山东省部分市2022-2023学年高二年级下册期末英语试卷汇编：阅读理解

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山东省蒲泽市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语考试

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ExploreHaarlem

ThepicturesquecityofHaarlemisthecapitaloftheprovinceofNoord-Holland.Situatedto

thewestofAmsterdam,Haarlemisfamousforitsshoppingstreets,Dutcharchitectureand

cookingscene.Wearesureyouwillfallinlovewithit!

HaarlemWalkingCityTour

Duringthis2-hourwalkingtouryouwilldiscoverthecityofHaarlemaccompaniedbya

professionaltourguide.Youwilllearnaboutthehistoryofthecity,includingitspicturesque

streetsandbeermakinghistory,andmainpersonalitieslikeFranzHalsandPeterTeyler.Thistour

includeslocalguideinEnglish,SpanishorPortuguesebutnotfoodanddrink.

Pleasearriveatthemeetingpoint15minutesbeforedeparturesandbuyyourticketsonline.

FoodTourHaarlem

This2.5-3-hourself-guidedtourstartsataPortugeseDelicatessenplace.There,you'llreceive

yourfirstcluetofindyournextbite.Therearealtogetherfivestops.Incaseyoucan'tfindthenext

stop,youcanalwaysuseWhatsApptogetremoteassistancefromthelocalpartner's360Haarlem

Team.Thistourincludessnacksateveryspotbuttherewillbenoguidewithyou.

Pleasearriveatthemeetingpoint15minutesbeforedeparturesandbuyyourticketsonline.

CanalBoatCruiseAmsterdam

Duringthis1-hourboattouryouwillexplorethecityHaarlemfromadifferentperspective.

Passingbyhistoricalandiconicsightsofthecity,includingtheAnneFrankHouseMuseumby

water,youwillhaveageneralideaofthecity.FreeWiFiisincludedinthistour.

Gotothe360AmsterdamToursOfficetogetyourtickets.Pleasearriveatthemeetingpoint

20minutesbeforedepartures.

21.WhatcantouristsenjoybyjoiningHaarlemWalkingCityTour?

A.AtourguidedinChinese.B.Thelongesttourduration.

C.Snackswithlocal-featuredflavors.D.Acquaintancewithhistoricalfigures.

22.Whichofthefollowingisprobablysuitabletogetanoverallimpressionaboutthecity

Haarlem?

A.FoodTourHaarlem.B.HaarlemWalkingCityTour.

C.CanalBoatCruiseAmsterdam.D.The360AmsterdamToursOffice.

23.Whatdothethreetourshaveincommon?

A.FreeWIFIisprovided.B.Earlyarrivalisrequired.

C.Localguidesareincluded.D.Ticketsarebookedonline.

B

Asthesummervacationapproaches,WuRuixing,21,ajuniorfromShanghaiJiaoTong

University(SJTU),isinthemiddleofpreparingfortheupcomingexamsandalsothinkingabout

hisVEXroboticsteam'sfuture.

Foundedin2018,theSJTUVEXteamhasanenviablerecordinVEXRoboticsCompetitions

atalllevels,duringwhichstudentsinmorethan20,000teamsfrom50countriescompeteagainst

otherteams.Forthe2022-2023competitionseason,thestudentparticipantsfromSJTUwon

severalawards,includingtheEXURobotSkillsChallengeWorldChampionandtheDesign

DivisionChampion.

"Formostofus,itwasourfirsttimetakingpartintheWorldChampionship.Wehadbeen

burningthemidnightoilforawhiletoprepareforthecompetition,butitbecameworthitwhen

wegotthechampionshiptrophy,“Wusaid.Duringthecompetition,Wuwasdeeplyimpressedby

theuniqueroboticdesignsfromotheruniversities."Theywerebothstrongopponents.The

UniversityofWisconsinwasagooddefenderandTeamPyrofromArizonaStateUniversity

providedabrand-newgamestrategythatreallyblewmymind.nWurecalled.

