2021届新高考英语密押试卷分类汇编：阅读理解专题（解析版）

浙江省2021届高三英语考前押题试卷精选汇编

阅读理解专题

2021年新高考英语密押卷1

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Overview

TakeacourseonmaskmakinginVenice,andlearnaboutthehistoryofthisancienttradition.Youcanchoose

fromaproductionclassoradecorationclass,oryoucaneventakeboth.Nomatterwhichoptionyouchoose,you

gettobringhomeyourcreation-justintimeforCarnival.

WhatToExpect

Amasterartisan（工匠）willexplaintoyoutheancienttechniqueofmakingaVenetianpapier-machemask,

providinginformationabouttheuseofmasksinVeniceduringpastcenturies.Attheendofthecourse,youwill

keepthemaskasasouvenir.

Duration:1hour15minutes

AdmissionTicketFree

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

Q:WhatisthepolicyonfacemasksandattendeehealthduringVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A:Facemasksarerequiredfortravelersandguidesinpublicareas.

Q:WhatisthemaximumgroupsizeduringVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A:Thisactivitywillhaveamaximumof6travelers.

Reviews

Chris_C,Oct.2020

Wetravelledwithasix-year-oldchildandthetourguidewasabletospan（持续）bothadultandkiddo

attentionspans.Hewassuperpatientwithus,tellingusasmallhistorylessonofthemasks.

Amanda_R,Jul.2020

ThetourguideGiorgiowasamazingwithourtwogirls.Theyhadagreattimeselectingthestyleofmask,

designingandpaintingthemasks.Giorgiowasverypatientanddidabeautifuljobofdecoratingthemasks.There

wasairconditioninginthetinyworkshoptoo.Isatattherestaurantoutsidethedoorandreadandhadaglassof

winewhilewaiting.

1.WhatcantravelersexperienceinVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A.LearningthehistoryofVenice.

B.Enjoyingworksoflocalartisans.

C.CreatingtraditionalVenetianmasks.

D.AdmiringexhibitsfortheCarnival.

2.WhatwouldyoudoforVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A.Joinanygroupasyoulike.

B.Bookaticketinadvance.

C.Wearfacemasksinpublicareas.

D.Arrangeaschedulefortwohours.

3.Whatarethetwotravelersbothcontentwith?

A.Thepatienceoftheguide.

B.Theskillsoftheartisans.

C.Thecreationsintheclass.

D.Thefacilitiesoftheworkshop.

B

Onedaywhensomegovernmentofficialswererebuildingabam,theyfoundamouseholeinacornerand

usedsmoketoforcethemiceinsidetheholetocomeout.Awhilelatertheyreallysawmicerunningout,oneafter

another.Then,everyonethoughtthatallthemicehadescaped.Butjustastheybegantocleanup,theysawtwo

micesqueezingoutatthemouthofthehole.Withsomeefforts,themicefinallygotout.However,itwasstrange

thataftertheycameoutofthehole,theydidnotrunawayimmediately.Instead,onechasedaftertheothernear

themouthofthehole.Itseemedthatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.

Everyonewaspuzzled,sotheysteppednearertotakealook.Theyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblind

andcouldnotseeanything,andtheotherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsothathecould

pulltheblindonewithhimtoescape.

Afterseeingwhathappened,everyonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.Duringthemealtime,thegroupof

peoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtotalkaboutwhathappenedtothetwomice.

OneseriousAmericanofficialsaid,thinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofkingand

guard.^^Theothersthoughtforawhileandsaid,“Thatwaswhy!^^

AcleverFrenchsaid,“Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofhusbandandwifb."Again

theothersthoughtforawhile,andallfeltitmadesense.

AJapanesesaid,“Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofmotherandson."Onceagain

theothersthoughtforawhile,andfeltthiswasmorereasonable.Sotheyexpressedagreementanothertime.

