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专题01阅读理解（第02期）-2022届新高考名校英语好题速递分项汇编

阅读【2022届广东金太阳大联考开学考试】

Thisonlinecourseisdesignedtoprovideyouwithwork-readyskillsincludingrespondingtojob

advertisements,writingapplicationlettersandresumes（简历）anddevelopinginter-viewskills.

Whattopicswillitcover?

•Therecruitment（招聘）andselectionprocess

•Thejobapplication

•Planningfbrtheinterview

•Developinginterviewskills

Whatwillyouachieve?

Bytheendofthecourse,you'llbeableto...

•Assesstherecruitmentandselectionprocessfromanemployer'spointofview

•Interpretanadvertisement,jobdescriptionandselectioncriteriacorrectly

•Modelawell-writtenjobapplication

•Planfbrajobinterview

Whoisthecoursefor?

Whilethiscourseappealstotraineesandgraduates,italsoappliestojobseekersinthebroadercommunity

lookingtoincreasingtheirconfidenceandsuccessratewhenapplyingforwork.

Whodevelopsthecourse?

CentralQueenslandUniversity.ItisAustralia'sleadingregionaluniversity.Ourcoursesaredesigned

alongsideindustryandmanyincludehands-onlearningexperiencesandproject-basedlearning.Ourcommitmentto

makingreal-worldknowledgeandskillsaccessibletoallhasseenusbeingawardedglobalrecognition.

1.Whatwillstudentslearniftheytaketheonlinecourse?

A.Thewaytowritearesume.

B.Thewaytoputanadvertisement.

C.Theskillsoftalkingwithothers.

D.Theskillsofimprovingreading.

2.Whoistheonlinecourseintendedfor?

A.Trainers.B.Interviewers.C.Jobseekers.D.Collegestudents.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheonlinecourse?

A.Che叩.B.Practical.C.Long-standing.D.World-class.

TheBritishpoetMatthewByrnemovedtoBeijingin2013andfeltthatthecapitalcity'spoetryscenewas

lacking.Hisobsession（痴迷）forstartingpoetryeventsledtothefoundationoftheSpittoonCollectiveinMay

2015."Atthattime,theliteraryactivityinBeijingwasTheBookwormbasedinSanlitun,“Byrnesays.

WhilesomeofBeijing'sliteraryinstitutionswouldgoontocloseinthefallof2019,Spittoonwouldcontinue

togrowasacommunityforpoetsandwriters,aswellasmusiciansandothersinthecreativescene.

ByrnedescribestheSpittoonCollectiveasaplatformforpeopletoshareideas,fromliteraryworkstodifferent

formsofart,withprojectsdevelopingfromthecreativeenergywithinthecommunity.

SpittoonoriginallystartedasapoetrynightattheMadoBarinDongchengDistrict'sBaochao

Hutong.Byrnesays,“InBeijing,youhavethesewonderfulhutongs,ancientstructureswhereyoucanwalkdown

andvisitcoolbars,soIthoughtitwouldbegoodtohaveapoetryeventasitseemedlikepoetrybelongednaturally

tothisarea.”

Headds,“TheobjectivenowistodiscoverChinesevoicesandbroadcastthemtotherestoftheworld.We

createakindofthemepark-likeatmospherewhereeveryThursdayisoccupiedbyadifferentliterarystyleorart

form.”

ThereadingswouldmainlybeinEnglish,butwithaninternationalcommunity,anewsection

called'Toetry-in-Translation^wasstarted,whichfeaturedworksinChinese,French,Arabic,Russian,Spanishand

otherlanguages.

JoiningorganizedactivitieslikeSpittooncanbeamajorhelpforthosecaughtupinaboringlife.Andit's

especiallyimportantforthepeoplewhohavemovedtoChinaastheyneedtobuildnewrelationshipswhileliving

inadifferentcountry.

4.WhatcanweknowabouttheSpittoonCollective?

A.Itwasclosedin2019.

B.Itwassetupin2013inBeijing.

C.It'spopularwithliteraturelovers.

