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冲刺2021年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解

第五模块:科教类

Passage1.(2021•资阳模拟)

Micro-plasticshaveoccupiedalmosteverypartoftheplanettoday,includingthemostdistantreaches.

TheArcticisfarfromclean,thoughitsrarelysteppedinbyvisitors.MelanieBergmann,amarine

ecologist(海洋生态学家)andhercolleagueshadbeenstudyingplasticsontheArcticseafloorsince2(X)2.In

deepsea,theyfoundabout6,0000particles(微粒)inevery2.2poundsofmud.Inseaice,therewereasmuch

as12,000piecesper34ouncesofmeltedice.

Scientistsmeasuredmicro-plasticsinsnowfromthisdistantlocationandfoundalot,whichcouldonly

havecaughtridesonthewind.Thestudyraisesconcernsaboutthepollutionthatmicro-plasticsbroughttothe

air,bringingahealthrisktopeopleandanimalsthatbreathethemin.Buttheyarelessworriedaboutthethreat

thatbreathed-inpollutantshavetowildlifethanaboutpollutedsnowgoingintowater.

Thescienceonthehealtheffectsofmicro-plasticsisstillgoingon/'Forhumanhealth,wenownowvery

little,usaysmicro-plasticsresearcherChelseaRochman,"Thereisalotofconcern.Forwildlife,weknowthat

micro-plasticsmaygointoeverylevelofthefoodchain.1'Laboratorystudiesfindsomephysicalandchemical

effectsfrommicro-plastics,butthefindingsvarybytheplastictype,shapeexperimentswillbecarriedout

soonwithuseofequipmentiffinancialsupportapproves."

Evenworseisthethreatfromairbornemicro-plasticsinthearea---toosmalltobenoticedandmay

actuallyentercells.Researchonthatalsohasbeendoneanditcouldbeabiggerproblem,accordingto

Rochman.

(1)WhatcanyoulearnfromthedatainParagraph2?

A.VisitorsrarelystepintotheArctic.B.Micro-plasticsthreatenthehumanbeings.

C.Micro-plasticsareeverywhereintheworld.D.TheArcticsuffersseriousmicro-plasticspollution.

(2)Whatmakesthescientistsworrymost?

A.Wildlife'sthreatbymicro-pollutants.B.Humanbeingsbreathingmicro-plasticsin.

C.Micro-plasticsenteringthewaterecosystem.D.Micro-plasticspollutionworseningglobalwarming.

(3)Whatwillthefollowingparagraphstalkabout?

A.Damageofmicro-plasticstohealth.B.Appealsforenvironmentalprotection.

C.Findingsaboutairbornemicro-plasticsintheArctic.D.Measurestosolvemicro-plasticspollution.

(4)Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Science.B.Health.C.Education.D.Entertainment.

Passage2.(2021•玉溪一模)

Humansmayhavebeenenjoyingcacao,thesubstanceusedtomakechocolate,formuchlongerthan

expertshadthought.ResearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanadahavefoundthathumans

grewcacaotreesandconsumedcacaostartingaround5,300yearsago.

Theresearchersfoundevidenceofcacao*suseatanancientvillageinthehighlandsofsoutheastern

Ecuador.TheyexaminedtheremainsofveryoldobjectsattheSantaAna-LaFloridaarcheologicalsite.The

villagewaspartoftheMayo-ChinchipecultureoftheAndes.Timehashadlittleeffectonthevillageand

ceremonialcenter.Theresearcherswereabletofindalotofevidenceoftheuseofcacao.Scientistshadalready

mostlyagreedthatcacaowasfirstdomesticated(培育)inSouthAmericainsteadofCentralAmerica,asthey

oncebelieved.Butthenewdiscoveryshowscacaowasdomesticatedabout1,500yearsearlierthanwasknown

before.

TheUniversityofBritishColumbiaresearchersfoundextremelysmallpiecesfromthecacaotreeinthe

remainsofcontainersandotherobjects,aswellasgeneticmaterialfromthetree.Theyalsoidentifieda

substancefoundinthecacaotreebutnotinitswildrelatives.Thissuggeststhathumansgrewthetreeforfood

purposes.

Today,theseedsarecookedandturnedintomanychocolateproducts.Butthousandsofyearsago,cacao

wasusedtomakedrinks.