Atthatmoment,oneChineseasked,“Whydidthosetwomicehavetohaveacertainrelationship?^^

Suddenly,thegrouplookedbackattheChineseandremainedspeechless.TheAmericanofficial,theFrench

andtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshame,anddidnotdaretoanswer.

Infact,trueloveisnotbuiltonfriendship,loyaltyorbloodrelationship.Instead,itisbuiltonnorelationship.

4.Neitherofthetwomiceranawayimmediatelybecause.

A.onewasbitingtheotherB.themouthoftheholewastoosmall

C.theywerenotafraidofsmokeD.onewastryingtohelptheblindone

5.Whydidtheylowertheirheadsinshameaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theydidnotdaretoanswer.

B.Theyhadmistakentherelationshipofthemice.

C.Theyregretteddrivingapoorblindmouseaway.

D.Theydidnotexpressthemselvesmuchbetter.

6.Itisclearthat.

A.allthemicecameoutoftheholeeasily

B.eachofthepeopleunderstoodtherelationshipdifferently

C.thepeoplewantedtokillthemicewithsmoke

D.thepeopleknewoneofthemicewasblindatfirstsight

7.Theunderlinedsentence“itmadesense^^probablymeans.

A.itwasreasonableB.itwasstrange

C.itwasfunnyD.itwassweet

C

Sure,chocolateisadelicioustreat,andifsastapleofsomeofourfavoritedesserts.Butit'snotahealth

food,soitshouldbeenjoyedinmoderation-right?

Well,itturnsoutthateatingchocolatemightactuallyhaveaprettysignificanthealthbenefit.Accordingto

researchconductedbyfivescientistsinItaly,compoundsfoundinchocolate,calledflavanols,canhelpboost

cognitive(认知的)perfbnnance.Yup,chocolate'sgoodforyourbrain.

Thescientists,studyingattheUniversitiesofRomeandL'Aquila,summarizedresearchfromtendifferent

studies.Thestudiesassessedpeople'sperformanceoncognitivetestsbeforeandaftereatingcocoaorchocolate.

Theresultswereprettytelling:innineoutofthetenstudies,therewasanoticeableimprovementafterthesubjects

hadeatenthechocolate.Thescientistsfoundimprovementsin“generalcognition,attention,processingspeedand

workingmemory."Soundsprettygoodtous!

Andthat'snotall.Insubjects,especiallywomen,whoperformedthetestswhilesleep-deprived,theflavanols

helpedrelievethenegativeeffectsofthesleepdeprivation.Andthere'sevenmoregoodnews.Theresearchers

alsofoundthateatingchocolatedaily(overperiodsrangingfromfivedaystothreemonths)producednoticeable

long-termimprovementsincognition.Olderadults,whosememorieswerealreadydeclining,sawanespecially

significantimprovement.

Allchocolatehasflavanols,sincetheyoccurnaturallyincocoa.However,darkchocolateloversfeelhappy,

becauseithasmoreflavanolsthananyothertypeofchocolate.Infact,thescientiststhemselveshaveclaimedthat,

afterdoingthisresearch,they'vestartedeatingdarkchocolateeveryday!

Now,we'renotsayingyoushouldstarteatingchocolateforbreakfast,lunchanddinner-it'sstillhighin

sugarandlowinnutrients.Butnexttimeyoufindyourselfyawningafterasleeplessnight,snackonsome

chocolateandlettheflavanolsworktheirmagic.

8.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1probablymean?

A.Asmuchaspossible.B.Forthreemeals.

C.Inrightamount.D.Notintheleast.

9.Howdoesastudentperformwhilelearningaftereatingchocolate?

A.Hememorizeslessthanbefore.

B.Hecan'tconcentrateonlessonsintheslightest.

C.Hebecomesmoreexcited.

D.Heunderstandswhattheteachersaysfaster.

10.Accordingtothepassage,ifyourmemoryfails,whatshouldyoudo?

A.Eatchocolateasthreemeals.B.Usechocolateasadailysnack.

C.Huntfordarkchocolate.D.Askadoctorforadvice.

11.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Chocolateisabeneficialbutunhealthyfood.

B.Eatingchocolatebenefitsourlearning.

C.Eatingchocolateworksonyoursleep.

D.Chocolatecontainslownutrients.

D

Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzling

becauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence（金属彩虹色）canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallows

colorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.ThosesurprisingresultsappearinthejournalScientificReports.

Shiningiridescentcolor,whichchangesdependingontheanglefromwhichit'sviewed,isfavoredby

everythingfrombirdstobeetlesandblossomstobutterflies.

“Andinourresearchgroupweareofcourseinterestedinwhythisvividmetalliccolorissowidespreadin

nature.^^KarinKjemsmooftheUniversityofBristoladdsthatinsomecasestheshowysplashesoflightarea

sexualstrategy.t6HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplaystrongsexual

dimorphism（雌雄两，性），suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceofiridescenceis

mostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.Forexample,inmanyofthesecasesitisthemalesthathavethesevivid

iridescentcolorsandtheyusetheminmatechoiceortheyusethemasasignaltoattractmates.^^Butiridescence

alsoshowsupinsituationswherereproductionisnotanissue."Sowhatwearcstudyingnowiswhethernatural

selectionimposedbypredation（捕食行为）couldexplaintheoccurrenceofiridescenceinpreyanimals.^^

Theideathateye-catchingcolorscouldbeusedasacover-upisn'tanewone.t4Thefatherofcamouflage

theory,AbbottThayer,reallybelievedthatiridescenceshouldbecategorizedasacamouflagestrategy.Andhe

wroteinhisfamouslifeworkConcealing-ColorationintheAnimalKingdom,alreadyin1909,that'brilliantly

changeableormetalliccolorsareamongthestrongestfactorsinananimal'sconcealment5.Andthissoundslikea

completelyunreasonablethingtosay,becausehowcancolorsthatarebothbrilliantandchangeablecontributeto

animal'sconcealment?”

“Inasimilarway,wewereaskingwhetheriridescence,duetoitschangeability,couldworkasaformof

camouflagebypreventingshaperecognition.^^Kjernsmoandhercolleaguestrainedbumblebeestoassociatea

particularshape—acircleoranoval—withasugarreward.Andtheyfoundthatthebees,whengivenachoice,

wouldpreferentiallyvisittheshapetheyknewtobesweet.Butwhentheshapeswereiridescent,thebeeshad

troubletellingthemapart.<4Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisuallybrokeupthe

otherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.^^Asfbrmakinguseofthis

methodforhidinginplainsight,€tAnypracticalapplicationsisofcoursedirectlylinkedtoanyindustrythathasan

interestincamouflage,thatishowtoconcealobjectsormakethemmoredifficulttorecognize.^^Theresearchers

arecurrentlyconductingexperimentswithbirds,whichoftenpreyoniridescentinsectstoseeifithelpstohavea

bird*s-eyeview.

12.Accordingtothepassage,iridescenceisnotmadeuseofbyanimalsto.

A.livealittlelongerbyescapingtheirpredator•（捕食者）

B.catchtheattentionoftheirmates

C.concealthemselveswhenindanger

D.catchsightofmorecolorfulpreys

13.Fromthestudyinthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.Beescanalwaystellthedifferencebetweenacircleandanoval

B.Beesarecreaturesthatarefascinatedbysweetthingsthatareiridescent

C.Ifacircle,withasugarreward,isiridescent,thebeesmayhavedifficultyfindingit

D.Beesarelikelytoprefercirclestoovals,whethertheyareiridescentornot

14.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Whetherthereareanydifferencesbetweenbeesandbirds.

B.Someindustriesthathavegreatinterestincamouflage.

C.Whybirdsarenoteffectedbyiridescentinsects.

D.Whichcamouflagetheoryappliesmoretobirds.

