云南省部分市高一年级下册期末英语汇编阅读理解 (一)

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20232024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题汇编

阅读理解

云南省红河哈尼族彝族自治州等2地20232024学年高一下学期7月期末英语试

题

一、阅读理解

A

HowtoVisittheTerracottaArmyEasily

TheTerracottaAnnyinXi'anisoneofthemustvisitattractionsfbralltravelerstoChina.The

dramaticexhibitionrevealsthesecretsbehindthe2,000yearoldarmyofclaystatuesthatguarded

thetombofChina'sfirstemperoruntilachancediscoveryin1974.

TheBestTimetoSee

TheTerracottaArmyisanindoorattraction,whichisnotlikelytobeaffectedbyweather,

soitcanbevisitedallyearround.

AstheTerracottaAnnyMuseumisoneofthemustvisitattractionsinChina,itiscrowdedmostof

thetime,especiallyduringweekendsandChinesepublicholidayssuchasNationalDayholiday

andLaborDayholiday.

HowtoGetYourEntryTicketsfortheTerracottaArmy

TheTerracottaAmiyMuseumcurrentlydoesn'tsell:icketsonsite.Ticketsmustbebought

inadvanceonline.YoucanbuyticketsviatheTerracottaArmyMuseumWeChataccountin

ChineseoritsofficialwebsiteinEnglishbyloggingin.

March16th(oNovember15lhNovember16thtoMarch15th

(peakseasons)(offpeakseasons)

OpeningHours08:3018:3008:3018:00

EntryTime08:3017:0008:3016:30

Duringoffpeakseasons,weremendbookingticketsoneweekinadvance.Forpeakseasons,

pleasebook1to3monthsahead(especiallyduringsummerholidays,ensurereservationsarc

made3monthsinadvance).

Ifyoudon'twanttowastetimefindingataxiorpublicbustotheattraction,liningupfbr

tickets,readingmaps,makingsenseofChinesesignsandsoon,aprivatetourisagreatchoice.

Tellusyourrequirementsandoneofourspecialistswillbeintouchtoplanauniquetripfor

you.

I.Howcanvisitorsbuyentrytickets?

A.Bybookingticketsonanywebsite.B.Bybuyingticketsfromlocalguides.

C.Bybookingticketsonlineinadvance.D.Bybuyingticketsatthemuseumentrance.

2.WhatissuggestedinthearticlefbrvisitingtheTerracottaArmy?

A.Choosingaprivatetour.B.Takingapublicbustothesite.

C.Usingataxiservicefromthecity.D.ReadingChinesesignseffectively.

Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Abookreview.B.Atravelbrochure.

C.Ahistorytextbook.D.Asciencemagazine.

B

DoyoueversitathomewatchingsportsonTVandsay,“Icoulddothat?”Evenifyou're

oneofthosepeople,youmighthavetostayquietduringtheWorld,sStrongestManpetition,

whichhasbeenheldalmosteveryyearsince1977.

Thefirsteventinthisyear'sfinalwascalled“WebsterStones**.Ifsabitlikewalkinghome

fromthesupermarketwithyourshopping,buteachbagofshoppingweighsalleast110kilograms!

Thestrongmenhadonestoneineachhugearm,andhadtowalkupanddownatrack.These

peopleareprobablytheclosestthingtogiants.

Thisyear'swinnerwasTomStoltmanfromScotland,whotookthetitlefbrthethirdtimein

fouryears.He'sabout207centimeterstall,withamisliketrees.He'sknownas“TheAlbatross''

becauseofliishuge“wingspan”.Thedislanccfiuintheendofhisoneluuidlothecudoftheullici

isabout208centimeters!

ThestrongmenwhotookpartintheeventinthewarnweatherofSouthCarolinaalsohad

locarrysandbags,weighingupto120kilograms,alongatrack,throwing（hemoveraloghalfway

along.Thentherewasacarwalk,whereparticipants（参与者）standinsideacarthathashadthe

bottompartremovedandcarryitasfastaspossible!Stoltmangotthemostpointsinthefive

eventsolthefinaltotakehometheverybigtrophy（奖杯）.

