2023届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化100题三（含解析）

2023届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化100题（3）

1.Asonlinelearningbecomesmorecommonandmoreandmoreresourcesareconvertedtodigitalform,

somepeoplehavesuggestedthatpubliclibrariesshouldbeshutdownand,intheirplace,everyoneshould

begivenaniPadwithane-readersubscription.

Supportersofthisideastatethatitwillsavelocalcitiesandtownsmoneybecauselibrariesare

expensivetomaintain.Theyalsobelieveitwillencouragemorepeopletoreadbecausetheywon'thaveto

traveltoalibrarytogetabook;theycansimplyclickonwhattheywanttoreadandreaditwhereverthey

are.

However,itwouldbeaseriousmistaketoreplacelibrarieswithtablets.First,digitalbooksand

resourcesareassociatedwithlesslearningandmoreproblemsthanprintresources.Astudydoneontablet

vs.bookreadingfoundpeopleread20—30%slowerontablets,retain20%lessinformation,and

understand10%lessofwhattheyreadcomparedtopeoplewhoreadthesameinformationinprint.

Second,itisincrediblynarrow-mindedtoassumethattheonlyservicelibrariesofferisbooklending.

Librarieshaveamultitudeofbenefits,andmanyareonlyavailableifthelibraryhasaphysicallocation.

Someofthesebenefitsincludeactingasaquietstudyspace,givingpeopleawaytoconversewiththeir

neighbors,holdingclassesonavarietyoftopics,providingjobs,answeringpatronquestions,andkeeping

thecommunityconnected.Asurveyconductedin2015foundthatnearlytwo-thirdsofAmericanadults

feelthatclosingtheirlocallibrarywouldhaveamajorimpactontheircommunity.Peopleseelibrariesasa

waytoconnectwithothersandgettheirquestionsanswered,benefitstabletscan'toffernearlyaswelloras

easily.

Whilereplacinglibrarieswithtabletsmayseemlikeasimplesolution,itwouldencouragepeopleto

spendevenmoretimelookingatdigitalscreens,despitethevariousissuessurroundingthem.Itwouldalso

endaccesstomanyofthebenefitsoflibrariesthatpeoplehavecometorelyon.Inmanyareas,libraries

aresuchanimportantpartofthecommunitynetworkthattheycouldneverbereplacedbyasimpleobject.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"converted'*inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Changed.B.Translated.C.Conveyed.D.Scanned.

2.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorprobablyagreesthat.

A.it*sinefficientforreaderstoreadontablets

B.theonlyservicelibrariesofferisbooklending

C.publiclibrariesshouldbereplacedwithdigitaldevices

D.digitalbooksandresourcesencouragepeopletospendmoretimereading

3.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Topersuadepeopletouselibraries.

B.Toemphasizethebenefitsoflibraries.

C.Toencouragecommunitiestobuildmorelibraries.

D.Tocomparedigitalbookswithrealbooks.

4.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?

I:IntroductionCP:CentralpointP:PointSP:Sub-point（次要点）C:Conclusion

CP

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2.Humansmayhavebeenenjoyingcacao,thesubstanceusedtomakechocolate,formuchlongerthan

expertshadthought.ResearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanadahavefoundthathumans

startedgrowingcacaotreesandconsumingcacaoaround5,300yearsago.

Theresearchersfoundevidenceofcacao'suseatanancientvillageinthehighlandsofsoutheastern

Ecuador.TheyexaminedtheremainsofveryoldobjectsattheSantaAna-LaFloridaarcheologicalsite.

ThevillagewaspartoftheMayo-ChinchipecultureoftheAndes.Timehashadlittleeffectonthevillage

andceremonialcenter.Theresearcherswereabletofindalotofevidenceoftheuseofcacao.Scientists

hadalreadymostlyagreedthatcacaowasfirstraisedinSouthAmericainsteadofCentralAmerica,asthey

oncebelieved.Butthenewdiscoveryshowscacaowasdomesticatedabout1,500yearsearlierthanwas

knownbefore.

