备战2026年高考英语新热点时文阅读10（含答案与解析）

备战2026年高考时文阅读10（每个2.5分，共42.5分）文章导读阅读理解 A篇：世界最大的“木制城市”B篇：从新视角了解尼安德特人C篇：购物车的历史 七选五：更好与伴侣解决分歧AInrecentyears,woodenbuildingshavereachednewheights,withsoaringwoodenskyscraperscompletedorunderwayincountrieslikeNorway,SwitzerlandandAustralia.Sweden,likewise,hascomeupwithaplanasbigasacity—buildingtheworld'sbiggestwoodencity.Astheworld'slargesturbanconstructionprojectinwood,StockholmWoodCitywillbebuiltinSweden'scapital,Stockholmin2025.Byusingwood,theprojectisexpectedtoreducecarbonfootprintbyupto40%,comparedwithbuildinginconcreteandsteel,saysAnnicaAnäs,CEOofAtriumLjungberg,aSwedishurbandevelopmentcompany.Somepeoplemayhaveconcernsoverfirerisksposedbywoodenbuildings,butexpertssayengineeredtimber(木材)canresistfireaswell.Aswithothermodernconstructionprojectsusingwood,WoodCitywillstillusesomeconcreteandsteelinplaceslikethefoundations,buttheoverallamountswillbegreatlyreduced.Aswoodenbuildingsaremuchlighter,theirfoundationscanbesmaller.Theconstructionwillnotbeasnoisyasitisbuiltfromconcreteandbricks,addsMsAnäs.Thismakeswoodenbuildingsparticularlysuitableforurbanredevelopmentingeneral,sinceputtingthemupislesslikelytoannoytheneighbours.Itshouldalsobeprofitable.MsAnäsislookingforareturnoninvestmentof20%orbetter."Swedenisprogressivewhenitcomestowoodconstruction,"shesays.Theworld'slargestwoodencityissupposedtomakecommute(通勤)easierandshorter,decreasingemissionsfromtransportation.ThewebsitefortheprojectdescribesStockholmWoodCityasa"five-minutecity,"whichmeansthatanywhereonewouldneedtogo—work,grocerystores,orschool,forexample—wouldonlybeafive-minutewalkaway.AsAnäsconcluded,"Wewanttocreateanenvironmentwhereourcustomers,thosewhowillliveandworkhere,canparticipateinthedevelopmentanddesignofthecitydistrictofthefuture."1.Whatistheprojectabout?A.MakingStockholmalow-carboncity.B.CreatingmorewoodenskyscrapersinSweden.C.BuildingthehighestwoodenbuildinginEurope.D.Constructingthelargestwoodencityintheworld.2.Whatadvantagedowoodenbuildingshaveoverconcreteandsteelbuildings?A.Theycanstronglyresistfires.B.Theyaremorecomfortabletolivein.C.Theyaremoreenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Theyarebuiltonamorestablefoundation.3.Whyarewoodenbuildingssuitableforurbanredevelopment?A.Theyareprofitableforinvestors.B.Theycauselessnoisewhenbuilt.C.Theyhaveashortconstructionperiod.D.Theyarelesscostlytomaintainandrepair.4.Howcanwedescribethefuturelifeinthewoodencity?A.Secure. B.Stressful. C.Convenient. D.Fashionable.BFormostofhumanexistence,Homosapienssharedtheplanetwithothertypesofhumans,suchasthediminutive“hobbit”Homofloresiensisandourclosestrelatives,theNeanderthals.However,about40,000yearsago,theNeanderthalsdiedout,leavingmanyquestionsabouttheirintelligenceandwayoflife.

Inhisbook

TheNakedNeanderthal,LudovicSlimakchallengesthetraditionalperceptionofNeanderthalsashavinglowintelligence.Foralongtime,basedonthestudyofNeanderthalremains,peoplethoughtofthemascreatureswithrelativelylowintelligence,unabletoadapttoenvironmentalchanges.ButSlimakarguesthatthisviewisamisconstruction.

