高考英语易错点纠错练：主旨大意题（题型易错）原卷版

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名校主旨大意题易错题通关练

1.【福建省厦门第二中学2023-2024学年高三12月试题】

IliveinXizhouinYunnanProvince,onthehistoricTeaHorseRoad.IhavetoadmitthatwhenIfirstheard

thatPaulSalopekwasgoingtowalktheentireglobeonhisowntwofeet,Iwasblownaway.Icouldn'timagine

thattherecouldbesuchanunusualpersonintheworld.

LastMay,ImetPaul.HetoldmethatitwashisfirsttimeinChina.Hetalkedtomewithgreatexcitement

aboutthehistory,migrations,anddiscoveriesinmyregionofChina.HespokeoftheShu-YanduDao(the

SouthernSilkRoad),thetravelsofthe17th-centuryChineseexplorerXuXiake,theTeaHorseRoadandtheearly

20th-centuryAmericanbotanistJosephRock.HealsotalkedofXuanzang.Paulconsideredmanyofthemheroes

andinasenseChinesepioneersofslowjournalism.

IdecidedtoaccompanyPaulonhiswalktowardYunnan.OnSeptember28,2021,wesetout.Ourdayswere

simple:walk,eat,sleep,andrepeat.Wewokeupatsunrise,setoffinhighspirits,andrestedatsunset,dragging

ourselvesintoexhaustedsleep.

Wemetmanypeopleontheroad.Somewerecurious,surroundingusandwatchingus;somegaveus

directions;someinvitedusintotheirhometotakearest;somespokeofthecharmoftheirhometown.Wemet

manybeautifulsouls,simplesoulsandwarmsouls.Wewerewalkingwithourminds.

Together,wewereimpressedbythebiodiversityoftheGaoligongMountains.AsIwalkedonancientpaths

throughmountains,Iseemedtoheartheantiquevoicesofpasttravelersurgingmetobecarefulontheroad.

Lookingbackonthemorethan200milesIwalkedwithPaul,Icametoarealization.Walkingforitsown

sake,whilehealthyandadmirable,isonlyasmallpartofthebenefitofmovingwithourfeet.Adeeperrewardis

rediscoveringtheworldaroundus,shorteningthedistancebetweeneachother,andsharingeachother9scultures.

6.Whatdoesparagraph4tellusaboutthewriterandPaul?

A.Theyhonoredtheancestors.B.Theysetoffinhighspirits.

C.Theysatisfiedthelocals5curiosity.D.Theybuiltbondswithpeople.

2.【广东省2023-2024学年高三上学期12月联考模拟预测】

PoetWadsworthLongfellowsaid“musicistheuniversallanguageofmankind”,andthere'sgrowing

evidencethathewasright.NewresearchshowspeoplewithAlzheimer's(老年痴呆)diseaseoftenrespondto

familiarmusicorsonglyrics,evenwhentheirmemoriesandabilitytoparticipateinconversationmaybe

flagging.

JonathanGraff-Radford,DoctorofMedicine,explainsonTheMayoClinicwebsitewhythismaybe:

“MusicalmemoriesareoftenpreservedinAlzheimer'spatientsbecausekeybrainareaslinkedtomusicalmemory

arerelativelyundamagedbythedisease.9,

WhenEnglishseniorTedMcDermottwasdiagnosedwithAlzheimerin2016,hissonSimonMcDermott

foundTedbecameverballyandphysicallyviolentasthediseaseprogressed.Gratefulfortheresourcesprovided

bytheAlzheimer'sSociety,Simonand80-year-oldTedmadevideosoftheirdailycarduets（二重唱）fora

fundraising"SingingfortheBrain^^programin2019.Trulyremarkable,consideringthatsomedaysTeddidn't

recognizeSimon.

Thesongsbroughtthemtotheattentionofthepublic.Injustafewmonthstheireffortshadconsiderable

successonYouTube,raisingover100,000,andresultinginacontractwithDeccaRecordsfor80-year-oldTed.

