2026年高考英语解密之阅读理解

第106页（共106页）2026年高考英语解密之阅读理解一．阅读理解（共25小题）1．（2025•吉州区校级模拟）Thehumanmindisastonishing.Wecansolvecomplexproblems，performcalculations，createart，andprocesslanguageeffortlessly.Wehumansarethesmartestofall，orsowethink…However，recentstudiesrevealhoweasilycontextcanmisleadus.ConsidertheMüller﹣Lyerillusion（错觉）：equal﹣lengthlineslookdifferentifonehasoutward﹣pointingarrowsandtheotherhasinward﹣pointingarrows.Similarly，threeidentical﹣sizedrunnerspositionedalongavisualpathseemtovaryinsize.Beforeyouconcludethatbeingfooledisreservedonlyforvisualillusions，letmegivetheexampleofBelinda：anoutspokenphilosophystudent，deeplyconcernedwithsustainability，biodiversity，andglobalwarming.IsBelindamorelikely：a）atopstudent，orb）atopstudentandvegetarian？Manypeoplechoosethesecond，becausethecontextofbeingvegetarianseemstofittheimageofsomeonedeeplyconcernedwithsustainability.Butstatistically，thefirstismorelikely.Therearealwaysmoretopstudentsthanvegetariantopstudents.Yetforallitspotentialtotrick，contextmoreoftenservesasourmentalshortcuttoefficientunderstanding.Ratherthanmemorizingeverypossiblemeaningofwordsandsentencepatterns，weconstantlyusesurroundinginformationtofillgaps.AslinguistJ.R.Firthobserved，"Youshallknowawordbythecompanyitkeeps."Forexample，inthesentence"Mydaughterwasferliamatedwhenshegotapetdog，"wecanguessthat"ferliamated"means"excited"，eveniftheworddoesn'texist.Thistwo﹣sidednatureofcontextleadsustoanimportantdiscoveryabouthowourmindswork.Whilewecandiscussanythingatanytimeinanycontext，itseemsmorelikelythatwetalkaboutthethingswhosemeaningliesinthesamecontext.Thisoffersexcitingpossibilitiesforunderstandingboththehumanmindandlanguageitself—showinghowcommunicationdependsnotjustonourthinking，butequallyonhowlanguageisbuilttoworkwithcontext.（1）Whichimagematchesthedescriptionofthe"runners"illusion？A.B.C.D.（2）Whydopeopleoftenchooseoption（b）intheBelindaexample？A.Topstudentsoftenmakegreenerchoices.B.Richdetailsoverridetheirlogicalthinking.C.Personalexperiencesaffectdecision﹣making.D.Firstimpressionsleadtotheirfalsejudgment.（3）HowdoFirth'squoteandthe"ferliamated"examplesupporttheauthor'spoint？A.Theyshowhowcontexthelpswordunderstanding.B.Theyprovethatwordscanhaverandommeanings.C.Theyexplainwhymemorizingwordsisn'tashortcut.D.Theydemonstratewhatdictionariescan'treallyclarify.（4）Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout？A.Thelinkbetweencontextandmind.B.Thecomplexnatureofcontext.C.Talktopicswithinthesamecontext.D.Theresearchvalueofcontext.2．（2025•梅河口市校级三模）SpanishartistAlmudenaRomeroisexhibitingheruniqueplant﹣basedartthatshowsit'spossibletocreateartinaneco﹣friendlymanner，withherinclusioninexhibitionsinLondonandParis.Inherfour﹣chapterseriescalledThePigmentChange，ratherthandevelopingphotosonphotographicpaper，sheprintsthemdirectlyontoplants."Ijustputanegative（底片）ontopoftheleafandleaveittothesunlight，andthentheimagegetsrecordedontheleaf，"Romerosaid."ButIalsoprintonlivingplantsusingadigitalprojector，andtheplantmakesphotosynthesis（光合作用）withthelightfromtheprojectorandrecordsanimage."Butsheadmitsthathereco﹣friendlytechniqueswouldn'tworkforallartists."Itproducestemporarypieces，soit'salotmoredifficulttobefinanciallysustainablewhenyourartistemporary，butIguessit'salsodependingonhowyouunderstandlifeandwhatyouwanttodowithyourpractice，"sheexplained.ForRomero，plantsarebeingswecanlearnfrom.FortheSpaniard（西班牙人），weshouldchallengetheideathathumansarethemostimportantbeings，stressingthevalueofalllivingorganismsandecosystemsandseeingotherspeciesashavingtheirownagendasandintentions.Theartistexplainedthatsheseesplantsrespondandadapttolightchangesthroughouttheseasons."Whydowetendtothinkthatweonlyhavetheseabilitiesashumans？"