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Passage1（2021新高考I,D）话题:认识自我难度:难词数：303

Popularizationhasinsomecaseschangedtheoriginalmeaningofemotional（情感

的）intelligence.Manypeoplenowmisunderstandemotionalintelligenceasalmost

everythingdesirableinaperson，smakeupthatcannotbemeasuredbyanIQtest,such

ascharacter,motivation,confidence,mentalstability,optimismand"people

skills.**Researchhasshownthatemotionalskillsmaycontributetosomeofthese

qualities,butmostofthemmovefarbeyondskill-basedemotionalintelligence.

Weprefertodescribeemotionalintelligenceasaspecificsetofskillsthatcan

beusedforeithergoodorbadpurposes.Theabilitytoaccuratelyunderstandhow

othersarefeelingmaybeusedbyadoctortofindhowbesttohelpherpatients,while

acheatermightuseittocontrolpotentialvictims.Beingemotionallyintelligent

doesnotnecessarilymakeoneamoralperson.

Althoughpopularbeliefsregardingemotionalintelligencerunfaraheadofwhat

researchcanreasonablysupport,theoveralleffectsofthepublicityhavebeenmore

beneficialthanharmful.Themostpositiveaspectofthispopularizationisanewand

muchneededemphasis（重视）onemotionbyemployers,educatorsandothersinterested

inpromotingsocialwell-being.Thepopularizationofemotionalintelligencehas

helpedboththepublicandresearchersre-evaluatethefunctionalityofemotionsand

howtheyservepeopleadaptivelyineverydaylife.

Althoughthecontinuingpopularappealofemotionalintelligenceisdesirable,

wehopethatsuchattentionwillexciteagreaterinterestinthescientificand

scholarlystudyofemotion.Itisourhopethatincomingdecades,advancesinscience

willoffernewperspectives（视角）fromwhichtostudyhowpeoplemanagetheirlives.

Emotionalintelligence,withitsfocusonbothheadandheart,mayservetopointus

intherightdirection.

1.Whatisacommonmisunderstandingofemotionalintelligence?

A.ItcanbemeasuredbyanIQtest.

B.Ithelpstoexerciseaperson，smind.

C.Itincludesasetofemotionalskills.

D.Itreferstoaperson，spositivequalities.

2.Whydoestheauthormention“doctor"and“cheater"inparagraph2?

A.Toexplainarule.

B.Toclarifyaconcept.

C.Topresentafact.

D.Tomakeaprediction.

3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothepopularizationofemotionalintelligence?

A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.

C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningemotionalintelligence?

A.Itsappealtothepublic.

B.Expectationsforfuturestudies.

C.Itspracticalapplication.

D.Scientistswithnewperspectives.

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［语篇解读］本文为说明文，作者主要说明了情商的概念及其作用。

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

Passage2（2021浙江6月，C）话题:科学发现难度:难词数：334

Ifyouevergettheimpressionthatyourdogcan"tell"whetheryoulookcontent

orannoyed,youmaybeontosomething.Dogsmayindeedbeabletodistinguishbetween

happyandangryhumanfaces,accordingtoanewstudy.

Researcherstrainedagroupof11dogstodistinguishbetweenimages（图像）ofthe

samepersonmakingeitherahappyoranangryface.Duringthetrainingstage,each

dogwasshownonlytheupperhalforthelowerhalfoftheperson，sface.The

researchersthentestedthedogs，abilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacial

expressionsbyshowingthemtheotherhalfoftheperson'sfaceorimagestotally

differentfromtheonesusedintraining.Theresearchersfoundthatthedogswere

abletopicktheangryorhappyfacebytouchingapictureofitwiththeirnosesmore

oftenthanonewouldexpectbyrandomchance.

Thestudyshowedtheanimalshadfiguredouthowtoapplywhattheylearnedabout

humanfacesduringtrainingtonewfacesinthetestingstage."Wecanruleoutthat

thedogssimplydistinguishbetweenthepicturesbasedonasimplecue,suchasthe

sightofteeth,nsaidstudyauthorCorsinMuller."Instead,ourresultssuggest

thatthesuccessfuldogsrealizedthatasmilingmouthmeansthesamethingassmiling

eyes,andthesameruleappliestoanangrymouthhavingthesamemeaningasangry

eyes.”