ArcheologicalevidencesuggestscacaodomesticationmovedintoCentralAmericaandMexicoabout4,

000yearsago.Itisnotclearhowcacao'susespreadbetweenSouthandCentralAmerica.Butbythetime

SpanishexplorersarrivedinCentralAmericainthelate1400s,peoplewereusingittomakehotandcold

chocolatedrinkswithspices.Bythe1580s,SpainbeganimportingcacaoandspreadingittootherEuropean

countries.Bythe1800s,technologydevelopedintheNetherlandsmadeitpossibletoturncacaointoasolid

chocolateproduct.

(1)Whatdidtheresearchersdotofindevidenceofthecacao'suseinancienttimes?

A.TheytravelledinEcuador'svillage.B.Theyresearchedthehistoryofchocolate.

C.Theystudiedtheremainsofveryoldobjects.D.Theyaskedtheoldvillagersforhelp.

(2)HowdidthepeopleinSouthAmericagetthecacao5,000yearsago?

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

Passage3.(2021•漳州模拟)

IsraelicompanyWatergenhasproducedanappliancethatcangenerate(生成)clean,drinkablewaterout

ofair.Thedevice,calledGENNY,issmallenoughtobeusedinahomeorofficebutcangenerateupto30

litersofwateraday.

GENNYtakesairinandpassesthroughafilter(过滤器)toremovedustanddirt.Thefilterispowerful

enoughtoworkwithhighairpollution.TheairisdirectedthroughGENius,aheatingandcoolingprocesswhich

causeswaterintheairtocondense(凝结).Thiswateristhenpassedthroughseveralmorefiltersandminerals

areaddedtoimprovetheflavorofthewater.Finally,thewaterisstoredinatankwhereitiscontinually

circulatedtokeepitfresh.Therefore,thewaterproducedbyGENNYisoftenofahigherqualitythanwater

runningthroughfiltrationsystemsattachedtothecity'swaterlines.

ThetechnologyofGENiusismuchbetterthanothertechnologiesthatgeneratewaterfromair.Itproduces

fourtofivetimesmorewaterperkilowatt-hour.Watergenhasotherproductsthatusethissametechnologyon

alargerscale,thelargestofwhichcanproduceupto5,000litersofwaterperday.

Asanaddedbonus,duringthewatergenerationprocess,GENNYcanemitcleanairwhichishealthierfor

peopletobreathe.

AttheConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegas,GENNYwasnamedtheEnergyEfficientProductofthe

Year.Theawardseriesrecognizetheworld'stophigh-techhomeproducts.

Lastyear,Watergen'slarge-scaleproductsweredonatedtoauthoritiesinBrazil,VietnamandIndia.They

alsoassistedrescueandrecoveryeffortsduringthe2018Californiawildfiresandprovidedclean,safewaterfor

theresidentsofTexasandFloridaintheaftermathofthedevastationcausedbyhurricanesHarveyandIrma.

Watergenalsoseekstohelpprotecttheenvironmentbyreducingwastegeneratedbyplasticwaterbottles.

PeoplearecalledupontoputthewaterfromGEENYintoreusablebottlessothatplasticonesdon'tgetusedand

thrownaway.

(1)WhatdoesGENNYaccomplishbyaddingmineralstothewater?____

A.Itkeepsthewaterfresh.B.Ithelpskillharmfulbacteria.

C.Itmakesthewatertastebetter.D.Itsatisfieslocalwaterregulations.

(2)WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGENius?

A.Energy-efficient.B.Cost-saving.C.Time-saving.D.Environment-friendly.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"emit1'inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Cutdown.B.Blowaway.C.Giveoff.D.Useup.

(4)WhatcanWatergendousingitslargescaleproducts?

A.Consumeplasticwaste.B.Respondtonaturaldisasters.

C.Testwaterqualityglobally.D.Relievedroughtinsomecountries.

Passage4.(2021•扬州模拟)

Soundmayofferacreativewaytotaketheocean'stemperature.Climatechangeissteadilywarmingthe

seas,whichhaveabsorbedabout90percentoftheexcessheattrappedbygreenhousegases.Thiswarming

contributestosea-levelrise,endangersspeciesandinfluencesweatherpatterns.

