阅读理解专项训练说明文类阅读

阅读理解专项训练说明文类阅读学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Asthecoronaviruspandemicspreadout,thedemandforsmelltrainingtherapysteppedup,aspotentiallymillionsofthosewhohadCOVID-19experiencedlosingtheirsenseofsmell.Unlikesomeothervirusesthatcancausethelossofsmellbydirectlyinfectingcellsinvolvedindetectingsmell,thevirusthatcausesCOVID-19sparesthem.Instead,thecoronavirusinfectssurroundingsupportcells.Todefendthebodyagainstthevirus,immunecellsrushtothissiteofinfectionandgenerateantiviralproteins,whichthenleadtotheloss.Approximately80%ofCOVID-19patientswhohadlosttheirsenseofsmellregaineditwithoutanytreatmentwithinonetofourweeks.Butasthreemonthswentby,patientChrisRogers’situationbarelyimproved,sohestartedtoseekoutsmelltrainingtherapy.Twiceadayfor10weeks,Rogerssniffedfourkindsofessentialoils—rose,lemon,eucalyptus,andclove—topotentiallystrengthenthesurvivalofnewlyformedsmell-detectingcellsorspeeduptheirproductionandrebuildtheconnectionbetweenhisnoseandbrain.Toassesswhetherthissmelltherapywaseffective,thedoctoraskedRogerstodistinguishbetweenanumberofadditionalsmellsbeforeandafterthesmelltraining.Rogersdidthetherapyfor10weeksandstartednoticingimprovementsatweeksix.Atleastfivemonthssincethesmelltrainingended,theimprovementscanbemorelike75%.Whilescientistshaverecordedimprovementsinsomeindividuals’abilitytosmell,ithasbeendifficulttoshowhowmuchofthatimprovementcomesfromthetherapyitselfornaturalrecoveryoccurringovertime,saidEricHolbrook,adoctoratMassachusettsEyeandEarHospital.“ButIcontinuetorecommendthetherapybecausesuchtrainingcouldspeedupthehealingprocess.Also,it’soneofveryfewandoftentheonlytherapeuticoptionsthat’savailabletomillionsofCOVID-19patientswhohaven’tbeenabletoregaintheirsenseofsmellformonths,”EricHolbrookadded.Althoughthebenefitsofsmelltrainingcanvaryconsiderablyamongpatients,dependingontheirstartingpoint,“itisgenerallynotconsideredharmful,”saysBradleyGoldstein,aspecialiststudyingatDukeUniversity.“Butwestillneedtofindspecific,moreeffectivedrugtherapies.It’sreallyanunmetneed.”1．WhydidthedoctoraskRogerstoidentifyadditionalsmellsbeforeandafterthetreatment?A．Toestimatetheeffectivenessofsmelltraining.B．ToimprovethesensitivityofRogers’senseofsmell.C．TomakeRogersrememberthesmellofcommonoil.D．TorebuildtheconnectionbetweenRogers’noseandbrain.2．WhichwordbestdescribesEricHolbrook’sattitudetosmelltrainingtherapy?A．Favorable. B．Indifferent.C．Ambiguous. D．Disapproving.3．WhatdoesBradleyGoldsteinsuggest?A．Encouragingpatientstorecovernaturally.B．Developingbetterdrugtherapiesforpatients.C．Conductingthesmelltrainingonalargescale.D．Providinglong-termhealthguidanceforpatients4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Thewaysofrestoringthesenseofsmell.B．Thesignificanceofsmelltrainingtherapy.C．Mainsymptomsofcoronavirusinfection.D．SmelltrainingtherapyforCOVID-19.Manypeoplesaythattheyhaveseencreaturessuchasyetisandmermaids.However,theexistenceofthesecreatureshasneverbeenproven.Despitethis,thesecreaturesfrequentlyappearascharactersinliterature,filmsandtelevisionprogrammes.Belowaresomeofthemostwell-knownmythicalcreatures,whichyoumaytalkaboutwhentellingbedtimestories.Yetis:Therearemanystoriesaboutsightingsofalarge,hairycreaturethatlivesinthesnow-coveredmountainsoftheHimalayas.Itissaidtoresembleagiantapeandwalklikeaman.ManyscientistshavevisitedtheHimalayasinsearchofthisgiantcreature,andthoughtheyhaveneverseenayeti,manypeopleclaimtohaveseenhugefootprintsinthesnow.Duetothecoldanddangerousconditionsinthemountains,itisimpossibleforhumanstoexplorethereforlong,soitisdifficulttoknowwhatcreaturesmaylivethere.SeealsoBigfootasimilarcreaturefromNorthAmerica.Phoenixes:Thephoenixisabirdthatissaidtobethesizeofaneagleandtohavecolourfulfeathers.Manystoriesreportthatthephoenixlivesalonglifeandthatonceitgrowsolditwillmakeanestandsetitselfonfire.Afterthephoenix’sbodyhasbeenconsumedbytheflames,itwillbebornagainfromtheashes.ItisthoughttorepresenttheSun,whichsetseveryeveningandrisesagaineachmorning.StoriesofthephoenixarefoundincountriesthroughoutAfrica,Europe,AsiaandtheMiddleEast.Mermaids:Amermaidisacreaturethatlivesinthesea.Theupperpartofamermaid’sbodyishumanwhilethelowerpartisafish’stail.Storiesofmermaidshavebeenaroundforthousandsofyearsandexistinmanycultures.InBritishstories,mermaidsareoftenportrayedasevilcreaturesthatgivesailorsfalseinformationleadingtotheirdeaths.Thereare,however,manystoriesshowingmermaidsasbeautifulcreaturesthathelphumansatsea.Somepeoplebelievestoriesofmermaidsweremadeupbysailorswhosawseamammalssuchasdolphins.5．Yetisarethoughttoliveonlyin________.A．AsiaandtheAmericas B．high,snowymountainsC．coldanddangerousareas D．placeswithnopeople6．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“consumed”inparagraph3?A．usedup B．eatenimmoderatelyC．decoratedbeautifully D．destroyedcompletely7．Mermaidshavebeenportrayedasboth________.A．evilandkind B．seaandlandcreaturesC．beautifulandugly D．dolphinsandhumans8．Thepassagewasmostprobablywrittenfor________.A．biologyteachers B．literatureexpertsC．youngparents D．collegestudentsCraftsmanQianGaochaoandhissonrecentlyspentmorethansixmonthsmakingthree“chicken-blood”stonecarvingsshowingthetaekwondoandwrestlingcompetitionsofthe19thAsianGamesHangzhou2022.Asanationalinheritoroftheintangibleculturalheritageofthechicken-bloodstonecarvingtechnique,QianGaochaosaysthatheisworkingontheothercarvingsrelatedtotheAsianGamesinthechicken-bloodstonemuseuminChanghuatown,ZhejiangProvince.Chicken-bloodstoneisoneofChina’smostprizeddecorativematerialsandhasbeenusedforcenturiestocreatecarvedworkswithcharacteristicredmarkings.Withitsbrightblood-redcolor,brightcrystal-likejadetexture,qualityandshape,chicken-bloodstonesarecelebratedtheworldover.TheartisticvalueofChanghuachicken-bloodstoneliesinitsadaptability,whichcanbemadeintodecorationsofvarioussizesandforms.Itisnotonlyamineralspecimen(标本)thatrecordsgeologicalchanges,butalsoaculturalrelicthatreflectstheproductivityofdifferenteras,livingconditionsandfolkcustoms.Thestonehasbecomeaculturalsymbolofdeepeningbilateralfriendshipindiplomatic(外交的)activities.Forexample,in1972,theChinesepremiergaveChanghuachicken-bloodstonestoJapanasStategifts.In1986,asealofChanghuastonewaspresentedtotheUS.In2016,theChanghuastonesculpture“HaliaeetusAlbicillaDudaPortraitSeal”waspresentedtoPoland.InSeptember2016,36setsofportraitsealsweregivenasgiftstoguestswhoattendedthe11thG20SummitheldinHangzhou.“Asacraftsman,I’mnotonlydoingcarvingworkbutalsorecordingthedevelopmentandchangesofoursocietyandrememberingtheerathroughthemediumofmycarvings,”QianGaochaosays.Hehascreatedfascinatingworks,manyofwhicharerelatedtoimportanteventsinChinesehistoryandfamouspeoplewhohavemadesignificantcontributionstothecountry.