"Withourstudy,wethinkwecannowconfidentlyconcludethatatleastsomedogs

candistinguishhumanfacialexpressions,"MullertoldLiveScience.

Atthispoint,itisnotclearwhydogsseemtobeequippedwiththeabilityto

recognizedifferentfacialexpressionsinhumans."Tous,themostlikely

explanationappearstobethatthebasisliesintheirlivingwithhumans,whichgives

themalotofexposuretohumanfacialexpressions,"andthisexposurehasprovided

themwithmanychancestolearntodistinguishbetweenthem,Mullersaid.

1.Thenewstudyfocusedonwhetherdogscan.

A.distinguishshapes

B.makesenseofhumanfaces

C.feelhappyorangry

D.communicatewitheachother

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudyfromparagraph2?

A.Researcherstestedthedogsinrandomorder.

B.Diversemethodswereadoptedduringtraining.

C.Picturesusedinthetwostagesweredifferent.

D.Thedogswerephotographedbeforethetest.

3.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Asuggestionforfuturestudies.

B.Apossiblereasonforthestudyfindings.

C.Amajorlimitationofthestudy.

D.Anexplanationoftheresearchmethod.

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［语篇解读］本文为说明文,文章介绍了一项关于狗能识别人类表情的新研究。

1.B

2.C

3.B

Passage3（2020全国II,B）话题:益智游戏难度:中词数：261

Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,

butresearcherssaidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoung

childrenattheUniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween

ages2and4laterdevelopbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobea

significantpredictorofcognition（认知）aftercontrollingfordifferencesin

parents，income,educationandtheamountofparenttalk,Levinesaid.

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduring

everydayactivitiesathomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46

monthsofagehavebetterspatialskillswhenassessedat54monthsofage.

"Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,

ontasksthatassessedtheirabilitytorotate（旋转）andtranslateshapes,nLevine

saidinastatement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,

andabouthalfofthechildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.

Higher-incomeparentstendedtohavechildrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,and

bothboysandgirlswhoplayedwithpuzzleshadbetterspatialskills.However,boys

tendedtoplaywithmorecomplexpuzzlesthangirls,andtheparentsofboysprovided

morespatiallanguageandweremoreactiveduringpuzzleplaythantheparentsof

girls.

ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentalScience.

1.Inwhichaspectdochildrenbenefitfrompuzzleplay?

A.Buildingconfidence.

B.Developingspatialskills.

C.Learningself-control.

D.Gaininghigh-techknowledge.

2.WhatdidLevinetakeintoconsiderationwhendesigningherexperiment?

A.Parents，age.

B.Children，simagination.

C.Parents，education.

D.Child-parentrelationship.

3.Howdoboysdifferfromgirlsinpuzzleplay?

A.Theyplaywithpuzzlesmoreoften.

B.Theytendtotalklessduringthegame.

C.Theyprefertousemorespatiallanguage.

D.Theyarelikelytoplaywithtougherpuzzles.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Amathematicalmethod.

B.Ascientificstudy.

C.Awomanpsychologist.

D.Ateachingprogram.

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［语篇解读］本文是一篇说明文,文章介绍了益智游戏可以更好地培养孩子的空间技巧。

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

Passage4(2019全国II,C)话题:社会文化难度:中词数：348

MarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach，sBarLouiecounterbyherself,quietly

readinghere-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyour

business!LunchisBechteTs“me"time.AndlikemoreAmericans,she，snotalone.

Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethan

half(53percent)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46percent)havelunchby

themselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore,74percent,according

tostatisticsfromthereport.

"Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?"Bechtelsaid,

lookingupfromherbook.Bechtel,whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach,haslunch

withcoworkerssometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooftenworksthroughlunchather

desk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingherontheshoulder.

Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized."Today,Ijustwantedsometimeto

myself,11shesaid.

Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocalvideographer,isfinishinghis

lunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthe

barkeeperwithwhomhe，sonafirst-namebasisifhewantstohavealittle

interaction(交流)."Ireflectonhowmyday5sgoneandthinkabouttherestofthe

week,nhesaid."It'sachanceforself-reflection.Youreturntoworkrechargedand

withaplan."

Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasa

timewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatableforone,butthosedays

areover.Now,wehaveoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable."Itdoesn，t

feelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvancesintechnology,saidLaurie

Demeritt,whosecompanyprovidedthestatisticsforthereport.

1.Whatarethestatisticsinparagraph2about?

A.Foodvariety.

B.Eatinghabits.

C.Tablemanners.

D.Restaurantservice.

2.WhydoesBechtelprefertogooutforlunch?

A.Tomeetwithhercoworkers.

B.Tocatchupwithherwork.

C.Tohavesometimeonherown.

D.Tocollectdataforherreport.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutMazoleny?

A.Hemakesvideosforthebar.

B.He'sfondofthefoodatthebar.

C.Heinterviewscustomersatthebar.

D.He'sfamiliarwiththebarkeeper.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thetrendofhavingmealsalone.

B.Theimportanceofself-reflection.

C.Thestressfromworkingovertime.

D.Theadvantageofwirelesstechnology.

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［语篇解读］本文体裁为说明文。现如今，在美国,越来越多的人选择自己吃饭，他们希望以

此争取一些自己独处的时间。

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

Passage5（2018全国H,C）话题:阅读调查难度:中词数:294

Teensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommon

SenseMediareportpublishedMonday.

Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthe

reportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren5slives,andindicates

howparentsmighthelpencouragemorereading.

Accordingtothereport，skeyfindings,“theproportion（比仞J）whosaythey

（hardlyever*readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof

17-year-oldsin1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday.11

Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages

2一8,remainlargelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsession

hasdeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.

Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel（建议）

parentslookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoes

pointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlyduetoconcerns

aboutincreasedscreentime.

Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparents

servingasexamplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Data

showsthatkidsandteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,

havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmore

often,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.

Astheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom（逼近）

ahead,parentsmighttakethischancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreading

listandplanafamilytriptothelibraryorbookstore.

1.WhatistheCommonSenseMediareportprobablyabout?

A.Children，sreadinghabits.

B.Qualityofchildren，sbooks.

C.Children5safter-classactivities.

D.Parent-childrelationships.

2.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports"childrenarereadingalotlessfor

fun"?

A.Inparagraph2.

B.Inparagraph3.

C.Inparagraph4.

D.Inparagraph5.

3.Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?

A.E-booksareofpoorquality.

B.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.

C.Itmayharmchildren'shealth.

D.E-readersareexpensive.

4.Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmore?

A.Actasrolemodelsforthem.

B.Askthemtowritebookreports.

C.Setupreadinggroupsforthem.

D.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers.

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［语篇解读］本文为说明文。根据CommonSenseMedia所做的一项调查可知，与过去相比，

十几岁的孩子们进行趣味阅读的量越来越少。

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

Passage6（2018全国ni,B）话题:城市环境难度:中词数:312

Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportor

river.Peoplesettleintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturally

suitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalarge

harbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitspopulationgrewgradually

from800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodof

time.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,was

unmappedwilderness（荒野）.Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,

itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.

DawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.

Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailed

hundredsofmilesupicyrivers.ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwet

snowthatcouldfallwithoutwarning.Anavalanche（雪崩）onceclosedthepath,

killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,therewardswereworththe

difficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About100

ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.

Butnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.Necessitieslike

foodandwoodwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadall

beenfound.Thecitywascrowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestin

settlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewgolddiscoveriesinAlaska,they

leftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeandgo—tosee

wheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawson

City-itspresentpopulationis762.

1.WhatattractedtheearlysettlerstoNewYorkCity?

A.Itsbusinessculture.

B.Itssmallpopulation.

C.Itsgeographicalposition.

D.Itsfavourableclimate.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutthosewhofirstdugforgoldinDawson?

A.Two-thirdsofthemstayedthere.

B.Oneoutoffivepeoplegotrich.

C.Almosteveryonegaveup.

D.Halfofthemdied.

3.WhatwasthemainreasonformanypeopletoleaveDawson?

A.Theyfoundthecitytoocrowded.

B.Theywantedtotrytheirluckelsewhere.

C.Theywereunabletostandthewinter.

D.Theywereshortoffood.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theriseandfallofacity.

B.ThegoldrushinCanada.

C.Journeysintothewilderness.

D.TourisminDawson.

