2025年上海市高考英语热点复习：阅读理解、六选四组合练（二）

阅读理解,六选四组合练02（上海）

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第一套

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejust

read.

A

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Almosthalfamillionyoungoak（橡树）treeshavebeensavedafterTheTimesrevealedtheywereduetobedestroyed

becauseofdelaysingovernmenthelptocreatemorewoodland.

AtreenurserysaidinMarchthatithadbeenunabletofindbuyersfortheoneandtwo-year-oldseedlingsofEngland's

nationaltree.

MaelorForestNurseriesnearWrexhamspenttwoyearslookingafter500,000seedlings,expectingagreatincreasein

demandaftergovernmentpromisestoincreasetreeplanting.

Demandfailedtomaterializeandthecompanysaiditplannedtodestroythetrees,partlyblamingdifficultiesland

ownersfacedinobtainingsubsidiestofundthework.

AfterTheTimesreportedontheplan,dozensofcharities,communitygroupsandindividualsalloverthecountrygotin

touchwithMaelortoaskiftheycouldhelp.

“Thenurserydiscountedthepricepertreefrom35-40penceto20penceandsoldnearlyallofthe500,000ithadbeen

planningtodestroy.ThankslargelytothearticleinTheTimesonlyasmallpercentagehadtobedestroyed,saidMikeHarvey,

Maelor9smanagingdirector.

“Wearedelightedthattheseoaksaplings（幼树）havefoundgoodhomes.Wewerefrustratedattheprospectofhavingto

destroyplantswhichwehadspenttwoyearsgrowingonlytofindtheywerebeingleftwithoutafutureforreasonsbeyondour

control.^^

MrHarveysaidthelargestorder,for30,000oaks,hadcomefromExtinctionRebellionRewilding,anoffshootofthe

climatechangecampaigngroup.ItlaunchedacampaigncalledSavetheOakswhichraised£10,000throughacrowdfunding

appealtopurchaseandplanttreesthathadbeenduetobedestroyed.

JethroGauld,oneoftheorganisersoftheplantinginCambridgeshire,said,“Wewantedtodosomethingtopreventsuch

amassivewasteofsaplingsandhelpcreateagoodnewsstorytobenefitlocalpeopleandwildlife.9,

NatashaSomers,avolunteerforSavetheOaks,said,"Thesupportwe'veseenshowshowacommunitycancome

togetherindifficulttimes.It'sclearthatpeoplewanttoactforabetterfuture,onewherehumanityandnatureareconnected.^^

1.Theunderlinedword'subsidies9isclosestinmeaningto'

A.equipmentB.technicalsupportC.confidenceD.financialaid

2.WhathadMaelorForestNurseriesplannedtodobeforeTheTimesreportedontheirplan?

A.Toreducethepriceoftheseedlings.

B.Toruinthetreesithadtakencareof.

C.Towaitforgovernmenthelptoarrive.

D.TocountthenumberofoaktreesinBritain.

3.Whathappenedtothe500,000saplingsatlast?

A.Mostofthemweresoldout.

B.Mostofthemwerethrownaway.

C.TheywerereplantedtoCambridgeshire.

D.Theyweredonatedtoacampaigngroup.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Aprospectiveapproachtoplanting.

B.Anationwideefforttosaveoaktrees.

C.Atreenurserydevotedtopreservingendangeredtrees.

D.Aspeciesoftreesthatarethreatenedwithextinction.

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Thesecrethistoryofspies

Youmighthaveseenspiesinmovies,dressedincooloutfitsandusinghigh-techgadgets,butdidyouknowthatspying

hasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears?Checkoutthistimelinetolearnaboutspiesfromdifferentperiodsinhistory.

Lea（大约）3100B.C.-332B.C.

AncientEgyptianspiesweresomeofthefirsttousepoisontogetthejobdone.Tosilencetheirenemies,theyusedkiller

methodswhichincludedpoisonsfromplantsandsnakes.

2.ca1185-1600

TheJapaneseusedspiescalledninjas.Theseninjaswereexpertsingatheringsecretinformationfromenemiesandcompetitors.

Theyweretrainedsincechildhoodinsneakingaroundandassassinating,butfemaleninjaswouldsneakintoenemylocations

bydressingupasdancersorservants.