SlimakisskepticaloftheevidencesuggestingthatNeanderthalswerefundamentallydifferentfromus.HepointsoutthatNeanderthalscreatedartandsymbolicobjectslikenecklacesmadeofshellbeads,whichshowstheircreativity.Althoughit'scertainthattheyburiedtheirdead,Slimakbelievesthisdoesn'thelpusfullyunderstandthem.Instead,throughanexhaustiveexcavationheconductedatarocksheltercalledMountVentouxinFrance,hefounduniqueinsights.

Theexcavationrevealedanastonishingdiscoveryina12-metre-deeppatchofsoildatingfrombetween80,000and12,000yearsago.Itrecordedeventsduringatimeofgreatclimatechange,andtherewerewell-preservedremainsofhunts.TheremainsshowedthatNeanderthalhunterstargeteddifferentpreyinthefaceofclimatechange,whichwasasignoftheirabilitytoadapt.Slimak'sworkchallengestheideathatNeanderthalscouldn'tadapttoenvironmentalchangesandsuggeststhattheyweremoreintelligentandadaptablethanpreviouslythought.

1.WhatwasthetraditionalviewofNeanderthals?

A.Theywerehighlyintelligentbeings.

B.Theyhadastrongabilitytoadapttoclimatechange.

C.Theywerelessintelligentandunabletoadaptwell.

D.TheysharedmanysimilaritieswithHomosapiens.

2.WhatdidLudovicSlimakfindthroughtheexcavationatMountVentoux?

A.EvidenceofNeanderthals'uniqueburialcustoms.

B.ProofthatNeanderthalscouldn'tadapttoclimatechange.

C.Well-preservedremainsofNeanderthalartworks.

D.SignsofNeanderthals'adaptabilitytoclimatechange.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.NeanderthalsdiedoutmainlybecauseofcompetitionwithHomosapiens.

B.ThestudyofNeanderthalscanhelpusbetterunderstandourselves.

C.LudovicSlimak'sbookhasbeenwidelyacceptedbythescientificcommunity.

D.Neanderthals'creativitywasnotasgoodasthatofHomosapiens.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.TointroduceanewbookaboutNeanderthals.

B.TocompareNeanderthalswithHomosapiens.

C.TodiscusstheextinctionofNeanderthals.

D.TopresentanewperspectiveonNeanderthals.COneoftheworld'sgreatestconvenienceswasborninitsgreatesthardships.SylvanGoldman,agrocerfromOklahomaCity,inventedtheshoppingcart.SylvanGoldmanwasborntoanimmigrantpioneerfamilyonNov.15,1898,inwhatwasthentheChickasawNation.HisbirthplaceisnowpartofArdmore,Oklahoma,about100milessouthofOklahomaCity.Hisfather,MichaelGoldman,wasborninLatvia.Hismother,HortenseGoldman,camefromAlsace-Lorraine.

GoldmanlearnedtheretailstorebusinessfromworkinginthefamilydrygoodsstoreinArdmore,Oklahoma,wherehespentmostofhislife.HeintroducedhisuniqueinventionathischainofHumptyDumptygrocerystoresacrossthestatein1937.Hecameupwithdesignbyplacingabasketontheseatofafoldingchair,andattachingwheelstothelegs.Thebasketshadtoberemovedwhenthecartwasfolded,sotheytookupverylittlespace.Ayearlater,Goldmanaddedababyseattohisdesign.

"Ithoughtitwouldbeanimmediatesuccess,"Goldmansaid."Iwentdowntothestorethenextmorningabout10o'clock,expectingtoseepeoplestandinginlineoutsidethestoretryingtogetin."Buthewasmetbyutterdisappointment."WhenIgotthere,therewasalargeroomformetogetin.Therewerepeopleshoppingbutnotaonewasusingthecarts."

