2023年高考英语二轮复习教案阅读理解01主旨要义

【高频考点解密】2023年高考英语二轮复习讲义

阅读理解

解密01主旨要义的复习要点

【构建知识体系】

考点1精确归纳标题

主旨大意题考点2概括文章大意

考点3总结段落大意

【英语学科素养解读】

命题素养解读

题型解读

要求

要求考生阅读4篇短主旨大意题包括精确归纳标题、概括文章大意

文，从每题所给的4个选和总结段落大意，主要考查考生能否分辨主题和细

考查

项中选出最佳选项。题材节，是否具备提纲挈领的能力，也就是能否在理解

主旨大意、

广泛，包括科普、社会、全文的基础上运用概括、判断、归纳、推理等逻辑

细节理解、

文化、政治、经济等多方方法对文章进行高度概括和总结，做这类题目时要

推理判断、

面内容。体裁多样，以记高瞻远瞩，不可以以偏概全。

词义猜测、

叙文、议论文、说明文为

篇章结构

主。

等。

【解密新高考真题】——预测高考命题方向

阅读理解之主旨要义高考解密

2023年命题解读和近年考点再现

考点1精确归纳标题

1.【2022年新高考全国H卷】C

Overthelastsevenyears,moststateshavebannedtextingbydrivers,andpublicservice

campaignshavetriedawiderangeofmethodstopersuadepeopletoputdowntheirphoneswhen

theyarebehindthewheel.

Yettheproblem,byjustaboutanymeasure,appearstobegettingworse.Americansarestill

textingwhiledriving,aswellasusingsocialnetworksandtakingphotos.Roadaccidents,which

hadfallenforyears,arenowrisingsharply.

Thatispartlybecausepeoplearedrivingmore,butMarkRosekind,thechiefoftheNational

HighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,saiddistracted（分心）drivingwas"onlyincreasing,

unfortunately.M

"Bigchangerequiresbigideas.'*hesaidinaspeechlastmonth,referringbroadlytotheneed

toimproveroadsafety.Sototrytochangeadistinctlymodembehavior,lawmakersandpublic

healthexpertsarereachingbacktoanoldapproach:Theywanttotreatdistracteddrivinglike

drunkdriving.

AnideafromlawmakersinNewYorkistogivepoliceofficersanewdevicecalledthe

Textalyzer.Itwouldworklikethis:Anofficerarrivingatthesceneofacrashcouldaskforthe

phonesofthedriversandusetheTextalyzertocheckintheoperatingsystemfbrrecentactivity.

Thetechnologycoulddeterminewhetheradriverhadjusttexted,emailedordoneanythingelse

thatisnotallowedunderNewYork'shands-freedrivinglaws.

nWeneedsomethingonthebooksthatcanchangepeople'sbehavior/5saidFelixW.Ortiz,

whopushedfbrthestate's2001banonhand-helddevicesbydrivers.IftheTextalyzerbill

becomeslaw,hesaid,"peoplearegoingtobemoreafraidtoputtheirhandsonthecellphone.n

11.Whatisasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.ToDriveorNottoDrive?ThinkBeforeYouStart

B.TextingandDriving?WatchOutfortheTextalyzer

C.NewYorkBanningHand-HeldDevicesbyDrivers.

D.TheNextGenerationCellPhone:TheTextalyzer-

2.B[2022•全国甲卷】

Goffin'scockatoos,akindofsmallparrotnativetoAustralasia,havebeenshowntohave

similarshape-recognitionabilitiestoahumantwo-year-old.Thoughnotknowntousetoolsinthe

wild,thebirdshaveprovedskilfulattoolusewhilekeptinthecage.Inarecentexperiment,

cockatooswerepresentedwithaboxwithanutinsideit.Theclearfrontoftheboxhada

“keyhole“inageometricshape,andthebirdsweregivenfivedifferentlyshaped"keys"tochoose

from.Insertingthecorrect"key”wouldletoutthenut.