3.ca1325-1521

Aztecspies,calledquimichtin,livedinwhafsnowcentralMexico.Theywerenicknamed"mice"becausetheyworkedatnight

tohidewhilespying.Theirjobwasreallydangerous,becauseiftheygotcaught,theycouldbeenslavedorevenkilled.That's

whytheywerepaidmorethanmostAztecworkers.

4.1573to1590

SirFrancisWalsinghamhelpedprotectQueenElizabethIofEnglandbycreatinganetworkofspies.Theywereskilledat

readingcodedlettersandsecretlyopeningandresealingenvelopescontaininginformation.

5.1775-1783

BeforehebecamepresidentofwhatwouldsoonbecometheUnitedStates,GeorgeWashingtonhadagroupofspiescalledthe

CulperSpyRingduringtheRevolutionaryWar.Oneofitsmembers,AnnaStrong,sentcodedmessagesthroughherlaundry.

Shehungclothesaccordingtocolorandnumbertotellsoldierswheresecretmessageswerehidden.Forexample,ablackdress

andtwohandkerchiefsmighthavemeant“checkthesecondclosestriver.9,

6.1861-1865

HarrietTubmanisfamousforhelpingenslavedpeopleintheUnitedStatesescapeNorth,whereslaverywasillegal.Butshe

wasalsoaspyduringtheCivilWar.ShemademapsofthelandsonortherntroopscouldsafelytravelthroughSouthernstates.

7.1960s

DuringtheColdWarbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion（nowRussia）,spyactivitiesonbothsidesincreased.To

help,intelligenceagenciesdevelopedsneakygadgetsforspiestoeavesdropandcollectinformation.Onepopulardevicewas

thebuttonholecamera,whichcouldbecontrolled-frominsideacoatpocket.Itallowedspiestosecretlytakeaphotobyopening

afakebuttononthecoat.

8.1916

DuringWorldWarI,therewasaDutchdancercalledMataHari.SheacceptedanassignmenttospyforFrancein1916but

actuallyworkedfortheirenemy,Germany.ShewasfoundguiltyoftellingtheGermanssecretsaboutanewweaponthatthe

Frenchwereusing-thetank-andwasputtodeathin1917.

9.2024

Today,spiesdon'tevenneedtoleavetheirhomestocollectsecretinformation.Theyusecomputerprogramscalledspyware

fromanywhereintheworldtotrackactivityandaccesstop-secretinformationonfarawaydevicessuchascomputers,tablets

andsmartphones.Manycompaniesconsidercyberespionagetobetheirnumber-onethreat.

5.Aztecspieswerenicknamed"mice"duetotheir.

A.smallandquickmovementsB.nighttimeactivitiesforspying

C.expertiseinhidingindarkplacesD.useofundergroundspacesforsecretoperations

6.Whichofthefollowingspiesusedsecretcodestosendmessagestofellowspies?

A.MataHariB.HarrietTubmanC.AnnaStrongD.SirFrancisWalsingham

7.Whatcanweknowaboutspiesthroughouthistory?

A.Spyingbasbeenaroundforathousandyears.

B.Modemspiesdependheavilyoncooltoolsandoutfitsfortheoperations.

C.Thewaysofspyinghaveremainedunchangedthroughouthistory.

D.Differentcultureshadtheirownspieswithuniquemethods.

c

【来源】上海市上海中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

Therecenttrustcrisishasledmanyscientiststotakeuparmstodefendtheirenterprise,butintheirattempttofightback

againstvariousformsofsciencedenial,somescientistssaythingsthatjustaren'ttrue-andyoucan'tbuildtrustifthethings

youaresayingarenottrustworthy.

Onepopularmoveistoinsistthatscienceisright-fullstop-andthatoncewediscoverthetruthabouttheworld,weare

done.Anyonewhodeniessuchtruthsisignorant.Or,asNobelPrize-winningphysicistStevenWeinbergsaid,<6Eventhougha

scientifictheoryisinasenseasocialconsensus（共识），itisunlikeanyothersortofconsensusinthatitisculture-freeand

permanent.Well,no.Scienceisaprocessoflearninganddiscovery,andsometimeswelearnthatwhatwethoughtwasrightis

wrong.Evenamodestfamiliaritywiththehistoryofscienceoffersmanyexamplesofmattersthatscientiststhoughttheyhad

resolved,onlytodiscoverthattheyneededtobereconsidered.

