2025-2026学年高一英语上学期期末复习：阅读理解CD （江苏地区）原卷版

2025-2026学年高一英语上学期期末复习・•一阅读理解CD

1.24-25苏州市高一上期末学业质量阳光指标调研

2.24-25锡山高级中学高一上期末英语试题

3.24-25天一中学高一上期末考试

4.24-25无锡市高一上期终教学质量调研测试

5.24-25常州市高一上期末统考

6.24-25常州高级中学高一上期末

7.24-25南京市南京师范大学附属中学高一上期末考试

8.24-25南通市高一上1月期末英语

9.24-25连云港市高一上期末调研

10.24-25徐州市高一上1月期末英语试题

11.24-25盐城市五校联考高一上1月期末

12.24-25扬州市高一上期末考试

13.24-25镇江市高一上1月期末

14.24-25泰州市海陵区高一上1月期末

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（AxB、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

1.24-25苏州市高一上期末学业质量阳光指标调研

C

Whichishealthier:apizzaoravegetablesalad?Thatisaneasyquestion.Nowwhichisheallhier:apizzamade

byyourselforonemadefromthesamebasicingredients（西己料），pulledoutofaboxinthefridge?

Manypeopleconcernedwithwhattheyeatwouldimmediatelysaytheformer,perhapsmentioninganunclear

concernwith"processedfbod”.Suchfoodcanoftenbedelicious.Andthereismuchtocheerabout:beingcheapand

plentifulcalories,whenformostofhumanhistorytheywereneither.ButasChrisvanTulleken'snewbook,uUltra-

ProcessedPeople”,explainsthatcheapnessandplentifulnesscomeatacost.

MrvanTuilckcn,adoctorandtelevisionpresenter,tellsthedifferencebetween44ultra-proccsscdfbod"（UPF）and

“processedfood**.Almosteverythingpeopleeatisprocessedinsomeform:riceisharvested,animalsarebutchered（屠

宰）.HeusesanideaproposedbyCarlosMonteiro,afoodscientist,describingUPFas“productsofingredients,mostly

ofonlyindustrialuse,madebyaseriesofindustrialprocesses,manyrequiringadvancedequipmentandtechnology^^.

TheadditivesinUPFharmpeopleinarangeofwaysbothknownandunknown.Calorie-richbutusuallynutrient­

poor,UPFcontributestooverweightinpartbecauseitsdelicioustasteandsoftmouthfeelleadtoovereating.

Becausethisfoodischeaptoproduceandbuy,UPFreplaceshealthierchoices,particularlyforpoorpeople.Extra

weightwasonceasignofwealth,butamongBritishandAmericanwomentoday,overweightratesarchigheratiowcr-

incomelevels.

Environmentmatters,too.Peoplelivinginplaceswhere“UPFiseverywherebutrealfoodishardtorcach,,could

spendlargeamountsoftimeandmoneyseekingoutfreshfood,butthatisnothowmostpeoplelive.Thereisnothing

wrongwiththestrangefast-foodtrip,butanyonewhocanaffordtoeatlessUPFprobablyshould.

8.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?

A.Bypresentingfacts.B.Bylistingfigures.

C.Byraisingquestions.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

9.WhichofthefollowingwillMrvanTullekenprobablyagreewith?

A.UPFisdeliciousandhealthy.B.Almostallfoodisprocessed.

C.Processedfoodisunhealthy.D.UPFisthesameasprocessedfood.

10.Whichoneisthecostof'"ultra-processedfbod^^?

A.Delicioustasteandovereating.B.Softmouthfeelandpoornutrition.

C.Poornutritionandoverweight.D.Industrialprocessesandoverweight.

11.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthe4lJltra-proccsscdfbod”？

A.Hopeful.B.Unclear.C.Negative.D.Positive.

D

Il'sgoodtoshare,right?Growingupaskidswearetoldtoshareourtoysandnottobeselfish.Wealsoliveinan

agewhendiscussingourfeelingsisencouraged.Rutwithnewcrazesbecomingpopularallthetime,suchasdance

challengesandwearingapillow（才尢头）asadress,thequestionis:whencansharingbecomeoversharingonsocial

media?