15.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AfamouscamouflagestrategyB.Metalliciridescentasthebestdisguise

C.ColorsuniquetoanimalsD.Shiningcolorsasasexualstrategy

阅读理解A

1.C

2.C

3.A

【分析】

这是一篇应用文。广告介绍了“威尼斯面具制作课”的整体情况、准备工作、常见的问题和参与者的反馈等

信息。

1.

推理判断题。由WhatToExpect部分的内容“Amasterartisan（工匠）willexplaintoyoutheancienttechnique

ofmakingaVenetianpapier-machemask,providinginformationabouttheuseofmasksinVeniceduringpast

centuries.Attheendofthecourse,youwillkeepthemaskasasouvenir?'（一位工匠大师将向你解释制作威尼

斯纸制面具的古老技术，提供过去几个世纪威尼斯面具使用的信息。在课程结束时，你将保留这个面具作

为纪念。）可以推断，课程参与者将得到工匠们的指导，可以参与制作传统威尼斯面具，在课程结束时保

留自己制作的那个面具。故选C项。

2.

细节理解题。由FrequentlyAskedQuestions部分的“Facemasksarerequiredfortravelersandguidesinpublic

areas.”（旅行者和导游在公共场所需要戴面具。）可知，参与者要在公共场合戴面具，故选C项。

3.

细节理解题。由Reviews部分的“Hewassuperpatientwithus,tellingusasmallhistorylessonofthemasks.”

（他对我们非常有耐心，告诉我们一个关于面具的小小的历史教训。）和“Giorgiowasverypatientanddida

beautifuljobofdecoratingthemasks.”（Giorgio非常有耐心，把面具装饰得非常漂亮。）可知，两位参与上

课的游客都满意的是导游们都很耐心，故选A项。

阅读理解B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

【分析】

这是一篇记叙文。一天，一些政府官员正在翻新谷仓，他们发现墙角有一个老鼠洞，于是众人用烟熏，使

里面的老鼠出来，每个人都认为所有的老鼠都跑走了，但是他们发现其中一只老鼠瞎了，什么也看不见，

而另一只正设法让瞎老鼠咬他的尾巴，这样他就可以拉着瞎老鼠逃跑。众人纷纷猜测它们的关系，结果中

国人反问为什么它们一定要存在关系，这个故事告诉我们：真爱不是建立在友谊、忠诚或血缘关系上的。

相反，它没有建立在任何关系之上。

4.细节理解题。根据第二段中“Theyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblindandcouldnotseeanything,andthe

otherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsothathecouldpulltheblindonewithhimto

escape.（他们发现其中一只老鼠瞎了，什么也看不见，而另一只正设法让瞎老鼠咬他的尾巴，这样他就可以

拉着瞎老鼠逃跑）”可知，两只老鼠都没有立刻逃跑，因为其中一只试图帮助那只失明的老鼠。故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据最后一段"Infact,trueloveisnotbuiltonfriendship,loyaltyorbloodrelationship.Instead,

itisbuiltonnorelationship.（事实上，真爱不是建立在友谊、忠诚或血缘关系上的。相反，它没有建立在任

何关系之上）”可推知，他们之所以羞愧地低下头是因为他们觉得自己刚才表达的观点不好。故选D。

6.细节理解题。根据侄擞第二段"Suddenly,thegrouplookedbackattheChineseandremainedspeechless.The

Americanofficial,theFrenchandtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshame,anddid

notdaretoanswer.（突然，这群人回头看了看那个中国人，一言不发。先前说话的美国官员、法国人、日本

人都羞愧地低下头不敢回答）''结合上文中提到的美国人说它们是国王与士兵关系，法国人说它们是丈夫与

妻子关系，日本人说它们是母子关系；中国人说它们是不存在关系。由此可知，在场的每一个人对这种关

系的理解都不一样。故选B。

7.句意猜测题。根据第六段中“Onceagaintheothersthoughtfbrawhile,andfeltthiswasmorereasonable.（众