saidRomero."Theproblemisthecommonperspectivethatwethinkthatweareverydifferentuntilscienceprovestheopposite."ShewontheBMWResidencyAwardfortheproject.Now，Romeroisworkingonhernextproject，whichisduetobecompletedbyJune2025.ForRomero，thisart﹣scienceprojectislikecomingfullcircle."Ilovemypassionforplantphotography，"shesaid，"I'mreallyhappyaboutplantphotography."（1）HowdoesAlmudenaRomerocreateherplant﹣basedart？A.Byprintingplantsonphotographicpaper.B.Byrecordingimagesonplantswithlight.C.Byprojectingnegativesontolivingplants.D.Byattachingthephotostothetopofleaves.（2）WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeRomero'sart？A.Uniquebutshort﹣lived.B.Creativeandprofitable.C.Practicalbuttime﹣consuming.D.Widespreadandeco﹣friendly.（3）WhatcanwelearnaboutplantsandhumansaccordingtoRomero？A.Plantsarelessimportantthanhumans.B.Humansaremoreadaptablethanplants.C.Plantshavetheirownpurposesandvalues.D.Humansshouldallowplantstogrownaturally.（4）Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthistext？A.TheArt﹣ScienceProject：TheFutureofPhotographyB.TheArt﹣ScienceProject：ACombinationofTechnologyandArtC.AlmudenaRomero：AJourneyfromTraditionaltoModernArtD.AlmudenaRomero：Plant﹣BasedArtandtheEco﹣FriendlyVision3．（2025•虹口区二模）LessisMoreisabookwithanambitioussubtitle：HowDegrowthWillSavetheWorld.That'sabigclaim，butthisisbyJasonHickel，oneoftheleadingadvocatesofpostgrowththinking.Hehasabetterchancethanmostatbackingthatup.Degrowthisoftenusedasacontroversialword，buthereitisusedinamoreencouragingway.Hickellooksbacktotracetheoriginsof"growthism"，diggingbackthroughclimatechangetofossilfuels（化石燃料），toeconomicgrowthandtocapitalism.Capitalism"hasakindoftotalitarianlogictoit：everyindustry，everynationaleconomymustgrow，allthetime，withnoidentifiableend﹣point."Acentralprincipleofcapitalismistotakemorethanyougive.Historically，thatprocesshasdrivenkingdomsandcolonialism（殖民主义），andtodayitdrivesclimatechangeandecologicalbreakdown.Wealthiercountriestakefromtheglobalatmosphereinyetanotherformofcolonialism.Oneofthemostdamagingthingsaboutcapitalismisthatitis"fundamentallyillfromanyconceptofhumanneed."Itpilesitsrewardsontothewealthiestfirst.Themoreseverethepoverty，themoreinvisibleitistocapital，andittakesnoaccountofwhatitdestroysintheprocessofturningthingsintomoney.Instead，weshouldfindwaystoprioritisewhatmattersmost.More，inalreadywealthycountries，isnotsomethingthatmatters.Hickelcalculatesthatwithbetterdistributionandinvestmentinpublicgoods，theUSeconomycouldbe65%smallerwithnolossinwellbeing.Goodlivesaregroundedincommunity，meaningfulwork，insocietiesthatcooperateratherthancompete.Peopleandplanetarebeingpushedtobreakingpointtonogoodend，saysHickel.Asthebookmovesintoitssolutions，aseriesofantidotes（解药）togrowtharerevealed.Justiceisoneofthem.Abundance（富足）isanother—growthactuallyreliesonpeoplebeingunsatisfied.Thesesortsofideashintatmuchmoreinterestingpossibilitiesforapost﹣capitalistfuture."For500years，"Hickelwrites，"capitalistgrowthhasbeenaprocessofenclosureanddispossession.Degrowthrepresentsareversalofthisprocess.Itrepresentsrelease.Itrepresentsanopportunityforrecoveryandrepair."Thisisanelegantevolutionofdegrowthideas，expandingwhatthetermcanmean.Degrowthbeginsasaprocessoftakingless.Butintheenditopensupawholelandscapeofpossibility，movingusfrompovertytoabundance，fromdominancetoreciprocity，andfromlonelinessandseparationtoconnectionwithaworldthat'sfulloflife.Hardtoarguewiththat.Perhapsdegrowthwillsavetheworld.