TheUniversityofBritishColumbiaresearchersfoundextremelysmallpiecesfromthecacaotreeinthe

remainsofcontainersandotherobjects,aswellasgeneticmaterialfromthetree.Theyalsoidentifieda

substancefoundinthecacaotreebutnotinitswildrelatives.Thissuggeststhathumansgrewthetreefor

foodpurposes.

Today,theseedsarecookedandturnedintomanychocolateproducts.Butthousandsofyearsago,cacao

wasusedtomakedrinks.

ArcheologicalevidencesuggestscacaodomesticationmovedintoCentralAmericaandMexicoabout

4,000yearsago.Itisnotclearhowcacao*susespreadbetweenSouthandCentralAmerica.Butbythe

timeSpanishexplorersarrivedinCentralAmericainthelate1400s,peoplewereusingittomakehotand

coldchocolatedrinkswithspices.Bythe1580s,Spainbeganimportingcacaoandspreadingittoother

Europeancountries.Bythe1800s,technologydevelopedintheNetherlandsmadeitpossibletoturncacao

intoasolidchocolateproduct.

1.Whatdidtheresearchersdotofindevidenceofthecacao'suseinancienttimes?

A.TheytraveledinEcuador'svillage.B.Theyresearchedthehistoryofchocolate.

C.Theystudiedtheremainsofveryoldobjects.D.Theyaskedtheoldvillagersforhelp.

2.HowdidthepeopleinSouthAmericagetthecacao5,300yearsago?

A.Bygrowingthecacaotreebythemselves.B.Bycollectingitinthewild.

C.BybuyingitfromcentralAmerica.D.Bygettingitfromchocolate.

3.Accordingtothetext,whendidthesolidchocolatefirstappear?

A.5,300yearsago.B.4,000yearsago.

C.Inthe1400s.D.Inthe1800s.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheHistoryofCacaoTreeGrowingB.Human'sPreferenceforCacao

C.Chocolate'sStoryOlderThanOnceThoughtD.TheResearchofChocolateinAncientTimes

3.PeoplewhoseekcomfortbypouringtheirheartsoutinCourtney'sofficedon'tgetrewardedwithan

XanaxorProzacprescription(处方).Instead,theywalkawaywithareadinglistofsomefictions.

SuchfictionsasToKillaMockingbirdandTheColorPurpleteachyoucomplicatedtopicslikeracism,

poverty,bullyingandotherissues.Theycouldalsohelpyouknowyourownheartandothers*.Keith

Oatley,apsychologyprofessoratTorontoUniversity,recommendsnovelsthathelpusunderstandthe

charactersfromtheinsideratherthanplot-drivennovels.Wecanlearnfromaliterarymasterpiece,suchas

VirginiaWoolfsMrs.Dalloway,orfrompopularfictionssuchasHarryPotter.Spendingqualitytime

withthesecharactersasyourelaxonthebeachorsitproppeduponbedpillowsmayenhanceyourEQ

(emotionalintelligence).

Labtestsseemtoshowthis.Brainscansofpeoplewhohavebeenreadingfictionsshowtheareathat

correspondswithemotionlightsup.Evenifyouarenotakeenreader,there*sstillhope.Paststudieshave

shownserialTVprogramsthatarecharacterdrivensuchasTheWestWingorTheGoodWifealsohelp

youbetterunderstandwhatwehumanbeingsareupto.Otherstudieshaveshownwatchingcharacter-

drivensitcomscanlessenaviewer'sprejudice.

YoucanbeaswittyasSherlock,buttogetalongwellinthislife,youreallydoneedtounderstand

peopleemotionally.Andyoucan'tbeasemotionallyunavailableasMr.DarcythroughoutmuchofPride

andPrejudice.YouhavetolearnthelessonJaneAustenistryingtoteachwiththatbook.Kiethsaid,"To

lovepeople,youreallyhavetoknowthem."Peoplesayyouonlygetonelife,butIsayreadfictionsand

youcanlivemanylivesinone.

1.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Readingnovelscuresdiseases.B.Plot-drivennovelsarenotbeneficial.

C.Woolfstandsoutasanovelist.D.Brainscansinfluencepeople'sEQ.

2.Howisthethirdparagraphmainlydeveloped?

A.Bylistingnumbersanddata.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.