AlthoughTedhasbeguntodeclinealittleinthelastyears,healwaysremembersthewordstohisfavoritesongs

andishappytogowithSimondailyinthecartosing.Differentmusic-relatedprogramsandprojectsareoffered

bytheU.K.Alzheimer'sSocietyorganizations.TheseprogramsaredesignedforpeoplewithAlzheimerto

providementalstimulationinasupportivesocialenvironment.

Socialengagementandkeepingyourbrainactive,alongwithahealthydietandexercising,mayseemlike

obviousgoodhabitstofollowforyourhealthingeneral.They'vealsobeenproventobefactorsinreducingthe

riskofdevelopingAlzheimer.

Ifsnevertoolatetostarttakingcareofyourbodyandyourbrain-somakemusicappreciationorsinging

partoftheroutineofyourlovedonestrugglingwithAlzheimer.AsWilliamShakespearesaid,“Ifmusicbethe

foodoflove,playon.”

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.80-year-oldTeddefeatsAlzheimer'sdisease.

B.ThepowerofmusicforAlzheimer'spatients.

C.PoetsinspireAlzheimer5spatientswithmusic.

D.Agoodhabittofollowforyourphysicalhealth.

3.【广东深圳明德实验学校2021届高三上学期阶段性试卷】

ByteDance（字节EK动）Group5sTikTok,anoverseasversionofChineseshortvideosharingappDouyin,

facesanexistentialcrisisintheUnitedStates,asmurmursofa"crackdown”（强制取缔）fromtheWhiteHouse

forcedtheChinesecompanytoengageintalksonsellingitsUSbusinesstoMicrosoft.

TikTokisthefastest-growingregisteredglobalmobileinternetapp,withmorethan100millionusers,andits

rapidgrowth,especiallyintheUS,isseenasathreattoFacebook.TheUSgovernmenthaslongviewedglobally

competitiveChinesehigh-techcompaniesincludingHuaweiasathreatanddonewhateveritcouldtocrackdown

on（打击）theminthenameof"'nationalsecurity”.

TheUSgovernmenthasnotintroducedanyspecificpolicyagainstTikTok,onlythreateneditthrougha

numberofunclearstatements.

Accordingtothelatestmediareports,Microsoftispreparedtopressaheadwiththenegotiationstotakeover

TikTok'sUSoperationsandcompletethenegotiationsbySept15,followingtalksbetweenMicrosoftCEOSatya

NadellaandUSPresidentDonaldTrump.

ThismeansthatTikTokwillhavetohanditsfateovertosomeunpredictablepower,andevenhavetosellits

assetswithouttheoptionofsettingaprice.

TheUSgovernmenthasfailedtofindareasonablelegalexcusetodealwithTikTok.Allprivatedataof

TikTok'sUSusersarestoredintheUSandareunlikelytobetransferred.ConsideringtheUSgovernmentis

tryingtodealwithTikTokinapoliticalway,TikTokshouldconsiderincorporating（合并）thedisputeintotheUS

legalprocesstoassert（坚持）itslegalrightsandinterests.

TiKTok'scorevalueliesinitsuniquealgorithms,aproductofartificialintelligencethatrepresentsthe

expertiseofChineseengineersandprogrammerswithhigh-valueintellectualproperty.

TheUSgovernment'smove,whichhasforcedByteDancetosellTikToktoaUScompany,issimilartoa

forcedtechnologytransferandanexampleoftheUS'openseizureofChineseintellectualproperty.

IfByteDancesellsTikToktoaUScompanyfor'"securityreasons",thatwouldsetadangerousprecedent,

motivatingothercountrieswhereTikTokoperatestofollowtheUSadministration'sexampleandcauseachain

reaction.

ByteDanceisayoungChineseprivatecompanythatcannotdealwithapoliticalgameplayedbytheUS.But

asaChinesecompanythathasgoneglobal,ByteDancehasreasonstotakeuplegalmeanstodefenditslegal

rights.TheChinesegovernmentcanalsoconsiderexaminingwhetherthetechnologytransferinthedealviolates

China9slawandharmsthecountry'snationalinterests.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthenewsreport?