（1）AccordingtoHickel，itisthatcausesecologicalbreakdown.A.capitalism'sunceasingdriveforgrowthB.alackoftechnologicaladvancementC.insufficientgovernmentalregulationD.overinvestmentinpublicgoods（2）ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHickelholdsthat.A.capitalismtosomeextentmeetsthehumanneedB.colonialismishardtoavoideveninmoderntimesC.capitalistgrowthhasincreasinglyprioritisedrecoveryandrepairD.lesswealthycountriesneedbetterdistributionthanwealthyones（3）Whatdoestheword"reciprocity"（paragraph7）mostprobablymean？A.Anunequalsharingofvariousresources.B.Arelationshipbasedoncontinuousgiving.C.Thepossibilitytocompetefairlyandfreely.D.Theexchangeofrightsandmutualsupport.（4）Accordingtothepassage，whatdoes"degrowth"referto？A.Intensifyingcapitalistgrowthinaneco﹣friendlyway.B.Theprioritisingofindividualgrowthovercommunitywelfare.C.Boostingeconomicdevelopmentinordertoreachastateofabundance.D.Thereductionofeconomicgrowthtofocusonsustainabilityandwell﹣being.4．（2025•济南二模）Wastewaterandseawaterhavelongbeenconsideredaspotentialsourcesfromwhichtoproducefreshwater.Severaltechnologieshavebeendevelopedoverthepastfewdecadesaimedattheirreuseandrecycle，butunfortunatelythetreatmentofbothsourcesmayhaveperfidious（背弃信义的）effects.Oftheapproachespresentlyavailable，desalinationseemstohavethegreatestpotential，giventhatseawaterisanearlyunlimitedresource.However，desalination（海水淡化）isanenergy﹣intensiveprocess.Thestate﹣of﹣the﹣arttechnology，seawaterreverseosmosis（SWRO）（海水反渗透），hasundergonehugeimprovementsoverthepastfivedecades：thespecificenergyconsumptionofSWROwasreducedfrom20kWhm﹣3in1970toonly2.5kWhm﹣3in2010.Ithasbeenestimatedthatafurther0.69﹣0.79kWhm﹣3mightbesavedbyasmartprocessintegrationwithintrinsicheatrecovery，butdesalinationoftypicalseawater（withanaveragesaltconcentrationof35gl﹣1）requiresaminimumof1.07kWhm﹣3，offeringonlyalittleroomforimprovement.Thislimitisthefoundationofthewater﹣energynexus（联系）andpromptsfurtherresearchonrenewableenergysourcesfordesalination，whichremainscarce.Inacasestudy，Delgado﹣Torresandco﹣workersusedtidalandsolarenergyfordesalinationatasemi﹣arid（半干旱的）locationinBroome，Australia.Similarstudiesfocusondesalinationdrivenbywindenergy，photovoltaics（光伏发电）orsolarthermalenergy.Althoughsuchapproachestowaterdesalinationmaybeviabletosupplycleanwaterinsmallorspatiallyconfinedcommunities—aswasdemonstratedintheislandofAruba—theyofferverylittleforthewaterchallengesoflargecitiessuchasBeijing，CairoorCapeTown.Inacost﹣benefitanalysis，wastewaterrecyclingismorefavorablethanseawaterdesalination，becausetheformerdoesnotrequiretheexpensiveseparationofsaltsfromwater.Thismayseemsurprisinggiventhatreverseosmosis（渗透）thekeytechnologyinbothcases.Thedifferenceisthatwastewaterrecyclingwouldoperateatmuchlowerpressure.SuchrecyclinghasbeenpracticedformorethanhalfacenturyinWindhoek，Namibia，andisacceptedpracticeinwater﹣scarceplacessuchasSingapore.SouthernCaliforniaispresentlyimplementingalarge﹣scaleschemetouserecycledwaterasapotablesourceandothercountriesandlocationswillsurelyfollow.Thistrendpushesresearcherstodevelopfouling﹣resistant，high﹣fluxmembranesforreverseosmosisandrelatedmembraneprocessessuchasnano﹣orultrafiltration（超滤作用）.However，newchallengesalsoarise.Theproductionof（polymer）membranesforpurificationtypicallyrequirestheuseofpolaraproticsolventssuchasN，N﹣dimethylformamide（DMF），N，N﹣dimethylacetamide（DMA），1，4﹣dioxaneandtetrahydrofuran（THF）.Thesesolventshaveaconsiderableenvironmentalimpactandsignificanteffortisinvestedintheirreplacementwith'greener'solventssuchasorganiccarbonatesordimethylsulfoxide（DMSO）.Anotherlimitationforpresentmembranetechnologiesliesintheavailability，processingandscale﹣upofmaterialsfortheirmanufacture.Forexample，two2006reportsdescribehowincorporatingcarbonnanotubes（纳米管）intomembranesaffordspermeabilitiesonetotwoordersofmagnitudelargerthanthoseofconventionalmembranes.However，scalingupthesynthesisofsuchmembraneswasnotexpectedtobeeasy—and，indeed，ithas，sofar，nothappened.Sincethesereportsemerged，therehavebeennumerousstudiesonmixed﹣matrixmembranescombiningothernanostructureswithpolymericmatricesbut，thusfar，nonehasyetbeenappliedonalargescale.Typically，goodresultsareobtainedinthelaboratory，butthecostofproducingtherequirednanostructuresorissuesassociatedwithtoxicityorleachingofnanoparticlesfrommembraneshaveprovenprohibitiveforindustrialuse.Researchersneedtoplacegreaterfocusonthedevelopmentofrealisticmembranesratherthanjustbettermembranes.Closingthewatercyclebyeitherdesalinationorwastewaterpurificationpromisestoprovidevirtuallyunlimitedvolumesoffreshwater：inprinciple，itwouldenableanincreaseinwaterconsumptionbyafactorequaltotheinverseoftherecycledfraction.However，wemustbecognizantofunintendedconsequences.Wateravailabilityisoneofthelimitingfactorsforpopulationgrowthandgreateravailabilitywouldcertainlystimulatepopulationgrowth.Historyhasshownthathumankindnaturallymakesuseofavailableresources，sometimeswithdramaticconsequences，asexemplifiedbytheagriculturalandindustrialrevolutions.Ahistorical，sociologicalanddemographicanalysisbyHararishowsthatifwaterrecyclingispractisedonalargescale，waterconsumptionpercapitamayremainthesamebutourpopulationwillgrowbytheinverseoftherecycledfraction.Thiswouldthenautomaticallyleadtonewchallenges.AdisenchantingexampleisthepresentSARS﹣CoV﹣2virus：thescaleoftheoutbreakwouldhavebeenmuchmorecontainedinamodest，localsocietywithoutoverpopulation.Watertechnologiesmaycatalyseglobalgrowthmorethananyothertechnologybecausewaterisoneofveryfewcommoditiesthathumankindcannotdowithout.Thisisofcoursenotthecaseforindustrializedcountries，wherewaterisnotalimitingfactor，butinmostpartsoftheworlditis.Harariwascriticizedforbeingunfamiliarwithtechnologies，and，whilethismaybeafaircriticism，warningsfromotherdisciplinesshouldnotbesummarilydismissedbytechnologydevelopers.（1）WhatconstrainsthefurtherreductionofspecificenergyconsumptioninSWRO？A．Technologicalbarriersinenergyrecoverysystems.B．Thermodynamicminimumenergyduetoosmoticpressure.C．Limitationsinmaterialsscienceformembraneefficiency.D．Regulatoryhurdlesfordesalinationenergyinnovation.（2）Whatisakeyfactorthatmakeswastewaterrecyclingmorefavorablethanseawaterdesalinationinacost﹣benefitanalysis？A．Membranefoulingresistanceisinherentlyhigherinwastewaterrecycling.B．Theabsenceofsaltinwastewatersimplifiesthepurificationprocess.C．