2024-2025学年下学期高一英语外研社版期末必刷常考题之议论文阅读理解

第58页（共58页）2024-2025学年下学期高一英语外研社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．（2025春•湖南期末）Asparents，wewantourkidstobepersistent（坚持不懈的）andrisetofaceanychallenge.Butwhenyourkidsarecomplainingthattheyhatebasketballorsayingthattheydon'twanttotakedanceanymore，shouldyouforcethemtocontinuewiththesportoractivity？VanessaLapointe，afamilyeducator，saysthatit'sOKforyoutoallowyourkidstostopanactivity，ifit'snotrightafteradiscouragingpractice."Evenasadults，it'shardforustostickwithsomethingnew—especiallywhenwefeelunsure，ornotgoodenough，"shesays."Itisharderforyoungchildrenwhodon'thavelifeexperiencetounderstandhoweffortisexchangedforoutcomes."That'snottosaythatanytimeyourkidsdon'tfeellikedoingsomething，youshouldletthemoffthehook.Kidscanbenefitfrombeinguncomfortable.Whiletheymaynotbethebestatsomethingatonce，theconfidencethatcomesfromknowingorimprovingatanactivitycanbeworthit."Probablyalittlegentleencouragementtogiveitafairgoissuitable，"saysLapointe.Sheencouragesparentstoconsiderthekids'personalityandwhytheactivityisn'tsatisfyingbeforegivingup.Sometimes，weshouldclearlyknowwhosedreamitisanywaywhenpushingthekidstosucceed.InthestoryParent'sDream，DavidMario'sfatherputhimthroughendlesstraininginordertomakehimbecomeaprofessionalsoccerplayer.Butlater，Mariowasunwillingtotryanythingincludingsoccer.Lapointesaysthatthisoftenhappenswhenparentsputtheirownunrealizeddreamsontotheirkids."Youngchildrendonotyethavetheabilitytounderstandtheexchangeoftimeandeffortforanoutcome，especiallythoseagedunder10，"saysMaryKickel，aHarvard﹣trainedpsychologist."Forthem，itreallyshouldbeaboutinspiringthemtotakepartinactivitiesthatarejoy﹣filled，playfulandinteresting.Ourjobistogrowchildrenwhoarehardy，nothardened."（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"offthehook"inparagraph3probablymean？A.Offerhelp.B.Makeachoice.C.Getoutofdifficulty.D.Facethechallenge.（2）WhatdoesthestoryParent'sDreamshow？A.Kids'successisduetotheirparents.B.Parents'dreamsonkidscandoharm.C.Kidsshouldcarryonwiththeirparents'dreams.D.Kids'dreamsareasimportantastheirparents'.（3）WhatdoesKickelsuggestparentsdofortheunder﹣10s？A.Staywiththem.B.Pushthemhard.C.Trainthemtobepersistent.D.Letthemjoininfunactivities.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A.TheCostofPushingChildrenTooFarB.HowCanaParentBalanceFreedomandWork？C.ShouldYouLetYourKidStopanActivity？D.ANever﹣EndingDiscussionofChildren'sInterests2．（2024春•武汉期末）Askanyparentsofyoungchildrenwhetherthey'veeverfeltoverwhelmed（不堪重负的），andtheanswerwillprobablybe—yes.Eveninthemostrelaxedhouseholdstherecanbedayswhenthingsseemtobeoutofcontrol，leavingparentsexhaustedandannoyed.Kidsoftendon'thaveanoffbuttonoraquietvoice.Commonasthisfeelingis，there'sapersonalitytrait（特点）thatcanmakeeverydayfamilylifemoreoverwhelmingforsomeparents.Roughly20%﹣30%ofthepopulationareclassedasbeingahighlysensitiveperson，accordingtoa2018research.Peoplewhohaveitmayfindithardtocopewithbrightlightsandloudnoise，andfeelverystressful.Itcanalsoinvolveastrongerunderstandingofotherpeople'sfeelings—empathy（同情）.Accordingtothepsychologists，beinghighlysensitiveisnotadisorderbutapersonalitytrait—awayofrespondingtoone'senvironment."Generally，highlysensitivepeopletendtoreactparticularlystronglytosensorystimulation.Theyhavestrongerconsciousness.