山东省部分市高二下学期期中英语汇编阅读理解

江苏省部分市20232024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题汇编阅读理解山东省潍坊市寿光市20232024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题一、阅读理解AAnewmuseumcalledShowtownhasopenedinBlackpool,innorthwestEngland.Blackpool’smilesofsandybeaches,threepiers(码头)andgiantrollercoastermadeitoneoftheUK’stopholidaydestinations.Showtownisthe“allsinging,alldancingmuseum”situatedintheheartoftheGoldenMile,closetoBlackpoolTower.It’sbeen10yearsinthemakingandistheonlymuseumUKdedicatedtocircus(马戏团),danceandshows.Showtownfeaturesfivegalleries,including“How’sTricks?’wherevisitorscangobehindthescenesinaBlackpoolmagicshoptotryoutpracticaljokesandmagictricks.The“RollUp!RollUp!”galleryfeaturesringmasters,acrobatsandclownsandhighlightsthecloseconnectionbetweenBlackpoolandthecircus.Visitorsto“It’sShowtime!”cangothroughastagedoortodiscovermusiciansandedianswhohaveallseentheirnamesupinlights.“It’sBetterwiththeLightsOn”gallerycelebratesBlackpool’sfamousilluminations(hugedisplaysoflights)thatdatebackto1879,and

“EverybodyDanceNow”showsthetown’shistoryofballroomdancingandNorthermSoul(astyleofmusicanddance).Showtownisafascinating,bright,boldcollageofallofthosestories,thoseentertainmentgreatsbutdoneinareallyinnovativeandcolourfulway.RainneverstopsplayatShowtown,oneofthemustvisitBlackpoolattractions,sodon’tforgettobookyourticketsonlineforfasttrackadmissiontothemuseum.TICKETPRICES—GeneralAdmissionAdultsaged

1664—£15.00Childrenaged415—£11.50Childrenaged3andunder—FREEStudents/Adultsage65+£13.50OuraddressisShowtown,BankHeyStrect,Blackpool,FY14TQ.Forbookingandgeneralquestions,call08081756929.1．WhatcanwelearnaboutShowtowninparagraph1?A．Ithasvariousentertainments.B．ItislocatednearBlackpoolMile.C．Itwaspletedinashortperiod.D．ItmakesBlackpoolatouristattraction.2．Whichgalleryoffersvisitorshandsonexperience?A．It’sShowtime! B．Roll

Up!RollUp!C．How’sTricks? D．EverybodyDanceNow.3．Howmuchwouldacoupleaged65withtwochildrenunder3payforadmission?A．£13.5. B．£15. C．£23. D．£27.BWedoloveourfriendsverymuch,buttheyhaveonehabitthatdrivesuscrazy.Theythinktheyarecoffeeexperts,andtheydon’thesitatetoinformyouofthatfact,overandoverandoveragain.Theytalkaboutthisnewbeanandthatnewgrowingarea,coffeecupsvsmugcups,blackvscreamandsugar,variousbrandsofcoffeemakersetc.Yougettheidea.Andwetolerateit.Butjustbecauseofyourtoleranceofyourfriends’behavior,itdoesn’tmeanyoucan’ttrytofoolthem.MyhusbandFrankandIwereplanningtopulloffthetrickofthecentury.Atweekend,weinvitedourfriendstoourhome.Nowitbegan.Frankknewwhathehadtodo.Hehadtokeepourfriendsoccupiedsothattheywouldn’teintothekitchen.Iftheydid,thewholethingwouldberuined.Iwasnervous.Wouldourtrickwork?OurfriendswerecoffeeexpertsandFrankandIwerenot.Imadelotsofnoisewhilepreparingthecoffee.Ihopedthatourfriendswouldthinkthatallthenoisemeantbettercoffee.Iturnedonthecoffeebeangrinder(研磨机)thatIhadboughtespeciallyforthistrick.Theywouldn’tbeabletotellthatIhadputriceinthegrinderratherthancoffeebeans.Thenoiselevelwouldbethesame.ThenIputafreshcoffeefilter(过滤器)inthecoffeemaker,addedthefilteredwater,andvery,verycarefullycountedoutthenumberofspoonsofcoffeeIneededfortwelvecups.Twelvecupsofinstantcoffee,thatis!Fromajar.Nobeanstobeseen.Timetoserve.Isetthetray(托盘)downonthetableandpouredcoffeeforeveryoneingrandstyle.Theysmelt,theystirred,theytasted,andthentheysighed.Couldtheyhaveasecondcup?Andthenmaybejustalittlemore?TheysaidthatfinallyIhadlearmedhowtomakereallygoodcoffee.TheysaiditwasobviousthatthebeansIhadchosenhadmadeallthedifference.TheyaskedwhichbeansIused.ItoldthemthatitwasasecretmixtureofvarlousbeansthatafriendhadsuggestedandIwasn’tabletoexposetheexactbination.4．