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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。GoldFameCitrusWiththeflightofitscharactersthroughalandscapedestroyedbyclimatecrisis,thisnoveldoesnotindicatemuchhopefulnessforthefuture.WithinitisaseriesofsituationsandconsequencesmademoresevereinafutureCaliforniashortofwater.Acrossthedesert.wefollowWatkins'charactersthroughaplacesotransformedthatitneedsitsownfieldguideofanimalsnewlyadaptedforstrangesurvival.TheMinistryfortheFutureTheMinistryfortheFutureisamasterpieceoftheimagination,usingfictionaleyewitnessaccountstotellthestoryofhowclimatewillaffectusall.Itssettingisnotadesertedworld,butafuturethatisalmostuponus.Thisextraordinarynovelfromthevisionarysciencefictionwriterwillchangethewayyouthinkabouttheclimatecrisis.BreathingFireThefrontlinesofthefightagainstclimatechangearepeopledwiththosesocietyhasforgotten.Upto30percentofthefirefightersbattlingwildfiresinCaliforniaeachyearareprisonersperformingbackbreakinglaborwhileearninga40thofwhatacivilianmakes.Thisbookfollowssixfemaleprisonerfirefightersandtheirworriedfamilies,lookingintothehumancostofenvironmentalcrisis.SomethingUndertheSunInAlexandraKleeman'snewnovel,anovelistnewtoLosAngelesteamsupwithaformerchildactortoinvestigateaconspiracy阴谋).ButthisisL.A.,wherewildfiresburnallyearlongandtherichstorewaterwhilethepoorsufferfromtheconsequenceofclimatecrisis.Humanweaknessispushingthecitytowardadisaster.WhichcategorydoesBreathingFirefallinto?Sciencefiction.B.Play.C.Non-fiction.D.Biography.WhatisAlexandraKleeman?A.Anovelist.B.Anactor.C.Afirefighter.D.Aminister.Whatdothelistedbookshaveincommon?Theyareonsale.Theyshowconcernoverclimate.Theyareintendedforteenagers.TheyaresetinCalifornia.BWhatcoulddrivingaracecarandpointingacameraattheMilkyWayhaveincommon?Morethanyoumightimagine.RacecardriverBubbaWallaceandphotographerBatakTefreshijourneyedtogethertoremoteGooseberryMesaforanadventureaimedatcapturingthenightsky.GooseberryMesa,farfrompopulationcenters,isprotectedfromthenighttimelightpollutionmakingitperfectforstarphotographers.Naturenightenvironmentssuchasthisarerare.Camping,hiking,andshootingstarsinmountainousMesahighlightthesimilaritybetweenphotographyandracing.Bubbanotes,“Onceyoufireuptheenginethere'snoturningback-IknowI'llbeinthatscatformorethanthreehours.”Batakagrees,“IhavethesamefeelingassoonasItouchthewheelofmycamera-I'mreadytocontinuethroughtheentirenight.”ForBubba,developingpatienceallowedhimtomatureasadriverandisequallyessentialtohisphotography.Seizingthemomentiscrucialtoo.“Everyminutethingsarechanging-theEarth'sshadow.themoonlight.theriseofstars,”Batakexplains.“Ifyoulosethemoment,it'sgoneforever.”BubbafindsthephysicalandmentaldemandsofracingascrucialwhentravellinginUtah'sruggedlandscapesunderfreezingtemperatures.Thinkincomingclouds,wind,ormistwillruinyourchanceataperfectshot?AccordingtoBatak.“Withwide-anglenightscapeseveryunexpectedweatherconditioncanbeanopportunity.Ourphotosshoworangesandbluesaroundthemoonyouwouldn'tseeunderaclearsky.”Theteamdiscoveredsharedintereststhatgobeyondphotography.“We'rebothpassionateaboutbringingculturestogetherandusingourworktobreakdownboundaries,”saysBatak.