The180kilogramstrongmansaidhewantstobethegreatestever.Thatwouldmean

winningatleastanothertwoworldtides.Sloltman,whoisautistic（自闭症的），alsosaidthathe

wantstoshowothersthatautismcanbea“superpower”.

4.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Howthefirsteventwasheld.

B.Howmucheachbagweighs.

C.Howthesepeoplebecamegiants.

D.Howthestrongmenwalkedhomewiththeirshopping.

5.WhyisTomStoltmanknownas“TheAlbatross”？

A.Becauseofhisbighands.B.Becauseofhisheavyweight.

C.Becauseofhisgreatstrength.D.Becauseofhishuge“wingspan”.

6.Whatdidthestrongmenhavetodointheeventinthewarmweather?

A.Theyhadtofinishacitywalkalone.

B.Theyhadtocarryacarasfaraspossible.

C.Theyhadtocarrysandbagsalongabeach.

D.Theyhadtocarrysandbagsweighing120kilograms.

7.WhichwordcanbestdescribeTomStoltman?

A.Positive.B.Selfless.C.Honest.D.Talented.

C

Whenwe'reatschool,wespendalotoftimestudying—readingthingswehavetolater

recallintests.It'sthewaywe'reoftenjudged:howwellcanwerememberwhatwe'veread?

Buttherearedifferentwaysofstudying.Doyoureadtheinformationaloud?Doyoureadit

inyourhead?Doyouwritenotes,orperhapsasksomeoneelsetotestyou?Weusuallyfindaway

dialworksbestfurus.

Pastresearchhasshownthatreadinginformationoutloudhelpsustorememberitbetter,

paredtoreadingthesameinformationinourheads.However,researchersinCanadaandAustralia

wantedtofindoutwhetherreadingaloudhasaneffectonourprehension（理解）.

Somepreviousstudieshavefocusedonhowwellpeoplehavebeenabletoremember

individualwords,butnotonhowwelltheyhavebeenabletounderstandtheinformationata

deeperlevel.Iheresearchteamdidtourexperiments,inwhichparticipantsweregivenpassages

toread.Theyreadsomealoud,andreadsomeintheirheads.Afterreadingeachpassage,

participantsweregivenmultiplechoicequestionstoanswer.Someofthesequestionstestedtheir

memory,andsometestedtheirprehensionofthepassage.

Theresearchersfoundthatreadingalouddidimprovememory,butitdidn'timprove

participants,abilitytomakeconnectionsbetweenditierentpiecesofinformation,ortheir

understandingofthepassageatadeeperlevel.

Oneoftheresearchers,BradyR.T.Roberts,tokiPsyPostthatbeingabletoremember

informationdoesn'tmeanwe'Hunderstanditbetter.Headded,<lReadyourshoppinglistsaloudto

rememberthembetter,butdon'tbotherreadingyourtextbookchaptersaloud.”

8.Howmanydifferentwaysofstudyingarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

9.What,sthepurposeofthefourexperimentsconductedbytheresearchteam?

A.Tostudywhetherparticipants,memorycanbeimproved.

B.Tojudgewhetherparticipantscanrememberindividualwords.

C.Totestwhetherparticipantscanunderstandthepreviousstudies.

D.Tocheckwhetherparticipantscanunderstandthepassageswellatadeeperlevel.

10.WhichofthefollowingcanbesuitableforreadingaloudaccordingtoBradyR.T.Roberts?

A.Testpapers.B.Textbookchapters.

C.Pricelists.D.Researchpapers.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ReadingAloudHelpsprehension,ButNotMemory.

B.ReadingAloudHelpsMemory,ButNotprehension.

C.ReadinginOurHeadsHelpsprehension,BuiNotMemory.

D.ReadinginOuiHeadsHelpsMemory,BuiNutpieliension.

D

ArtificialIntelligencehasmadeitswayintodrugdevelopment,operationsandmedical

advice,andnowitishelpingpeopleimprovethequalityof（heirsleep.

