2024-2025学年下学期高二英语人教新版期末必刷常考题之议论文阅读理解

第63页（共63页）2024-2025学年下学期高二英语人教新版期末必刷常考题之议论文阅读理解一．阅读理解（共15小题）1．（2024春•辽宁期末）Weareallawareofthedamagingpollutionthat'screatedbydrivingpetrolanddiesel（柴油）vehicles.Manyoftheworld'scitiesareblockedwithtraffic，creatingfumescontaininggasessuchasnitrogenoxides.Thesolutionforacleaner，greenerfuturecouldbeelectricvehicles.Buthowoptimisticshouldwebe？TherewasmuchexcitementlastyearwhentheUKgovernmentannounceditwillbanthesaleofnewpetrolanddieselcarsfrom2030.Butisthateasiersaidthandone？Theroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectricisstillalongwayoff.Currently，batterylifeisanissue——afullychargedbatterywon'ttakeyouasfarasafulltankofpetrol.Therearealsolimitednumbersofchargingpointstopluganelectricvehicleinto.Ofcourse，technologyisalwaysimproving.Someofthebiggesttechcompanies，likeGoogleandTesla，arespendinghugeamountsofmoneydevelopingelectriccars.Andmostofthebigcarmanufacturersarenowmakingthemtoo.ColinHerron，aconsultantonlow﹣carbonvehicletechnology，toldtheBBC，"Thebigleapforwardwillcomewithsolid﹣statebatteries，whichwillappearfirstinmobilephonesandlaptopsbeforetheyprogresstocars."Thesewillchargemorequicklyandgivecarsabiggerrange.Costisanotherissuethatmaydiscouragepeopleswitchingtoelectricpower.Butsomecountriesofferincentive，suchascuttingpricesbyreducingimporttaxes，andnotchargingforroadtaxandparking.Somealsoprovideexclusivelanesforelectriccarstobedrivenon，overtakingtraditionalcarswhichmightbestuckinjams.ThesekindsofmeasureshavemadeNorwaythecountrywiththemostelectriccarspercapita（人均）atmorethanthirtyelectriccarsper1000inhabitants.ButColinHerronwarnsthat"electricmotoring"doesn'tmeanazero﹣carbonfuture."It'semission﹣freemotoring，butthecarhastobebuilt，thebatteryhastobebuilt，andtheelectricitydoescomefromsomewhere."Maybeit'stimetothinkaboutmakingfewerjourneysorusingpublictransport.（1）WhatcanweinferfromthequestionattheendofParagraph1？A．Itisnoteasytoobtainagreenerfuturebymeansofelectricvehicles.B．Electricvehiclesmaynotsolvethetrafficproblems.C．Weshouldnotbetoooptimisticaboutthefuture.D．It'snotagoodideatoreplacepetrolvehicleswithelectricones.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"incentive"meaninParagraph2？A．permissionB．encouragementC．admissionD．insistence（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext？A．Electricmotoringwillcreateazero﹣carbonfuture.B．Puttingsolid﹣statebatteriesinelectriccarsfirstwillbea"greatleapforward".C．Therearefourobstaclesontheroadtoglobaltrafficbeingtotallyelectric.D．Electriccarsmightnotgetstuckintrafficjamsinthefuture.（4）Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext？A．ElectricPowerorPetrol：AToughDecisiontoMakeB．ElectricVehicles：ARoadtoaGreenerFutureC．TotalElectricTraffic：ALongWaytoGoD．PetrolandDieselVehicles：AMainSourceofGases2．（2024春•惠城区校级期末）Approximately5，000juvenileindividualslosetheirlivesonadailybasisduetodiseasesthatareentirelypreventable，suchascholeraanddysentery.Theseillnessesproliferatewhenindividualsconsumeorpreparefoodusingcontaminatedwater.Theabsenceofcleanwaterforpersonalhygienealsofacilitatesthetransmissionofentirelypreventableconditionsliketrachoma，whichhasresultedinthelossofsightforanestimatedsixmillionindividuals.Thescarcityofwaterresourcesalsoensnaresnumeroushouseholdswithlimitedfinancialmeansinaperpetualloopofeconomichardshipandsuboptimaleducationalopportunities，withthemostimpoverishedbeingdisproportionatelyaffectedbythelackofaccesstowater.Thosewhodedicateasignificantportionoftheirdailyroutinetodealingwithhealthissues，tendingtoailingchildren，ortraversinganaveragedistanceof3.75milestogatherwater，aredeprivedoftheeducationalandeconomicopportunitiesnecessarytoelevatetheirlivingconditions.Agricultureisoftenreferredtoastheprimaryconsumerofcleanwaterglobally，accountingforapproximately70percentofitsusage，whileindustrialapplicationsrequireanadditional22percent.Waterbodiesdonotrecognizepoliticalboundaries，andnationsdonotconsistentlycollaborateintheequitabledistributionofthesesharedresources，makingwaterafrequentcatalystforinternationaldisputes.Theongoingdemandforwaterissteadilyincreasing，depletingsourcesfromvastriverstosubterraneanaquifers.AsPostelremarked，"Weareprogressivelyincurringagreaterdebtintermsofourgroundwaterexploitation，whichhasprofoundimplicationsforthesecurityofourglobalwatersupply.Thepaceatwhichweareextractinggroundwaterhasdoubledsincetheyear1960."SomeoftheEarth'sgroundwaterisclassifiedasfossilwater，aresourcethatoriginatedduringatimewhentheplanet'sclimatewasvastlydifferentfromwhatitistoday.Presently，suchwaterisasfiniteaspetroleum."However，weareextractingasignificantportionoftheseresourcesatanunprecedentedrate，"Postelelucidated."Theescalatingdemandforwaterbyhumanityalsoposesasignificantchallengeconcerningwaterandourecosystems.Thisnotonlyincursacosttothenaturalenvironmentbutalsohaslong﹣termfinancialimplicationsforfuturegenerations，includingouroffspringandgrandchildren."（1）Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage？A.Watershortagehasbeenamostseriouschallenge.B.Somanychildrendieofpollutedwatereveryday.C.Diseasesshouldbeproperlycontrolledandtreated.D.Wastingwaterleadstotheunrestoftheworld.（2）Whyisagriculturecalledthelion'sshareofcleanwater？A.Becausenationsdon'talwaysworktogethertosavewater.B.Becauseagricultureusesabouttwo﹣thirdsofcleanwater.C.Becausemorepeopleliveontheagriculturalproduce.D.Becauseagricultureismuchstrongerthanindustry.（3）AccordingtowhatPostelsaidwecanknow.A.groundwaterisrichforustouseB.thereisnoneedtodigdeepforgroundwaterC.weareusingournextgenerationwaterD.weshoulduseriverwaterinsteadofgroundwater（4）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A.Watershouldbedistributedequally.B.Lawsshouldbepassedfromgroundwater.C.Weshouldn'tusewaterfromrivers.D.Weshouldprotectourecosystems.3．（2024春•惠城区校级期末）Creativesacrosstheglobeareunderstandablyexperiencingasenseofuneaseinlightoftherecentstridesmadeinthefieldofartificialintelligence.Inarecentincident，anindividualwhosecuredaprestigiousaccoladeattheColoradoStateFairartcompetitionelicitedavehementbacklashwhenhedisclosedthathisartworkwascraftedwiththeaidofAItechnology.LanceAllen，a39﹣year﹣old，facedaccusationsofdeceitfromdetractors，despitethefactthathehadtriumphedinthedigitalartcategoryandwastransparentaboutthemethodbywhichhispiecewasproduced.Itisevidentthattheparadigmsgoverningthecreationofartareundergoingatransformation.Toclarify，Allen'sartisticendeavorwasnotamerematterofpressingabutton，asJasonBlainnotedinForbes.Hededicatedapproximately80hourstohissubmission，initiallyrefininghistextualpromptsandsubsequentlyrefiningthefinalvisualoutputusingsoftwaresuchasPhotoshop，beforearrangingfortheartworktobeprintedoncanvas.HisapproachtoutilizingAIinthecreationofhispiecemirrorsthatofaphotographerutilizingacameratocaptureanimage.ThishighlightsthepivotalrolethatAIisplayingintherealmofartisticcreation，whichiscrucialincomprehendingtheevolvingnatureofartmaking.Allen，whoisalsoadesignerofboardgames，isinaweofthecapabilitiesofAIandadvocatesforartistsandillustratorstoembracethistechnologyratherthanresistit.Heasserts，"Artisdead，"suggestingthatAIhasbroughtaboutafundamentalshiftintheartworld，makingitmoreaccessibleandpotentiallymorewidelyappreciated.However，amoreconstructiveperspectivetogleanfromhissuccessisthatAI﹣poweredimagegeneratorsarepoisedto"broadentheappreciationforandthecreationofart"bydemocratizingthefieldandenablingindividualswhomaynotpossesstraditionaldrawingskills，suchashimself，toproduceintricateworkslikehisaward﹣winningpiece.Hepositsthat，"Ifanything，wewillhavemoreartists，"andasthetechnologycontinuestoevolve，"wemightwitnessthebirthofartstylesthathaveneverbeenseenbefore."Itisnotentirelyunjustifiedfortraditionalartiststofeeldisconcerted.Afterall，imagegeneratorsoperatebydissectingthevisualelementsofcountlesspre﹣existingimages.Oneparticularlysophisticatedimagegenerator，asdescribedbyLozEliotinNewAtlas，"makesitcrystalclearjusthowdisruptivethistechnologycanbe."Givenaspecificprompt，itiscapableofgeneratinganimageofvirtuallyanyconceptonecanconceive，andcanevenmimicthestyleofapreferredartist.Itsadventsignifies"anextraordinarydemocratizationofvisualcreativity"whilesimultaneouslyposingathreattothosewhohavededicatedyearstohoningtheirartisticskillsinthehopeofearningalivingfromtheircraft.ThisunderscoresthepotentialofAItodisruptconventionalartisticpractices，makingthefieldmoreaccessibletonovicesandpotentiallyjeopardizingtheprofessionalprospectsofestablishedartists.（1）WhyareartistsgettingnervousaboutAIrecently？A.AwinnerofanartprizeusedAI.B.LanceAllencheatedintheartcompetition.C.Thedigitalartwillsoondominate.D.Therewillbegreatchangesinartcreation.（2）Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph2？A.ItwasnoeasyworkforAllenevenwithAl.B.Allenworkedasaphotographercreatinganimage.C.AIplayedakeyroleinAllenˈsartcreation.D.AlthoughwithAI，Allenˈscreationcountedalot.（3）WhatlessoncanwedrawfromAllenˈswinning？A.HumanhasbeenbeatenbyAI.B.AIwillmakeartmorepopular.C.Greaterartistsandnewartstyleswillappear.D.AIenablesamateurstowinartcompetitions.（4）WhydoesLozEliotsaythenewtechnologywillbedestructive？A.Itworksbyanalyzingimagescreatedbyhuman.B.Itcanproduceimagesbeyondpeopleˈsimagination.C.Itmakesartistsˈlong﹣timeeffortmeaningless.D.Itmakesitimpossibleforartiststomakealiving.4．（2024春•科尔沁区校级期末）AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable.Icouldn'thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked，"So，howhaveyoubeen？"Andtheboy﹣﹣whocouldnothavebeenmorethan7or8yearsold﹣﹣replied，"Frankly，I'vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately."Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember，myfriendsandIdidn'tfindoutwewere"depressed"untilwewereinhighschool.Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon'tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults，dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay，butitiscertainlydifferent.Childrenastheyoncewereonlongerexists.Why？Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnatebiologicalstates，butalsoonpatternsofaccesstosocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialroutetoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewstatus.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets，butslowlyandinstages：traditionally，wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.Inthelast30years，however，asecret﹣revelationmachinehasbeeninstalledin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationindiscriminatelytoallviewersalike，betheychildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation，manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallenging，morevividmovingpictures.Communicationthroughprint，asamatteroffact，allowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationtowhichchildrenhaveaccess.Readingandwritinginvolveacomplexcodeofsymbolsthatmustbememorizedandpracticed.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.（1）Accordingtotheauthor，feelingdepressedis.A.asuresignofamentalprobleminchildrenB.amentalstatepresentinallhumans，includingchildrenC.somethingthatcan'tbeavoidedinchildren'smentaldevelopmentD.somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild（2）Traditionally，achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld.A.throughconnectionwithsocietyB.graduallyandunderguidanceC.naturallywithoutbeingtaughtD.throughwatchingtelevision（3）Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren？A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.B.Itdevelopschildren'sinterestinreadingandwriting.C.Ithelpschildrentoreadandwritewell.D.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.（4）Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday'schildren？A.HefeelstheiradultlikebehaviorissofunnyB.HethinksthechangeworthourattentionC.HeconsidersitarapiddevelopmentD.Heisextremelyupsetaboutit5．（2024春•庐山市校级期末）Anobstacleusuallyreferstoadifficultyorproblemthatpreventsyoufromachievingsomething.Whetheritwasinyourpast，oryou'representlyfacinganobstacle，youhavetoresolveit.Somepeopleavoidobstaclesordenytheirexistence.Othersletobstaclescontrolthem，andtheyfeeldefeated.Yourattitudetowardsobstacleswilldefinetheoutcomeofwhetheryourisefromthechallenge，orremainstuckinit.Herearesomemoregreatthingstoloveaboutobstacles.First，obstaclesgiveyoupurposes.Sometimesobstaclescanresetyourgoals.Youmighthavealwayshadaparticularwayofdoingthings，orwantedtopursuecertaingoals；butwhenyou'refacedwithsetbacksordifficulties，you'reforcedtore﹣think，andre﹣examineyourpath.Youmayendupfocusingonsomethingnewandexciting.Or，youmayconcentrateonsomethingthatyouotherwisewouldn'thaveifnotfortheparticularsetback.Byhavingtoovercomeanobstacle，you'llbefulfillingapurpose，ratherthanjustgoingthroughthemotions.Second，obstaclesprepareyoufortheunexpected.Obstaclesserveasguidesforwheretogonext.Eventhoughobstaclescanbringoutmanynegativeemotionsinus，suchasfrustration，anger，orsadness，it'simportanttorealizethattheydon'tstopyoufromreachingyourintendedgoals.Instead，they，inaway，giveyoutimetostopandthinkifperhapsthereisanewandbetterpathtotakeandwhatyoucanprepareforwhatwillhappenalongtheway.Obstaclesshiftyourperspective.Obstacleswhetheryoulikethemornotareunavoidable.Lifewillneverstopthrowingyounewobstacles.So，thebestthingtodoisknowhowtobetterseeandaddresstheseobstacles，andtransformthemintoopportunitiesforself﹣improvement.Themoreyou'reabletoseeobstaclesasbeinganadvantagetoyourlife，thebetteryou'llbeatmanagingthem.Acceptingobstacleswillberewarding.Itwillmakeyouconstantlychangeandadapttonewsituations，allowingyoutogrowintoabetterversionofyourself.