寒假提升：阅读理解D篇（学生版）-2025年高一英语寒假专项提升（人教版）

第04讲阅读理解D篇

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NASAwillcrashaspacecraftintoanasteroid(小行星)totrytochangeitsorbit,attemptingtopreventhumans

goingthesamewayasthedinosaurs.

Earthisconstantlybeingdisturbedbysmallpiecesofdebris(碎片)，buttheyusuallyburnuporbreakuplong

beforetheyhittheground.Onceinawhile,however,somethinglargeenoughtodosignificantdamagemakes

impact.About66millionyearsago,onesuchcrashisthoughttohavewipedoutthedinosaurs.Someday,

somethingsimilarcouldendhumanbeings—unlesswccanfindawaytotackleit.

NASA'sDoubleAsteroidRedirectionTest(Dart)missionisthefirstattempttotestifsuchasteroidredirection

isarealisticstrategy:investigatingwhetheraspacecraftcanautonomouslyreachatargetasteroidandintentionally

crashintoit,aswellasmeasuringtheamountofredirection.14Ifitworks,itwouldbeabigdeal,becauseitwould

provethatwchavethetechnicalcapabilityofprotectingourselves/*saidJayTate,thedirectoroftheNationalNear

EarthObjectInformationCenter.

The6l()kgDartspacecraftisscheduledtohelaunchedatthetarget-theDidymossystem-aharmlesspairof

asteroidsconsistingofa163metretwmoonlef,asteroidcalledDimorphosthatorbitsalarger780metreasteroid

calledDidymos(Greekfbr“twin”).TheplanistocrashthespacecraftintoDimorphoswhentheasteroidsystemis

atitsclosesttoEarth一about6.8millionmilesaway.

About10daysbeforeimpact,aminiaturizedsatellitecalledLiciaCubewillseparatefromthemainspacecraft,

enablingimagesoftheimpacttoberelayedbacktoEarth,binedwithobservationsfromgroundbasedtelescopes,

andanonboardcamerathatwillrecordthefinalmomentsbeforethe?rash,theserecordingswillenaKescientiststo

calculatethedegreetowhichtheimpacthaschangedDimorphos'sorbit.Theexpectationisthatitwillchangethe

speedofthesmallerasteroidbyapproximately1%andreduceitsorbitaroundthelargerasteroid.

Then,inNovember2024,theEuropeanSpaceAgency'sHeraspacecraftwillvisittheDidymossystemand

conductafurthercloseupanalysisoftheconsequencesof(hissnooker(斯诺克)game,recordingdetailssuchasthe

precisemakeupandinternalstructureofDimorphos,andthesizeandshapeoftheholeleftbyDart.Suchdetails

arevitalfbrtransformingasteroidredirectionintoarepeatabletechnique.

Eventhen,itisimpossiblethatanysingleredirectionstrategywouldbeenough.tkTheproblemisthatnotwo

asteroidsoretsarealike,andhowyouredirectonedependsonahugenumberofvariables.Thereisnosikcrbullet

inthisgame.Whatyouneedisawholefolderofdifferentredirectionmethodsfbrdifferenttypesoftargets.''said

Tate.

So,whilethismaybeonesmallsteptowardsplanetaryprotection,manymorearclikelytobenecessaryto

avoiddestruction.

22.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph2?

A.Toexplainthenecessityoflaunchingaspacecraft.

B.Toexaminetheimpactofdinosaurs5extinction.

C.Tohighlight(hecrisisthreateninghumanbeingsatpresent.

【＞TDshowthedamagecausedbysmallpiecesofdebris.

23.Whichofthefollowingpicturesillustrates(hemission?

Didymos

DidymosDimorphos

Dimorphos

Dartspacecraft

Didymos

Didymos

Dimorphos

Dimorphos

DartspacecraftDartspacecraft

24.WhatisthefunctionofLiciaCube?

A.Helpingthesatelliteseparatefromthespacecraft.