TheArtificialIntelligenceinSleepMedicineinittee,partoftheAmericanAcademyof

SleepMedicine,recentlypublishedapaperthatstudieshowAIiscontributingtothefieldofsleep

medicinefrom3areas,includingclinical（临床的）applications,litestylemanagementand

populationhealth.AItechnologyrevealsanewapproachtopublichealthaboutsleep,accordingto

Dr.Bandy,chairoftheArtificialIntelligenceinSleepMedicinemitteeatRileyChildren's

Hospital,Indiana.

“Goodqualityandamountofsleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth,“Bandysaidinan

interview,ikAssleepmedicinedoctors,wehavebeenremendingthatforyears,butsleepisoften

thefirstthingtobegivenuptomaketimefbrotherpetinginterests."Sheadded,4tForyears,

patientsdidn'thaveaccesstotoolstotracktheirsleeporsleephabits,whichmadeitdifficultfor

doctorstogetthedatatheyneededtoassessthequalityandamountofsleep.,5

“WiththearrivalofAI,wenowhavetheabilitytotracksleep,identifypatternsand

recognizechangesinotherphysiologicalparameters(生理参数)thatcaninformtheclinicianif

somethingisn'tright,MBandysaid、"Atthesametime,thistechnologycanhelppatientstracktheir

sleepandunderstandtheirsleephabitsinabetterway,emDcweringthemtomakepositive

changesfbrtheirownbenefits.”

WhileadvancesinAItechnologyhavebeenshowntohelphumansmakethemostof

everydaytasksandfunctions,expertssuggestcaution(慎重).“Ilisnotaonesizefitsalisolution,M

Bandysaid,''Therefore,dependingonlyonAItodiagnoseunmondisordersmaynotbeagood

idea.”

12.WhatkindofareaisincludedinAl'scontributiontothefieldofsleepmedicineinthepaper?

A.Mentalhealth.B.Populationdata.

C.Clinicalapplications.D.Medicinemanagement.

13.Whatcanweleamfromparagraph3?

A.Trackingsleepqualityisnecessaryforgoodhealth.

B.Doctorsfounditdifficult(oget(hedataforlackoftools.

C.Sleepisuflcnllicfiis((liingtubeuunsidcicdbypatients.

D.Doctorshavebeenremendingtakingsleepmedicineforyears.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"empowering“inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Allowing.B.Promising.C.Ordering.D.Warning.

15.WhatisBandy'sattitudetowardsadvancesinAItechnology?

A.Supportive.B.Uninterested.C.Careful.D.Unclear.

云南省玉溪市20232024学年高一下学期期末教学质量检测英语试题

一、阅读理解

A

FourDayTourinShangriLa

Day1ArrivalinDukezongAncientTown

YouwillbemetuponarrivalatShangriLaAirportandtakenbybusforabout25minutes.Havean

expensivebuffetdinnerata4star,theGrandShangriLahotel.Thenyouwillhaveawhole

afternoontovisitanancientTibetanoldcity.ItisthelargestandbestpreservedTibetancityamong

147Tibetancounties.Intheevening,youcanenjoylocalTibetanfolkdanceifyouarcenergetic.

Day2SongzanlinTemple

Youwillleavethehotelat8:30fortheSongzanlintemplebybus.Oncehometo40(X)monks,the

templeisundergoingamassiverestoration.Lateintheafternoon,youwillvisitNaPaSeawhere

youcanseedifferentkindsofbirds.

Day3PotatsoNationalPark

Enjoythenaturalbeautyofnaturebybus.Located22meastofShangriLa,Potatsoisthefirst

nationalparkinmainlandChina.InTibetanlanguage,Potatsomeansreachingtheoppositesideof

thelakebyboatunderthehelpofspirit.Youwillstayin(heparkaround3hours.

Day04TigerLeapingGorge

Afterbreakfast,visittheTigerLeapingGorge.Youwillhavetwohourdrivefromthehotel

tothehikingplace.

