”可知，佛罗里达州的迈阿密戴德县通过使用Velocia应用程序奖励积分， 以此激励居民把车留在家里，乘坐公共交通出行。下文叙述其做法和影响。因此B项“迈阿密奖励把车停在家里的居民”符合文章主题。故选B。
28．A 29．C 30．B

【导语】本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了几个顶级在线大学课程。
28．推理判断题。根据Research for Classroom Learning部分中“In this online course on education, Professor Nick Eastmond instructs classroom teachers how to design and carryout research using a method called Guided Design.(在这门关于教育的在线课程中，尼克·伊斯蒙德教授指导课堂教师如何使用一种名为“指导设计”的方法设计和进行研究。)”可知，该课程是指导课堂教师使用叫Guided Design的方法进行设计和研究。所以，在Nick Eastmond教授的教学设计指导下，老师们在Research for Classroom Learning中可以提高教学效率。故选A。
29．细节理解题。根据Creole Language and Culture部分中“However, you should be prepared to complete weekly quizzes, take-home essays, amid-term and a final exam.(然而，你应该准备好完成每周的小测验、带回家的论文、期中和期末考试。)”可知，该课程要求学生定期参加考试。故选C。
30．细节理解题。根据Mobile Software Engineering部分中“This computer engineering online course teaches you how to design web and mobile apps by reviewing coding languages such as HTML 5, PHP and JavaScript. (这门计算机工程在线课程通过复习HTML5、PHP和JavaScript等编码语言，教你如何设计网络和移动应用程序。)”和Artificial Intelligence部分中“This introductory computer science online course will expose you to the techniques of artificial intelligence in computers. (这门计算机科学入门在线课程将让你了解计算机中的人工智能技术。)”可知，两种课程都是在线计算机科学课程。故选B。
31．A 32．C 33．B 34．D

【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要是探讨领导者应该具备哪些品质。
31．推理判断题，根据第一段“Leadership is not about being in charge.It’s not about being a boss, not about telling people what to do, making speeches, or receiving special treatment.(领导力不是掌控一切。这不是当老板，不是告诉别人该做什么，不是发表演讲，也不是接受特殊待遇)”可推断，统治型的领导者寻求特殊待遇。故选A。
32．主旨大意题。根据第三段“Leaders understand the goal. Especially in times of conflict (冲突), leaders are able to keep their eye on the prize. They can keep their teams focused on the prize and know what should be done.(领导者理解目标。特别是在冲突时期，领导人能够把注意力集中在目标上。他们可以让自己的团队专注于奖项，并知道应该做什么)”可知，这一段阐述的是领导者必须在纷繁的情境中还能做到目标明确。故选C。
33．细节理解题，根据最后一段“Instead, we put them in situations where they get an opportunity to use their skills and a chance to evaluate and reflect on the experience so they can figure out how to get better results in the future.(相反，我们把他们放在一个环境中，让他们有机会使用他们的技能，有机会评估和反思这段经历，这样他们就能弄清楚如何在未来取得更好的结果)”可知，只有实际锻炼才能提高孩子们的领导能力。故选B。
34．主旨大意题。根据第二段“To be more specific, every good leader has the following things in common.(更具体地说，每个好的领导者都有以下共同点)”结合本文主要是探讨领导者应该具备哪些品质。故D选项“领导需要具备哪些基本素质？”最符合文章标题。故选D。
35．B 36．B 37．C 38．A

【导语】本文是说明文。研究人员通过调查研究发现互联网用户数量的爆炸式增长，但是网络也使很多人感到不快乐 。
35．细节理解题，根据第二段“‘In 2006, only 14 percent of American adults used Internet. Today, it’s 87 percent,’ said Lee Rainie, the director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project. ‘It is what has impressed us the most.’（2006年，只有14%的美国成年人使用互联网。皮尤研究中心(Pew Research Center)互联网项目主管李•雷尼(Lee Rainie)说，如今这个数字是87%。“这是给我们印象最深的。”）”及对比其他各项指标数值可知，互联网用户数量的爆炸式增长给研究人员留下了最深刻的印象。故选B。
36．细节理解题。根据第五段“According to the survey, 53 percent of Internet users said Internet has become the hardest tech tool to give up. It is 15 percent higher than the result of a similar survey conducted in2006.（调查显示，53%的互联网用户表示，互联网已成为最难放弃的科技工具。这比2006年进行的一项类似调查的结果高出15%。）”可知，百分之38受访者认为2006年最难戒掉互联网。故选B。