B.Recordingthescientists'groundbasedobservations.

C.SendingimpactdatabacktoEarth.

D.CalculatingthelengthofDimorphos'sorbit.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Thereisnosilverbulletinthisgame^^mean?

A.ThereisnopossibilitytosatisfyNASA'sneeds.

B.Thereisnochallengetoobigtoovere.

C.Thereisnostrategytohelpmakeanobviousdecision.

D.Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheplexproblem.

Dotheendlessstreamofmessagesandthethoughtofreplyingtounopenedtextsgiveyouanxiety?Canthe

groupchatfeelsooverwhelmingthatyouwanttothrowyourphoneoutofthewindow?Textinganxietyisareal

thing,andmoremonthanyou'dthink.

In(helast25years,textinghaschangedthewaywemunicategreatly.Andmanywouldargue,notforthe

better.Theaveragepersonin2022checkstheirphone262limesaday,upfromadailyaverageof80:n2016.

Overwhelmed,manyendupconsciouslyorunconsciouslyoptingout,stoppingrespondingtolovedonesand

friends.Unfortunately,noteveryonewillbeunderstanding.

LeahAguirre,apsychotherapistexplainsthattextconversationsarcusuallyasourceofanxietyastheyewith

alotofuncertainty.44Wecan'tpredicthowsomeonewillrespond,iftheywillrespond,orhowquickly（heywill

respond.Wccan'tcontrolotherpeople'sactionsorbehaviororhowtheythinkandinterpret（解读）things,andfor

peoplethatarealreadypronetoanxietythiscanbehardtocopewith.”

Aguirresaysthisisreflectedinaphysicalreaction,tightnessinthechest,tensions,orincreasedheartrate.You

alsomayfeelalittlemoreonedgecrshortwithothers,pulsivelycheckyourphoneorhaveobsessiveandintrusive

thoughtsaboutthetextconversation.Simplyhearinganotification（通知），ifourphoneisoutofreach,causesthe

brainchemicalsassociatedwithstresstospike.

Aswellasthepersonaleffects,textanxietycanputastrainonyourrelationshipswithfriendsandlovedones.

A2018studyfoundthatromanticpartnershipsandfriendshipsarefarmoresuccessfulwhenyouandtheother

personhaveasimilartextingstyle.Ifbothpartiesarequickresponders,therelationshipislesslikelytohittherocks.

Similarly,ifallpartiesarehappytogohours,days,evenweeksbetweenresponses,theneveryoneishappy.

Establishingatextingschedulewithpeopleyouinteractwithfrajuentlyisonewayofreducingsomeofthe

stressifyouhavedifferenttextingstyles.Aguirresuggestslimitingtheamountoftimeyouareonyourphonealso

helpswiththeanxiety."Bycancellingorreducinghowmuchcontactyouhavewiththesourceofanxiety,you'll

feelsomerelief?'shesays.

“Youcangiveyourselfapeptalk,tellyourselfthatyouareokayandthatyouhavenocontroloveranother

person'sresponseorbehavior.Remindyourselfthatthisisjustaphoneoratextmessageandthat,bigpicture,you

arcokayandwillbeokay.”

36.ThepurposeofParagraph2isto

A.demonstratetheleveloftextinganxiety

B.stresstheimportanceofmunication

C.analyzethecauseoftroubledrelationships

D.introducetheincreasinguseofcellphones

37.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“onedge”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Frightened.B.Interested.C.Excited.D.Nervous.

38.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Puttingphoneson“silence”modeincreasesanxiety.

B.Wcshouldaskourpartnerstochangetheirtextingstyles.

C.Creatingatextingplanwithothershelpsreducetextanxiety.

D.Textinganxietyisoftencausedbythetimetakentoanswerthetexts.

39.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforihepassage?