D.It'sacommunityjustforforeigners.

5.WhydidByrnestarttheSpittoonCollectiveinBaochaoHutong?

A.Toattractstudents'loveofpoetry.

B.ToexpandChina'sliteratureglobally.

C.TomakeBeijing'shutongsfamous.

D.Tocombinepoetrywiththehutong.

6.WhateffectwouldtheSpittoonCollectivehaveonChineseculture?

A.Beneficial.B.Negative.C.Challenging.D.Controversial.

7.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheSpittoonCollective?

A.Unclear.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Favorable.

I'velongbelievedthatpositivelivingisn'taboutbeingoptimisticeveryminuteofeveryday.Thatkindof

permanentlyhappystatecan'tbethegoal,becauseit'simpossibletoachieve.

Itturnsoutthatpsychologicalresearchfindstruehappinesscomesfromauthenticpositivity,andauthentic

positivitycomesfromemotionalflexibility.

Beingflexibleemotionallymeansbeingopentothefullrangeofemotionalexperiences,includingthe

challengingoneslikeanger,disappointmentandsadness.Emotionalflexibilitymeansbeingabletoshiftbehaviors

andmindsetstomeetdifferentsituationalneeds,andadaptingwhencircumstanceschange.

However,emotionallyflexiblepeoplearenotchameleons（变色龙）whoseoutlookchangesbasedonwhich

waythewindisblowing.Instead,emotionalflexibilityisaskillthathelpspeoplejudgethecomplexitiesofdaily

life,andsticktotheirdeeplyheldvalues.

FvelearnedanewwordthatTdliketosharewithyou:Eudaimonia（幸福感）.Eudaimoniaistheoppositeof

hedonism（享乐主义）,theideathathappinesscomesfromtheconstantpursuitofpleasureandavoidanceofpain.

Eudaimonia,bycontrast,encouragesustopursuemeaningandauthenticity,growthandhonestjoy.Bothare

philosophicalapproachestohappiness,andrecentpsychologicalthoughtisleaningtowardeudaimoniaasamore

sustainable,satisfyingmodel.

EudaimoniawasfirstmentionedbyAristotle,whogotthetermfromtheGreekword"daimon,“whichmeans

“truenature?'Tome,walkingapositivepathmeansacceptingthatweeachhavepositivetruenatureandpermanent

goodness.Whatwelearnfromtheconceptofeudaimoniaisthatwearebestequippedtorealizethisnaturewhen

weareemotionallyhonestandflexible.

8.Whatistheauthor'sbelief?

A.Peopleshouldlivealone.

B.Peoplecan'talwaysbehappy.

C.Peoplecan'talwaysachievetheirgoals.

D.Peopleshouldpursuetrueachievements.

9.Whatdoenmotionallyflexiblepeoplecommitthemselvesto?

A.Theirstronglybelievedvalues.B.Theirdifferentneeds.

C.Permanenthappiness.D.Thepursuitofhedonism.

10.Howcanpeoplegaineudaimoniaaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Bybeinghonesttoothers.B.Bychangingtruenature.

C.Bykeepingrealsticallyoptimistic.D.Bypursuingpleasureconstantly.

11.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Whatisthemeaningofeudaimonia?

B.Whatshouldwedotokeeppositive?

C.Howcanwekeephappyforever?

D.Whycan'tpeoplebehappyallthetime?

Everyracehorsehasdifferentabilities.Likehumans,someareshort-distancerunners,whileothersare

marathoners.Figuringoutwhichiswhichandhowtopacethemcanbethedifferencebetweenfailureinthefinish

andtakingtheawardhome.Jockeys(赛马骑师)andtrainershavetraditionallyreliedoncenturiesofexperience

anddatafrompreviousracestoplantheirraces.

AmandineAftalion,amathematicianinParis,thoughtshecouldaddtothat.Since2013,shehasbeen

analyzingtheperformancesofworldchampionrunnerslikeUsainBolt.Shehasfoundthatshort-distancerunners

tendtowinwhentheystartstrongandgraduallyslowdowntowardthefinishline.Butinmedium-distanceraces,

runnersperformbetterwhentheystartstrong,settledown,andfinishwithaburstofspeed.