Theycometorealizemoredetails，"saysMichaelPluess，apsychologistspecializinginthestudy."Theywillpickuponthemoodsofotherpeople，havehigherempathy，processthingsmoredeeplyandpickupmoreabouttheenvironment.Deeplyaffectedbywhattheyseeandfeel，highlysensitivepeoplearealsoeasilyoverstimulated."Thechallengeshighlysensitiveparentsface—includingstressandoverstimulationinamessyenvironment—canaffect"highqualityparenting".Intheearlystagesofparenthood，suchparentsreportgreaterstressandfindparentingmoredifficultthanotherparentsdo.Fortunately，though，thetraitalsocomeswithcertainadvantages.Recentevidencesuggeststhatwhilehighlysensitiveparentsinitiallyexperiencedhighlevelsofstress，theyshowedimprovedparentingstylesbythetimetheirbabieswereninemonthsold.Intheshortterm，sensitivepeoplearemoreeasilyoverwhelmedwithchange，butwhenitcomestoparenting，highlysensitiveparentshavethepotentialtobeexceptional.Theycanunderstandtheirchildrenandrespondtotheirneedsquicklyandappropriately.Sinceparentaloverwhelmcanaffectanyone，whetherhighlysensitiveornot，someofthecopingstrategiesforhighlysensitivepeoplecouldbenefitallparents.（1）Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthefirstparagraph？A．Thelifeofyoungparentsiscolorful.B．Thekidsareunhappyforlackoflove.C．Youngkidsareoftentoughtodealwith.D．Itiseasytogeteverythingundercontrol.（2）WhatdoesMichaelPluesssayabouthighlysensitivepeople？A．Theypossessnogoodinsight.B．Itishardtooverstimulatethem.C．Theybetterunderstandtheenvironment.D．Itiscommonforthemtooverlookdetails.（3）Howdoestheauthorconsiderthehighsensitivityamongyoungparents？A．Deeplyrooted.B．Extremelyharmful.C．Greatlyunstable.D．Potentiallybeneficial.（4）Whatmighttheauthorcontinuetalkingabout？A．Outcomesofcopingstrategies.B．Tipsforhighlysensitiveparents.C．Responsestotheconcernaboutparenting.D．Evaluationofoverwhelmedparents'impact.3．（2024春•达拉特旗校级期末）PindarVanArmanisapainter，buthe'salsoasoftwaredesigner.HehasbuiltsomemachinesandworkedonaDARPAchallengeteaminCaliforniatobuildaself﹣drivingcar.Hislatestproject？Arobotpainter，BitPaintr.BitPaintrisVanArman'sfifthrobotin10years.Earlierversionsincludeddevicesthatproducedsimplerpaintingswithalgorithms（算法）.ButtheideaforBitPaintrissimple：Auserjustuploadsapicture，anditcanpainttotallyonitsownanddevelopitsownstyle.Althoughhisfriendsjokethathehasinventedareallyexpensive，slow，badpainter，VanArmansaysteachingamachinehowtobecreativehashelpedhimgettothebottomofwhatcreativityis—andappreciateit."Whenyou'retryingtoteachamachinetodosomethingthat'seasyforhumans，itreallymakesyousitbackandseewhathumansaredoing，"hesays.Sowhatiscreativity，then，ifarobotwithapaintbrushcanbe—orappeartobe—justascreativeasahumanwithapaintbrush？MarkRiedl，aprofessorattheGeorgiaTechSchoolofInteractiveComputing，saysitdependsonhowyoudefinecreativity."ThereiscreativityandCreativity，"Riedlsays."Being'creative'usuallyhassomethingtodowiththelittlethingsthatwedohundredsoftimesinourdailylives.Theycouldbecreative，butusuallyaren't.Tobe'Creative'istohaveanimaginationthatwillhaveahugeimpactonasociallevel—thePicassosandtheMozartsoftheworld；thepeoplewhohaveproducedsomethingthat'stakenonthisadditionallevelofmeaning."Riedladmitswhatrobotscreateisfarfromhuman﹣levelqualityart，butheseesrobotsenteringthecreativeprocessasapositivething."Wewantthecomputerstokeepupwithus，"hesays."AndthankstoresearcherslikeVanArman，itseemsliketheywill，althoughtheywillnotreplaceus，buttohelpustobemorecreative."