A.Atextingschedule:Thefinalwayout

B.Textinganxiety:Problemsandsolutions

C.Textconversations:Strengthsandweaknesses

D.Anewperspective:Howmuch(extingistoomuch

D

WildanimalsseemtohaveescapedtheIndianOceantsunami(海啸)，addingweighttotheideathatthey

possessa“sixthsense”fbrdisasters,expertssaidonThursday.SriLankawildlifeofficialshavesaidthegiant

waves(hatkilledover24,000peoplealongtheIndianOceanIsland'scoastseeminglymissedwildbeasts,withno

deadanimalsfound.

H.D.elephantsaredead,notevenadeadhareorrabbit.Ithinkanimalscansensedisaster.Theyhaveasixth

sense.Theyknowwhenthingsarchappening,vH.D.Ratnayake,deputydirectorofSriLanka,sWildlife

DepartmentsaidonWednesday.

Thewaveswashedfloodwatersupto3km(2miles)inlandatYalaNationalParkinthesoutheast,SriLanka's

biggestwildlifereserve(自然保护区)andhometohundredsofwildelephants."'Therehasbeenalotofevidence

aboutdogsbarkingorbirdsmigratingbeforevolcaniceruptionsorearthquakes.Butithasnotbeenproved/'said

MatthewvanLierop,ananimalbehaviourspecialistatJohannesburgZoo."Therehavebeennospecificstudies

becauseyoucan'treallytestitinalaborfieldsetting/'hesaid.Otherauthoritiesagreedwiththisconclusion.

^Wildlifeseemstobeabletopickupcertainphenomenon,especiallybirds.Therearemanyreportsofbirds

detectingingdisasters,saidCliveWalker,whohaswrittenseveralbooksonAfricanwildlife.

Animalscertainlyrelyontheknownsensessuchassmellorhearingtoavoiddangersuchaspredators(食肉动物).

Theideaofananimal's"sixthsense''isalastingonethattheevidenceonSriLanka'sdamagedcoastislikelyto

addto.

12.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.(hedamagethatwascausedin(heIndianOceantsunami

B.whyanimalscansaveihemselvesfromnaturaldisasters

C.howtoprotectthewildlifewhendisasterhappens

D.thediflcrcntopinionsaboutanimals'naturalpower

13.Whichof(hefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ithasbeenprovedthatanimalshaveasixthsense.

B.Researchhasbeenmadeonthespecialmovementsofanimalsbeforedisasters.

C.It'sgenerallyconsideredthatanimalscansensetheingofdisasters.

D.Itcanbetestedthatanimalshavetheknownsensetoescapefromthedisasters.

14.Whatdocstheterm“sixthsense”inthepassagemean?

A.Itisthenaturalabilityofanimalsthatcan'tsavethemfromdanger.

B.Itistheanimal'simaginationinthebrain.

C.Itissomehiddenpowertosayinadvancethatsomethingwillhappen.

D.Itisakindofsensethatisthesaneassmellorhearing.

15.Whichsectiondoesthepassagemostprobablyappearinanewspaper?

A.Entertainment.B.Discovery.C.Future.D.Culture.

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D

TheFourthofJulyisanimportantdayfortheQuadCiticsRiverBandits,aMinorLeagueBaseballteam.

ThousandsoffanscrowdintoModernWoodmenParkinDavenport,Iowa,tocheeronthehometeamandwatch

fireworks.Butitwasabitdifferentin2014,saysChesser,theBandits'manager,whenthebaseballstadiumwas

rurnedintoanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiver.Fanshadtocrossthefloodwatersonamovablebridge

toreachthestadium.

DavenportistheonlymajorcityontheupperMississippiRiverwithoutfloodwallstoholdbacktheriver.

Insteadofbuildingabarrier（［i帝碍）belweentheriverandnearbyhomesandbusinesses.Davenportdesignedits

dov/ntovvntobefloodableliningthecity'sninemilesofriverfroni（滨河地区）withparks,biketracks,parkinglots,

andaverywetbaseballstadium.

