高考英语《阅读理解》专项练习题（含答案）

高考英语《阅读理解》专项练习题（含答案）

Make2022yourmostadventurousyearbysigningupforoneofthesetripsofalifetime.Sail

toAldabraAtollforafascinatingjourney,hikealongthefrontiersofGeorgia,andexplore

differenthabitatsofhumanandanimals.Thesejourneysintheremoteareasareunlikeanytrip

you'veevertakenbefore.

ExodusTravels

Thisonce-in-a-lifetimejourneyvisitsAldabraAtoll,oneofthemostremoteUNESCOWorld

Heritagesitesontheplanet.Hiddenawayfromtheimpactofhumans,Aldabrahasmanagedto

sustainapopulationof152,000gianttortoises.Thisisthetripforwildlifeenthusiasts.Theclear

watersoftheSeychellesarehometo850speciesofbrilliantlycoloredfishthatyou'llvisiton

snorkelanddiveexcursions（旅行）.

WildFrontiersAdventureTravel

WildFrontiersAdventureTravel'sGeorgiaWalkingTourshowcasesthecountry'swildside,

withplentyofhikesintheSvanetiMountainsmixedwithculturalexperienceslikeavisittothe

remotevillageofAdishi,hometojust12families.

NaturalHabitatAdventures

Anine-dayadventurecenteredaroundNaturalHabitatsuniqueluxurybasecampnearthe

edgeoftheGreenlandicesheet.You'11beinoneoftheworld'smostremotelocations（witha

maximumofonly11othertravelersinyourgroup）,butstillnaveaccesstohotshowersand

well-preparedmeals.You'llspendyourdaysexploringthesurroundingwaters,meetingthelocal

Inuitvillagers,kayaking（独木舟）,andsoon.

MountainTravelSobek

Accompaniedwithexpertguides,you'lltrackgorillasthroughRwanda/sVolcanoesNational

Park,gettingararechancetoseethesemajesticcreaturesupclose.Youllalsofocusyoursearch

onanotherrarecreature-thegoldenmonkey.

1.WhowillbemostlikelytochooseAldabraAtollasaperfectdestination?

A.AUNESCOofficer.B.Anexperiencedhiker.

C.Anactiveenvironmentalist.D.Apassionateanimallover.

2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNaturalHabitatAdventures?

A.Travelerswilltakeacoldbath.B.Travelershavetomakedinnersalone.

C.Travelerswillenjoywatersports.D.Travelersneedtoprepareafoldingtent.

3.Whatdothesetripshaveincommon?

A.Theyareinremotelocations.B.Theyprovidewildlifevisits.

C.Theyfeaturevariousculturalactivities.D.Theyofferstayswithlocalfamilies.

Womenarefriendly.Butmenaremorecompetitive.Why?Researchershavefoundit'sall

downtothehormoneoxytocin（荷尔蒙催生素）.Althoughknownasthelovehormone,itaffects

thesexesdifferently.

"Womentendtobesocialintheirbehavior.Theyoftensharewithothers.Butmenlendto

becompetitive.Theyaretryingtoimprovetheirsocialstatus,"saidProfessorRyan.

Generally,peoplebelievethatthehormoneoxytocinisletoutinourbodyinvarioussocial

situationsandourbodycreatesalargeamountofitduringpositivesocialinteraction（互动）such

asfallinginloveorgivingbirth.

ButinapreviousexperimentProfessorRyanfoundthatthehormoneisalsoletoutinour

bodyduringnegativesocialinteractionssuchasenvy.

Furtherresearchesshowedthatinmenthehormoneoxytocinimprovestheabilityto

recognizecompetitiverelatonships,butinwomenitraisestheabilitytorecognizefriendship.

ProfessorRyan'srecentexperimentused62menandwomenaged20to37.Halfofthe

participants（参与者）receivedoxytocin.Theotherhalfreceivedplacebo（安慰剂）.Afteraweek,

thetwogroupsswitchedwithparticipants.Theywentthroughthesameprocedurewiththe

othermaterial.

Followingeachtreatment,theywereshownsomevideopictureswithdifferentsocial

interactions.Thentheywereaskedtoanalyzetherelationshipsbyansweringsomequestions.

Thequestionswereabouttellingfriendshipfromcompetition.Andtheiranswersshouldbe

basedongestures,bodylanguageandfacialexpressions.