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“pulloff”meaninparagraph1?A．Reveal. B．Revise. C．Clarify. D．Acplish.5．What’sthepurposeoftheauthorandherhusbandinvitingtheirfriends?A．Totesttheirtaste.B．Toplayatrickonthem.C．Tolearnabouttheirhobby.D．Toknowmoreaboutcoffee.6．Whatdidtheauthor’sfriendsdrinkinherhome?A．Instantcoffee. B．Rice

porridge. C．Filteredwater. D．Freshgroundcoffee.7．What’sthereasonfortheauthornottellingtheirfriendsaboutbeans?A．Itwasasecretrecipe.B．Therewasnobeanatall.C．Shewasmeanandselfish.D．Herhusbanddidn’tallowher.CExposuretonewtechnologiesincludingtrackers,robotsandAIbasedsoftwareatworkisbadforpeople'squalityoflife,accordingtoagroundbreakingstudyfromtheInstitutefortheFutureofWork.Theauthorsfoundthatthemoreworkerswereexposedtotechnologiesinthreeofthesecategories—softwarebasedonAIandmachinelearning;monitordevicessuchaswearabletrackers;androboticstheworsetheirhealthandwellbeingtendedtobe.Bycontrast,useofmorelongestablishedinformationandmunicationtechnologies(ICTs)suchaslaptops,tabletsandinstantmessagingatworktendedtohaveamorepositiveeffectonwellbeing.DrMagdalenaSoffia,thestudy'sleadauthor,saiditwasnotnecessarilythetechnologiesthemselvesthataretheproblem,butthewayinwhichtheyareadopted."Wedon'twanttoclaimthatthereissomesortofdeterminisminwhattechnologycauses,intermsofwellbeing,"shesaid,“Wesayitreallydependsonthecontext:onlotsofstructuralfactors,on

environmentalconditions,howitisdesignedandhowitisused.Solotsofhumandecisions.”“Wewantedtogiveamoremultidimensionalunderstandingofwhatwashappeningintermsofwellbeing.Soweusedawellestablishedmeasurewhichisaveryeffectivemeasure,usedbytheUKpublichealthsector;"Soffiasaid.DiscussingthepromotiontoqualityoflifefromICTs,shesuggested"onepossiblepotentialmechanismisthatactuallywhattheydoistostreamlineworkprocesses,andtheymakeworkinglifeabitmoreefficient.Andthatinturn,givesyoukindofasenseofachievement."Bycontrast,thefindingsabouttrackersandmonitortechnologiescorespondwithrecentwaningsfromtradesunionsandcampaignersaboutthenegativeimpactonworkerswhoseperformanceisbeingconstantlymonitored.MaryTowers,theTUC'sleadonAl,said:"Thesefindingsshouldworryusall.Theyshowthatwithoutstrongnewregulation,Alcouldmaketheworldofworkacruelandunhealthyplaceformany.Thingsdon'thavetobethisway.Ifweputtheproperguardrailsinplace,AIcanbecontrolledtogenuinelyenhanceproductivityandimproveworkinglives."8．Whatdoesthestudyfindaboutnewtechnologies?A．Theyarewellreceived.B．Theyworsenpeople'slife.C．Theyconsistofthreeitems.D．Theyaredevelopingrapidly.9．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A．Influenceonhumans.B．Originoftheproblem.C．Solutionstotheproblem.D．Decisiveroleoftheenvironment.10．HowareICTsgoodtous?A．Increaseworkefficiency.B．Enhanceourconfidence.C．Ensureoursafetyatwork.D．Improveworkingconditions.11．WhatisMaryTowers'attitudetonewtechnologies?A．Critical. B．Doubtful. C．Hopeful. D．