Oversharinghasbecomeconnectedwithsocialmedia,butisn'tuniquetoit.Imagineyouheadtoapartyandmeet

someone.Withinfiveminutestheyhavegivenawayverydetailedinformationabouttheirlife.Whilesomeofusmay

trytoescapethesepeople,accordingtomarriageexpertCarolynCole,thisformofoversharingcouldcomefroma

strongdesiretogetclosetosomeone.Apainfuldevelopmentalstoryliesbehindthebehaviour.Peoplesharetoomuch

becausetheyhavebeentoolonely.Buttheyfailtounderstandtherisksresultingfromit.

DrChristopherHand,alecturerincyberpsychology（网络心理学），saysthemoredetailspeopledisclose,theless

sympathy(同情)weexpresswhenthingsgowrong.Thiscouldbeduetoabeliefthatmorenegativeexperienceswill

beattractedifsharedmore.Itseemstnatsadfishing,theideaofseekingsympathybyoversharing,isgenerallyregarded

asnegativeratherthanthecryforhelp.

However,DrHand'sresearchalsoseemstosuggestthatthemorewepostonline,themoresociallyattractivewe

becomeonconditionthatthepostswcsharearcpositive.Evenbackin2015,GwendolynSeidmanPhD,saidwcshould

avoidcomplainingtoomuchandbeingnegativeonline.Weshouldalsoavoidshowingoff,especiallyaboutourlove

lives.Itmakessense—ifyourlovelivesaregoing’thatwell',wouldyoureallyhavetimetoshareaphotowithtext?

So,howcanyouknowifyouareoversharing?Well,whynotaskyourfriendsinreallife?Theywouldbehappy

totellyouifyourpostsaboutyourbreakfastoryourcomplaintsaboutyourlackofmoneyreallyaretoomuch.

12.Whichofthefollowingisakindofoversharing?

A.Disclosingpersonaldetailsquicklyataparty.B.Discussingourfeelingsonline.

C.Sharingourtoyswithkidsunselfishly.D.Recordingourfeelingsinthediary.

13.Whydopeopleshare(oomuchaccordingtoCarolynCole?

A.Tosatisfytheirpsychologicalneeds.B.Toovercomethesenseoffailure.

C.Toshowtheirfeelingofsympathy.D.Todevelopapainfulstory.

14.Whatdoyouknowaboutsadfishing?

A.Itisanideaofsharingpositiveexperiences.B.Itisgenerallythoughtofasacryforhelp.

C.Itisseenasapositivewaytoseekhelp.D.Itisintendedtoattractsympathy.

15.WhatdocstheunderlinedsentenceimplyinParagraph4?

A.Peoplehavinggoodlovelivesareloobusytopostonline.

B.Sharingphotosandtextsaboutlovelivesmakessense.

C.Peoplewon'thavesuccessfulloveifpostingitonline.

D.Goodlovelivesshouldn'tbesharedonsocialmedia.

2.24-25锡山高级中学高一上期末英语试题

C

Tounderstand(heeffectoficemeltingaround(heworldwefirsthavetounderstandwhatanicesheetactuallyis.

Covering5.4millionsquaremilesinAntarctica(南极洲)and656,300squaremilesinGreenland,anicesheetis

actuallyahugelandoficefromtheIceAge.Thesesheetsforminareaswheresnowthatfallsinwinterdoesnotmelt

entirelyoverthesummer.Thisice,hometodifferentspeciesofanimals,isnowmeltingataratethatcannotsupport

thelifeitcurrentlyholds.

Manyofthesecreaturesrelyonicesheetsaslandforresting,huntingandprotection,yetasthesizedecreases,

theyarcforcedoutoftheirhomelandinsearchofotherlandonwhichtolive.Oftenthismeansjourneystosearchfor

foodandanimbalancedecosystemhappenswhendifferentspeciesareforcedtogetherontothecoast.