37．细节理解题，根据最后一段“‘There’s strong evidence pointing to the fact that Internet users tend to compare their daily lives with the ‘highlight moments’ of their friends’ lives,’ said Lee Rainie. ‘It’s really silly.’（Lee Rainie说:“有强有力的证据表明，互联网用户倾向于将自己的日常生活与朋友生活中的‘精彩时刻’进行比较。”“这真的很愚蠢。”）”可知，Lee Rainie是在提醒网民不要进行错误的攀比。故选C。
38．推理判断题，通读全文，尤其是第一段“The Pew Research Center conducted a survey to celebrate the Web’s 25th birthday. The researchers were greatly heartened by what they found.（皮尤研究中心为庆祝网络诞生25周年进行了一项调查。研究人员对他们的发现感到非常振奋。）”可推断，研究人员对互联网的普及持乐观态度。故选A。
39．D 40．A 41．C 42．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者从美国来到意大利照看小孙女Lucia的故事。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“I’m supposed to meet my wife Elvira, who lives in Italy now, and then drive to Guardia Sanframondi, the little town where we own a house, to meet our newborn granddaughter Lucia, now all of 11 weeks old.(我要去见我的妻子埃尔维拉，她现在住在意大利，然后开车去Guardia Sanframondi，我们在那里有一栋房子，去见我们刚出生的孙女露西亚，她现在已经11周大了。)”可知，作者来Guardia Sanframondi看他那刚出生不久的孙女。故选D。

2. 推理判断题。根据第二段“But I take a wrong turn, and then another, all in vain. I’m lost for 15 minutes, then 30, and finally about 45, unable to get my passport properly scanned and pick up my luggage. This is more than mildly inconvenient. (但我转错了弯，然后又转了一个，都是徒劳的。我迷路了15分钟，然后是30分钟，最后是45分钟，无法进行护照扫描和收拾行李。这真是有点不方便了。)”可知，作者在机场迷路了。故选A.
3.  推理判断题。根据第四段“I stay in Italy for three weeks. It’s impossible for me to get enough of Lucia, and so I follow a strict agenda(日程). Hold Lucia in my arms. Kiss Lucia all over her face. Wheel Lucia in her carriage in the most public places available. Make faces at her and even sillier gestures and sounds.(我在意大利待三个星期。我不可能对露西娅有足够的了解，因此我遵循严格的议程。把露西亚抱在我怀里。吻遍露西亚的整个脸。把露西亚推到可能得公共场所。对她做鬼脸，甚至做出更愚蠢的手势和声音。)”可知，作者很喜欢他的孙女。故选C。
4. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“I’ve happily turned my life upside-down to be a grandpa Italian-style. Lucia is just what I need right about now. If I’m lucky, I’ll be just what she needs, too.(我很高兴地把我的生活颠倒过来做一个意大利式的爷爷。露西亚正是我现在需要的。如果我幸运的话，我也是她所需要的。)”可知，作者对意大利的生活方式感到满意。故选B。
43．B 44．C 45．D

【导语】这是一篇应用文。无论你是打算去剧院，还是坐在沙发上看电影和电视节目，我们的专家已经收集了他们最喜欢的和不同风格的2022年电影和电视节目。文章列举了四部2022年电影和电视节目。
43．细节理解题。根据题干关键词“All That Breathes”定位到第一个黑体字部分中“It follows two brothers who run a hospital for injured birds. The winged stars stumble and fly across the screen as their caretakers start healing, both for the birds and their broken city.”（它讲述的是两兄弟为受伤的鸟儿开设医院的故事。带翅膀的星星跌跌撞撞地飞过屏幕，它们的看护人开始为鸟儿和它们破碎的城市疗伤。）可知，该纪录片通过讲述两兄弟为受伤的鸟儿开设医院的故事，反映了人与自然和谐共处，故选B。
44．细节理解题。根据题干关键词“interested in cartoons”定位到第二个黑体字Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio部分中“The animation is lively and beautifully detailed; the actors are nearly perfect, especially Ewan McGregor as the lovely version of the cricket (蟋蟀)”（这部动画片动画生动，细节美丽，演员几乎完美，尤其是伊万麦格雷戈作为可爱的版本的蟋蟀。）可知，喜欢卡通片的人可以看Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio，故选C。
