山东省部分市2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题汇编阅读理解

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阅读理解

山东省济南市2022-2023学年高三上学期期末检测英语试题

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

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Howschoolsponsorshipworks:

NYoUselecttheschools-asmanyasyouwant-toreceivefutureTeenInkmagazines.

NYoUrcompany,snamewillappearonthecoverofeverymonthlyissuefortheschoolsyousponsor.

WYOUrtotalcostforafullyearisonly$195perschoolfor30copiesamonth—that,s300copiesperschool

year.

Advantagesforyourorganization:

隹Yourmessagereachesalargeaudienceofstudents,parentsandteachers,whichtellsthemyoucareabout

teens,theirvoicesandtheireducation.

NWecontacttheschoolsexplainingyoursponsorshipandyoursupportofteensinthecommunity.

必WeshipthemagazinesdirectlytotheschoolsThereisnoextraworkorexpenseforyou.

NYoUwillbeworkingwithanorganizationthathas14-yearexperiencewithteens,schoolsandeducators.

Advantagesforthestudentsyousponsor:

KreenSareconnectedwiththeirpeersnationwideataplacethatisspecificallytheirs.Studentshavethe

opportunitytosubmittheirworkforpublishinginourmagazine,bookseriesandwebsite.

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workplace.

I.WhatwillmotivateacompanytosponsorTeenInkl

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2Whatbenefitcanthesponsoredstudentsget?

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B.Greateraccesstobigcompanies.

C.Agoodpriceforthemagazines.

D.Achancetopublishtheirworks.

3.Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Experiencedteachers.B.Potentialsponsors.

C.Brilliantstudents.D.Devotedparents.

B

Mostteenagerskilltimeplayingvideogames,orsurfingTikTok.NotWilliamGadoury,a14-year-oldfrom

Matha,Quebec.WilliamGadouryhasbeencrazyabouttheMayansformostofhischildhood,eversincehis

grandparentsboughthimbooksaboutthecivilization.Whatstartedasahobbyatage12snowballedintoserious

research,andhetheorizedthatthelocationsofMayancitiesmightcorrespondtostarsinMayanConSlenationS（星

座）.

Usingancientbooks,Gadouryanalyzed22MayanconstellationmapsandcoveredthepositionsontoGoogle

EarthimagesoftheYucatanPeninsula,whichtothisdayishometolargelocalpopulationsandsomebest-preserved

architecturefromMayanculture.HewouldtracktheconstellationsfromGoogleEarthusingspecialsheets,

coveringthemontothepositionofMayancitiesonapapermap.Theteenwasabletoshowthat117Mayancities

matchedupwiththepositionofthestars,withthebrighteststarsrepresentingbiggercities.

ButwhenGadourywasworkingonthe23rdMayanconstellation,hefoundaconflict:threestars,butonlytwo

ancientcitiesonGoogleEarth.ThethirdstarpointedtoalocationontheMexico-Belizeborder.However,thearea

wascoveredwiththickjungle,leavingGadourystuck.

Luckily,heaskedNASAforimagesfromtheirRADARSAT-2satellite.Indeed,therewasasquare,

man-made-lookingstructureintheheavyforest.Gadourythenlearnedafirehadsweptacrosstheregion,thinning

outthegrasscover.Hefoundimagesfromtheagency,andeventuallyconcludedthattherewasindeedacitythere.

Gadouιy,sfindingseventuallytookhimintothejunglein2022tosearchonfoot,alongwithscientistFrancisco

Bell.TheteamdiscoveredafarmingvillagedeepintheMexicanjungle,whichshowedthe“backbone"ofthe

Maya,slong-termsuccess,whichwasdowntotheirabilitytoworkthelandandsupportlargecities.

4.WhatisGadoury,sfindingmainlyabout?

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A.ThevillagesintheMexicanjungle.

B.TheimagesfromNASAsatellites.

C.TheoriginsofMayanculture.

D.ThelocationsofMayancities.

5.HowdidGadourycarryouthisresearchaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Bytrackingthebest-preservedbuildingonmaps.

B.Byanalyzing117Mayancitiesinancientbooks.

C.Bycheckingstarmapsagainstsatelliteimages.

D.ByupdatingtheGoogleEarthontheInternet.

6.WhatmadeitdifficultforGadourytofindthethirdcityofthe23rdMayanstars?

A.Athickforest.B.Aforestfire.

C.Fundshortage.D.Badweather.

7WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGadoury?