Theresultsindicatedthat,aftertreatmentwithoxytocin,men'sabilitytocorrectlyrecognize

competitiverelationshipsimproved,butinwomenitwastheabilitytocorrectlyrecognize

friendshipthatgotbetter.

ProfessorRyanthusconcluded:"Ourexperimentprovesthatthehormoneoxytocincanraise

people'sabilitiestobetterdistinguishdifferentsocialinteractions.Andthebehaviordifferences

betweenmenandwomenarecausedbybiologicalfactors（因素）thataremainlyhormonal.”

4.Whatcausesmenandwomentobehavedifferentlyaccordingtothetext?

A.Oxytocin.B.Placebo.

C.Thegesture.D.Thesocialstatus.

5.WhatcanwelearnfromProfessorRyan'spreviousexperiment?

A.Oxytocinaffectsourbehaviorinadifferentway.

B.Ourbodyletsoutoxytocinwhenwearedeepinlove.

C.Oxytocinimprovesourabilitiestounderstandpeople'sbehaviordifferences.

D.Ourbodyproducesoxytocinwhenwefeelunhappyaboutothers'success

6.WhydidProfessorRyanconducttherecentexperiment?

A.Toknowpeople'sdifferentabilitiestoanswerquestions.

B.Toknowthedifferencesbetweenfriendshipandcompetition

C.Totesttheeffectofoxy:ocinontheabilitytorecognizesocialinteractions.

D.Totestpeople'sunderstandingofbodylanguage.

7.Whereisthisarticleprobablytakenfrom?

A.Alecturescript.B.Anadvertisement.

C.Apersonaldiary.D.Ahealthmagazine.

LocatedinShanghai'scoastalLingangarea,theShanghaiAstronomyMuseumcovers38,000

squaremeters.

“Themajorityofastronomymuseumsintheworldareabout20,000squaremeters,so:his

isarguablythelargestintheworld.ltwillbeabletohostvisitsbyaround6,000peopleaday；

saidLinQing,directorofthemuseum'sresearchcenter.

Thefuturisticbuildingwillfeaturethreemainexhibitions——Home,UniverseandOdyssey——

displayingastronomicalknowledge,theoriesabouttheuniverse,andthehistoryandcurrent

statusofhumanexplorationofspace.

Themuseumwillusemanytechnologiestoengagevisirors.Theywillbeabletoexperience

smallraisedblocksthatwarnpeoplewithlowvisionorblindnessofcomingdangerandalso

safety.

Miyakedesignedtheblocksintwoways.Thedottedblockswarnthevisuallydisabledthat

theyareapproachingdanger.Thistypeismostcommonlyfoundontheedgeofpavementand

railwayplatforms.Ablockv/ithabarredpatternwarnsthepedestrians（行人）thattheyare

followingasafepath.Pedestrianscanrecognizetheseblocksandtheirpatternswitheithertheir

visionwalkingstick,theirfeetorwiththehelpofavisionassistanceanimal.

HisblockdesignswerefirstadoptedbythecityofOkayamaonMarch18,1967,nexttoa

schoolfortheblind.Inthe1970s,theblockswereinstalledacrossallJapaneserailwaystations.

Sincetheirinvention,thetactileblockshavehadafewchangesincludingapatternwith

smallerraiseddotsormorepill-shapedraisedblocksindicatngdifferentdirectionalcuesaround

theworld.Forexample,whenthedotsareraisedinlinesinthedirectionofmovement,itmight

meanstepsahead.Forthosewithoutvisionloss,theblocksmaysimplyblend（融合）intothe

urbanenvironmentbuttheyplayacriticalroleingivingmoreindependencetothosewitha

disabilityinvision.

However,thetactileblockshavetheircriticstoo.Somearguethattheymightdomoreharm

thangoodtothosewithmobilitydifficultiessuchastheelderlywhomaytripontheuneven

surface.Movingforwardintoaworldthatismoreaccessibletopeoplewithdisability,citiesare

turningtodesignerswhohavevisiondisabilitythemselves.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.SeiicbiMipake,whowassufferingvisionloss,cameupwiththeinvention.

B.Thevisuallydisabledbenefitalotfromtheinventionintheirdailylife.

C.Ablockwithabarredpatternwarnsthepedestriansofthedangerahead.

D.TheIdctileblockswereoriginallyintendedtoblendini。theurbanenvironment

12.Whyhavesomechangesintactileblockstakenplaceaccordingtoparagraph4?

A.Toguidethevisuallydisabledmoreaccurately.

