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河南省开封市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末调研考试英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

KawanaIndoorSports—SummerSchoolHolidays

Asthedaysofsummertendtobehot,indoorsportsfiinfbrchildrenagedbetweenfiveand

fourteencanbeaperfectchoicetokeeptheenergeticyoungerfamilymembersactiveandhealthy.

Activitiesinclude:

•indoornetball

,indoorcricket（板球运动）

•indoorbeachvolleyball

•indoorsoccer

•plusotherfungames,whichincludeonecourtofinflatables（充,1玩即

Wally'sInflatablesisoneoftheSunshineCoast'smostpopularindoorplayandkidsbirthday

partycentresandisalsolocatedatthesameaddressastheKawanaIndoorSports.Wally's

Inflatablesisopeneveryweekend,SaturdayandSundaythroughouttheyear,between9:00am

and5:00pm,andduringmostschoolandpublicholidaysbetween9:00amand5:00pm.Wally's

InflatablesisalsonowopenonMondaysfrom9:00amto1:00pm.

December2021andJanuary2022schoolholidaydateslorKawanaIndoorSporls:

•Monday6December2021toThursday23December2021

•Tuesday4January2022toFriday21January2022

KawanaIndoorSports'pricesarecheaperthanvacationcareandwitha10%discountoffered

fbrmultipledaysbooked:

$36perchild一9:00amto3:00pm

$42perchild—8:00amto3:00pm

$42perchild一9:00amto4:00pm

S50perchild一9:00amto6:00pm

Bookingsarcncccssarzwithatleasttwentyparticipantsrequiredperdayfbrtheactivitiesto

goahead.Pleasebringyourowndrinksandlunch,thoughsnackscanbeboughtattheshop.

PleasecallVivtoregisteron（07）5493-7999oremail:kawanaindoor@bigpond.coin.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutKawanaIndoorSports?

A.Itistargetedspecificallyatteenagers.B.Itlastsonemonthduringthe

holidays.

C.Itrequiresatleast20participantsperday.D.Itincludesmorethanfivekindsof

ballactivities.

2.WhencanparticipantsgotoWally'sInflatablcsatweekends?

A.8:00am—3:00pm.B.8:00am一5:00pm.

C.9:00am—6:00pm.D.9:00am—5:00pm.

3.IfaparticipantspendssevenhoursadayonKawanaIndoorSportsinJanuary,heshouldpay

A.B.$648C.D.$756

B

DavidandJessicaBurnettwereattheMilwaukeeMitchellInternationalAirportaboutto

boardaflightwiththeirtwesmallchildrenwhentheysawtheirson,Ezekiel,5,throwhisbeloved

stuffed（填充的）bearhighabovehishead.DavidBumettwarnedhissonnottothrowTeddytoo

high.EzekielkeptplayinghiscatchgameandthrewTeddymorethan20feet.Thistimethebear

didn'tcomedown.Itwasstuckintherafters（椽子）attheMilwaukeeairport,andtherewasn't

timetoaskanyonefbrhelpbecauseitwastimetoboardtheirflighthometoDallas.

ThucoupledidtheirbestlouomfbrlEzekielandhisconcernedsisicr,Zaria,ontheflight

homeandwererelievedwhenEzekielseemedcontenttosleepwithafavoritestutTeddogtha:

night."Wedidn'tcalltheairportbecauseEzekielhaslostalotoftoysovertheyears,“saidJessica

Bumett,39.“Ididfeelsomemomguilt,solaterIboughthimabearonlinethatlookedsimilarto

Teddy.^^

ThenontheeveningofFeb.8,JessicasaidshespottedafamiliarfaceonFacebook.

SomebodyattheairportnoticedTeddyinthelostlockupareaandpostedabouthima:coupleof

timesonFacebook,Someofthephotosshowedhimhangingoutwithapurplemonkeynamed

Violettheairport'slongestloststuffedanimal.Airportworkersregularlypostaboutmissingtoys

andstuffedanimalsandtheyhadtriedunsucccssfiillytofindViolet'sownerfortwoyears.They

hopedtohavebetterluckwithTeddy.