Theneedforloweroperationalpressureinwastewaterrecyclingsystems.D．Thereadyavailabilityofgreensolventsformembraneproductioninrecycling.（3）Whatarethemainchallengesinscalingupadvancedmembranetechnologiesforwatertreatment？A．Thehighcostandenvironmentalimpactofusingpolaraproticsolventsinmembraneproduction.B．Thedifficultyindevelopingfouling﹣resistant，high﹣fluxmembranesforreverseosmosis.C．Thelimitedavailabilityandscalabilityofmaterialslikecarbonnanotubesformembranesynthesis.D．Thechallengesinintegratingmixed﹣matrixmembraneswithexistingwatertreatmentsystems.（4）Whatistheauthor'sperspectiveontheimpactofdesalinationandwastewaterpurificationonpopulationgrowth？A．Desalinationandwastewaterpurificationmayalleviatewaterconstraintsonpopulationgrowth，butnotwithoutpotentialunintendedsocietalandenvironmentalconsequences.B．Thewidespreadadoptionofwaterrecyclingtechnologieswillinvariablyleadtoaproportionalincreaseinglobalpopulationsize，aspercapitawaterconsumptionremainsconstant.C．Technologicaladvancementsinwatertreatmentareexpectedtosignificantlycurtail，ifnoteliminate，theadverseeffectsassociatedwithincreasedfreshwateravailability.D．Anabundantfreshwatersupplyresultingfromdesalinationandwastewaterpurificationeffortsmaycontributetothecontainmentoffutureviraloutbreaksbymitigatingtheimpactsofoverpopulation.5．（2025•广东模拟）Soaringaboveadesertexpanseinanaircraft，twoscientistslookeddownwithtrainedeyesattreesandbushes.Afteranhour'sflight，oneofthescientistsjottedinhisbook，"Lookhereforprobablemetal".Meanwhile，aboardanotherplanecruisingoveramountainousterrain，scientistssentamessagetoothercounterpartsontheground，"Goldpossible."Walkingacrosshillyground，fourscientistsdocumentedtheirfindings，"Thisgroundshouldbesearchedformetals."Fromanairplanehoveringoverahillywasteland，ascientistsentbackbyradiooneword，"Uranium."NoneofthescientistspossessedX﹣rayeyes：theyhadnosupernaturalpowersforlookingdownbelowtheearth'ssurface.Theyweremerelyemployingoneofthemostcutting﹣edgemethodologiesforlocatingmineralsintheground﹣usingtreesandplantsasindicativemarkersthatcertainmineralsmayliebeneaththegroundonwhichthetreesandplantstakerootandflourish.Thisapproachtomineralexplorationispredicatedupontheprinciplethatmineralsdeepintheearthmayaffectthekindofbushesandtreesthatgrowonthesurface.AtWatsonBarCreek，abrooksixthousandfeethighinthemountainsofBritishColumbia，Canada，amineralsearchgroupgatheredbagsoftreeseeds.Boxeswerefilledwithsmallbranchesfromthetrees.Rootsweredugandputintoboxes.Eachbagandboxwascarefullymarked.Inascientificlaboratorythepartsoftheforesttreeswereburnedtoashesandtested.Eachsmallpartwasexaminedtolearnwhetherthereweremineralsinit.Analysisoftheroots，branches，andseedsdisclosedanabsenceofsilver.Butsmallamountsofgoldweredetectedintheroots，withlowergoldconcentrationspresentinthebranchesandseeds.Theseedsgrowingnearesttothetreetrunkhadmoregoldthanthosegrowingontheendsofthebranches.Hadthetreesnotprovidedindicationsofgoldintheground，thescientistswouldnothaveallocatedfundsfordiggingintothedepths.Theydidexcavateanduncoveredadditionalgoldreservesbelowthesurface.Furtherdiggingrevealedsubstantialquantitiesofthepreciousmetal.（1）Whycouldscientiststellpossiblemineralexistencefromplants？