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培优练(二十八)2023·东北三省四市联考质检二40分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解InSingapore,itseemslikeartisateveryturn.Lookcloselyandyou’lldiscovermasterpiecesinfrontofanofficebuilding,awalkway,andevenonarooftopgarden,whereeveryonecanappreciatethemupclose.Inordertofurtherpromoteart,festivalsareheldthroughouttheyear.Herearesomeofthebiggestartdrawstocome.ARTWALKWhen:JanuaryAnannualpublicartfestival,ArtwalktakesplaceintheculturallyrichneighborhoodsofLittleIndiaandKatong－JooChiat.Visitorscanlearnaboutthefood，storiesandthehistoryoftwoofSingapore’smostdistinctcommunitiesonguided,walkingtours.Theycanevenexperienceartandcultureupcloseandhands－onworkshopswithlocalartists,storytellersandculturalexperts.ARTSGWhen:JanuaryDuringthebiggestartfairinSoutheastAsia,morethan150oftheworld’sbestgallerieswillshowcasetheircollectionofmorethan1，000artists.Thefilmsectionwillfeaturepaneldiscussions,experimentalfilms,andnewfilm－makingpractices.SomegallerieswillalsopresentdigitaltechnologyartworkslikeAR,VR,andNFTs.SINGAPOREBIENNALEWhen:October—MarchTheSingaporeBiennaleisadynamiceventthatencouragesfolkstoseeartinanewlightthroughinteractiveinstallations(设施)andexhibitions.Thehighlightsincludearttours,airperformances,afilminstallationandvariousexhibitions.SINGAPORENIGHTFESTIVALWhen:AugustDuringthisparty－likenightfestival,theBrasBasah－Bugisbusinessstreetlightsupforthismultidimensionalfestivalwithdiverselightinstallations.Buildingwallsprovidelarger－than－lifecanvases(油画布)forshows;undergroundtunnelsarebrilliantwithlights.Artandcreativityblossomthroughapassionforexperiments.【语篇解读】本文是应用文。文章主要介绍的是新加坡的四个艺术节活动。1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinArtwalk?A.Tryglobalcuisines.B.Joinininteractiveactivities.C.Organizewalkingtours.D.Visitmuseumsandgalleries.答案B[推理判断题。根据ARTWALK部分中的“Theycanevenexperience...workshopswithlocalartists，storytellersandculturalexperts”可知，游客们能近距离体验艺术和文化，可以与当地艺术家、讲故事者和文化专家一起参加实践研讨会。]2.WhatcanwelearnaboutArtSG?A.ItisthebiggestAsianfestival.B.Itfeaturesairperformances.C.Itcoversavarietyofartforms.D.Itonlyshowcaseshightechnology.答案C[推理判断题。根据ARTSG部分的内容可知，有150多家世界顶级画廊将展示他们收藏的1000多名艺术家的藏品；电影部分将以小组讨论、试验性的电影和新电影制作常规为特色；一些画廊还将展示数字技术艺术作品。由此可知，在该活动中呈现出的艺术形式多种多样。]3.WhenshouldvisitorsgotoSingaporeiftheywanttoenjoylightshows?A.InJanuary. B.InMarch.C.InJuly. D.InAugust.答案D[细节理解题。根据SINGAPORENIGHTFESTIVAL部分中的“theBrasBasah－Bugisbusinessstreetlightsupforthismultidimensionalfestivalwithdiverselightinstallations”可知，各种各样的灯光设施点亮了BrasBasah－Bugis商业街。因此根据SINGAPORENIGHTFESTIVAL后的“When：August”可知，D项正确。]Today,I’vebeenrecordinganaudiobook.IamexcitedthatIhaverealizedmylifelongdream.IwillneverforgetatprimaryschoolIusedtowaitwithbreathlessanticipationtotakemyturnreadingoutaparagraphofgreatworksinfrontoftheclass.Atmysecondaryschool,whenstudentswereencouragedtoselectandpresentareadingat“morningtalks”，Ioftenaddedmynametothelist.Thiswasallthehandybackgroundformycareerinbroadcasting.But,muchasIenjoyhostingshowsandinterviewingpeople,Ioftenfindmyselfmissingthesimplepleasuresofreadingoutloud.I’dthoughtaboutputtingmyselfforwardasanarrator(叙述者)foraudiobooks.ButI’mnotanactor.Ican’tdoregionalaccentsorplayfemalevoice.Non－fiction,then,seemedtheobvioustarget,butIfeltthatsuchbookswerebestreadbytheirauthors.Ifthevoiceswereauthors’ownvoices