A.TikTokmustdefenditsrightslegally

B.TikTokisseenasathreattoFacebook

C.ByteDancehastosellTikToktoaUScompany

D.ByteDanceagreestotransfertechnology

4.【广东省华南师范大学附中2023-2024学年高三试题】

JennLarsonwasjust14yearsoldwhenshetookoverthebookkeepingforherfamily'sdairyfarmnearFirth,

Idaho.Shesoonsawfirsthandhowchallengingitwasforherparents,wholackedanycollegeeducation,to

properlymanagetheunpredictableearningsoffarming.Thisstartedalifelongpassionforfinance,anditledher

downanunexpectedpathtobecomingarolemodelsheneverhad.

tc,

Yet,suchambitionsraninobviouscontrasttoeverythingfamiliartoher.Ididnthaveanyadvisors,^^Larson

says."Ididn'thaveanyonetolookuptoforaprofessionalexample.AllthewomenIassociatedwithwere

stay-at-homemoms.^^Despitehavingparentswhocouldn'tfullyunderstandherambitions,Larsonwenttothe

BYUMarriottSchool,wheresheearnedabusinessdegreeandfocusedmuchofhercourseworkoninternational

finance.

LarsonworkedforsevenyearsasafinancialrepresentativewithNorthwesternMutual,advisingclientson

importantfinancialdecisions.LarsonreturnedtoBYUMarriottin2008toearnanMBA,andacceptedaposition

intheschoolasanassistantprofessorfollowinghergraduation.Formorethanadecade,Larsonhastaughtfinance

classestoundergraduateandMBAstudents.Whilesheteachesfinance,Larsontriestohelpherstudentsseehow

masteringfinanceprinciplescanalsoimpacttheirpersonallives.

Constantlybalancingmotherhoodandwork,Larsonmakesadjustmentstothewaysheteaches.Shegave

birthtoherfirstthreechildreninthreeyearswhileteachingatBYUMarriott,wonderingattimesiflabormight

startwhileinfrontofaclassfullofstudents.Duringthepandemic,Larsontaughtonlineclassesfromherdining

roomtablewhiletakingcareofanewbornandotheryoungchildrenathome.

Asafemaleinstructorintheoftenmale-dominatedfinanceindustry,Larsonworkstoinspireotherwomen

whoseekasimilarpathtohers.Larsonbecametherolemodelthatsheneverhad-theexamplethata

14-year-oldgirlstaringatafarmingexpensesheetcouldn'tfind.Now,Labson'schildrenandstudentswillalways

havethatexample.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.FollowingYourInterestB.BalancingWorkandFamily

C.BecomingYourOwnRoleModelD.SeekingaWaytoBecomeaRoleModel

5.［广东省华南师范大学附中2023-2024学年高三试题】

Beavers（海狸），likehumans,changetheirsurroundingstofittheirneeds.Knownasnature'sengineers,they

teartreesdowntobuildhomestoliveinanddamstoraisewaterlevelsforprotectionfromendemics.Damsalso

slowwater9sflowwhileblockingsediment（沉积物）thatwouldotherwiseflowdownstream.Theresulting

wetlandsoftenattractwildlifediversitywherenonehadexisted.Therearechallenges,though.Beaverdams

sometimescauseflooding,andmostpeopleprefertreesaliveandupright.

Communitiesfaceadelicatebalancingact,learningtocoexistwithbeavers.Lastwinter,manypeople

enjoyingWinstonPathbecamebeaverfansasonefurryfamilytransformedSwallowPondintoanoasisforbirds,

frogs,turtlesanddeer.

8.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Wherebeavers5favoritesurroundingsare.

B.Whateffectsbeavershaveontheirhabitat.

C.Whybeaversarecallednature'sengineers.

D.Howbeavershelpattractwildlifediversity.

6.【浙江金华第一中学2023-2024学年高三试题】

FormanyAmericans,regularexerciseisacomplicatedcommitment-onemadeatthebeginningofJanuary

thatfadesoutwithinweeksormonths.Busyworkschedules,alackofmotivationanduneasetowardsexercising

inpublicallcontributetothediscouragingstatisticsthatonlyaroundaquarterofadultsexerciseenoughperweek.