A.Scientistsaretrainedtoseethroughtheearth'ssurfaceanddetectminerals.B.Somemineralsdeepintheearthcaninfluencethetypeofsurfacevegetation.C.Therootscanabsorbandtransportmineralstobranchesandseedsinlargequantities.D.Plantsgrowinginmineral﹣richareashaveuniqueshapeseasytoidentifyfromtheair.（2）Thestudyoftheplants'roots，branches，andseedssuggeststhat.A.branchestendtoholdmoregoldthanrootsB.rootscontainlessgoldthanseedsnearthetrunkC.goldcontentinbranchesfarfromthetrunkishigherthaninseedsD.seedsclosertothetrunklikelyhavemoregoldthanthoseatbranchends（3）Howdoesthewritersupporttreesandplantsindicateminerals？A.Bypresentingacasestudy.B.Bylistingdifferenttypesofminerals.C.Bymakingacomparison.D.Byexplainingthechemicalmechanism.（4）Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A.ScientistsStudyTreeComponentsforGold.B.TreesandPlants：CluestoUndergroundMinerals.C.NewWaysofsearchingforUndergroundMinerals.D.TheProcessofGoldExplorationinTreesandPlants.6．（2025•信阳二模）TheYellowRiveristhecradleofChina'scivilization.Andfloodcontrolandpreventionhavealwaysbeenkeytothewell﹣beingofthepeoplelivingalongit.Now，scientistscanbetterworkontheseissuesbygivingtheriveradigitaltwin.ThedigitaltwinoftheYellowRiverusesvarioustechnologies，includingbigdata，artificialintelligence，andtheinternetofthings.Devices（设备）setupalongtherivercollectandtransmitinformationtothecenter.Basedontheinformation，a3Dmodeloftheriverispresentedonthecomputerscreen.It'sliketheYellowRiverhasatwinthatreflectsitsrealconditions.Onebigbreakthroughintheriver'sdigitalgovernance（治理）is"smartstones".AccordingtoWangQin，aleadresearcherattheInformationCenterofYellowRiverHenanBureau，asmartstoneisawater﹣proofstone﹣shapeddevicewithchips，abattery，andasignaltransmitter.Theyareburiedinimportantdike（堤坝）locationstorecordandreportthemovementofdikestones."Uponfeelingmovementofthedikestones，thesmartstonesendsanalarmtothecenterforquickresponse，"Wangsaid."Inthepast，researchershadtolearntheconditionsofthedikeonthespotbythemselves，puttingtheirlivesatrisk，"saidZhaoXiaofromthebureau."Nowthesmartstonescandothisforus，moresafely，quickly，andaccurately."Andinthesky，drones（无人机）areflying.Ontheroutesdesignedbyengineers，thedronesbecomeexpertpatrollers（巡逻员）oftheriver，lookingatitsdikesandfloodpreventionprojects.AccordingtoShenLinfromtheYellowRiverConservancyCommission，thankstothedrones，researchersatthecommandcentercangetfirst﹣handphotosandinformation."Researchersthenupdatethe3Dmodelaccordingtothechangesthedronesreported.Thenewlyupdatedmodelhelpsustestourfloodwaterreleaseplansincaseweeverneedtobattendownthehatches（未雨绸缪），"saidShen.Underthewaterandupinthesky，intelligencesystemsarehelpingtoprotecttheYellowRiverBasinonallfronts.AccordingtotheMinistryofWaterResources，inthefuture，wecanexpecttoseetheconstructionofanevenmorecomprehensivedigitalsystemforthisimportantriver.（1）WhatisthemainpurposeofcreatingadigitaltwinoftheYellowRiver？A.Toconducthistoricalresearch.B.Tocreateavirtualtouristattraction.C.Toraisepublicawarenessofriverprotection.D.Toimprovefloodcontrolandpreventionefforts.（2）Howdothesmartstonescontributetotheriver'sdigitalgovernance？A.Theyrecordwaterquality.B.Theyimprovetheriver'sbeauty.C.Theymonitorandreportdikemovements.D.Theyserveasmarkersforimportantlocations.（3）WhatisoneofthefunctionsofdronesinthedigitalgovernanceoftheYellowRiver？A.Entertainingtourists.B.Collectinginformationondikeconditions.C.Patrollingandtakewildlifephotos.D.Testingwaterquality.（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"comprehensive"inthelastparagraphprobablymean？