ThebigmomentfinallyhappenedwhenthefamilycaughtaplanebacktoDallasaboutayear

later.WhenEzekielsawhislostbear,hehuggedTeddyandtoldairportworkersthathewashappy

toseehimagain.4tIthinktheytookgoodcareofhim.ButI'mgladhe'shome,^^hesaid."Iwon't

bethrowingmyfavoritebearintotheairagainanytime.”

4.WhathappenedtoTeddyattheMilwaukeeairport?

A.Itwasbrokenduringagame.B.Itwaslostinthewaitingroom.

C.Itwastrappedsomewherebeyondreach.D.ItwasgiventoagirlbyEzekiel's

mom.

5.WhatdidEzekiel'smomdotorelieveherguilt?

A.Shekeptcontactingtheairport.B.SheboughtEzekielasimilartoy.

C.ShemadeastuffeddogforEzekiel.D.Shesharedtheexperienceon

Facebook.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheairportworkers?

A.Patientandcourageous.B.Organizedandefficient.

C.Responsibleandcaring.D.Experiencedandhardworking.

7.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.Dallasboy'sadventurousjourneyB.Dallasboy'sloveofhisTeddybear

C.DallasboycompetedincatchgameD.DallasboyreunitedwithhisTeddy

bear

C

Themetaverse（元宇宙）maybeheadedtoaDisneythemeparknearyou.Disneygotaa

“virtual-worldsimulalor“patentshortlybeforethenewyear.Thenewtechnologycouldbeusedto

project（投射）3Dimagesonreal-worldobjectstocreateinteractiveguestexperiencesthroughout

itsparkswithouttheneedfbrawearableheadsetormobiledevice.

DisneyalreadyusesARtechnologyfbrlargeentertainmentatitsthemeparkssuchasusing

projectionmappingtobringitscharacterstoliteonstorefronts,waterfalls,andotherreal-world

competitors.

D

Manypeoplethinktha:leavingasocialsituationwithoutsayinggoodbyeisrude-andit

turnsoutthatapes（类人猿）wouldagree.

Ashumans,wetypicallysayweareleaving,shakehandsoruseotherbodylanguageto

signalwheninteractionswithothersareending.NowDurhamUniversityresearchershave

discoveredthatapessuchasbonobosandchimpanzeeshaveasimilarsystem,usinggesturesand

physicalcontacttostartandfinishplayorgroomingsessions（梳毛时段）.

Thestudyobserved1,242interactionswithingroupsofbonobosandchimpanzeesatzoosin

theUnitedStates,SwitzerlandandFrance.In90percentofcases,bonobosusedan“entrysignal”

beforestartinganinteractionaswellasaformof“exitsignal”toendaninteractionin92percent

ofcases.Chimpanzeesusedentrysignalsin69percentofcasesandexitsignalsin86percentof

cases.Theclosertherelationshipbetweentheanimals,theshorterthegestures,researchersfound.

“Whenyou'reinteractingwithagoodfriend,you'relesslikelytoputinalotofeffortin

communicatingpolitely,''researcherDrRaphaelaHeesensaid.

Theabilitytoworkfbrcommoncauseswasseenasaparticularlyhumancharacteristic,made

easierbyourabilitytocommunicatethroughlanguage,butcollaborationcouldalsobeseenin

apes.

Whiletheresearcherswerealreadyawarethatapesusedsignalstobegininteractions,before

thestudytheydidnotknowiftheydidanythingtomarkendingandleavingthem.Someearlier

studieshadcomparedapeswithchildrenwhohadnotlearnttotalk.Whenanadultplayedwitha

childandthensuddenlystopped,thechildwouldprotestandwanttokeepplaying.Theapesdid

notappeartoprotestandsoitwasassumedthattheydidnotrequireasignaltoendaninteraction.

DrHcusunsaid,however,ihalshehadseenIwobonobosinlcrruplcdwhilegroomingeacholl.ur.

