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高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1广西来宾市2025-2026学年高三上学期9月月考卷英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWiththearrivalofdigitaltechnology,digitallibrariesnowhaveawealthoffreeresources,makinginformationeasilyaccessibleatnocost.Knowingwheretosearchhelpsyoutouncoveradiversearrangementoffreee-books,audio-booksandotheronlinematerials.InternetArchiveTheInternetArchive,possiblythelargestdigitallibrary,housesatreasureofover36millione-books,alongside778billionwebpagesandmillionsofvideos,concerts,audiofilesandsoftwareprograms.Userscanrateandreviewbooksandevenuploadtheirownmediaafterregistration.OpenLibrarySignupforOpenLibrarytoborrowandreadmillionsoffreee-books.Browsemultiplegenres(文体),filterresultsbysubjectorauthor,andsearchforspecifictitles.Youcanalsopreviewand“borrow”randome-books.Registereduserscancreatecustomreadinglistsandaddnewbooks.SmashwordsUnlikeotherdigitallibrariesfeaturingtimelessclassics,Smashwordsstandsoutbyhighlightingindependentauthorsandnewreleases.Youcanreade-booksonlineordownloadtheminPDFandEPUB.Personalizeyoursearchbyselectingfreebooksandchoosinglengthsfromunder20,000toover100,000words.ManyBooksManybooksholdsover50,000e-booksacrossdiversitiesofgenresandcategories.Youcannarrowdownyoursearchesbygenre,languageandrating.Eache-bookpageindicatesitsavailabilityforfreedownloadoronlinereading.Detaileddescriptions,authorinformationandsummarieshelpyoumakesoundselections.1.Whichlibraryallowsreaderstouploadtheirowndigitalmaterials?A.OpenLibrary. B.Smashwords.C.ManyBooks. D.InternetArchive.2.WhatdobothOpenLibraryandManyBooksoffer?A.Multiplee-bookgenres.B.Freesoftwareprograms.C.Individualizedreadinglists.D.Detailedauthors’information.3.Whereisthepassagemostlikelychosenfrom?A.Aguideonhowtoborrowe-books.B.Anintroductionofthebenefitsofdigitallibraries.C.Areviewofvariousdigitalplatformsforfreeresources.D.Aninstructiononhowtouploadcontentstoonlinelibraries.BOvercenturies,kungfuhasbeenusedforself-defenseandtodefendagainstenemiesinwar.InDengfengtoday,tenkilometersfromtheShaolinTemple,thereareover60martialartsschoolswithmorethan50,000students.Theycometotheschoolsforavarietyofreasons.Themajorityhopetobecomemoviestars.Somecometolearnskillsthatwillensuregoodjobsinthemilitaryorpoliceforce.Afewaresentbytheirparentstolearnself-controlandhardwork.MasterHuZhengshengteachesatasmallschoolinDengfeng.Recently,hewasofferedanimportantroleinakungfumovie.Itwouldhavebeengoodpublicityforhisschool,buthedidnotaccept.Hedoesn’tagreewithhowkungfuisoftenshowninmovies.Unlikemanylargeschools,whichteachacrobatics(杂技)andkickboxing,Huteacheshisstudentstime-honoredkungfuforms—passeddownthroughgenerationsofmastersandsteepedincenturies-oldmartialartsheritage.Butattractingnewstudentstothisstyleofkungfuhasbecomeaproblem.Hu’safraidhisartwillsoondieout.Hehastoremindhisstudentsthatkungfuwasdesignedforfighting,nottoentertain.“Therearenohighkicksoracrobaticshere,”hesays.“Itishardtoconvinceboystospendmanyyearslearningsomethingthatwon’tmakethemwealthyorfamous.”Hu’sstudentssleepinunheatedroomsandtrainoutsidenomatterwhatthetemperatureis.Theyhittreeswiththeirbarehandsandtaketurnssittingoneachother’sshoulderstobuildlegstrength.Tomasterkungfu,theymustlearnrespect,andhowto“eatbitterness”,aMandarinexpressionmeaningto“enduringsuffering”.ThelifeofaShaolinmaster,Hubelieves,isnoteasyorattractive.MasterHuisinadifficultposition.Foroldtraditionstosurvive,theyoungmustlearn.Gradually,hehasbegunofferingafewcoursesinkickboxingandtheacrobatickungfuforms,hopingtoattractnewstudents.Then,maybe,he’llbeabletoconvincethemtolearnShaolinkungfuthetraditionalway.4.WhydomoststudentsattendmartialartsschoolsinDengfeng?A.Togainself-discipline.B.Topursueopportunitiesinfilm.C.Toobtainmilitaryorpolicejobs.D.Tolearnself-defenseskills.5.WhatisspecialaboutMasterHu’steaching?A.Hepreparesstudentsformovieroles.B.Heteachesacrobaticsandkickboxing.C.Hefocusesontraditionalkungfustyles.D.HeemphasizesentertainmentinKungfu.6.WhatcanbeinferredaboutMasterHu’sviewonthelifeofaShaolinmaster?A.Itfocusesonwell-being.B.Itissuitableforyoungboysonly.C.Itisfilledwithfameandfortune.D.Itrequiresgreatperseverance.7.What’sHu’sattitudetowardsthefutureofkungfu?A.Concerned. B.Doubtful.C.Positive. D.Reserved.CAteamofresearchersinFloridamayhavejustcreatedtheworld’scoolestpaintever.Chanda,aresearcherintheUniversityofCentralFlorida,andhisteamhavecreatedawaytoimitatenature’sabilitytoreflectlightandcreatebeautifullyvividcolorwithoutabsorbinganyheatliketraditionalpigments(色素)do.Theyfocusonexploringstructuralcolorandhowpeoplecoulduseittolivecoolerinarapidlywarmingworld.Structuralcolorsarecreatednotfromtraditionalpigmentsbutfromthearrangementofcolorlessmaterialstoreflectlightincertainways,likehowrainbowsaremadeafteritrains.Thinkaboutthemostbeautifulcolorsyou’veeverseen—forestgreen,wineredorcrystalblue,someofwhich,however,arenearlyimpossibletorecreateartificially.That’sbecausethesebeautifulcolorsarenotachievedthroughpigments—they’reallinthestructure,likethegreenofpeacocks’feathers.Thinkaboutthosecherriesthatreddenyourmouthaftereatingthemorwhenyourjeansturnedgreenfromsittinginwetgrass.Thesearepigments.Tocreatethesecolors,synthetic(合成的)materialslikeheavymetalsareusedtocreatevividpaints.Chandastressed,“Adeepblueneedscobalt;adeepredneedscadmium.Theyaretoxic.Wearepollutingournaturebyusingthiskindofpaint.Sooneofthemajormotivationsforusistocreatecolorsbasedonnon-toxicmaterials.”Beyondthebeautifulcolorsandsafetythatstructurecanprovide,Chandaalsofoundthatunlikepigments,structuralpaintresistsheatabsorptionandinsteadcastslightbackoutward.That’swhypeopleareadvisedtowearlightercolorsinhotterdaysandwhymanybuildingsarepaintedwhite.Thismeansthiseco-friendlypaintcouldhelpcommunitieskeepcoolinanincreasinglywarmingclimate.“Naturehasfollowedthepathtocreateharmonyamongoursurroundings,”Chandasaid.“Wewanttobecolorfulbutourcolorproductionisnotreallysupportedorinspiredbynature.Ihopethispaintcouldbethefuturetoahealthier,coolerenvironment.”8.Whichofthefollowingcolorsdoesn’tbelongtostructuralcolors?A.Theblueofcrystals.B.Theorangeofbrightrainbows.C.Thepurpleofripegrapes.D.Thegreenofpeacocks’feathers.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“toxic”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.Beneficial. B.Priceless.C.Artificial. D.Harmful.10.Whymightstructuralpaintbeespeciallyusefulinwarmclimate?A.Itreflectslight. B.Itabsorbsheat.C.Itchangescolor. D.Itresistswater.11.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tocriticizeheavymetalsuseinart.B.Topresentaneweco-friendlypaint.C.Toadvocatemorecolorfulpaintings.D.Toexplainrainbowformationprinciples.DIfyoufalloffabike,you’llprobablyendupwithacinematicmemoryoftheexperience;thewindinyourhair,therockontheroad,andthenthepain.That’sknownasanepisodic(片段式的)memory.Nowresearchershavediscoveredcellsthatmakethissortofmemorypossible.Thecellsarecalledtimecells,andtheyplaceasortoftimestamponmemoriesastheyarebeingformed.Thatallowsustorecallexperiencesintherightorder.Dr.BradleyLegaandhisteamfoundthetimecellsbystudyingthebrainsof27peoplewhowerewaitingforoperationstotreattheirseriousdiseases.Aspartoftheirpre-operationpreparation,thesepatientshaddetectorsplacedinthehippocampus(海马体),akeybrainregionformemory.Intheexperiment,thepatientsstudiedordersof12or15wordsthatappearedonascreenduringaperiodofabout30seconds.Then,afterabreak,theywereaskedtowritedownthewordstheyhadseenintherightorder.Meanwhile,theresearchersweremeasuringtheactivityofindividualbraincells.Andtheyfoundasmallnumberthatwouldfireatspecifictimesduringeachseriesofwords.Thesetimestampsseemedtohelppeoplerememberwhentheyhadseeneachword,andinwhatorder.Andthebrainprobablyusesthesameapproachwhenwe’rerelivinganexperiencelikefallingoffabike.Theresultshelpexplainwhypeoplewhohavedamagetothehippocampusmayexperiencememoryproblems.Theirneuralsystemslackthespecializedcellsthatactasinternaltimekeepersformemories.Withoutthesecrucialtime-stampingcells,thebrainlosesitsabilitytomarkwheneachpartofanexperienceoccursandhowtheyconnectinsequence.Thisabsenceleavesmemoriesfragmented,makingitnearlyimpossibletopiecetogetherthefullstoryofpasteventsinthecorrectorder.Buteventhoughtimecellsareveryimportantforepisodicmemory,Legasays,theyreallyaren’tlikeclocks,whichrunatasteadypace.Instead,timecellsarespeedinguporslowingdownfromtimetotime,dependingonfactorslikemoodandtheintensityoftheexperience.12.What’sthefunctionoftimecells?A.Arrangingmemoriesintimeorder.B.Creatingvividcinematicmemories.C.Recordingphysicalpainduringanaccident.D.Definingepisodicmemoryscientifically.13.What’sparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Atreatmentforbraindiseases.B.Amemoryexercisetechnique.C.Thestudydiscoveringtimecells.D.Thedetectorsinthehippocampus.14.Whydopeoplewithadamagedhippocampusexperiencememoryproblems?A.Theirattentioncan’tbefocused.B.Theirtimecellsinthebrainareimpaired.C.Theirepisodicmemoriesareoveractive.D.Theirbrainscan’tstorenewinformation.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MemoryResearch:ALong-termProjectB.TimeCells:TheKeytoEpisodicMemoryC.Hippocampus:ThePlaceforMemoryStorageD.EpisodicMemory:ACommonExperienceMemory第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HealthBenefitsofWatermelonApartfromajuicyandrefreshingfruit,watermelonhasdiversebenefitstoitscredit.Over90%ofwatermeloniswaterwhichissoakedwithhealthynutrients.Itisarichsourceofpotassium,VitaminA,VitaminB&C.Watermelonjuiceisthemostfavoritetoallhealth-consciouspeopleasitisagreatsourceofantioxidants(抗氧化物).____16____ForRadiant(光亮的)Skin____17____Thisvitaminplaysakeyroleinmaintainingskinhealthbysupportingcellturnover.Regularconsumptionofwatermelonprovidesyourskinwithadequatesupplementsandkeepsyourskinradiant.Infact,itiswellknownthatthemorethequantityofwaterconsumptionis,thebetteryourskinis.Andhence,itisoneofthebestsourcesofVitaminAforyourabsolutelyglowingskin!ForthePreventionofSomeDiseasesLikemanyotherfruits,watermelontoohasthegoodnessofpreventinginflammation,musclesoreness,andevencancer.Watermelonhasabundantnutrientslikelycopene(番茄红素),antioxidants,vitaminsandfiberinit.____18____Forexample,lycopene’santi-inflammatorypropertiescanreducemusclesorenessafterexercise.____19____Sinceitisalreadyknownthatthefruitpreventsmusclesoreness,italsoeasesthemedicalconditionofmusclecrampswhichusuallyoccurstoawomanwhosebabyisdueintwelveweeks.Also,whatonecannotignoreistherefreshingpropertyanddelicioustasteofthisfruit.Mostpeoplefinditdifficulttoconsumehealthydrinksbecauseoftheirunfavorabletaste.