题型35 阅读理解必刷：练解题速度提答题准确率（题型专练）-2026年高考英语二轮复习原卷版

题型35阅读理解必刷

主题01人与社会——科学技术；社会服务；教育评价与教育政策；商业哲学；生活方式；人

际交往；数字化转型；绿色科技

PassageA

（2026届江西省高三上学期高考仿真模拟考试三）

It,snicetohaveyourresearchcoveredbythenationalmedia,butrecentbiologygraduateJewelGarciaat

SeattlePacificUniversity（SPU）addsit'sbettertoconducttheresearchwith“anawesometeamofprofessorsand

peers洞辈）

Garcia'syearlongresearchstudy,''Dishonestsalmon（三文鱼）businessinSeattle'ssushirestaurantsand

grocerystores”,wasledbySPUBiologyProfessorTracieDelgadoandconductedwiththreefellowstudents.The

groupacquiredsalmonsamplesfrom67grocerystoresand52sushirestaurants.DNAfromeachsamplewastested

inthelabtoidentifythefish.Thestudyrevealedthat11%grocerystoresand33%Seattie-areasushirestaurantswith

wildsalmononthemenuwereactuallyfarmedsalmon.

Conductingthistypeofstudentresearchisusuallydoneingraduateschool,butprofessorDelgadosays

undergraduateresearchisauniquefeatureoftheSPUBiologyDepartment."Byprovidingstudentswithresearch

opportunitiesintheclassroom,theynotonlygrowasascientist,buttheyalsodeveloptheself-confidencetobecome

leadersintheirfuturecareers,^^saysDelgado.

Garcia,whodidasimilarstudyofsalmoninhergeneticsclass,wasgratefi.iltogetthisopportunity.t4Youcan

getawesomesupportatSPUbecausetheprocesswascollaborative.Everyaspecthadsomanyhandsonitandyou

wereinclosecontactwithsomanyprofessors,''saysGarcia.

SPU'slocationalsoprovedimportanceforthestudy.WashingtonstateisaglobalsupplierofseveralPacific

Oceansalmonspecies,anda2013lawrequiressalmontobeidentifiedaswild-caughtPacificorfarm-raisedAtlantic.

"Failuretoproperlylabelwildsalmonisaseriousproblembecauseitpreventsaccuratetrackingofsupplychains

andmakesitmoredifficulttosustainwildsalmon,''saysDelgado.4it,simportanttocontinuetodevelopandenforce

lawthatrequiresaccurateseafoodlabeling,fromfishertoplate,andeducatethepubliconhowcommercialsalmon

cheatingimpactswildsalmonconservation.Thisistherealisticmeaningoftheresearch.''

1.WhatdidthestudyrevealaboutthesalmonbusinessinSeattle?

A.One-thirdofwildsalmonir.Seattlewerenotfresh.

B.Sonicwildsalmonwerereplacedwithfarmedones.

C.Salmonin（herestaurantsactuallywasanotherspecies.

D.Bothwildandfarmedsalmonwereavailableinthemarket.

2.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“collaborative“meaninparagraph4?

A.Cooperative.B.Independent.C.Complicated.D.Flexible.

3.Whatis（hesignificanceofaccuratelylabelingwildsalmonaccordingtothetext?

A.Itmakessalmoneasiertoidentify.

B.Itlimitsthesupplyoffannedsalmon.

C.Itfacilitatessalmonconservationefforts.

D.Itreducestheimpactofcommercialcheating.

4.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Areyoureallyeatingwildsalmon?

B.SPUresearchonfishingindustry

C.Howcanseafoodbusinessrestorecredit?

D.Anovelwayoflabelingwildsalmon

PassageB

（25-26高三上•湖南长沙岳麓区湖南财范大学附属中学•月考）

MostairconditionersuserefrigerantgasescalledHFCs（氢氟碳"（七合物）,whicharehundredsoftimesmore

effectiveattrappingheatintheatmospherethanCO2.Researchershavelongsoughtwaystoproducecooling

systemsihaldowithoutthesetroublesomegases.NowExergyn,aDublin-basedcompany,claimstohavedeveloped

anewtypeofairconditioningwhichavoidsusingHFCs.