Thisistrulyaplaceoftimelessbeauty.Asyouhikeontheway,youwillfeelthesenseof

peace.Throughitsnarrowway,China'smotherriver,theYangzc,flowsbetweenJadeDragonand

Habasnowmountains.Fromthesnowypeaksabovetothepoundingriverbelow,itisahugedrop

of3800meters.Thehikingisabout4hoursandwewillgobacktothehotelaround17:00inthe

afternoon.

Afterdinner,packupyourluggageandyourlocalguidewillmeetyouandseeyouoffal

theairport.

1.Whichof(hefollowingplacescanyouvisitonthesecondday?

A.DukezongAncientTown.B.SongzanlinTemple.

C.PotatsoNationalPark.D.TigerLeapingGorge.

2.Howlongdoestheh汰ingtriptake?

A.2hours.B.3hours.C.4hours.D.5hours.

3.HowdothetouriststraveltoplacesofinterestinShangriLa?

A.Byplane.B.Byship.C.Bytrain.D.Bybus.

B

Hi,everyone,1amSuYiming.Doyoulikecelebratingyourbirthday?1loveitbecauseon

thatdayIwillgetmanygifts,suchasbasketballs,skateboards,interestingbooks,andfancy

clothes.Icherishedoneofthespecialones.

Threedaysbeforemy18thbirthday,Ireceivedthemostpreciousbirthdaygiftever,

winninganOlympicgoldmedalattheSnowboardBigAirduringtheBeijing2022Winter

Olympics.WhenIwasfouryearsold,myparentstaughtmehowtoski.Asahobby,Ilovedto

playeveryday.Asaprofessionalathlete,itwasatotallydifferentthing.Afterfouryearsof

practice,Ibecametiredofit.IsaidIwouldneverwanttoheartheword"ski"again.

Unluckily,al(heageofsix,Iwashitbysomeonewhilesnowboardingandoneofmythigh

boneswasbroken.Asalittlekidthen,Ijustfeltpainfulanddidn'tthinkabouttoomuchelse.

WhenIwokeupinthehospital,Irememberedthefirstthingmymomtoldmewas,“Baby,we

can'tgiveupsnowboarding.**Myparentsdidn'tmeantoaskmetoachievegreatsuccess.They

justdidn,twantmetogetusedtobackingdownandgivingupeasilywhenImetdifficulties.

Indeed,myparentsknowthatIlovesnowboardingwithmyheartandsoul,andit'smonfor

athletestogothroughsetbacksandinjuries.EveniftheymaybeanxiouswhenIgethurt,they

alwaysrespectandsupportmychoice.Eventoday,parentsarethefirstteacherstotheirchildren.

Myparentsarethebestoneswhenitestomypassionanddedicationtosnowboarding.

4.WhichbirthdaygiftwouldbefavoredmostbySu?

A.Abasketball.B.Askalcbuaid.

C.Aninterestingbook,D.Agoldmedal.

5.WhendidSugettiredofskiing?

A.Attheageof4.B.Attheageof8.

C.Attheageof6.D.Attheageof18.

6.WhatdoweknowaboutSu'sinjury?

A.Hethoughtoigivingupsnowboarding.

B.Hisparentscaredtheleastabouthishealth.

C.Hisparentsencouragedhimtofacedifficultybravely.

D.Hecouldneverbeanexcellentsnowboarderanymore.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnOlympicChampion'sStory

B.TheFirstTeacherstoSuYiming.

C.CelebratingaBoy's18thBirthday

D.APainfulInjuryWhenSnowboarding

C

LaborDayiscelebratedonMay1steveiyyear.ThisyearweChinesehaveaholidaybreak

fromMay1sttoMay5th.Somepeoplearecuriousaboutwhenandwhywestartedtocelebrate

LaborDay.

Inthe19thcentury,overworkedandexhaustedlaborerswerefedupanddemandedbetter

treatment.InCanada,laborersmarchedtotheirPrimeMinister'sdoorstepandaskedfbrtheirright

toformunions.Theinarchwasvictorious.Theycelebratedbetterworkingconditionswithan

annualparade.PeterJ.McGuire,anAmericanlaborleader,wasinvitedandthoughttobringthat

spirittoAmericaandwhatasuccessitwas.

