2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案35

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FindingsofaninternationalteamofresearchersfromJapan

andChinasuggestthatgeesemighthavebeenthe

firstpoultryspeciestohavebeendomesticated（驯养）by

humans—asfarbackas7,000yearsago.

Scientistshavelonghelddifferentopinionsonthehistoryof

thedomesticationofbirds,withabeliefthatitwaschickensthat

werethefirsttobedomesticated.In2014,Chineseresearchers

reportedancientDNAtakenfromthe

earliestarchaeologicalchickenbonediscoveryin

China,suggestingchickensweredomesticatedinnorthern

Chinaasearlyas10,000yearsago.

Buttheresearchersbehindthelatestfindingssaythatthe

2014studylacksfirmevidence.Inthenewstudy,the

teamunearthedthearchaeologicalsiteof

Tianluoshan,a7,000-year-oldricecultivationvillageinthelower

YangtzeRivervalleyinwhatistodayknownasEastChina,s

Zhejiangprovince.Theyfoundatotalof232goosebonesatthe

site.Theinhabitantsofthevillagewerehunter-gatherers.

Theresearchersusedmultipleapproachestostudythebones,

andfoundevidenceofdomestication.

Fourboneswerefromgoslings（幼鹅）rangingfromeightto

16weeksold,suggestingtheyhatchednearthesite.Geesewere

domesticatedfromwildgeese.Thesemigratorybirdsflyto

northernSiberiatobreed（繁殖）afterthespringandthenfly

southforthewinter,accordingtoresearchersfromtheZhejiang

ProvincialInstituteofCulturalRelicsandArchaeology.Theysaid

thegoslingsweretooyoungtohaveflowninfromelsewhere.At

thetime,Tianluoshandidnothavetheconditionstobeanatural

breedingplaceforwildgeese,soitfollowsthatthegoslings

werebornafterdomestication.

Theresearchersalsoanalyzedthechemicalmakeupofadult

goosebones,whichcontainedevidenceofthewatertheydrank.

Theiranalysisindicatedthattheadultgeesealsoseemedtohave

beenlocallybred,fortheywereallroughlythesame

size.Carbondatingalsoshowedthatthebonesbelongedto

geesethatlivedabout7,000yearsago.

ResearcherssayancientDNAanalysisisrequiredinfurther

studiestoinvestigatewhichspecieswerebredtobecomelocal

geesepopulations.

12.Wheredidtheresearchersfindthegoosebones?

A.InTianluoshan.

B.InnorthernChina.

C.InnorthernSiberia.

D.IntheupperYangtzerivervalley.

13.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegoslingsfromthestudy?

A.Theirparentswerewildgeese.

B.Theywereprobablyraisedbyhumans.

C.TheyflewtoTianluoshanforwinter.

D.Theyweretooyoungandhadtostay.

14.What'sthemainideaofParagraph5andParagraph6?

A.Theresultofthestudy.

B.Theimportanceofthestudy.

C.Theprocessofdomestication.

D.Theevidenceofdomestication.

15.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toshowhowgeeseweredomesticatedbyhumans.

B.Toprovethatchickenswerenotthefirsttobedomesticated.

C.Toshowanewstudyonthehistoryofthebirds'

domestication.

D.Tointroducehowthegeeseweredomesticatedfromwild

geese.

ABDc

Accordingtoasurvey,thewasteoffoodonthediningtable

occupies10%ofthetotalgrainoutput.Lastweek

Meituanco-publishedaproposalwithanumberofbusiness

organizations,callingonrestaurantstostopfoodwasteand

helpdevelopneweatinghabitsforcustomers."Restaurants

shoulduseofficialaccountsonsocialmediaand

live-streamingtopromoteandadvocatefood-savingactions/7

theproposalsaid.

Meituanandtheorganizationsareadvocating

thatmerchantsofferguidanceforconsumers,including

remindingthemduringtheorderingprocessaboutthetasteof

theingredients,portionsizesandotherinformationaboutthe

dishes,tohelpthemavoidfoodwastedueto

misleadinginformation.

Cateringassociationsinmorethan18provinceshavealso

joinedthecampaigntoremovefoodwaste.TheWuhanCatering

Associationproposedan"N-l"orderingcodeforrestaurantsin

whichagroupof10dinerswouldonlyorderenoughfornine

people.Morefoodisonlybroughttothetableifrequired.Ithas

inspiredpeopletorethinktheirrelationshipwithfoodand

waste.

OnFriday,theChinaCuisineAssociationannouncedthatit

hadteamedupwith日e.me,afooddeliveryplatform,tolaunch

a"half-dishplan",encouragingrestaurantsto

providecustomerswiththeoptiontoordersmallerportions.

Besides,customersareencouragedtotaketheirleftovershome.

Toreducefoodwasteonsocialmediaplatforms,some

popularvideoplatformshavesteppedupcontentreviewsof

food-relatedlivestreamsandimplementedregulationofonline

eatingshows.Now,ifuserssearchcertainkeywords,suchas

"eatingshow"or"competitiveeaters",

acautionarymessagepopsuptoremindthemtocherishfood

andkeepareasonablediet.

8.Whatisthepurposeoftheproposalmentionedinthe

passage?

A.Tomonitorfoodsalesonsocialmediaandlive-streaming.

B.ToexpandthebusinessandcompetitiveabilityofMeituan.

C.Toencouragerestaurantstotakemeasurestoreducefood

waste.

D.TopromotecooperationbetweenMeituanandother

organizations.

9.HowisParagraph3developed?

A.Bydoingasurvey.

B.Byofferinganalysis.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.

D.Bygivinganexample.

10.Whatisthesuggestionforconsumersinthepassage?

A.Purchasingtheirfavoritefood.

B.Buyingproper