“Wearealsorecruitingqualifiedpeopletocontinuetoinheritandinnovatethesetraditionalskills,”QianGaochaosays.“Additionally,weoftenholdresearchactivitiesandprovidetrainingcourses,enablingmoreyoungstudentstounderstandandlearnChinesetraditionalculture,”headds.9．WhatdoQianGaochaoandhisson’srecentworksdescribe?A．Famousathletes.B．Beautifulnaturalscenery.C．Internationalsportingevents.D．AncientfolkcustomsinChanghua.10．Whichofthefollowingdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph2referto?A．adjustability. B．probability.C．capability D．responsibility11．Whataretheexamplesinparagraph3for?A．Presentingthepopularityofchicken-bloodstone.B．Showingtheroleofchicken-bloodstoneindiplomacy.C．ExplainingtheapproachestopromoteChanghua’seconomy.D．ProvingtheimportanceofChinesecultureinconnectingtheworld.12．WhatdoweknowaboutQianGaochaofromhiswords?A．Heprovidesfreecarvingcoursesforqualifiedstudents.B．Theinnovationoftraditionalculturefacesgreatchallenges.C．Learningcarvingskillsisnotattractivetomodernyoungpeople.D．HedevoteshimselftorecordingChina’sdevelopmentthroughcarving.In1665,JohannesVermeerputthelastdropofpaintontoacanvasandcompletedhismasterpiece“GirlWithaPearlEarring”.ButyearslateronanAprildayacyclistnamedJanineStrongstoppedherbikeandwatchedunexpectedlyinherfitnessappasthesnakinglineofhercyclingroutedrewtheshapeofVermeer’smasterpieceoverstreets.Ms.Strongcreateswhathascometobeknownas“GPSart”.Itisanartcategory,whichmeansyougooutsidewithyourhandheldGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)andstartmoving.TheGPSrecordsyourmovementbycreatingthedotstypeoftrack.Thistrackisalinethatdetailsthepathyou’vetravelled.Whenyoulookatthislineonthemap,thenyoucanseevariousshapes.Ms.Strongplansherridesintheshapesofstars,birds,lions-andtheoccasionalVermeer.ThentocompletethedigitalvisionofVermeer’smasterpiece,shebikedalmost50milesaroundacitytomakesureeachturnandcirclewasaccuratelyachievingthecoveringofVermeer’soriginal.Thiskindofartformhasgrownwiththewidespreadavailabilityofsatellitetrackingforusebyordinarypeopleinfitnessapps.Itisparticularlypopularintheapp.Strava,andexperiencedasurgeinuseduringthepandemic.Accordingtoareport,morethanthreebillionactivitieshavebeenuploadedtoStravasincethebeginningof2020.The“GPSart”canbeconsideredthe21st-centuryversionoflarge-scaledrawingsonthelandscape,aconceptgraduallyknownfortheworld.ItevenhasitsownGuinnessWorldRecordscategories.Therewasonceacouplewhocompleteda4,500-milebikerideacrossEuropethatresultedina600-mile-wideGPSdrawingofabicycle-thelargestsuchdrawingonrecord.13．Whatis“GPSart”basedonparagraph2?A．ItisasystemestablishedbyJanineStrong.B．Itisalinerecordingthepathyoutravelled.C．ItisanartformrealizedbyGPStracking.D．Itisanapplicationsoftwarecreatingpictures.14．HowdidJanineStrongfinishherdigitalvisionofVermeer’smasterpiece?A．Bypaintingcasuallyonhiscanvas.B．Byaccidentallyusinghisfitnessapp.C．Byoccasionallyrunningaroundthecity.D．Bycarefullyplanningandcyclingaround.15．whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“asurge”probablymeaninparagraph3?A．Asuddenrise.B．Agreatsuccess.C．Asharpreduction.D．Aseveredownturn.16．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．“GPSart”canbeonlycompletedonStrava.B．Stravaisinfactanappforpeopletodrawpictures.C．Theartformof“GPSart”isgettingknownworldwide.D．