____20____So,whetheroneishealth-consciousornot,watermelonanditsjuicearenevergoingtodisappointyou.A.ForPregnantWomenB.Therefore,itisthesamewithwatermelon.C.ForaMother-to-bewithBoneDiseasesD.Infact,that’snotthecasewithwatermelon.E.WatermelonisabundantinVitaminAthatkeepsyourskinglowing.F.Herearesomeofthewatermelon’shealthbenefitswerarelyrealize.G.Thesenutrientsworktogethertoboostoverallbodilyfunctions.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Bornintoanordinaryworking-classfamilyinIllinois,USA,RonaldReagangrewupinpoverty.Hedidn’tevenowna____21____pairofshoesand____22____deeplyforanewpair.AsChristmasapproached,heheardthatifyoumadeawishtoGodaftermidnightonChristmasEve,itwould____23____true.OnChristmasEve,filledwithexcitementand____24____,hewalkedintoashoestoreandsaidtotheowner,“Sir,Ireallylovetheseshoes.CouldyoutalktoGodandaskhimto____25____themtome?”Theshopownerglancedatthe____26____shoesonhisfeetandinstantlyunderstood.Hetookonlyoneshoefromt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B.decent C.expensive D.fashionable22.A.bought B.wanted C.needed D.longed23.A.come B.turn C.realize D.prove24.A.anxiety B.curiosity C.sincerity D.optimism25.A.lend B.make C.sell D.give26.A.old B.cheap C.worn-out D.dirty27.A.seriously B.jokingly C.angrily D.coldly28.A.make B.earn C.find D.borrow29.A.ignored B.disliked C.forgot D.treasured30.A.full B.broken C.abandoned D.used31.A.holding B.counting C.displaying D.hiding32.A.satisfied B.impressed C.curious D.confused33.A.changes B.failures C.challenges D.pressures34.A.admitted B.confessed C.recounted D.declared35.A.generously B.symbolically C.cheaply D.casually第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Themortiseandtenonstructure(榫卯结构)isauniqueconstructionmethodintraditionalChinesearchitecture____36____furnituremaking,datingbackthousandsofyears.Itdoesn’trely____37____nailsorglue;instead,woodencomponentsarejoinedtogether____38____(secure)byfittingatenon(aprotrudingpart)intoamortise(ahollowed-outspace).Thisancienttechnique,____39____reflectsthewisdomoftheChinesepeople,hassurvivedtothepresentday.Forexample,intheForbiddenCity,manygrandbuildings____40____(build)withmortiseandtenonjointshavewithstoodthetestoftimeandnaturaldisasterslikeearthquakes.Theflexibilityofthisstructureallowsthebuilding____41____(absorb)theenergyduringanearthquake,preventingitfromcollapsingeasily.Moreover,themortiseandtenonstructureshowsgreataestheticvalue,____42____(display)theprecisionandeleganceoftraditionalChinesecraftsmanship.Eachjointis____43____workofart.Today,althoughmodernbuildingmaterialsandtechniquesarewidelyused,themortiseandtenonstructure____44____(preserve)inmanyheritagesitesandcontinuestoinspirecontemporary____45____(design)inarchitectureandfurniture.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，外教Ryan建议大家在周末时间使用AI工具辅助修改本周完成的英语作文，你认为这个做法很好。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括：1.介绍你的做法；2.分享你的体会以及使用建议。注意：(1)写作词数应为80个左右；(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearRyan,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ItwasDecember.ColdsnowwasfallingasEmilywalkedslowlyhomefromschool.Shereallyhatedthissnow—andeverythingelseaboutCasper,Wyoming,America!ShemissedChinasomuch!“Ihateithere!Iwanttogohome!”Emilythought.Shereachedforasmallwhiteenvelopeinherpocket.InitwasaninvitationtoJennifer’sparty.Emilydidn’twanttogo.Shefeltembarrassedatthethoughtofbeingatapartywithagroupofkidsshehardlyknew.SheclosedhereyesandrememberedatthistimeofyearpeoplewouldcelebratethewintersolsticeinChina.InthenorthernpartofChinamostpeoplewouldmakedumplingstoeatwhilesouthernChinesewouldeatricedumplings,chickensoupandbeancurd.Emilysighedandpushedthedoortoherparents’restaurant.Theywerebusyworking.