（1）WhichisanewqualityofBitPaintr？A.Simplicity.B.Creativity.C.Speed.D.Profitability.（2）WhatisVanArman'sfriends'attitudetoBitPaintr？A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Hopeful.（3）WhatdoesMarkRiedlsuggestaboutcomputers？A.Theywilldefeatthegreatestartistssoon.B.Theycanproduce"Creative"thingsbythemselves.C.TheywilllearnmorefromthePicassosandtheMozarts.D.Theycanhelpustododailythingsinmore"creative"ways.（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A.CanBitPaintr﹣likeRobotsReplaceArtistsintheFuture？B.WhyDoPeopleHaveSharplyDifferentViewsonAIRobots？C.WhatIstheDifferenceBetweentheTwoKindsofCreativity？D.CanBitPaintrBeConsidereda"Creative"PaintingSoftware？4．（2024春•潢川县期末）Isforgivenessagainstourhumannature？Toanswerourquestion，weneedtoaskafurtherquestion：Whatisthenatureofourhumanity？Toputitinasimpleway，peopleconsidertwocompletelydifferentviewsofhumanity.Thefirstviewisaboutdominance（统治）andpower.Inanearlypaperonthepsychologyofforgiveness，Droll（1984）madetheinterestingclaimthathumans'keynatureismoreaggressive（好斗的）thanforgivingallows.Thosewhoforgiveareagainsttheirbasicnature，muchtotheirharm.Inhisopinion，forgiversaregivinguptheirwell﹣beingastheyofferkindnesstoothers，whomightthentakeadvantageofthem.Thesecondviewfocusesonthethemeofcooperation，mutualrespect，andevenloveasthebasisofwhoweareashumans.Researchersfindthattofullygrowashumanbeings，weneedbothtoreceivelovefromandofferlovetoothers.Withoutlove，ourconnectionswithawiderangeofindividualsinourlivescanfallapart.Evencommonsensestronglysuggeststhatthewilltopoweroverothersdoesnotmakeforharmoniousinteractions.Forexample，howwellhasslavery（奴隶制）workedasamodeofsocialharmony？Fromthissecondviewpointofwhoweareashumans，forgivenessplaysakeyroleinthebiologicalandpsychologicalintegrityofbothindividualsandcommunitiesbecauseoneoftheoutcomesofforgiveness，shownthroughscientificstudies，isthedecreasingofhateandtherebuildingofharmony.Forgivenesscanbreakthecycleofanger.Atleasttotheextentthepeoplefromwhomyouarekeepingawayacceptyourloveandforgivenessandarepreparedtomaketherequiredadjustments.Forgivenesscanhealrelationshipsandreconnectpeople.Asanimportantnote，whenwetakeaclassicalphilosophicalview，thatofAristotle，weseethedifferencebetweenpotentialityandactuality.Wearenotnecessarilybornwiththecapabilitytoforgive，butinsteadwiththepotential（潜能）tolearnaboutitandtogrowinourabilitytoforgive.Theactualityofforgiving，itsactualbehaviorinunfriendlysituations，developswithpractice.（1）WhatisDroll'sideaaboutforgiveness？A.Peopleshouldofferkindnesstoothers.B.Peoplewhoforgivecanhavetheirownwell﹣beingaffected.C.Forgivenessdependsonthenatureofhumanity.D.Aggressivepeopleshouldlearntoforgive.（2）WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph2display？A.Toforgiveistolove.B.Tofightistogrow.C.Togiveistoreceive.D.Todominateistoharm.（3）WhichofthefollowingmightthewriterNOTagreewith？A.Forgivenesscanhelpusstaycalmandfindinnerpeace.B.Improvedrelationshipcanbeoneofresultsfromforgiveness.C.Forgivenessisvitaltothebiologicalandphysicalintegrityofhumans.D.Thepeopleacceptingyourforgivenessmaylikelymakepossiblechanges.（4）Whatismessageofthelastparagraph？A.Forgivenessisinournature.B.Forgivenessgrowswithtime.C.Actualityisbasedonpotentiality.D.Ittakespracticetoforgive.5．