Hermodelshowshowthosewinningstrategiesmaximizetheenergyoutputofmusclesreliantontwodifferent

pathways：powerfulaerobic(有氧的)onesthatrequireoxygen,whichcanbeinlimitedsupplyduringarace,

andanaerobicones,whichdon'tneedoxygenbutbuildupwasteproductsthatleadtotiredness.

Aftalionwonderedwhichstrategywouldbebestforhorses.SosheandQuentinMercier,another

mathematician,tookadvantageofanewGPStrackingtoolinsertedinFrenchracingsaddles(马鞍).

ThetwostudiedpatternsinmanyracesattheChantillyracetracksnorthofParisanddevelopedamodelthat

accountedforwinningstrategiesforthreedifferentraces：ashortone(l,300meters),amediumone(1,900

meters),andaslightlylongerone(2,100meters),allwithdifferentstartingpointsonthesametrack.Themodel

takesintoaccountnotjustdifferentracedistances,butalsothesizeorfrictionfromthetracksurface.

Theresultsmightsurprisejockeyswhoholdhorsesbackearlyforburstsofenergyinthelastfinish.Instead,

astrongstartleadstoabetterfinish,theteamfound.<4Thatdoesn*tmeanthosejockeysarewrong,though.Ifthe

startistoostrong,itcanbedevastatingaswell,leavingthehorsetiredbytheend,“Aftalionsays.

12.Whatshouldarunnerdotogetanawardaccordingtothetext?

A.Makeagoodstart.B.Planfortheraceearly.

C.Runslowlyonthestartingline.D.Tryrunningquicklyallthetime.

13.WhatformedthebasisforAftalion*sstudyinghorserace?

A.Theexperienceanddatafromprevioushorseraces.

B.Thebenefitofknowinghorses'differentabilities.

C.Thesuccessinstudyingrunners*winningstrategies.

D.Theperformanceofhorsesondifferentracedistances.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfcfcdevastatingvinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Boring.B.Damaging.C.Astonishing.D.Puzling.

15.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Runnershavethesameenergyoutputofmuscles.

B.Aftalion'sfindingsmayhelphorsestowintherace.

C.WhatJockeysandtrainersdomakesnosensetohorses.

D.Worldchampionrunnersmadeacontributiontothestudy.

阅读【浙江省2022届高三上学期百校秋季开学联考】

WhenicytemperaturesfrozeKodak,Tennessee,shuttingpowerdownandfreezingpipes.SeanPatel,

ownerofthelocalQualityInn,wantedtodosomethingtohelphisneighbors:openhishoteltoallcomers,and

providethemfoodandwarmthuntilthepowercamebackon.

Hisfriendsaskedhimtodialitbackabitbecausehewasspendingsomuchofhisownmoneyandenergyto

helpothersbutPatelwouldn'tlisten,HBusinessisdown,butIstillhaveclothesonmyback,thekidsaresafe,we

haveashowerandfood,saysPatel."Weallhavetolookoutforeachother.^^TheimmigrantfromIndiasaw

goodnessinthepeoplearoundhimwhenhesettledinTennessee,andwantedtobeapartofit."Isawhowmuch

peoplehelpedeachotherintheSouthanditgottome,"explainsPatel."It'snotalwaysaboutmoney.Ialways

wantedtobethatkindofperson.

BetweenChristmasandNewYearsof2021,all60roomsinthehotelwerecompletelyoccupied,withsome

roomshousingasmanyaseightornineadults.Someguestsevenstayedinthelobbyormeetingroomsjusttohave

awarmplacetobe.Acoupleroomsundermaintenancewereusedsoguestsinthelobbycouldtakeashower,

whichPateFsteamsanitizedthoroughlyaftereachuser.PeoplecametogetherinwaysthatPatelhasneverseen

before.Thehotelstaffturnedontheirbreakfaststationsopeoplewouldn'thavetoworry.