Anotherpopularmoveistosayscientificfindingsaretruebecausescientistsuse“thescientificmethod^^.Butwecan

neveractuallyagreeonwhatthatmethodis.Somewillsayitisempiricism:observationanddescriptionoftheworld.Others

willsayitistheexperimentalmethod:theuseofexperimenttotesthypotheses（假设）.Recentlysomeprominentscientists

claimedthescientificmethodwastoavoidfoolingoneselfintothinkingsomethingistruethatisnot,andviceversa.

Eachofthesecommonly-heldviewshasitsmerits,butiftheclaimisthatanyoneoftheseisthescientificmethod,then

theyallfail.Historyandphilosophyhaveshownthattheideaofasingularscientificmethodis,well,unscientific.Infact,the

methodsofsciencehavevariedbetweendisciplinesandacrosstime.Manyscientificpractices,particularlystatisticaltestsof

significance,havebeendevelopedwiththeideaofavoidingwishfulthinkingandself-deception,butthathardlyconstitutes"the

scientificmethod”.Scientistshavebitterlyarguedaboutwhichmethodsarethebest,and,asweallknow,bitterarguments

rarelygetresolved.

Inmyview,thebiggestmistakescientistsmakeistoclaimthatthisisallsomehowsimpleandthereforetoimplythat

anyonewhodoesn'tgetitisdumb.Scienceisnotsimple,andneitheristhenaturalworld;thereinliesthechallengeofscience

communication.Whatwedoisbothhardand,often,hardtoexplain.Oureffortstounderstandandportraythenaturalworldare

justthat:efforts.Becausewe'rehuman,weoftenfallflat.Thegoodnewsisthatwhenthathappens,wepickourselvesup,

brushourselvesoff,andgetbacktowork.Understandingthebeautiful,complexworldwelivein,andusingthatknowledgeto

dousefulthings,isbothitsownrewardandwhytaxpayersshouldbehappytofundresearch.

Scientifictheoriesarenotperfectcopiesofreality,butwehavegoodreasontobelievethattheycapturesignificant

elementsofit.Andexperienceremindsusthatwhenweignorereality,itsoonerorlatercomesbacktobiteus.

8.ThequotefromStevenWeinbergisintendedto.

A.illustratethatscientifictheoriesarefreefromculturalinfluences

B.stresswhatwasbelievedtobetruemayturnouttobefalsetheories

C.showevengreatscientistsmaybeunfamiliarwiththehistoryofscience

D.serveasanexampleofthebeliefthatscienceproducespermanenttruths

9.Whatcanbelearnedfromallthepopularopinionson"thescientificmethod^^mentionedinthepassage?

A.Onewaytomakescientificdiscoveryisdoingexperimentstoobserveanddescribetheworld.

B.Someholdthescientificmethodfocusesonprovinghypothesescorrectthroughexperiments.

C.Somesuggestemployingthescientificmethodtoavoidself-deceptioninscientificinquiry.

D.Thescientificmethodhasevolvedovertimeandvariedacrossscientificdisciplines.

10.Theunderlinedphrase4Cfallflat“inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto.

A.failtoachieveagoalB.lieonone'sback

C.fallbehindthetimesD.risetochallenges

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.It'spointlesstoagreeonasinglescientificmethodasscienceisrightinitself.

B.Sciencecan'tsupplyabsolutetruthsabouttherealworld,butitbringsuscloser.

C.Reflectiononthehistoryofsciencemayhelpscientistsrestorepublictrustinscience.

D.Makingscientifictheorieseasilyunderstandableisthebiggestchallengeforscientists.

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeused

onlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

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A.Nevertheless,confidenceplaysasignificantroleindeterminingtheeffectivenessoffear-basedmotivation

strategies.

B.However,ifstudentsarenotconfident,thenfear-basedapproachescouldtriggerfeelingsofanxiety.

C.Leaders,managers,andteachershaveoftenusedoneoftheseideastoinspirepeopletoworkharderandachieve

more.

D.Takentogether,thesestudiesshowthatfear-basedmotivationiscomplicated.

E.Theymaybeinspiredtolearnnewthingsthatwillhelptheirbusinessorfindmentorswhocansupportthem.

F.Butdoesthismotivateordiscouragebusinesspeople?Again,it'snotstraightforward.

Whatmotivatesyoutoworkorstudyharder?Isitthethoughtofsuccessandalltheamazingthingsthatyoucanachieve,

orisitthefearoffailureandworryaboutallthethingsthatcangowrongforyou?12Butisonebetterthanthe

other?