Undaunted,Goldmanturnedtoaclassicmarketingstrategy.Heemployedwomenofvariousagestowalkaroundneartheentranceofeachstore,pretendingtobeshoppingwiththeircarts.Whenshoppershadseentheonesthatwerewalkingaroundusingthecarts,theystartedusingthem.Andimmediatelythecartsbecameahugesuccess.

Theinvention,thegroceryshoppingcart,madeGoldmanamillionaire.Itbecameoneofthemost-useditemsonfourwheels,secondonlytothecar.Goldmangavepartofhisfortune,$1.5million,totheOklahomaBloodInstitute,whoseSylvanN.GoldmanCenterdoeslifesavingwork.Goldmanandhiswifefundedbuildingsforthecenterandprovidedsupportforeducationthere.

1.WhatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellusaboutGoldman?

A.Hiscareerplan.

B.Hisspecialexperiences.

C.Hisfamilybackground.

D.Hisworkingsurroundings.

2.Whatdoweknowabouttheearlyshoppingcart?A.Itwasdesignedfordisabledshoppers.

B.Itwasconvenientforpeoplecarryingbabies.

C.Itcouldchangespeedbyadjustingthewheels.

D.Itcouldbefoldedwithoutremovingthebaskets.3.HowdidGoldmanattractpeopletousetheshoppingcart?A.Byadvertisingthecartinnewspapers.

B.Byintroducingthecartinthestorespersonally.

C.Byinvitingshopassistantstopromotethecart.

D.Byhiringsomewomentousethecartasshoppers.4.WhatwordscanbestdescribeGoldman?

A.Talentedbutmodest.

B.Creativeandgenerous.

C.Ambitiousandhumorous.

D.Wealthybutself-centered.DHowcanwealignourhopesforthefuture?Manycouplesfacethechallengeofhavingdifferenthopesforthefuture.Forexample,acommonsituationiswhenonepartnerdoesn'twantmorechildrenwhiletheotherdoes,whichcanleadtofeelingsofbeingstuckandupset.Herearesometipstohelpcouplesmoveforward.First,

__1__Beforestartingaconversationwithyourpartner,takesometimetoreallythinkthroughyourowndesires.Ifyou'relongingforanotherchild,considerhowitwillimpactyourfamilylife,fromdailyroutinestofinancialaspects.Understandingyourownstanceclearlyisthefoundationforanyproductivediscussion.Whenit'stimetotalk,makeitsafetotalk.Avoidusingblameorjudgmentallanguage.Entertheconversationowningwhatyoufeel,ratherthanpointingfingers.Forinstance,saying“IhavesomethingIwanttotalkabout,andnowseemslikeagoodtime”whenyou'rebothateasecansetapositivetone.

__2___Thisapproachhelpskeeptheconversationflowingsmoothlyandreducesthechancesofitturningintoanargument.___3__Beginwithgratitude.Recognizewhatisworkingwellinyourcurrentfamilysituationandyourrelationshipasacouple.Sharethesepositiveaspectswithyourpartner.Itshowsthatyouvaluethepresentandcanmakeyourpartnermorereceptivetoyourfuture-relatedideas.

__4__Finally,keeptalkingandbepatient.Remember,youandyourpartnermaynotreachanagreementrightaway.Don'tpushtheissueifyourpartnerseemsreluctant.Instead,maintainopencommunicationandbeunderstandingofeachother'sperspectives.Overtime,withcontinuousandrespectfuldiscussions,youmayfindcommonground.

___5___Ifyoufindthatyou'vereachedanimpasseandcannolongerdiscussthetopicrespectfully,itmaybewisetoseekprofessionalhelp.TavistockRelationshipsoffersvaluableadviceandsupportforcouplesinsuchsituations.A.Thiscancreateamoreharmoniousatmosphereforthediscussion.

B.Identifythepositiveelementsinyourcurrentsituation.

C.Knowyourownwantsthoroughly.

D.It'simportanttoapproachthetopicwithanopenmind.

E.Avoidargumentsasmuchaspossibleduringthetalk.

F.Shareyourdreamsandlistentoyourpartner'stoo.