,theirstorieswouldtouchme.Recently,deliveringmyson’snightlybedtimestorieshasreawakenedmyloveforreadingoutloud—highlightssofarhaveincludedCharlotte’sWeb.ButIneverthoughtI’dgettheopportunitytodoitprofessionally.Then,lastmonth,IwascontactedbyJamesPlunkett,authorofEndState,aforthcomingbookaboutpoliticalideas.Hehadnodesiretoreadhisbookoutloud,butasafanofmyprogram,hethoughtImightdoareasonablejob.So,I’vespentthisweekinastudio,simplyreadingstuffoutloud.AndI’mLOVINGIT!Mindyou,it’sanentirelyunexpectedexperience.It’sdishearteningwhentherecordingneedstobestoppedbecauseI’vejustcarelesslyskippedovera“the”，orhadtoclearmythroatorcatchmybreath.I’vealsolearnedhowmanywordsI’vebeenmispronouncingmyentirelife:behavioralisBE－HAYVE－YOU－RAL,notBE－HAYVE－EE－AH－RUL.Thoughtacklingthis339－pagebookdoesn’tturnouttobethateasy,I’vefoundthewholeprocessawesome,andIhopethisbecomesthefirstofmany.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者从小热爱朗读，这在以后的工作中派上了用场。但作者从未想过能有机会专业地录制有声读物，一个偶然的机会让作者正式地录制了一本有声读物，作者非常喜欢。尽管录制过程不容易，但作者发现整个过程棒极了。4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioninghisexperiencesatschool?A.Thepurposeofschooling.B.Hisloveforreadingaloud.C.Thepowerofencouragement.D.Histalentforsilentreading.答案B[写作意图题。根据第二段“Iwillneverforgetatprimary...Ioftenaddedmynametothelist”可知，作者在上小学时非常期待站在全班前面朗读，上中学时每当学生被鼓励挑选和展示一段朗读时作者经常在名单上加上自己的名字。由此可推知，作者非常热爱朗读。]5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph3?A.HeregretsbeingaTVhost.B.Hedoesn’tlikenon－fictionatall.C.Helacksworkingexperience.D.Heisawareofhisdisadvantages.答案D[推理判断题。根据第三段中的“ButI’mnotanactor...butIfeltthatsuchbookswerebestreadbytheirauthors”可知，作者知道自己不是演员，也不会地方口音，更不会女声。由此可知，作者了解自己的不足。]6.Whycouldtheauthorgetthejobasanarrator?A.Becausehewasspecificallyinvited.B.Becauseheappliedforitinperson.C.Becausehereadmanybedtimestories.D.Becausehehadabigcrowdoffans.答案A[细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句话和第五段的内容可知，作者从未想过自己能有机会专业地录制有声读物，但是JamesPlunkett亲自邀请作者录制他即将出版的新书EndState。]7.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbeinganarrator?A.Frighteningbutprofitable.B.Rewardingbutunsafe.C.Demandingbutenjoyable.D.Promisingbutunstable.答案C[观点态度题。根据第七段中“It’sdisheartening...orcatchmybreath”可知，录制有声读物对朗读者要求高。又根据最后一段内容可知，尽管录制一本339页的书不容易，但是作者发现整个过程很棒，说明作者认为录制有声读物还是充满乐趣的。]Peoplewhogivelivelonger,studieshaveshown.Now,anewstudybyUniversityofMichiganresearchersshowsthatwhypeoplevolunteer—notwhethertheyvolunteer—iswhatreallycounts.Forthestudy,Konrathandcolleaguesanalyzeddatacollectedin2008andin2012aimingatthesamerandomsamplesof3，376people.Overall,theyfoundthatjust2.3percentofthosewhoonceworkedasvolunteershaddied,comparedto4.3percentofnon－volunteers.Theyfurtherfoundthathowmuchpeoplevolunteeredmatteredaswell—only1.8percentofregularvolunteershaddied,comparedwith2.5percentofoccasionalvolunteers.Butwhatreallymadeadifferencewaspeople’smotivesforvolunteering.Theresearchersaskedpeopletoratehowimportanttheyfoundvariousreasonsforvolunteering,andtheyfoundthatthemoreimportantpeopleratedreasonssuchasthefeelingofpityforpeopleinneed,themorelikelytheyweretobealive.Thosewhoratedmotivesrelatedtopersonalbenefitmoreimportantweremorelikelytodie,andjustaslikelytodieasthosewhodidn’tvolunteeratall.Thesereasonsincludedenjoyingthesocialcontact,escapingtheirownproblems,orexploringtheirownstrengths.Konrathsaysthecurrentfindingssuggestitmaybeapoorideatoencouragepeopletovolunteerbecauseit’sgoodforthem.