“MaybeIshouldgojustthisonceforMumandDad.TheyaresoworriedthatI’mnotmakinganyfriends.”Emilywentoverandtiedanapron(围裙)aroundherwaist.Asshewaswashingdishes,shetoldhermotherthatshehadbeeninvitedtoapartyonFridaynight.Mumsmiled,sayingEmilymightbehappyintheirnewhome.Emilynodded,thinkingCaspercouldneverbeherhome.OnFridayevening,DaddroveEmilytotheparty.Jennifermetheratthedoorandledherintothediningroom.Sixkidsfromherclasseswereseatedaroundthetable,onwhichsmallcookiedoughwassitting—theyweremakingcookies!Wow,Emilylovedmakingfood!Forthispartoftheparty,shecouldbeherself!Sheaskedforsomerawmeatandcabbageanddecidedtomakesomedumplings.Asshewasmakingthedumplingwrappers,Jenniferwonderedhowshedidit.Theothersjoined,staringatEmilywithadmiration.Emilyfeltasenseofjoywellingupinsideher.MaybeIcouldfitinhere—alittle,shethought.注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。“Canyouteachus?”Jenniferasked.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Weekslater,theSpringFestivalarrived.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________广西来宾市2025-2026学年高三上学期9月月考卷英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWiththearrivalofdigitaltechnology,digitallibrariesnowhaveawealthoffreeresources,makinginformationeasilyaccessibleatnocost.Knowingwheretosearchhelpsyoutouncoveradiversearrangementoffreee-books,audio-booksandotheronlinematerials.InternetArchiveTheInternetArchive,possiblythelargestdigitallibrary,housesatreasureofover36millione-books,alongside778billionwebpagesandmillionsofvideos,concerts,audiofilesandsoftwareprograms.Userscanrateandreviewbooksandevenuploadtheirownmediaafterregistration.OpenLibrarySignupforOpenLibrarytoborrowandreadmillionsoffreee-books.Browsemultiplegenres(文体),filterresultsbysubjectorauthor,andsearchforspecifictitles.Youcanalsopreviewand“borrow”randome-books.Registereduserscancreatecustomreadinglistsandaddnewbooks.SmashwordsUnlikeotherdigitallibrariesfeaturingtimelessclassics,Smashwordsstandsoutbyhighlightingindependentauthorsandnewreleases.Youcanreade-booksonlineordownloadtheminPDFandEPUB.Personalizeyoursearchbyselectingfreebooksandchoosinglengthsfromunder20,000toover100,000words.ManyBooksManybooksholdsover50,000e-booksacrossdiversitiesofgenresandcategories.Youcannarrowdownyoursearchesbygenre,languageandrating.Eache-bookpageindicatesitsavailabilityforfreedownloadoronlinereading.Detaileddescriptions,authorinformationandsummarieshelpyoumakesoundselections.1.Whichlibraryallowsreaderstouploadtheirowndigitalmaterials?A.OpenLibrary. B.Smashwords.C.ManyBooks. D.InternetArchive.2.WhatdobothOpenLibraryandManyBooksoffer?A.Multiplee-bookgenres.B.Freesoftwareprograms.C.Individualizedreadinglists.D.Detailedauthors’information.3.Whereisthepassagemostlikelychosenfrom?A.Aguideonhowtoborrowe-books.B.Anintroductionofthebenefitsofdigitallibraries.C.Areviewofvariousdigitalplatformsforfreeresources.D.Aninstructiononhowtouploadcontentstoonlinelibraries.BOvercenturies,kungfuhasbeenusedforself-defenseandtodefendagainstenemiesinwar.InDengfengtoday,tenkilometersfromtheShaolinTemple,thereareover60martialartsschoolswithmorethan50,000students.Theycometotheschoolsforavarietyofreasons.Themajorityhopetobecomemoviestars.Somecometolearnskillsthatwillensuregoodjobsinthemilitaryorpoliceforce.Afewaresentbytheirparentstolearnself-controlandhardwork.MasterHuZhengshengteachesatasmallschoolinDengfeng.Recently,hewasofferedanimportantroleinakungfumovie.Itwouldhavebeengoodpublicityforhisschool,buthedidnotaccept.Hedoesn’tagreewithhowkungfuisoftenshowninmovies.Unlikemanylargeschools,whichteachacrobatics(杂技)andkickboxing,Huteacheshisstudentstime-honoredkungfuforms—passeddownthroughgenerationsofmastersandsteepedincenturies-oldmartialartsheritage.Butattractingnewstudentstothisstyleofkungfuhasbecomeaproblem.Hu’safraidhisartwillsoondieout.Hehastoremindhisstudentsthatkungfuwasdesignedforfighting,nottoentertain.