Localleadershipsaysthinmethodhascwithsoniceconomicbenefits.Buildingawallwouldbeexpensive,

potentiallycostingmorethanpresentfloodcleanups.uWhentheriveresup,andthathappenseveryyearnow,we

letittakeitsowncourse.Thereisnothingreallyintherethatcouldbedamaged,“saysformerDavenportmayor

BillGluba.

Davenport'smethoddoeseatacost."Whenwehaveaflood,weputoffotherimportantservices."saysPublic

WorksDirectorNicoleGleason,Wepressastopbuttononeverythingthat'sscheduled.

Despiteplaints（抱怨）aboutslowroadrepair,theDavenportmunityrealizeswhatithasgainedv/i（hthepublic

greenspace.Localsenjoyfrequentcitywideevents,fromfestivalsandconcertsontheriverfronttoanannual

Father'sDaybikeride.

ForresidentslikeBandits'managerChesser,themanybeautifuldaysattheriverfrontmorethanmakeupfor

thedaywhenfloodingspreadsintothecity.44Ican'tplainiffivedaysayearMotherNaturedecidestothrowusa

curveball."hesays.

12.Whydocsthewritermention“Thebaseballstadium”InParagraph1?

A.Tointroducethetopic.B.Todrawaconclusion.

C.Toanalyzetheproblem.D.Toexplainanidea.

13.What'sspecialaboutDavenport'sfloodpreventionmethod?

A.Itdesignediniloodableriverfront.

B.Itblockedawaythefloodeffectively.

C.Itusedvaluablelandtobuildllocdwalls.

D.Itspentmuchmorethanthetraditionalway.

14.Whichstatementwillthelocalsprobablyagreewith?

A.Thecity'sfloodmethodisshortsighted

B.Thebenefitscanmakeupforfloodinfluence.

C.Thelocals'lifeishardlyaffectedbytheflood

D.Thespeedofroadrepairisextremelyfastafterflood.

15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext

A.WallingUptheCitytoFloodB.Davenport'sPeacewiththeFlood

C.AModelforCities'FloodManagementD.AmonMethodforMississippi'sFlood

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D

Thedeepseaoilandgasindustryhasvastandcostlyfacilitiestomaintain.Wells,otherequipment,and

thousandsofkilometersofpipelinesmustbeinspectedandrepaired.

Now,cullingedgeunderwaterdrones(无人机)androbotsarebeingdevelopedthatcouldmake(heworksafer

andcheaper.AmongthemisEelume,asixmeterlong,snakelikerobotequippedwithsensorsandacameraateach

end.Itcanbekeptatastationatdepthsofuptohalfakilometerforsixmonths,withoutbeingbroughtbacktothe

surface.Therobotcantravelupto2Dkilometersbeforeneedingtoreturntoitsstationtorecharge.

Maintenanceworkatmanydeepwaterwellsandpipelinesystemsisalreadycarriedoutbyunmannedvehicles.

Butthesevehiclestypicallyneedtobetransportedtotheoffshoresiteonafullycrewedshipandthenremotely

operatedfromonboardthesurfaceship.Thatcancostupto$100,000perday,accordingtoPalLiljcback,chief

technologyofficerwithEekimeSubseaIntenention,whichdevelopedtherobot.Liljebacksaysthatby''enabling

(herobottobeeasubsearesidentlivingatastation,itcanbemobilizedatanytimetodoinspections,thereby

reducingtheneedfbrcostlysurfaceships”.

Eelumecanworkautonomouslyontasksassignedfromacontrclroomonshore,andsendbackvideoanddata.

Itssnakelikedesignallowsittoworkinsmallspacesandwriggle(扭动)itsbodytostayinplaceinstrongcurrents.

Bystayingunderthesea,itcancarryouttaskswhatevertheconditionsonthesurfaceoftheocean.