答案

［语篇解读］本文是一篇说明文。城市的兴起壮大,城市的兴起又衰落,这背后的原因是什么

呢?本文以纽约和道森两个城市为例，指出了隐藏在背后的真正推手。

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

Passage7（2018北京,A）话题:人物故事难度:易词数：319

MyFirstMarathon（马拉松）

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnot

runningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogo

ahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacher

requiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn，tdoeitherwell.Helater

informedmethatIwas"notathletic".

TheideathatIwas"notathletic"stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstarted

runninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notabout

competitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmy

ownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn，tevenfindthefinishline.

Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces（鞋带）becameuntied.SoI

stoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:uG0FORIT,RUNNERS!n

Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despite

thepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.

Bymile21,Iwasstarving!

AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.

Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpenseson

running.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.Infact,

Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.

Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗标

签）,Icannowcallmyselfa"marathonwinner".

1.Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor.

A.waswelltrained

B.feltscared

C.madeuphismindtorun

D.losthope

2.WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear?

A.Toacknowledgethesupportofhisteacher.

B.Toamusethereaderswithafunnystory.

C.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.

D.Toshareapreciousmemory.

3.Howwastheauthor'sfirstmarathon?

A.Hemadeit.

B.Hequithalfway.

C.Hegotthefirstprize.

D.Hewalkedtotheend.

4.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.

B.Awinnerisonewithagreateffortofwill.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

D.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

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［语篇解读］本文为记叙文。作者虽然没有运动天赋,但是通过坚持不懈的努力，最终完成了

自己的第一次马拉松。

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

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Passage1（2021新高考适应卷,D）话题:科学发现难度:难词数：291

Theaveragebear,itseems,isgettingeversmarter.First,itturnedoutthatat

leastonecanuseacomb.Nowitappearsthatsomecancount,too.

JenniferVonk,ofOaklandUniversity,inMichigan,andMichaelBeran,from

GeorgiaStateUniversity,setthreeAmericanblackbearsthetaskofdistinguishing

betweennumericallylargerandsmallergroupsofdots（点）onacomputerscreen.In

returnforafoodrewardonebear,Brutus,wouldtouchthemoreheavilydottedpattern

withhisnose.Theothers,BellaandDusty,wouldtouchthescreenwiththeirclaws（/K

子）.

AstheresearchersreportinAnimalBehavior,thebearsdidbestwithpatterns

wherethecoloureddotsdidnotmoveandwheremoreofthemalsotookupalarger

colouredarea.Thiscouldbeexplainedbythebears'distinguishingthedifferent

areasofcolourratherthantrulycountingthedots.However,thethreebearsmanaged

topickoutthebiggernumberofdotseveninpairsofpatternswherefewerdotstook

upalargerarea.

Movingpatterns,whereeachdotfolloweditsownpatharoundthescreen,were

moreofachallenge.ButBrutus,atleast,wasnotdefeated.Heseemedtobecounting

mobiledotsevenwhenthescientiststriedtomisleadhimbymovingthetotalcoloured

areaofthedotsatthesametime.

Itisnotentirelysurprisingthatbearsshouldhaveahighdegreeof

intelligence.Theyfacealotofchallengeswhentryingtogetfood.Theyare,however,

alwaysalone,andsodonothavethecomplexsocialsystemsthatcontributetoanimal

smarts.Perhaps,then,theirmathsskilldevelopedbecausetheycannotcountontheir

friendsforhelp.

1.Whattaskdidthescientistssetforthethreebears?

A.Distinguishingdifferentdotpatterns.

B.Figuringoutdifferentcoloursofdots.

C.Puttingthedotsintodifferentlycolouredgroups.

D.Pickingoutthegroupwithalargernumberofdots.

2.Forthebears,thetaskwaseasierwhen.

A.thecoloureddotsweremovingslowly

B.thedotpatternswereregularinshape

C.thedotsfollowedapathonthescreen

D.moredotscoveredalargercolouredarea

3.Whatmayexplainthebears5highdegreeofintelligence?

A.Theylearnskillsfromotheranimals.

B.Theyfacelifechallengesontheirown.

C.Theyfeedonadiverserangeoffood.

