北京市各地区2023届高考英语一模试题汇编-03阅读理解

北京市各地区2023届高考英语一模试题分类汇编-03阅读理

解

一、阅读理解

（2023届北京市门头沟区高三综合练习（一）英语试卷）Tourscomeinmanycreative

forms,suchasguidedwalkingtours,self-guidedwalkingtours,coastalwalksandbush

walks.

GuidedWalkingTours

Guidedwalkingtoursareaninformativeandfunwaytodeeplyunderstandthearea

aboutacity,shistoryandthepeoplethere.Youcantakethiskindoftouranytimeand

anywhere.Guidedwalkingtourscomewithaguidewiththeknowledgeandhistoryofthe

areaandtheycanhelpyouwithalotofthehistorythathappenedinthearea.Guidedwalking

toursarebetteratshowingsitesin-depth.

Self-GuidedWalkingTours

Self-guidedtoursaregoodifyouwishtodothingsatyourownpace.Withself-guided

tours,youusuallyhaveabrochureontheareathatyoufollowanditwilltellyouaboutlocal

people,sfavoritelandmarks.SelrgUidedtoursaresuitableforindividualsorclosefriends.

Youcantaketheminanyseasonyoulike.

CoastalWalkingTours

Coastalwalksareidealforthosewhoenjoybreathtakingviews.Coastalwalkswilloften

takeyouinlandforpartofyourjourney,onlytorejointhecoastlineatsomeotherspectacular

viewsmothernaturehasprovided.Coastalwalksareforallyearround.Ihavedonesome

greatwalksinwinterandseenmothernatureatherbest,andthebestpartaboutdoingtours

duringwinteristhattherearenotverymanypeoplethatwillalmosthavethetourto

themselves.

BushWalkingTours

Bushwalks,accordingtoresearch,canhelpreducedepressionandraiseself-esteem.

Bushwalkscanbeafamilyactivitywithyourdogthroughouttheyear.Somebushwalksmay

takemorethanoneday.Wheneveryouwanttotakeabushwalk,youshouldkeepinmind

thatallbushwalksshouldberesearchedthoroughlyasyoumayneedspecialequipmentlike

waterprooftrousers.Attheveryleastyoushouldletyourfamilyorfriendsknowwhereyou

aregoing.Thisisusefulifyougetlost.

Hopeyoucanfindthemostsuitabletourforyourself.

1.WhatcanweIeamaboutguidedwalkingtoursfromthepassage?

A.Itcanbeafamilyactivitythatmayincludepets.

B.Youcanhaveafurtherunderstandingofthearea.

C.Youcanenjoybreathtakingviewsduringthetour.

D.Youcanknowthelandmarkswiththehelpoflocalpeople.

2.Whichofthesetoursshouldyoutellyourfamilyorfriendsinadvance?

A.Bushwalkingtours.B.Guidedwalkingtours.

C.Coastalwalkingtours.D.Self-guidedwalkingtours.

3.Whatdothesetourshaveincommon?

A.Youcanparticipateanytimeoftheyear.

B.Youshouldbuyspecialequipmentinadvance.

C.Youwilltakepartinbothinlandandcoastlinejourneys.

D.Youneedabrochuretointroducethetours,specialfeatures.

（2023届北京市门头沟区高三综合练习（一）英语试卷）Itwasrushhouronthe

morningofJunel.HeatherSantellano,36,wasdrivinghercaronHoustonHarteFrontage

Roadwithhernine-year-olddaughterandten-year-oldsonintheback.Suddenly,ared

pickuptruckcutthemoff.Santellanoturnedthewheelhardtotheright,sendingthecar

runningofftheroadanddownanembankment（路堤）thatendedinadrop-offafterabout50

feet.Ifthecardidn,tstop,itwouldgoupintotheairandslideontotheroadsome20feet

below.Thencameabitofluck.Asthecarracedtowardstheedge,itsundercarriagegotstuck

ontheembankment,stoppingitcold.Theoccupants,however,werefarfromsafe.Thecar

hadcometorestontopofaretainingwall,literallyteeteringontheedgeofdisaster.One

suddenmovebyanyoneinsidecouldsenditover.

JacobRodriguez,aveteran,watchedthesceneunfoldfromthecompanywhereheworks.

Then,heandfourothermenrantothecar.Theyleapedontothetrunktobalancetheweight

astheterrifiedkidsinthebackseatwatched.