JanineStrongcreatedthelargestdrawingintheworld.Foryearsscientistshavebeenworriedabouttheeffectsofairpollutionontheearth’snaturalconditions.Somebelievetheairinsidemanyhousesmaybemoredangerousthantheairoutside.Mostscientistsagreethateverymodernhousehassomekindofindoorpollution.Peoplebegantonoticetheproblemintheearly1970s.Whenbuildersbeganmakinghousesandoffices,theydidnotwanttowasteenergy.Todothistheybuiltbuildingsthatlimitedtheflowofairbetweeninsideandoutside.Theyalsousedman—madebuildingmaterialswhicharenowknowntoletoutharmfulgases.Astheproblembecamemoreserious,scientistsbegansearchingforawaytodealwithit.Theydiscoveredanaturalpollutioncontrolsystemforbuildinggreenplants.Scientistsbelievethataplant’sleavesabsorbthepollutants(污染物).Inexchangetheplantletsoutoxygenthroughitsleaves.Studiesofdifferentplantsshowthateachabsorbsdifferentchemicals.Sothemosteffectivewaytocleantheairistousedifferentkindsofplants.17．Indoorairpollutionmaybemoredangerousthantheairoutsidemainlybecause_________.A．theflowofairindoorislimited B．thebuildingaretoohighC．peopledon’twanttowasteenergy D．thebuildingmaterialsareharmful18．Inthelastparagraphtheword“absorb”maymean_________.A．giveout B．bringup C．takein D．turninto19．Scientistsbelievethatplantscan_________.A．absorbpollutionsandletoutoxygen B．makeyourhousesmoreprettierC．absorballthepollutants D．changepollutantsintooxygen20．Accordingtothelastparagraph,weshould_________tocleantheair.A．plantallkindsofplants B．havedifferentkindsofplantsC．havethesamekindofplant D．plantmoretreesThisyear’sWinterOlympicswereheldintwoareas,YanqingandZhangjiakou.Theareasgetcoldinwinterbutgetlittlenaturalsnow.ThatmeantsomeseriouschangeswereneededtoholdtheWinterOlympics.TheWinterOlympicstookplaceonalmost100%artificial(人工的)snowanditwasthefirsttimeinOlympichistory.Chinatookwaterfromareservoir(水库)whichhelpssupplyBeijing’sdrinkingwaterandsentittoanearbyriver.Tocarrythewatertothemountainsformakingsnow,thecountryranmilesandmilesofpipes.ChinahiredanItaliancompanycalledTechnoAlpintocreatethesnow.TechnoAlpincreatedartificialsnowatseveralearlierWinterOlympics.Forthesnowinthisyear’sOlympics,TechnoAlpinlaidover64kilometersofpipeandbroughtinhundredsofsnow-makingmachines.Evenwithallofthosemachines,makingthesnowforthisyear’sGamestooksevenweeks.It’susefultobeabletomakesnowwhennaturedoesn’tprovideenough.Butartificialsnowisn’tthesameasnaturalsnow,whichhasmoreairandlesswater.Anathleteusedtonaturalsnowmighthavetochangetheirstyleonman-madesnow.Still,themachinesthatmakeartificialsnowarequiteadvanced.Theycanmakeseveraldifferentkindsofsnowdependingonwhat’sneededforeachsport.Forexample,thesnowtheymakefordownhillskiingisdifferentfromthesnowmadeforcross-countryskiing.Inrecentyears,ithasbecomemoreandmorecommontouseartificialsnowatwintersportsevents.That’strueeveninplacesthatusedtohavealotofsnownaturally.SomeartificialsnowwasusedintheWinterOlympicsin2010and2014becauseofwarmweather.Inthe2018GamesinSouthKorea,nearly90%ofthesnowwasman-made.Astheworldwarmsbecauseofclimatechange,problemslikethisareexpectedtobecomefarmorecommon.MichaelMayr,wholeadsTechnoAlpin,says,“Youcouldn’thavewintersportsnowwithoutman-madesnow.”21．Wherewastheartificialsnowinthisyear’sWinterOlympicscreated?A．Inariver. B．Inthemountains.C．Inthepipes. D．Inareservoir.22．Whatistheadvantageofman-madesnow?A．Ithasmoreairandlesswater. B．Itismoreenvironmentally-friendly.C．