C.Byprovidingsomeevidence.D.Bymakinggoodcomparisons.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Sherlockgetsalongwellinlife.B.Darcyisnotveryemotionallyintelligent.

C.KeithlovesreadingAusten'snovels.D.Readingfictionscanlengthenourlife.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCollapseofTraditionalPrescriptionB.WaystoBoostEQ

C.SuggestionsonChoosingRightNovels0.ReadingFictionsBenefitsEQ

4.Ifyourfriendsaysshefeelsrelaxed,butyouseethatsheclosesherhandsintofists,youmaydoubther

words.Robots,however,mightbelieveher.Bodylanguagesaysalot,butrobotshavegreatdifficultyin

observingtinybodymovementsandcanmissimportantsocialsignalsasaresult.

Researchersdevelopedabody-trackingsystemthatmighthelpsolvethisproblem.Thesystemcalled

OpenPosecantrackbodymovementinrealtime.Oneimportantqualityofitisthatitcantracknotonlya

person'shead,body,armsandlegsbutalsohisfingers.Todothat,theresearchersusedadomelinedwith

500cameras,wheretheyrecordedbodymovementsatdifferentanglesandthenusedthosepicturesto

buildadataset.

Theythenpassedthosepicturesthroughakeypointdetectortoidentifyandlabelspecificbodyparts.

Thesoftwarealsolearnedtoconnectthebodypartswithdifferentpeople.

Thepicturesfromthedomewererecordedin2-D.Buttheresearchersused3-Dtechnologytohelpthe

systemunderstandhoweachmovementappearsfromdifferentangles.Withallofthisdataprocessed,the

systemcandeterminehowthewholehandlooksevenifsomefingerscannotbeseen.

Nowthatthesystemhasthisdatasettodrawfrom,itcanrunwithjustonecameraandonecomputer.It

nolongerrequiresthecamera-lineddometodeterminebodyposes,makingthetechnologymobileand

accessible.

Theresearcherssaythistechnologycouldbeusedforinteractionsbetweenhumansandmachines.It

couldplayahugeroleinVRexperiences,allowingfinerdetectionoftheuser'sphysicalmovementwithout

anyaddedhardware.Itcouldalsohelpwithmorenaturalinteractionswithahomerobot.Youcouldtell

yourrobotto"pickthatup",anditcouldeasilyunderstandwhatyou'repointingat.Byinterpretingyour

physicalgestures,therobotmayevenlearntoreademotionsbytrackingbodylanguage.Sowhenyou're

silentlycryingwithyourfaceinyourhandsbecausearobothastakenyourjob,itmightofferyouatissue.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"thisproblem'1inParagraph2referto?

A.Humansareaddictedtotechnology.B.Human-robotrelationshipispoor.

C.Robotsshowtoomuchtrustinhumans.0.Robotsfailtointerprettinyphysicalgestures.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutOpenPose?

A.Ittracksonepersonatatime.B.Itcantrackslightbodymovements.

C.Itusesadometorecognizepeople.D.Itcantake500picturesinonesecond.

3.WhatmakesOpenPoseeasytouse?

A.Thedataset.B.3-Dtechnology.

C.Apowerfulcomputer.D.Acamera-lineddome.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatRobotsAreExpectedtoDointheFuture?

B.WhyIsBodyLanguageSoImportant?

C.RobotsLearntoReadBodyLanguage

D.RobotsCanandWillChangeOurLives

5.Think“art”.Whatcomestoyourmind?IsitGreekorRomansculpturesintheLouvre,orChinese

paintings?Haveyoueverimaginedit'sadancingpatternoflights?

TheartworksbyAmericanartistJanetEchelmanlooklikecolorfulfloatingcloudswhenlitupatnight.

Visitorscouldnotonlyenjoylookingatthembutalsointeractwiththemliterally——byusingtheirphones

tochangethecolorsandpatterns.Butaretheyreallyart?

Whateveryouropinion,wecannotdenyarthasexistedforthousandsofyearsandartandtechnology

havealwaysbeentwoseparatethings.