45．细节理解题。根据第三个黑体字Moonage Daydream部分中“Morgen made a film designed for vision and hearing, a film that both celebrates Bowie’s music and conveys the currents of a real life.”（摩根制作了一部为视觉和听觉而设计的电影，这部电影既颂扬了鲍伊的音乐，又传达了现实生活的潮流。）和第四个黑体字Star Trek: Strange New Worlds部分“Paired with updated visual effects and storytelling, it’s wonderful.”（配合最新的视觉效果和讲故事，这是美妙的。）可推知，两部电影的共同之处是它们为观众提供视觉效果。故选D。
46．B 47．D 48．D 49．B

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是作者患病后照顾绿植的经历。
46．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When it didn’t immediately turn yellow or brown or lose all of its leaves, I was pleasantly surprised. Tending to the plant gave me a sense of achievement at a time when I sometimes felt useless.(当它没有立即变黄或变棕，也没有掉光所有的叶子时，我感到非常惊喜。在我有时觉得自己一无是处的时候，照料这株植物给了我一种成就感。)”可知，作者开始照顾绿植时，看到绿植没有变黄也没有掉叶，觉得在自己没用的时候，能够照顾好一盆绿植很有成就感，由此可知，作者开始照顾绿植时感到很满足。故选B项。
47．推理判断题。根据第五段中的““I can’t even care for a simple plant!” I yelled. “I’m failing!“ I couldn’t shake the feeling that the plant had become a symbol of my own health.(“我连一株简单的植物都不会照料!”我喊道。“我没有!“我无法摆脱这种感觉，那株植物已经成为我健康的象征。)”可知，作者见到绿植落叶的时候，感到很焦虑是因为作者把绿植当做自己健康的象征，所以如果绿植死了，就意味着作者自己的死亡。故选D项。
48．词义猜测题。根据划线单词前的“Soon, it had nearly doubled in height and its leaves were shiny(很快，它的高度几乎增加了一倍，叶子闪闪发光)”以及and可知，该单词lush与shiny意思相近，绿植的高度翻了一番，叶子也是闪闪发光，由此可知，此处描述的是一棵健康的绿植，结合选项可知，thick意为“茂密的”可以形容健康的绿植，与shiny的意思相关。故选D项。
49．主旨大意题。根据首段“My wife and I usually don’t keep houseplants. But after I was told I had cancer I wanted to be around some life. When my friend Mitch gave me a lucky bamboo plant in a bowl, we decided to place the plant next to the living room window across from the couch.(我妻子和我通常不养室内植物。但在我被告知患了癌症后，我想要一些生活。当我的朋友米奇送给我一盆幸运的竹子时，我们决定把它放在客厅窗户对面的沙发上。)”可知，本段讲述了作者养绿植的原因，结合下文中作者照顾绿植的过程以及情绪的变化可知，本文讲述的是作者分享了自己养绿植的经历。故选B 项。
50．D 51．A 52．D 53．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍“交换衣服”活动变得越来越受欢迎。此外还介绍了该活动带来的好处，以及存在的问题。
50．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The women can give away unwanted clothing at a clothes swap event and get something different in return. (女士们可以在衣服交换活动中把不想要的衣服送出去，并得到一些不同的回报)”可知，女士们可以用自己不需要的东西交换一些不同的东西。故选D项。
51．推理判断题。根据第三段““For anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT, Ann Taylor is a really nice women’s designer and I will totally wear this to work. So I love that, I love that I can equip myself for work, have a good time in doing it, not totally bankrupt myself.”(“对任何了解安·泰勒LOFT的人来说，安·泰勒是一位非常好的女装设计师，我绝对会穿这件去上班。所以我喜欢这样，我喜欢我可以为工作做好准备，享受工作的乐趣，而不是彻底破产。”)”可知，Daphne Steinberg在衣服交换时得到了著名设计师设计的衣服，她非常的高兴，所以从Daphne Steinberg的话中可知，她在衣服交换活动中得到了几件好衣服。故选A项。
52．主旨大意题。根据第五段中的“Kim Pratt organized the clothing-swapping event in Springfield. She also organized a money-raising activity for the high school’s debate team.( 金·普拉特（Kim Pratt）在斯普林菲尔德组织了换衣活动。她还为高中辩论队组织了一次筹款活动)”可知，Kim Pratt组织换衣服活动和给中学辩论队组织筹款活动，以及“Another is by donating all of the “un-swapped” clothing to shelters for victims of domestic violence. (另一种方式是将所有“未换”的衣服捐赠给家庭暴力受害者的庇护所) ”可知，她还组织把未被交换的衣服给避难所受家庭暴力伤害的人。由此可知，本段主要介绍了Kim Pratt为帮助有需要的人所做的事情。故选D项。