Buttrackingthewarmingistricky.Ship-basedobservationscaptureonlysnapshotsintimeoveratiny

portionofthewater.Satelliteobservationscannotenterverydeepbelowthesurface.Themostdetailedpicture

ofoceanheatcomesfromArgo,whichcandropdowntoaround6,500feet.Butthereareonlyabout4,000such

floats,andtheycannotsampledeeperpartsoftheoceans.

InScience,researchersattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandtheChineseAcademyofSciences

comparedthetravelspeedsofsoundsproducedbyunderseaearthquakestodetectoceanwarmingoverwider

areas.Becausesoundtravelsfasterinwarmerwater,differencesinspeedcanrevealchangingtemperatures.

“They'reopeningupawholenewareaofstudy,“saysPrincetonUniversitygeophysicistFrederikSimons,who

wasnotinvolvedintheresearch.

Inspiredbythoseearlyeffortstomeasureoceanheatwithsound,CaltechresearcherWenboWuthoughtto

monitorlow-frequencysoundwavessentoutbyearthquakesbelowtheseafloor.UIknowtheseearthquakesare

verypowerfulsources,*'Wusays,nSowhynottrytousetheearthquakes?"

HeandhisteamtestedtheideanearIndonesia'sislandofNias,wheretheIndoAustralianPlateisbumping

undertheSundaPlate.Theresearchersgatheredsounddatafrom4,272earthquakesofmagnitude3orgreater

from2004to2016,andtheycomparedsoundwavespeedsfromquakesthatoriginatedinthesamespotoverthe

years.Bymodelingthedifferences,oftenjustfractionsofasecond,theyfoundthattheoceannearNiaswas

warmingbyabout0.08degreeFahrenheitperdecade-morethanthe0.047degreeFsuggestedbyArgo'sdata.

LessthanonedegreeFdoesnotsoundlarge,butittakesconsiderableheattowarmtheentireeasternIndian

Ocean.

Thenewmethodispromising,saysUniversityofHawaiioceanographerBruceHowe,whowasnot

involvedinthework.MeanwhileSimonsandhiscolleaguesareexploringanalternativetechnique,employing

dozensofunderwatermicrophonescalledhydrophonestocatchmoreearthquakesounds.Henotesthatfinding

outthefloats*preciselocationswillbechallenging,however.Overcomingsuchchallengeswouldfillin

importantgaps,Wusays,"Wereallyneeddifferentmethodsofgatheringthedataasmuchaspossible."

(1)Whatdopeopledototakeocean'stemperature?___

A.Shipssailacrossalltheoceanstotakephotos.

B.Satellitesareusedtoprovidedataonoceanheat.

C.Argoentersthedeepestseasfordetailedpictures.

D.Thenumbersoffloatshitarecordhighforsamples.

(2)Whycansoundbeamethodfordetectingoceanwarming?

A.Becauseitsspeedvarieswiththetemperatureofwater.

B.Becauseitaccompaniesearthquakesbelowtheseafloor.

C.BecauseitisapprovedbyChineseandUSresearchers.

D.Becauseitsvaluehasbeenprovedbypreviousefforts.

(3)WhatisthesimilaritybetweentheresearchesbyWuandSimons?

A.Theyusehydrophonesasfloats.B.TheyexchangetheirdatawithArgo.

C.Theymeetthesametroubleatwork.D.Theyemploynewresearchmethods.

(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?____

A.UnderseaearthquakesB.ClimateandseasC.SoundandoceanheatD.Newmethodfound

Passage5.(2021*南充模拟)

Nexttimeyoufindyourselftendingtoyourflowergarden,youmaywanttostayquiet.Theflowersare

listening.

AccordingtoIsraeliscientists,theplantscouldhearbeesapproachingandattempttoattractthemwith

sweeternectarC花蜜).Inseveralexperiments,theyfoundthatplayingaudiorecordingsofbuzzingbeesaround

certainflowerswouldcausethesugarconcentrationinthenectartorisebyabout20%inlessthanfiveminutes.

Sucharapidreactionbyplantstosoundhadneverpreviouslybeenreported.Justtocompare,theresearchers

alsotriedahigherfrequencynoise-likethatmadebyamosquitoorabat-andtheflowersdidnotrespond.