Theythengesturedtosignalthattheywantedtocontinuethegrooming.

Thestudysuggestedtheideaof“jointcommitment“tosharedattemptsmighthavedeveloped

fromourapeancestors.Thebehavioramongbonobos,inparticular,has“somesimilaritiestowhat,

inhumans,isconsidered"socialetiquette（社交礼仪）,

12.WhatdoDurhamUniversityresearchersfindaboutapes?

A.Theyshakehandswhenreachinganagreement.

B.Theysignaleachotherwhenendinganinteraction.

C.Theycommunicatewithouthavingphysicalcontact.

D.Theydevelopasimilarsocialsystemtohumanbeings.

13.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph3?

A.Chimpanzeesbehavemorepolitelythanbonobos.

B.Bonobosareclosertohumanbeingsthanchimpanzees.

C.Entrysignalsaremoreimportantthanexitonestochimpanzees.

D.Unfamiliarbonobosgesturemorethanfamiliaronestostartinteracting.

14.Whatmighttheunderlinedword"collaboration”inparagraph4mean?

A.Teamwork.B.Friendship.C.Comparison.D.Communication.

15.WhydidDrHccscnmentiontwobonobosshehadseeninparagraph5?

A.Toprovethepreviousassumptionwaswrong.B.Toemphasizeapesandchildrenare

similar.

C.Toshowthewayofpreventinginterruption.D.Tointroducethingsapesoftendo

together.

河南省新乡市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheBestTimeToVisitMasaiMara

Highseason

Months:June,July,August,September&October

ThesearcthebestmoiillistovisittheMasaiMaraasitisthelongdryseasonwithiitllcurno

rainfall.Itiseasytospotanimalsasthebushislessthickandanimalsgatheraroundavailable

watersourcesandrivers.ItisthebesttimetowitnesstheGreatMigrationherds.Accommodation

costwillalsobehigh,andasthisisthebusiestperiod,sobookingsinadvanceareessential!

Greenseason

Months:April,May&November

ThelongrainsoccurduringAprilandMayandshortramsinNovember.Morningsarc

usuallyclearanddry,withcloudsbuildingintodramaticthunderstormsbylateafternoon.Aplus

totravelduringthegreenseasonisthatfewerpeoplearctravelling,whichmeansfewerpeople

andlowlodge（旅舍）prices.Someofthelodgesandcampsclosedownduringthesemonths.

Shoulderseason

Months:December,January,February&March

Theseshouldermonthsareatimeoftransition（过渡）.Temperaturesstarttofalloff.and

migratorybirdsmoveon.Animalsstarttogatherinareaswheretheyknowtherewillbewater.For

birdwatcherstheyarethebestmonths,asinadditiontotheresidentspecies,migratorybirds,

coiningherefromEuropetospendthewinter,arcalsopresent.JanuaryandFebruaryarcthebest

monthstowitnessthebirthofwildebeest,zebraandantelope.

1Whatisspecialaboutthehighseason?

A.Itrainsalot.B.Lodgepricesarchigh.

C.Morebirdsmigratehere.D.Manyzebrasarcborn.

2WhencanyouspendtheleastmoneytravellingtoMasaiMara?

A.InSeptember.B.InOctober.

C.InNovember.D.InDecember.

3.Whatisthetext?

A.Atravelguide.B.Anewsreport.C.Achildren'sstory.D.Adiary

entry.

B

Totheuntrainedeye,aping-pongballisjustaping-porgball.ToaBeverlyClearyfan,it's

twomotorcyclehelmcts（头盔）fbrmice.Justcutapartandaddrubberbandchinstraps.Eversince

IreadCleary'sseriesaboutRalph,themotorcycle-ridingmouse,I'veneverlookedataping-pong

ball-ortheworld—thesameway.Andwhyshouldn'titbe?It'sperfect.

Iwantedamouseofmyowntorideatoymotorcyclearoundmyhouse!ThankstoCleary's

genius,atalkingmousefriendseemednotonlypossiblebutprobable.