Arecentstudylookedattheeffectoffear-basedstrategiesonBritishsecondaryschoolstudents.Asissooftenthecase,ifs

complicated.Theyfoundthatifatestisseenasimportant,andstudentsareoptimisticthattheycansucceed,thenthefearof

failurecanbeusedsuccessfullybyteacherstomotivatetheselearners.13Itcaninturnleadthemtodoworseon

thetestthantheywouldhavedoneotherwise.Thestudyalsofoundthatifstudentsaredisengagedanddon'tcareaboutthetest

inthefirstplace,then,unsurprisingly,thefearoffailureisnotlikelytomotivatethem.

Entrepreneursoftenruntheriskoffailure.It'safactthatmostnewcompanieswillfail.14Thepersonal

consequencesoffailurecanbesignificant,andsofoundersmaybemotivatedtoworkhardertoavoidthem.Astudycarriedout

onBritishandCanadianentrepreneursfoundthatfearoffailurecanimproveproblemsolving,aspeoplearemotivatedto

anticipateandresolvepotentialissues.However,thestudyalsoshowedthatitcanleadtoincreasedprocrastinationaspeople

focustoomuchonwhattheypersonallyfear,ratherthanwhatwouldbebestforthebusiness.Ifsomeoneislessconfidentabout

theirbusinessidea,thentheymayfindtheirdecision-makingnegativelyaffectedbytheirfears.

15Itcandriveconfidentpeopletodobetter,butitcanalsoincreaseourdoubtsandturnthemintobarriers.

第二套

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejust

read.

A

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ChineseTeapotEscapingfromBritishMuseumGoesViral

ChinesestatemediahaspraisedaviralvideoseriestellingthestoryofajadeteapotcomingtolifeandfleeingtheBritish

Museumtomakeitswaybackhome.

Thesetofthreeshortvideos,entitledEscapefromtheBritishMuseum,showstheteapotturningintoayoungwomanina

greendress,whothenengagesaLondon-basedChinesejournalisttohelpherreunitewithherfamily.Itappearstohavestrucka

chord（弦）inChinaafterfirstbeingreleasedbyindependentvloggersonDouyin.ByMondayevening,ithadreportedly

receivedmorethan310millionviews.TheplotlinetapsintogrowingChinesecriticismoftheBritishMuseumafterreportslast

monththatmorethan1,500pricelessobjects,includinggoldjewelry,semi-preciousstonesandglass,weremissing,stolenor

damaged.

InAugustthestatemediaGlobalTimescalledforthereturnofChineseartifactsfromthemuseumacfreeofcharge^^inthe

wakeofthecontroversy.t4ThehugeholesinthemanagementandsecurityofculturalobjectsintheBritishMuseumexposedby

thisscandal(丑闻)haveledtothecollapseofalong-standingandwidelycirculatedclaimthat"foreignculturalobjectsare

betterprotectedintheBritishMuseum,,^^itsaid.Itstronglysupportedthevideoseriesfbrtouchingona"'powerfulmessage99

abouttheimportanceofculturalheritageandreflecting"Chinesepeople'sdesiringfortherepatriationoftheChinesecultural

relics.^^

StatebroadcasterCCTValsogavetheshortfilmsaglowingreviewsaying:"WeareverypleasedtoseeChineseyoung

peoplearepassionateabouthistoryandtradition...WearealsolookingforwardtotheearlyreturnofChineseartifactsthathave

beendisplayedoverseas.^^

ThemuseumscandalmadeheadlinesaroundtheworldandreawakenedearlierdemandsbytheChinesemediatorestore

thecountry5srelics.Thenewthree-partshowhastriggeredawaveofnationalismamongviewers,withmanypraisingthe

creativeplotthatreducedthemtotearsbyshowinghowtheteapotexperiencedthehappinessofreturningtoChinatosee

pandasandwatchaflag-raisingceremonyonTiananmenSquare.

1.WhatexcusedoesBritaingivefbrkeepingothernations9culturalobjectsinitsmuseum?

A.Ithastakenpossessionoftheseobjectsbyalllawfulmeans.

B.Theseobjectsaresaferandtakenbettercareofinitsmuseum.

C.Itisrequestedbyothernationstoprotecttheirculturalobjects.

D.Theseobjectsmaycometolife,fleetheircountriesandgoviral.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“repatriation”(Para.3)probablymean?

A.Repair.B.Reflection.C.Reserve.D.Return.