ForWu,thecompetitionhelpedhimfindadeeperpassionforrobotics.Hehashadalovefor

roboticssincechildhood.Sowhenheheardthattherewasaroboticscompetitiononcampusa

yearago,heandhisfriendssignedup."Duringthatcompetition,Ifoundabiggapbetweenme

andthetopplayers,whichmotivatedmetojointheteam,"hesaid.Drivenbyhisinterest,Wu

beganparticipatinginvariouscompetitions,whichalsohelpedhimwithhiscourseworkstudies.

Returninghomewithfruitfulresults,theteambecamecelebritiesoncampus,butWuhasn*t

letthesuccessgettohishead."Nowweneedtoprepareforthenewcompetitionseason,"hesaid.

Asaworldchampion,Wuisevenmoredeterminedtopursueanacademiccareerinrobotics,and

hehopesthathisteamwillcontinuetointeractwithmorerobotloversinthefuture.

24.Whatdoweknowaboutthe2022-2023VEXRoboticscompetitionseason?

A.Over20,000studentsparticipatedinthecompetitions.

B.Wu'steamworkedlateintothenighttomakepreparations.

C.Wu'steamhasgivenupthecompetitionsforthefinalexams.

D.TheUniversityofWisconsinwontheDesignDivisionChampion.

25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWu'sschoollife?

A.FruitfulB.StressfulC.CasualD.Comfortable

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Wutakesgreatprideinhissuccess.

B.Wuhasalongwaytogoforroboticcareer.

C.Wuhasenoughtimetorelaxhimself.

D.Wuistoobusytointeractwithmorerobotlovers.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Wu,anall-roundedstudentinSJTU

B.SJTUteamownsapromisingfuture

C.Wu,fromcampusamateurtoworldchampion

D.SJTUteamisontheroadtotheWorldChampionship

C

Nature'sBestHope:ANewApproachtoConservationthatStartsinYourYard,writtenby

DougTallamy,2020.Thisbookisintendedfortheprivatelandowner-notonewhoseprimary

landscapingconcernishowgreentheirlawnis—butonewhocouldalsobeconvincedtobe

concernedaboutthealarmingdeclineofbirds,insects,andotherwildlife.

Thebeginningofthebookfocusesonthe"why"一explaininghowdeclininghabitataffects

insectpopulations,whichaffectsotherplantandanimalpopulations,whichaffectshumanhealth.

Thisbookisnotjustfocusedonbringingourawarenesstotheproblemathand,it'smore

importantlyacalltoarms.

Inhisbook,thetypicalhomeownermaybelievetheiryardistoosmall,isolated,andordinary

tomakeadifference.However,hepointsoutthatprivateyardsandneighborhoods,suburbs,and

evencitiescanplayasignificantrole,especiallywhentheyplaytogether.Asmallpollinator（传粉

昆虫）gardeninthemiddleofasuburbmaynotsavesignificantpopulationsofinsects,butasmall

gardennexttoyourneighbor'sgarden,nexttotheirneighbor'sgarden,beginstoformanetwork.

Together,wecouldcreateenoughconservationlandtomakeanenormousimpact.

InthesecondpartofthebookTallamylooksintothe"how,nexplainingwhyfocusingonthe

removalofinvasiveplantsandtheestablishmentofnativeplantsonprivatelandscapesisthebest

waytofightthedeclineofhabitat.Hefurtherarguesthatbygrowing"keystone"plants,wecan

supportalargenumberofinsectspecies.Thelargenumberofinsectspeciesthensupportsa

diversityofotherwildlife.Wewillnotonlyhelpstopthedeclineofwildlife,butwewillbeginto

turnthetide.

Gardenersatallexperiencelevelswillgaininspirationfromthisbook,butitisnota

step-by-stepguidetodesigningawildlifegarden.Beyondafewexamples,itdoesn'ttellyou

whichplantspeciesyoushoulduse.Thosechoicesdependonyourregionandsiteconditions.