B.Topreventpedestrians'romtrippingovertheblocks.

C.Tomakethetactileblocksbetterintegrateinthesurroundings.

D.Tohelppeoplewithvisualdisabilitytowalkinaline.

13.Whyarecitiesturningtodesignerswhohavevisiondisability?

A.Theyarebetterdesigners.

B.Theyaremoresympathetic.

C.Theyknowbetterabouttheirworld.

D.Theydemandlessfromthegovernment.

Ashumans,weneedtimealone.It'sgoodforourbodiesandgoodforourbrains.

Idon'tmeansittingthereandstaringatawall,thinkingabouthoweveryoneelseishaving

morefunthanyou.I'mfollowingthedefinitionofpsychologistsworldwide;thatis,beingaway

fromotherpeople,byyourself,withnoonetotalkto.It'sthattimeyouspendaloneafterwork,

decompressing（减压）andrecharging.

Butwhatdoesthebraindoinaquietplacewithnothingtodo?Wenowknowitdoesn't

shutoff.Onceyougetoveryourimpatienceforgettingbacktowork,thebrainstartsawhole

differentpatternofactivityamongcertainbrainareas,whichisknownasthedefaultmode

network.

Manystudieshaveexaminedtheactivityofthedefaultmodenetworktounderstandit

better.Scientistshavefoundthatthisnetworkisactivewheneverapersonisresting,

daydreaming,thinkingaboutthemselvesorthememoriesofthepast,orplanningforthefuture.

Inotherwords,eventhoughwearenotbusywithanyparticulartaskbutresting,ourbrainsare

constantlytalkingtothemselves,keepinglinesofcommunicationopenbetweenareasthatwork

together.Itmaybethatthebrainactivityduringthisrestingstateispreparingustobereadyfor

anythingsothatwecanreactinthecorrectmannerwhenweheadoutintotheworldagain.

Otherstudieshavefoundthatbeingbyyourselfmayhelppromotecreativity.Evenifwe're

alonedoingasmallactivitytopassthetime,weaccomplishitbetteralone,aswell.We

subconsciously（潜意识地）doseveraltasksatthesametimewhentogetherwithotherpeople,

butnotinawayyou'dthink—weareconstantlyguessingwhattheotherpersonisupto,what

solutionthey'rearrivingatforaspecificproblem,whattheirthoughtsandfeelingsare.Beingby

yourselfcanbecompletelyliberatinganditisawonderfulwaytogettoknowyourseltsoenjoy

thattime.

14.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"timealone”?

A.Stayingawayfromyourfamily.B.Havingpleasurebyyourself.

C.Beingbyyourselfandrelaxing.D.Self-reflectionandplanning.

15.Whatdoesthebraindowhileinthedefaultmodenetv/ork?

A.Itshutsoffcompletely.B.Itstillworksactively.

C.Itcomesintoastateofsilence.D.Itremindsyoutotakearest.

16.Whatisthegoodofstayingalone?

A.Itwillmakeyouworkbetter.B.Itwillhelpyoulearnfromothers.

C.Itwillbenefityourfamilytie.D.Itwillhelpformagoodhabit.

17.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Enjoyyourtimealone.B.Asilentworld.

C.Keepyourselfathome.D.Youareyourself.

Fifteenyearsago,ItockasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupahill

forapanoramicviewofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,Ipausedtocatchmy

breathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanoramic.

Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanappearedfrombehind,andplanted

herselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighandappreciatethe

view.

PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshot

Iwouldeventuallytake,Igrewbored.WasittoomuchtoaskhertomovesothatIcouldtakejust

onepictureofthelandscape?Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomethingpreventedmefrom

doingso.SheseemedsolostintheviewthatIdidn'twanttoruinthat.

Another15minutespassedandIgrewimpatient.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedto

takethephotoanyway.AndnowwhenIlookatitzIthinkherpresenceinthephotoiswhat

makesitinteresting.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathes

becausethiswomaniswithit.

Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeautyandthatwomanwho“ruined"it,nowhangsonawallin

mybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured（捕捉）andfrozenon

somestranger'sbedroomwall?Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace;inwhichthewoman

whomIdon'tevenknowhasalwaysbeenthere.Insomeways,shelivesinmyhouse.

Perhapsweallliveineachother'sspaces.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefortoremindus

thatwealladmirebeautyandthatweallshareacommondesireforpleasure.Thisphotoisa

capturedmomentandalsoanunspokenconversationbetweentwowomen.