Unclear.DIn1776ThomasPaine,anEnglishman,publishedabookcalledmonSense,whichbecameabestseller.Butinapaper,MarkWhitingandDuncanWatts,apairofputationalsocialscientists,notethattheideahasseldombeenseriouslystudied.Thetworesearcherssetouttofixthat.Theystartedbynotingthatthestandardconceptofmonsensehasasomewhatcirculardefinition:monsenseisasetofclaimsthatsensible(明智的)peopleagreewith,andsensiblepeoplearethosewhopossessmonsense.Togetaroundsuchphilosophicalmesses,theresearchersrecruited2,046humanparticipantsandaskedthemtorate50statementsfromalanguagedatabaseof4,407claimsthatmightbeseenasmonsensical.Asmonsensemighthavepredicted,theresearchersfoundthatplainlywordedclaimsconcerningfactsabouttherealworldwerethemostlikelytoberatedasdemonstratingmonsense(“triangleshavethreesides”,forexample,whichistruebydefinition,or“avoidclosecontactwithpeoplewhoareill”).Themoreabstracttheclaims,thelesslikelyparticipantsweretoagreethattheyweremonsense(“allhumanbeingsarecreatedequal”;“perceptionistheonlysourceofknowledge”).Whentheysplittheclaimsbysubject,theresearchersfoundthat

thoseconcerningtechnologyandsciencewerethemostlikelytoberatedasmonsensical,whilemattersofhistoryandphilosophyweretheleastlikely.Arespondent’sage,sex,ineandpersonalpoliticshadlittleeffectonwhattheythoughtcountedasmonsense,althoughpsychologicalmeasuresofsocialperceptivenessandtheabilitytoreflectonone’sopinionsdid.Havinginvestigatedindividualopinions,theresearcherslookedathowmonsenseworksacrossbiggroups.Here,theyfoundmuchlessagreementthanmighthavebeenexpected:Onlyaround44%ofclaimsinthelanguagedatabasewereratedasmonsensicalbyatleast75%ofrespondents.Astricterdefinitionofmonsense,inwhicheveryonehastoagreewithaclaimforittocount,cutthatnumbertojust6.6%.Whereexactlyareasonablecutofficesisamatterfordebate.Buttruly“mon”sense,itseems,isanunreadablething.12．Whatisthestandardideaonmonsense?A．Itiswhateverybodyknows.B．Itiswhatwetakeforgranted.C．Itisfactsabouttherealworld.D．Itisagreementsofwisepeople.13．Whichismostprobablyconsideredmonsensebytheparticipants?A．Moneyisequaltohappiness.B．Washyourhandsbeforemeals.C．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D．Practiceistheonlycriteriontotesttruth.14．Whichfactorinfluencespeople’sjudgmentofmonsense?A．Mentalhealth. B．Personalsalary.C．Socialinsight. D．Others’ments.15．Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．monSenseDoesNotReallyExistB．monSenseWorksAcrossCrowdsC．monSenseOriginatesFromTheMinorityD．monSenseIsNotActuallyVerymon山东省济宁市曲阜市2023—2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解ASmartHomeProductsforLivingaConnectedLifeWhatmakessomethingasmarthomeproduct?Generally,it’sdefinedbyitsabilitytoconnecttoaWiFinetwork,allowinguserstointeractwithitfromtheirsmartphones.We’veroundedupsomecool,diverseofferingsthatyou’lllovetohaveinyourhome.NestCamIQwalmart$299.00TheNestCamIQisabeautifullydesignedhomesecuritycamerathatcanrecognizefaces.Itcanwarnyouifthere’sastrangerinyourhome.Thedevicealsosupportstwowaymunicationviabuiltinmicrophonesandapowerfulspeaker.AppleHomePodbhphotovideo$349.00TheAppleHomePodhasbetteraudioqualitythananyothersmartspeakeravailabletoday.Availableinwhiteorspacegray,theSiripowereddevicealsoallowsyoutocontrolanumberofdeviceswithyourvoice.AugustSmartLockProamazon$279.99TheAugustSmartLockProispatible(兼容的)withmostlocks.Amobileappallowsyoutomanageaccesstothelock,checkitsusagehistory,andgetinformedwhensomeoneopensthedoor.Youcancontrolitandcheckonthestateofyourdoorwithvoicemands.LogitechHarmonyEliteamazon$249.99TheLogitechHarmonyEliteisoneofthebestuniversalremotecontrolsavailableonthemarket.Itcancontroljustabouteverypieceofelectronicsyouown(itsupportsover270,000devices!)ineveryroomofyourhouseorapartment,includingTVs,streamingdevices,andsoundsystems.1．