Theglobalunderwaterroboticsmarketisexpectedtobewortharound$7billionin2025,accordingtoanalysts,

andotherpanicsarcintheprocessofmcrcializingnewdccpscadroneandrobottechnology.EckimcSubsea

InterventionwillcarryoutfinaltestingontheseabedlaterthisyearaltheAsgardoilandgasfield.Itexpectstoput

itsfirstsnakerobotsintousenextyearandhopestohaveupto50inoceansaroundtheworldby2027.

22.WhatisonefeatureofEekime?

recharging.B.volnearly40kilometersbeforerccharging.B.Itcandiveasdeepas5(X)meters.

C.Itworksmainlyaroundthestation.D.Itworksfor6monthsononecharge.

23.Whatistheproblemwithunmannedvehicles?

A.Theyaretoocostlytomaintain.B.Theyarehardtooperateremotely.

C.Theyrequiretransportationtoandfromwork.D.Theyhaveloworkonafullycrewedshipall(hetime.

24.WhatcanbeexpectedofEelumeinthefuture?

A.Itwillrequirenofurthertests.B.Itwillbewortharound$7billion.

C.Itwillbeputonthemarketin2027.D.Itwillfacealotofpctitors.

25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Asnakerobotisonitswayforunderwatertasks.

B.Eelumeisthenewchoicefbrconstructingpipelines.

C.Maintenanceworkontheoceanfloorisariskyjob.

D.Unmannedvehiclesmarketinghasseenstronggrowth.

、一

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SeveraldaysofunusualwarmweatherinnorthernGreenlandhavecausedrapidmelting(M虫“Temperatures

havebeenrunningaround12.2℃15.5℃.Itiswarmerthannormalforthistimeofyear,“scientistssaid.The

amountoficcthatmeltedinGreenlandbetweenJuly15andJuly17alone—6billiontonsofwaterperday—would

beenoughtofill7.2millionOlympicsizedswimmingpools,accordingtothereportfrom（heNationalSnowand

IceDataCenter.Putanotherway,itwasenoughtocoverthewholestateofWestVirginiawithafootofwater.

Forthescientistsoutontheicesheet（冰盖），thewannthhasbeenalarming.<4Itreallymakesmeanxious,"said

KutahnisSaylam,ascientistwhoisnowworkinginGreenland.^Yesterday,wecouldhangaboutinourTshirts,

whichwasnotreallyexpected.SinceGreenlandholdsenoughice,>ealevelwouldriseby7.5metersaroundthe

worldificeallmelted.**

In2020,scientistsfoundthatGreenland'sicesheethadmeltedbeyondthepointofnoreturn.**Noeftbrtsto

preventglobalwarmingcanstopitfromfinallybreakingintosmallparts,“saidresearchers.

AslakGrinsled,aclimatescientist,saidthattheyweretryingtcgelflightsintothecampsotheycanshipout

theicccores（冰芯）theyhadrecentlycollected.Butthewarmthisdestabilizingthelandingsite."Theweatherwc

areseeingrightnowistoohotfortheskiequippedplanestoland,^^Grinstcdsaid."Sowestoretheicecoresinlarge

caveswehavemadeintothesnowtoprotectitfromtheheatofthesummer."Scientistsmadeuseoftheabnormal

wannthwhiletheywerewaiting,playingvolleyballintheirshortsonanicesheetat（hetopoftheworld.

Grinstedreferredtothetemperaturesasaheatwave,andnotedthatthepossibilityoftemperaturesgettingthis

hotwasclearlyconnectedtoglobalwarming.

12.Howdoestheauthorsupportthetopicofparagraph1?

A.Byexploringreasons.B.Bymakingparisons.

C.Bydesigningthenumbers.D.Bydoingsomeexperiments.

13.WhatdidKutalmismeaninparagraph2?

A.HedislikedwearingaTshirt.

B.Heworriedaboutthewarmth.

C.Hewasdeeplyimpressedbytheice.

D.Hewasthirstyforenjoyingtheseaview.

14.Whatdocstheunderlinedword'destabilizing^meaninparagraph4?