Sincethe1990s,thedeerpopnlarionhasdroppedhy56percent—climatechangehascausedwarmertemperatures

overwintersettingoffrainfallinsteadofsnow,whichfreezesmorequicklyunderfootandmakesi(hardertowalkand

searchforfood.Inthesummer,frozenlayersoflandmeltsandreleasestrappeddiseaseswhichbringdeathtoanimals.

Asimilarsituationhasfallenonthepolarbearswhosuffereda40percentpopulationlossbetween2001and2010.

Quiteapartfromtheseproblems,thethreatofsealevelsrisingiftheicecapsweretodisappearisapproaching.If

theGreenlandIccSheetmelted,thesealevelwouldrisearoundsixmeters,andiftheAntarcticIccSheetmelted,sea

levelswouldrisebyaround20feet.Asamatteroffact,sealevelshaverisenabouteightinchessince1880,threeof

whichwc'vcgainedoverthelast25years.Thisseeminglysmallamounthasalreadycauseddangerousflooding,loss

offarmlandandmoredeadlystorms.

Whilewe'restillalongwayfromlosingtheicesheetsalltogether,we'vealreadylosttoomuchandifwedon't

takeclimatechangeseriouslynow,wewillcertainlyhitthepointofnoreturn.

8.Whatisanicesheetaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisaniceworldforanimalstoliveon.B.ItisalandoficethatcoversallGreenland.

C.Itisanareawhereiccnevermeltsinsummer.D.Itisalargeareaoficcthatexistsforcenturies.

9.ThemeltingoficesheetsbringsaboutthefollowingeffectsEXCEPT

A.alongerdistancetosearchfbrfoodB.adecreaseinanimalpopulation

C.alargeramountofsnowfallD.thereleaseofmorediseases

10.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Sealevelsarerisingfasterinrecentyears.B.TheicecapwillfirstdisappearinGreenland.

C.Allnaturaldisastershappenduetosealevelrise.D.TheGreenlandIcesheetwillbethefirsttodisappear.

11.Whatcouldbethebesttitlefbrthispassage?

A.ChangesofSeaLevelsB.Ice,SeaandAnimals

C.GreenlandandAntarcticaD.EffectofMeltingIceSheets

D

Throughoutourdailylives,wehaveknownplentyofpeopleandwillknowmore.Buthowcanwetellifsomeone

isworthourtrust?InapaperpublishedrecentlyintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,researchergave

ustheanswer.

Theresearchersasked401adultsfromtheUnitedStatestofilloutaquestionnairemeasuringtheirguilt-proncncss

（内疚倾向）indifferentsituationsaswellasseveralotherqualities,andthenplayashortonlinegame.Inthisgame,

Player1isgiven1,whichtheycanchoosetogivetoPlayer2.AnymoneygiventoPlayer2isthenautomatically

increasedto2.50.Player2canthendecidewhethertokeepallofthemoneyorbehaveinatrustworthywaybyreluming

apartofthemoneytoPlayer1.Theresearchersfoundmoreguilt-pronepeopleweremorelikelytosharethemoney

withPlayer1.Actually,infbllow-upstudies,guilt-pronenesspredictedtrustworthinessbetter（hanotherpersonality

qualitiestheresearchersmeasured.

Whymightguiltleadtotrustworthybehavior?Theresearchersfoundpeoplewhowereguilt-pronealsoreported

feelingamusttoactinethical（合乎道彳患的）andresponsiblewayswhileinteracting（互动）withtheirpartnersinthe

game.Peoplewhoarcguilt-pronetendtoavoidengaginginbehaviorthatmightharmordisappointotlicrs.Iftheydo

somethingbad,guiltencouragesthemtotrytomakethingsrightagain.

Then,howcanweusethisresearchtoascertainwhethersomeoneistmstworthy?”Onewaytodothismightbe

observehowtheyrespondtoexperienceregret,MleadauthorEmmaLevine,assistantprofessorattheUniversityof

ChicagoLevine,explains.Anotherwayistoaskthemtodescribeadifficultdilemmatheyfacedinthepast,suggests

co-authorTayaCohen,associateprofessoratCarnegieMellonUniversity.Thisisparticularlyeffective,Cohenandher

colleagueshavefound,becauseitallowsustoseeifthey'reconcernedabouttheeffectstheiractionshaveonothers.