WhatcantheNestCamIQhelpyoudo?A．Keepyourhomesafe. B．Checkthelocksofyourhouse.C．Controlelectronicswithyourvoice. D．Properlyuseyoursmartphonecamera.2．Whichdevicecanhelpyouoperatealmostallyourelectronicequipmentremotely?A．NestCamIQ. B．AppleHomePod.C．AugustSmartLockPro. D．LogitechHarmonyElite.3．Whichcolumnofawebsiteisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Society. B．News. C．Technology. D．Education.BMorethanonebillionpoundsofpumpkinsaregrownintheU.S.everyyear,andafterthey’vebeenusedforHalloweendecorations,millionsofthem—large,mini,orange,white—willendupinalandfill(垃圾填埋场).“DrivingaroundafterHalloween,youseepeoplewithpumpkinsontopoftheirgarbagebins.Allofthatwillgotoalandfillandbeemethanegaswhichwarmstheatmosphereinashorteramountoftimethancarbondioxide,”saysKayMcKeen,thedirectorofanenvironmentaleducationorganizationbasedinStateofIllinois.“Andlandfills—wherewesendasmuchas40percentofthefoodweproduce—contributeto14percentofU.S.methaneemissionseveryyear.”That’swhy,in2014,McKeenbeganPumpkinSmash.Forthiscollectionevent,localpeoplecanbringtheirusedpumpkinsto69differentlocationstosendthemofftotrashbins,andofcoursesmashthemtopieces.Thoughtheeventiscurrentlylimitedtoseveraltowns,butbytheirowncalculations,theeventhassaved538tonsofpumpkinsfromthelandfill.“Itputsnutrients(营养物)backinoursoil,itsaveswater,anditdoesn’tmakemethanegas,”saysMcKeen.Bakingandcookingoffersaneasiersolution.Pureed(糊状的)pumpkinisamoningredientinbakedgoodslikebreadsandpies.Actually,pumpkinsarefullofvitaminsandfiber,makingitagreatsourceofhumannutrition.AndaccordingtotheAmericanKennelClub,pumpkinmixedintodogfoodcanevenhelpsettleadog’supsetstomach.“Theyloveitmixedwiththeirdrydogfood,andit’sverygoodforthem,”saysAnneMeier,presidentoftheclub.4．OutofwhatdidMcKeenstartPumpkinSmash?A．panyprofit. B．Educationalpurpose.C．Foodsaving. D．Environmentalconcern.5．WhatcanwelearnaboutPumpkinSmashfromParagraph3?A．Itiswidelyacceptednationwide. B．Itreducestheuseofpumpkins.C．Itneedsfurtherimprovement. D．Itcreatesawinwinresult.6．What’sadvisedinthelastparagraph?A．Placemoresmashingbinsaround. B．Usepureedpumpkinsinbaking.C．Treatdogdiseaseswithpumpkins. D．Expandthesourceofnutrition.7．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Alocalnewspaper. B．Astorycollection.C．Abiologytextbook. D．Anacademicarticle.CEveryyearthousandsoftouristsflocktoChina.TheyetoseethegrandsightsoftheGreatWallandtheForbiddenCity,butoftenitisthehutongsthatleavethestrongestimpression,astheyoffertravellersarareviewintoBeijing’spast.Hutongs—themanylittlealleysthatconnecttherectangularcourtyardsoftraditionalhouses—areafeatureofancientChinesearchitecture.Beijing’shutongsareparticularlyfamous,however,astherearethousandsofthem.Nowadays,theword“hutong”hasetomeanmorethanjustthealleysthatconnectthecourtyards.Italsoreferstothecourtyardsthemselvesandeventothemunitiesthatlivethere.ThemajorityofBeijing’shutongswerebuiltbetweenthe13thand19thcenturiesduringtheYuan,MingandQingDynasties.Tohelpthemkeepcontroloverthecity,theEmperorsduringtheseperiodsarrangeddifferentareasofBeijinginneatblocksofhousesbuiltaroundcourtyards.Theywerethenabletoplaceguardsattheentrancesofthevarioushutongs,whichmadeiteasiertokeepaneyeonpeople’smovements.TheEmperor’shome,theForbbidenCity,wasinthecenterofBeijingandthehomesofthenoblesandwealthycitizenswereinthehutongsclosesttotheroyalpalace.Ordinarycitizenslivedinthehutongsfurtherawayfromthepalace.Byconnectingpeople’shomes,thehutongsinfactconnectedpeople’slives,whetherthelivesoftherichorthelivesoftheordinarycitizens.Becausethehouseswerebuiltfacingeachotheraroundcourtyards,thefamilieswholivedtherewereanimportantpartofeachother’slives.Theysupportedeachotherwhenhelpwasneededandsharedthejoyandsorrowofeverydaylife,nodoubtsharingrecipes,borrowingmops,andburningfragrantincensetogetherwhentheypayrespecttotheancestorsorBuddhists.Becauseofthehutongs,courtyardswerejoinedtogetherformilesaroundcreatinganetworkofpeopleworking,playingandlivingtogether—arealmunity.8．Whydothehutongsimpresstheforeignersmost?A．BecausetheyareuniquetotheancientChina.B．Becausetheyareparticularlypopularwithtourists.C．Becausetheyprovidetravelersachancetoconnecteachother.D．BecausetheyenabletravelerstounderstandBeijing’shistorybetter.9．Whatwasthepurposeofbuildinghutongs?A．Todefendagainsttheenemies.B．Toofferthetravelersarareview.C．Tostrengthentheemperor’srulingoverthecountry.D．Todeepentheconnectionbetweenpeopleinthemunities.10．Howwerehutongsarranged?A．Theywerearrangedaccordingtoranksoftheclasses.B．Theywerearrangedaccordingtopeople’slifedemands.C．Theywerearrangedaccordingtocity’sgeographicfeatures.D．Theywerearrangedaccordingtotheclosenessamongpeople.11．Whatistheauthor’sintentiontowritethetext?A．TopersuadepeopletotravelinBeijing.B．Tointroduceatraditionalarchitecture.C．Toencouragepeopletoliveinhutongs.D．Toexplainthefeatureofhutongs.Dmonwaterplantcouldprovideagreenenergysource.Scientistshavefiguredouthowtogetlargeamountsofoilfromduckweed,oneofnature’sfastestgrowingwaterplants.Transferringsuchplantoilintobiodiesel(生物柴油)fortransportationandheatingcouldbeabigpartofamoresustainablefuture.Foranewstudy,researchergeneticallyengineeredduckweedplantstoproduceseventimesmoreoilperacrethansoybeans.JohnShanklin,abiochemistsaysfurtherresearchcoulddoubletheengineeredduckweed’soiloutputinthenextfewyears.Unlikefossilfuels,whichformunderground,biofuelscanberefreshedfasterthantheyareused.Fuelsmadefromnewandusedvegetableoils,animalfatandseaweedcanhavealowercarbonfootprintthanfossilfuelsdo,buttherehasbeenarecentnegativeviewagainstthem.Thisispartlybecausesomanycropsnowgointoenergyproductionratherthanfoodandbiofuelstakeupmorethan100millionacresoftheworld’sagriculturalland.Duckweed,mononeverycontinentbutAntarctica,isamongtheworld’smostproductiveplantsandtheresearcherssuggestitcouldbeagamechangingrenewableenergysourceforthreekeyreasons.First,itgrowsreadilyinwater,soitwouldn’tpetewithfoodcropsforagriculturalland.Second,duckweedcangrowfastinagriculturalpollutionreleasedintothewater.Third,Shanklinandhisteamfoundawaytoavoidamajorbiotechnologicalbarrier.Forthenewstudy,Shanklinsays,theresearchersaddedanoilproducinggene,“turningitonlikealightswitch”byintroducingaparticularmolecule(分子)onlywhentheplanthadfinishedgrowing.Toexpandproductiontoindustriallevels,scientistswillneedtodesignandproducelargescalebasesforgrowingengineeredplantsandobtainingoilachallenge.Shanklinsays,becauseduckweedisanonmainstreamcropwithoutmuchexistinginfrastructure(基础设施).12．