Today,however,technologicaladvanceshaveledtoacombinationofartandtechnology,changingthe

artworldgreatly.Nowartismoreaccessibletous.Forexample,peopleusedtoqueuesixhoursbutspend

limitedtimeadmiringthefamous5-meterChinesepaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.

Thankstotechnology,however,viewerscanleisurelyexperienceadigitalversionofthispainting,where

thecharacterscanmoveandinteractwiththeirsurroundings.

Theart-techcombinationisalsochangingourconceptsofMart"andthe“artist”.Notonlycanweinteract

withart,buttakepartinitscreation.Withnewtechnologicaltoolsatourfingertips,morepeopleare

exploringnewartforms,suchasdigitalpaintingsandvideos.However,ithasalsoraisedquestionsoverits

overallquality.Canavideoofsomeoneslicingatomatoreallybecalled"art"?

Similarly,suchdevelopmentsaremakingthelinebetweenartandtechnologylessdistinct.Cansomeone

unfamiliarwithtraditionalartists*toolsreallycallthemselvesan"artist'1?Andistheartistthecreatorofthe

artitself,orthemakerofthetechnologybehindit?

Wheretechnologywilltakeartnextisanyone'sguess.Butonethingisforsure-withsomanyartists

exploringnewpossibilities,wecandefinitelyexpecttheunexpected.

l.HowcouldviewersinteractwithJanetEchelman'sartworks?

A.Bytalkingtoheronthephone.B.Bylightinguptheartworks.

C.Bytouchingtheirphonescreens.D.Bycoloringthepatterns.

2.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph4indicate?

A.AchievementsofChina'stechnology.B.Theinfluenceofartontechnology.

C.Interactionbetweenviewersandart.D.Easieraccesstoartcausedbytechnology.

3.Whatdoweknowabouttheart-techcombination?

A.Itlowersthequalityofartworks.B.Itinvolvescommonpeopleininnovation.

C.Itshortensthetimeofpainting.D.Itmakesscientiststherealcreatorsofart.

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardcombiningtechnologywithart?

A.RegretfuLB.Objective.C.Disapproving.D.Conservative.

6.Along-termdreamfor3-Dbioprintingisthatpeopleonactivewaitinglistsfororgandonationsmight

onedayhavetheoptionofgettingabio-printedorgan.Althoughtheabilitytoproduceafunctionalheartor

kidneythiswaylikelyliesyearsinthefuture,realisticnear-termgoalsincludebioprintingsimpler

structures.Livingtissuesprintedoutsidethebody,however,wouldstillrequireimplantationoperation,

whichofteninvolveslargeincisionsthatincreasetheriskofinfectionandlengthenrecoverytime.

ScientistsinTsinghuaUniversityareworkingonawaytoprintcellsdirectlyinsidethebody.Theidea

wouldbetouseexistingminimallyinvasive（切入的）operationtechniquestoinsert3-Dprintingtoolsinto

patientsandthenlaydownnewtissues.

Muchofthepreviousresearchhasfocusedontreatmentsofskinandothertissuesintheouterpartofthe

body,becausethenecessaryequipmentisnormallytoolargetoaccessthedigestivetractandother

centrallylocatedorgans.ScientistsinChinawantedtodevelopaminibioprintingrobotthatcouldenterthe

humanbodywithrelativecase,sothattheycanusethetechnologyforconditionslikestomachulcer（溃疡）.

Theresultingmicrorobotisjust30millimeterswide—lessthanhalfthewidthofacreditcard—andcan

foldtoalengthof43millimeters.Onceinsideapatient'sbody,itunfoldstobecome59millimeterslong

andcanstartbioprinting.Theteamhasconstructedclevermechanismsthatmakethesystemcompact

whenenteringthebodyyetextendtoprovidealargeworkingareaoncepastthetightentry.Intheir

experiments,theresearchersinChinafittedthemicrorobotontoalongtubethatcanbeinsertedthrough

bodilyopeningsandsuccessfullysnakeditthroughacurvedpipeintoatransparentplasticmodelofa

stomach.

1.WhatistheaimofTsinghua'snewresearch?

A.Torepairwoundedskinofthehumanbody.

B.Totakestomachulceroutofthehumanbody.

C.Toprintnewtissuesinsidethehumanbody.