3.Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Chinahadalreadydemandedtherestorationofitsculturalrelicsbeforethescandal.

B.Themuseum'sawfulmanagementandsecuritysystemsareinvolvedinthescandal.

C.TheBritainMuseumisunderpressuretoreturntheculturalrelicstoChinasoonerorlater.

D.ALondon-basedChinesejournalisthascontributedalottotheviralthree-partvideoseries.

4.Whafsthepurposeofthepassage?

A.ToappealtoBritaintoreturnChina'sculturalobjects.

B.Tointroduceaviralvideoseriesaboutafleeingjadeteapot.

C.Toarousereaders9concernaboutChineseculturalobjectsabroad.

D.TopraiseChineseyoungpeople'spassionforhistoryandtradition.

B

【来源】上海市向明中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中测试英语试卷

Temporaryexhibitionsareaccessibleforindividualviewingtoholdersofticketstotherelevantmuseumfacility.Certain

exhibitionsmaybevisitedwithseparateticketsorwithspecialguidedtourtickets.

Pricesforentryticketsinthemaincategory:

MainMuseumComplex-500roubles

MainMuseumComplex,open-datedticket*-1200roubles

GeneralStaffbuilding-500roubles

GeneralStaffbuilding,open-datedticket*-1200roubles

WinterPalaceofPetertheGreat-700roubles

MenshikovPalace-700roubles

StarayaDerevnyaRestorationandStorageCentre-700roubles

MuseumoftheImperialPorcelainFactory-300roubles

*Thisticketgivestheholdertherighttovisitthemuseumfacilityononeofthreesuccessiveworkingdays.Thedateforwhichthe

ticketwasobtainedisthefirstdayforapossiblevisit.Applicationsforrefundscanbemadenolaterthanthreedaysbeforethe

dateofthefirstpossiblevisit.

Tofindoutaboutothertickets,concessionsandtheStateHermitage'ssocialprogrammes,gototheVisitingRules

sectionofthewebsite.

Electronicticketsareavailableonthewebsiteonlyforthenext2-4weeks,entranceticketsfromtheticketofficesonly

forthecurrentday.Thismeasurehasbeenintroducedtocounterprofiteering.Buyyourticketsonlyfromofficialsalespoints

operatedbythemuseumitself!

Electronicticketsdonotneedtobeexchangedattheticketoffices.Toenterthemuseum,youwillneedtopresentthe

barcode,printedoutorstoredonamobiledevice,tothereaderattheentranceturnstile.

Holdershavetherighttoreturnticketsthattheyhavepurchasednolaterthanthreedaysbeforethedateoftheir

scheduledvisit.Paymentsforelectronicentryticketscanonlyberefundedtothepersonwhopaidforthemthroughthemuseum

website.Detailsoftherulesforbuyingandreturningticketscanbefoundhere.

IMPORTANT:Ifyouappeartohavenotreceivedlettersconfirmingyourorderorcontainingtheelectronic

tickets,pleasecheckyoure-maiFs"Spam"folder.

Ifquestionsarise,wecanbecontactedbytelephoneduringthemuseum'sworkinghours(dailyexceptMonday,1Janand

9May)

•acquiringorreturningtickets:

+7(812)710-99-60,e-mail:tickets@hermitage.ru

•acquiringticketsforonlineevents:

+7(812)495-70-68,e-mail:lectoriumonline@hermitage.ru

•guidingservices:

+7(812)571-84-46,e-mail:excursof@hermitage.ru

5.IfJoannawantstobeabletovisitbothMainMuseumComplexandGeneralStaffbuildingonanydateofthefollowingthree

days,howmuchshouldshepayonline?

A.1000roublesB.2400roubles.C.1700roublesD.1900roubles.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothewebpage?

A.Allexhibitionsareaccessibletoticketholderstotherelevantmuseumfacility.

B.Holderscanreturntheirpurchasedticketsthedaybeforetheirvisitdate.

C.Ticketofficesonlyofferentranceticketsforthecurrentdaytovisitors.

D.Electronicticketsshouldbeprintedoutforbetterrecognitionbythereader.

7.Whatcanyoudoifyoudon'treceiveaconfirmationletter?

A.Contactthestaffofthemuseumbytelephoneatyourconvenience.

B.Sende-mailstothemuseumstaffonanyoftheweekdays.

C.Gototheguidingcenterinpersonwiththescreenshotofyourorder.