12.Whatdidguilt-proneplayer2tendtodointheonlinegame?

A.Keepallthemoney.B.SharethemoneywithPlayer1.

C.Returnthemoneytotheresearchers.D.Spendthemoneyonthemselves.

13.Whymightguiltlead（otrustworthybehavior?

A.Itencouragespeopletoharmothers.B.Itmakespeoplefeelresponsibletoactethically.

C.Itmakespeoplewanttodisappointothers.D.Itmakespeopleavoiddifficultdilemmas.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ascertain”inthelastparagraphrriean?

A.AskB.ExpressC.DescribeD.Determine

15.Howisthetextorganizedanddeveloped?

A.Byprovidingbackground.B.Bymakingalotofcomparisons.

C.Byansweringtheraisedquestions.D.Byanalyzingeffectsofguilt-proneness.

Mydaughtersarelovelyandattractive.The4-year-oldhasbigblueeyesandalwayswearsasmile.The7-year-

old'slongstrawberryblondhairandsweetsmilearealreadyturningtheboys'heads.Iloveeverythingaboutthesegirls,

andtheyknowit.

ButItrynottotellthemthey'rebcautifiil.Myyoungdaughtersarctotallyinnocentwhenitcomestothepressures

ofbeingawomaninoursociety.Theyknownothingaboutplasticsurgery,diets,<4feelingfat^^modelsoreatingdisorders.

Weadultsknowalltoomuchaboutsjchthingsandinthefaceofthisdistortedrealitywetendtostarttellingourgirls,

assoonandoftenaspossible,howbeautifultheyare.

Iknowthisiswonderfullywell-intentioned,andthatwewanttoraiseourgirls'confidencefiomtheverystart.

Here'sthething,though.Wemightthinkwe'rebuildingourdaughtersupbytellingthemthattheyarebeautifultous

nomatterwhat,butwhatwe'realsodoingisbringingthebeautypressurehometoourlittlestgirls.ThemoreItalk

aboutbeautyandlooks,eveninapositiveway,themoreVmconveyingtheimportanceofthosethings.

However,itdoesn'tmeanIdon'tpraisemygirls.Insteadofsaying“Youlookbeautiful^^^Imightsaythemore

specific"Don'tyoulookfancytoday!"or"Thosecolorsgosowelltogcthcr.^^ItmeansthatItreatmydaughtersnotas

mylittledolls,butasrealpeoplewhoaredevelopingtheirownsenseofselfandstyle.Itmeansthattheyareincharge

ofhowtheylook.

Naturally,Ibuymostofmygirls'clothes.ButIdon,tusuallymanagetheiroutfitchoices.Mydaughterscango

girlywithnecklaces,ortheycanchoosetogiveupdressesaltogether.Ofcoursewe'veseensomemismatching,but

theyownthosestyles.Theyneveraskiftheylookpretty,andtheywalkwithaneasyconfidencethathasnothingtodo

withwhatIoranyoneelsewillsayabouthowtheylook.Andthat'sthespiritIwantthemtotakeintotheirteensand

adulthood.

16.Whatdotheauthor'stwodaughtershaveincommon?

A.Bothliketosmile.B.Bothhaveblondhair.

C.Bothlikestrawberries.D.Bothhavebigblueeyes.

17.Whyistheauthorunwillingtotellhergirlsthattheyarebeautiful9

A.Sheexpectsthemtofacereality.B.Shewantsthemtofinditthemselves.

C.Shedoesn'twantthemtofbcusonlooks.D.Shedoesn'tthinktheycanunderstandit.

18.Howdocstheauthortreatherdaughters?

A.Sheavoidspraisingthem.B.Shetreabthemasherlittledolls.

C.Sheisparticularabouttheirclothes.D.Shepaysattentiontotheiruniquestyles.

19.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthor'sdaughters?

A.Theyarehighlydependent.B.Theyarereallyconfident.