（1）Whatdoestheword"obstacle"inthepassageprobablymean？A．passion.B．adversity.C．reputation.D．expedition.（2）Whatdeterminestheoutcomeofobstaclesyouface？A．Yourownattitude.B．Yourquickadaptation.C．Youradequatepreparation.D．Youroptimisticperseverance.（3）Howwouldobstaclesresultinbenefits？A．Theypreventyournegativeemotions.B．Theygiveyouadvantagesoverothers.C．Theymakeyouthinkquicklyandcritically.D．Theyallowyoutoviewthingsfromnewangles.（4）What'sthemainideaofthepassage？A．Avoidingobstaclesdoesharmtolife.B．Lovingobstaclesbenefitsalot.C．Obstaclesareactuallyunavoidable.D．Obstaclesaredouble﹣edgedswords.6．（2024春•六盘水期末）TheexpansionofgrammarschoolsinEnglandwilllikelybenefitmiddle﹣classstudents，leavingoutpoorerchildrenwhomaynotreceiveextratutoring.Telling11﹣year﹣oldsthey'relesscapablethanwealthierpeersthroughadmissiontestsisunacceptable.Shouldwelabelchildren"notgoodenough"？Absolutelynot!I'veseenschoolsofalltypesdoanexcellentjobatgivingtheirpupilsagreateducation，andalsobadschoolsofeveryformyoucouldname.Weallhaveourownviewsonhowthesystemshouldbestructured.Somefavoracademy，othersprefergrammarschools.Yetthetypeofschoolachildattendsactuallyhasrelativelylittleimpactontheirabilitytosucceed.Whatmattersmostisthequalityofleadershipatanygivenschool，andthestandardofteachingandlearningtakingplaceinclassrooms.Whenaschoolfocusesonteachingandlearningandsupportsgreatleadership，outcomesdramaticallyimprove.Everyone'seducationisdirectlyaffectedbytheirbackground，yetwemustbecarefulnottolabelchildrenandassumethey"won'tdowell"basedpurelyontheirparents'socioeconomicstatus.Certainly，poorsocioeconomicstatuscanindicatethatachildmightneedmoresupportfromteachers，andsuggesttheirjourneythroughschoolmightbemorechallengingattimes，butitdoesn'tmeantheirpotentialiscapped.Theysimplyneedsomeextrasupportandexposuretoprogramswhichcanhelpachievetheirdreams.Oureffortsasaneducationcommunityshouldn'tbefocusedonhowwecanhelpthosewhoarealreadygifted.Theyshouldbefocusedonmakingsureeverystudentgetstheeducationthattheydeserve，regardlessofbackground.Wemustcreateasmanyopportunitiesaswecanforallchildrentosucceed﹣thatiswhereourfocusshouldbe，notonthedetailsofhowwestructureourschools.（1）Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1？A.Tointroducethetopic.B.Totellthetruthofeducation.C.Tosharetheauthor'sopinion.D.Tocriticizetheeducationsystem.（2）Whatmessagedoesthetextmainlyconveyaboutachild'spotential？A.Itislargelyunaffectedbytheirbackground.B.Itiscappedbytheirsocioeconomicbackground.C.Itcanbeunlockedwithextrasupportandexposure.D.Itcanbedeterminedonlybythetypeofschooltheyattend.（3）Whatshouldbethefocusoftheeducationcommunity？A.Helpingalreadygiftedstudentssucceed.B.Determiningthebestschoolstructureforchildren.C.Ensuringeverystudentreceivestheeducationtheydeserve.D.Providingextratutoringforstudentsfrompoorerbackground.（4）Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext？A.FairnessinEducationB.ImportanceofSchoolFacilitiesC.ValueofEarlyAdmissionTestsD.BenefitsofExtraGrammarSchools7．（2024春•华亭市校级期末）Ifyouhadtouseonewordtodefineyourself，whatwoulditbe？