“Thenightskyhasaunifyingpower.Theskyconnectsthewholeworldunderoneumbrella.”24.WhydidBubbaandBatakchooseGooseberryMesa?A.Ithasasmallpopulation.B.Ithasidealweatherconditions.C.Itisfreefromlightpollution.D.Ithasamagnificentlandscape.25.Whichisrequiredinbothcarracingandphotography?A.Willpower.B.Teamwork.C.Bravery.D.Creativity.26.WhatdoesBatakthinkofunexpectedweatherasaphotographer?A.Annoying.B.Disastrous.C.Favorable.D.Challenging.27.Whichmaybeamessagebehindtheteam'sphotographywork?A.Appreciatingthenightsky.B.Connectingvariouscultures.C.Removingracialboundaries.D.Protectingtheenvironment.CIngardensacrossBritainthegrasshasstoppedgrowing,whichisnotdrought-stricken.Infact.itisgreenerandcleanerthaneverbefore.Thatisbecausethelawns(草坪)areactuallyartificialsubstitutes.Britonsarefascinatedbylawns.Countryestates(庄园)havelongcompetedtohavethemostperfectlycutandpolishedgrassland.“Whatyou'resayinginbigloudcapitalletters,i‘sI'msoterriblywealthy'、”saysFionaDavisonoftheRHS(皇家园林协会).Withthecomingofgrass-cuttingmachinesin1830,themiddleclassesjoinedthefun.ButnowBritonshavefalleninlovewithartificialgrass.EvergreensUK,whichsellsthestuff.saysithasseena120%riseinsalessince2015.Artificialgrassispopularwithfamilieswhohavechildrenordogsanddon'twantmuddraggedthroughtheirhouses.Ithasanothercharmfactor,too—peoplenowseegardensas“outsiderooms”—pairingcarpetsofartificialgrasswithdelicatelydecoratedseatingandhotcontainers.Noteveryoneisafan.Artificialgrasscontainsmicroplasticsthatruinsoilandriskflooding.Astudyfindscarthwormsgain14%lessbodyweightwhenoperatingunderrubber.aformofartificialgrass.whichmightnotbeaproblemforitsfans,aswormholesareregulardisgustingthings.butitdisappointsgreentypes.MsDavisonsaysagroupofwildlife-lovinggardenersisblooming,manyhavingcaughtthebugduringCOVID-19lockdowns.Forexample,alandscapedesignersaystheylikethingslessneatandtry“tocapturethatwildclement”.Thesecco-gardenersareinfluencedbyrewildingprojectsandaremorelikelytobeenvironmentalists.Whilethreewrittendocumentssignedbymanypeoplehavetriedtostopartificialgrassspreading.thegovernmentsaysregulatingwhatpeopledointheirbackyardsiswrong.TheRHSisconcernedaboutartificialgrass,butpreferspersuasiontolaws.“Wesay‘Letahundredflowersbloom',”saysMsDavison.28.WhatcanbeinferredfromDavison'sremarkinparagraph2?A.Sheisveryrich.B.Thegardeningcompetitionisfierce.C.Operatingacuttingmachineisfun.D.High-qualitygrasslandisgreatlyvalued.29.Whatpossiblycontributestothepopularityofartificialgrass?A.Advertisingcampaigns.B.Gardens'newfunction.C.Messygrasslands.D.Ill-manneredchildrenanddogs.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bug”meaninthefourthparagraph?A.Interest.B.Earthworm.C.Flower.D.Virus.31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleofthetext?A.ThebarrierofBritishgrasslandB.TheappealofgrasslandforBritonsC.ThefighttodefinethegreatBritishgardenD.ThecompetitiontobecomethebestgrasslandWhenaskedwhathisfatherdidforaliving,Mikeexplainedtohiskindergartenteacherthat“hestealsthings,butit'sOK,becausehegetspaidtodoit.”Heisn'twrong.Hisfatherisahacke(黑客)whoisproudofhisjob,justlikedoctorsareproudoftheworktheydo.Thankstosecurityresearchers'hackingpractices.leaksinanewversionofthemostcommonWi-Ficodestandard(WPA3)werefoundbeforecriminalscouldusethemtobreakintohomeandbusinessnetworks.Inanothercase,criminalsfoundanunknownweaknessinGoogle'sAndroidoperatingsystemsbeforesecurityresearchersdid.givingthebadguysfullcontrolofmorethanadozenphonemodels.However.findingMike'sfather'spersonalizedplatesforhiscarwiththeword‘HACKING'.anemployeeoftheTexasDepartmentofMotorVehiclesquicklytookthemaway.claimingthatalicenseplatedisplaying“HACKING”publicizedcriminalactivity.Whilethisreactionreallyisn'tthefaultofthewell-intentionedemployee.it'sasignofhowadeeplyrootedmisrepresentationofhisprofessionhascreatedafixedwrongimage.ItseemsthatthewaythathackersaredescribedinHollywoodhascontributedtotheword‘hacker'paralleling‘criminal',wherehackersarcoftenreferredtoasfiguresindarkroomsengagedinillegalactivitywhiletappingatkeyboards.Butactually,hackingisjustanactivity.Whatseparatesanyactivityfromacrimeis.veryoften.permission.Peoplearefreetodrive,buttheydonothavepermissiontodrive150milesperhour,whichisacriminaloffense.Sinceadriverisjustadriver.whymustahackerbeacriminal?Someonewhoengagesintheillegaluseofhackingshouldnotbecalleda‘badhacker'buta‘cybercriminal'.Contrarytopopularbelief,mosthackerslikeMike'sfatherundoubtedlyplayanimportantroleinkeepingcompaniesandpeoplesafe.32.WhatdidMike'ssonthinkofMike'sjob?A.Admirable.B.Amazing.C.Acceptable.D.Annoying.33.Whatdocsthesecondparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningthehackers'job?A.Itsweakness.B.Itsimportance.C.ItsvarietyD.Itssecurity.34.Whydoesthewritermention‘Hollywood'inparagraph3?A.Toentertaintherenders.B.Toquestiontheemployee'sclaim.C.Toclarifytheconceptofhacking.D.Totracethewrongimageofhackers.35.Whatmessagedoestheauthorreallywanttoconveyinthetext?A.Hackingmostlycounts.B.Hackingisactuallyacrime.C.Hackingispopularwithpeople.D.Hackingneedslicenses.阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Walkinginthecityisverydifferentfromwalkinginthepark.Asmallpsychologystudysuggestsurbanenvironmentscanslowyourstepandpossiblyincreaseyourmentalload.__36__Itcancaseyourmindandquickenyourpace.Thefindingsshowthatnaturalsettingsmaypotentiallyreducecognitive(认知的)tirednessandimprovereactiontimesstraightaway.__37__Thefirstofthetwoexperimentsinthenewstudyfocusedonpeople'swayofwalkingandcognitiveload.Duringthistrial.participantswerefittedwithsensorsandadozenmotioncontrolcamerasweresetuptowatchthemrepeatedlywalkdownal5-metreroomattheirnaturalspeed.Thewalloppositethemshowedanimageofeitheranaturesceneoracityscene.__38__Onthewhole,whenwalkingincitysettings.peoplereportedthattheyfeltmoruncomfortableandtheywalkedataslowerpace.indicatingahighecognitiveload.__39__Inthetrial.participantswereaskedtodistinguishbetweenbasicvisualshapesonthecomputerwhilealsointhepresenceofanaturalorurbanimage(thesameonesfromthefirstexperiment).Measuringreactiontimesinbothnaturalandurbansettings.theteamfoundresultstosupporttheiridea.Inurbanenvironments,participantswereslowerindistinguishingbetweensimpleshapes.__40__Ourbrainstakelongertoprocess.However.moreresearchisneededtoprovethatidea.A.Natureinfluencesusinmanyways.B.Theseconddugintosomehigher-levelcognitiveprocesses.C.Awalkthroughnaturedoestheopposite.though.D.Theysaidtheycouldn'tconcentrateproperlyafterwalking.E.Aftereach.participantswereaskedtoratetheirdiscomfort.F.Thereasonisthaturbanenvironmentsaremoredistracting.G.Thestudyincludestwoexperimentswithtwodifferentapproaches.