Inhumans,babiescanputaroundshapeinaroundholefromaroundoneyearofage,butit

willbeanotheryearbeforetheyareabletodothesamewithlesssymmetrical（对称的）shapes.

Thisabilitytorecognizethatashapewillneedtobeturnedinaspecificdirectionbeforeitwillfit

iscalledan"allocentricframeofreference,\Intheexperiment,Goffin'scockatooswereableto

selecttherighttoolforthejob,inmostcases,byvisualrecognitionalone.Wheretrial-and-error

wasused,thecockatoosdidbetterthanmonkeysinsimilartests.ThisindicatesthatGoffin's

cockatoosdoindeedpossessanallocentricframeofreferencewhenmovingobjectsinspace,

similartotwo-year-oldbabies.

Thenextstep,accordingtotheresearchers,istotryandworkoutwhetherthecockatoosrely

entirelyonvisualclues（线索）,oralsouseasenseoftouchinmakingtheirshapeselections.

27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.Cockatoos:QuickErrorCheckersB.Cockatoos:IndependentLearners

C.Cockatoos:CleverSignal-ReadersD.Cockatoos:SkilfulShape-Sorters

3.C[2022•全国高考乙卷】

Canasmallgroupofdrones（无人机）guaranteethesafetyandreliabilityofrailwaysand,at

thesametime,helprailwayoperatorssavebillionsofeuroseachyear?Thatistheverylikely

futureofapplyingtoday's"eyesinthesky“technologytomakingsurethatthemillionsof

kilometresofrailtracksandinfrastructure（基础设施）worldwidearesafefbrtrainsona24/7basis.

Dronesarealreadybeingusedtoexaminehigh-tensionelectricallines.Theycoulddo

preciselythesamethingtoinspectrailwaylinesandothervitalaspectsofrailinfrastructuresuch

asthecorrectpositionofrailwaytracksandswitchingpoints.Themoreregularlytheycanbe

inspected,themorerailwaysafety,reliabilityandon-timeperformancewillbeimproved.Costs

wouldbecutandoperationswouldbemoreefficient（高效）acrosstheboard.

Thatincludeshugesavingsinmaintenancecostsandbetterprotectionofrailwaypersonnel

safety.ItiscalculatedthatEuropeanrailwaysalonespendapproximately20billioneurosayear

onmaintenance,includingsendingmaintenancestaff,oftenatnight,toinspectandrepairtherail

infrastructure.Thatcanbedangerousworkthatcouldbeavoidedwithdronesassistingthecrews'

efforts.

performthesetasks,dronesfbrraildon'tneedtobeflyingoverhead.Engineersarenow

workingonanewconcept:theraildronesofthefuture.Theywillbemovingonthetrackaheadof

thetrain,andprogrammedtorunautonomously.VerysmalldroneswithadvancedsensorsandAI

andtravellingaheadofthetraincouldguideitlikeaco-pilot.Withtheirabilitytoseeahead,they

couldsignalanyproblem,sothatfast-movingtrainswouldbeabletoreactintime.

11.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhatFaultsCanBeDetectedwithDrones

B.HowProductionofDronesCanBeExpanded

C.WhatDifficultyDroneDevelopmentWillFace

D.HowDronesWillChangetheFutureofRailways

4.C【2021•全国新高考n卷】

ABritishwomanwhowonaSImillionprizeaftershewasnamedtheWorld'sBestTeacher

willusethecashtobringinspirationalfiguresintoUKschools.

AndriaZafirakou,anorthLondonsecondaryschoolteacher,saidshewantedtobringabouta

classroomrevolution（变革）.“Wearegoingtomakeachange,“shesaid/Tvestartedaprojectto

promotetheteachingoftheartsinourschools.^^

Theprojectresultsfromthedifficultiesmanyschoolshaveingettingartistsofanysort-

whetheranup-and-cominglocalmusicianoramajormoviestar-intoschoolstoworkwithand

inspirechildren.