C.Theytendtotakeadvicefromtheirmother.D.Theyhaveagoodtasteindressingthemselves.

3.24-25天一中学高一上期末考试

C

Nowadays,weneedn'tlookfartofindsomethingnewtowatch.Sowhydosomanyofuschoosetowatch

filmswe'vealreadyseen,evenknowingeverylineofthescript?

Asurveyrevealedrewatchingfilmswe'vealreadyseencountlesstimesiscommon.Sometitleswere

mentionedrepeatedly-BackToTheFuture,TopGun,andmusicalslikeTheRain.In2016,awebsitesurveyed

1,169peopletolistthe25mostrewatchedfilms—withStarWars,TheWizardofOzandThesoundofMusic

takingthetopspots.

Findingwhichmovieswewatchagainandagainiseasy.Exactlywhywedoitislessclear.Obviouslywe

lovethemandthinktheydeserveourattention.Onesaid,“SomefilmsarewhatIThink'complete,andareso

familiarthatyoucanstopandstartatanypoint.Theyaredeeplysatisfyingandyoucanloseyourselfinthem.”

Whilethatmightexplainthesecond,third,orfourthviewing,whatkeepsuscomingbacktoamoviewhen

wealreadyknoweverydetail,andtherearesomanyothernewfilmstochoosefrom?

Oneexplanationisthatwatchingsomethingfamiliartakesuplessmentalenergy.Wcdon'thaveto

concentratetoworkoutwhat'sgoingon.Instead,wejustsitbackandrelax.Whenfacedwithdiversechoices,its

easiertoreturntoanoldfilmthatvvebelievewontdisappointus.

Apsychologicalphenomenon,"themereexposureeffecf,—irwhichwedevelopapreferencefbrsomething

familiar-couldalsobeagoodexplanation.Sothemorewcwatch,themorewewanttowatch.

A2012studyoncultural''re-consumptionfoundthatrevvatchingmoviescanalsomakeusreflectonhow

we*vegrown—ameasuringstickforhowmuchourliveshavechanged.Perhapsthat'soneofthebiggestreasons

whywcreturntofilms,torecallnotonlyforatimeinhistorybutfbratimeinourlives.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Therearcfewgoodmoviespeoplecanchoosefrom.

B.Peopleoftenwatchmoviesmanytimestomemorizelines.

C.Peopleliketoenjoysomemoviesonceandagain.

D.StarWars,TopGunandThesoundofMusicaretophits.

9.Hiereasonswhypeoplerewatchfilmsareasfollowsexceptthat__.

A.itmakesviewersmuchmorecomfortabletorcwatchthefilms.

B.familiarmoviescanremindpeopleofimpressiveexperiences.

C.viewersfindithardtoselectabetterfilmthanfamiliarones.

D.itisthosewell-producedmoviesthatalwaysappealtoviewers.

10.Whatwillbediscussedintheflowingparagraph?

A.Theconnectionbetweenrewatchedfilmsandpersonalexperiences.

B.Thespecialemotionalstaleswhenpeoplerewatchmovies.

C.Therecently-releasedfilmsthathavebeenrevisitedseveraltimes.

D.Thehighqualitythemostpopularmoviesusuallyoffer.

11.What'stheauthor'sattitudetothephenomenonofpeople'srcwatchingfilms?

A.Negative.B.Objective.C.Disapproving.D.Cautious.

D

Docsadversity（逆境）warmheartsorhardenthem?Recently,mygraduatestudentDanielandIsetoutto

exploretherelationshipbetweenadversityandcompassion（同情）.

Wcconductedastudyonlineandreachedmorethan200peoplefromallwalksoflife.Afteraskingthem

aboutthehardshipstheyfacedandhowoftentheyexperiencedcompassion,weofferedthemthechancetodonate

someofthemoneytheywereabouttobepaidfbrtakingpartinthestudytohelppeopleinneed.Theresult

showedthatthosewhohadfacedseriousadversitiesinlifeieelmorecompassionlorsufferingpeople.Andasa

result,theydonatedmoremoney

Now,ifexperiencinganytypeofhardshipcanmakeapersonmorecompassionate,youmightassumethat

thecompassionwouldbereachedwhensomeonehasexperiencedtheexactmisfortunethatanotherpersonis

facing.Interestingly,thisturnsouttobedeadwrong.

InanarticlerecentlypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,theKelloggSchoolof

ManagementprofessorLoranNordgrcnandhisteamfoundthatthehumanmindrefusestoworkasusualwhen

itcomestorememberingitsownpasthardships:itregularlymakesthemappeartobelesspainfulthanthey

actuallywere.Therefore,recallingabadexperienceinyourownpastmaymakeyouunderestimate（低估）the

difficultyofothers5challenges.Youovercameit,youthink;soshouldhe.Theresult?Youlackccmpassion.

Ourfindings,takentogetherwiththoseofProfessorNordgrenandhisteam,arethatlivingthroughhardships

doesn'teitherwarmheartsorhardenthem;itdoesboth.Knowingsufferinginliteusuallyenhancesthe

compassionwefeelfbrothers,exceptwhenthesufferinginvolvesspecificpainfuleventsthatweknowalltoo

well.

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor'sstudy?

A.Thoseattendingithadtopayfbrit.

B.Thoseattendingitwereaskedquestionsonly.

C.Itismeanttoencouragepeopletohelpthoseinneed.

D.Ittriestorevealtherelationshipbetweenadversityandcompassion.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inparagraph3referto?

A.People'scompassionfbrsufferingpeople.

B.People'sunderstandingofothers'misfortune.

C.ThefindingsofLoranNordgrenandhisteam.

D.Theassumptionthatsharedmisfortunemayleadtocompassion.

14.WhatdidProfessorNordgrenandhisteamfind?

A.Hardshipsmakepeoplelostinsadmemories.

B.Hardshipsleadtopeople'slackofcompassion.

C.Peopletendtoremembertheirhardshipseasily.

D.Peoplesufferingfromadversityarceasytobreakdown.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheHiddenPowerofCompassion

B.SurprisinglinkofAdversityandCompassion

C.Compassion:AGiftfromPersonalAdversity

D.Adversity:APathwaytoDeeperCompassion

4.24-25无锡市高一上期终教学质量调研测试

B

GraceGo'saward-winningpodcast（播客）startswithherfavoritecomfortfood,budaejjigae（韩式浓汤火锅）,

whichshedescribesas“ham,sausage,spam,apacketofinstantnoodlesallcookedinmeatsouptoppedwithAmerican

cheese”.

Grace'spodcast,whichexploresherrelationshipwithbudaejjigaeandherownbody,haswontheBestMental

HealthPodcastPrize.HerpodcastiscalledDiscomfortFood.

Withthesoundofhermom'sbudaejjigaesizzlinginametalpot,allrecordedonherphone,Graceinviteslisteners

intoherKoreanAmericanfamily'skitchen,andintoherownjourneywithmentalhealth.

Inherpodcast,Graceplaysrecordingsofherfamilymembers5opinionsonherbody,expressedinbothEnglish

andKorean“Grace,Ithinkyougainedweight/,saysonepersonOthers;tellhertostopeatingbecauseshe'sgetting

bigger.TheseODinionstookaserioustollonherhealthandhappiness.t4Foryears,Idicingeatproperly,anditgottoa

pointwhereIcompletelycutoutfoodsIthoughtwerebadforme,suchasmyfavorite,budaejjigaesheexplains.

“Thenfinally,inNovemberof2021,1sufferedfromaneatingdisorder（紊乱）

Inherpodcast,GracealsoresearchesmentalhealthinAsianAmericancommunitiesandinterviewsexpertslike

JoannKim,thefamilyyouthprogrammanagerattheKoreanCommunityScniccCenternearGrace'shome.Joann

helpedGraceonherroadtorecovery.Inthepodcast,Joannexplainsthatthere'sacommongroupmentality（心态）

that'softenfoundinKoreanimmigrant（移民）communities.4tAndthatmakesusreallytiedtowhatotherpeoplethink

aboutus,“saysJoann.

EvenwithJoann'shelp,ittookGraceovertwoyearstofeelcomfortableaskinghermomtomakeherfavorite

dinner,budaejjigae.

“1atetheentirepotbasicallyallbymyself,andforthefirsttimeinareallylongtime,“Gracerecalls.4tltdidn't

reallyfeellikeIwasdoingsomethingbad.Iwasdoingsomethinggoodfbrmyself.”

26.WhatdocsGracereallywanttoshowinherpodcast?

A.Hermentalrecoveryjourney.B.Herfavoritefood.

C.HerKoreanAmericanfamily.D.TheKoreangroupmentality.

27.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Grace'sbadrelationshipswithherfamily.B.Grace'sconcernaboutherweight.

C.ThecauseofGrace'seatingdisorder.D.ThedescriptionofGrace'slifestyle.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tookaserioustollon”meaninparagraph4?

A.Dojusticeto.B.Bringanendto.

C.Takeadvantageof.D.Haveabadeffecton.

29.WhatisJoann'sattitudetowardsgroupmentalityinKoreanimmigrantcommunities?

A.Supportive.B.Negative.C.Unconcerned.D.Unclear.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Gracedoesn,tcareaboutherhealth.B.Motherisgoodatcooking.

C.Gracehasrecoveredmentally.D.MotherhaschangedGrace'slifestyle.

C

Yourlegsmayhelpyougetaround,butwhatiftheycouldalsohelpyousmelloutasnack?That'satrickachieved

byaverystrangefishcalledthesearobin.Thefish,whichlivesontheseafloor,hasanunusualappearance,withwing­

likefinsandleg-likethingsthatitusesnotonlytomovearoundquicklybutalsofbr“tasting"theseafloortofindprey

(猎物)hiddenin(hesand,researchershavefound.

Searobinsareknowntousesixleg-likestructurestowalkacrosstheseafloorandeventurnovershellfishina

huntforprey.Researchershavelongquestionediftheirlegscouldalsohelpthefishtodiscoverfoodinothersways.A

seriesofresearcheshavebeencarriedout,andscientistsintheMarineBiologicalLaboratoryhavereleasedtwostudies

uncoveringthegenesthatresultinthesearobins5legsandalsohowsuchlegsareused.

WritinginthejournalCurrentBiology,theteamreporthowtheyplacedindividualsearobinsintotankscontaining

waterandsand.Hiddenin(hesandwereeithershellfish,capsulescontainingshellfishextract,orcapsulescontaining

seav/ater.

The(earnfoundthatakindofsearobinsregularlyturnedupalloftheprey-relateditemsbutnottheseawater

capsules.

Furtherworkmadeitclearthatnerves(神经)inthelegsofthesefishfiredwhenthelegssensedvariousfood-

relatedmaterials,whilethesearobinscouldfindthehiddencapsulescontainingsuchmaterials.

Theteamdiscoveredthattheabilityofthefishtofindpreydecreasedwiththedepthatwhichthepreywashidden,

aswouldbeexpectedifthesearobinswereusingtheirlegstosensesomethingreleasedby(heprey.Inaddition,(he

researchersfoundthatthelegsofthesesearobinswerecoveredinsmallhumpssimilartothoseseencnahumantongue,

andthebumpscouldtastethings.Theresearcherssuggestthatthebumpscouldincreasebothtouchandsensitivity.

31.Whatdoweknowaboutsearobinsinparagraph1?

A.Theyareugly-lookingsealife.B.Theyaregoodatplayingtricks.

C.Theyhuntforfoodusinglegs.D.Theyliveonthesurfaceofthesea.

32.WhydidthescientistsintheMarineBiologicalLaboratorydothetwostudies?

A.Toofferasuggestion.B.Toclearupdoubts.

C.Togiveareason.D.Tointroduceanidea.

33.Howdidthescientistscarryoutthestudy?

A.Byexaminingthenervesinsearobins,legs.

B.Byobservingdifferentitemshiddeninthesand.

C.Byputtingindividualsearobinsintodifferenttanks.

D.Bycomparingsearobins'responsestodifferen