Thisisnotthefirsttimethatthey'vereactedtowhatthey'rehearingaroundthem.Ina2009study,Britain's

RoyalHorticulturalSocietyfoundthatwomen'svoiceshelpedmakeplantsgrowfaster.Inthatexperiment,

tomatoplantswerefoundtogrowuptotwoinchestallerwhentheyweretendedtobyafemalegardener.More

recently,anAustralianstudyfoundthatsomeflowerswereabletosensenoises,suchastheflowofwater

throughapipe.

Theabilityofinanimate(无生命的)objectstohearwhat'saroundthemmayseemlikesomethingoutofa

sciencefictionnovel,butit'sreal.Whatifwetoldyouthatapotatochipbagleftonthefloorofabreakroom

couldlisteninanofficegossip?You'dthinkwewerecrazy,right?Thinkagain.Researchersfound由atas

peopleweretalkingaroundthepotatochipbag,theyweresendingteeny-tinysoundvibrations(振动)intothe

air.Thosevibrationsthenhitinanimateobjectsaroundtheroom.Sonexttimeyou'reatthegardensorina

grocery,becarefulwithwhatyousay.Somethingmightbelistening.

(1)WhatdidIsraeliscientistsdiscoverintheirresearch?

A.Whatplantsdotosensetheirenvironment.B.Howplantsrespondtocertainsounds.

C.Howplantsmaketheirnectarsweeter.D.Whatplantsdotoprotectthemselves.

(2)WhyarethetwostudiesmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Toindicatethatplantscanactuallyhearwhat'saroundthem.

B.Tostresstheenvironmentisimportanttoplants*survival.

C.Totellusmanyscientistsareinterestedinplantresearch.

D.ToshowthatIsraeliscientistsarenotthemostexperienced.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"something,'inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Someplants.B.Soundvibrations.C.Inanimateobjects.D.Potatochipbags.

(4)What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Flowerscanactuallyhearyourvoices.B.Wildlifehasamazingsurvivalskills.

C.Beescantalkwithgardenflowers.D.Chipbagscanuncoveryoursecrets.

Passage6.(2021•南充模拟)

Itsoundslikesciencefiction,buttheworld'sfirstfloatingdairyfarm(奶牛场)thebrainchildofDutch

companyBeladon,willbecomeareality.

Thoughtheprojecthasbeenintheworksforyears,thefarmonlyrecentlygotthegreenlightfor

construction.Thissummer,a900-tonplatformwaspulledtoitscurrentpositioninRotterdam'sharbor.Itwill

soonbeamulti-levelhometo40cows.

AccordingtoPeter,ownerofBeladon,animalwelfarewasimportantwhentheyweredesigningthefarm.

Thefinishedfarmwillfeaturea"cowgarden'*onthetopfloor,withartificialtreesandbushestooffershade.A

teamofrobotswillbehired,collectingabout800litersofmilkperday.Themilkwillthenbeprocessedonthe

floorbelowandsoldlocally.Intheirfreetime,however,cowscanwalkaramp(斜坡)toreachthefirm

groundonthebank.Tastywastefromthecity-cutgrass,potatoskins,etc.willbetheirmainfoodsource.

AndwastefromthefarmwillbeusedasfertilizerthroughoutRotterdam.

Thebuildingwillattractmanyvisitors,buttherealfocusisfoodsecurity.Gettingcowsonthewaterisa

greatsteptowardscreatinghealthiercities.Theideafirstcamein2012,whilePeterwasinNewYork.When

HurricaneSandyhit,hewatchedthecity'stransportationparalyzed(瘫痪的)asManhattan'sroadswerefilled

withwater.Trucksforfooddistributioncouldn'tmoveanymore.Aftertwodays,therewasnofreshfoodinthe

stores.ThenPeterhadathought:Tocreateaclimate-adaptivemethodofproducingfresh,localfood,why

notharvestrightonthewater?"Yougoingupanddownwiththetide,andyoudon'tneedthetransport."

Thoughit'sjustonesmallfarmtheprojectcanserveasamodelforcitiesacrosstheglobe.Abuildingon

thewateristransportable,soyoucanmoveitwhennecessary.

(1)Whatdoweknowaboutthedairyfarm?

A.Itismeanttoservelocalcitizens.B.Itisoutofthequestion.

C.Itislocatedinthedeepsea.D.Itisownedbythegovernment.

(2)Howisthelifeofthecowsonthedairyfarm?

A.Theyfeedontheplantsgrownonthefarm.B.Theyhaveaccesstotherealland.