Exergyifssystemusesnitinol,ashape-memoryalloy（合金）ofnickelandtitanium.Allshape-memoryalloys

releaseheatwhencompressed（压缩）,andthenabsorbitwhenthepressureisreleasedandtheyreturntotheiroriginal

shape.ButExergyn'sversionofnitinoldisplaysthisqualitytoaremarkabledegree.Foritsexperimentalmodel,the

companyproduced4cm2platesofthealloy,eachwithholestopermitthepassageofaheat-carryingliquidorgas.A

rangeofcco-fricndlysubstancessuchaswater,saltywaterandaircan-bcemployedinthatrole,thusavoidingthe

useofHFCs.

KevinO'Toole,Exergyn'smanagingdirector,explains,“Tobuildarefrigeratorinvolvesfittingtheseplates

togetherintostacksof50ormore.Fourstacksmakeaunit.Thestacksarecompressedinturn.Atanygivenmoment,

onestackisbeingcompressed,onereleased,onepre-heatedandonepre-cooled.Tocoolaroominvolvespassing

onehotcircuitandonecoldcircuitoftheheat-carryingfluidorgasthroughthisfbur-stack

ThismethodofcoolingisnotonlymoreenvironmentallyfriendlythananHFCset-up,butwillalsobeless

expensivetobuyand30%-40%cheapertorun.Itwillbelighterandsmaller,too.Asfbrreliability,theprototype's

performancesuggeststheunitcouldoperatefbrmorethan40yearswithoutaproblem.

Developmentisstillcontinuing,butproductsmaybeonlyafewyearsaway.Exergynhasalsobeguntalks

withcarmakersandaerospacecompaniesaboutsettingupjoint-developmentprojects.Withcarsandsomesmall

aircraftgoingelectric,itisnotjustcoolingthecabinthatmanufacturershavetothinkabout,butalsocoolingthe

batteries.

1.Whataretheholesintheplatesofalloyintendedfor?

A.AvoidingtheuseofthosetroublesomegasessuchasHFCs.

B.Testingarangeofsubstancessuchaswater,saltywaterandair.

C.Passingthehcat-carryingfluidorgasthroughthefour-stackunit.

D.Helpingcornpress,release,pre-heatandpre-coolthefourstacks.

2.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningthenewtypeofcooling?

A.Itspotential.B.Itsstrengths.

C.Itsfunctions.D.Itsaffordability.

3.WhatcanwcinferaboutExcrgynfromthelastparagraph?

A.Itislikelyloexpanditsbusiness.

B.Itwillsetupanaerospacecompany.

C.Ithasbroughtthetechnologytomarket.

D.Itwilllead（hemarketofairconditioning.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Model:afour-stackunitB.MFCs:apotentialcrisis

C.Exergyn:afuturewinnerD.Nitinol:acooleralternative

PassageC

（25-26高三上­湖南衡阳第八中学-适应性考试）

Thismightsoundimpossiblyoldfashioned,butIstillliketheiceathateducationisaboutlearning:facts,skills,

culture,analysis,inspiration.It'ssupposedtomakeusbettercitizens.Butoverthelastdecade,thegoaloflearning

hasgivenwaytogradesanddegrees.Theunfortunateresulthasbeeninflation（膨胀）ofboth.Theyriseeverhigher;

learningdoesn't.

Toavoiddiscouragingstudents,someschooldistrictsdidawaywithDandFgrades.

Grade-pointaverageshaveconsistentlyriseneventhoughscoresonnationwidestandardizedexamssuchas

theSAThavenot.It'snotthatIthinkstandardizedtestsarethefinalwordinmeasuringexcellence.Butwhenthe

gapsbetweengradesandtestscoresarcthiswideandconsistent,parentsandthepublicshouldnotbefooled.