A.Quitting.B.Improving.C.Sheltering.D.Destroying.

15.Whatwilltheauthorprobablydointhefollowingparagraph?

A.RemendvisitingGreenland.

B.Describehowtoshipouttheicecore.

C.Callonpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.

D.Plantoorganizeasportsmeetingonice.

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D

DoDogsDream?

Unlikecartoonimages,realdogsdon'tspeakanddescribetheirsleep.Soyoumaywonder:dodogsdreamlike

theirowners?

AscientificresearchconductedatMITfoundchatduringsleep,brainsofhumansanddogsfunctionina

similarmanner.Whenyouoryourdogfirstfallsasleep,youexperienceSWS—slowwavesleep-whenthebrain

wavesarcslowbutmusclesarcstillactive.Later,adeeperstageofsleepoccurs.ThisstageiscalledREM

sleep-rapideyemovementssleep.DuringREM,musclesaremorerelaxedbut（hemindismoreactive.Itwas

provedthatbothhumansanddogsexperiencethesetwostagesofthesleepcycle.Sinceweknowthathumans

dream,itissafetoconcludethatdogsdreamtoo.

rcgular.Aftcrundthatasadogfallsasleep,hisbreathingbeesdeeperandmorercgular.Afterabout20minutes

inREMsleep,dreamsusuallybeginfbraveragedogs.Whiledreaming,thedog'sbreathingmaybe?shallowand

irregular,andhiseyesmoveaboutbehindtheclosedlid*（眼睑）a*ifthedogis;lookingatsomething.Byparing

brainwavepatterns,researcherssuggested（hatduringREM,dogsarevisualizing（呈现）dreamimagesmuchlike

humansdoduring（hisstageofsleep.

Besides,it'salsofoundthatduringREM,thesleepingbrainfunctionsmuchlikeitdocswhenawake,soboth

mananddogsdreamaboutthingsthathappenduringtheirwakinghours.Informationgatheredduringthedayis

processedatnightandmayberelivedindreams.Soyourdogmay“sleeprun”asherunsafteracatorfetchesa

ball.

Studiesalsoshowthatsomedogsdreammorethanothers,andthefrequencyandlengthofdreamsare

differentaccordingtotheageandsizesofdogs.Youngpuppiesusuallyexperiencemoredreamsthanadultdogs.

Onepossiblereasonisthatpuppiesacquirehugeamountsofnewinformationdailyandhavemuchtoprocessat

night.Amongdogsofthesameage,smallerdogsseemtohavemoredreamsthantheirbiggerfriends,buttheir

dreamsmaylastshorter.Dreamlengthandfrequencyarealsorelatedtotheamountofsleeprequired.Adogthat

hasanactivedayoutsidemaysleepmoresoundlythanusualandexperiencelongerperiodsofREMsleep,giving

himmoretimetodream.

12.WhathappenstodogsduringREMsleep?

A.Theirdreamstakeplace.R.Theirbrainwavesareslow.

C.Theirmusclesstayactive.D.Theirmindismorerelaxed.

13.Whiledreaming,thedog.

A.breathesregularlyB.visualizesimages

C.opensthelidsD.gathersinformation

14.Whatdocstheunderlinedword'relived''probablymean?

A.Removed.B.Repaired.C.Reviewed.D.Reduced.

15.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Whydogsdreamlikehumans.

B.Whatbiggerdogsdreamabout.

C.Whyyoungpuppieshavemoredreams.

D.Whatcausesthedifferencesofdogs'dreams.

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D

Somescientistshavetracedtheincreaseinearthquakestohumanactivities,especiallyinareasnotknownfor

thepresenceoffaultlinesorpastseismic（地震的）activity.Theideaofhumanscausingearthquakesmayseem

strangealfirst.Afterall,youcanrunaroundyourbackyardandjumpupanddownasyouwarn,andtheground

isn'tgoingtostartshaking.However,scientistshaveidentifiedavarietyoflargescalehumanactivitiesthatcan

resultinearthquakes.