A.Cheerful.B.Intelligent.

C.Ambitious.D.Sympathetic.

C

Imagineanewsmartphoneproduct.Itworksthesameasanyothersmartphone,butwhendropped,those

cracksthatappearafteranannoyingfallslowlybegintofadeaway,andthephonemagicallyrepairsitself>Ateam

ofresearchersledbychemistryprofessorTakuzoAidahavefoundawaytocreateself-repairingplasticsthatcanbe

usedinsmartphones,carsandotherproducts.Buttheirnewplasticswon,tonlybeusedtocreateunbreakable

products,butalsohelpthefightagainstgrowingwastesharmingtheplanet.

91%ofplasticisnon-recyclableandfillingEarthwithwaste.Theincreasingplasticinlandfillsisagrowing

concernduetoitsnegativeenvironmentalimpact.In2019aboutonly9%ofplasticswererecycledglobally,leading

Japanesescientiststoseektofindplasticthatcanstartitsownformationorself-repair.

Theself-repairingplasticsaremadebyaddingatinyamountofaspecializedsubstanceintoordinaryplasticto

holdthemonomers（单体）togetherbyhydrogenbonds（氢键）.Whenthenewplasticisbrokendownbyheat,

insteadofburningtowaste,thehydrogenbondsmixandallowfortheformationofspecialshapedmonomersto

createafoundationformoremonomerstolayeronandrebuilditself.Theteamfoundthattheirself-healingplastic

wasabletoautomaticallyrepairatroomtemperatureoveranhourtoregainitsdurability.

Theteam,sworksuggestsgreatprospectsforthefutureofplastic."Thetechniquecouldleadtothe

developmentofamade-to-ɪastplasticthatdoesnotneedtoberecycled,,,leadprofessorAidasaidattheconference,

ςςandcanonedaybeinproductsfromsmartphonestocarsandevenbuildings.^^

8.Whatisthespecialfeatureofthenewplastics?

A.Hardtobreak.B.Cheaptoproduce.

C.Goodtohealth.D.Easytorecycle.

9.Whatdrovescientiststosearchforthenewplastics?

A.Globalwarming.B.Industrialneeds.

C.Economiccrisis.D.Greenawareness.

10.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellusaboutthenewplastic?

A.Itssocialeffect.B.Itsmainfunction.

C.Itsworkingprinciple.D.Itseconomicvalue.

11.WhatisAida,sattitudetowardsthenewplastic?

A.Doubtful.B.Favorable.C.Disapproving.D.Unconcerned.

D

Radiocarbondatinghasrevealedtwofake（伪造的）paintingsinFrance—probablythefirsttimethetechnique

hasbeenusedinapoliceinvestigation.Thepaintingsweresupposedlyworksfromaroundtheearlytwentieth

century.ButateamledbyscientistLucileBeckattheUniversityofParis-Saclaydatedthemtosometimewithinthe

past70years.

Theuseofradiocarbondatingisgainingpopularity,thankstoadvancesthatrequiresmallersamplesthanever

before.RemovingtiniersamplesfromartworkisbecomingmorePaIatabletomuseumsandownersofpaintings.If

thereisachancethatapaintingisgenuine—andthereforevaluable—theydon,twantthecollectionoflarger

samplestodamageit.

Alllivingthingstakeincarbon,includingradioactivecarbon-14,fromtheatmosphereandfromfood.Whena

plantcommonlyusedtomakeoilpaintingclothdies,thecarbon-14thatitcontainedcontinuestofalloff.

Radiocarbondatingmeasureswhat,slefttoestimatethetimethat,spassed,saysMariaelenaFedi,aphysicistatthe

NationalInstituteforNuclearPhysicsinFlorence,Italy.

Atomic-bomb（原子弹atmosphere.Carbon-lganinthe1940sandtookoffinthe1950s,quicklyincreasedthe

amountofcarbon-14intheatmosphere.Carbon-14peakedaround1964andwentdownafterapartialbanonnuclear

tests.Researcherscaneasilyidentifymaterialscontainingmodernbomb-producedradiocarbonbecausetheir

carbon-14concentrationsarehigherthanpre-1950slevels.Beck,steamtesteditssamplestoseewhethertheybore

thefeatureofthatbomb-producedradioactivecarbon-14.