Cleary,whopassedawayat104,wasoneofthemainreasonswhy1becameachildren's

author.Whilemuchofchildren'sliteratureattemptedtoexplaintheworldfromthepointofview

ofawiseandgentleadult,Clearycreatedmaincharacterswhosawtheworldasonlychildrer.can.

IcarefullyreadeverytitlethatboreBeverlyCleary'sname.Sheseemedlikeafriendwho

understoodmeinways1didn'tyetunderstandmyself.

I'vewritteneightchildren'sbooksandhavealwayskeptBeverly'ssenseofwonderinmind.I

don'trememberatexactlywhatageIdecidedIwantedtowritebooks,butIknowthatinthe

secondorthirdgrade,myteacherassignedaprojectthatallowedusto（bcusonwhateverwe

wanted.MybestfriendpickeddolphinswhileIchosechildren'sauthors.Itoldthatstoiyrecently

toaschoolgroup.Oneofthestudentssaid,"That'samazing!Youdidyourprojectonchildren's

authorsandthenyoubecameone!""Yes,"Isaid.

Andthatperfectlysumsupwhyilovewritingfbrchildren:thelackofcynicism（愤世嫉俗）,

thebeliefthatfantastic,magicalthingscanhappen.Bestfriendscanbecomedolphins.Micecan

ridetoymotorcyclesandbecomeourfriends.

That'*whatBeverlyClearytaughtme.Inthehandsofagiftedstoryteller,anythingis

possible...andveryfunny.

4.Whydoestheauthoruseaping-pongballasanexample?

A.Tosaytheballistheirfavoritefbrmice.

B.Toexpresshisthoughtsaboutthetopic.

C.Todescribehowmiceridethemotorbike.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofreadingstories.

5.WhoisBeverlyCleary?

A.Theauthor'sfavouritewriter.B.Theauthor'sgrandmother.

C.Theauthor'steacher.D.Theauthor'sfan.

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromparagraph4?

A.HetookClcary*ssenseofmindseriously.

B.HudecidedlohelphisIcachurfinishtheproject.

C.Hehaspublishedseveralbooksonanimalsfbrchildren.

D.Heclearlyrememberedwhenhewantedtowritebooks.

7.Whatisthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theauthor'stalentfbrtellingastory.

B.Theauthor'sstrongbeliefaboutmagic.

C.Theauthor'sreasonstbrwritingtbrchildren.

D.Theauthor'sinterestinplayingwithdolphins.

C

Inastudycomparing46severeC0V1D-19patientswith460matchedcontrols,researchers

foundthementalimpactsofthesevereCOVID-19sixmonthslatercanbetheequivalent（等量）to

aging20years—goingfrom50to70yearsold—orlosing10IQpoints.

Theexperimentinvolved46peoplewho'dgonetoAddenbrooke'sHospitalinCambridgeas

aresultoftheCOVID-19betweenMarchandJuly2020.Anaverageofsixmonthsaftertheir

infection,researcherssupervisedthemusingatestingtoolcalledCognitrontoseehowtheywere

doinginareassuchasmemory,attention,reasoning,anxiety,anddepression.

Theresearchersdidn'thavetestresultsfrombeforetheseindividualsfellillwiththe

COVID-19tocompareto.Instead,theydidthenextbestthing,andcomparedtheirresultsagainst

amatchedcontrolgroupof460people.Theseresultswerethenmappedtoseehowfarthey

deviated（偏离）fromexpectedscoresfortheirageanddemographic,basedon66.008membersof

thegeneralpublic.Theresultsshowedthatthosewho'dsurvivedthesevereCOVID-19wereless

accurateandhadlongerresponsetimesthanthegeneralpublic.Themagnitudeofcognitive（人知

的）losswassimilartotheeffectsofagingbetween50and70yearsofage—andequivalentto

losing10IQpoints.

Thesomewhatgoodnewsisthatthereweresomesignsofrecovery-butitwasgradualat

best.What'sstillnotfullyunderstoodiswhyandhowtheSARS-CoV-2viruscausesthis

cognitivedecline.Buttheresearcherssuggestthelikelycriminalisn'tdirectinfection,buta

combinationoffactors:includingreducedoxygenorbloodsupplytothebrain,clottingofvessels

andmicroscopicbleeds.