Scientistshaveconfirmedover700placeswherehumanactivitieshavecausedearthquakesoverthelast

century.Whilemanyhumanrelatedearthquakesaresmallanddon'tcausemuchdamage,someofthemcanbe

seriousanddangerous.Infact,scientistsbelievehumanactivitieshavecausedearthquakeswithmagnitudesashigh

as7.9ontheRichterscale.

Scientistsbelievethatmosthumanrelatedearthquakesaretheresultofmining.Aspanicsdrilldeeperand

deeperbelowtheearth'ssurfacetogetnaturalresources,holesleftbehindusuallycauseinstability（不稳固）which

leadstoearthquakes.Anotherhumanactivityleadingtoearthquakesisfracking（水力压裂）foroilandgas,

includingthehighpressurewastewaterprocessingthatusuallygoeswithfracking.Inthisprocess,water,sandand

chemicalsarepressedundergroundunderhighpressuretobreakrockstoreleasenaturalresources.

Buildinglargedamscanalsocauseearthquakes.Manypeoplediedasaresultofabigearthquakecausedby

millionsoftonsofwaterthathadbeencollectedinareservoirafteralargedamwasbuiltoveraknownfaultline.

Thesearenottheonlyhumanactivitiesthatcanresultinearthquakes,though.Scientistspointoutthat

earthquakescanalsobecausedbyotherhumanactivities,suchasconstructionofskyscrapersandnuclear

explosions.

Thereisnodoubtthathumanactivitieshavecontributedalottosocialandeconomicdevelopment,butforour

ownbenefit,wehumanshadbetternotpushnaturetoohard,orwewillhavetopayaprice.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“fhultlines“inparagraph1probablyreferto?.

A.Placeswithactivehumanactivities.B.Placesconnectedwithnaturalbalance.

C.Areaswherenaturalresourcesarerich.D.Areaswhereearthquakestendtohappen.

13.Whatdominingandgasproducinghaveinmon9

A.Theybreakthebalanceofnature.B.Theydestroythestabilityofrocks.

C.Theydomuchdamagetotheearth'ssurface.D.Theyusehighpressuretogetnaturalresources.

14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardshumanactivities?

A.Objective.B.Supportive.C.Doubtful.D.Responsible.

15.Whatdocstheauthormainlytellusinthepassage?

A.Alltheearthquakesarecausedbyhumans.

B.Humansareresponsibleforcertainearthquakes.

C.Naturepunisheshumansbymeansofearthquakes.

D.Muchprogresshasbeenmadeonearthquakeresearch.

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D

Justwhenyouthoughtyouweretakingcareofyourhealthbyeatingenoughfruitandvegetableseveryday,

newresearchhaseoutrevealingthatyoumightbeswallowingmicroplasticparticles（颗粒）alongwithallthose

vitamins,minerals,andfiber.AgroundbreakingstudypublishedinthejournalEnvironmentalResearchhasfound

thatfruitsandvegetablesabsorbmicroplasticparticlesfromthesoilandmovethemthroughvegetaltissues,where

(heyremainuntileatenbyhungrydiners,thusgettingtransferredtohumanbodies.

Theresearchers,whoarcfromihcUniversityofCataniainItaly,aswellasSousscandMonastiruniversitiesin

Tunisia,analyzedavarietyofmonfruitsandvegetables—carrots,lettuce,broccoli,potatoes,apples,andpears.

Thesewerechosenforthefactthattheyarcfrequentlyconsumed,usuallyoneperday,whichallowedthe

researcherstobetterassessthedietaryintakesofMPs(microplaslicparticles)andNPs(nanoplastics).Thesamples

werepurchasedfromdifferentsourcesinthecityofCatania,includingasmallfruitvendorandasupermarket.

Theresearchersfoundthatapples,followedbypears,werethemostpollutedfruitsamples,andcarrolswere

th