Thismonth,enterptiserTrentWardanddesignerYvesBeharareuncoveringtheirdesignforamirrorfitness

system,Forme.Formeisreflectivelikeamirror,usesmachinelearningtoheightenworkouts,andoffers

attachmentsincludinganklebelts,ropehandlesandaheartratemonitor.Whennotinuse,thetwoarmsthatform

theresistancepulley（滑轮）systemfoldbehinditandthedisplayscreendisappears,turningFormeintoasimple

full-lengthmirror.

Interestinhomeexercisehasparticularlyincreasedrecentlyaroundtheworld.Homeworkoutappshaveseen

asignificantuptickindownloads,andtrendybrandslikePelotonhaverolledoutfreevirtualworkoutsfor

everyonestuckindoors.OneFrenchathletewhowaskeptawayfromotherschosetorunanentiremarathonon

his23-footbalcony.

Butbeyondthenewrestrictionsaffectingdailyworkoutroutines,WardandBehararetappingintothesame

concernsthathavemadeeveryhomeworkoutappealing：theabilitytosavetimeandsweatintheprivacyofone's

home.Inanageofpersonalmetrics（衡量标准）一whereonecanmeasuretheirheartrateandsleepcycleswith

smartwatchesandtrainformarathonswithAIsmartsneakers——WardandBeharwanttoimproveexercise

throughmachinelearning.Formeevaluatesperformanceandadjustsweightsaccordingly.Easyaccesstoone's

ownperformancedataalsomakesiteasiertotrackthatprogressandstaymotivated.

Thoughifstoosoontotellifmirrorgymswillbethetrendofthelate2010sto2020s,Beharexplainedthat

havingascreeninthehomecanbecomethebasisformorethanjustfitness,suchasshoppingortelemedicine.

12.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlyfocuson?.

A.ThewaystooperateForme.B.ThefeaturesofForme.

C.ThereasonstodevelopForme.D.ThetheorybehindForme.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.CanFormeHaveMorePowerfulFunctions?

B.DoesRegularExerciseKeepupwithNewTechnology?

C.IstheNewTrendofSmartMachinesatHomeavailable?

D.IsthisAI—Powered"MirrorGymntheFutureofHomeExercise?

7.【浙江省91高中联盟2023-2024学年高三期中试题】

Innature,octopuses（章鱼）huntmainlywiththeirsenseoftouch,usingtheireightarmstofeelouttheir

environmentforhiddencreatures.ResearchersattheUniversityofMinnesotarecentlystudiedadifferentway

octopuseshunt-whentheyidentifyprey（猎物）basedonsight.Thestudyfindingsshowthatthemarinecreatures

arequiteconsistentandmethodicalinhowtheyapproachprey.

LeadresearcherTrevorWardillandhisteamplacedCaliforniatwo-spotoctopusesintowatertanks,hiding

themincaveswheretheywouldhaveoneeyelookingout.Theythenplacedeitherfiddlercrabsorwhiteshrimp

inthetankstoseehowtheoctopuseswouldtrytocatchthem,capturingtheinteractionsonvideo.Thecrabsand

shrimpbehavedifferentlywhentryingtoescapefrompredators（捕猎者），sousingbothspeciesgavethe

researchersanopportunitytoseewhetherthisledtheoctopusestouseadifferentarmforhuntingdependingon

theprey.

Wardilfsteamfoundthattheoctopusesalmostalwaysusedthesamearmtograbtheirprey.Specifically,the

secondarmfromthemiddleoftheoctopuses9body,onthesamesideoftheirbodyastheeye,caughttheprey.If

theyneededmorearmstograbprey,theywouldusetheonesnexttothesecondarm.

Theoctopusesalsoattackeddifferentlydependingontheprey.Whenfacedwithcrabs,anoctopuswould

movesuddenlyontopofthecrabwithitswholebody.However,whencatchingshrimp,theoctopuseswouldtake

onearmandreachoutveryslowlytowardtheshrimp,thengrabitandlatch（缠住）ontoitwithitsotherarmsto

pullitin.