Whatcanpeoplegetfromduckweedfirsthand?A．Plantoil B．StablebiodieselC．Sustainablewater. D．Naturalheat.13．Whatdoesparagraph4mainlyconvey?A．Optionsforrenewableenergy.B．Reasonsforengineeringgenes.C．Thepotentialofrevolutionaryenergysource.D．Theapproachtoavoidingagriculturalpollution.14．Whatisthedecisivefactortomassproducetheplant?A．Industriallevels. B．Uniquedesign.C．Academicresearch. D．Basicfacilities.15．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DuckweedPower B．DuckweedProductionC．GeneticEngineering D．GeneticTesting山东省邹城市20232024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题二、阅读理解AStudyAreasinIowaStateUniversity’sLibraryQuietAreaThePeriodicalRoomonFloor2isaQuietZone,requiringanabsoluteminimumofnoiseanddistraction.Usersarepletelybannedfromconversations(includingmobilephones),andnogroupworkisallowed.GroupStudyRooms•GroupstudyroomsmustbereservedonlineusingavalidUniversityaccountandaUniversityCardonafirstefirstservedbasis.•ThirteenroomsareavailableforgroupswantingtoworktogetherintheLibrary.•Reservationscanbemadeupto30daysinadvance.•Groupshave15minutesafterthestartoftheirreservationtoarrive.Ifagrouphasnotclaimedtheirstudyspacebythattime,theirreservationwillbecancelled.ResearchStudyRooms•Researchstudyroomsareassignedtoindividualusersforresearchandotherscholarlyactivitiesthatrequireextensiveuseoflibrarymaterials.•ApplicationscanbepickedupattheCirculationDeskintheLibraryorrequestoneviaemailatlibstudy@iastate.edu.•Thereisusuallyawaitinglistfortheserooms.Applicationsshouldbemadeinadvanceifpossible.Generally,theseroomsaresharedspacesbecauseofthehighlevelofdemand.•Essentialequipmentisprovidedforeachstudy,andadditionalequipmentmaynotbeaddedwithoutauthorization.TheLibraryisnotresponsibleforpersonalproperty(laptops,textbooks,notebooks,etc)leftintheserooms.AllLibraryrulesandregulationsapplytotheserooms.Foodandfruitareforbidden,thoughdrinksincovered,spillproofcontainersarepermitted.•Attheendoftheassignedperiod,thekeyissuedforeachstudyroommustbereturnedpromptlytoCirculationstaffortheuserwillbebilled.21．WhatmaybesuggesteddoinginthePeriodicalRoom?A．Readinginsmallgroups. B．Havingadiscussioninalowvoice.C．Puttingone’sstuffinorder. D．Settingone’sphoneonsilentmode.22．Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroupstudyroom?A．Possessinganactivestudentcard.B．Leavingphonesoutoftheroom.C．Groupsconsistingofover15members.D．Fillinginanapplicationform30daysearlier.23．WhatisprohibitedinaResearchStudyRoom?A．Personalputers. B．Bottledwater. C．Sandwiches. D．Studymaterials.BAaravAnil,the17yearoldstudentWithapassionforroboticsfromBengraluro,inventedasmartspoonthatcanhelppeoplewithParkinson’sdiseaseeatwithdignity.Aarrav’sinterestincreatingasmartspooncamefromseeinghisuncleArjunwhohasParkinson’sdiseasestrugglingtofeedhimself.Thisdiseaseaffectsthebrainandleadstoinvoluntaryshaking.Hence,foodkeptspillingoutofhismouthandontohisclothing.Aarravwantedhisuncletobeabletoeatbyhimselfwithdignity.Aarravtooktohisroomwithmicrocontrollers,motors,sensorsanda3Dprinter.Noteverythingwentsmoothly.“ItwasfrustratingnotbeingabletofindthetinyelectronicspartsIneededhereinIndia.IhadtoordersomefromChina.buttheytookagestoarrive.”Aarravsaid.Throughtirelessefforts.Aarravmadeafirstmodelbutthehandlewastooslipperyforhisuncletousesohehadtochangeit.Thentheprototype(维形)wenttobetestedattheRVCollegeofPhysiotherapyinBengaluru.“I’vebeenfinetuningthedesignbasedonthecollege’sfeedback—thatitneedstobewaterproofsothatitcanbewashedwithoutdamagingalltheelectronicsinside;andthatitmustbedetachable(可拆卸的)soitcanbecleanedandreplacedbyafork.”Aarravsaid.Thetrialsbeingconductedatthecollegeareexpectedtobepletedbyearly2024andtheresultswillbepublishedinamedicaljournal.Aarravhopesthathissmartspoonwillbegintobemanufacturedonasmallscalewhenthetestingisplete.WhileothersmartspoonsalreadyexistandtwoUSpaniesarealreadyproducingtheirownversions,thecostistoohighformostIndians.Aarrav’sversionisestimatedtocostaround580).HishopeisthateveryonewithParkinson’sdiseasewillhaveaccesstoasmartspoon.24．WhatcanAarav’sinventionhelppeoplewithParkinson’sdiseasedo?A．Maintaintheirphysicalbalance.B．Boosttheirmoodandrelievestress.C．Feedthemselvesmuchmoreeasily.D．Ridthemofuncontrollableshaking.25．WhatisemphasizedabouttheinventionofthesmartspooninParagraph3?A．Itspopularity. B．Itschallenges. C．Itsfunctions. D．Itsapplication.26．Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“tuning”inParagraph4?A．Adjusting. B．Publicizing C．Outlining. D．Simplifying27．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAarrav?A．Industriousandsociable. B．IntelligentandhumbleC．Sensitiveandconservative. D．Ambitiousandcaring.CAfterdecadesofexploringthemoon,adramaticvisionisfinallybeingreality.TheGuardianrecentlyreportedthataprojectcalledLunarCodexisplanningtosendandstoreover30,000worksonthemoonfromartists,writers,filmmakers,andmusiciansfromover150countriesandregions.Thegoodstobestoredrangefromnovelsandpaintingstomusic,films，andevensoilfromEarth.Infact,thisisnotthefirsttimethatpeoplehavetriedsendinghumanlegacies(遗产)toouterspace.In1969,theApollo12missioncarriedaceramicpiecewithdrawings.In1971,theApollo15staffleftasculpturetohonorthosewhohaddiedinspaceexploration.What’smorefamousistheGoldenRecordcarriedbyspacecraftVoyager1and2fromNASAin1977,whichcontainshumanlanguage,musicandimages.Forexample,apieceofChineseguqinmusic,calledFlowingStreamswasincludedinit.Althoughwedon’tknowwhodetermineswhichsymbolsofhumanlegacygetsentouttospaceinmostprojects,it’sobviousthatthecriteriakeepchanging.Inthepast，spaceheritageproductsonlyfocusedonspacerelatedworks;butgradually,morehumanrelatedcontemporarygoodswhichheldgreatimportanceintheirrespectiveerashavebeenaddedtothelist.IntheLunarCodex,films,diverseartandliteraryworksproducedbywomen,disabledartists,andevenAIhavebeencollectedforthefirsttimetobesenttothemoon.Thesechangingcriteriaalsoleavespaceforordinarypeopletoimagineandthink.ManypeoplearenowtryingtostoretheirDNAinformationdigitally.Willpeoplebeabletofindevenmoresurprisingandinventivewaystopreservetheirlegacyinthefuture?Onlytimecantell.28．Whatisthegoaloftheproject?A．Tomakethemoonlivable. B．Toshowrespecttoartists.C．Toenrichthelifeofastronauts. D．Topreservehumanlegacies.29．HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A．Byexplainingreasons. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bymakingparisons D．Byanalyzingpreviousdata.30．Whatdoesthechangeofthecriteriareflect?A．AItechnologyisamazing. B．Theselectiverulesarestrict.C．Humancivilizationisinclusive. D．Spacerelatedworksarepopular.31．Wheredoesthetextmostprobablyefrom?A．Amagazine. B．Atextbook. C．Anadvertisement. D．Aposter.DIntoday’sdigitalage,whereavastoceanofinformationisjustaclickaway,thequestionarises:can