That'struenotjustoflow-achievingstudents.Ina2023survey,ecucatorssaidthatclosetohalfofstudentsargue

fbrhighergradesthantheyearn,and8outof10teachersgivein.It'shardtoblamethem:Athirdormoreofstudents

andparentsdisturbthemwhentheydon'l.

Unearnedgradesarcdamaginginmanyways.Somestudents,armedwithgoodgrades,marchofftocollege

tofindthemselvesinremedial（补习的）classesbecausetheyhaven'tlearnedenoughtotakecollege-levelcourses.

Employerscomplainthathighschoolandevencollegegraduateslackbasicskillsneededintheworkforce.Thereare

alsocomplaintsfromcollegeprofessorsthatthestudentsaren'tevengoodatreadingbooks.

Gradeinflationhasfollowedstudentsintocollege.Someprofessorshesitatetogradeaccuratelybecauseof

studentevaluations,whichareoftenmorenegativefortoughgraders.Remember（hatabout70%ofcollegeinstructors

arcadjunct（兼职）professorswhohavefewjobprotections.ManyIvyLeaguestudentshavelearned:ochcrry-pick

easy-gradingprofessors.YetaBrownUniversitystudyfoundthatstudentstakingcoursesfromprofessorswith

strictergradingstandardslearnedmore.Wehavetoaskourselvesasasociety:Dowewantcollegetcbeaplaceof

intellectualgrowth—oraperfbrma:iveexerciseingradefishing?

1.Whatareparentsfooledintothinking?

A.SATisthebestmeasureoftheirchildren'sabilities.

B.Thepurposeofeducationistomakebettercitizens.

C.Grade-pointaveragesarevitalforcollegeapplication.

D.Childreifshighgradesreflecttheirexceptionalabilities.

2.Whatisaconsequenceofgradeinflation?

A.Employersfavorstudentswithhigherdegrees.

B.Graduatesfallshortofemployers'expectations.

C.Remedialclassesbecomerequiredcoursesincollege.

D.Low-achievingstudentsfindithardertoentercollege.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Toughgradersdesirejobsecurity.

B.Strictgradingpromotesreallearning.

C.Studentevaluationsfuelintellectualgrowth.

D.Easy-gradingprofessorsstartgradeinflation.

4.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.ThegameofscoresB.Today,GradeAisforaverage

C.TheforcebehindgradeinflationD.Now,learningtakesthefrontseat

PassageD

（25-26高三上•江苏南通区、通州区、启东如东县•期中）

Theageofpre-sortingmixedplasticwastemaysoonbeover.Thesecretweaponisacheapcatalyst（催化剂）

targetingthemostproblematicplastic.ThefindingsaredetailedinastudypublishedinthejournalNatureChemistry.

Evenafterdecadesofworldwideeffons,recyclingplasticremainsmucheasiersaidthandone.Thefrustrating

realityislargelythankstopolyolefins（聚烯姓）.Humansmakeabout220milliontonsofpolyolefin-basedproducts

everyyear,mostofwhicharesingle-useitemslikemilkbottles,trashbags,andjuiceboxes.

However,lessthan10percentofpolyolefinproductsarerecycledannually,resultinginmountainsofwaste

destinedfbrlandfillsorbeingburnt.That'sbecausewhileotherplasticsaretypicallybrokendownwithcatalysts,

breakingdownpolyolefinisdifficultduetoitstoughcarbon-carbonmolecularbonds（分子键）.“Polyolefinsdon't

haveanyweaklinks.Everybondisincrediblystrongandchemicallyunreactive,“saidYosiKratish,achemistat

NorthwesternUniversity.

Meanwhile,burningpolyolefinsrequirestemperaturesashighas700C."Everythingcanbebunied,ofcourse,“

saidKratish."Butwcwantedtofindanelegantwaytoaddtheminimumamountofenergytoobtainthemaximum

valueproduct.5,Apotentialsolutioncombininghydrogengasandacatalystcandeconstructpolyolefinplasticinto

usefulhydrocarbons,buttheprocessalsoinvolveshightemperaturesandexpensivecatalysts.ButKratish'steam

foundaworkaround.