ZafirakoubegantheprojectatAlpertonCommunitySchool,herplaceofworkforthepast

twelveyears.'Tveseenthosemagicmomentswhenchildrenaretalkingtosomeonetheyare

inspiredby-theireyesareshiningandtheirfaceslightup,“shesaid."Weneedartists.morethan

everinourschools."

ArtistMichaelCraig-Martinsaid:"Andria'sbrilliantprojecttobringartistsfromallfields

intodirectcontactwithchildrenisparticularlywelcomeatatimewhentheartsarebeing

downgradedinschools.0Itwasamistaketoseetheartsasunnecessary,headded.

HistorianSirSimonSchamaisalsoasupporteroftheproject.Hesaidthatartseducationin

schoolswasnotjustanadd-on.”Itisabsolutelynecessary.Thefuturedependsoncreativityand

creativitydependsontheyoung.Whatwillremainofuswhenartificialintelligencetakesover

willbeourcreativity,anditisourcreativespirit,ourvisionarysenseoffreshness,thathasbeen

ourstrengthforcenturies.'*

11.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.BringArtiststoSchoolsB.WhenHistoriansMeetArtists

C.ArtsEducationinBritainD.TheWorld'sBestArtsTeacher

5.D12021•英语全国甲卷】

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

Let*sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolfor

genius.Butwewanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthat

somepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentorcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropean

origin.Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.Ifssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthose

victorssetthestandardsfbradmissiontothegeniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadeby

geniusesoutsidetheclub-women,orpeopleofadifferentcolororbelief-theywere

unacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythan

boystosaythatmembersoftheirgender（性另ij）are"really,reallysmart.^^Evenworse,thestudy

foundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobefor

childrenwhoare“really,reallysmart."Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecome

discouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn*ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:absolutelynot.

Here*sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reall

positionedtoseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewill

seethatsocialfactors（因素）likegender,race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.

Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith"intelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅

力）,andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.”

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GeniusesThinkAlikeB.GeniusTakesManyForms

C.GeniusandIntelligenceD.GeniusandLuck

6.C【2021・全国新高考I卷】

WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskiesandlands

werealivewithanastonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshadtakencareofthese

preciousnaturalresourceswisely.Unfortunately,ittooktheexplorersandthesettlerswho

followedonlyafewdecadestodecimatealargepartoftheseresources.Millionsofwaterfowl

（水禽）werekilledatthehandsofmarkethuntersandahandfulofoverlyambitioussportsmen.

Millionsofacresofwetlandsweredriedtofeedandhousetheever-increasingpopulations,greatly

reducingwaterfowlhabitat.

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct（Act）,anincreasingly

concernednationtookfirmactiontostopthedestructionofmigratory（迁徙的）waterfowland

thewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.UnderthisAct,allwaterfowlhunters16yearsofageand

overmustannuallypurchaseandcarryaFederalDuckStamp.TheveryfirstFederalDuckStamp

wasdesignedbyJ.N."Ding”Darling,apoliticalcartoonistfromDesMoines,Iowa,whoatthat

timewasappointedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauofBiological

Survey.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofournaturalresources.

About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBird

ConservationFundtopurchasewetlandsandwildlifehabitatforinclusionintotheNational

WildlifeRefugeSystem-afactthatensuresthislandwillbeprotectedandavailableforall

generationstocome.Since1934,betterthanhalfabilliondollarshasgoneintothatFundto

purchasemorethan5millionacresofhabitat.LittlewondertheFederalDuckStampProgramhas

beencalledoneofthemostsuccessfulconservationprogramseverinitiated.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheFederalDuckStampStoryB.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem

C.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowlD.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting

7.C【2021・全国高考乙卷】

You'veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans—between4.8and12.7milliontonnesenter

oceanecosystemseveryyear.Butdoesoneplasticstraworcupreallymakeadifference?Artist

BenjaminVonWongwantsyoutoknowthatitdoes.Hebuildsmassivesculpturesoutofplastic

garbage,forcingviewerstore-examinetheirrelationshiptosingle-useplasticproducts.

Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled“Strawpocalypse,“apairof

1O-foot-tallplasticwaves,frozenmid-crash.Madeof168,000plasticstrawscollectedfrom

severalvolunteerbeachcleanups,thesculpturemadeitsfirstappearanceattheEstellaPlace

shoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.

Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsarebynomeansthebiggestsource

（来源）ofplasticpollution,butthey'verecentlycomeunderfirebecausemostpeopledon'tneed

themtodrinkwithand,becauseoftheirsmallsizeandweight,theycannotberecycled.Every

strawthat'spartofVonWong'sartworklikelycamefromadrinkthatsomeoneusedfbronlya

fewminutes.Oncethedrinkisgone,thestrawwilltakecenturiestodisappear.

Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoillustrate（说明）aspecificstatistic:Every60

seconds,atruckload'sworthofplasticenterstheocean.Forthiswork,titled“Truckloadof

Plastic,VonWongandagroupofvolunteerscollectedmorethan10,000piecesofplastic,which

werethentiedtogethertolooklikethey'dbeendumped（倾倒）fromatruckallatonce.

VbnWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniestoreducetheirplastic

footprint.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.Artists*OpinionsonPlasticSafety

B.MediaInterestinContemporaryArt

C.ResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompanies

D.OceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculptures

8.B【2021•浙江卷】

Weliveinatownwiththreebeaches.Therearetwoparkslessthan10minutes'walkfrom

homewhereneighbourhoodchildrengathertoplay.However,whatmychildrenwanttodoafter

schoolispickupascreen-anyscreen-andstareatitfbrhours.Theyarenotalone.Toda/s

childrenspendanaverageoffourandahalfhoursadaylookingatscreens,splitbetween

watchingtelevisionandusingtheInternet.

Inthepastfewyears,anincreasingnumberofpeopleandorganisationshavebeguncoming

upwithplanstocounterthistrend.Acoupleofyearsago,film-makerDavidBondrealisedthathis

children,thenagedfiveandthree,wereattachedtoscreenstothepointwherehewasabletosay

nchocolatenintohisthree-year-oldson*searwithoutgettingaresponse.Herealisedthatsomething

neededtochange,and,beingaLondonmediatype,appointedhimself''marketingdirectorfor

Nature".Hedocumentedhisjourneyashesetabouttreatingnatureasabrandtobemarketedto

youngpeople.TheresultwasProjectWildThing,afilmwhichchartsthebirthoftheWild

Networkagroupoforganisationswiththecommongoalofgettingchildrenoutintonature.

"Justfivemoreminutesoutdoorscanmakeadifference,"DavidBondsays."Thereisalotof

reallyinterestingevidencewhichseemstobesuggestingthatifchildrenareinspireduptotheage

ofseven,thenbeingoutdoorswillbeahabitforlife.**Hisownchildrenhavegotintothehabitof

playingoutsidenow:nWejustsendthemoutintothegardenandtellthemnottocomebackinfor

awhile.'1

Summerisuponus.Thereisanamazingworldoutthere,anditneedsourchildrenasmuch

astheyneedit.Letusgetthemoutandletthemplay.

24.Whatistheproblemwiththeauthor'schildren?

A.Theyoftenannoytheneighbours.B.Theyaretiredofdoingtheirhomework.

C.TheyhavenofriendstoplaywithD.Theystayinfrontofscreensfortoolong.

25.HowdidDavidBondadvocatehisidea?

A.Bymakingadocumentaryfilm.B.Byorganizingoutdooractivities.