Withover200peopleatthehotel,therewasn'tanyfuss.Nooneargued.Everyonemadesuretheotherswere

comfortable,warm,andfedastheytookturnscookingforeachother.44Itwasn'taboutwhowasBlack,White,

Democrat,Republican,COVID,ornoCOVID,everyonewasafamily,"sayshotelmanagerShellyShirley.Allthe

guestswhowereatthehotelduringthefreezehaveevenkeptintouchviaaFacebookgroup!Theycheckinon

eachotherandkeepupwithnewsfromeachotherslives.

1.WhatinspiredPateltodothegooddeed?

A.Hisneighboringpeople'sgoodbehavior.

B.Thebadbusinesssituationatthemoment.

C.Hisfriends'notunderstandingofhisbehavior.

D.Theicywhethertheysufferedinthecoldwinter.

2.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.TheimportanceofPatel'scharitywork.

B.ThepeoplesappreciationtoPatePseffort.

C.Whatthehoteldidtohelpthepeopleinneed.

D.Thecomfortableconditionsthehotelprovidedtothepeople.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thereweretoomanypeoplestayinginthehotel

B.Theprogramhadadeepandlastingeffectonpeople.

C.PateFshotelprovidedpeoplewithcomfortableconditions.

D.PeopleweregratefultoPateforhiskindnessduringthehardtime.

TheNewYorkTimesstatesthatcheerleadingisthefastestgrowinggirlssport,yetmorethanhalfof

Americansdonotbelieveitisasport,Inaddition,theyfailtodistinguishbetweensidelinecheerleadersand

competitiveones.Sidelinecheerleaders'maingoalistoentertainthecrowdandleadthemwithteamcheers,which

shouldnotbeconsideredasport.Whilecompetitivecheerleadingisratheradifferentone.

Asport,accordingtotheAssociationofCheerleadingCoachesandAdvisors,isa"physicalcompetition

againstanopponent,governedbyrulesandconditionsunderwhichawinnerisdeclared,andprimarypurposeof

thecompetitionisacomparisonoftherelativeskillsoftheparticipants."Itisobviousthatcheerleadingfollows

theseguidelines.

Justasbasketballandfootballhaveguidelinesforcompetitiveplay,sodoescompetitivecheerleading.The

wholeroutinehastobecompletedinlessthan3minutesand15secondsandthecheerleadersarerequiredtostay

withinacertainarea.Competitivecheerleadersgoalistobethebest,Justlikegymnasts,theyareawardedpoints

fordifficulty,technique,creativityandsharpness.Cheerleadingisateamsportsowithoutcooperationand

synchronization,firstplaceisoutofreach.

AccordingtotheNationalCenterforCatastrophicSportInjuryResearch,cheerleadingisthenumber-one

causeofserioussportsinjuriestowomen.Emergencyroomvisitsforcheerleadingarefivetimesthenumberfor

anyothersport,partiallybecausetheydonotwearprotectivegear.Whilemanyathletesareequippedwithhippads,

kneepads,shinguardsorhelmets,smilingcheerleadersaretossedintotheairandspiraldownintothearmsof

trustedteammates,Thefliersmustremaintightatalltimessothattheirbasescancatchthemsafely.

Alsobecausecheerleadingisnotyetrecognizedasasportbymanyschools,neitherpropermattingnorhigh

enoughceilingsareprovidedtoensuresafety,Instead,thegirlsusewhateverspaceisavailable.Morerecognition

ofcompetitivecheerleadingasasportwoulddecreasethenumberofinjuries.

4.Whatproblemiscompetitivecheerleadingfacing?

A.Itisgovernedbystrictrules.

B.Peopledon'tacceptitasasport

C.Itiscomparedwithprofessionalgymnastics.

D.Peopledon*tknowitsdifferencewithsidelinecheerleaders.

5.Whyarebasketballandfootballmentionedinthetext?

A.Todistinguishcheerleadingwithbasketballandfootball.

B.Toshowthatcheerleadingisaspopularasbasketballandfootball.

C.Toshowcheerleadinghasthetypicalcharactersofcommonsports.