G.However,sometimeseventhebest-intentionedeffortsaren'tenough.【答案】A1.D细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Sweden,likewise…Stockholmin2025."可知，瑞典提出了一项非常大的计划——建造世界上最大的木制城市。作为世界上最大的木制城市建设项目，斯德哥尔摩木之城将于2025年在瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩开始建设。由此可知，这个项目是建造世界上最大的木制城市。故选D项。2.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Byusingwood,theprojectisexpectedtoreducecarbonfootprintbyupto40%,comparedwithbuildinginconcreteandsteel."可知，通过使用木材，相较于混凝土和钢铁建筑，该项目预计将减少高达40%的碳足迹，由此可知，与混凝土和钢铁建筑相比，木制建筑的优点是更环保。故选C项。错项分析：A项是根据该段中的"resistfire"臆造的选项，文章仅提及木制建筑也可以防火，但并未表示这是木制建筑独有的优点，故排除A项；B项文章未提及；D项是根据该段最后一句中的"foundations"臆造的选项，文章仅提及木制建筑要轻得多，它们的地基可以更小，并未提及它们建在更稳定的地基，故排除D项。3.B细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Theconstructionwillnotbe…toannoytheneighbours."可知，Anäs表示木制建筑的施工过程不会像用混凝土和砖块建造房屋的施工过程那样嘈杂。这使得木质建筑特别适合城市重建，因为这不太可能会惹恼附近的居民。由此可知，木制建筑适合城市重建的原因是其施工过程会产生相对较少的噪音。故选B项。4.C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的"Theworld'slargestwoodencity…afive-minutewalkaway."可知，这座世界上最大的木制城市可能还会让通勤变得更方便、更短，从而使交通减排。该项目的网站将斯德哥尔摩木之城描述为“五分钟的城市”，这意味着人们需要去的任何地方，例如工作地点、杂货店或学校，只需步行五分钟即可到达。由此可推知，未来在这座木制城市的生活将会是便利的。故选C项B

1.C根据文章第二段“Foralongtime,basedonthestudyofNeanderthalremains,peoplethoughtofthemascreatureswithrelativelylowintelligence,unabletoadapttoenvironmentalchanges.”可知，传统观点认为尼安德特人智力较低且适应能力差，C选项正确。A选项“他们是高智商生物”、B选项“他们有很强的适应气候变化的能力”与传统观点相悖；D选项“他们与智人有很多相似之处”文中未提及传统观点有此内容。

2.D从文章第四段“TheremainsshowedthatNeanderthalhunterstargeteddifferentpreyinthefaceofclimatechange,whichwasasignoftheirabilitytoadapt.”可知，LudovicSlimak在Ventoux山的挖掘工作发现了尼安德特人适应气候变化的迹象，D选项正确。A选项“尼安德特人独特埋葬习俗的证据”不是此次挖掘的主要发现；B选项“尼安德特人无法适应气候变化的证据”与原文不符；C选项“保存完好的尼安德特人艺术品遗迹”文中未提及。

3.B依据文章第一段“Howweseeourclosestextinctrelativesaysasmuchaboutusasitdoesaboutthem”可推断出，对尼安德特人的研究可以帮助我们更好地了解自己，B选项正确。A选项“尼安德特人灭绝主要是因为与智人的竞争”文中未提及；C选项“LudovicSlimak的书已被科学界广泛接受”文中没有相关信息；D选项“尼安德特人的创造力不如智人”文中未进行比较。

4.D文章主要介绍了LudovicSlimak在《裸体的尼安德特人》一书中提出的关于尼安德特人的新观点，即他们比传统认为的更聪明、更具适应性，所以文章的主要目的是呈现关于尼安德特人的新视角，D选项正确。A选项“介绍一本关于尼安德特人的新书”只是一种方式，不是主要目的；B选项“比较尼安德特人和智人”不是重点；C选项“讨论尼安德特人的灭绝”在文中只是一笔带过。C

1.C推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，1898年11月15日