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Thecanvasfiberfromthepaintingsclearlycontainedcarbonfromeitherthemid-1950sorafterIheyear2000,

theresearchersreported.Beckacknowledgedthat,ideally,theteamwoulddofurtherchemicalanalysistosupport

itsfindings,buttheresearcherswerelimitedbythetighttime.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“palatable"inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Impressive.B.Acceptable.C.Expensive.D.Difficult.

13.Howdoesradiocarbondatingwork?

A.Byanalyzingsamplesfromartwork.

B.Byremovingthesmallersamples.

C.Bymeasuringthecarbon-14left.

D.Bytestingthecarboninthesample.

14.WhatcanWelearnaboutatomic-bombtestinginParagraph4?

A.Itproducesmorecarbon-14.

B.Ithelpsidentifyfakepaintings.

C.itreducescarbonconcentration.

D.Ithasbeenstoppedcompletely.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Paintingswaitingtobeidentified

B.TwofakepaintingsfoundinFrance

C.Newtechnologyinpaintingbecomesahit

D.Radiocarbondatingprovesananti-fakehelper

山东省荷泽市2022-2023学年高三上学期期末英语考试试题

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TherearefouryoungestathleteswhowonthegoldmedalintheOlympics.Theirachievementsarerecordedin

thehistoryofprofessionalsports.

MarjorieGestring

MarjorieGestringwasonly13yearsand268daysoldwhenshewonagoldmedalforhercounty.After1936,

theOlympicsweresoppedfortheSecondWorldWar.Followingtheconclusionofthewar,shecouldnotqualifyfor

the1948LondonOlympics.MarjorieGestringwouldhavewonmoregoldmedalsconsideringhertalentifnotfor

theWorldWarH.

KlausZerta

KlausZertawasonly13yearsand283daysoldwhenhewonagoldmedalatthe1960OlympicsinRome,Italy.

HecooperatedwithhisteammatesBemhardKnubelandHeinzRennebergtowinthegoldmedal.Klauswasfrom

WestGermanybutrepresentedtheunifiedteamofGermanyattheOlympics.Moreover,heistheyoungest

confirmedmaleathletetowinthegoldmedalinthehistoryoftheSummerOlympics.

FuMingxia

ChinesefemalediverFuMingxiaispopularforbeingoneoftheyoungestOlympicdivingchampions.She

wonagoldmedalatthe1992OlympicGamesinBarcelonawhenshewasjust13yearsand345daysold.Herlast

Olympicgoldmedalcameduringthe2000SydneyOlympics,whichemphasizedtheenvironmentalprotectionand

thereductioninwaste.Withthefourthgoldmedal,shejoinedAmericansPatMcCormickandGregLouganisasthe

world,sonlyquadruple（四次的）Olympicdivingchampions.

NadiaComaneci

NadiaComaneciisafivetimeOlympicgoldmedalist.Sheisaretiredgymnastandoneoftheyoungestathletes

towinthegoldmedal.In1976shebecamethefirstgymnasttoreceiveaperfectscoreof10.Shewasmerely14

yearsoldwhenshesecuredthegoldmedalatthe1976MontrealOlympics.Interestingly,backthen,agymnasthad

tobe14toparticipatebutlatertheagelimitwentupto16.

1.Whichofthefollowingplayersplayedteamsports?

A.MarjorieGestring.B.KlausZerta.

CFuMingxia.D.NadiaComaneci.

2.WhichOlympicsmightcomeupwiththeconceptoftςGreenOlympics^^?

A.The1948LondonOlympics.B.The1992BarcelonaOlympics.

C.The1976MontrealOlympics.D.The2000SydneyOlympics.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

AKlausZertadefeatedBernhardKnubelandHeinzRennebergin1960.

B.FuMingxiawonmoreOlympic-divingchampionsthanPatMcCormick.

C.MarjorieGestringdidn,tparticipateintheOlympicsbecauseofthewarin1948.

D.ItisimpossibletobreakNadiaComaneci,srecordastheyoungestgymnastgoldmedalist.

B

Lately,Γvebeentravelingaroundtheworld.NolongeramIwakingupfarawayfrommyhome,tiredfroma

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latenightofwritingdownthestoriesIcollectedthedaybefore.Thingsaredifferentnow,andeachdaymytravels

beginlikethis:Isitdownatmydiningtable,usuallyearlyinthemorningorlateatnightwhennobodyelseisawake,

andIlistentotheradio.