Unlikeraremetals,engineersdiscoveredthatanalternativecalledcationicnickel（阳离子银）ischeapand

easytocollect.Othernickel-basedcatalystsincludemultiplereactionsites.Cationicnickel'ssingle-sitevariantallows

ittofunctionmorelikeaprecisesharpknife.Insteadofbreakingdownallofaplastic*sstructure,thisoption

specificallytargetsthosecarbon-carbonbondsatamuchlowertemperatureandwithhalfthehydrogengaspressure.

“Thatisamazing.It'sdefinitelynotsomethinganybodyexpected”Kratishsaid.Ifproventobescalable（可

规模化）andefficient,thenewcatalystcouldlargelycutdowntheneedforplasticpre-sortingwhilealsoreducing

theamountofmicroplasticsreleasedintotheenvironmenteveryday.

1.Recyclingpolyolefinremainsdifficultduetoits

A.industrialvalueB.practicalapplication

C.chemicalstructureD.environmentalimpact

2.Whatdoes“anelegantway“inparagraph4referto?

A.Combininghydrogengaswithcationicnickel.

B.Deconstructingpolyolefinsintohydrocarbons.

C.Burningpolyolefinsatahightemperature.

D.Breakingdownallofaplastic'sstructure.

3.Whatistheadvantageofcationicnickeloverothercatalysts?

A.Itavoidsmanystepsofprocessing.B.Iloperateseffectivelyatalowercost.

C.Itbreaksdownalltypesofplastic.D.Itproduceshigherqualityendproducts.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thechallengeofrecyclingpolyolefins.

B.Theprocessofbreakingcarbonbonds.

C.Abasictheoryofapplyingcatalysts.

D.Anewmethodofrecyclingpolyolefins.

PassageE

（25-26高三上•江苏南京外国语学校•月考）

Theeducationtechnology（edtech）industryhasgrownrapidlyinrecentyears,withinvestment（投资）inthis

fieldincreasingmorethanfortytimesoverthelastdecade.Asaresult,themarketisbeingfloodedv/ithnewtools

andnewedtechcompanies,makingithardforschoolleadersandteacherstofigureoutwhichtoolswillactually

workbestintheclassroom.

“Only11%ofeducationdecisionmakerswerelookingatanytypeofevidencetomakeapurchasingdecision

onancdtcchtool,“saidIsabelleHau,executivedirectoroftheStanfordAcceleratorfbrLearning,anorganization

thathelpsimprovehowwellchildrenandadultslearn."Andonly7%ofedtechtoolsaroundtheworldhaveanykind

ofstrict,dependableevidencethattheywork.^^

Besidesthelackofresearchonwhichtoolshelpstudentsgetbettergradesinthisfast-growingedtechfield,

makingsureeveryonecangetthesetoolsfairlyisalsochallenging.,4Manyofthesetoolsaren,tsharedfairly.This

hastodowithwhopaysthemoneyfbrthemandhowthemoneyisprovided,"Ms.Hauexplained.uAroundtheworld,

there'sstillahugedivideinhoweasyitisforpeopleindifferentplacestousedigitaltools（likecomputersand

tablets）.M

HaujoinsGSEDeanDanSchwartzandSeniorLecturerDenisePopeastheydiscusscdicch'srocketinggrowth,

what'sdrivingthatgrowth,andhowschoolleaders,thegovernment,andotherorganizationscanhelpteachersget

thetoolsthatwillbestsenetheirstudents.

“Alotofpeoplearcworkingonit,includingus,ofcourse,becausewehaveabigroletoplayinimproving

learningoutcomesfbrchildrenandeducators,1lausaid.Shealsosharedtipsandresourcesfbrbusinessmenlooking

togetintotheedtechspace.uYouneedtostartsmall,andyouneedtostartwithahandfulofpartnersthatloveyour

solution.Andthenfromthereyoucanexpecttogrowinsize.”