InNewYorkCity,protestersgatheredtofightagainstpoorlaborconditions.Themovement

quicklyspreadacrossAmerica.Workersgatheredforpicnics,concertsandspeeches,supporting

fbr8hourworkdaysandalaborholiday.Oregonwasthefirststate(oofficiallyacknowledgethe

holiday.Butitwasn'tuntil12,000governmentforcesweresenttostopastrike,andtworailway

workersweretragicallykilledthatpressureincreasedgraduallyfromtheAmericanworkforceand

LaborDaywasputonthefederalcalendar.Morethan80countriesworldwidecelebrateLabor

DayorInlcnialionalWorkers,DayonMay1st.ButthefirslMundayofSeptembermakessenselu

Americans,becauseitfallsbetweenIndependenceDayandThanksgivingDay.Thisgives

workingfamiliesamuchneededbreak.

FaslforwardaboutahundredyearsandtheLaborDayholidayhasbeeakindoffarewellto

summer.PeopleseemtoforgetthehardwonvictoryofLaborDay.IntheUSA,kidsgobacklo

school,footballseasonstartsasusualandfashionlovershangupthatlittlewhitedress.Butlet's

rememberthatLaborDayisacelebrationofthelabormovement,dedicatedtothesocialand

economicachievementsofworkersallovertheworld.It'sevolvedintoanappreciationoflifeand

awelldeservedbreakfromwork.

8.WhydidCanadianlaborersmarch?

A.TowelePeterJ.McGuire.

B.Toapplyforanannualparade.

C.Toaskfortheirrighttoformunions.

D.Tocelebratebetterworkingconditions.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutthehistoryofAmericanLaborDay?

A.OregonwasthefirststatetorecognizeLaborDay.

B.NewYorkworkerswenttotheconcertstohavefun.

C.AmericanworkerswontherighttohaveLaborDayeasily.

D.Americangovernmentforcessupportedthelaborers*strike.

10.HowdoAmericanscelebrateLaborDaynowadays?

A.Studentsmarchintheschool.

B.Americanfamilieshaveabreak.

C.Footballplayersgathertohaveamatch.

D.Fashionloversweartheirwhitedresses.

11.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscelebratingLaborDay?

A.Openminded.B.Indifferent.C.Passive.D.Grateful.

D

Trackingwildlifeisatoughjobforscientists.KasimRafiqwasawildlifebiologistat

LiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity.Hewastrackingaoneearedleopard（豹子）namedPavarotti.

Thesedays,Kasimgotupatdaybreak,followedPavarotti'stracksandtriedtofindhim.

Onenioniing,KasimvvciiloultosearchforPavaruiiiagain.HistrackslookKasimoffruad

throughwoodlandarea.Beforeheknewit,thewheelofhisLandRoverwasstuckinatrapfor

warthog,anAfricanwildpig.Hewastedseveralhoursgettingout.

Onthewaybacktohiscamp,Kasimcameacrosssomelocaltourists,whohadbelterluck

spottingPavarotti.Kasimtoldthemthereasonwhyhewasstuckin（hetrapfbralongtime.They

laughedandexplainedthattheyhadseenPavarottithatmorning.Kasimthenwasawarethat

touristwildlifesightingsmightbeanuntappedsourceotinformationaboutwildanimals.

HeandhisteamworkedwithasafarihotelinBotswanatoanalyze25,000tourist

photographsofwildlife.Theyusedthosephotosassightingsoflions,leopardsandwikidogs.

Theythenparedthosedatatothedatatheymadewithtraditionalwildlifebiologymethods:

cameratraps,tracksurveysand“caHinstations”.Itturnedoutthatthedatafromtouristphotos

werejustasgoodasthosegleanedfromtraditionalmethods.Thetouristswereactuallythelucky

onestoseelargeanimals,whicharedifficulttofind.