Tallamyoffersresources:placestogotofindthatinformation,andguidelinesonwheretostart.

28.Whatisthebookaimedat?

A.Wipingouttroublesomeinsects.B.Bondingisolatedcommunityresidents.

C.Teachingspecialgardeningskills.D.Helpingmakeyardsfriendlytowildlife.

29.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Theproblemsofgardennetworks.B.Thechallengesofgardenbuilding.

C.Thecausesofcitywildlifedecline.D.Theinnerlogicofyardconservation.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase'turnthetide11inparagraph4mean?

A.Increasewildlifepopulations.B.Supportdiversewildlife.

C.Changethedirectionofthetide.D.Removetheinvasiveplants.

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthebook?

A.Unclear.B.Objective.C.Doubtful.D.Approving.

D

WhenEugenieGeorge,afinancialwriterandeducatorfromPhiladelphia,firstheardthather

friendpassedafinancialcounselingexam,herheartsank.She*dfailedthesametestweeksearlier.

Butthen,insteadofsadness,shecalledherfriend,MIcongratulatedherandtoldhersheinspired

me."Georgeknewthatbeingfrankwouldremoveherenvy,butshewassurprisedwhenitshifted

herattitudesoshecouldshareherfriend'shappinessandexperienceherown,inturn.

Findingpleasureinanotherperson'sgoodfortuneiswhatsocialscientistscallfreudenfreude,

whichdescribesthedelightwefeelwhensomeoneelsesucceeds,evenifitdoesn'tdirectly

involveus.Freudenfreudeislikesocialglue,saysCatherineChambliss,aprofessorofpsychology

atUrsinusCollege.Itmakesrelationships"morecloseandenjoyable.u

Whilethebenefitsoffreudenfreudeareplentiful,itdoesn'talwayscomeeasily.Inzero-sum

situations,yourlossmightreallysting（刺痛），makingfreudenfreudefeeloutofreach.Ifyouwere

raisedinafamilythatpairedwinningwithself-worth,Chamblisssays,youmightmisread

someoneelsersvictoryasyourownshortcoming.

Tohelppeoplestrengthenjoy-sharing,Chamblissandhercolleaguesdevelopedaprogram

calledFreudenfreudeEnhancementTraining,featuringtwoexercises.

Showactiveinterestinsomeoneelse'shappiness.Tostart,invitethebearerofgoodnewsto

discusstheexperience.Evenifyourheartisn'tinit,happinesscanthrivewhenyoumakea

heartfeltefforttoengagewithapositiveactivity.Sowhenyouspeakwithyourfriend,makeeye

contactandlistenattentively.Thisshouldmotivateyoutokeepgoingandmakeyoufeelasifyour

effortswillpayoffwithfreudenfreude.

Viewindividualsuccessasajointeffort."Whenwefeelhappyforothers,theirjoybecomes

ourjoy,“sayspsychologistMarisaFranco,authorofthebookPlatonic:HowtheScienceof

AttachmentCanHelpYouMakeandKeepFriends.Tothatend,freudenfreudeencouragesusto

lookatsuccessasacommunityachievement.nNoonegetstothetopalone,andwhenweelevate

others,we'reoftencarriedupwiththem,"shesays.

32.WhydoestheauthormentiontheexampleofEugenieGeorgeinparagraph1?

A.Toexplainarole.B.lbintroduceaconcept.

C.Toprovideabackground.D.Tomakeaprediction.

33.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestateof“freudenfreude”？

A.LiPingfeelssorryforhisfriend'snothavingpassedatest.

B.LiHuafeelshappythathisfatherhasgivenhimabirthdaypresent.

C.LinTaofeelsdelightedforhisdeskmate'shavingwonthefirstaward.

D.LiuBinsecretlyfeelsgladthathisclassmateLiLihaslostherbelovedbike.

34.Whatdothelast2paragraphsfocuson?

A.Thewaystoachievefreudenfreude.