18.Accordingtotheauthor,thewomanwasprobably.

A.enjoyingtheviewB.losingherpatience

C.waitingforthesunsetD.thinkingaboutherpast

19.Intheauthor'sopinion,whatmakesthephotosoalive-5

A.Therichcolorofthelandscape.B.Theperfectpositioningofthecamera.

C.Thewoman'spresencenthephoto.D.Thesoftsunlightonthatsummerday.

20.Thephotoonthebedroomwallmakestheauthorbetterunderstand.

A.theneedtobeclosetonatureB.theimportanceofprivatespace

C.thejoyofthevacationinItalyD.thesharedpassionforbeauty

21.Thepassagecanbeseenastheauthor'sreflectionsupon.

A.aparticularlifeexperienceB.thepleasureoftraveling

C.theartofphotographyD.alostfriendship

Largegatheringssuchasweddingsandconferencescanbesociallyoverwhelming.Pressure

tolearnpeople'snamesonlyaddstothestress.Anewfacial-recognitionappcouldcometothe

rescue,butprivacyexpertsrecommendproceedingwithcaution.

Theapp,calledSocialRecall,connectsnameswithfacesviasmartphonecamerasandfacial

recognition,potentiallyavoidingtheneedforformalintroductions.z/ltbreaksdownthesesocial

barrierswehavewhenmeetingsomebody/saysBarrySandrew,whocreatedtheapp.

AfterreceivinganinvitationtodownloadSocialRecallfromaneventorganizer,theuseris

askedtotaketwoselfiesandsigninviasocialmedia.Attheevent,theappisactivewithina

previouslydefinedgeographicalarea.Whenauserpointshisorherphonecameraatan

attendee'sface,theappidentifiestheindividual,displaystheperson/sname,andlinkstohisor

hersocialmediaprofile.Toprotectprivacy,itrecognizesonlythosewhohaveagreedto

participateandautomaticallydeletesusers'dataafteranevent.

AnnCavoukian,aprivacyexpertwhorunsthePrivacybyDesignCenterofExcellencepraises

theapp'screatorsfortheseprotectivemeasures.Shecautions,however,thatwhenpeople

choosetosharetheirpersonalinformationwiththeapp,theyshouldknowthat“theremaybe

unintendedconsequencesdowntheroadwiththatinformationbeingusedinanothercontext

thatmightcomebacktobiteyou.”

Thestart-uphasalsodevelopedaversionoftheappforindividualswhosufferfrom

prosopagnosia,or“faceblindness/aconditionthatpreventspeoplefromrecognizingindividuals

theyhavemet.Tousethisapp,apersonfirstacquiresanimageofsomeone'sface,fromeither

thesmartphone'scameraoraphotograph,andthentagsitwithaname.Whenthecameraspots

thatsamefaceinreallife,thepreviouslyenteredinformationisdisplayed.Thecollecteddataare

storedonlyonauser'sphone,accordingtotheteambehinctheapp.

22.WhywasSocialRecalldeveloped?

A.Toidentifypeople.B.Tomeetfriends.C.Toorganizeevents.D.Totakephotos.

23.What'sParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Howtheappwascreated.B.Whatmakestheapppopular.

C.Howtheappfunctions.D.Whatpeoplecandowiththeapp.

24.HowdoesSocialRecallhelppeoplewithprosopagnosia?

A.Bygivingnamestothephotoskeptintheirsmartphones.

B.Bycollectinginformationpreviouslyenteredinthephone.

C.Byprovidingtheinformationofapersonwhentheyfirstmeet.

D.Byshowingtheperson'sinformationwhenitspotsastoredface.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutSocialRecallfromthepassage?

A.Itmayputpeople'sprivacyatrisk.

B.Illiascausedunintendedconsequences.

C.Itcanpreventsomecommunicationdisorders.

D.It'spraisedbyusersforitsprotectivemeasures.

Papa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactory,for

educationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,heread

everythinghecouldlayhishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworld

beyondhistinyhometown.^There'ssomuchtolearn/he'dsay."Thoughwe'rebornstupid,only

thestupidremainthatway?Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedeniedan

education.

Thus,Papainsistedthctwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Anddinnertimeseemed

perfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatter

howinsignificant,itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsome

comment,alwaystothepoint.

Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.

Papa,attheheadofthetable,wouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,ready

tolisten.

“Felice,"he'dsay,“tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.”"learnedthatthepopulationof

Nepalis...”