Wardillandhisteamhopetodomoreresearch.Theywanttostudytheoctopus'sbrainasitattackspreyto

developabetterunderstandingofwhatrolethecreature'snervoussystemplaysinselectingthearmsituses.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Octopuses:SkillfulHuntersB.Octopuses:One-armedPredators

C.Octopuses:ASharp-eyedSpeciesD.Octopuses:AMysteriousCreature

8.［浙江省四校联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月联考英语试题】

Cookie-consent（准许）pop-upsareoneofthebiggestannoyancesontheInternet.Almosteverysiteyouvisit

hasanoticesaying,“Thiswebsiteusescookiestoimproveyourexperience.Doyouagree?”Typically,weclick

“yes"or"agree“withouteventhinkingaboutitbecausewe'reeagertogettothecontent.Butshouldwe?Not

necessarily.

Cookiesareessentiallyinformationcollectorsandtrackersintheformofsmalltextfilesstoredonyour

browserbythesitesyouvisit.Someareuseful.Forexample,acookiesavedonyourbrowsermakesitsoyou

don'thavetore-enteryourlog-ininformationeverytimeyouvisitoneofyourfavoritewebsites.Cookiescanalso

rememberyourshoppingpreferencessothatyougetapersonalizedexperiencewhenyouvisitthewebsite.Others,

however,trackhowyouuseawebsite,howoftenyougothere,yourIPaddress,yourphonenumber,whattypesof

thingsyoulookatandbuy,andotherinformationyoumaynotwanttoshare.

Manycompanieshaveyouclick"yes"tofollowcurrentprivacylaws.Thismeansthatonceyouclick,you've

giventhecompanypermissiontouseyourinformationastheyseefitwithouttheworryoflegalobjections.Most

ofthetime,cookiesarenobigdeal.Thereareafewoccasions,though,whereyoushoulddeclinecookies.Don't

worryifyoufindyourselfinasituationwhereyouneedtodeclineorsimplywanttodeclineforwhatever

reason,mostwebsiteswillworkjustfinewithoutcollectingyourinformation.Withthatsaid,here'swhensaying

notothecookiesisagoodidea.

Bewarewhenyou'reonanunencrypted（未力口密的）website（thesewebsiteswillhaveanunlockedlockicon

bythewebaddress）whileusingapublicWi-Finetwork.Theinformationcollectedbycookiescanbeintercepted

（拦截）byhackersbecausethereisn'tanysecuritytostopthem.YourbestbetwhenborrowingWi-Fifromyour

localcoffeeshopistouseyourbrowser'sprivatemode.Whileinthismode,cookiesaren'tcollected,nomatter

whereyourInternetjourneystakeyou.

30.Whafstheriskofusingcookiesonunsecuredwebsites?

A.Limitedaccesstopersonalizedcontent.B.Inefficiencyinprocessinguserrequests.

C.Slowerwebsiteloadingtimesandlimitedfeatures.D.Increasedexposuretounauthorizeddatacollection.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.DosandDon'tsofOnlineConsents.B.CautiousaboutCookiePop-ups.

C.ProtectingYourPrivacyOnline.D.TheFunctionofCookies.

9.［浙江省四校联盟2023-2024学年高三上学期12月联考英语试题】

Earlierstudiessuggestedthatfatiguefromvirtualmeetingsstemsfrommentaloverload,butnewresearch

fromAaltoUniversityshowsthatsleepinessduringvirtualmeetingsmightactuallybearesultofmentalunderload

andboredom.

“Iexpectedtofindthatpeoplegetstressedinremotemeetings.Buttheresultwastheopposite

especiallythosewhowerenotengagedintheirworkquicklybecamedrowsyduringremotemeetings,"says

AssistantProfessorNiinaNurmi,wholedthestudy.