Itcanimproveathletes’performance. D．Itcanbemadefortheneedofeachsport.23．Whathasmadeitmorecommontouseartificialsnowatwintersportsevents?A．Advancedtechnology. B．Ashortageofwater.C．Airpollution. D．Climatechange.24．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheFutureoftheWinterOlympicGamesB．TheHistoryofMan-MadeSnowforWinterSportsC．TheMan-MadeSnowBehindChina’sWinterOlympicsD．TheSecrettoCreatingArtificialSnowforWinterSportsTherehavebeenfewpositivesduringtheCOVID-19pandemic(大流行病)butBritishresearchersmayhavefoundone:Peoplelookmoreattractiveinprotectivemasks.ResearchersatCardiffUniversityweresurprisedtofindthatbothmenandwomenwerejudgedtolookbetterwiththelowerpartoftheirfacescovered.DrMichaelLewis,anexpertinfaces,saidresearchesbeforethepandemichadfoundthatmedicalfacemasksreducedattractiveness,becausetheywererelatedtodisease.“Wewantedtotestwhetherthishadchangedsincefacecoveringsbecamecommonandunderstandwhetherthetypeofmaskhadanyeffect,sowebeganthisresearch,”Lewissaid.ThefirstpartoftheresearchwascarriedoutinFebruary2021whentheBritishhadgotusedtoWearingmasks.Forty-threewomenwereaskedtomis(评价)fom1to10theattractivenessofimagesmalefaceswithoutamask,wearingasimpleclothmask,abluemedicalfacemask,andholdingablackbookcoveringtheareaafacemaskwouldhide.Theparticipantssaidthosewearingaclothmaskweremoreattractivethantheoneswithnomasksorwhosefaceswerepartlycoveredbythebook.Butthebluemedicalmaskmadethewearerlookevenbetter.“Atatimewhenwefeelunprotected,wemayfindthewearingofmedicalmaskssafeandsofeelmorepositivetowardsthewearer,”Lewisexplained.Lewissaiditwasalsopossiblethatmasksdirectedattentiontotheeyes.Hesaidotherstudieshadfoundthatcoveringtheleftorrighthalfofafacealsomadepeoplelookmoreattractive,partlybecausethebrainfillsinthemissinggapsandexaggerates(夸大)theoveralleffect.“Thepandemichaschangedourpsychologyinhowweviewthewearersofmasks.”,saidLewis“Whenweseesomeonewearingamaskwenolongerthink‘thatpersonhasadisease,andIneedtostayaway’”25．Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethemaintopic.B．Toshowtheimportanceofthefinding.C．Toadvicereaderstoprotectthemselves.D．Tostresstheimportanceofwearingmasks.26．Theresearchwasconductedpartlybecauseresearcherswanted__________.A．totesthowthemedicalfacemasksworkduringthepandemicB．tostudytheeffectthemedicalmaskshaveduringthepandemicC．toshowwearingmedicalfacemasksreducespeople’sattractivenessD．toexplaintheimportanceofwearingmedicalfacemasksduringthepandemic27．Whichofthefollowingisthemostattractiveaccordingtotheresearch?A．Leavingfaceuncovered.B．Hidingthefacewithabook.C．Wearingabluemedicalmask.D．Wearingasimpleclothmask.28．Whatcanweinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Peoplehavechangedtheirattitudetodoctors.B．Peopleprefertowearmaskswhentheyareill.C．Peoplekeepapositiveattitudetopeoplewithillness.D．Peoplehaveamorepositiveviewonthosewearingmasks.ConsumersintheU.S.spendbillionsofdollarsayearongiftswrapping.TwocolleaguesandIwonderedwhetherallthattimeandeffortisactuallyworthit.Soweconductedthreeexperimentstoexploretheimpactofgiftwrapping.Inthefirstexperiment,weinvolved180students,whoweregivenagift—acoffeecupwiththelogoofoneoftwoNBAbasketballteams,thelocalMiamiHeatorrival(竞争对手)OrlandoMagic.EveryparticipantwasafanoftheHeatandtheyobviouslydidn’tsupporttheMagic.Wegavehalfofthestudentsadesirablegift,whiletheothersreceivedsomethingtheydisliked