人又思考了一会，觉得这种说法更合理厂由此推知，画线部分所在句意思为“众人又思考了一会，觉得这说

法有道理“，即让madesense的意思是“是有道理的故选A。

阅读理解C

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

【分析】

巧克力好吃，是人们喜欢的一种甜食，最近科学研究更发现吃巧克力可以提高人们的认知表现，但它也不

是一种健康食品，所以应该适量食用。

8.C细节理解题。根据第一段But前后两句话的描述，巧克力是我们喜欢的一些甜品的主要部分，但它又

不是一种健康食品，因此，我们要适度享用它。inmoderation适度地。故选C。

9.D细节理解题。根据第三段对研究结果的表述，Thescientistsfoundimprovementsingeneralcognition,

attention,processingspeedandworkingmemory.可知，科学家们发现了巧克力能使人们在一般认知、注意力、

处理速度和记忆方面得到改善。故D项“他能更快的理解老师讲的内容“符合，故选D。

10.B细节理解题。根据第四段Theresearchersalsofoundthateatingchocolatedaily（overperiodsrangingfrom

fivedaystothreemonths）producednoticeablelong-termimprovementsincognition.可矢口，每天吃巧克力对认知

能力有明显的长期改善。再根据第一段Butit'snotahealthfood可知，巧克力不是健康食品，所以只适宜

做零食，故选B。

11.A主旨大意题。科学研究发现吃巧克力对身体有很大的好处，尤其是可以提高人们的认知表现。但是

它高糖低营养，因此选A,巧克力是一种有益（beneficial）但不健康的（unhealthy）食品。故选A。

阅读理解D

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.B

【分析】

这是一篇科普类阅读。这篇文章主要讲了彩虹色有助于生物隐藏。

12.细节理解题。根据第一段Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseis

actuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence（金属彩虹色）canvisually

puzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.可知彩虹色被动物用来通过逃离捕食者而

活得更久，排除A；根据第三段HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplay

strongsexualdimorphism（雌雄两性），suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceof

iridescenceismostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.（在这里我想指出的是，在某些物种中，尤其是那些表现

出强烈两性差异的物种，比如天堂鸟、孔雀，甚至在某些蝴蝶或鱼类中，彩虹色的出现很可能是由性别选

择所驱动的。）可知动物用彩虹色引起同伴的注意，排除B；根据倒数第二段Theideathateye-catchingcolors

couldbeusedasacover-upisn'tanewone.（引人注目的颜色可以用来伪装，这种想法并不新鲜），排除C,

故选Do

13.细节理解题。答案定位在最后一段Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisually

brokeuptheotherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.（似乎我们的目标

上惊人的彩虹表面在视觉上打破了原本可以辨认的目标形状，这使得它们很难区分。）故选C。

14.推理判断题。文章最后一段说研究人员目前正在对鸟类进行实验，这些鸟类的饮食中经常含有彩虹色

的昆虫。实验目的是看看鸟类的视角是否能提供帮助。由此推断接下来一段会谈论为什么鸟类不受彩虹

色昆虫的影响，故选C。

15.主旨大意题。第一段Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchreveals

thatflashymetalliciridescence（金属彩虹色）canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurvive

anotherday.（有时，最好的伪装其实是最耀眼的伪装，因为研究表明，闪光的金属彩虹色能在视觉上迷惑

捕食者，这让五颜六色的猎物能够再存活一天）是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了

彩虹色有助于生物隐藏，故选B。

【点睛】

做推理判断题时，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态

度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西。本题第

3小题，文章最后一段说研究人员目前正在对鸟类进行实验，这些鸟类的饮食中经常含有彩虹色的昆虫。

实验目的是看看鸟类的视角是否能提供帮助。由此推断接下来一段会谈论为什么鸟类不受彩虹色昆虫的

影响，故选C。

2021年新高考英语密押卷2

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WheretostayduringanartholidayinStIves,Cornwall

StIves,oneofthemostimpressivelocationsintheworld,haslongbeenattractingartists.Since1938we

havebeenrunningartclassesinCornwallinPorthmeorstudiosoverlookingtheocean.