第三部分语言运用阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Somefolksspenddecadeslookingfortheirbestfriends.Iwas__41__enoughtofindmineinGrade7atmyseniorschool-eight_42_girls.Asweprogressedtohighschool.acoupleofgirls__43__andacoupleofnewoneswormedtheirwayin.BytheendofGrade12,thegrouphadmoreorless__44__intoitsfinalform.onethat'sremainedremarkably__45__forthepast20years.Amongourmany__46__isanannualChristmasexchange.Thiseventfirst__47__whenwewere12.Wesetituponthelong,stickycafeteriatablesatourschooltoswap__48__giftsboughtwithourbabysittingmoney.Infollowingyears,we'd__49__anightofit,watchingmoviesandorderingpizzainparents'livingrooms,__50__oslightlylessshabbyadultapartmentsandthenintoourfirst__51__.Atthebeginning.wegaveeachotherbutterflyhairclipsandsoon.Those__52__brightmalljewelleryandcheerfulhousewaresaswebegannestinginour20sandbabyclothesoncewestartedhaving__53inour30s.Holidayswithfamilycanbe__54__.butourexchangeofferedsomethingelse:achanceformyfriendsandmeto__55__ourowntraditionsandplayatbeinggrown-ups.41.A.cautiousB.astonishedC.luckyD.clever42.A.matureB.teenageC.fashionableD.strange43.A.droppedoutB.droppedinC.showedupD.showedoff44.A.brokenB.forcedC.separatedD.united45.A.secretB.longC.naturalD.complete46.A.hobbiesB.traditionsC.ceremoniesD.rules47.A.caughtonB.tookplaceC.brokeoutD.felldown48.A.fancyB.expensiveC.modestD.generous49.A.repeatB.addC.searchD.make50.A.instantlyB.literallyC.eventuallyD.consequently51.A.homesB.schoolsC.sheltersD.offices52.A.heldontoB.gavewaytoC.cateredtoD.adaptedto53.A.salariesB.jobsC.kidsD.families54.A.rareB.practicalC.inspiringD.cosy55.A.createB.reformC.applyD.recognize第二节阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。I'vehadmyfairshareoftravellingaroundChina,andarecentweek-longtriptoGuizhouwasmyfirsttimetotheprovince.ItriedlookingupthemeaningandsignificanceofthenameGuizhoubeforethetrip,__56__(basic)tohaveareasonableideaofwhatwasinstoreforme.Butthatwas__57__hardtasksoIinquiredfromaChinesecolleagueonthetrip.Fromwhatshesaid,initiallytheprovince__58__(name)afterafamousmountaincalled“Gui”,sortofnobleinliteraltranslationand“zhou”,whichsimplymeansprovinceinChinese.__59__(keep)thatinmindIsetoutonajourneyofdiscoveryand__60__Ifoundwasmind-blowing,aphotographer'sparadise.Generally__61__(describe)asamountainousprovinceinsouthwesternChina,withGuiyangas__62__(it)capital.theprovinceistrulyoneofnature'sbestkeptsecrets.Comparedtootherleading__63__(province)inChina.withregard__64__development,Guizhouhassomecatching-uptodo.However,theprovinceremainsuniquenotonlyforitsamazinglandscape,__65__fortheroleitplayedinthepoliticalhistoryofmodernChinaandtheroleitistoplayintheworld.阅读下而材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。ARuntoRememberThirteencanbeachallengingage.NotonlydidIhavetoadapttomychangingbody.Ialsohadtodealwithmyparents'bitterdivorce,anewfamilyandtheupsettingmovefrommycountryhometoacrowdedsuburb.Whenwemoved.mybelovedcompanion,asmallbrownpony(小马),hadtobesold.Feelinghelplessandalone.Icouldn'tcatorsleep,andIcriedallofthetime.Imissedmyfamily.myhomeandmypony.Finally.myfather,
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