“Volunteeringisincreasinglybeingencouragedinschoolsandorganizations.Somegroupssaythatit’sokaytowantbenefitsforyourself,andencouragepeopletothinkofvolunteeringasanexchangeofpersonalinterests.Somegroupsemphasizethehealthbenefitsreceivedthroughvolunteering，”Konrathadded.“Ofcourse,it’sreasonableforvolunteerstoexpectbenefitsforthemselves.Butthepotentialhealthbenefitsofvolunteeringaresignificantlyreducedifself－benefitbecomesaperson’smainmotive.”【语篇解读】本文是说明文。研究人员经过分析数据最终得出结论：人们从事志愿服务的动机是关键。研究人员表示如果从事志愿服务的主要动机是自我利益，潜在的健康益处会显著减少。8.Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyfind?A.Howwevolunteermakessensetoothers.B.Howoftenwevolunteermakesadifference.C.Whetherwevolunteerdecidesourwell－being.D.Whywevolunteerhasanimpactonourhealth.答案D[细节理解题。根据第一段“Peoplewhogivelivelonger，studieshaveshown...iswhatreallycounts.”可知，密歇根大学的研究人员的一项新研究表明：做志愿者的动机对身体健康有影响。]9.Howdidtheresearchersdotheresearch?A.Bydoingexperiments.B.Throughfieldresearch.C.Byanalyzingstatistics.D.Throughgroupdiscussion.答案C[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Forthestudy，Konrathandcolleaguesanalyzeddata...aimingatthesamerandomsamplesof3，376people”可知，在这项研究中，Konrath和她的同事分析了2008年和2012年的数据。]10.Whichofthefollowingmotiveswillprobablycontributetoalongerlife?A.Todevelopabilities.B.Tohelpthepoorpeople.C.Tomakemorefriends.D.Tosolvepersonalproblems.答案B[推理判断题。根据第三段中的“theyfoundthatthemoreimportantpeople...thosewhodidn’tvolunteeratall”可知，人们对有需要的人产生同情等此类理由的评价越重要，他们活着的可能性就越大。因此B项中“帮助穷人”符合研究结果。]11.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Practicalsuggestionsonthefurtherstudies.B.Afurtherexplanationofthecurrentfindings.C.Areasonabledoubtabouttheresearchresults.D.Potentialapplicationsoftheresearchmethods.答案B[段落大意题。根据最后一段的内容可知，最后一段主要是对现有发现进行进一步的解释。]SWOTsatelliteisscheduledtobelaunchedonThursdaymorningtoconductacomprehensivesurveyofEarth’svital__resource.Byusingadvancedmicrowaveradartechnologyitwillcollectheight－surfacemeasurementsofoceans,lakesandriversinhigh－definitiondetailover90%oftheglobe.It’sreallythefirsttimetoobservenearlyallwaterontheplanet’ssurface.Themajormissionistoexplorehowoceansadjustclimatechangebyabsorbingatmosphericheatandcarbondioxideinanaturalprocess.Oceansareestimatedtohaveabsorbedmorethan90%oftheextraheattrappedintheEarth’satmospherebyhuman－causedgreenhousegases.SWOTwillscantheseasandpreciselymeasurefinedifferencesinsurfaceelevations(高度)aroundsmallercurrentsandeddies(涡流),wheremuchoftheoceans’decreaseofheatandcarbonisbelievedtooccur.“Studyingthemechanismwillhelpclimatescientistsanswerakeyquestion:Whatistheturningpointatwhichoceansstartreleasing,ratherthanabsorbing,hugeamountsofheatbackintotheatmosphereandspeedupglobalwarming,ratherthanlimitingit？”saidNadyaShiffer,SWOT’sprogramscientist.Bycomparison,earlierstudiesofwaterbodiesreliedondataofriversoroceanstakenatspecificpoints,orfromsatellitesthatcanonlytrackmeasurementsalongaone－dimensionalline,requiringscientiststofillindatagapsthroughextrapolation(外推法).Thankstotheradarinstrument,SWOTcanscanthroughcloudcoveranddarknessoverwiderangesoftheEarth.Thisenablesscientiststoaccuratelymaptheirobservationsintwodimensionsregardlessofweatherorthetimeofdayandtocoverlargegeographicareasfarmorequicklythanwaspreviouslypossible.