Thereisaplentifulselectionofplacestostay,withthemajoritywithinwalkingdistancetoStIvesSchoolof

Painting.

NORISKPOLICY:Pleasereserveyourplacefbracourseandifyoudon'tfindsuitableaccommodation

within48hourswewillrefundyouinfull.

CohortHostel（旅社）：Cool,contemporaryhostelaccommodationinthecentreofStIves.Bedsfrom

£20/night.WiFi,Courtyard,Bar,Lounge,TVRoom,Fullyequippedkitchen,SafedormsandPrivaterooms.

Tel：01736791664

BeachsideGuestHouse：50yardsfromtheSchoolandPorthmeorBeach.4Rooms,allensuiterooms（浴室

套房）.Pricesfrom£75/nightfbradoubleen-suiteroom.

Tel：07810127812

WestbyFive：ImpressiveEdwardiantownhousebuiltabovePorthmeorBeachtotakefulladvantageofthe

oceanviews.Fiveminutes*walkfromtheschool.Offeringfourbeautifullyappointeden-suiterooms.Visit

England5-starguestaccommodationaward.Pricesfrom£70pernight.

Tel：01736794584

Tregony：A4-startownhousewithspectacularpanoramic（全景的）sea-views,overlookingPorthmeor

BeachandTheIsland.Offering5stylishrooms（4en-suite）,only5minuteswalkfromtheSchool.Pricesfor

singleoccupancystartfrom£60pernight.

Tel：01736791851

TheSailLofts：Self-cateringapartments,afewstepstothebeachandjustaroundthecornerfromthe

School.

Tel:01736799175

Granny's:Self-cateringfisherman'sholidaycottage,2beds,situatedintheheartofStIves.

Tel；01736797J39

WallisCottage:StayinthehomeofthefamousartistAlfredWallis（1855〜1942）.Comfortable

self-cateringcottage,perfectfortwoandveryclosetotheSchool.

Tel；01252703272

1.WherewouldyoumostprobablystaywhentravelingtoStIvesonatightbudget?

A.InTregony.B.InWestbyFive.C.InCohortHostel.D.InBeachsideGuestHouse.

2.WhatdoWestbyFive,TregonyandTheSailLoftshaveincommon?

A.Theyallhavecomfortableen-suites.

B.Theyareall4or5-staraccommodationplaces.

C.TheyareallclosetoStIvesSchoolofPainting.

D.Theyallprovidespectacularpanoramicsea-views.

3.Whichnumberwillyoucallifyouwanttostayatalateartisfshome?

A.07810127812.B.01736794584.

C.01736799175.D.01252703272.

B

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingfbrlove,thesearch

forknowledge,andunbearablepityfbrthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblown

mehitherandthither,inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.

Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy-ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedall

therestofmylifeforafewhoursforthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness—thatterrible

lonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomable

lifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiature,the

prefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmight

seemtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.

WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.Ihavewished

toknowwhythestarsshine.AndIhavetriedtoapprehendthePythagorean（毕达哥拉斯）powerbywhich

numberholdsswayabovetheflux.Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens.Butalwayspitybrought

mebacktoearth.Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.Childreninfamine,victimstorturedby

oppressors,helplessoldpeopleahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,and

painmakeamockery（嘲弄）ofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.Ilongtoalleviate（减少）theevil,butIcannot,andI

toosuffer.

Thishasbeenmylife.1havefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewere

offeredme.

4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleoftheessay?

A.Thesufferingoflife.B.Thetruthaboutlove.

C.Theforcesdrivingme.D.Thepowerofknowledge.

5.Whatdoestheauthorcomparehislife'spassionto?

A.Theshiningstars.B.Greatwinds.

C.Abottomlessabyss.D.Aboundlessocean.

6.WhichisNOTareasonwhytheauthorhassoughtlove?

A.Itrelievesloneliness.B.Itbringsecstasy.

C.Itprovidesaglimpseofheaven.D.Itleadstoamarriage.

7.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Heregretsthathecouldnotfreehimselfofpity.