Silence.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaid,asifthesalvationoftheworldwould

dependuponit."ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well.."he'dsay."Getthemap;let'sseewhere

Nepalis."AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.

Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonly

afterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.

Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however;

wasgrowingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andby

lookingatus,listeningtous,respectingourinput,affirmingourvalue;givingusasenseofdignity,

Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.

Laterduringmytrainingasafutureteacherstudiedwithsomeofthemostfamous

educators.TheywereimpaUingwlidtPapahadknowndllalongIlievalueofconlinudllearning.

Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.Notasingledayhasbeenwasted,thoughIcannever

tellwhenknowingthepopulation,ofNepalmightproveuseful.

26.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.

B.Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlife.

C.Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.

D.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.

27.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.enjoyedtalkingaboutnewsB.knewverywellaboutNepal

C.appreciatedhisfather'seducationaltechniqueD.feltregretaboutthosewasteddays

28.Whatisthegreatestvalueof"dinnertime"totheauthor?

A.Showingtalents.B.Familyget-together.

C.Continuallearning.D.WinningPapa'sapproval.

29.Theauthor'sfathercanbebestdescribedas.

A.awisemanwillingtosharehisknowledge

B.ateacherstrictabouteverythinghisstudentsdid

C.aneducatorexpertattrainingfutureteachers

D.aparentinsistentonhischildren'seducation

BritishsculptorJasonTaylorhasmadeithismissiontousehistalenttoconserveour

ecosystemsbycreatingunderwatermuseums.Overtheyears,theenvironmentalisthasputover

850massiveartworksunderwaterworldwide.OnFebruary1,2021,Taylorlaunchedhislatest

work-TheUnderwaterMuseumofCannes.

“Themaingoalwastobringattentiontothefactthatcuroceansneedourhelp/Taylortold

Dezeen./zOceanecologieshavebeendestroyedbyhumanactivityintheMediterraneanoverthe

pastfewdecades,anditisnotobviouswhatistakingplacewhenobservingtheseafromafa<z

TheUnderwaterMuseumofCannescontains6sculpturesfeaturinglocalresidentsofvarious

ages.TheyrangefromMaurice,an80-year-oldfisherman,toAnouk,a9-year-oldstudent.

Toweringover6-feet-tallandweighing10tons,thefacesaresectionedintotwoparts,withthe

outerpartlikeamask.Themaskindicatesthattheworld'soceansappearpowerfuland

unbeatablefromthesurfacebuthouseanecosystemthatisextremelyfragiletocarelesshuman

activities.

Thoughthewaterssurroundingthesculpturesnowappearapristineblue,theseabedwas

filledwitholdboatengines,pipes,andotherhuman-madetrashwhentheprojectbeganabout

fouryearsago.Besidesremovingthetrash,Tayloralsorestoredthearea'sseagrass.Justone

squaremeteroftheseagrasscangenerateupto10litersofoxygendaily.Theseagrassalsohelps

preventcoastalerosionandprovideshabitatsformanyoceancreatures.

“Theideaofcreatinganunderwatermuseumwastodrawmorepeopleunderwaterand

developasenseofcareandprotection/7TaylortoldDezeen.z/lfwethrewunwantedwasteneara

forest,therewouldbeapublicoutcry.Butthisishappeningeverydayinoursurroundingwaters

anditlargelygoesunnoticed.”

30.whydoesJasonTaylorcreateunderwatermuseums?

A.Toprotecttheartworksunderwater

B.Todrawattentiontoendangeredseaanimals.

C.Toshowhissculpturetalent.

D.Toraiseawarenessofprotectingtheocean.

31.Whydoestheouterpartofthesculptureslooklikeamask?

A.Topopularizethefeaturesofthelocals.

B.Toremindpeopletoprotectthemselves.

C.Toreflectpeople'sprotectionoftheocean.

D.Tostressthefragilityoftheecosystem.

32.What'sParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Howtheprojectwasstarted.

B.Howtheseagrasswasrestored.

C.Whatrecoveryefforttheprojectmade.

D.Whythesurroundingswereimproved.

33.WhatcanweinferfromwhatJasonTaylorsaidinthelastparagraph?

A.Thesituationoftheoceaniseasilyignored.

B.ThedeslrucliuncausedI。Iheoceanisnulicedble.

C.Forestsplayamoreimportantroleinecosystems.

D.Peoplehavezerotolerancetodamagedonetonature.