B.Thereasonstoexperiencefreudenfreude.

C.Theaimsofcarryingouttwoexercises.

D.Theinfluencesofperformingtwoexercises.

35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Knowingothers*victoriesresultsinyourenvy.

B.Learningtosharewithothersenhancesyourdelight.

C.Celebratingothers'victoriesbringsyourselfbenefits.

D.Witnessingothers*misfortunemakesyourselfunhappy.

山东省滨州市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语考试

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

WelcometoTampere,thesecondmetropolis（大都市）inFinland.Youcanfreelychoosefrom

thebesthotelsinthecitywiththemostlikesonourwebsite.

HotelliVille

HotelliVilleisaself-servicehotellocatednearthecenterofTampere.Villeissuitablefor

businesstravelersandanyonetravelingaloneorinsmallgroups.HotelliVilleoffers

well-equippedrooms.HotelVillatreatsgueststothesimplepleasuresoflife,eachroomhavingits

ownTV,microwaveoven,mini-fridge,coffeemakerandelectrickettle.

£75foronenight.

GrandHotelTammer

Enjoyneoclassicalelegancehere!Beautifullysituatedbetween2lakes,itoffersstunning

accommodationbytheTammerkoskirapids.Builtin1929,thisboutiquehotelstandsinthe

historicriversidearea,withinwalkingdistanceofseveralmuseumsandMarketSquare.Youllfind

publictransportationoptionslessthanakilometerfromthehotel,andTampere-PirkkalaAirportis

justa15-minutedriveaway.£99foronenight,

ScandicTampereStation

It'samodernandtrendycityhotelintheheartofTamperewitharelaxedandstylishbar,gym,

saunaandalovingsummerterrace.Wealsoofferaprivatecarparkwith53spaces,aswellasfree

wirelessInternetthroughoutthewholehotel.Freebreakfastisoffered.£128foronenight.

OriginalSokosHotelVilla

ThecompletelyrenovatedandairconditionedSokosHotelVillaisamodern6-storeyhotel

locatedinanoldgrainstorageontheTullintorisquare.Arenovationhasbroughtacompletely

newdesignforthehotel'srooms,lobbyandbar,aswellasrenewedbathroomsandelectrics.Villa

isasmallhotelwithbigservices.ComeandrelaxinthelovelyOriginalSokosHotelVilla!£132

foronenight.

21.WhatconveniencecanyoufindinbothHotelliVilleandScandicTampereStation?

A.FreeInternetaccess.B.Stunningaccommodation.

C.Breakfastwithoutextrapay.D.Privilegedlocationinthecitycenter.

22.Whichcanyouchooseifyouwantahotelwithabeautifulnaturalview?

A.HotelliVille.B.GrandHotelTammer.

C.ScandicTampereStation.D.OriginalSokosHotelVilla.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toguide.B.Todescribe.C.Tocompare.D.Toadvertise.

B

Oneevening,RachelLapierreboughta$4scratchticketwhilepickingupgroceries.Afteran

exhaustingday,sheneededsomethingtoliftherspirits.The46-year-oldmotheroffourwas

wearingherselfthinasanearlyfull-timeemergency-roomnurseandpart-timevolunteeraid

worker.

Shelongedtobeabletoonedayquithernursingjobandfocusonthevolunteerworkshe

foundmostfulfilling.Shevowedtoherselfthatifsheeverwonthelottery,that'swhatshewould

do.

Lapierrewenthomeandscratchedherticket,revealingthreesunnyfaces.Thenextday,the

Loto-Quebecofficeinformedherthatshehadwonalumpsumof$675,000or$1,000aweekfor

life.Shechosethelatter.UIknowmyself,nshesaid."Thelumpsumwouldhavemeltedlikesnow

inthesun.

Stayingtruetoherword,Lapierrequithernursingjobanddedicatedherlifetohelping

othersthroughherpassionproject,LeBookHumanitaire,whichhassincebecomearegistered

charity.