D.Theyhavecomplexsocialnetworks.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.BearsTaughttoDistinguishColours

B.NewEvidenceofBearIntelligenceFound

C.ThreeBearsLearnedHowtoCount

D.TheSmartestAmericanBlackBearBrutus

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［语篇解读］本文是一篇说明文。研究发现,熊是一种具有较高智商的动物,研究认为在寻找

食物时面临很多挑战或许是熊具有较高智商的原因。

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.B

Passage2（2022浙江1月，C）话题:体育与健康难度:中词数:341

Thebenefitsofregularexercisearewelldocumentedbutthere'sanewbonusto

addtotheever-growinglist.Newresearchfoundthatmiddle-agedwomenwhowere

physicallyfitcouldbenearly90percentlesslikelytodevelopdementia（失智症）in

laterlife—andiftheydid,itcameonadecadelaterthanlesssportywomen.

LeadresearcherDrHelenaHorder,oftheUniversityofGothenburginSweden,said:

"Thesefindingsareexcitingbecauseit，spossiblethatimprovingpeople*s

cardiovascular（心血管的）fitnessinmiddleagecoulddelayorevenpreventthemfrom

developingdementia."

Forthestudy,191womenwithanaverageageof50tookabicycleexercisetest

untiltheyweretiredouttomeasuretheirpeak（最大值的）cardiovascularcapacity.

Theaveragepeakworkloadwasmeasuredat103watts.

Atotalof40womenmetthecriteriaforahighfitnesslevelwithacapacityof

120wattsorhigher,while92womenwereinthemediumfitnesscategory.Atotalof59

wereoflowfitnesslevel,withapeakworkloadof80wattsorless,orhavingtheir

testsstoppedbecauseofhealthproblems.

Thesewomenwerethentestedfordementiasixtimesoverthefollowingfour

decades.Duringthattime,44ofthewomendevelopeddementia.Fivepercentofthe

highlyfitwomendevelopeddementia,comparedto25percentofthewomenwithmedium

fitnessand32percentofthewomenwithlowfitness.

“However,thisstudydoesnotshowcauseandeffectbetweencardiovascular

fitnessanddementia,itonlyshowsanassociation,nsaidHorder.uMoreresearchis

neededtoseeifimprovedfitnesscouldhaveapositiveeffectontheriskofdementia

andalsotolookatwhenduringalifetimeahighfitnesslevelismostimportant.n

Shealsoadmittedthatarelativelysmallnumberofwomenwerestudied,allofwhom

werefromSweden,sotheresultsmightnotbeapplicabletoothergroups.

1.Whatisontheever-growinglistmentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Positiveeffectsofdoingexercise.

B.Exercisessuitableforthemiddle-aged.

C.Experimentalstudiesondementia.

D.Advantagesofsportywomenovermen.

2.Whydidtheresearchersaskthewomentodobicycleexercise?

A.Topredicttheirmaximumheartrate.

B.Toassesstheircardiovascularcapacity.

C.Tochangetheirhabitofworkingout.

D.Todetecttheirpotentialhealthproblems.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutDrH6rder，sstudy?

A.Itaimedtofindacurefordementia.

B.Datacollectionwasalengthyprocess.

C.Someparticipantswithdrewfromit.

D.Theresultswerefarfromsatisfactory.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MoreWomenAreExercisingtoPreventDementia

B.Middle-AgedWomenNeedtoDoMoreExercise

C.FitWomenAreLessLikelytoDevelopDementia

D.BikingImprovesWomen，sCardiovascularFitness

把1=1蜜

［语篇解读］本文为说明文,介绍了身体健康的中年女性在晚年患失智症的可能性较低，但

这一结论有局限性。

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

Passage3（2021全国甲，D）话题:社会文化难度:难词数：314

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let'sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternational

symbolforgenius.Butwewanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgenius

itself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentorcreativethanthe

restofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,of

Europeanorigin.Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.It'ssaidthathistoryiswrittenby

thevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmissiontothegeniusclub.

Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleofa

differentcolororbelief—theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsare

lesslikelythanboystosaythatmembersoftheirgender（性另ij）are"really,really

smart."Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:Aroundagesixthey

starttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare“really,really

smart.11Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgive

up?Itdoesn，ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we're

allpositionedtoseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,

themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,race,andclassdonot

determinetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthose

with^intelligence,creativity,pe