TheForbiddenCityisv/ellknownforbeingfullofChineseculturalandhistoricalrelics.But

MastersintheForbiddenCity（《我在故宫修文物》）doesnotjustfocusonthestoriesofthepast.

Instead,thedocumentarymovie,whichcameoutinChinesecinemasonDec.16,focuseson

ordinarypeople—therestorers（修复者）ofrelicsandantiquities（古董）.

Thestoriesaretoldataslowandrelaxedpace,reflectingtherestorers'work.Restorationof

culturalrelicsandantiquescanbetime-consuming,andsometimesboring.Yettheserestorers7

patienceandpeaceofmineareespeciallypreciousinasocietywhereeverythingischangingso

fast.

“Ifyouchoosethisjob.youhavetostandhoursofworksittingonachair.Youneedtobe

quietandgetusedtobeingquiet/saysWangJin,anancientclockrepairexpert.

Atouchingpartofthedocumentaryisthespiritofcraftsmanship（工艺）intherestorers.

Yearsofhumdrumworkrequiresnotonlyskill,butalsofaithandspirit/ChinaDailycommented,

"lookingforprecisenessandperfection,devotingyourselftowork,patience,endurance（忍耐），

loneliness...Allthesequalitiescomefromthecraftsmanspirit.”

Butunlikethepopularideaofseriousexpertswhositaroundbeingserious,the

documentaryshowsofftheenthusiasmoftherestorers.Theyplaytheirguitarsandmakejokes

abouteachotherafteralongdayofrestorationwork.

OnescenethathasbeenverypopularwithInternetusersfeaturesayoungfemalerestorer

ridingabicyclethroughtheemptyForbiddenCityonaMonday.Whilesheisdoingthis,a

narratorsays,“ThelastpersontodothiswasPuyi,thelastemperoroftheQingDynasty/

MastersintheForbiddenCityhasprovedwrongmanypeople'sideasaboutantique

restorers,allowingthemtorealizethattheyarenotold,dullprofessors,butpeopleintheir40s,

30sandeven20swhocanbequitepleasingtotheeye.

34.Accordingtothetext,what'sthemainpurposeofthedocumentaryMastersintheForbidden

City?

A.Toshowpeopleliuwantiquesarerestored.

B.Todisplayrelicsseldomseenbyordinarypeople.

C.TodrawattentiontoChineseantiquerestorers*lives.

D.TopraisethecraftsmanshipofChineseantiquerestorers.

35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thedocumentarymainlytalksaboutthestoryofthepast.

B.Thedocumentarytalksaboutthestoryofseriousexperts.

C.TheideaofthedocumentarycameoutonDec.16.

D.Thedocumentaryshowstheenthusiasmoftherestorers.

36.AccordingtoWangJin,wecanlearnthat.

A.heoftengetstiredwithhiswork

B.thereisnoneedtodorestorationworkfast

C.antiquerestorersneedtobepatientandpeaceful

D.ittakesyearsofhardworktoadapttoantiquerestoration

37.Theunderlinedword“humdrum"probablymeans.

A.boringB.differentC.relaxingD.unusual

"Babysigning"classesestablishedtoimprovelanguageskillsactuallymakelittledifference

tochildren'sdevelopment,accordingtonewresearch.Scholarsclaimed（声称）therewasno

evidencethatthelessons,inwhichbabiesaretaughtsimplegesturestocommunicatetheir

everydayneeds,enablechildrentotalkquickerthanothers.

Inathree-yearstudy,itwasclaimedthatthemethodcouldmakemothersmoreresponsive

totheirchildren'sbehaviorsbutfailedtoactuallyincreasebabies'vocabulary.Anactivehome

environmentinwhichparentsregularlytalktotheirchildrenwasmuchmoreeffective,

researcherswarned.TheconclusionswillcastdoubtonthemovementbornintheUnitedStates,

whichhasprovedhugelypopularamongmiddleclassparents.

Babysigningisnowamulti-millionpoundindustry,withthousandsofmothersandfathers

payingforclasses,booksandDVDs.Youngchildrenaretaughtsimplegesturesforwordsand

phrasestocommunicatetheireverydayneeds,suchas"milk","more""allgone","food"and

"tired".Itisclaimedthatthetechniquebringsgreatbenefits,includingimprovingtherelationship

betweenmotherandchild,helpinglanguagedevelopmentandevenincreasingachild's

intelligence.

BuresearchfromHertfordshireUniversityhasfoundnoevidencethatusingbabysigning

helpstoimprovetheirlanguaged