LeBook,asLapierre,now62,affectionatelycallsit,beganasasimplelistofgooddeeds.To

her,thedeedswerejustsmallactsofkindness—buyingclothesforafamilyofnewlyaiTived

immigrants,deliveringamealtoanisolatedseniororgivingmedicalattentiontosomeoneliving

onthestreets.

nLeBookhashadanimmenseimpactonmeandonmanyvulnerablepeople,HsaysMartyne,

52.Theformerspecial-educationtechniciansuffersfromlongCovidandhasbeenunabletowork

sincegettingsickinMarch2020.MartyneisnowonLeBook*sfooddeliveryroute."With

courtesyandnojudgment,LeBook,helpsusgetwhatweneed,'*shesays.

MWhenyoudoagooddeed,ithasabutterflyeffect,usaysLapierre.*'Onegooddeedcan

affect10people.Soifwealldoagooddeed?Thatcansavetheworld.”

24.WhydidLapierrechoose$1,000aweekforlifeinsteadofalumpsum?

A.Alumpsumwaslikelytovanishlikesnow.

B.Shewantedtomakebetteruseofthemoney.

C.Shehadnoideahowtospendalargefortune.

D.Shewasafraidthemoneywouldbeeasilystolen.

25.WhyisthestoryofMartynementioned?

A.ToexplainhowLeBookworks.

B.ToshowLeBook'sgreatinfluence.

C.TDtellpeoplehermiserableexperience.

D.ToappealtomorepeopletojoinLeBook.

26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeLapierre?

A.Generousandkind-hearted.B.Committedandcourageous.

C.Determinedandhumble.D.Energeticandcreative.

27.WhatcanbeinferredfromLapierre'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.B.Rosesgiven,fragranceinhand.

C.Onegoodturndeservesanother.D.Actionspeakslouderthanwords.

C

Ateenagerjoinsalineofpeopleboardingaspaceship.Onceonboard,sheapproachesabed,

crawlsin,closesthelidandfallsasleep.Herbodyisfrozenforatriptoaplanetseverallight-years

fromEarth.Afewyearslatershewakesup,stillthesameage.Thisabilitytoputherlifeonpause

whileasleepiscalled“suspendedanimation".

Sceneslikethisarethestaplecontentofsciencefiction.Allofthesestorieshavesomething

incommon:Peopleenteranunconsciousstateinwhichtheycansurviveforalongtime.Nothing

likethisisyetpossibleintherealworld.Butsomeanimalsandbirdshavetheirownformsof

suspendedanimation:Theyhibernate.Thismightholdsomelessonsforhowtoputastronautsof

thefutureintohibernationforlongspaceflights.

"Ithinkthisisrealistic,"saysKatharineGrabek,afamousbiologist.HItwouldbedoneby

makingourselvesassimilaraswecantoahibemator.

Asananimalhibernates,itchillsitsbodyandslowsitsheartrateandbreathing.

Metabolism（新陈代谢）alsoslows.Todothis,ananimalmustturnonandoffcertaingenes

whentheyhibernate.Thosegenesdothingslikecontrollingwhetherananimalburnssugarsor

fatsforfuel.Othergenesareinvolvedinkeepingmusclesstrong.Humanshavemanyofthese

samegenes.Turningsomeofthesegenesonoroffmightallowhumanstodosomethingsimilarto

hibernation.

Sinceapersonprobablywouldn'tsurvivetheirbodytemperaturedroppingbelowfreezing,it

issuggestedthatpeoplemighthibernatelikebears.Ifpeoplearelikebears,hibernationmayhelp

keepbonesandmusclesstrong.Thatisimportantinspace.Bonesandmusclestendtobreakdown

inlowgravity.Hibernationcouldcuttheamountoffood,waterandoxygenthatcrewsneed.And

itcouldsavepeoplefromtheinevitableboredomoflongtripsinspace.

28.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Totellreadersastory.B.Togiveadefinition.

C.lbsharescientificknowledge.D.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordnthis"inparagraph2referto?

A.Humanhibernation.B.Livingforever.

C.Boardingspaceships.D.Animals'suspendedanimation.

30.What'sKatharineGrabek'sattitudetohumanhibernation?

A.Doubtful.B.Critical.C.Positive.D.Dismissive.

31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerninghumanhibernation?

A.Itscurrentproblems.B.Itsworkingmechanism.

C.Itsbenefitsfbrastronauts.D.Itsappealtothescientists.

D

IfyouareintoGreekmythology,youprobablyhaveheardthestoryofOedipus.Thistale,

whichbecameoneofthebestexamplesofself-fulfillingprophecy,showshowOedipusandhis

fatherLaius,unconsciously(ormaybeconsciously?)demonstratedtheirfate.LiketheOedipus

tale,wemayhaveself-prophesiedourdestinyinseveralaspectsofourlives,whetherpositiveor

negative.Forinstance,haveyoueverforeseensomethingthateventuallyhappenedtoyou?You're

notalone.

Aself-fulfillingprophecyiswhenaperson'sbeliefgeneratesaconsciousorunconscious

behaviorthatmakestheirthoughtscometrue.Itworkslikeacycle.Youholdabeliefaboutother

peopleandyourselfwhichaffectsyouractionsconcerningthemoryourself.Forothers,the

assumptionsaffecthowyouacttowardthem,thusinfluencingtheirviewsaboutyou.

Foralongtime,self-fulfillingprophecieshavegrabbedtheattentionofsociologyand

psychologyresearchers,whowanttounderstandhowtheyimpacthumanbehavior.Robert

RosenthalandLenoreJacobsondemonstratedauniquetypeofself-fulfillingprophecywiththeir

experimentwithchildrenintheclassroom:thePygmalioneffect.Theresearcherstoldteachers

thatsomeoftheirstudentswerepartofthe"growthspurts(快速成长)"groupbasedontheirIQ

tests.Later,theyretestedthestudentsandcollecteddatafromboth''ordinary"and"growth-spurts"

students,discoveringthatthe"growth-spurts"showedamuchbetterperformancethanthe

"ordinary1'ones.ThePygmalioneffectshowsthatwhenyoucreateexpectationsaboutpeople,you

willlikelytreatthembasedonthoseexpectations.Thismayinfluencetheperson'sbehavior,who

actsaccordingtothatexpectation,becomingaclassicexampleofaself-fulfillingprophecy.

Self-fulfillingpropheciesaresodeep-rootedinourpsychologyandsocialenvironmentthat

weoftendon'tevennoticethattheycaninfluenceouractivitiesregularly,whetherathome,school,

orwork.Whenusingself-fulfillingpropheciestoachievegoals,it'sessentialtohaveapositive

outlookandtofocusontheactionsyoucantaketobringaboutthedesiredoutcome.Believing

thatyoucansucceedisanessentialpartofmakingithappen.

32.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?

A.Byquestioningatheory.B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Bygivinganexample.D.Bycitingothers'ideas.

33.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofaself-fulfillingprophecy?

A.Thosewhoarediligentaremorelikelytosucceed.

B.Oneinsecureabouthisabilitytopasstheexamfailsatlast.

C.Thelowerone'sexpectationsare,thelessdisappointedhewillbe.

D.Agymnastputshermostimpressiveskillattheendoftheroutine.

34.Whatdoestheexperimentinparagraph3fbcuson?

A.Thewidegapbetweenstudents.

B.HowIQtestsfunctioninone'sactions.

C.Thedifferenceofpeople'sexpectations.

D.Howothers1expectationsaffectone'sbehavior.

35.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowisthePygmalioneffectappliedintoeducation?

B.Self-fulfillingprophecy;awell-receivedphilosophy.

C.Howdoesaself-fulfillingprophecyimpactyourlife?

D.Oedipustale:agoodexampleofself-fulfillingprophecy.

山东省枣庄市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语考试

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Manypeoplearealittlescaredbytheterm"mountainbiking”becausetheythinkitimplies

theneedforextremephysicalfitnessorsomekindofdeathwish.Butinactualfactthereare

differentformsofmountainbiking,someofwhichprovideagreatchancetogetoutinthegreat

outdoorsandenjoythemainattractionthatbringspeopletoNewZealand-thebeautyofnature.

DownhillMountainBiking

DownhillmountainbikingisoneofthecraziestsportinNewZealand,andtheonewhich

willlikelyappealmosttoNewZealandadventuretraveltourists.Itcanbeextremelydangerous.If

youhaven'ttrieditbefore,sticktoasmalltrackwithoutasteepincline,andmakesureyouwear

thecorrectsafetygearsuchasahelmetandchestplate.

LongDistanceMountainBiking

ManyNewZealanderstreatmountainbikingasaserioussportandmanyalsouseitastheir

primarywayofkeepingfit.Comparedtomanyothercountries,across-countrytourbybikeis

relativelyeasyandsafeonNewZealandroads.However,ifyouwanttopushyourselfphysically

andexperiencepartsofNewZealandwhichare“offthebeatentrail,“amountainbiketrekmaybe

idealforyou.

ScenicMountainBiking

YoucanexperiencethefreedomofmountainbikingthroughtheNewZealandlandscape

evenifyouaren'tparticularlyadventurousorfit.Infact,ifyouhavethetime,bikingisoneofthe

bestwaystoseethecountry.Youcangetatasteofsomeoftheeasier,flattertrailsthroughthe

NationalParksandforests.Thewine-growingregionsarealsogoodareasforguidedscenicbike

tours.Theseareastendtoberelativelyflatandhaveagoodclimateforenjoyingsomeopen

outdoors.

21.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmountainbiking?

A.It'sawayofkeepingfit.

B.Itsaverydangeroussport.

C.It'sagoodwayofsightseeing.

D.Ifshighlyphysicallydemanding.

22.WhichbestsuitsyouifyouintendtoenjoytheNewZealandlandscape?

A.Amountainb汰erace.

B.Scenicmountainbiking.

C.Downhillmountainbiking.

D.Longdistancemountainbiking.

23.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermightyoufindthetext?

A.Sport.B.Advertisement.C.Lifestyle.D.Travel.

B

KamisiAdetunji,a17-year-oldstudentfromNorthCarolina,ismakingheadlineswithher

scienceprojectthataimstotacklecommunityhealthandsafetyrisks.

Herprojectaimstoimprovetreatmentforsickleceildisease（镰状细胞贫血）.Thisgenetic

diseasecausesredbloodcellstosickle,makingitharderforthosecellstocarryoxygen

throughoutthebody.Naturalcompoundscalledflavonoidswereknowntoreducesicklecells.By

changingthechemicalstructureofflavonoidsextractedfromfruits,Adetunjiwasabletoimprove

theiranti-sicklingpowers.

Adetunji^inspirationfbrtheprojectcamefromherpersonalexperience."Myfamilyis

NigerianJAdetunjisaid."OnedayIwaswalkingwithmymom,andweweretalkingabouta

familyfriendwhowascurrentlybattlingsicklecelldisease.Andshetoldmeaboutallthepeople

backhomethatsheknewwhohaditorhavepassedfromit."Whenhavingtheopportunitytodo

researchatschool,sheimmediatelyknewthatshewantedtostudysicklecelldisease.

ThebiggestchallengeAdetunjifacedwasthatshehadnoexperiencewithascienceproject

likethis.Shehadtotrustinherselfandbelievethatshewouldbeabletofinishthisprojectand

continuetryingdifferentthingswhenhermethodsatfirstweren*tworking.

What*snextforAdetunji?Sheplanstocontinuetheresearchonsicklecelldisease."Istill

wanttodomedicinalchemistryresearch,especiallywithotherdiseasesthataffectminority

communities.Ifyouas