Imaginetryingtosummarizeyourentirebeinginjustonewordortwo—achallengingtaskindeed.Labels，like"confident"or"creative"，maysuggestcertainaspects，buttheycanneverfullycapturetherichnessanddepthofaperson'scharacter.Labelstakeonan"all﹣or﹣nothing"meaning.Someoneeitherissomething，orthey'renot.Thebiggestproblemwithlabelingpeopleisthatitoversimplifiestheircomplexnature.Usinglabelsinferspeople'scurrentbehaviorisfixed，butpeoplechange.Astheylearn，theygrow，andsomeonewethinkofinacertainwaytodaymightnotremainthesameinafewmonthsoryears.Whenwelabelpeople，wedenytheircomplexity，theirrighttochange，andtheirrichnessashumanbeings.Furthermore，labelscanbecomeself﹣fulfillingprophecies（预言）.Whenpeopleareconstantlytoldtheyareacertainway，theymaystarttoremembertheselabelsandactaccordingly.Thishinderstheirpotentialforgrowthanddevelopment，astheymayfeeltrappedbysocialexpectations.Forexample，ifparentslabelachildas"annoying"or"acomplainer"，thechildmayfeeltheirneedsaren'timportant.Overtime，beingignoredforcomplainingtoomuchcanleadthechildtobelievethatexpressingtheirneedsisnotacceptable.Consequently，theirself﹣perception（自我认知）maysuffer，andtheymayevenstarttodevaluethemselvesasaresult.LinguistBenjaminWhorfoncearguedthatthewordsweusetodescribewhatweseearerarelyobjective，astheycarrypersonallyprejudice.Labelscanbeharmfulbecausetheycanreduceindividualstoasinglecharacteristicorstereotype（刻板印象）.Therefore，weshouldbemindfulofthelanguageweuseandthelabelsweattachtopeople.Byadoptingamoreopenviewoflife，people，andevents，wecanappreciatetherichnessanddiversityofhumanexperience，andcopewiththecomplexitiesofourinterconnectedworld.（1）Whatisthebiggestproblemwithlabelingpeople？A．Itexpressesasubjectiveopinion.B．Itdeniesthecomplexityofhumans.C．Itoverstatespeople'sshortcomings.D．Itignoresgoodnessinhumannature.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hinders"inparagraph3probablymean？A．Exposes.B．Cultivates.C．Restricts.D．Determines.（3）Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph？A．Topresentthebadeffectsoflabelingonpeople.B．Toshowtheimportanceofusinglanguageskillfully.C．Toprovepeople'snaturaltendencyforbeingprejudiced.D．Toencouragepeopletotakeanopen﹣mindedperspective.（4）Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext？A．StopLabelingPeopleB．DefineYourselfObjectivelyC．ChildrenSufferaLotfromLabelsD．DifferentIndividualsDiversifytheWorld8．（2024春•五华县校级期末）Ionceheldtheconvictionthattheessenceofthehumanspiritcouldonlybecapturedthroughthemediumoflanguage.Literarycreations，teemingwithuniquenarratives，sculptedourperceptionsofreality.Itwaslanguagethatframedtheinquirieswepursuedandthesolutionstothoseinquiries.Tome，wordswereparamount.Thatconvictionunderwentatransformation.Duringaroutinemathematicslesson，myinstructorposedastraightforwardquery：Whatis0.99roundedtothenearestinteger？Asimpletask.Whenrounded，0.99equatesto1.Yet，Iponderedthefactthat，although0.99isamere0.01shyof1，thatslightdistinctionremains.Doesn'tsuchaminordifferenceimplyafundamentaldivergence？Myeducatoraddressedmyquerybyintroducinganalternativeformulation：1isequivalentto0.9，whichcanalsobedepictedas1equals0.999999...