1.Whatmightbetheschoolleaders'concernaboutedtechtools?

A.Oiiginalily.B.Effectiveness.C.Safely.D.Cuiivcnicncc.

2.Whatdocstheunderlinedpart“ahugedividc^^inparagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Theinequalityinaccesstodigitaltools.

B.Thedifferenceinthequalityofedtechproducts.

C.Thegapindigitalskillsbetweenteachersandstudents.

D.Theimbalanceineducationaldevelopmentacrossregions.

3.WhatisHau'ssuggestionfbrbusinessmeninterestedinedtech?

A.Dreambig.B.Seekinvestment.

C.Bepractical.D.Beindependent.

4.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Torecommendedtechproductsandservices.

B.Tocomplainaboutthepoorqualityofedtechtools.

C.Toprovidedetailedguidanceonchoosingedtechtools.

D.Toexposethechallengesinthefast-growingedtechfield.

PassageF

FooledbyRandomnessisafamousbookinNassimNicholasTaleb'slandmarkIncertoseries,aninvestigation

ofluck,uncertainty,probability,humanerror,risk,anddecision-makinginaworldwcdon'tunderstar.d.

Nowinastrikingnewhardcoveredition.FooledbyRandomnessis(heword-of-mouthsensationthatwill

changethewayyouthinkaboutbusinessandtheworld.NassimNicholasTaleb—seasonedtrader,renownedrisk

expert,knowledgeablescholar,andNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheBlackSwan—haswrittenamodern

classicthatturnsonitsheadwhatwebelieveaboutluckandskill.

Thisbookisaboutluck—ormoreprecisely,abouthowweperceiveanddealwithluckinlifeandbusiness.

Setagainstthebackdropofthemostnotableforuminwhichluckismistakenforskill—theworldoftrading

FooledbyRandomnessprovidescaptivatinginsightintooneoftheleastunderstoodfactorsinallourlives.Writing

inanentertainingnarrativestyle,theauthortacklesmajorintellectualissuesrelatedtotheunderestimationofthe

influenceofhappenstanceonourlives.

Thebookispopulatedwithanumberofcharacters,someofwhomhavegrasped,intheirownway,the

significanceofchance:thebaseballlegendYogiBerra;thephilosopherofknowledgeKarlPopper;themodern

financierGeorgeSoros;andtheGreekvoyagerOdysseus.WealsomeetthefictionalNero,whoseems(ounderstand

theroleofrandomnessinhisprofessionallifebutfallsvictimtohiscwnirrationalfoolishness.

However,themostrecognizablecharacterofallremainsunnamed—theluckyfoolwhohappenstobeinthe

rightplaceattherighttime—heembodiesthe“survivaloftheleastfit."Suchindividualsattractdevotedfollowers

whobelieveintheirmentor's（导Wfi）insightsandmethods.Butnoonecancopywhatisobtainedbychance.

Arcwecapableofdistinguishingthefortunatecharlatan（冒充内行的人）fromthegenuineinnovator?Must

wealwaystrytouncovernonexistentmessagesinrandomevents?1（maybeimpossibletoguardourselvesagainst

theunpredictabilityofthegoddessFortuna,butafterreadingFooledbyRandomnesswecanbealittlebetterprepared.

1.WhatisbooledbyRandomnessmainlyabout?

A.Thesuccessofmoderntraders.

B.Theimportanceofskillintrading.

C.Theroleofluckinlifeandbusiness.

D.Theimpactofhumanerrorsondecision-making.

2.What'sthepurposeofmentioningthecharactersinparagraph4?

A.Tohighlightthesignificanceoftheirachievements.

B.Toemphasizetheirsuccessinthetradingworld.

C.Toillustratehowfoolishnessalwaysleadstofailure.

D.Toshowexamplesofthosewhounderstoodrandomness.

