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D.GratitudeandlongingforYou’dbeexcusedfromthinkingthatlifeinatropicalforestiseasy.Alazyarmmovementisallthat’sneededtosecurethenextmouthfuloffood.Butit’snotlikethatatall.Lifeintherainforestdemandsextraordinaryadaptations.That’swhyIfoundmyselfcollectingtheremnants(残留物ofthemostrecentmealoftheendangeredred-nosedcuxiumonkeyformyrecentstudy.Cuxiusarecat-sizedanimals,withcaninesbiggerthanhumanteeth,eventhoughtheirskullisthesizeofanorange.Caninesofthecuxiuaretherealdeal:designedforcrackingopenhard,unripefruitstogetattheequallyunripeandhardseeds.Humanswouldneedahammertocrackopenthiskindoffruit.Butcuxiusandtheirnearrelationsbitethemopen.Poweredbymassivemuscles,thejawscandeliverabitewhich,ifscaledforsize,isequaltothatofajaguar.Theyeathundredsofrock-hardfruitsaweek,tensofthousandsovertheirten-yearlifespan.So,Iwantedtoknow:Howdotheyavoidcrackingtheirteethalongwiththenuts?Pickupawalnut(核桃andyou’llnoticeathinlinerunningaroundthehardshell.Thisissuture(缝线),andit’swheretheshellwouldnaturallybreakopentofreetheseedwhenitripens.Fruitswithsuturesdominatethedietofthered-nosedcuxiu,soIwonderedifthiscouldbethekeytothecuxiu’ssuccess.Measurementsoftheforceneededforacopyofacuxiucanineshowedthiswasthecase.Ittookupto70%lessforcetogoinatthesuturethanelsewhereonthefruitsthecuxiuate.There’sthefactthateveryanimalintherainforestneedstobeitsowndoctor,physiotherapistandfitnesscoach.Survivalintherainforestdependsonalertnessandcleversurvivalstrategies.Ananimal’ssurvivaldependsnotonlyonknowingwhattoeatbuthowtoeatit.Secondscountabitetoomanycanmeanmissingtheonekeyglanceskywardsthatstopsyoufrombecomingsomeoneelse’sbreakfast.WhatcanweknowabouttheTheycanliveforaroundten 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D.TakingovertheWhatcanweinferabouttherainforestTheycanserveasdoctorstocareforeachTheyhavetostayhighlyalarmedduringaTheymustvalueeverysecondforfoodTheyshouldeatsmartfortheirWhatisthebesttitlefortheTheCuxius:theMasterofHardAStudyontheEndangeredLivingintheRainforest:EasyorHowAnimalsintheRainforestAvoidToothDeoxyribonucleicacid,betterknownasDNA,isthefundamentalgeneticmaterialthatcarrieshereditary（遗传的）informationinnearlyalllivingorganisms.Oftendescribedasthe“blueprintoflife”,itgovernsphysicaltraits,growthpatternsandevencertainbehavioraltendenciespasseddownfromparentstooffspring.Structurally,DNAtakestheshapeofadoublehelix,consistingoftwotwistedstrandsconnectedbypairedchemicalbases.Theuniquearrangementofthesebasesformsaprecisegeneticcode.WhatmakesDNAextraordinaryisitsself-replicatingability.Beforecelldivision,DNAcancopyitselfaccurately,ensuringthatgeneticinformationisfaithfullytransmittedtonewcells.Despiteitshighstability,minorcopyingerrorsoccasionallyoccur,whicharetheprimarysourceofbiologicalvariationandthebasisofnaturalevolution.Beyondbiologicalinheritance,DNAtechnologyhasrevolutionizedmodernscienceandsociety.Inmedicalfields,preciseDNAanalysisenablesdoctorstodiagnosegeneticdiseasesatanearlystageanddeveloptargetedtreatmentplans.Italsofacilitatesgenetherapy,acutting-edgemethodthatmodifiesdefectivegenestocureincurablehereditaryillnesses.Furthermore,DNAprofilingservesasareliabletoolforjudicial（）Tinytracesofhairorbloodleftatcrimescenescanprovideuniquegeneticevidence,greatlyassistingpoliceinidentifyingsuspects.However,thewideapplicationofDNAtechnologyalsoraisesheatedethicalconcerns.Manyscholarswarnthatarbitrarygeneeditingonhumanembryosmaytriggerunpredictablegeneticrisksandbreakthebalanceofnaturalhumanevolution.Asoneofthegreatestbiologicaldiscoveriesinhistory,DNAresearchcontinuestounlockthemysteriesoflife.Whilebringingunprecedented（史无前例的）benefitstohumanity,italsorequiresstrictregulationtoavoidpotentialmisuse.WhatcanwelearnfromtheminorcopyingerrorsofTheycompletelydestroythestabilityofgeneticTheyfrequentlyhappenduringcelldivisionTheyserveasadrivingforceforbiologicalTheydirectlyleadtovariousseriousgeneticWhichofthefollowingisimpliedaboutDNAIthasbothpracticaladvantagesandpotentialItsmedicalvaluereliesentirelyongeneItcaneliminateallhereditaryillnessesItsethicalproblemshavealreadybeenwellHowdoesDNAprofilinghelpjudicialBytestingsuspects’behavioralByusingtinyscenesamplesforgeneticBypreventingembryo-editingBybalancinghumannaturalWhatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapplicationofDNAStrongly B.FullyC.CompletelyindifferentD.Cautiously第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分Beforeyoubecomeawriter,youmustbeareader.36.CominguparemytoptipsreadinglikeaReverse-engineeryourAperfectwaytostartreadinglikeawriterisbyusingbooksyou’veread.Youhavealreadyexperiencedthe“readingforpleasure”stage,soyoucannowswitchyourmindtobeinganalytical.Takemyselfasanexample.37.Ire-readit,studyhowthewriterbuildsshockorcraftssentences,andthentakenotesonmyJustasimportantasfocusingonwhatawriterdidtoabsorbyouinhisstoryisexaminingwhathedidtotakeyououtofit.Perhapsheusedpunctuationinawaythatmadeitabitdifficulttogetthroughasentence,oracliché(陈词滥调thatmadeyourollyoureyes.Whetheritdrawsyouinorpullsyouout,thechoicesanauthormakescanbeyourgreatestteacher.ReadacrossReadingbeyondyourfavoritegenresisasimple,effectivewaytoboostyourcreativewritingskills.39.Whilestickingtooneortwofavoritegenresiseasy,branchingoutcanunlockinsights.Additionally,non-fictioncraftbooksofferagreatwaytostudystoryAbovestrategiesdefinitelygiveyousomefreshideasonreadingbookslikeawriter.Whattrulymatters,however,isnotjustunderstandingthesemethodsbutputtingthemintoconsistentpractice.40.That’sbecauseitisonlythroughactiveusethattheycantrulyadvanceyourtransformingyoufromacasualreaderintoascholarlyBeastudentwhoisskilledinHowever,itisoftenQuestionwhatworksandwhatWhenI’mstudyingabook,IpausewheneverIfeelastrongOnceyouhavemasteredthesereadingtricks,remembertousethemItiswhattheauthordescribesthatcausesyoutoexperiencesomethingOnlybyreadingintentionallycanyoulayasolidfoundationforyour第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分第一节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分A、B、C、DAfter35yearsofbeingincontrolofmyowndecisions,IdecidedtoseewhatwouldhappenifIletAItakeover.IaskedChatGPT:“Canyou41adailyscheduleforme?”“Certainly!”itIaskedittoconsiderafew42restrictions,suchasthatIhadtowalkourone-and-a-half-olddogfor45minutesinthemorning,gototherapyat4pmonTuesdays,and43afewofhouseworkthroughouttheday.ThenwegotAsIpreparedtowalkthedog,mywifeaskedifIcould44thetrashbeforeIengagedself-care.IinformedherIcouldonlydothisifChatGPT45.Thechatbottoldmetowhohadthemore46workscheduleandwas“bettersuitedto47thephysicaldemandstransportingtheForasecond,IthoughtaboutskippingtheAIcheck—butIwantedtosticktomyexperiment.Ididastherobotsaid,whichpushedthe48ofmywalkto7:27.The45-minutewas49andwonderful,butIhadtowashthedogasitmadeitselfa50afterdiggingalongtheway.BythetimeIwasdone,itwasalready8:35,andIwas35minutesbehind51IaskedChatGPThowtomakethebestoftheremainingtimebeforework.ChatGPT52splashsomewateronmyface,setupmyworkspaceinordertohaveaproductiveday,reviewmyto-dolist,andseta(n)53onmyphonefor20minutesto“maintain”54andthenputphoneinanotherMydayhadjustbegun,butmylifewithChatGPTseemedtobeoffthe55,andIalreadyworriedIwouldmissthemorningA. 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keepsthisfolkartalive,creatinganatmospherebrimmingwithpassionandvitalityfortraditionalfolk第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分第一节(满分15分80第二节(满分25分JadewasborninChinaandrelocatedtoAmericawhenshewasbarelyababy.Nowasixteen-year-oldteenagerraisedentirelyintheUSA,shehadgrownaccustomedtolocallifestyles.Busyastheywere,herparentsneverskippedthecelebrationsoftraditionalChinesefestivals.Still,Jadecouldneverfigureoutwhatmadethesefestivalssosignificanttothem.Toher,thesefestivalsmeantnothingbutendlesstiringchores,unfamiliardishesthatfailedtosuithertaste,andlesstimewithherfriends.OnthemorningoftheMid-AutumnFestival,Jade’smothergotupveryearlyandbusiedherselfwithpreparations.Jadegrabbedherbackpack,eagertodashoutandmeetherfriends.Justasshereachedthedoor,Momstoppedher,hopingshecouldpitchin.Lookingatallkindsofmaterialsandthemooncakemouldsspreadoutacrossthekitchentable,Jaderejectedtheappealwithouthesitation.Shecomplainedthatshehadmadeplanswithherfriendslongbeforeandsawabsolutelynosenseinwastingherleisuretimeonsuchfestivalroutines.MomdriedherhandsonherapronanddrewJadedowntositnexttoher.Shedidn’tblameher.Instead,shepulledanoldphotoalbumoutofthekitchencupboard.InsideweresnapshotsofherandDadshortlyaftertheirarrivalinAmerica:theyoungcouplebeamed,holdingmooncakesoutsidetheirtinyshabbyapartment.Inasoft,tremblingvoice,Momexplainedthatthefestivalrepresentedfarmorethanmooncakesandlights.BackinherchildhooddaysinGuangzhou,herwholefamilywouldgatherontherooftopeachMid-Autumnnight.Theysavoredmooncakes,sippedfragrantteaandwatchedthehuge,glowingfullmoon.Onceshehadtakenthosewarmmomentsforgranted.Butafterbeingthousandsofmilesawayfromhome,thatverymoonturnedintoaninvisiblethreadtyinghertoherhometown.“WegazeupatthesamemoonasourrelativesbackinChina.Thisfestivalholdsourfamilybondunbroken,”shemurmured.MomshutthephotoalbumandgentlylaidherhandoverJade’s.“Youarefreetoleaveifyouwish.Goenjoyyourselfwithyourfriends.”Jadestaredhardathermother,catchingthefaintglimmerofhomesicksorrowinhereyes.150Jadethoughtforashorttime,andthenputoffher 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