There'salsomountingevidencethatthebody'sownimmuneandinflammatoryresponsemay

behavingasignificantimpactonthebrain.

8.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingparagraph1?

A.Toshowtheresearchresult.

B.Todebatetheresearchpurpose.

C.Toexplaintheresearchmethod.

D.Todescribetheresearchprocess.

9.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“supervised“underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Gottiredof.B.Joinedin.C.Madeuseof.D.Wa:ched

over.

10.WhatisthefunctionofCognitron?

A.Toensurethesubjects,safety.

B.Totestthesubjects'physicalhealth.

C.Tomeasurethesubjects5mentalstate.

D.Tocheckthesubjects5livingsurroundings.

11.Whatremainsunsolvedinthestudy?

A.ThecauseoftheCOVID-19.

B.Thewaythevirusaffectscognitivedecline.

C.Theinfluenceofcognitivedecline.

D.TheeffectofgettingtheCOViD-19.

D

InapaperpublishedinNatureCommunications,ateamledbyscientistsfromtheUniversity

ofCalifornia,usingclimatemodelsandsatellitedata,revealfbrthefirsttimehowprotecting

tropicalforestscanyieldclimatebenefitsthatenhancecarbonstorageinnearbyareas.

Manyclimatescientistsusecomputersimulations（模拟）tomimictheplanet'sclimateasit

existstodayandhowitmayexistinthefutureashumanitykeepsemittinggreenhousegases.Such

modelsrelyonaccuratemeasurementsofallthemovingpansofthecliinatesystem,fromhow

muchsunlighthitsandwarmstheclimate,totheresponseofforestbiomass（生物量）tochanges

intemperature,rainfallandatmosphericcarbondioxideleves.

JimRanderson,UCIprofessorofEarthsystemscience,said,“Thispapershowsthatavoiding

deforestationyieldscarbonbenefitsinnearbyregionsasaconsequenceofclimatefeedbacks.”

HeexplainedthatfbranewpatchofdcR）rcstalionintheAmazon,theregionalcliinalu

changesthathappenasaresultledtoanadditional5.1percentmorelossoftotalbiomassinthe

entireAmazonbasin.IntheCongo,theadditionalbiomasslossfromtheclimateeffectsof

deforestationisabout3.8percent.Tropicalforestsstoreabout200petagramsofcarbonintheir

abovegroundbiomass.Since2010,deforestationhasbeenremovingabout1petagramofthat

carboneveryyear.（Onepetagramisequalto1trillionkilograms.）

Untilnow,climatemodelershave,tbrlackofdata,notconsideredtreemortality（死亡率）in

theirclimatesimulations.Butbycombiningsatellitedatawithclimatevariables,theyobtained

informationabouthowsensitivecarbonstoredinvegetationistoclimaticchangesthatresultfrom

treemortalityandfire.

12.Whatdeterminestheresultsofthemodels?

A.Accuracyofcomputersimulators.

B.Precisecalculationsbyresearchers.

C.Precisemeasurementoftheclimatesystem.

DAccuratemeasurementofglobaltemperature.

13.HowdidJimRandersonexplaintheeffectsofdeforestation?

A.Bysimulatingclimatechanges.B.Bygivingwarnings.

C.Byanalyzingreasons.D.Bylistingfigures.

14.Whyistreemortalitynetconsideredintheclimatesimulations?

A.Becauseitisoflittlevalue.

B.Becauseofdatashortage.

C.Becauseoflackofenoughtrees.

D.Becauseitisuptohisexpectation.