Theresearchersmeasuredheartratevariabilityduringvirtualmeetingsandface-to-facemeetings,examining

differenttypesoffatigueexperiencesamong44knowledgeworkersacrossnearly400meetings.Theteamat

AaltocollaboratedwithresearchersattheFinnishInstituteofOccupationalHealth,wherestressandrecoveryare

studiedusingheartratemonitors.44Weshadowedeachsubjectfortwoworkdays,recordingalleventswithtime

stamps,tofindoutthesourcesofhumanphysiologicalresponses,^Nurmisays.

Thestudyalsoincludedaquestionnairetoidentifypeople'sgeneralattitudeandworkengagement."The

formatofameetinghadlittleeffectonpeoplewhowerehighlyengagedandenthusiasticabouttheirwork.They

wereabletostayactiveevenduringvirtualmeetings.Ontheotherhand,workerswhoseworkengagementwas

lowandwhowerenotveryenthusiasticabouttheirworkfoundvirtualmeetingsverytiring.

Ifseasiertomaintainfocusinface-to-facemeetingsthanvirtualones,asthelatterhavelimitedcognitive

cuesandsensoryinput."'Especiallywhencamerasareoff,theparticipantisleftunder-stimulatedandmaystartto

compensatebymultitasking,Nurmiexplains.Althoughanappropriatelevelofstimulationisgenerallybeneficial

forthebrain,multitaskingduringvirtualmeetingsisproblematic.Onlyhighlyautomatedtasks,suchaswalking,

canbeproperlycarriedoutduringavirtualmeeting.

“Walkingandotherautomatedactivitiescanboostyourenergylevelsandhelpyoutoconcentrateonthe

meeting.Butifyou5retryingtofocusontwothingsthatrequirecognitiveattentionsimultaneously,youcan'thear

ifsomethingimportantishappeninginthemeeting.Alternatively,youhavetoconstantlyswitchbetweentasks.

Ifsreallytaxingforthebrain,“Nurmisays.

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howremotemeetingsdifferfromface-to-faceones.

B.Whycognitiveattentioninvirtualmeetingsdecreases.

C.Whatroleaperson'spersonalityplaysinremotemeetings.

D.Wheretheproblemwiththepresentmeetingformatslies.

10.［广东省汕头2023-2024学年高三名校四校期中联考】

Carriedbythewind,dustparticles（微粒）fromplacessuchastheSaharaDesertcanfloathalfwayaroundthe

worldbeforesettlingtotheground.Astheplasticsabandonedbyhumansbreakdownintotinypiecesinthe

environment,they,too,travelthroughtheatmosphere.Nowscientistsareastepclosertounderstandinghowthese

microplasticstravelintheglobe-bothlocallyandonlong-distanceflights.

Researchersspentmorethanayearcollectingmicroplasticsfrom11nationalparksandwildernessareasin

thewesternU.S.Theyexaminedtheparticlesthatsettledondrydaysandthosethatfellalongwithrainorsnow.

Inadditiontomakingclearhowmicroplasticsmovearound,theresults,publishedonThursdayinScience,reveal

theseriousnessoftheproblem:morethan1millionkilogramsofmicroplastics——theweightof120millionto

300millionplasticwaterbottles-fallonprotectedlandsinthecountry'swesternregioneachyear.

Thenewfindingsaddtoscientists5concernovermicroplasticpollution'spotentialimpactsonthe

environmentandhumanhealth."We'renotsupposedtobreatheinthismaterial,saysSteveAllen,amicroplastics

researcherattheUniversityofStrathclydeinScotland,whowasnotinvolvedinthenewstudy."'Plasticsinthe

environment“carryallsortsofpesticides（农药），heavymetalsandalltheotherchemicalsthatwe'vemadeover

headds."They'regoingtocarrythemdirectlyintoourlungs.