“Therearesomanyinterestingthingswestillhavetofindoutaboutlargeanimalsandso

manyconsenationprojectsthatneedtobecarriedoutthatwedon'thavethetimeorresourcesto

dothemall.However,touristphotosmighthelpmakesurethatallthelocalanimalsarespot:ed,“

Kasimput.

12.WhydidKasimgetupearlyinthemorningthesedays?

A.TocatchanAfricanwildpig.

B.Toworkoutfbrseveralhours.

C.TofindaleopardnamedPavarotti.

D.Topractisedrivinginthewoodlandarea.

13.WhatdidKasimrealizeaftermeetingsomelocaltourists?

A.Heandhisteammightworkinasafarihotel.

B.Hewouldbestuckinatrapforwarthogagain.

C.HecouldcatchaoneearedleopardnamedPavarotti.

D.Hewouldgetinformationaboutwildanimalsthroughwildsightings.

14.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“gleaned"meaninparagraph4?

A.Collected.B.Measured.

C.Borrowed.D.Created.

15.Wliatmiglilbe(liepossibleicsukofusing(ouiisipliolus?

A.Largeanimalsmightbebetterkepttrackof.

B.Wildliferesearchersaregoingtobeoutofjobs.

C.TheresearcherswillnotseePavarottiinperson.

D.Conservationprojectsmightbecarriedoutbytourists.

云南省楚雄州20232024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Top4HouseboatsintheBahamas

ThemagicalcountryoftheBahamashasover700islandsdottingtheAtlanticOceanandthe

CaribbeanSea,makingitadreamydestinationforthoselookingtoconnectwithnatureandrelax

whileenjoyingtheslowlife.Chooseahouseboatfrom(hefollowinglistandenjoyagreathoiday.

Luxuriousyacht(游艇)wilhthreeoutdoorareas;Freeport(from$985)

Thisgrandyachtisperfectforwateractivitiesanddeeprelaxation.Youwillalsoenjoyfree

accesstoworldclassfacilitiesnearby,includingaswimmingpool,fitnessroom,andaprivate

beach.Further,ifyoufancyawalknearby,thehouseboatislocatedclosetoseveralshopsand

restaurants.

SunsetPointHouseboat:AndrosIsland(from$400)

Thishouseboatfloatsinabeautifulandpeacefullocation,farfromtherushofthecity.It's

perfectforobservingmarinelife,fishing,swimming,anddivingintheocean.Guestscanalsorent

acartodrivearoundtheisland.Besides,theacmodationpossessesanequippedkitchenfor

cookingmeals

TheMac;Nassau(frorri$1,800)

Thisfullyfurnishedyachtisidealforexploringlocationsclosetothecountry'scapital.While

livinghere,youwillhaveaccesstoafullyequippedkitchenwitharefrigeratorandmicrowave.

Bestofall,thisacmodationweleslongtermguestswhochoosetoslayherefbr28daysormore

Attractiveboatwithfreemeals;BerryIslands(from$260)

ExperiencetheuntouchedpartsoftheBahamasbystayingatthisbeautifulsailboat.Youcan

spendallyourtimeenjoyingtheoceanastherentalpriceincludesbreakfast,lunch,anddinner.

What'smore,youcanusetliuonboardprojectortoscreenl*ilinsonthedeck(甲板)usyousailon

theocean.Forindoorfun,theboathaswirelessInternetandtelevision.

21.Whatactivityisremendedwhileintheluxuriousyacht?

A.Watchingafilmintheopenair.

B.Workingoutinafitnessroom.

C.Goingonunlimitedseaadventures.

D.Droppinginonsomenearbytheaters.

22.WhatdoSunsetPointHouseboatandtheMachaveinmon?

A.Touristshaveaccesstoakitchen.

B.Arentalcarisprovidedfortravelingaround

C.TheyareequippedwithwirelessInternetandTV.

D.Threemealsareincludedintheacmodationfees.

23.Whichsuitsatouristwithalightbudget?

A.TheMac.

B.SunsetPointHouseboat.