（2024春•淮安期末）Alarge﹣scaleanalysis（分析）ofnearly1，000scientificstudieshasshownjusthowcloselyhumanactivityistiedtopublichealth.Thefindingssuggestenvironmentalchangescausedbyhumanactivitiesaremakingtheriskofinfectious（传染的）diseaseoutbreaksallthemorelikely.Thebiodiversity（生物多样性）crisis—whichhasletsomeonemillionplantandanimalspeciesatriskofextinction—isaleadingdriverofdiseasespread，theresearchersfound."Itcouldmeanthatbychangingtheenvironment，weincreasetherisksoffuturepandemics（流行病），"saidJasonRohr，aco﹣authorofthestudyandabiologistattheUniversityofNotreDame.Theanalysisstudiedatleastoneoffive"globalchangedrivers"affectingwildlifeandlandscapesonEarth：biodiversitychange，climatechange，habitatlossandchange，chemicalpollutionandtheintroductionofnon﹣nativespeciestonewareas.Theresearcherscollectednearly3，000datapointsrelatedtohoweachofthesefactorsmightimpacttheseriousnessofinfectiousdiseaseoutbreaks.Theirconclusionsshowedthatfouroftheexaminedfactors—climatechange，chemicalpollution，theintroductionofnon﹣nativespeciestonewareasandbiodiversityloss—allincreasedthelikelihoodofspreadingdiseases，withthelatterhavingthemostsignificantimpact.Diseaseanddeathratewerenearlyninetimeshigherinareasoftheworldwherehumanactivityhasreducedbiodiversity，comparedtothelevelsexpectedbyEarth'snaturalvariationinbiodiversity.Oneglobalchangefactor，however，actuallyreducedthelikelihoodofdiseaseoutbreaks：habitatlossandchange.Buthere，contextiskey.Mosthabitatlossislinkedtocreatingasingletypeofenvironment—urban（城市的）ecosystems—whichgenerallyhavegoodsanitation（卫生）systems，reducingopportunitiesfordiseaseoutbreaks.Thenewworkaddstopastresearchonhowhumanactivitycancausethespreadofdisease.Theresearchsignalstheneedforpublichealthofficialstoremainwatchfulastheeffectsofhuman﹣causedclimatechangearise.（1）Whatdothefindingsrevealaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs？A.Humanactivitiesdogreatdamagetopublichealth.B.Biodiversitycrisesincreasetheriskofdiseaseoutbreaks.C.Millionsofplantandanimalspeciesareatriskofextinction.D.Human﹣causedenvironmentalchangesleadtospeciesextinction.（2）Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout？A.Theprocessofthestudy.B.Theresultofthestudy.C.Themeaningofdataanalysis.D.Theimpactofdiseaseoutbreaks.（3）Comparedwiththeotherfour"globalchangedrivers"，habitatlossandchange.A.worsenedthediseaseoutbreaksB.hadthemostsignificantimpactC.madeurbanecosystemsmoredelicateD.madeitlesslikelytospreaddiseases（4）Whatmightbethefocusofthefollow﹣updiscussion？A.Theexpectationsheldbypublichealthofficials.B.Themeasurestobetakenbythehealthsystems.C.Theeffectsofhumanactivitiesonclimatechange.D.Theconcernsaboutclimatechangeandbiodiversityloss.6．（2024春•温州期末）Inthe1930s，thefirstcakemixes（蛋糕粉）whichonlyrequiredwaterwereinventedandsomepeoplearguedthatthisapproach，theeasiest，wasthebest.Butothersthoughtcookswouldwanttodomore.Thecake﹣mixargumentmaybeout﹣dated，butitscentralquestionremains：Justhowdemandingdowewantourtechnologiestobe？Thenwhatisademandingtechnology？