B.Humanloveisultimatelydisappointing.

C.Heavenismerelyapoeticinvention.

D.Alovingpersonnaturallywantstorelievethesufferingofothers.

C

LuoXinlin,22,experiencedherfirstrideinaself-drivingtaxiinChangsha,thecapitalofChina'sHunan

Province"Imadeanappointmentsoonaftersettingthestartingandendingpointsintheapp,“saidLiu."Asafety

supervisorcontactedmeandthetaxiarrivedinabout10minutes.”

“Thetaxidroveverysmoothlybyitself,andthesafetysupervisorandtechniciansittinginthefrontbasically

didn'thaveanymanualcontrolofit,“saidLiuaftera1O-minute-longtestride."Thetaxipassedthroughthreeor

fourintersectionsanditwasasaferidewithoutanyunexpectedsituations.^^

Theself-drivingtaxi,namedRobotaxi,isoperatedbyHunanApolloIntelligentTransportationCo.,Ltd.

basedinXiangjiangNewAreainthecity.OnApril21,thecompanyannouncedthatagroupof30seif-driving

taxishadenteredpublicuseinthecityanduserscanhailoneforafreeride.

“Thein-cartouchscreencandisplaybarriersanddynamicpredictionswithinthe360-degreefieldofvision

andclearlypresenttheconditionsofpassingvehicles,intersectionsandtrafficlights,“saidChengLi,directorof

thetestandvehicleoperationdepartmentofthecompany.Chengaddeduserscanlearninformationsuchasthe

vehicle'sspedandremainingdistancethroughthescreeninrealtime.

InSeptember2019,thecompanylaunchedatrialserviceforagroupofcitizens,whohadtofirstcomplete

trainingandotherprocedures.Thetechnicalpersonnelhavestartedtestingself-drivingtaxisandaccumulatedalot

oftestdatasincethesecondhalfoflastyear.

Chinaallowedlocalgovernmentstoarrangeroadtestsfbrintelligentconnectedvehicles(ICVs),whichcover

differentdegreesofautonomousdriving,inApril2018.Anincreasingnumberofcities,includingBeijing,

ShanghaiandChongqing,haveissuedlicenseplatesforroadtestsofICVs.

8.WhatisLiu*sattitudetoself-drivingtaxis?

A.Mixed.B.Cautious.C.Uncertain.D.Supportive.

9.WhatdoweknowabouttheRobotaxi^testride?

A.IthadunchangingroutesB.Noonebutthepassengerwasinit.

C.Itallowedpassengerstohavefreeuse.D.Asafetysupervisorcontrolledit.

10.Whichofthefollowingisunavailableonthein-cartouchscreen?

A.Vehicleoperation.B.Thevehicle'sspeed.

C.RoadconditionsD.Remainingdistance.

11.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Fashion.B.TechnologyC.Society.D.Business.

D

Freeschoolmealsarebackinthenews.FootballerMarcusRashfbrd'spetition（请愿书）toextendfree

schoolmealsprovision（供给）intotheschoolholidayshascollected1.1millionsignatures,causingthe

governmenttoreversepolicy.Ithasrestartedthedebateoverfreeschoolmeals,fuelled,mostrecently,byfigures

forecastingthatifthegovernmentendsasplannedthecurrent£20top-up（附力口款）,another200,000childrenwill

slipintopoverty.Thisisinadditiontothe550,000childrenalreadylivinginpovertyprevioustoCovid-19.

Therootsofthecuirentschoolmealssystemlieinthemid-19thcentury.InManchester,independent

charitiesaswellasofficialbodiesstartedtoprovidefreemealsforundernourishedchildreninthe1870s.When

educationbecamecompulsoryinthefollowingdecades,theextentoftheissuebecameapparent.Proponentsof

feedingstarvingchildrenpointedoutthatitwasduetogovernmentorderthatchildrenwereinschool,not

workingandcontributingtothefamilyfoodbudget,sothegovern