C.Attractiveboatwithfreemeals.

D.Luxuriousyachtwiththreeoutdoorareas

B

SomeoftheclassroomsatTaftElementaryinSantaClara.California,haveonedisadvantage

inmon:Theydon'thavewindows.That's（rueforLoganEarnest'sfifthgradeclassroom,andhe

feltitwasaffectinghisstudents.

“Mostoftheday,they'reinside,^EarnesttoldCBSNews.“Andtheydon'treallygettosee

anytrees,grass,orthebluesky."Hesaidthegraywallscouldbedepressingtothekidsandmay

affecttheirattentionandeventheirattendance.

ThiswasconfirmedbyformerschoolpsychologistEmestoRodriguez,whosaidthelackof

windowsdoesaffectkids,becauseresearchshowsbeinginandaroundnatureeasesanxietyand

benefitsstudents.Thoughnolongerapracticingpsychologist,perhapsheknowsnowmorethan

evertheimpactnaturehasonmentalhealth.Rodriguezbecameaparkranger（公园管理员）on

SouthernCalifornia'sCatalinaIslandandbeganfocusingonhispassionlandscapephotography

Itwasduringhistrainingtobccaparkrangerthathelearnedafactthatkidswhohaveviews

outwindowsK）treesdobcllciacademically,cmolioiiallyandurcalivuly.Soanidealobringnature

intoroomsoccurredtohim:Whynotbringlandscapesinclassroomsvia（heceiling（天花板）,

becauseteachersdon'ttypicallyuseihem.

Rodrigueztook360degreeshotsoftreecanopies（树冠）usinghisphotographyskills,thenhe

printedthemandfitthemontotheclassroomceilingofEarnest'sfifthgrade.^Beautiful,''one

studentsaidassheentereddieroom.Anotherstudentsaidthetreesbroughthimpeace,“Whenyou

lookup,itfeelslikeyou'resittingunderatree.

Earnestsaidhethoughttherewouldbemanypositiveeffectsonhisstudents.UIthinkmy

attendanceisgoingtogoup.Thekidsaregoingtowanttoeheremorefrequently.Overall,Ithink

thekidsaregoingtobehappier,“hesaid.

24.WhatisthemonchallengesharedbysomeclassroomsatTaftElementary?

A.LackoffreshairB.Insufficientlighting

C.AbsenceofwindowsD.Limitedaccesstotechnology.

25.WhydidErnestoRodriguezbringlandscapesintoclassrooms?

A.Topromotehisphotographyskills

B.lbconnectthestudentswithnature.

C.lbimprovetheteachers'performance.

D.Tocreateanexcitingenvironmenttorthestudents

26.HowdidthestudentsreacttoRodriguez'spictureontheclassroomceiling?

A.Theydidnotnoticethechange.

B.Theyfailedtoconcentrateonlessons.

C.Theypreferredtheoriginalgrayceiling

D.Theywereinfavourofthenewaddition.

27.What'sLoganEarnest'sattitudetowardsthechangeintheclassroom?

A.Appreciativeandsupportive.B.Cautiousandobjective.

C.Concernedbutdoubtful.D.Curiousbutunsure.

C

Elephants'importantroleinmaintainingbiodiversityandhealthyecosystemshasearned

themvariousnamesincludingecosystemengineersandforestgardeners.HoweverAfricanforest

elephantsaspecieslivingintherainforestsofcentralAfricaarcincreasinglyrecognizedby

anoLhcrnainu:"clinialuhcrous''

Africanforestelephantshelplessenclimatechangebyincreasingcarbonstorageintheir

foresthabitats,meaningtheyhelpremoveheatlrappingCO2from（heatmosphere.Theydothis

byinfluencing（heforeststructure,includingbyincreasingthediversityandabundanceofplant

species.It*sestimatedthatoneforestelephantcanincreasethenetcarboncapture（捕获）capacity

oftheforestbyalmost250acres.Thisisequaltoremovingfromtheatmosphereayear'sworthof

emissions（排放量）from2,047cars