D.Totransplant3-Dprintedorgansintothehumanbody.

2.WhatistheadvantageofTsinghua'snewtechnique?

A.Immediateorgansharing.B.Reducedpatientsuffering.

C.Lessuseofoperationequipment.D.Accuratehealthconditionidentification.

3.WhatistheendproductofTsinghua'sresearch?

A.Aplasticstomach.B.Asnake-likelongtube.

C.A3-Dprintedstructure.D.Aminibioprintingrobot.

4.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toguide.B.Toinform.

C.Toadvertise.D.Toargue.

7.AnewinternationalstudypublishedinPLOSBiologysuggeststhatthepopularityoftigers,lions,

polarbearsandothersmayactuallycontributetotheirdownfall.Theresearchersusedacombinationof

onlineinvestigations,schoolquestionnaires,zoowebsitesandcartoonfilmstoidentifythe10most

belovedanimals.Thetopthreeweretigers,lionsandelephants.

"Iwassurprisedtoseethatalthoughthese10animalsarethemostbeloved,amajordangerfacedby

nearlyallofthemisthedirectkillingbyhumans,especiallyfromhunting/'saidWilliamRipple,a

distinguishedprofessorofforestecologyatOregonStateUniversityandaco-authorofthestudy."This

killingbyhumansseemssadlyironic（讽刺的）tome,asthesearesomeofourmostbelovedwildanimals."

Manyoftheseanimalsaresofrequentlydescribedinpopcultureandmarketingmaterialsthattheymay

formaninaccurateUvirtualpopulation"thatisdoingbetterinthemediathaninnature,notedbylead

authorFranckCourchampoftheUniversityofParis.Theresearchersfound,forexample,thattheaverage

Frenchcitizenswillseemorevirtuallionsthroughphotos,cartoons,logosandbrandsinonemonththan

wildlionsleftinWestAfrica.

"Unknowingly,companiesusinggiraffesorpolarbearsformarketingpurposesmaybeactively

contributingtothefalsebeliefthattheseanimalsarenotatriskofdyingout,andthereforenotinneedof

conservation,"Courchampsaid.Hesuggestedinthepaperthatcompaniesusingimagesofendangered

animalsformarketingpurposesprovideinformationtopromotetheirconservation,andperhapspartof

theirprofitsfbrprotectionoftheanimals.

NearlyhalfofthetoyanimalssoldintheUnitedStatesonAmazonwereoneofthe10belovedanimals,

whileinFrancesome800,000''Sophiethegiraffe'1babytoysweresoldlastyear-morethaneighttimes

thenumberofgiraffeslivinginAfrica.

"Theappearanceofthesebelovedanimalsinstores,inmovies,ontelevision,andonavarietyof

productsseemstobetrickingthepublicintobelievingtheyaredoingokay,"Ripplesaid.nIfwedon*twork

togethertosavetheseanimals,thatmaysoonbetheonlywayanyonewillseethem.1'

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Animalimagesareusedinmarketing.

B.Wildanimalsareatahighriskofdyingout.

C.Animals1popularityinlifecausestheirdecrease.

D.Effortsaremadetoprotectanimalsindanger.

2.WhatshouldcompaniesdoaccordingtoCourchamp?

A.Useanimalsfbrmarketingpurposes.B.Sparesomeearningstoprotectanimals.

C.Avoidprovidinginformationaboutanimals.D.Contributethemselvestomarketingresearch.

3.Whydoestheauthormention"Sophiethegiraffe"babytoys?

A.ToprovethesebabytoysareahitinFrance.

B.Toadvertisefbrthebabytoysamongreaders.

C.Toshowthedistinctionbetweenvirtualandrealpopulation.

D.ToindicategiraffesrankhigherthanotheranimalsinFrance.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that1*inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Raisinganimalsathome.B.Acloselookattheanimals.

C.Exposuretoanimalsinthewild.D.Animals'appearanceinthemedia.

8.TheBiggestStadiumsintheWorld

PeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.Inaround80A.D.,the

RomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld'sbestknownstadiumandcontinuestoinform

contemporarydesign.Rome'sColosseumwas157feettallandhad80entrances,seating50,000people.