D.Tostatethatcheerleadingshouldfollowtherulesoftraditionalsports.

6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcheerleading?

A.Morepeopleshouldtakepartinit.

B.Competitivecheerleadingisdangerous.

C.Cheerleadingisthefastestgrowinggirlssport.

D.Moreattentionshouldbeattachedtocompetitivecheerleading.

NewfindingsclearlyshowtheAngloSaxonswereameltingpotofpeoplefrombothmigrantandlocal

culturalgroupsandnotonegroupfromWesternEurope.

ProlessorKeithDobneyattheUniversityofSydneysaidtheteam'sresultsstatethat"theAnglo-Saxon

kingdomsofearlyMedievalBritainwereclearlysimilartomodernBritain——fullofpeopleofdifferentancestries

sharingacommonlanguageandculture.^^

PublishedinPLOSONE,thecooperativestudybyProfessorDobneyatUniversityofSydneyandDr

KimberlyPlompandProfessorMarkCollardatSimonFraserUniversityinVancouver,lookedatthe

three-dimensionalshapeofthebaseoftheskull(头盖骨).

''Previousstudieshaveshownthatthebaseofthehumanskullholdsashapesignaturethatcanbeusedtotrack

relationshipsamonghumanpopulationsinasimilarwaytoancientDNA,“DrPlompsaid."Basedonthis,we

collected3DdatafromsuitablydatedskeletalcollectionsfromBritainandDenmark,andthenanalysedthedatato

judgetheancestryoftheAnglo-Saxonindividualsinthesample.”

Theresearchersfoundthatbetweentwo-thirdsandthree-quartersofearlyAngloSaxonindividualswereof

continentalEuropeanancestry,whilebetweenaquarterandone-thirdwereoflocalancestry.Whentheylookedat

skeletonsdatedtotheMiddleAnglo-Saxonperiod(severalhundredaftertheoriginalmigrantsarrived),theyfound

that50to70percentoftheindividualswereoflocalancestry,while30to50percentwereofcontinentalEuropean

ancestry,whichprobablyindicatesachangeintherateofmigrationandlocaladoptionofcultureovertime.nThese

findingstellusthatbeingAnglo-Saxonwasmorelikelyamatteroflanguageandculture,notgenetics,°Professor

Collardsaid.

TheongoingandunresolvedargumentiswhetheralotofEuropeaninvaderslargelyreplacedtheexisting

Romano-Britishinhabitants,ordidsmallernumbersofmigrantssettleandinteractwiththelocals,whothen

rapidlyadoptedthenewlanguageandcultureoftheanglo-Saxons?'1OurnewdatasuggeststhatearlyAngloSaxon

societywasamixofbothnewcomersandlocalsand,insteadofwholepopulationreplacement,aprocessof

acculturationresultedinAnglo-Saxonlanguageandculturebeingadoptedlargelybythelocalpopulation.

7.Whatcanweinferfromthestudy?

A.ManylocalswerekilledbycontinentalEuropeanmigrates.

B.Anglo-Saxonscreatedthemostpowerfullanguageandculture.

C.TheAnglo-SaxonindividualswereactuallyfromwesternEuropean.

D.Anglo-Saxonswerepeopleofdifferentancestorswiththesameculture.

8.Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?

A.Bystudyingthelocalcultureandlanguage.

B.Bycomparingthechangeratesofdifferentpeople.

C.Bycomparingthedifferentculturesandlanguages.

D.Bystudyingtheshapesoftheskulloftherelatedpeople.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordacculturationmeaninthelastparagraph?

A.culturaladaptation.B.culturaldevelopment.

C.racefighting.D.cultureinvade.

10.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.AresearchoftheAnglo-Saxonculture.

B.AstudyoftheoriginofAnglo-Saxons.

C.AhistorystoryofAnglo-Saxonindividuals.

D.Astudyofthepoweroflanguageandculture.