53．推理判断题。根据最尾段中的“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover over the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out, some people tend to grab the stuff right out of their hands and it becomes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as possible.(我们有时必须告诉人们不要在带着衣服进来的新人身边徘徊。当他们把它拿出来时，有些人倾向于直接从他们手中抢走这些东西，它变得像一场混战。我们尽量避免这种情况)”可知，本段在提醒人们在交换衣服时要注意的事项，有些不当的行为需要得到控制。故选C项。
54．D 55．C 56．A 57．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。研究者列出了20种最吸引人的物种，他们认为生活在陆地上的大型哺乳动物很有吸引力，并说明了使用动物图像受益的公司的责任和优势。
54．细节理解题。根据首段“Widespread descriptions of animals in pop culture could actually be hurting the animals’ survival chances in the wild, a new research suggests. (一项新的研究表明，流行文化中对动物的广泛描述实际上可能会损害动物在野外的生存机会。)”可知，对动物的广泛描述实际上可能会损害动物在野外的生存机会。故选D。
55．词义猜测题。根据第三段前两句“In a research published this month, Courchamp and other researchers list the top 20 appealing species. They deemed large mammals living on land are appealing. (在本月发表的一项研究中，Courchamp和其他研究人员列出了20种最吸引人的物种。他们 生活在陆地上的大型哺乳动物很有吸引力。)”可知，划线词后应为宾语从句，结合前句句意可知，他们是在说明他们的研究发现，故推测划线词为动词“认为”来说明他们的发现以及观点。故选C。
56．细节理解题。根据第三段第二三句“They deemed large mammals living on land are appealing. Coming in first place are tigers, followed by lions, elephants, giraffes, panthers, pandas, cheetahs, polar bears, wolves, and gorillas. (他们认为生活在陆地上的大型哺乳动物很有吸引力。排在第一位的是老虎，其次是狮子、大象、长颈鹿、美洲豹、熊猫、猎豹、北极熊、狼和大猩猩。)”可知，美洲豹和猎豹也在最有吸引力的动物行列里面。故选A。
57．推理判断题。根据末段第二三句““That would be not only something fair, but something that could bring a win-win situation for them,” Courchamp says. It could bring them positive public relation, for example. (Courchamp说：“这不仅公平，而且可以为他们带来双赢的局面。”例如，它可以给他们带来积极的公共关系。)”可知，Courchamp通过举例的方式列出这些公司的责任和优势。故选B。
58．A 59．D 60．B 61．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了“科幻小说之父”Jules Verne的个人经历以及成就。
58．推理判断题。根据第一段“Jules Verne, the “Father of Science Fiction”, lived in the era of steamships and telegraphs, but was able to imagine technologies that wouldn’t be invented for over a century. Reading Verne’s novels made me wonder how he was able to predict so much and write so technically when he wasn’t a trained scientist, physicist or engineer. How did he do it?(“科幻小说之父”儒勒·凡尔纳生活在蒸汽船和电报的时代，但他能够想象出一个多世纪后才被发明出来的技术。读凡尔纳的小说让我好奇，他不是一个训练有素的科学家、物理学家或工程师，怎么能预测这么多，怎么能写出这么有技术含量的东西。他是怎么做到的？)”可知，第一段通过问题“Jules Verne是如何能在小说中预测未来的？”引出了文章的主题。故选A。
59．细节理解题。根据第二段“Like a lot of people, Verne’s parents had their own ideas about his future. They had their hearts set on Verne becoming a lawyer.(和很多人一样，凡尔纳的父母对他的未来也有自己的想法。他们一心想让凡尔纳当律师)”可知，Verne的父母期望他成为一名律师。故选D。
60．词句猜测题。根据划线短语上文“Verne was mostly pretending to study law in Paris while holing up in the National Library of France and digging into articles on discoveries in geology and science.(凡尔纳大部分时间假装在巴黎学习法律，躲在法国国家图书馆里，钻研有关地质学和科学发现的文章)”以及划线词下文“his family that he wanted to write in a new genre (风格) that combined travel and science”可推断，最终，他向家人坦白，他想写一种结合了旅行和科学的新体裁。故画线短语与Admitted honestly to(真诚地承认)意思相近。故选B。