A.Complete.B.Basic.C.Beautiful.D.Natural.7．（2025•通川区校级模拟）Theysayone'strashisanother'streasure，butachunkof"rock"usedtokeepadooropenfordecadesisatreasurebyprettymuchanymetricyoumightcaretouse.The3.5kilogram（7.7pound）stonewasfoundinastreambedinsoutheastRomaniabyanelderlywoman，whobroughtithomeandputittouse.Afterthewomandiedin1991，therelativewhoinheritedherhomesuspectedthedoorstopmightbemorethanmeetstheeye.Soheconsultedexpertstofindthatthisisnota"rock"butanamber—treeresinfrommillionsofyearsinthepast.Overtime，thehighlystickysubstancefossilizesintoahard，warm﹣colouredmaterialwidelyrecognizedasagemstone.Thisdoorstopamberislikelybetweenaround38and70millionyearsold，categorisedasrumanite，whichisfamedandprizedforitswiderangeofdeep，reddishcolour，andthisoneturnedouttobeoneofthebiggestentirechunksofamberuptonowintheworld.Itsvalue？Somewhereintheregionof1million—around1.1million."Itsdiscoveryrepresentsagreatsignificancebothatascientificlevelandatamuseumlevel，"DanielCostache，saiddirectoroftheProvincialMuseumofBuzau.ClassifiedasanationaltreasureofRomania，thenuggethashadahomenowattheProvincialMuseumofBuzau—thecountyinwhichtherelicwasfound—since2022.ThediscoveryresemblesthatofamaninMichigan，whokeptalargepieceofrockasadoorstop，onlytofindoutdecadeslaterthathewaskeepinghisdoorsinplacewithameteoriteworth＄100，000.Achunkofamberworthoveramilliondollarsisn'tabadscore，either，really.Justimaginehowmanydoorstopsyoucouldbuy.（1）Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthiskindofdiscovery？A.Doubtful.B.Humourous.C.Indifferent.D.Critical.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"morethanmeetstheeye"inParagraph2mean？A.Lookingmoreattractivethanusual.B.Havingahiddenorunexpectedvalueorquality.C.Appearinglargerinsizethanitactuallyis.D.Beingmoredifficulttounderstandthatexpected.（3）Whyisthis"doorstoprock"consideredatreasure？A.BecauseofitsbeautifulappearanceB.Becauseofitsunusuallylargesize.C.Becauseofitsgem﹣levelandscientificsignificance.D.Becauseofitssentimentalvalueasadoorstoptool.（4）Whatisthebesttitleofthistext？A.TheHiddenTreasureinaDoorstopB.TheStoryofanElderlyWoman'sDiscoveryC.Amber：APreciousGemstoneD.FamousDiscoveriesinRomania8．（2025•郫都区校级模拟）AnewglobalreviewofdatafromtheSpanishstudyfoundthatincreasingthenumberofdailysteps，evenatlowlevels，wasassociatedwithareductionindepressivesymptoms（症状）.ResearchersledbyJimenez﹣Lopez，oftheUniversityofCastile﹣LaMancha，notedthere'salreadysolidevidencethatexerciseofanykindisanaturalantidepressant.Butwhataboutsomethingaseasyaswalking？Tofindout，theylookedatdatafromhigh﹣qualitystudiesondailystepcountsandtheirlinkstomentalhealth.Thenewreviewcovered33studieswithatotalofmorethan96，000adultsworldwide，includingthosewhousedfitness﹣trackerdevicestocalculatetheirdailysteps.Comparedtoabaselineof5，000stepstakenperday，folkswhotookeven1，000morestepsdailysawa9%dropintheirchancesfordevelopingdepression，theresearchersfound.Thosebenefitsquicklymountedup.Comparedtofolkswalking5，000stepsperdayorless，thosewhowalked7，000stepsperdayhad31%loweroddsfordepression."Inaddition，countsabove7，500stepsperdaywereassociatedwitha43%lowerfrequencyofdepression，"Jimenez﹣Lopezandcolleagueswrote，andthosetrendsheldtruefor"allagegroups，femalesandmales."Theredidseemtobealevelingoutofmentalhealthbenefitsatabout10，000stepsperday，thedatashowed.Ashasb