“Ratherthangivingusalineofelevations,it’sgivingusamapofelevations,andthat’sjustatotalgamechanger，”saidTamlinPavelsky,SWOT’sfreshwaterscienceleader.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。科学家通过利用SWOT将收集全球90%以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高度表面测量数据，这是第一次对地球表面几乎所有的水资源进行测量。12.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“vitalresource”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A.Technology. B.Climate.C.Oceans. D.Water.答案D[词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知，发射人造卫星SWOT是为了对地球上的重要资源进行测量。再根据第一段的最后一句“It’sreallythefirsttimetoobservenearlyallwaterontheplanet’ssurface”可知，这是第一次对地球表面几乎所有的水资源进行测量。由此可知，这个重要的资源指的是水。]13.WhatisthemajormissionofSWOTsatellite?A.Toidentifywhenglobalwarmingisworsened.B.ToexplorewhereoceansabsorbheatandCO2.C.Tostudyhowoceansinfluenceclimatechange.D.Toexplainwhygreenhousegasescomeintobeing.答案C[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Themajormissionistoexplore...inanaturalprocess”可知，SWOT的主要任务是探究海洋如何在自然过程中通过吸收大气热量和二氧化碳来调节气候变化。故C项“为了研究海洋如何影响气候变化”正确。]14.WhatmakesitpossibleforSWOTtomeasureprecisely?A.Thehigh－definitioncomputer.B.Advancedradartechnology.C.Thethree－dimensionalimage.D.Anaccuratemapofelevations.答案B[细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Thankstotheradarinstrument...Thisenablesscientiststoaccuratelymaptheirobservations...thanwaspreviouslypossible”可知，多亏了这个雷达仪器，不管什么天气或什么时间，科学家都能够准确地绘制他们的二维观测图，并且比以前更快地覆盖大面积的地理区域。]15.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ASolutiontoClimateChangeB.ABreakthroughinSpaceTravelC.TheSuccessfulLaunchofSWOTSatelliteD.TheFirstGlobalWaterSurveyfromSpace答案D[标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文第一段点明文章主题，即利用人造卫星SWOT，科学家第一次对全球几乎所有的水资源进行全面的测量；第二段主要介绍了SWOT的主要任务是探究海洋如何在自然过程中通过吸收大气热量和二氧化碳来调节气候变化；第三段和第四段主要介绍了与之前研究依靠的数据和人造卫星相比，SWOT给科学家带来的突破和具有的优势。故D项作本文的标题最佳。]Ⅱ.七选五Manypeoplethinkyou’reeitheracreativepersonoryou’renot.WhileIagreethatsomepeoplemaybeslightlymorecreativethanothers,Ithinkcreativityisamusclethatcanbeexercisedandimprovedupon.__16__.1.Consumecontentoutsideyourcomfortzone.Wealllovereadingaboutstuffinourindustry.__17__.Ifyouwanttogetyourcreativejuicesflowing,startconsumingcontentyouwouldn’tnormallyconsume.Readblogsoutsideofyourindustry.Readbooksoutsideofyournormalchoice.Orgrablunchwithacompletestranger.2.Dothe“NoBadIdeasBrainstorming”exercise.Getatleastoneotherpersontojoinyoufor45to60minutesofbrainstorming.Notechnologyandnocriticism.Bringatopicoranideatothetableandwritedownallyourideasonactualpaper.__18__.It’simportanttodothisinpersonandtomakeabsolutelysureyoudon’thaveanynegativeenergyorfeedbackthroughouttheprocess.Youmayendupwith100horribleideas,butIbetyou’llhaveoneortwogoodones.3.__19__.Therearestudiesuponstudiesthatdiscusshowourdietaffectsthewaywethink.Wanttostartthinkingdifferently?Startgivingyourbodydifferentandhealthierfuel.You’dbeshockedhowmuchmorecreativelyyoucanthinkandactwhenyoueatahealthierdiet.4.Seeamovieinatheater.Moviesonthebigsceneareoneofthelastfewplacesyoucanenjoyacompletesensoryexperience.Thegiantbrightscreen.Thethunderingsurroundsound.Thesmellandtasteoffreshpopcorn.Thesomewhatuncomfortableseatwithplasticarmreststhatdon’tmove.__20__.A.ItmayhelpwithmotivationsB.StartthinkinginadifferentwayC.FuelyourselfwithdifferentdietsD.Anddon’tcommentonasingleideaE.Buttypicallythisdoesn’tboostcreativi