D.Searchotherfoldersinyouremailforthefilteredmessages.

C

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WhenIwas14,1begancollectingalltheinterestingmathfactsandpuzzlesthatweren'tcoveredinschoolintoanotebook.

Thisnotebookeventuallyexpandedintosixvolumes.Thesecollectionsbecamethebasisformybook,ProfessorSteuarts

CabinetofMathematicalCuriosities.

OneofthemostinterestingtopicsIrevisitedwhilewritingmybookwasthe“sausageconjecture,“auniquemathematical

challenge.Aconjectureisatheorythatmathematiciansbelievecouldbetruebuthasn'tbeenprovenordisprovenyet.The

sausageconjectureisaboutfindingthemostefficientwaytowrapcirclesorspheres.Forexample,ifyouwrapastringtightly

aroundseveralidenticalcircleslaidoutonaflatsurface,theconjectureexploreswhicharrangementminimizestheareainside

thestring.

Mathematicianshavelongstudiedhowtopackobjectstightly.Forinstance,ittooknearly400yearstoprovethatstacking

orangesinhexagonallayersisthemostcompactforminthreedimensions.However,thisareaofmathisn'tfullyresolved,

especiallywhenconsideringmorethanthreedimensionsordifferentshapes.

hexagonallayers^1ahexagonallayout—,

Considerasimplesituation:ifyouweretowraparibbonaroundsixflat,circularpies,youwouldfindthatplacingthe

piesinastraightline(forminga“sausage“shapewiththestring)coversthesmallestarea.Butifyouwrapsevenpies,a

hexagonallayoutwithonepieinthecentertouchingtheothersismorespace-efficient.Thispatternholdstrueforuptosix

circles;alinearlayoutisbest.Butforsevenormore,arounderarrangementminimizestheareainsidethestring.Thishasbeen

provenmathematicallyforuptosixcircles.

Theproblembecomesevenmorecomplexwithspheres.Forwrapping56orfeweridenticalspheres,asausage-shaped

arrangementminimizesthevolumeinsidethewrapping.With57spheres,acompactshapeisbetter,asitbalancesthinnesswith

volume.Thistooisaproventheorem.

8.Whatdoesaconjectureinmathematicsreferto?

A.Afullyprovenmathematicaltheorem.

B.Atheorythathasbeenprovenincorrect.

C.Atheorythatmightbetruebuthasn'tbeenprovenyet.

D.Amathematicalruleusedforsolvingalgebraicproblems.

9.Accordingtothepassage,howshouldsixflat,circularitemsbearrangedtominimizetheareaenclosedbyastring?

A.B.

c.D.

10.Whatistheprimarypurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainacomplexmathematicaltheoryindetail.

B.Todetailtheauthor'spersonalhistoryandachievements.

C.Tointroduceacollectionofmathematicalwondersinabook.

D.Topromoteaproperwayofdiscussingmathematicalchallenges.

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeused

onlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

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TooBig,TooExpensiveandTooSilly—WhyVideoGameMoviesFail

FilmadaptationsofvideogameshavefallenontheunsuspectingviewingpubliclikeaDropBear.Atfirsttheylook

harmlessenough,buttheyoftenleaveviewersbruisedandregretful.

Thesemoviesareplentiful.11Yetdespitebigbudgetsandqualitytalentbothinfrontofandbehindthecamera,

mostvideogamemoviesarecommercialandcriticalfailures.

12Theanswercomesdowntoacomplexmixofconflictingaudiencedemandsandcommercialrealities.Video

gamemoviesoftenassumethattheaudiencewants,orisinterestedin,thegame'slegendandbackground.Infairness,thisisout

offearthatfanswill?Criticiselegendchanges,alienatingakeydemographic.Butgamesreveallegendprogressivelyovertens

ofhoursofgameplay,whereasmovieshaveasmallportionofthattime.Thistensionriskscreatingboringexpositionand

complexstorylines.Forexample,Warcraftdetailstheoriginsofconflictbetweenhumansandorcs（兽），thecentralconflictin

thegame'sworld.13

Additionally,excessiveadherencetothesourcematerialextendstousingsillyplotdeviceswithoutspendingenough

timeestablishingproperreasonsfortheirexistence.Ingames,thesecanworkduetothe“unspokenbutcommonlyunderstood

logicof"thisisavideogame*'.Inagame,peopleacceptinconsistentn