Theradiostationisalwaysfromsomewherethatisn,thereinNewYork,andmostoftenitcomesfroma

free-to-usewebsitecalledRadioGarden.MoveyourmouseandmaybeyouwilllandinBujumbura,Burundi;in

Dibrugarh,India;orontheedgeoftheSouthPacific.Seeminglynomatterhowlargeorsmallthebroadcasteris,if

itsendsoutasignalonline,itcanappearonthesiteandyoucanlistentoit.

Duringthepandemic,RadioGarden,whichisnowavailableasanapp,attimesattractedasmanyas15million

monthlylisteners.ςςWereceivedmanyheartwanningemailsfrompeoplestuckathomeexpressingtheirgratitude

fortheservice,,,saidJonathanPuckey,thesite,sfounder.

RadioGardenbeganasaprojectoftheNetherlandsInstituteforSoundandVision,wheredesignersand

computerprogrammersoverlaid（覆盖）stationstreamswiththeirgeographicallocationsona3-Dmapoftheworld.

Asaresult,thereismorethanonewaytotransmit.VisitingacountrylikeColombiabroughtbackmemoriesofpast

trips--romanticaccordionmusicremindingmeofbusridesontheruralroads.

WherewillyouvisitfirstontheRadioGardenglobe?Forme,thrillingasitistodropinonOuagadougouor

UlaanbaatarortheAzores,it,sallaboutpersonalhistory:IwasbornandraisedinNewYork,butmyfamilyisfrom

everywhere-LatinAmerica,theMiddleEast,andplacesinbetween.Myancestorsweremerchantswhotradedin

goodsandcultures.Now,becauseoftheirwanderings,piecesofsixlanguagesstillflyacrossourdinnertables.

ThankstoRadioGarden,myfamilycancrossplanesofspaceandtimewithoutworry!

4.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphfocuson?

A.Thejoysofradiotravel.B.Asceneoftravelingbyradio.

C.Apopularwayoftraveling.D.Thedifferenceinthistravel.

5WhatdoweknowaboutRadioGarden?

A.Itisaffordable.B.Itiswidelyaccepted.

C.Itiseasytomaintain.D.ItisbasedinNewYork.

6.WhatdoestheauthorthinkisthegreatestadvantageofRadioGarden?

A.Simplifyingtravelschedules.B.Makingtourismpopularagain.

C.Improvingthetravelingexperience.D.Promotingthevirtualrealitytravel.

7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.RadioGardenisexpandingquickly.

B.RadioGardenincreasesglobalconnections.

C.RadioGardenbenefitsfromglobalawareness.

D.RadioGardenfacilitatesthedevelopmentoftourism.

C

Peopledophysicalexerciseaspartoftheirhealthylifestyletogetstrongerandhealthier.

Therearethreebasicmodesofphysicalexercise:flexibilityexercisehelpsthehumanbodyingeneraloritspart

inparticulartobeabletoreachfartherandbendbetter;aerobicexercisehelpsthebodyworkhardforalongtime;

anaerobicexercisemakesthearmsandlegsstronger.

Ithaslongbeenknownthatexerciseisnotonlygoodforyourbody,butalsoforyourmind.Accordingto

researchers,gymnastsaremorelikelytobeemotionallystable,footballplayersthemostoutgoingandswimmersthe

happiest.

Thepsychologicalstudy,whichwascarriedoutbyexperts,alsorevealedthatsportscanalsooffercluestoa

person,sattitudetocharity,readinghabitsandeventheirvotingintentions.Boxers,forexample,aremostlikelyto

focusonmaterialpossessionsinlife.Meanwhile,runnerstendtobeoutgoingpeoplewholovebeingthecentreof

attention.Walkers,agroupthatincludesthosewhoenjoywanderingandcross-countryraces,areleastconcerned

aboutotherpeopleandlikedoingthingsbythemselveswithoutinterruptionfromothers.Thosewhoplaychessare

confidentwhentheyfacechallengesandtrouble.Thosewhoswimtendtobetidyandcharitable.However,

accordingtoMindLab,61percentofadultsarefondofhelpingothersregardlessoftheirchoiceofsports.

Theresultsfromthisstudyalsoshowthatnomatterwhatkindofpersonyouare,thereistherightkindof

exerciseforyou.

8.Whichofthefollowingsportsbelongstoflexibilityexercise?

A.Running.B.Swimming.C.Football.D.Gymnastics.

9.WhatcanWelearnfromthetext?

A.Walkersenjoylonelinessintheirlives.

B.Boxerstendtoignorewealthinlife.

C.Runnershavegreatpowerofconcentration.

D.Chessplayerslikechallengingotherpeople.

10.WhydoestheauthormentionMindLabinParagraph4?

A.Tomakeacontrast.B.Todrawacomparison.

C.Toplaceanemphasis.D.Togiveanexample.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

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A.Howcanyouchoosesuitablesports?

B.Whatkindofsportscanbenefityoumost?

C.Howcansportskeepyoumentallyhealthy?

D.Whatdoesyourchoiceofsportstellaboutyou?

D

ConsumersintheU.S.spendbillionsofdollarsayearongiftswrapping.Twocolleaguesandɪwondered

whetherailthattimeandeffortisactuallyworthit.Soweconductedthreeexperimentstoexploretheimpactofgift

wrapping.

Inthefirstexperiment,weinvolved180students,whoweregivenagift—acoffeecupwiththelogoofoneof

twoNBAbasketballteams,thelocalMiamiHeatorrival（竞争对手）OrlandoMagic.Everyparticipantwasafanof

theHeatandtheyobviouslydidn,tsupporttheMagic.Wegavehalfofthestudentsadesirablegift,whiletheothers

receivedsomethingtheydisliked.Finally,halfofthegiftswerewrappedneatly,whiletherestlookedsloppy（凌舌L

的）.

Wefoundthatthosewhoreceivedasloppilywrappedgiftlikedtheirpresentsignificantlymorethanthosewho

receivedaneatlywrappedgift—regardlessofwhichcuptheygot.

Tounderstandwhy,weaskedanothersetofstudentstoreporttheirexpectationsabouteitheraneatlyor

sloppilywrappedgift.Resultsshowedthatexpectationsweresignificantlyhigherfortheneatlywrappedgifts.

However,receiversoftheneatlywrappedgiftreportedthatitfailedtoliveuptotheirexpectations,whilethosewho

gotthesloppilywrappedgiftsaiditsuψassed（超过）theirexpectations.

Inourfinalexperiment,wesurveyed261adultsandaskedthemtoimaginereceivingeitheraneatlyorsloppily

wrappedgift.Thistimeweinstructedhalfofthemtoimaginethegiftwasfromaclosefriend,whiletheotherhalf

believeditcamefromanacquaintance（熟人）.ThenWerevealedthegiftandaskedthemtorateit.

Whenitcamefromaclosefriend,receiversendeduplikingthesloppilywrappedgiftmore.However,forthe

giftfromanacquaintance,receiverspreferreditwhenitwasneatlywrapped.Thisoccursbecausetheseparticipants

usedthewrappingasacueforhowmuchthegift-givervaluestheirrelationship.

Soifyou,restressedovergiftwrappingthisholidayseason,considersavingyourselfeffortandmoneyby

wrappingyourfriends,giftshaphazardly（随意地）.Butforsomeoneyoudon,tknowquiteaswell,it,sprobably

worthittoshowthatyouputinsomeefforttomakeitlookgoodwithallofthebeautifulbows.

12.Whatdidtheresearchersfindinthefirstexperiment?

A.Adesirablegiftisexpectedtobewrappedsloppily.

B.Participantsweremoreinterestedinneatlywrappedgifts.

C.Asloppilywrappedgiftcanmakethereceivermuchhappier.

D.Participantsrespondedthesametogiftswithdifferentwrappings.

13.Whydidtheresearcherscarryoutthesecondexperiment?

A.Tofurtherexplaintheresultofthefirstexperiment.

B.Tocomparereceivers,expectationsforthesamegifts.

C.Toknowwhyreceivershavedifferentexpectationsforgifts.

D.Tofindouttheimpactofwrappingonreceives,expectations.

14.Whatdoneatlywrappedgiftsshowaccordingtothethirdexperiment?

A.Thegiftgiverisveryskilledatwrappinggifts,

B.Thegiftgiverhasacloserelationshipwiththereceiver.

C.Thegiftgiverattachesgreatimportancetotherelationship.

D.Thegiftgiverwantstobecomeaclosefriendofthereceiver.

15.Whatdoestheauthorwanttodointhelastparagraph?

A.Togiveexamples.B.Tomakesuggestions.

C.Tomakecomparisons.D.Topresentanargument.

山东省泰安市2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题

一、阅读理解

A

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Salary:Upto$21anhour

Jobtype:Full-time

WHYJOINUS?