阅读【重庆南开中学2021-2022学年高三(高2022级)上学期7月考试】

YellowstoneNationalParkistheflagshipoftheNationalParkServiceandafavoritetomillionsof

visitorseachyear.Theparkisamajordestinationforallmembersofthefamily.Themainattractionsarealllocated

onthegrandlooproadandherearesomeofthetopreasonstovisitthepark.Bydrivingthegrandlooproad,

visitorscanviewtheparkfromthecomfortoftheirvehicleandalsotakearestatoneofthemanyroadsidepicnic

areas.Fortheactivevisitor,theparkhasthousandsofmilesoftrailsfromdayhikestobackcountryexplorations.

Thissitehasalotoftheinformationyouneedforyourtrip.

YellowstoneNationalPark2021OpeningandClosingDates

2021SpringOpeningDates

Conditionspermitting,roadswillopentoregular(public)vehiclesat8:00amonthefollowingdates.

•April16-WestEntrancetoMadisonJunction,MammothHotSpringstoOld

Faithful,NorristoCanyonVillage.

•May7-EastEntrancetoLakeVillage,CanyonVillagetoLakeVillage.

•May14-SouthEntrancetoWestThumb,WestThumbtoOldFaithful.

•May28-NortheastEntrancetoCookeCityBeartoothHighway.

•OpenYearRound-NorthEntrancetoGardiner/Mammoth.

2021FallClosingDates

Roadswillclosetoregular(public)vehiclesat8:00amonthefollowingdates.

•October12-BeartoothHighway(US212toRedLodge,Montana).

•November8-Allroadscloseat8amexcepttheroadbetweentheNorthEntranceandtheNortheast

Entrance.

COVID-19Response

FacemasksarerequiredonlandswherephysicaldistancingcannotbemaintainedandinallNPS(National

ParkService)buildingsandfacilities.Parkoperationsvarybasedonlocalpublichealthconditions.Beforevisiting,

pleasechecktheparkwebsitetodetermineitsoperatingstatus.

Howmuchistheentrancefee?

$35-Public,noncommercialvehicle;

$30-Motorcycleorsnowmobile(winter);

$20-Visitors16andolderenteringbyfoot,bike,ski,etc.

*Thisfeeprovidesthevisitorwitha7-dayentrancepermitforbothYellowstoneandGrandTetonNational

Parks.

1.HowmanyentrancestotheYellowstoneNationalParkarementioned?

A.3.B.4.C.5D.6.

2.Howmuchwillatwenty-year-oldcyclistpayifhevisitstheYellowstoneNationalpark?

A.$35.B.$30.C.$20.D.$60.

3.Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom?

A.Ageographicmagazine.B.Atravelwebsite.

C.Acommercialjournal.D.Aholidaybrochure.

Howdocountriesdeterminewhoseportraitstofeatureontheircurrency,andwhatdoesittellusabout

theirpasts?Here'salookatbanknotesfromaroundtheworldandthestoriesbehindtheircreation.

UnitedStates

In1866,controversyeruptedwhentheU.STreasuryissuedafive-centnotebearingtheportraitofSpencer

Clark,thefirstchiefofwhatisnowknownastheBureauofEngravingandPrinting.Clarkwasnotwelllikedby

somemembersofCongress,whohadaccusedhimyearsearlieroffraudand“grossimmortality.”

Followingpublicoutcry,CongresspassedalawonApril7,1866,whichprohibitedprintingthe''portraitor

likenessofanylivingperson“onthecountry'scurrency.U.S.lawstillprohibitsusingthelikenessoflivingpeople

today,andevencommemorativecoinshonoringapastpresidentcannotbeissueduntiltwoyearsafterthe

president'sdeath.

Inthemodemera,thecountrycelebratedpastpresidentsandFoundingFathersonitscurrency—withportraits

ofGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,AbrahamLincoln,AlexanderHamilton,UlyssesS.GrantandBenjamin

Franklingracingitsbanknotes.