15.Whatmightbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.ProtectingTropicalTreesIsBeneficialToHumans

B.TropicalTreesArcExperiencingSevereDamages

C.ComputerSimulationsCanPredictClimateChange

D.ProtectingTropicalTreesMakesForCarbonStorage

河南省许昌市2021-2022学年高二下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

First-everIlluminatedThomasKinkadeSnowmanWreath

Therearemanysightsthatbringtomindwinter'smostwelcomedseason.Whetheril'sa

festivesnowman,ThomasKinkade'simageryorgreenerytouchedwithsnow,thesesymbolsof

wonderbrightenyourhome.Now,thesehallmarksofseasonalcheerareyourstoenjoyinthe”A

WarmWinterWelcome,'IlluminatedSnowmanWreath.Thisteardrop-shapedwreathfeaturesa

hand-paintedsnowmaninascarf,snowflakc-tippcdhatandglovesunitedwithlights,decorations

andalanterninspiredbyThomasKinkade.BecausethisAlwaysinBloomwreathisfashionedby

handwiththelookoftresh-cutpine,itisawaytowelcomefamilyandfriendstoyourhomeyear

afteryear!Built-inlightsaddaholidayglow,whileatimertunisthelightsonandolTeachnight.

Exceptionalvalue;satisfactionguaranteed

Actnowtoorder"AWarmWinterWelcome“attheissuepriceof$99.99,payableinthree

installmentsof$33.33,thefirstpaymentduebeforeshipment,backedbyour365-dayguarantee.

Sendnomoneynow.JustreturntheRcscnationApplicationtoday!Plus$14.99shippingand

service.

Thesnowmanis“dressed”fbrtheseasonwitharealscarfbow,hatandgloves!

ImpressivelySizedat2FeetTall!

Easy-to-setTimerControlstheLights!

Theeasy-to-use24-hourtimerturnsthelightsonandoff.

Shownmuchsmallerthantheactualsizeofapproximately24inchestall.

Requiresbatteries（notincluded）.

Recommendedforindooruse.

1.Howmuchshouldcustomerspayiftheyorder“AWarmWinterWelcome”？

A.S14.99.B.$33.33.C.$99.99.D.$114.98.

2.Whatcanbelearnedabout“AWarmWinter\Velconle^^?

A.Itincludesbatteries.B.Itisfbroutdooruse.

C.Itisdressedfbrdifferentseasons.D.Ithasatimercontrollingthelights.

3.Whatisthistextprobably?

A.Ashortstory.B.Anewsreport.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Anintroductiontoafestival.

B

Asa〃"/（赶狗拉雪橇的人），you'reresponsiblefbrpredictingeveryneedyoursleddogs

have.Beforethey'rehungry,you'realreadythawing（解冻）theirnextmeal.Beforethey'retired,

you'replanningtheirnextrest.You'reanathlete,butalsoacoach,nutritionist,andsports

psychologist.Andyou,retheirteammate,theirfamily.

When1wasgrowingup,myfavoritebookswerebyGaryPaulsen,whooftenwroteabout

kidsovercomingdifficultiesinthewilderness,andmymoin'spicturebooksofAlaska.Iwas

especiallydrawninbydogsledding;I'dputonRollerblades（直排轮滑鞋）andtiemydog'slead

aroundmywaistsoshecouldpullme.Andat18,1didwhatinstinctivelyfeltright:Imovedto

Nonvayfbrayeartolearnhowtobeamusher.IjustsortofknewsomehowthatIshoulddothis

fiill-time.Thatyear,livinginatrainingcamp200milesnorthoftheArcticCircle,westudiedhow

tobuildsnowcaves,carefbrthedogs,andsomehowkeepwarmwhentemperatureswentdownto

30degreesbelowzero.Itwassurrealandterrifying,but1lovedit.InstantlyIrealizedthiswas

whereI'dspentmylifetryingtogetto.

ThisyearIfinishedtheIditarodTrailSledDogRace,thethousand-mileraceacrossAlaska.It

wasthetoughestthingI'veeverdone:13daysofextremelyhardwork,whereeveryfbotwe

traveledwashard-won.Whilefrozenplacescanbescary,themoretimeyouspendinthem,the

moreyourealizehowvulnerable（脆弱的）theyare.Withclimatechange,dogsleddingcouldlook

verydifferentin50years,or20.It'spossiblethatcurrentmusherscouldbeamongthelast

generationstotravellikethis.Ihopewccanbepartofatraditionthatstretchesintothefuture,not

justthepast.