3.Whatdoes“luckyfool"inparagraph5reallyreferto?

A.Atraderknownfortheirskillandachievements.

B.Ascholarfamousfortheirinsightsandmethods.

C.Someonewhoowes（heirsuccesstoskill,ignoringluck.

D.Apersonwhofoolishlyundervalueshardworkanddevotion.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatmistakedopeopleoftenmake?

A.Theyoverestimatetheirpersonalabilities.

B.Theyfailtoseehowchanceaffectstheirsuccess.

C.Theydependheavilyonguidancefrommentors.

D.Theyoverlooksignificanteventsindailylife.

PassageG

（2025届广东省华南师范大学附属中学高三下学期综合测试三）

Wehaveaproblem,andthestrangethingis（hatwenotonlyknowaboutit,butalsocelebrateit.Justtoday,

someoneboasted（自夸）tomethatshewassobusyshe'saveragedfourhoursofsleepanightfbrthelasttwoweeks.

Shewasn'tcomplaining;shewasproudofthefact.Sheisnotalone.

Whyarerational（理性的）peoplesoirrationalintheirbehavior?Theansweristhatwe'reinthemidstofa

bubble（泡沫）.Icallit“TheMoreBubble^^.

Thenatureofhubbiesisthatsomethingisovervalueduntil-eventually——thebubblebursts,andwe'releft

wonderingwhywcweresoirrationalinthefirstplace.Thethingwe'reovcnaluingnowistheopinionofdoingit

all,havingitall,achievingitall.

Thisbubbleisbeingcnablecbyacombinationofthreepowerfultrends:smartphones,socialmedia,and

extremeconsumerism6肖费主义).Theresultisnotjustinformationoverload,butopinionoverload.Wearemore

awarethanatanytimeinhistoryofwhateveryoneelseisdoingand,therefore,whatweshouldbedoing.Inthe

process,wehavebeensoldabillofgoods:thatsuccessmeansbeingsupermenandsuperwomenwhocangetitall

done.Ofcourse,wcboastedaboutbeingbusy—it'scodefbrbeingsuccessfulandimportant.

Andouranswertotheproblemofmoreisalwaysmore.Wcneedmoretechnologytohelpuscreatemore

technologies.Weneedtomoveourworkloadtofreeupourowntimetodoyetevenmore.

Luckily,thereisasolutiontoaskingformore:askingforless,butbetter.Agrowingnumberofpeopleare

makingthischange.IcallthesepeopleEssentialists.

Thesepeoplearedesigningtheirlivesaroundwhatisessentialandremovingeverythingelse.Thesepeople

arrangetohaveactualweekends(daringwhichtheyarenotworking).Theycreatetechnology-freezonesintheir

homes.TheytradetimeonFacebookwithcallingthosefewfriendswhoreallymattertothem.Insteadofrunningto

differentmeetings,theyputspaceontheirplanstogetimportantworkdone.

Sowehavetwochoices:Wecanbeamongthelastpeoplecaughtupin“TheMoreBubble,“orwecanjoin

thegrowingcorninunityofEssentialistsandgetmoreofwhatmattersinouronepreciouslife.

1.Whenthewomansaidsheonlysleptforfourhoursanightfortwoweeks,she.

A.wasunsatisfiedwithherlifestyle

B.wasaskingforsuggestions

C.tookprideindoingso

D.knewfewpeoplewerelikeher

2.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Thecauseandresultof"TheMoreBubble”.

B.Theadvantagesof“TheMoreBubble”.

C.Thesolutionsto"TheMoreBubble**.

D.Thevalueof"TheMoreBubble”.

3.Accordingtothearticle,Essentialistsarethosewho.

A.giveupcertainthingsforwhatmattersinlite

B.prefertochangefrequently

C.aretiredofinformationandopinions

D.arceagertobecomesuccessfulandimportant

4.Whafstheauthor'sattitudetowards“TheMoreBubble^^?

A.Supportive.B.Undecided.