.Finally,halfofthegiftswerewrappedneatly,whiletherestlookedsloppy(凌乱的).Wefoundthatthosewhoreceivedasloppilywrappedgiftlikedtheirpresentsignificantlymorethanthosewhoreceivedaneatlywrappedgift—regardlessofwhichcuptheygot.Tounderstandwhy,weaskedanothersetofstudentstoreporttheirexpectationsabouteitheraneatlyorsloppilywrappedgift.Resultsshowedthatexpectationsweresignificantlyhigherfortheneatlywrappedgifts.However,receiversoftheneatlywrappedgiftreportedthatitfailedtoliveuptotheirexpectations,whilethosewhogotthesloppilywrappedgiftsaiditsurpassed(超过)theirexpectations.Inourfinalexperiment,wesurveyed261adultsandaskedthemtoimaginereceivingeitheraneatlyorsloppilywrappedgift.Thistimeweinstructedhalfofthemtoimaginethegiftwasfromaclosefriend,whiletheotherhalfbelieveditcamefromanacquaintance(熟人).Thenwerevealedthegiftandaskedthemtorateit.Whenitcamefromaclosefriend,receiversendeduplikingthesloppilywrappedgiftmore.However,forthegiftfromanacquaintance,receiverspreferreditwhenitwasneatlywrapped.Thisoccursbecausetheseparticipantsusedthewrappingasacueforhowmuchthegift-givervaluestheirrelationship.Soifyou’restressedovergiftwrappingthisholidayseason,considersavingyourselfeffortandmoneybywrappingyourfriends’giftshaphazardly(随意地).Butforsomeoneyoudon’tknowquiteaswell,it’sprobablyworthittoshowthatyouputinsomeefforttomakeitlookgoodwithallofthebeautifulbows.29．Whatdidtheresearchersfindinthefirstexperiment?A．Adesirablegiftisexpectedtobewrappedsloppily.B．Participantsweremoreinterestedinneatlywrappedgifts.C．Asloppilywrappedgiftcanmakethereceivermuchhappier.D．Participantsrespondedthesametogiftswithdifferentwrappings.30．Whydidtheresearcherscarryoutthesecondexperiment?A．Tofurtherexplaintheresultofthefirstexperiment.B．Tocomparereceivers’expectationsforthesamegifts.C．Toknowwhyreceivershavedifferentexpectationsforgifts.D．Tofindouttheimpactofwrappingonreceives’expectations.31．Whatdoneatlywrappedgiftsshowaccordingtothethirdexperiment?A．Thegiftgiverisveryskilledatwrappinggifts,B．Thegiftgiverhasacloserelationshipwiththereceiver.C．Thegiftgiverattachesgreatimportancetotherelationship.D．Thegiftgiverwantstobecomeaclosefriendofthereceiver.32．Whatdoestheauthorwanttodointhelastparagraph?A．Togiveexamples. B．Tomakesuggestions.C．Tomakecomparisons. D．Topresentanargument.Publiclibrariesareanexcellentresourceforresearch,literacy(读写能力)education,andreading-centeredevents.Mosttownshaveoneorsharelibraryserviceswithothertownsthroughamobilelibrary,andtheuseofapubliclibraryisfreetopeoplewhoarewillingtoapplyforalibrarycard.Thereareseveralprimarysourcesoflibraryfunding,startingwithnationalfundswhicharedistributedtostatesorprovinces.Theseregionssendthefundsontopubliclibraries.Localgovernmentsalsoplayanimportantroleinprovidingfundingforlibraries,andmostlibrariansapplyforgrants(拨款).Finally,privatedonationshelptomaintainlibraries—mostlibrarieshaveanassociationofFriendsoftheLibrarywhichorganizesfund-raisingsalesandpaysannualduestohelpmaintainthelibrary.Grantsandprivatedonationscanalsobeusedtoprovidealargeamountoffundingforpubliclibraries,andsomelargelibrariesmaintainaseparatestaffmembertoincreasetheamountoffundingthattheycanobtainthroughthesesources.Grantsincludetechnologygrantswhichallowlibrariestoinstallandupgradecomputersystems,grantswhichfocusonaparticulartopicsuchasscience,fiction,children’sbooks,orlocalhistory,andeducationgrantswhichsupportlocally-basedcommunityeffortssuchasafter-schoolreadingprograms.Manyprivatedonorsarepleasedtosupporttheirlocalpubliclibrariesbydonatingfundsorincludingsomelibraryintheirwills,andlibrariesrewardtheirdonorswithtreatslikeafter-hoursvisitsorprivilegedaccesstospecialcollections.Bycombiningmultipleresources,creativelibrarianscankeeptheirlibrariesuseful,informative,andfunforbrowsers.Whenitcomestosupportingpubliclibraries,everylittlebitcounts:ifyoucannotaffordtodonatetoalocallibrary,thinkaboutvolunteeringtimetohelpshelvebooks,leadafter-schoolprograms,ororganizefund-raisers.Beingactivewithyourpubliclibraryisaveryimportantwaytocontributetoyourlocalcommunity.33．Howmanymainsourcesoflibraryfundingarementioned?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.34．Howisthefundingmadeuseofaccordingtothetext?A．Byexploringmoreabouthistory.B．Bydevelopingascientificcomputersystem.C．Byprovidinghelpforafter-schoolactivities.D．Byenrichingspecialcollectionsforthedonors.35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“browsers”refertointhelastparagraph?A．Viewersinthelibrary.B．Programsusedtoviewdocuments.C．Peoplerunningthelibrary.D．Donorsvisitingthelibraryregularly.36．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Stressingthevalueofpubliclibraries.B．Appealingfordonationtolocallibraries.C．Introducingsourcesofpubliclibraryfunding.D．Showingtheprocedureoffundinglibraries.Herearesomeoftheworld’smostimpressivesubways.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesFeatures:TheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatcomposeTokyo’smassivesubwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachday,makingitthebusiestsystemintheworld.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya—literally,“pusher”—whoshovepassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclose.Andyouthinkyourcommuteishell.TheMoscowMetroFeatures:TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworld.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers(枝形吊灯),marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals(精美的壁画).Withmorethan7millionridersaday,keepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.TheHongKongMetroFeatures:TheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.Italsointroduced“Octopuscards”thatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronically,butbuystuffatconveniencestores,supermarkets,restaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscard.ShanghaiMetroFeatures:ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystem,andithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopened.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.Bythatpoint,itwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicago“L”.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.TheLondonMetroFeatures:LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUnderground,eventhough55percentofitliesaboveground.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworld,youcancallitanythingyoulike.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversince.Some3millionpeoplerideeachday,everyoneofthemrememberingto“Mindthegap”.37．Whichonecanprovidetheriderssomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?A．TheTokyoMetroandToeiLines. B．TheLondonMetro.C．TheMoscowMetro. D．TheHongKongMTR.38．________isdon