4.Whatisamushersupposedtodo?

A.Keepsleddogs'mealswarm.B.Plansleddogs'mealtimesin

advance.

C.Findsleddogsgreatdogfamilies.D.Lookfbrcheaprestareasfbrsled

dogs.

5.WhydidtheauthormentionGaryPaulsen?

A.Todiscusswhypeoplelovedhisworks.

B.Toprovekidsarecuriousanddetermined.

C.Tostressit'schallengingtobecomeamusher.

D.Toexplainwhatinspiredhimtobeamusher.

6.Howdidtheauthor'strainingcampgo?

A.Ithadmanyterrifyingcampers.B.Itlastedlongerthanheexpected.

C.Itledhimtounexpecteddiscoveries.D.Itwasgenerallyanenjoyable

experience.

7.WhatdidtheauthorfindoutwhiledoingtheIditarod?

A.Thepopularityofmushersisfading.

B.Therewillbemoremusherstocome.

C.Thefrozenplacesarefacinganuncertainfuture.

D.Thefrozenplaceswillremainunchangedfbrlong.

C

Thewaywelistentomusichaschanged.Ourparentsandgrandparentslistenedtomusic

recordedonoldvinylrecords（黑胶唱片）playedonanexpensiverecordplayer.In1982,SONY

inventedCDswhichweresmallerandmucheasiertostorethanvinylrecords.Nearlyovernight,

thelifeofvinylcametoanend.Soonafter,wcallgotmobilephonesandbegantoaccessmusic

online.Today,wecaneasilylistentoanythingwewantto.

Someofthegreatestmusicwehaveeverheardwasoriginallyrecordedonvinyl.For

example,theBeatlesrecordedalltheirmusiconvinylinthe1950sand1960s.Allthoseyearsago,

manypeoplehadlargecollectionsofrecordswhichfilledtheirhomes.

OnesuchpersonwasBobGeorge.HestartedhiscareerasaDJandrecordproducer.IIe

lovedtocollectvinylrecordsandowned47,000ofthem!Becausevinylrecordswerequitelarge,

heknewthattheywereoftenthrownawaywhenpeopleneededmorespace.Hedecidedhewould

liketocollecteverypieceofmusicwrittenafter1945.Itwouldbeacollectionofaveryimportant

partofourmusicalheritage（遗产）.

WordofBob'sambitionspreadaroundthemusicindustry.In1985,A-SquareRecordscalled

himaskingfbrhelp.Theyhad150,000vinylrecords.Thehousewheretheywerestoredwas

sinkingundertheirweight!Bobwashappytotaketherecordsofftheirhands,andhisarchive（13

案馆）begantogrow.BobcalledittheARChivuofConlcinporaryMusic.Healsoincludediniiis

collection:oldphotos,booksandothervaluablethings.

Manyprofessionalmusicianshavebeenabletohelpwiihthearchive.Itisalsousedwhenit

comestochoosingmusicfbrnewfilms.TomHanksspenthoursresearchingmusicfbrhisfilm

“ThatThingYouDo!”.

Today,thearchiveishometoover3,000,000soundrecordsand90millionsongs.Itrequires

ahugeamountofspaceandthehuntisnowontbrabiggerplace,ifsadrcamworldtbranymusic

lover.Wehopethatspacewillbefoundandthecollectioncancontinuetogrow.

8.Whydocstheauthorwritethefirstparagraph?

A.Toraiseatopicfordiscussion.B.Toofferbackgroundinformation.

C.Todescribethedevelopmentoftechnology,D.Toencouragepeopletostorevinyl

records.

9.WhatcanweknowaboutBob?

A.Heisafamousartist.B.Heisamusicenthusiast.

C.HewasinterestedincollectingCDs.D.Hebeganhiscareerasacollectcrin

1945.

10.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheARChivcofContemporar