高考阅读理解C篇集训（八）

高考阅读理解C篇集训（八）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。P071WhenahumpbackwhalebeganplayingwithNanHauserlikeatoy,shefearedtheworst.The50,000-poundmammalswamtowardthemarinebiologistandbegantopushherforward.Nanhadbeendeep-seadivingfor28years,buthadneverknownawhalelikethis.ItseemedtokeepthrowingNanonitsheadandback.Mostofall,itwantedtokeepNanunderitspectoralfin(胸鳍).Fortentenseminutes,thewhaleliftedNanoutoftheocean.Shetriedtokeepcoolandcalm,butshewasawarethatatanymoment,thewhalecouldbreakherbonesororgans.Shesmeltdeath.Nanbelievedtheencounterwouldnotendwell.Fortunatelyforher,itdid!Thewhaleleftheralonelongenoughforhertosurfaceandreturntoherresearchvessel.Onboardtheboat,shesawa15-foot-longtigersharkswimmingquietlyontheothersideofthewhale.Theheroichumpbackwasn’tplayingwithherorattackingher.Itwasprotectingherfromadeadlypredator.Nanlaterlearnedthatatthesametime,anotherhumpbackwhalewasbusykeepingthesharkatbay.Shewasmovedtotears.Inanotherstory,biologistAdamWarwicksavedablackbearfromdrowning.WhentheauthoritiessawabearwanderingaroundthestreetsofFlorida,theyshotatranquilizerdartintothe375-poundhungrymale,butheescapedintotheGulfofMexico.Thebearwasattemptingtoswimfourmilesacrosstheharbor.Butafterjust25yards,hebegantostruggle.Realizingthebearwoulddrown,Adamjumpedintothewaterimmediately.Hegotinfrontofthebearandbegansplashingandshoutingtotrytomakehimturnaround.Inapanic,thebearattemptedtoattackAdam.Thesix-foot-tallbearrearedup,butthenfellbackwardunderwater.Adamwrappedhisarmsaroundthehalf-awakeanimal’sneck.Keepingthebear’sheadabovewater,hedraggedhimtosafety.HowdidNanreallyfeelwhenthewhaleliftedheroutoftheocean?A.Calm. B.Excited. C.Desperate. D.Puzzled.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vessel”probablymean?A.Target. B.Boat. C.Laboratory. D.Car.WhydidAdamjumpintothewater?A.Hegottoswiminthegulf. B.Hewouldswimacrosstheharbor.C.Heattemptedtosavethebear. D.Hedecidedtodrownthebear.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Lifeanddeathrescue B.AnencounterwiththewhaleC.Bears:dangerousorendangered? D.Thewildwithinthecity28-31CBCAP072Pandasarefamouslypickyeaters.Theyonlyconsumebamboo—apoorqualitydietlowinfat.Butthecreaturesappeartohaveevolvedtogetthemostoutofwhattheydoeat,accordingtoanewstudy.Theirgut(肠道)bacteriachangeinlatespringandearlysummerwhenbambooisatitsmostnutritious—whileprotein-richgreenshootsarecomingout.Thebacteriamakethepandagainmoreweightandstoremorefat,whichresearcherssaidmaycompensateforalackofnutrientslaterintheyear,whenbambooplantshaveonlyfibrousleavestochew.“We’veknownthesepandashaveadifferentsetofgutmicrobiotaduringtheshoot-eatingseasonforalongtime,andit’sveryobviousthattheyarechubbierduringthistimeoftheyear,”saidleadstudyauthorGuangpingHuang,aresearcherfortheInstituteofZoologyattheChineseAcademyofSciences.Toinvestigatehowthegutbacteriacouldaffectapanda’sdigestion,theteamfirstcollectedthewastesofeightwildgiantpandasinChina’sQinlingMountainsduringbothleaf-eatingseasonandshoot-eatingseasonandthenexaminedhowthewastesamplesdiffered.TheyfoundabacteriumcalledClostridiumbutyricumwasmoreabundantinthepandas’gutsduringtheseasonwhentheyenjoythefreshbambooshoots.Tounderstandwhetherthisbacteriumhelpsthepandasgainandstoreweight,theresearchersputthepandawastestheycollectedintolabmice.Thentheyfedthemiceforthreeweekswithabamboo-baseddietthatsimulated(模仿)whatpandaseat.Researchersfoundthemicewhichweretransplantedwithpandawastescollectedduringshoot-eatingseasongainedsignificantlymoreweightthantheoneswhichwerenot,despiteconsumingsameamountoffood.“Thegutbacteriaweretheonlyvariable(变量)inthisresearch,”Weiexplained.However,FelixSommeratChristian-Albrechts-UniversityinKiel,Germany,notedthenumberofpandasstudiedwassmallandthattheexperimenthadonlybeenperformedonce.Sommeralsostressedtheresearchershadfoundalink,notacausalrelationshipbetweenthebacteriaandweightgain.Whendopandasgetmoreweightwiththechangeoftheirgutbacteria?A.Inlatespring. B.Inlatesummer. C.Inearlyautumn. D.Inearlywinter.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chubbier”inparagraph3mean?ASmaller B.Slimmer. C.Taller. D.Fatter.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexperimentonmice?A.Theexperimentlastedforlessthanthreeweeks.B.Researcherscollectedbacteriafromthelabmice.C.Pandawasteshaveavitaleffectonmice’sweight.D.Differentamountsoffoodledtoanincreaseinweight.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.StudiesonEatingHabitsofPandasB.FunctionsofPandas’GutBacteriaC.CharacteristicsofPandas’DailyDietD.ArgumentsoverPandas’DigestionSystem08-11ADCBP073Swimmingisawonderfulthingforme—exercise,reflectionandalonetime.TheonlythingthatcanruinaswimiswhenIshiftmyattentionfrommylanetowhat’shappeninginthelanesnexttome.Icancatchmyselfracingthepersonnexttome,orcomparingourstrokes.Comparisonisactuallynotanemotion.Researchersexplainthatcomparingtheselfwithothers,eitherintentionallyorunintentionally,isacommonsocialphenomenon.Comparisonisthedesireforconsistencyfromonesideandcompetitionfromtheother—it’stryingtobelikeeveryoneelse,butbetter.Whenwecompareourselveswithothers,wearerankingaroundaspecificcollectionof“alikethings”.I’mnotswimmingagainstKatieLedecky’stimes,I’mjustinterestedinthestrangerinthelanenexttome.Whenwecompare,wewanttobethebestofourgroup.It’snotbeyourselfandrespectothersforbeinggenuine,buttowin.Iwanttoswimthesameworkoutasyou,andbeatyouatit.Ingeneral,however,socialcomparisonsarenotassociatedwithlifesatisfactionorthepositiveemotionsofloveandjoybutareassociatedwiththenegativeemotionsoffear,anger,shameandsadness.Here’swhatmakesallofthisreallytough:Manysocialpsychologistsconsidersocialcomparisonsomethingthathappenstous.Moreoftenthannotwedon’tevenknowwe’redoingit.Thislackofawarenesscanleadtousshowingupinwaysthatarehurtfultoourselvesandothers.Sowegettochoosehowwe’regoingtoletitaffectus.Mynewstrategyistolookatthepersoninthelanenexttome,andsaytomyself,asifI’mtalkingtothem.“Haveagreatswim.”Thatway,Iacknowledgetheinevitableandmakeaconsciousdecisiontowishthemwell,andreturntomyswim.Sofar,it’sworkingprettywell.Whatdoweknowaboutcomparison?A.Itisnothingbutanemotion. B.Itistryingtobethetrueself.C.Itistobedifferentandbethebest. D.Itistofitinandmeanwhiletowin.Whatmaybetheauthor’sattitudetosocialcomparison?A.Critical. B.Doubtful. C.Indifferent. D.Favorable.Whatisthefeatureofsocialcomparisonintheeyesofmanypsychologists?A.Itsunavoidability. B.Itsemotionalinfluence.C.Itsuncertainty. D.Itsculturalroot.Whyisswimmingfrequentlymentionedinthetext?A.Topresentasocialperspectiveonasportissue.B.Touseitasanexampletosupportanopinion.C.Todescribetherightprocessofsolvingaproblem.D.Toshowloveforsportswithapersonalexperience.28-31DAABP074Ourplanetquakesthousandsoftimesayear,butwestillcan’tpredictexactlywhenandwhereearthquakeswillstrike.Whatifanimals’oddbehaviorcouldwarnus?Researchershavereviewedhundredsofreportsonpre-quakeabnormalanimalbehaviors,butmorewerejustanecdotes.GeologistJimBerklandcountednewspaperadslookingforrunawaycatsanddogs.OnOctober13,1989,hetoldanewspaperreporterabigquakewouldstrikeinaweek.Fourdayslater,theLomaPrietamega-quakehit!ButthescientificcommunitystillrejectedBerkland’stheory.Hedidn’tdocumenteveryprediction,sonobodycouldmeasurehisaccuracyrate.Actualscientificevidencehastoberepeatable.Andaconnectionbetweenacauseandaneffecthastobeshowntobestrongerthanrandomchancethroughcarefulexperimentationanddatacollection.Californiaresearchersinthe1970shappenedtohavebuiltcontrolledhabitatstomonitorthewheel-runningactivityofpocketmice.Thesehabitatshappenedtobeinanactiveearthquakearea.Thenthe1971SanFernandoearthquakestrucknearby.Theresearcherscheckedtheirdataandfoundnobigchangesinhowlongtheanimalsranintheirwheelsorstayedundergroundbeforetheearthquakeactivity.Whatmightthenextexperimentshow?Researchersfrom150universitiesworldwideareworkingonanewstudycalledtheICARUSproject.Theprojecttracksmanysmallanimalspeciessuchasbirds,bats,andturtlesforthepurposeofscientificresearch.Onegroupofresearchersislookingforpossibleconnectionsbetweenanimalbehaviorandearthquakes.Iftheyfindareliableconnection,thiscouldsavehundredsofthousandsofhumanlives,ICARUSaimstopoweranappthatwillgivepeoplehourstogettosafety.However,noteveryoneishopeful.GeologistWendyBohonsaidthatICARUSisdoingsome“coolthings,”butsheknowsanimalbehaviorishardtopindown.“Mycatcouldactcrazybeforeanearthquake,”shesays.“Butitalsoactscrazyifsomebodyusesthecanopener.”Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anecdotes”meaninparagraph2?A.Real-lifenewsstories. B.Randomindividualstudies.C.Repeatedscientificreports. D.Unprovedpersonalaccounts.WhywasBerkland’stheoryrejectedbythescientificcommunity?A.Heusedunreliabledatafromnewspaperads.B.Hisdocumentwasn’tconsistentwithhistheory.C.Hisstudydidn’tincludeenoughanimalsamples.D.Hefailedtoprovetheaccuracyofhispredictions.WhatistheultimategoaloftheICARUSproject?A.Toprovideaccuratepre-quakewarnings.B.Todevelopanapptocallforhelpduringquakes.C.Toseekworldwidecooperationsinquakeprediction.D.Tofindconnectionsbetweenanimalbehaviorsandquakes.WhatisWendyBohon’sattitudetowardstheICARUSproject?A.Disapproving. B.Doubtful. C.Intolerant. D.Unclear.28.D29.D30.A31.BP075Ademonstrationmissiontotestanideatocleanupspacedebris(残骸)launchedMondaymorninglocaltimefromtheBaikonurCosmodromeinKazakhstan.KnownasELSA-d,themissionwillexhibittechnologythatcouldhelpcapturespacejunk,themillionsofpiecesoforbitaldebristhatfloataboveEarth.Themorethan8,000metrictonsofdebristhreatenthelossofserviceswerelyonforEarth-boundlife,includingweatherforecasting,telecommunicationsandGPSsystems.ThespacecraftworksbyattemptingtoattachitselftodeadsatellitesandpushingthemtowardEarthtoburnupintheatmosphere.ELSA-d,whichstandsforEnd-of-LifeServicesbyAstroscale,willbecarriedoutbya“servicersatellite”anda“clientsatellite”thatlaunchedtogether,accordingtoAstroscale,theJapan-basedcompanybehindthemission.Usingamagneticdockingtechnology,theservicerwillreleaseandtryto“date”withtheclient,whichwillactasamodelpieceofspacejunk.Themission,whichwillberunfromtheU.K.,willcarryoutthiscatchandreleaseprocessrepeatedlyoverthecourseofsixmonths.Thegoalistoprovetheservicersatellite’sabilitytotrackdownanddockwithitstargetinvaryinglevelsofcomplexity.Thespacecraftisnotdesignedtocapturedeadsatellitesalreadyinorbit,butratherfuturesatellitesthatwouldbelaunchedwithcompatible(兼容的)dockingplatesonthem.AccordingtoNASA,cleaningupspaceandaddressingtherisksassociatedwithdebrisdependonpreventingtheaccumulationofmorewasteandactivelyremovingit.Thedevelopmentofothercleanuptechnologieshasbeenunderwayforyears.In2018,adevicecalledRemoveDebrissuccessfullycastanetaroundamodelsatellite.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyalsoplanstosendaself-destructingrobotintoorbitin2025,whichtheorganization’sformerdirectorgeneralhasreferredtoasaspace“vacuumcleaner”.TheseeffortscouldproveincreasinglyimportantasprivatespaceprojectslikeSpaceXcontinuetofilllowEarthorbitwitha“mega-constellation”ofsatellites.Whatdoweknowaboutspacejunk?A.Ithasapotentialeffectonourdailylife. B.Ithasbeencleanedupseveraltimessofar.C.Itiswhatastronautsdesertinouterspace. D.Itcirclesaroundtheearthalongsidesatellites.WhatdoestheauthortellusaboutELSA-dinparagraph4?A.Itstwonewsatellites. B.Itstheoreticalprinciple.C.Itsachievementsinspace. D.Itsspacemissioninorbit.What’sthepurposeofdesigningthespacecraft?A.Sendingastronautsintospace. B.Testingdockingtechnology.C.Removingexistingspacejunkinorbit. D.Capturingsatellitestobelaunched.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ELSA-d’sexperimentalprocess. B.Deadsatellitesfloatinginorbit.C.Newefforttocleanupspacejunk. D.Theapplicationofdockingtechnology.28-31ABDCP076It’stimetoreevaluatehowwomenhandleconflictatwork.Beingoverworkedorover-committedathomeandonthejobwillnotgetyouwhereyouwanttobeinlife.Itwillonlyslowyoudownandhinderyourcareergoals.Didyouknowwomenaremorelikelythanmentofeelexhausted?Nearlytwiceasmanywomenthanmenaged18-44reportedfeeling“verytired”or“exhausted”,accordingtoarecentstudy.Thismaynotbesurprisinggiventhatthisistheagerangewhenwomenhavechildren.It’salsotheagerangewhenmanywomenaretryingtobalancecareersandhome.Onereasonwomenmayfeelexhaustedisthattheyhaveahardtimesaying“no”.Womenwanttobeabletodoitall—volunteerforschoolpartiesorcookdeliciousmeals—andsotheiranswertoanyrequestisoften“Yes,Ican.”Womenstruggletosay“no”intheworkplaceforsimilarreasons,includingthedesiretobelikedbytheircolleagues.Unfortunately,thisinabilitytosay“no”maybehurtingwomen’sheathaswellastheircareer.Attheworkplace,menuseconflictasawaytopositionthemselves,whilewomenoftenavoidconflictorstrivetobethepeacemaker,becausetheydon’twanttobeviewedasaggressiveordisruptiveatwork.Forexample,there’saproblemthatneedstobeaddressedimmediately,resultinginadisputeoverwhoshouldbetheonetofixit.Menaremorelikelytofacethatdisputefromtheperspectiveofwhatbenefitsthemmost,whereaswomenmayapproachthesamedisputefromtheperspectiveofwhat’stheeasiestandquickestwaytoresolvetheproblem—evenifthatmeansdoingtheboringworkthemselves.Thisdifferenceinhandlingconflictcouldbethedecidingfactoronwhogetspromotedtoaleadershippositionandwhodoesnot.Leadershavetobeabletoassignandmanageresourceswisely—includingstaffexpertise.Shoulderingmoreoftheworkloadmaynotearnyouthatpromotion.Instead,itmayhighlightyourinabilitytoassigneffectively.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hinder”inParagraph1mean?A.set B.block C.stimulate D.achieveWhydoworkingwomenofchild-bearingagetendtofeelwornout?A.Theyaretoodevotedtoworkandunabletorelaxasaresult.B.Theyareobligedtotakeuptoomanyresponsibilities.C.Theydotheirbesttocooperatewiththeirworkmates.D.Theystruggletosatisfythedemandsofbothworkandhome.Menandwomendifferintheirapproachtoresolvingworkplaceconflictsinthat__________.A.womentendtobeeasilycontentB.menaregenerallymorepersuasiveC.mentendtoputtheirpersonalinterestsfirstD.womenaremuchmorereadytocompromiseAccordingtothelastparagraph,whichabilityisessentialforagoodleader?A.Theabilitytoallocatework. B.Thecouragetoadmitfailure.C.Adominantpersonality. D.Astrongsenseofresponsibility.28-31BDCAP077Isitamazingtogenerateelectricitybygettingmoisture(水汽)fromtheairsurroundingyou?Suchdevices,calledMEG,havealreadybeenCreatedwithsomeregularitemssuchasapieceoffabric.However,theresearchersfounditquitechallengingwithbalancingandmaintainingmoisturecontentbetweenwhereitshouldn’tbeandwhereitisrequiredtobe.Tofixthisproblem,theteamledbyTanSweeChingfromNationalUniversityofSingaporecreatedanewMEG.Onepartofthefabricintheirdeviceiscoatedwithaspecialgel(凝胶).Thisiswhattheycalledthewetregion.Thespecialwater-absorbinggelisabletotakeinmorethansixtimesitsoriginalweight.Thisistheverythingusedtoharvestmoisturecomingfromtheairaround.Theotherendofthisdeviceisthedryregion,whichdoesn’thavethegel.Theyspecificallydesignedthefabricthiswaytomakesurethattheareastaysdryandthatthewateristrappedonlyinthewetregion.Thewet-dryregionsensurewaterismaintainedjustinthewetarea,evenifthisdeviceisleftinanopendampenvironmentforamonthThisdemonstrateshoweffectivethedeviceiswhenitcomestomaintainingitsstableelectricaloutput.TheMEGdevicealsohasimmediatepotentialapplications,oneofwhichistomakeaportablepowersource.“Withthisuniquestructure,theelectricperformanceofourMEGdeviceissignificantlyimprovedincomparisonwiththepreviousones,thusmakingitpossibletopowermanycommonelectronicdevices,suchashealthmonitorsandwearableelectronics,”Tansaid.“Theinventioncanbemassivelyproducedbecauseit’seasyforfactoriestogettheirhandsoncommerciallyavailablerawmaterials.Whenitisperfected,manypeoplecanfinallygettheirhandsonthissmall,yetpowerfultoolthattheycaneasilyandreadilyapplyinthedevicesusedfortheirdailyuse,”Tanadded.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Thestructureofthedevice. B.Thefunctionsofthedevice.C.Theoperationofthedevice. D.Theadvantagesofthedevice.WhatplaysthemajorroleinsolvingtheproblemofthepreviousMEG?A.Thewater-absorbinggel. B.Thestableelectricaloutput.C.Thewet-dryregiondesign. D.Thespecially-designedfabric.WhichstatementwillTanprobablyagreewithaboutthedevice?A.Ithasbeenwidelyapplied. B.Ithasapromisingfuture.C.Itisapioneeringinvention. D.Itwillsucceedimmediately.Whydidtheauthorwritethispassage?A.Topresentarecentstudyonsavingenergy.B.TocomparethenewMEGwithpreviousones.C.Toadvocateanewwayofgeneratingelectricity.D.Tointroduceabetterdeviceofproducingpower.28-31ACBDP078YoumayhaveseenoneofthosecrazycontestsonYouTubeoratafairwherepeople“compete”toeatasmanyhotpeppersaspossible.Forexample,inMay2017acompetitivecaternamedLABeastsetinGuinnessWorldRecordforeating13ghostpeppersintwominutes.Theghostpepper,asyoumaynotknow,isoneofthehottestpeppersintheworldandeachhasaScovillehotnessindexof1million.Butitisn’teventhehottestthathonorofficiallybelongedtotheCarolinaReaperwithaScovillehotnessindexof2.2million,defeatingapeppercalledtheTrinidadScorpion.Thenin2017,anewpeppercamealong,knownasPepperX,whoseScovillehotnessindexisabout3.7million.TheGuinnessWorldRecordshasnotyetconfirmedthatPepperXisnowthehottestpepper.Whyarepeppersgettinghotterandholler?Toknowtheanswer,itisnecessarytoaskEdCurriewhoisresponsiblefordevelopingPepperX.“Forthepublic,hotsauceisaspice,”Curriesays.“Peopledevelopagreatertoleranceofthehottersauces,andsomeadventurersseeextremeeatingasachallenge.Somesportsmenregardeatingsuper-hotpeppersasanextremesport.”Peppershelpyourbodyreleasematerialswhichwillbringyouagreatsenseofhappiness,soyoulikethemmore.Theycanhelppeoplefacemedicalchallenges,likeovercomingaddiction,whichiswhyCurriewentafterpeppers.Amongthosewholikeeatingpeppers,itislesslikelyforthemtohavediseasessuchasheartdiscaseandcancer.Eatinghotterpepperscanimprovesleep,keepbloodhealthy,increaseappetiteandsoon.Nowresearchersinseveralcountriesarelookingforusefulmaterialsinpeppersthatmightevenhelpfightobesity(肥胖症).Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph1?A.Tointroducetheghostpeppers. B.Toshowthattheyareveryfunny.C.Toleadtothetopictobetalkedabout. D.TotellusLABeastsetaworldrecord.Whichisprobablythehottestpepperaccordingtothetext?A.PepperX. B.Ghostpeppers. C.CarolinaReaper. D.TrinidadScorpion.WhyarepeppersbeingdevelopedhotterandhotterinCurrie’sopinion?A.Togethigherprofits. B.Tomeetsomepeople’sneeds.C.Toprovideamedicaltreatment. D.Tomakecuisinesmoredelicious.Whatdoesthelastparagraphcenteron?A.Thefutureofpeppers. B.Theknowledgeofpeppers.C.Theadvantages.ofpeppers. D.Thedevelopmentofpeppers.28-31CABCP079Justashumanbeingshavetolearntospeak,birdsalsohavetolearnhowtosing.Theydothisinseveralstages.First,theypractisetonesandsounds,whichcanbecomparedtothebabystageinhumanlanguagedevelopment.Then,birdspractisetheirsongforeighttoninemonths,untilmemoryandpracticematchup.Thesingingisstrengthenedduringthefinalstage.Humansandbirdsbothappeartogothroughastagewhenthebrainisparticularlyreceptivetolearninglanguageorsong.Thisiswhybirdshavetohearotherbirdsoftheirownspeciessingwhiletheyarestillyoung,otherwise,theywon’tbeabletoproducemuchmorethanawhistlelateron.Sodobirdssingwithanaccent?Birdsdon’tallsingthesamesongs,notevenwithinaspecies.Althoughthemembersofeachbirdspeciesshareavocabularyofsounds,dialectdifferencesarequitecommon.Amongyellowhammers,adistanceofafewhundredmetresisenoughforthebirds’songtochange.Theindividualdialectsarelearntwhilethebirdsarestillchicksinthenest—justaschildrenadoptthedialectoftheirparents.Theyoungbirdsalwayssingaswellorasbadlyastheirteachers,becausetheadultsonwhichtheymodelthemselvesvaryinstyleandtalentfromregiontoregion.Somebirdspecieshavemorethan60dialects,andmanysingerscanbedescribedasmultilingual.Malesthatmasterseveraldialectshaveabetterchanceoffindingamatesincefemalesprefermatesfromthesamedialectfamily.Birddialectsalsohelptodriveevolution,becausedifferentsongscausetheformationofnewsub-speciesandeventuallyevencompletelynewspecies.Howdoyoungbirdsgaintheskillofsinging?A.Bymatchingsingingwiththeirinbornmemory.B.Bypracticingtonesandsoundstotheirbest.C.Byimitatingthebirdsoftheirownspecies.D.Bytryinghardtoproducemanywhistles.Whydobirdssingwithanaccent?A.Theyarereceptivetolearningdifferentsongs.B.Theyhavedifferentvocabularyofsounds.C.Theirparentshavedifferentsoundingfeatures.D.Theirtalentsinsingingvaryindividually.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“model”?A.Followanexample. B.Workasamodel.C.Changedialects. D.Showrespects.What’sthebenefitofbirds’masteringseveraldialects?A.Scaringenemiesaway. B.Enrichinglanguagevarieties.C.Enlargingterritories. D.Promotingmatingandevolving.28-31CCADP080KjellIngeRoekkeisabillionaireownerofanoilcompanyfromNorway.Asayoungman,hewasahighschooldropoutwhomovedtotheUStobecomeanordinaryfisherman.Nowheisthetenth-richestmaninhiscountry.Worthtwobilliondollars,heplanstogivemuchofhismoneyawayandisstartingwithcleaningupouroceans.InthePacificOcean,thereisanislandcalledtheGreatPacificGarbagePatch,whichistwicethesizeofthecontinentalUnitedStates.Itconsistsofnothingbutsmallpiecesofplasticandthedeadbodiesofsealifeandbirds.Thebillionaireisbuyingastate-of-the-artship.Withthelatestequipmentonboard,theshipwillremovefivetonsof‘plasticfromouroceansdaily.Kjellstartedhisbusinessempirebuildingindustrialfishingboats.Hebelievesheoweshisfortunetotheoceanandwantstopaythedebtback.“IwanttogivebacktosocietythemajorityofwhatI’veearned.Thisshipisapartofit.”saidtheseagoingman.ManagedbytheconservationorganizationWWF,theship’smissionistogetthepoisonousthingsoutoftheoceans.Itcouldn’tcomeatabettertime.EarlierthisyearakillerwhalewasheduponaUKshorewaspoisonedbyman-madechemicals.ThewhalecalledLuluwasthemostpoisonedonrecord.Itwas20yearsoldandhadneverreproducedbecauseherbodyhadbeenbadlydamaged.KjellhasgivenWWFcompletecontroloftheboat.TheconservationorganizationisnotcomfortablewiththepracticesoftheNorwegian’soilbusiness.Yetinthestruggletosavetheenvironment,unlikelypartnersmustworktogether.Withouttheworld’soceans,lifeonEarthwouldn’texist.WhathasKjelldecidedtodo?A.Makeouroceanscleanagain.B.Putanendtohisoilbusiness.C.Stopusingplasticsinhisdailylife.D.Removetherubbishwithhisownhands.Whatdoes“state-of-the-art”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Beautiful. B.Advanced. C.Expensive. D.Comfortable.WhyisLuluthewhalementionedinthepassage?A.Toaskpeopletohelpthecreature.B.Toinvitepeopletojoinintheeffort.C.Tostresstheconsequenceofthepollution.D.TodrawattentiontotheGreatPacificGarbagePatch.WhydoesWWFdecidetoworkwithKjell?A.Oceanpollutioncallsforcombinedaction.B.Itiscomfortabletoworkwithabillionaire.C.Hisbusinessisfriendlytotheenvironment.D.Hehasgivenupcontrolofhisnewlyboughtship.28-31ABCAP081Afterservingasabackupcrewmemberfor24years,ChinesetaikonautDengOingming’sdreamfinallycametrue,heperformedhisfirstspacemissiononboardtheShenzhouXVspaceshipalongwithtwootherastronautsonNow,29.Dengisthelastoneofthecountry’sfirst14astronautstobesentintospace.Thenam