61．推理判断题。根据最后一段“He predicted a lot of things that have happened, but that’s because he was reading a lot and talking with people who knew what was going on in the world around him, so why should we be surprised?(他预测了很多已经发生的事情，但那是因为他读了很多书，并与了解他周围世界的人交谈，所以我们为什么要感到惊讶呢？)”可推断，Rosalind Williams认为Verne的作品的成功源自他对写作全心的投入。故选C。
62．A 63．C 64．B 65．A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了使用棉布袋存在的问题。
62．推理判断题。根据第二段“An organic cotton bag needs to be used 20, 000 times to offset (抵消) its overall impact of production on the environment(一个有机棉袋需要使用2万次才能抵消其生产对环境的总体影响)”可知，一个有机棉袋需要使用两万次来抵消生产对环境的总体影响，因此可知，棉布袋并不那么理想。故选A。
63．细节理解题。根据第三段“According to the Circular Laboratory, it requires between 10, 000 and 20, 000 liters of water to produce one kilogram of cotton. And only 15 percent of the 30 million tons of cotton produced every year actually makes its way to textile (纺织品) warehouses.(根据循环实验室的说法，生产一公斤棉花需要1万到2万升水。而在每年生产的3000万吨棉花中，只有15%进入了纺织品仓库)”可知，生产棉布袋需要大量的水资源。故选C。
64．细节理解题。根据最后一段“In the end, the simplest solution may be the most obvious; Not every product needs a bag.(最后，最简单的解决方案可能是最明显的；并不是每个产品都需要一个袋子)”可知，作者建议减少使用购物袋。故选B。
65．主旨大意题。根据文章内容，结合第一段中“But the sudden increase in the use of the cotton bag as a basic accessory may actually have created a new problem.(但是，棉袋作为基本配饰的使用突然增加，实际上可能产生了一个新问题)”可知，文章主要介绍了使用棉布袋存在的问题。故选A。
66．A 67．B 68．D 69．C

【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要讲的是社交媒体是如何让青少年的友谊变得更紧张的。
66．细节理解题。根据第二段的“Their networks are ever-expanding, in no small part because there’s a sense that being nice means accepting fellow requests from acquaintances and friends-of-friends.(他们的社交网络不断扩大，很大程度上是因为他们觉得友善意味着接受来自熟人和朋友的朋友的请求。)”可知，让青少年的社交网络不断扩大的是友善的压力。故选A。
67．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Significant stress comes with trying to be a “good friend” in the age of social media. Friendship requires both public and behind-the-scenes support. Even before a social media post is made public, close friends can be pulled into photo selection, editing, and final examination. Besides, they need to respond in the right way and in the right amount of time, which differs from one relationship to another.(在社交媒体时代，试图成为“好朋友”会带来巨大的压力。友谊需要公开和幕后的支持。甚至在社交媒体帖子被公开之前，亲密的朋友就可以参与照片的选择、编辑和最终检查。此外，他们需要以正确的方式和适当的时间做出回应，这在不同的关系中是不同的。)”可知，在社交媒体时代做一个好朋友是具有挑战性的。故选B。
68．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“But technologies have transformed how friendships play out. Social media increases the burdens that come along with being a good friend. Too often, these dynamics hit teens hard in ways that are lost on adults. And that is what should be changed with the help of parents, schools and other parts of society.(但科技已经改变了友谊的发展方式。社交媒体增加了成为好朋友的负担。通常情况下，这些动态对青少年的影响是成年人所忽视的。在家长、学校和社会其他方面的帮助下，这种情况应该得到改变。)”可知，根据最后一段，应该改变的是社交媒体对青少年友谊的影响。故选D。
69．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“But as we worry about tweens and teens who are struggling, we can’t ignore another mounting effect — the burdens that are shouldered by their friends and peers in an “always on” world.(但是，当我们担心那些正在挣扎的青少年时，我们不能忽视另一个日益增加的影响——在一个“永远在线”的世界里，他们的朋友和同龄人所承担的负担。)”可知，本文主要讲的是社交媒体是如何让青少年的友谊变得更紧张的，故选C。