•Permanent,full-timeposition

∙Shift（班次）:day,evening,nightandweekendshifts

•Salary:upto$21/hrdependingonskillsandexperience

•VariedshiftPremiUm（补助）：upto$2.5/hrdependingontheshift

•Groupinsurance

•RegisteredRetirementSavingsPlan

•Personalandfloatingvacations/workbreak

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•Employeeandfamilyassistanceprogram

•Safeworkenvironment

•Socialactivities

HOWWILLYOUBESPENDINGYOURTIME?

Doyouliketouseyourmechanicalandmanual（体力的）skills?Wehaveagreatopportunityforyou!

•Producerubber,plastic,castiron,andmetalproductswhileoperatingindustrialmachinery.

•Operateequipmenttocarryoutvariousstagesofproduction.

•Cutandsandparts.

WHATAREWELOOKINGFOR?

•Youhaveagoodmechanicalsenseandyouareamanualperson.

•Youhavegoodphysicalabilitiestohandlelargeloadswithaforklift.

Evenifyouhavelittleexperience,don,thesitatetosendusyourapplication.Ourteamwillbethereforyou!

WHATAREYOUWAITINGFORTOAPPLY?

Welookforwardtogettingtoknowyouandworkingwithyou!

1.Howmuchcanaworkerinthefactoryearnatmostperhour?

A.$2.5.B.$18.5.C.$21.D.$23.5.

2.Whichofthefollowingbenefitsisofferedbythefactory?

A.Personalinsurance.B.Doubleovertimepay.C.Flexibletimeoff.D.Shorterworkinghours.

3.Whoisdisqualifiedtoapplyforthejob?

A.Awell-builtdriver.B.Aweakteenager.C.Aweightlifter.D.Astrongwoman.

B

QueenElizabethisknownforherdevotiontohercountry,hercloserelationshipswithherfamilyand,most

importantly,hercorgis.

Unfortunately,overtheweekendshelostthelastofherroyalcorgis,Willow.AccordingtoTheDailyMail,

the15-year-olddoghadtobepultodeathaftersufferingacancer-relatedillness.Thismarksthefirsttimethatthe

91-year-oldQueeniswithoutacorgiintheroyalhouseholdsinceWorldWarII.

In2015,MontyRoberts,theQueen,sdogtrainer,sharedsomedetailswithVanityFairaboutherpets.

RobertsencouragedQueenElizabethtocontinuebreeding（繁殖）corgis,but,inheroldage,shedidn,twantto

leaveanyyoungdogbehind.Shedid,however,adoptalull-grownCorginamedWhisperin2017,afteritsowner,

whowasagatekeeperatthepalace,died.

ItwasalsosaidthatQueenElizabethwasworriedshe,dtripoverthedogsplayingatherfeet.Itwasapretty

realfear.FormerroyalstaffPaulBurrellclaimedthathewasoncetrippedbyninecorgiswhilewalkingthem

downthestepsatthepalace.

Willowwasadogwithequallybluebloκd,althoughsheneverfoundsocialmediastardom.Itwasa

14th-generationchildofSusan,thecorgiwhowasgiftedtoElizabethonher18thbirthdaybyherfather,King

GeorgeVI.

OneofWillow,smostmemorablemomentswasposingwithJamesBondatthe2012LondonOlympics.

Holly,Queen,sanothercorgi,alsostarredinthevideo,butshepassedawaymorethanayearago,attheageof13.

Thisistrulytheendofanera,asQueenElizabethhasownedmorethan30corgisthroughoutherlife.Atone

point,shehad13atonce.

“Shewassadforeachlossofhercorgisovertheyears,butshehasbeenparticularlyupsetaboutWillow,s

death,,,aBuckinghamPalacesourcetoldTheDailyMail.tςItisprobablybecauseWillowwasthelastlinktoher

parentsandapastimethatgoesbacktoherownchildhood.,,

4.WhathappenedtoWillowovertheweekendaccordingtoTheDailyMail?

A.Itwaskilledinacaraccident.B.Itwasputtodeath.

C.Ithadanunsuccessfuloperation.D.Itwasfoundtohavecancer.

5.WhydidQueenElizabethstopbreedingcorgisaccordingtoMontyRoberts?

A.Shewastooweaktotakecareofthedogs.

B.Shebecametiredofthosecrazylittledogs.

C.Shewasafraidthatshe,dtripoverthedogs.

D.Shewasworriedaboutthedogsafterherdeath.

6.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“blueblood“inparagraph5probablymean?

A.Nobleancesto匚B.Badmood.C.Coldheart.