，aninfinitesequencewithoutcessation.Therewasanenigmaticyetcaptivatingqualitytothismathematicalstatement.Theleftsidewasconstantandabsolute：itencompassedafinitenumber.Ontherightwastheembodimentofperpetuity，anumeralinanunendingcycle.Yet，thesetwocontrastingentitieswerelinkedbyanequalssign.Whilecontemplatinginrepose，Imusedontheequation'sreflectionofourexistence.Theleftsideoftheequationsymbolizestheimmutableandlucidaspectsoflife.Thedefinite，wholenumbersrepresentingthedayofyourbirthandthedayofyourdemise.However，thereexistsanintervalbetweenbirthanddeath.Therightsidesignifiesarealmbrimmingwithboundlesspotentialandinfiniteprospectsstretchingintotheunforeseenfuture.Thus，lifeembodiesobjectivitycoupledwithcreativity.Itisunyieldingyetboundless.Lifeisakintoanequationwithtwofacetsthatachieveequilibrium.Nevertheless，weseemperpetuallyunabletoarticulateitperfectly.Perhapsnumbersarejustascapableofconveyingconceptsaswords.Fornow，letusembracethisnotion：1equals0.99999...andleadalifeinaccordancewithit.（1）Whatdoestheauthoremphasizeaboutwordsinparagraph1？A.Theirwidevariety.B.Theirliteraryorigins.C.Theirdistinctsounds.D.Theirexpressivepower.（2）Whatmadetheauthorfindtheequationfascinating？A.Therepetitionofanumber.B.Thewaytwodifferentnumbersareequal.C.Thequestiontheteacherraised.D.Thedifferencebetweenthetwonumbers.（3）Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"paralleled"inparagraph6？A.Measured.B.Composed.C.Mirrored.D.Influenced.（4）Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext？A.ThePerfectEquationB.NumbersBuildEquationsC.AnAttractiveQuestionD.WordsOutperformNumbers9．（2024春•龙岗区校级期末）NomatterwhereIdirectmygaze，thelandscapeisdottedwiththeskeletalframesofnewstructurestakingshape.Thefamiliarneighborhoodsofmyyouth，onceadornedwiththecharmoftime﹣honorededifices，havelargelyvanished，replacedbythesleeksilhouettesofcontemporaryhigh﹣rises.Thereisarationaleforthistransformation：residentsareinpursuitoftheamenitiesthatmodernlivingpromises.However，thequestionthatlingersis，howcantheyoungergenerationgraspandupholdtheirculturalheritageifthetangibleremnantsofitarecontinuallyerased？Theadvocacyfortheconservationofhistoricalbuildingstranscendsmeresentimentalyearningforthepast.Economicconsiderationsalsolendstrongsupporttothecauseofpreservation.Therestorationandsafeguardingofhistoricaldistrictscanserveasacatalystforeconomicgrowth，enticingtouristsandsmallenterprisestothelocality.AcaseinpointisthehistoricAIBastikiyaneighborhoodinDubai，whichannuallyattractsamultitudeofvisitorsfromacrosstheglobe.Italsodrawstheinterestoflocalinhabitantswhoarekeenonexploringthehistoryoftheircity.Criticsoftencontendthatpreservinghistoricalmonumentsisanexpensiveendeavor，butnumerousrecentinitiativeshaveshownthisbelieftobeunfounded.Infact，theprocessofrefurbishinganexistingstructureforalternativeusecanbeapproximately£40persquaremeterlesscostlythaneventhemostelementarynewconstruction，allthewhileretainingthearchitecturaleleganceoftheoriginalstructure.Moreover，despitethecommonassertionthatolderbuildingsarelessenergyefficientandthushavealargerenvironmentalfootprint，architectsandenvironmentalspecialistsassertthatthemosteco﹣friendlybuildingistheonethatalreadyexists.Newconstructiontypicallyhasamoredetrimentalenvironmentalimpact，asitnecessitatestheprocurementandtransportationofbrand﹣newmaterialsoverpotentiallylengthydistances，ratherthanutilizingrecycledmaterialsthatarereadilyavailableonsite.Inessence，werecyclemanyotheritemsinourdailylives，andthesameprincipleshouldbeappliedtobuildings.Theactofpreservinghistoricalstructurespresentsamultitudeofopportunities；instarkcontrast，demolitionisanirreversibleact.Oncethesearchitecturalgemsarelost，theyaregoneforever，severinganintegralthreadinourculturaltapestrythatcanneverberegenerated.Thedecisiontopreserveordemolishisthusnotmerelyoneofaestheticsoreconomy，butalsooneofheritageandl