C.ByadvertisinginLondonmedia.D.Bycreatinganetworkoffriends.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"charts"inparagraph2

A.recordsB.predictsC.delaysD.confirms

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LetChildrenHaveFunB.YoungChildrenNeedMoreFreeTire

C.MarketNaturetoChildrenD.DavidBond:ARoleModelforChildren

9.D【2020・全国I]

Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.

Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,forexample,

discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime.Inanother,employeeswere

showntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplacesweredecoratedwithhouseplants.

TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenitastepfurther

changingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse,evenunusual

functions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey're

shortofwaterandaplantthatcandetecthannfulchemicalsingroundwater."We'rethinking

abouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,u

explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.

Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsgrow(发光)inexperimentsusingsome

commonvegetables.Strano'steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightforthree-and-a-half

hours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,isjustastart.The

technology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventotumtreeinto

self-poweredstreetlamps.

inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedonto

plantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant'slifetime.Theengineersarealso

tryingtodevelopanonandoff'*switch”wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedtodaylight.

Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Sincelightingis

oftenfarremovedfromthepowersource（电源）・suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreet

lampsonaremotehighway-alotofenergyislostduringtransmission（传输）.

Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.316

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?

B.Howdowelivewithglowingplants?

C.Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?

D.Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?

10.D【2020•全国新课标II]

Ihaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcanremember.Iwas

alwaysanenthusiasticreader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksadayasachild.Storieswere

likeairtomeandwhileotherkidsplayedballorwenttoparties,Ilivedoutadventuresthrough

thebooksIcheckedoutfromthelibrary.

MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrarywhenIwas16yearsold.Itwasadreamjob

andIdideverythingfromshelvingbookstoreadingtothechildrenforstorytime.

AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarytookonanewplaceandanaddedmeaning

inmylife.Ihadseveralchildrenandbookswereourmainsource（来源）ofentertainment.Itwasa

bigdealforustoloadupandgotothelocallibrary,wheremykidscouldpickoutbookstoread

orbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.

Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,asthoughIwereactingoutthestorieswithmyvoice

andtheylovedit!Itwasaspecialtimetobondwithmychildrenanditfilledthemwiththe

wondermentofbooks.

Now,IseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothelibraryandIlovethattheexcitementof

goingtothelibrarylivesonformgenerationtogeneration.

Asanovelist,Fvefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheir

locallibrarywhentheycan'taffordtopurchaseabook.Iseelibrariesasasafehaven（避风港）fbr

readersandwriters,abridgethathelpsputtogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirown

way,helpfightbookpiracy（盗版行为）and1thinkallwritersshouldsupportlibrariesina

significantwaywhentheycan.Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Sharelibraryannouncements

onyoursocialmedia.Frequentthemandtalkaboutthemwhenyoucan.335

35.Whichcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.Reading:ASourceofKnowledge

B.MyIdeaaboutwriting

C.Library:AHavenfbrtheYoung

D.MyLoveoftheLibrary

11.D【2020・全国新课标III】

Wearetheproductsofevolution,andnotjustevolutionthatoccurredbillionsofyearsago.

Asscientistslookdeeperintoourgenes（基因），theyarefindingexamplesofhumanevolutionin

justthepastfewthousandyears.PeopleinEthiopianhighlandshaveadaptedtolivingathigh

altitudes.Cattle-raisingpeopleinEastAfricaandnorthernEuropehavegainedamutation（突变）

thathelpsthemdigestmilkasadults.

OnThursdayinanarticlepublishedinCell,ateamofresearchersreportedanewkindof

adaptation-nottoairortofood,buttotheocean.Agroupofsea-dwellingpeopleinSoutheast

Asiahaveevolvedintobetterdivers.TheBajau,asthesepeopleareknown,numberinthe

hundredsofthousandsinIndonesia,MalaysiaandthePhilippines.Theyhavetraditionallylived

onhouseboats;inrecenttimes,they*vealsobuilthousesonstilts（支柱）incoastalwaters."They

aresimplyastrangertotheland,"saidRedneyC.Jubilado,aUniversityofHawaiiresearcherwho

studiestheBajau.