70．A 71．D 72．A 73．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了对环境DNA进行采样以监测海洋健康的最新技术。
70．词句猜测题。根据上下文语境以及上文的“In a major step forward for monitoring the biodiversity of marine systems（这是监测海洋生物多样性的重要一步）”可知，科学家监测的是海洋生物，所以画线词也应该指的是“海洋中的生物”。故选A项。
71．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The LRAUV can travel for weeks at a time and for hundreds of kilometers. It can enable more frequent sampling in remote sites than traditional research ships.（LRAUV一次可以航行数周，航行数百公里。与传统的科考船相比，它可以在偏远地区进行更频繁的采样）”可知，远程自主水下航行器(LRA UV) 可以经常到达海洋的偏远地区。故选D项。
72．推理判断题。根据第三段的句子“Now, autonomous technology is helping us make better use of our time and resources to study previously unsurveyed regions of the ocean,” said Kobun Truelove, a biological oceanographer at MBARI and the lead author of the paper.（“我们知道eDNA是研究海洋群落的一个非常强大的工具，但我们一直受到使用昂贵的载人研究船所能完成的限制。现在，自主技术正在帮助我们更好地利用我们的时间和资源来研究以前未调查的海洋区域”，MBARI的生物海洋学家、该论文的主要作者Kobun Truelove说）”可以推论出，自主技术更加经济、高效。故选A项。
73．主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段“In a major step forward for monitoring the biodiversity of marine systems, a new study published in the journal Environmental DNA details how Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute(MBARI) researchers are using autonomous underwater robots to sample environmental DNA(eDNA), which allows scientists to detect the presence of aquatic species from the tiny bits of genetic material they leave behind. ”（在监测海洋系统生物多样性方面迈出了重要一步，发表在《环境DNA》杂志上的一项新研究详细介绍了蒙特利湾水族馆研究所(MBARI)的研究人员如何使用自主水下机器人对环境DNA进行采样，这使得科学家能够从水生物种留下的微小遗传物质中检测到它们的存在。）可知，本文主要介绍了对环境DNA进行采样以监测海洋健康的最新技术。所以，用C项“Robots Sample eDNA to Monitor Ocean Health”作为本文的题目，与文章主题相符合。故选C项。
74．D 75．D 76．C 77．B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项最新研究表明，我们的音乐偏好反映了我们的个性或我们如何看待与他人的关系。
74．细节理解题。根据第三段中“while those who tend to worry liked songs expressing more sad themes,(而那些倾向于焦虑的人喜欢表达悲伤主题的歌曲)”可知，一个在人际关系中感到焦虑的人更可能喜欢悲伤的歌曲。故选D。
75．词句猜测题。根据划线单词上文“this is the first study that examines how song words play a role in music preferences. (这是第一次研究歌词是如何在音乐偏好中起作用的)”和划线单词所在句子““One reason why people turn to music is that it can embody what they think, feel, and do in relationships and song words especially matter for that,”(人们选择音乐的一个原因是，音乐可以embody他们在人际关系中的想法、感受和行为，歌词尤其重要。)”可知，歌词在音乐偏好中起作用，这说明音乐可以表达出人们的想法，感受和行为，由此可知，划线单词“embody”意为“表达”。故选D。
76．推理判断题。根据第五段中“Alaei believes this can show a trend (趋势)toward more avoidance in relation-ships — Perhaps because people are less connected than they used to be. “We’ve become more individualistic, and we feel lonelier than people used to several decades ago,” he said.(阿莱认为，这可能表明人际关系中出现了更多回避的趋势——也许是因为人们的联系比以前少了。“我们变得更加个人主义，我们感到比几十年前的人们更加孤独，”他说。)”可推知，对音乐的偏好表明人与人之间的亲密关系发生了变化。故选C。
77．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“It may mean that we can reflect(沉思)on our interpersonal relationships with people around us when we want to listen to a kind of music over and over again.(这可能意味着，当我们想一遍又一遍地听一种音乐时，我们可以反思自己与周围人的人际关系。)”可知，在最后一段中作者建议我们通过自己喜欢的音乐进行自我反省。故选B。