Twoelementsareincluded：Oneisthatitistechnologythattakestimetomaster，andtheotheristhatitsoperationincludessomerealriskoffailure.Therefore，apianoisademandingtechnology，asisaprogramminglanguageoramachinesystem.However，so﹣calledeasytechnologiesusuallyrequirelittleconcentratedeffortandproducepredictableresults.Clearly，easytechnologieshaveremadehumansocietyoverthepastcentury，buttheproblemisthat，aseveryindividualtaskbecomeseasier，wedemandmuchmoreofbothourselvesandothers.Asaresult，wearefacedwithalargernumberofsmalltasks（writinghundredsofe﹣mails）insteadoffewerdifficulttasks（writingseverallongletters）.And，wheneverytaskiseasy，nearlyallpeoplearemultitasking（多任务处理）.Easytechnologiessupposedlyfreeustofocusonwhatmatters，butsometimeswhatmattersgetseliminated.Everyoneknowsthatitiseasiertodrivetothetopofamountainthantohike；theviewsmaybethesame，butthefeelingneveris.Followingthesameidea，wedevelopintobeingsthatcandomore.However，wecan'tgetthesamesatisfactionasweexpect.Idon'tmeanthateverythingneedstobedonethehardway.Butwemusttakechallengesseriously，orwe'llfacethedangerofbecomingcreatureswhoselivesarelesssatisfying.（1）Whatmakesdemandingtechnologiesdifferentfromeasytechnologies？A.Itrequiresmucheffort.B.Ittakeslittleattention.C.Itachievesintendedeffect.D.Itdealswithmachines.（2）Whatisapossibleresultofeasytechnologies？A.Moretimeforconcentration.B.Writingmuchlongerletters.C.Lowerexpectationsonothers.D.Doingvarioustasksatatime.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eliminated"inparagraph4mean？A.Noticed.B.Stressed.C.Improved.D.Removed.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage？A.TheArgumentOverCakeMixes.B.WhatIsADemandingTechnology？C.TheProblemWithEasyTechnologies.D.WhatChallengesDoHumansFace？7．（2024春•苏州期末）Peoplesendmessageseverydayonsocialmedia.Theseonlineconversationscanhaveahugeimpactandshapehowsocietiesmakedecisions.Butthereisagrowingproblem.Sometimespeopledon'tlistentoeachotherandcansayreallyhurtfulthings.Woulditbebetteriftherewereanadvisorinonlinetalks？Wetriedtouseartificialintelligence（AI）（人工智能）tocarryoutthistask.So，wedidanonlineexperimentwithpairsofpeoplediscussingachallengingtopic.Inthefirstgroup，oneparticipant（参与者）ineachpairhadanAIhelper.TheAItriedtomakesurethediscussionwaspoliteandrespectful.Itdidn'tchangetheparticipant'spointofview，though!TheparticipantcouldacceptorrefusethesuggestionsorcompletelyeditthemessageanAIhelperoffers.Inthecontrolgroup，thepeoplehadaconversationonthesametopicbutneitheroftheparticipantshadanAIhelper.Afterthediscussionsended，thepairssharedtheirthoughtsonhowgoodtheconversationwas.Inourstudy，theparticipantsacceptedtheAI'ssuggestionstwothirdsofthetime.WhentheyusedtheAI'ssuggestions，themessagesbecamemorepositiveandpolite.ParticipantswhosepartnersusedtheAIreportedfeelingbetterabouttheconversation.Theyweremorewillingtounderstandandrespecteachother，eveniftheystilldisagreed.ThepeoplewhousedtheAIthemselvesdidn'treportahugechangeinhowtheyfeltabouttheconversation.However，theyweremorewillingtorespecttheopinionsofothers!TheresultsofourstudyshowthatAIdidagoodjobofmakingonlinediscussionspolite.Butyoudon'tneedaremindertoberespectful.Eveninthevastdigitalworld，eachconversationmatters.Yourchoicetobekindandrespectfulcanmakeabigdifference.Itcanpromoteacultureofhealthydiscussionandunderstanding.Thisisalsotrueforreal﹣lifeconversations.（1）Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thistask"inparagraph1probablyreferto？A.Startingtalks.B.Guidingconversations.C.Changingviews.D.Sendingmessages.（2）WhatdowelearnaboutparticipantswithAIhelpers？