Dr.JubiladofirstmettheBajauwhilegrowinguponSamalIslandinthePhilippines.They

madealivingasdivers,spearfishingorharvestingshellfish.nWeweresoamazedthattheycould

stayunderwatermuchlongerthanuslocalislanders,'*Dr.Jubiladosaid.4tIcouldseethemactually

walkingunderthesea.”

In201,MelissaIlardo,thenagraduatestudentingeneticsattheUniversityofCopenhagen,

heardabouttheBajau.Shewonderedifcenturiesofdivingcouldhaveledtotheevolutionof

physicalcharacteristicsthatmadethetaskeasierfbrthem,“itseemedliketheperfectchancefor

naturalselectiontoactonapopulation,"saidDr.Ilardo.Shealsosaidtherewerelikelyanumber

ofothergenesthathelptheBajaudive.299

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.BodiesRemodeledforaLifeatSeaB.Highlanders'SurvivalSkills

C.BasicMethodsofGeneticResearchD.TheWorld*sBestDivers

考点2概括文章大意

l.C[2022•全国甲卷】

AsGinniBazlintonreachedAntarctica,shefoundherselfgreetedbyagroupoflittleGentoo

penguins（企鹅）longingtosayhello.Thesegentle,lovelygatekeeperswelcomedherand

kick-startedwhatwastobeatripGinniwouldneverforget.

Eversinceherchildhood,Ginni,now71,hashadadeeplovefbrtravel.Throughouther

career（职业）asaprofessionaldancer,shetouredintheUK,butalwayslongedtoexplorefurther.

Whensheretiredfromdancingandhersonseventuallyflewthenest,shedecideditwastimeto

taketheplunge.

AftertakingadegreeatChichesterUniversityinRelatedArts,Ginnibegantotravelthe

world,eventuallygettingworkteachingEnglishinJapanandChile.AnditwasinChileshe

discoveredshecouldgetlast-minutecheapdealsonshipsgoingtoAntarcticafromtheislandsoff

TierradelFuego,thesouthernmosttipoftheSouthAmericanmainland.justdecidedwantedto

go,“shesays."IhadnoideaaboutwhatTdfindthereandIwasn'tnervous,Ijustwantedtodoit.

AndIwantedtodoitaloneasIalwayspreferitthatway.”

InMarch2008,Ginniboardedashipwith48passengersshe'dnevermetbefore,tobeginthe

journeytowardsAntarctica.tcFromseeingthewildlifetowitnessingsunrises,thewhole

experiencewasamazing.Antarcticaleftanimpressiononmethatnootherplacehas,“Ginnisays.

“IrememberthefirsttimeIsawahumpbackwhale;itjustroseoutofthewaterlikesome

prehistoriccreatureandIthoughtitwassmilingatus.Youcouldstillheartheoperaticsoundsit

wasmakingunderwater.”

Therealizationthatthisisapreciousland,toberespectedbyhumans,wasoneofthebiggest

thingsthathithometoGinni.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Achildhooddream.B.Anunforgettableexperience.

C.Sailingaroundtheworld.D.MeetinganimalsinAntarctica.

2.B12020•全国新课标II]

Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,butresearchers

saidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildrenthe

UniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and4laterdevelop

betterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobeasignificantpredictorofcognition（认知）after

controllingfbrdifferencesinparents9income,educationandtheamountofparenttalk,Levine

said.

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduringeverydayactivities

athomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46monthsofagehavebetter

spatialskillswhenassessedat54monthsofage.

“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,ontasksthat

assessedtheirabilitytorotate（旋转）andtranslateshapes,Levinesaidinastatement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynonnallywould,andabouthalf

ofchildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-incomeparentstendedtohave

childrenplayw