However,thatwassmallfrycomparedwiththecity'sCircusMaximus,whichaccommodatedaround

250,000people.

Thesedays,safetyregulations——nottomentionthemodernsportsfan'sdesirefbragoodviewanda

comfortableseat-tendtokeepstadiumcapacities（容量）slightlylower.Evensoccerfanstendtohavea

seateach;gonearethedaysofthousandsstandingtowatchthematch.

Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAtlaslistsofor,which

ranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellasupdatedinformationfromofficialstadium

websites.

Allthesestadiumsarestillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthebiggesteventsinworldsport.

•Rungrado1stofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R.Korea.Capacity:150,000.Opened:May1,1989.

•MichiganStadium,AnnArbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened:October1,1927.

•BeaverStadium,StateCollege,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:September17,1960.

•OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:October7,1922.

•KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:September24,1927.

l.HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold?

A.104,944.B.107,601.

C.About150,000.D.About250,000.

2.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?

A.MichiganStadium.B.BeaverStadium.

C.OhioStadium.D.KyleField.

3.Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon?

A.Theyhostbiggames.B.Theyhavebecometouristattractions.

C.TheywerebuiltbyAmericans.D.Theyarefavoredbyarchitects.

9.Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpaying

foralandline（座机）？

Thesedaysyou'dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn'towna

mobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeand

receivecallsanywhere,anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter（29%）rely

onlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey（调查）.OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,a

thirdconcedethatit'snotreallynecessaryandthey'rekeepingitasasecurityblanket-19percentsaythey

neveruseitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothat

category.

MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageisnaturallya

factor（因素）~only58percentofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percent

ofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn'ttheonlyfactor;Td

sayit'salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.

GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenienttohaveahome

phoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonly

peoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagame

andguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone（usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit）.

Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorning

milkdeliveries?

1.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?

A.Theirtargetusers.B.Theirwidepopularity.

C.Theirmajorfunctions.D.Theircomplexdesign.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"concede1'inparagraph3mean?

A.Admit.B.Argue.C.Remember.D.Remark.

3.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?

A.Theylikesmartphonegames.B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers'identity.

C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.

4,Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?

A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.B.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.

C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.D.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.

10.You'veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans-between4.8and12.7milliontonnesenterocean

ecosystemseveryyear.Butdoesoneplasticstraworcupreallymakeadifference?ArtistBenjaminVon

Wongwantsyoutoknowthatitdoes.Hebuildsmassivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,forcingviewers

tore-examinetheirrelationshiptosingle-useplasticproducts.

Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled"Strawpocalypse,"apairof10-foot-tallplastic

waves,frozenmid-crash.Madeof168,000plasticstrawscollectedfromseveralvolunteerbeachcleanups,

thesculpturemadeitsfirstappearanceattheEstellaPlaceshoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.

Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthebiggestsource（来源）of

plasticpollution,butthey*verecentlycomeunderfirebecausemostpeopledon'tneedthemtodrinkwith

and,becauseoftheirsmallsizeandweight,theycannotberecycled.Everystrawthat'spartofVonWong's

artworklikelycamefromadrinkthatsomeoneusedforonlyafewminutes.Oncethedrinkisgone,the

strawwilltakecenturiestodisappear.

Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoillustrate（说明）aspecificstatistic:Every60seconds,a

truckload'sworthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthiswork,titled"TruckloadofPlastic,"VonWonganda

groupofvolunteerscollectedmorethan10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethentiedtogethertolooklike

they'dbeendumped（倾倒）fromatruckallatonce.

VonWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreducetheirplasticfootprint.

1.WhatareVonWong'sartworksintendedfor?

A.Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.B.Introducingeco-friendlyproducts.

C.Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.D.Reducinggarbageonthebeach.

2.WhydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinParagraph3?

A.Toshowthedifficultyoftheirrecycling.B.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.

C.Tovoicehisviewsonmodemart.D.Tofindasubstituteforthem.

3.Whateffectwould"TruckloadofPlastic'*haveonviewers?

A.Calming.B.Disturbing.C.Refreshing.D.Challenging.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Artists1OpinionsonPlasticSafetyB.MediaInte