“Therearenohighkicksoracrobaticshere,”hesays.“Itishardtoconvinceboystospendmanyyearslearningsomethingthatwon’tmakethemwealthyorfamous.”Hu’sstudentssleepinunheatedroomsandtrainoutsidenomatterwhatthetemperatureis.Theyhittreeswiththeirbarehandsandtaketurnssittingoneachother’sshoulderstobuildlegstrength.Tomasterkungfu,theymustlearnrespect,andhowto“eatbitterness”,aMandarinexpressionmeaningto“enduringsuffering”.ThelifeofaShaolinmaster,Hubelieves,isnoteasyorattractive.MasterHuisinadifficultposition.Foroldtraditionstosurvive,theyoungmustlearn.Gradually,hehasbegunofferingafewcoursesinkickboxingandtheacrobatickungfuforms,hopingtoattractnewstudents.Then,maybe,he’llbeabletoconvincethemtolearnShaolinkungfuthetraditionalway.4.WhydomoststudentsattendmartialartsschoolsinDengfeng?A.Togainself-discipline.B.Topursueopportunitiesinfilm.C.Toobtainmilitaryorpolicejobs.D.Tolearnself-defenseskills.5.WhatisspecialaboutMasterHu’steaching?A.Hepreparesstudentsformovieroles.B.Heteachesacrobaticsandkickboxing.C.Hefocusesontraditionalkungfustyles.D.HeemphasizesentertainmentinKungfu.6.WhatcanbeinferredaboutMasterHu’sviewonthelifeofaShaolinmaster?A.Itfocusesonwell-being.B.Itissuitableforyoungboysonly.C.Itisfilledwithfameandfortune.D.Itrequiresgreatperseverance.7.What’sHu’sattitudetowardsthefutureofkungfu?A.Concerned. B.Doubtful.C.Positive. D.Reserved.CAteamofresearchersinFloridamayhavejustcreatedtheworld’scoolestpaintever.Chanda,aresearcherintheUniversityofCentralFlorida,andhisteamhavecreatedawaytoimitatenature’sabilitytoreflectlightandcreatebeautifullyvividcolorwithoutabsorbinganyheatliketraditionalpigments(色素)do.Theyfocusonexploringstructuralcolorandhowpeoplecoulduseittolivecoolerinarapidlywarmingworld.Structuralcolorsarecreatednotfromtraditionalpigmentsbutfromthearrangementofcolorlessmaterialstoreflectlightincertainways,likehowrainbowsaremadeafteritrains.Thinkaboutthemostbeautifulcolorsyou’veeverseen—forestgreen,wineredorcrystalblue,someofwhich,however,arenearlyimpossibletorecreateartificially.That’sbecausethesebeautifulcolorsarenotachievedthroughpigments—they’reallinthestructure,likethegreenofpeacocks’feathers.Thinkaboutthosecherriesthatreddenyourmouthaftereatingthemorwhenyourjeansturnedgreenfromsittinginwetgrass.Thesearepigments.Tocreatethesecolors,synthetic(合成的)materialslikeheavymetalsareusedtocreatevividpaints.Chandastressed,“Adeepblueneedscobalt;adeepredneedscadmium.Theyaretoxic.Wearepollutingournaturebyusingthiskindofpaint.Sooneofthemajormotivationsforusistocreatecolorsbasedonnon-toxicmaterials.”Beyondthebeautifulcolorsandsafetythatstructurecanprovide,Chandaalsofoundthatunlikepigments,structuralpaintresistsheatabsorptionandinsteadcastslightbackoutward.That’swhypeopleareadvisedtowearlightercolorsinhotterdaysandwhymanybuildingsarepaintedwhite.Thismeansthiseco-friendlypaintcouldhelpcommunitieskeepcoolinanincreasinglywarmingclimate.“Naturehasfollowedthepathtocreateharmonyamongoursurroundings,”Chandasaid.“Wewanttobecolorfulbutourcolorproductionisnotreallysupportedorinspiredbynature.Ihopethispaintcouldbethefuturetoahealthier,coolerenvironment.”8.Whichofthefollowingcolorsdoesn’tbelongtostructuralcolors?A.Theblueofcrystals.B.Theorangeofbrightrainbow