Sincetheirdiscoveryinoceansinthe1970s,microplastics-whichcanbeaslargeasagrainofriceor

smallerthanaparticleofdust-havebeenfoundnearlyeverywhereresearchershavelooked:incities,inArctic

snow,onremotemountaintops.Theirpresenceinareasdistantfromtheplacewherehumanlivehaspointedto

thembeingcarriedbywinds.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DustParticlesIsHarmfultoOurLungsB.TheEnvironmentIsThreatenedbyPlastics

C.MicroplasticsAreFallingfromtheSkyD.MicroplasticsDoHarmtoHealth

11.［广东省珠海市斗门第一中学2023-2024学年高三试题】

Bergldoesn'tconsiderhimselfthenextThomasEdison,He'sjustamanlovinganimals,Africaand

adventure,Yet,Berglmighthaveinventedatoolasgreatasthelightbulb（灯泡）一atoolthatusesmodern-day

technologytosolveanalmostprehistoric（史前）problem.

ThetooliscalledtheSMART.Itisdesignedtobewaterproof（防水的）,shockproofandpoacher（偷猎者）

proof.Berglworkedwithworldwidewildlifegroupstodevelopitin2011.Sincethenithasbeenseeninmore

than55countrieswherepoachershaveforcedthebest-knownbutmostendangeredanimalstonearlydieout.

SMARTworksasaverysimplesmartphone—itletstheuserrecordwhattheysee,likeanimalsightings,

changesinanimalsandillegalactivitiesIfaparkranger（管理员）seessomethingthatisveryimportant,that

informationcanbesenttothecloud（云）andsentouttothebasecampsotheycantakeactionandstopthekilling

BerglandhisworkmatestraveltoAfricanwildlifereservesnowandthenTheyteachparkrangersinsomeof

themostremotecountrieshowtouseSMART."SMARTmakescollectionofinformationeasierItallowsusto

payattentiontothethingsthatreallyimportant,accordingtowhattheinformationistellingan,“AidSkimYoung,

manageroftheEtoshaNationalparkinNamibia,"'thankstoSMART,mostofAfrica'sendangeredanimalsseem

tobecomingback.^^

Berglneverplanstomakemoneyfromhissmallbutgreatinvention.SMARTisfreeanddoesn'tevenhavea

patents（专利）

5.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.HowSMARTwascreatedB.WhatSMARTislike.

C.WhySMARTgotpopular.D.HowSMARTworks.

12.【广东省珠海市斗门第一中学2023-2024学年高三试题】

ItmayseemasifMother'sDaywasinventedbyacompanynamedHallmark,butpeoplehavebeentaking

timeonthecalendartogiveashout-outtoMomforalongtime.TheGreeksandRomanshadmothergoddess

festivals——althoughtheircelebrationsdidn*tinvolvethemenfolktakingtheirunderappreciatedmothersoutto

dinner.AmorerecenttraditionwasMotheringSunday,whichdevelopedintheBritishIslesduringthe16th

century.OnthefourthSundayinApril,youngmenandwomenwhowerelivingandworkingapartfromtheir

familieswereadvisedtoreturntotheirmothers9houses.

Mother'sDayasitisobservedintheUnitedStatesstartedinthe1850swithAnnJarvis,aWestVirginia

womanwhoheld“Mothers'WorkDays“topromotehealthandhygiene（卫生）athomeandintheworkplace.

DuringtheCivilWar,Jarvisorganizedwomentoimprovesanitaryconditionsforsoldiersonbothsides,andafter

thewarshebecameapeacemaker,furtheringthecausebybringingtogethermothersofUnionand

ConfederatesoldiersandpromotingaMother'sDayholiday.

Jarvis*sworkinspiredanother19th-centurywoman,JuliaWardHowe.In1870Howepublishedher

“Mother'sDayProclamation”,whichenvisioned（设想）thedaynotasappreciationofmothersbytheirchildren

butasanopportunityforwomentoexercisetheircollectivepowerforpeace.Howestartedholdingannual

Mother'sDaycelebrationsinBoston,herhometown,butafteraboutadecadeshestoppedfootingthebillandthe

traditionfadedaway.

ItwasJarvis*sdaughterAnnawhosucceededingettingMother'sDayrecognizedasanationalholiday.After

hermotherdied,inMay1905,Annastartedholdingyearlyceremonyontheanniversaryandconductingatireless

PRcampaigntohavethedaymadeaholiday.In1908shesucceededinenlistingthesupportofJohnWanamaker,

thePhiladelphiadepartmentstoremag