C.Theycanwanderintherealgarden.D.Theirwastecanbefullyusedaboard.

(3)WhatisthemainpurposeofBeladoninbuildingthefarm?

A.Toimprovethelocalenvironment.B.Toaddanewscenicspot.

C.Tohelpensurefoodsupply.D.Toreducepressureontransport.

(4)What'stheauthor'sattitudetotheideaofbuildingsuchfarms?

A.Indifferent.B.Worried.C.Doubtful.D.Supportive.

Passage7.(2021•宁德一模)

Growingup,“family”meantsomethingverydifferenttoBiancaJonesMarlin.Herbiologicalparents

providedattendancetomultiplechildren,givingMarlinthejoyofhavingmanybrothersandsistersfrom

differentbackgrounds.Onoccasions,shewouldstayuplatelisteningtothestoriesfromtheirpasthomes-

storiesfilledwithsufferingandsadness.ThesestorieshadalastingimpactonMarlin.''Therewerestoriesof

abuse,ofnotgettingthepropernutritionorpropercarethatachildwouldneed,"Marlinsays.uTakingmy

passionforscienceandwhatI'velearnedfromthestories,andputtingthemtogetheriswhatIreallywantto

do.”

Todayasaneurobiologist,Marlinresearcheshowsufferingcanbepasseddownfromgenerationto

generation.AtColumbiaUniversity'sZuckermanInstitute,shestudiesthemolecularmechanismsofstressesin

parentsthatcanaffectthebrainstructureandsensoryexperiencesoftheirfuturegenerations.

Marlin'sinvestigationsexamineaprocessknownasepigeneticinheritance,inwhichbiochemicalmarkers

acquiredfromexperiencesorenvironmentalconditionscanchangehowourgenesareexpressedinsideofcells.

Inthecaseofthemicesheworkswith,Marlincreatesastressfulassociationwithaparticularsmell,whichin

turnincreasesthenumberofolfactorycellsinsidethemice'sbrainsusedtodetectthatspecificsmell.Shethen

looksatwhetherornotthechildrenarebornwithmoreoftheseolfactorycellsasaresultoftheirparenfs

suffering.Ifthatprovestobetrue,Marlinplanstofindandpotentiallyevenaffecttheepigeneticswitches

responsibleforchangingthechildren'sbiologyorbehavior-eventuallyimprovingtheoutcomesforthe

children.

*'Thepassionofmyworkstemsfrommydesiretoapplyneurobiologyandthescienceoflearningto

understandinghowbothpositiveandnegativeexperiencesinlifeinfluencebrainhealth."saysMarlin.

(1)WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Marlin'sinterestinscience.B.Marlin'ssufferinginchildren.

C.TheinfluenceofthestoriesonMarlin.D.ThebriefintroductiontoMarlin*sfamily.

(2)Whatisthefunctionofolfactorycells?__

A.Tosensespecificstress.B.Tolessenthemice'ssuffering.

C.Tochangeepigeneticinheritance.D.Todiscoversomeparticularsmell.

(3)WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph3?___

A.Olfactorycellsdecreaseinthemiceinthetest.

B.Marlinhasimprovedtheoutcomesforthechildren.

C.Biochemicalmarkersarelikelytochangegeneexpression.

D.Parents'sufferingcan*tbepasseddowntotheirchildren.

(4)Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Asciencemagazine.B.Atraveljournal.C.Anexhibitionguidebook.D.Aliteraturereview.

Passage8.(2021•乐山模拟)

Mostonlinefraud(诈骗)involvesidentitytheft.Passwordshelp.Butmanycanbeguessed.Newerphones,

tablets,laptopsanddesktopcomputersoftenhavestrengthenedsecuritywithfingerprintandfacialrecognition.

Butthesecanbeimitated.Thatiswhyanewapproach,behaviouralbiometrics(生物统计学),isgaining

ground.

Itreliesonthewealthofmeasurementsmadebytoday'sdevices.Theseincludedatafromsensorsthat

revealhowpeopleholdtheirphoneswhenusingthem,howtheycarrythemandeventhewaytheywalk.

Touchscreens,keyboardsandmicecanbemonitoredtoshowthedistinctivewaysinwhichsomeone'sfingers

andhandsmove.Thesefeaturescanthenbeusedtodeterminewhethersomeoneattemptingtomakea

transaction(交易)islikelytobethedevice'shabitualuser.