NewZealand

NewZealand'sbanknotedesignhasbeenanunintentionalreflectionofNewZealand'sevolvingself-image

eversinceitbeganissuingcurrencyin1934,accordingtohistorianMatthewWright.TheBritishdominion'sfirst

banknotesreflectedasplitidentity,bearingbothBritishandlocaldesigns.Theearliestseriesboreaportraitof

MaoriKingTawhaio,whoseimagewasreplacedin1940withCaptainJamesCook,theBritishexplorerwho

“discovered“NewZealand.

NewZealandbecameaself-governingnationin1947—yetin1976,morethan20yearslater,itwasstillproud

ofitsassociationwithBritain.QueenElizabethIIdisplacedCookonallbanknotes,alongsidenativeplantsand

birds.

Bythelate20thcentury,however,NewZealandhadbeguntothinkofitselfasadiverseandindependent

nation.In1991,fiveyearsafterwinningfulllegalindependencefromBritain,NewZealandremovedtheQueen

fromallbutits$20billandreplacedherwithremarkableNewZealanders—includingwomen'svotingrightsleader

KateShepperd,mountaineerSirEdmundHillary,MaoripoliticalandculturalleaderSirApiranaNgata,andNobel

Prize-winningphysicistErnestRutherford—whostillgracethebanknotestoday.

4.WhydidU.S.Congressbantheportraitofanylivingpersononthecurrency?

A.Tosolveacrime.B.Toissueafive-centnote.

C.Tohonorapastpresident.D.Tostoppubliccontroversy.

5.WhatdothefacesonthecurrencyofAmericaandthatofNewZealandhaveincommon?

A.Theyaredeterminedbythepublic.

B.Theyincludetheportraitsofoutstandingfigures.

C.Theysymbolizetheindependenceofthecountries.

D.Theyarecloselyassociatedwithlocalenvironment.

6.WhatcanweinferfromtheevolvingofNewZealand'scurrency?

A.Historiansaffecteditgreatly.

B.Theprocessofitwascomplicated.

C.NewZealandusedtobeadiversenation.

D.Thebanknotedesignexperiencedlotsoftests.

7.WhosefaceisonthecurrencyofNewZealand?

A.ErnestRutherford.B.MaoriKingTawhaio.

C.QueenElizabethII.D.CaptainJamesCook.

Some117yearsaftertheWrightbrothersmadethefirstpoweredflightonEarth,NASAhasrepeatedthe

accomplishmentonanotherplanet.

CarriedtoMarsinthebellyofthePerseverancerover,theIngenuityhelicopterliftedofflastweekfromthe

surfaceoftheRedPlanettoanaltitudeofabout10feet,hoveredforsome30seconds,turned96degrees,andthen

gentlylanded.Sixdayslater,onMay3,thedroneflewthelengthofafootballfield,hittingatopspeedof4.5mph.

That1minute20secondflightwasanincredibletechnicalachievement,reportsTheNewYorkTimes.

Theredplanethassignificantgravity,aboutone-thirdthatoftheEarth's.TheMartianatmosphereislessthan

1percentasdenseasEarth's,sothereisvirtuallynoairforahelicopter^rotorbladestopushagainstandgenerate

lift.DuringMartiandaytime,theplanet'ssurfacereceivesonlyabouthalftheamountofsolarenergythatreaches

theEarthduringitsdaytime,andnighttimetemperaturescandropaslowasminus90degreesCelsius,whichcan

freezeandcrackunprotectedelectricalcomponents.ToenableIngenuitytofly,NASAmadethe$85millioncraft

exceptionallylight—itweighs4pounds—andfitteditsbodyoftissue-boxsizewithtwo4-foot-widecarbon-fiber

rotorblades.Theyspinfivetimesfasterthanthoseofaconventionalhelicopter.TosurvivethefreezingMartian

nights,itmusthaveenoughenergytopowerinternalheaters.

IngenuitywillmaketwomoretestflightsbeforescientistsfocusonPerseverance^primarymission:searching

forsignsofpastmicrobiallifeinancientMartianlakebeds.NASAhopestosendmore-sophisticateddronesto

Marsthatwillbeabletocarryscientificinstrumentsandreachandstudyareasinaccessibletowheeledrovers.

“WhattheIngenuityte