A.TheyrespondedtoAIpolitely.B.TheychangedviewsasAIsuggested.C.Theytendedtorespectothers'views.D.Theyexperiencedmixedfeelings.（3）Whatdoestheauthorwanttostressinthelastparagraph？A.TheeffectivenessofAIinonlinediscussions.B.Thesignificanceofrespectfulcommunication.C.Theimportanceofremindersinconversations.D.Thebalancebetweentechnologiesandchoices.（4）Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext？A.CanAIremovemeanposts？B.CanAImakeonlinetalkskinder？C.Howtorespectdifferentopinions？D.Howtoreachanagreementonline？8．（2023春•让胡路区校级期末）Lastsummer，thestoryaboutaCEOwhoencouragedemployeestotakementalhealthdaysspreadonline.Itledtomanymediastoriesabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofyourmentalhealthincludingtakingamentalhealthdaywhenyouneedone.Butwhataboutkids？Shouldyouletyourchildtakeamentalhealthdayfromschool？Theanswerisn'tasimpleyesorno.It'simportantforkidstopowerthroughsomediscomfort，likegoingtoschoolevenwhenthey'reafraidofgivingapresentation，orwhentheydon'thavetheirmathhomeworkdone.There'salotofvalueinshowingthemthatthey'restrongerthantheythink.Butwhenthey'refeelingsobadthatthey'restrugglingtofunction，andgoingtoschoolislikelytomakeitworse，amentalhealthdaymightbejustwhatthedoctorordered.Lettingkidstaketheoccasional（偶尔的）mentalhealthday﹣maybeonceortwiceayear﹣couldmakethembelievethattakingcareoftheirmindsisvital，justastheyshouldtakecareoftheirbodies.Itcanalsobeagreatopportunitytohelpthemsharpentheiremotionalskillsandbuildthementalmusclestheyneedtostaystrong.Agoodwaytospendamentalhealthdayistousethetimetodothefollowingthings.Solveaproblem.Ifyourchildisstressedoutbyaspecificproblem，youmightbeabletoturnamentalhealthdayintoaproblem﹣solvingopportunity.Practiceself﹣care.Ifyourchildisexhaustedoroverworked，anoccasionaldayoffmayhelphimrecuperate.Itcouldbeanopportunitytodevelophealthierhabits，likegoingtosleepearlier，eatingnutritious（有营养的）food，andgettingplentyofexercise.Seeaprofessional.Ifyourchildisstrugglingtoattendschool，seekprofessionalhelp.Scheduleanappointmentwithyourpediatrician（儿科医生）totalkaboutyourchild'smentalhealthneeds.Aphysicianmayreferyoutoamentalhealthprofessionalifit'snecessary.（1）WhatdidpeopledoafterreadingthestoryaboutaCEO？A．Theydecidedtotakemoredaysoffwork.B．Theyrealizedmentalhealthneedscaretoo.C．Theydecidedtoreadsomemediastoriesabouthim.D．Theybecameworriedaboutemployees'mentalhealth.（2）Whichofthefollowingshowstheauthor'sopinion？A．Allchildrenneedamentalhealthday.B．Kidsneedamentalhealthdaylessthanadults.C．Schoolsshouldarrangeregularmentalhealthdays.D．Amentalhealthdayissometimesnecessaryforchildren.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"recuperate"inParagraph6mean？A．Recover.B．Think.C．Sleep.D．Exercise.（4）Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext？A．Whendokidsneedmentalhealthdays？B．Whydopeopleneedmentalhealthdays？C．Howcankidsmakeuseofmentalhealthdays？D．Shouldkidsbeallowedtotakementalhealthdays？9．（2023春•唐山期末）Itwasaquietearlyafternooninthelibrary，andwelibrarianswereenjoyingachatatthelibrarydesk.Suddenly，aregularreader，whohadbeenreadingamagazine，marcheduptous，gaveusanannoyed"Shush（嘘）!"andwentbacktoherseat.Shockedintosilence，wetriednottolaugh.Howstrangeforagroupoflibrarianstobeshushedbyareader!Shouldn'titbetheotherwayaround？