C.Disapproval.D.Doubt.

PassageH

（25-26高三上•重庆南开中学校・月考）

Forparents,dealingwithschoolschedulescanbeanightmare:half-days,daysoff,andvacation.Itimposes

(强力U)aburdensogreatthattheysimplycannotbethecaretakersorworkerstheywanttobe.It'shardtoimagine

anyworkingparentwhowouldbeabletohandleregular3p.m.schooldismissals,alongwithfrequenthalf-daysand

fulldaysoff.Afterall,howmanyparentsgetmorethan10weeksofvacationeachyear?Howmanystruggleto

affordcamps?

However,evenifweshouldbemovinginthedirectionofmoretimespentatschools,don'tholdyourbreath.

Increasingly,publicschoolsystemsareembracingfour-dayweeks.Ofcourse,manyofthecutsarebomoffinancial

necessity.Butwe'vefailedtorecognizehowsomethingasbasicasschoolschedulesdramaticallydisadvantages

workingparents,alongwiththosewhocan'taffordthemountainofout-of-schoolcoststheseschedulesimpose.1(

hasalwaysbeensurprisingtoUlrichBoscr,anexpertonlearning,tharpoliticiansdon'tevenraisethetopicofschool

schedules.Working9to5reallyresonateswithindividuals,hesays.Andyet,"It'snotlikewe'veseenanypresidential

candidatesrunonschoolbeingninetofive.”

Thechangewewantisdifficulttocarryout.Someparents—particularly,affluentparents—stronglyresist

changestoschoolcalendars,especiallyiftheywanttosigntheirchildrenupforcertainafter-schoolactivitiesor

camps,orifthey'vegotvacationplans.Andthenthere'sthebusinesscommunity.Restaurants,icecreamparlors,and

hotelsalldependonhighschoolstudentsasemployees.Allofthismakesitmorechallengingtoincrease(heamount

oftimestudentsspendinschools.

Thoughfewpoliticianscarcaboutit,therearcenormousadvantagestoadoptingaschoolschcculcthatlooks

alittlemorelikeaworkschedule.Changecouldcomegradually.Inacity.youcouldimaginecreatingjustoneyear-

roundelementaryschool.Beingastudenttherewouldbepurelyvoluntary.Teacherswhooptinwouldgetpaidmore

fortheiradditionalwork.Wewouldstartsmall,andseeifchildrenandadultsembracedtheadvantages.

I.Whatistherootcauseoftheproblemparentsface?

A.Thefinancialburdenofafter-schoolcamps.

B.Anovcr-packcdscheduleofschoolactivities.

C.Alackofvacationtimeprovidedbyemployers.

D.Theconflictbetweenworkandschoolschedules.

2.Whatarepublicschoolsdoingnow?

A.Increasingtuitionfees.B.Shorteningschooltime.

C.Drawingpoliticalattention.D.Extendingschoolschedules.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"affluent"inParagraph3mean?

A.Wealthy.B.Worried.

C.Uneducated.D.Overprotective.

4.Whatismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?

A.Benefitsofthesolution.B.Challengestothereform.

C.Consequencesoftheissue.D.Suggestionsforthechange.

PassageI

（25-26高三上-重庆南开中学-期中）

Addinglegstorobotsthathavsminimalawarenessoftheenvironmentaroundthemcanhelptherobotsoperate

moreeffectivelyindifficultenvironment,mycolleaguesandIfound.

WewereinspiredbyClaudeShannon'scommunicationtheory,whichshowedthatrepeatedinformationcan

ensurereliabilitywhensendingmessagesthroughnoisycommunicationchannels.Wewonderedifthesameprinciple

couldhelpmovegoodsviarobot.Thatis,ifwewanttotransportgoodsover“noisy”environment,sayfallentrees

andlargerocks,inareasonableamountoftime,couldwedoitbyjustaddinglegstotherobotanddosowithout

expensivesensorsandcameras?

Ourideawastoforgetaboutsensingaltogetherand