"Behaviouralbiometricsmakeitpossibletoidentifyanindividual'suniquemotionfingerprint",saysJohn

Whaley,headofUnifyid,afirminSiliconValleythatisinvolvedinthefield.Whencoupledwithinformation

aboutauser'sfingerpressureandspeedonthetouchscreen,aswellasadevice'sregularplacesofuse-as

revealedbyitsGPSunit——thatuser'sidentitycanbeprettywelldetermined.

Usedwisely,behaviouralbiometricscouldbeagreatbenefit.Infact,Unifyidandanunnamedcar

companyareevendevelopingasystemthatunlocksthedoorsofavehicleoncethepaceofthedriver,as

measuredbyhisphone,isrecognised.Usedunwisely,however,thesystemwouldbecomeyetanother

electronicspyonpeople'sprivacy,permittingcompletestrangerstomonitoryoureveryaction,fromthe

momentyoureachforyourphoneinthemorning,towhenyouthrowitontheflooratnight.

(1)Whatisbehaviouralbiometricsfor?___

A.Toensurenetworksecurity.B.Toidentifynetworkcrime.

C.Totrackonlinefraud.D.Togatheronlinedata.

(2)Howdoesbehaviouralbiometricswork?___

A.Byrestrictinganddetectingtheaccesstoanaccountofusers.

B.Byspottingandrevealingadevice'sregularplacesofuse.

C.Bymonitoringandcomparingthewaysusersinteractwithdevices.

D.Byofferingandanalyzingtheoperatingsystemofdevices.

(3)What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsbehaviouralbiometrics?___

A.Doubtful.B.Concerned.C.Objective.D.Favorable.

(4)Fromwhichsectionofamagazinecanthispassagepossiblybetaken?

A.Healthandwealth.B.Scienceandtechnology.C.Financeandeconomics.D.Booksandarts.

Passage9.(2021•全国模拟)

Magicisaformofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatareimpossible.The

magicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.Hetriestomaketheaudiencebelievethathehasthepowertodothings

whichareagainstthelawsofnature.

Magicshowsareentertainingaslongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone.The

magicianusuallydependsonhisskillwithhishands,onhisknowledgeofpsychology,and,sometimes,

onmechanicaldevices(机械装置).Sincemagicperformanceismeanttotrickpeople,theuseofpsychology

isimportant.Themagicianmustkeeppeoplefromnoticingallthemovementsofhishandsandfromthinking

aboutthesecretpartsofhisequipment.Hemustalsoleadtheaudiencetodrawfalseconclusions.The

magician*ssuccessdependsonthefactthatmanythingsseenbytheeyearenotthethingsthatmatter.

Twobasicmagictricksaremakingobjectsseemtoappearandmakingobjectsseemtodisappear.A

combinationofthesetwotricksmakesforsomeinterestingeffects.Forexample,themagicianputsasmallball

underoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecuptoanotherortochangecolour.What

actuallyhappensisthatthemagician,employingquickhandmovementsoramechanicaldevice,hidesone

ball.Whiledoingthishetalkstotheaudienceandwavesabrightlycolouredclothwithonehand.Theaudience

istoobusywatchingtheclothandlisteningtothemagician'swordstonoticethathisotherhandishidingthe

ball.

Anotherfavouritetrickistocutorburnsomething,andthenmakeitappearwholeagain.Whatactually

happensisthatthemagicianmakesthecutorburnedobjectdisappearbyquicklyhidingitwhiletheaudience

watchessomethingelse.Thenhe"magically"makesitappearwholeagainbydisplaying(展示)anotherobject

thathasnotbeencutorburned.

(1)Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topromoteamagicshow.B.Toteachpeopletobemagicians.

C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.D.lbpraisethetalentsofmagicians.

(2)Whichofthefollowingisimportantforasuccessfulmagictrick?

A.Movingstageequipment.B.Directingtheaudience'sattention.

C.Applyinghightechnology.D.Keepingtheperformanceinsecret.

(3)Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthelasttwoparagraphs?____

A.Providingexamples.B.Makingasummary.C.Drawingcomparisons.D.Explainingaconcept.

(4)Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.B.Mostmagiciansemployassistants.

C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.D.Smallobjectsaremagicians*favourite.

Passage10.(2021•山东模拟)

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