Well，itseemshardtoexplain.Ifyou'reababyboomer（婴儿潮出生的人）likeme，youprobablyrememberlibrariesasplacesofadults'silentreading.Thesedays，however，librariesaremorelikebusycommunitycenters，wherebeingnoisytosomedegreeisthenewnormal，especiallywhenkidsaretakingpart.Iamaloudlibrarian.Myvoiceisnaturallyonthelouderside.ThehundredsofprogramsIledasachildren'slibrarianwerefilledwithsinging，dancing，movementexercisesandcheerfulreadingsofbookswithcrowdsofchildrenandtheircaregivers.Noshushingallowed!Growingknowledgeabouttheimportanceofkidsandteenslearningthroughhands﹣onexperienceshassincecausedaseachangeinhowpubliclibrariesconnectwithyoungreaders.Thesetypesofprogramslikeboardgames，poetryreadingandstorytimescertainlyaren'tdesignedtobesilent.Butit'sabalancingact.Notallreaders—orlibrarians—liketheideaofanoisylibrary.It'scleartomenowthatonthedaymycolleaguesandIwereshushedbyareader，weshouldhavebeenusingour"libraryvoices"aswetalked.Still，it'sunlikelythatlibrarieswilleverreturntothedayswhentheywereplacesofsilence.There'sjusttoomuchfunandlearninghappening.IheartilyagreewithmyfriendRachelPayne，anearly﹣childhoodserviceeducatorattheBrooklynPublicLibrary，whotoldme，"WhenIvisitalibraryanditisquiet，Ialwaysfeelabitsad.Alibrarywhereconversationsarehappeningandtablesarefullisaverygoodthing!"（1）Howdidtheauthorthinkoftheshushfromareader？A．Unexpectedlyfunny.B．Reallyannoying.C．Quitenecessary.D．Veryheartwarming.（2）Whatcanbeinferredabouttoday'slibraries？A．Theyservekidsonly.B．Theybecomequieter.C．Theyarelesspopular.D．Theyhavedifferentfunctions.（3）WhydoestheauthorquoteRachelPayne？A．Toshowdifferentvoices.B．Toexpresstheauthor'sidea.C．Tomaketheendinteresting.D．Topromoteanewreadingmethod.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A．HowtoActintheLibraryB．It'sOKforaLibrarytoBeNoisyC．WhytoKeepSilentintheLibraryD．It'sNecessaryforLibrarianstoChange10．（2023春•翠屏区校级期末）Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal，yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo，perhapsafewlettersforawhilethennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance，evenyearslater，theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand，becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings，extending（延伸）sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes，andsharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality（好客）easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylife，theydon'tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes，we，ashosts，willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidesforourforeignfriends.TheAmericans，however，expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathome，buttrulycannotmanageagreatdealoftimetodowithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes，thewelcomewillbefull，warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericans，itisoftenconsideredfriendliertoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants，exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!（1）Thewriterofthispassagemustbe.A．anAmericanB．aChineseC．aprofessorD．astudent（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"generouswithourtime"inParagraph3probablymean？A．Willingtospendtime.B．Seriousabouttime.C．Carefulwithtime.D．Strictwithtime.（3）WhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriend，wewillbe.A．warmlywelcomedattheairportB．offeredaridetohishomeC．treatedkindlyathis