Meanwhile,JulioVasquezandhisnephew,MarcoVasquez,weredrivingtotheirjobsat

nearbyPremierAutomotive.JuliojumpedoutofthecartohelpwhileMarcowenttotheshop,

grabbedaheavy-dutystrapandreturnedtothedanglingcar.HetiedthecartoandF-350

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truckthathadbeendrivenoverbyoneoftheotherrescuers.Withthecarsecuredthegroup

carefullyopenedthebackdoorsandhelpedthechildrenout.

Buttheirdepartureshiftedthecar,sweight,causingittoleanforward.Themen,stillon

thetrunk,imploredSantellanotojumpintothebackseattore-balancetheweight.Shedid

andtheninchedoutfromthebackdoor.Finally,themencarefullygotoffthetrunkEveryone

wassafe.44Anotherfbot,“Rodrigueztoldthemedia,ςςandthiswouldbedifferentstory.^^

4.WhathappenedtoSantellano,scarafteraredpickuptruckcutitoff?

A.Itranintothetruckandwasholed.

B.Itrushedtotheroadsideandwasbroken.

C.Itwentintotheairandfellsharplyontotheroad.

D.Itslippedofftheroadanddownanembankment.

5.Whydidthecarleanforward?

A.Becauseeveryonegotoffthecar.

B.BecauseSantellanojumpedintothebackseat.

C.Becausethehelpersrantothecarandleapedontothetrunk.

D.Becausetheweightofthecarwasunbalancedwhenthechildrenleft.

6.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordscanbestdescribeJacobandhispartners?

A.Generousandoutgoing.B.Friendlyandhumble.

C.Helpfulandprofessional.D.Ambitiousandoptimistic.

（2023届北京市门头沟区高三综合练习（一）英语试卷）Thehydrogen-powered

drone（无人机），called"Qingting''inChinesepronouncedthesameastheChineseword

“dragonfly”,hascompletedtheautomaticinspectionofthe500kilovoltofWangnanLine.

Itisthefirsttimethatafuel-celldronepoweredbyhydrogenhasbeenusedinthe

nationalelectricalpowersystemtocarryoutinspectionprograms,meaningthathydrogen

energyequipmenthasbeenfirstlyappliedintotheinspectionofpowergrid（网）.

Theinspectiondronetraditionallyispoweredbylithiumbatterieswhichcanlast20-30

minutesonaverage.Thereexistsacertainthreattoinspectionsafetyifthedronefallsoutof

controlduetoitsuseoflarge-capacitylithiumbatterypack,whicheasilyleadstoburnand

explode.Thus,thecurrenturgentneedofinspectionworkforpowergridrequiresanewkind

ofdronewithlongbatterylife,continuousinspection,andhighsecurity.

Itisintroducedthat,thisyearStateGridWenzhouPowerSupplyCompany,togetherwith

JinlingCarbonEnergyDigitalIntelligenceTechnologyLaboratory,finallysuccessfully

inventedthefirsthydrogen-powereddroneafterhalfayear,sexplorationandperseverance.

Asanelectricdronetakinghydrogenfuelcelltogeneratethepowerandhydrogen,hydrogen

doesnotburninthefiιelcellduringtheoperationofuQingting,∖Instead,itcanbetransformed

directlyintoelectricitybycombininghydrogenandoxygenthroughtheactionof

platinum-carboncatalystinacleanandcarbon-freeway,andtheonlyproductiswater.

Itislearnedthatitofferspowerautonomyof2hours,aboutfourtimesthatofthelithium

batterydrone.Thelifeofhydrogenfuelcellismorethan2000hours,about20timesthatof

thelithiumbattery.Thebatteryofhydrogenfuelcellcontainsnoheavymetalpollutants,

whosematerialscanberecycledafterdestruction.ItistestedthattheςςQingting,,dronefailsto

burnorexplodewhenitfallsoutofcontrol,whichperformsbetterinsafety.

ThesuccessoftheinitialinspectionofthetςQingting,,dronehasfilledthegapofthe

applicationofhydrogenfuelintheelectricpowerdrone.Next,thecompanywillexpandthe

multi-directionalapplicationofhydrogendronesininspectionforpowergridbycarrying

differentfunctionalequipmenttomakebreakthroughsinthetechnicalbaπiers.Moreover,

underthenationalpolicyofactivelypromotingtheapplicationofcleanenergy,accelerating

thedevelopmentofhydrogenfuelcellsinthefieldofunmannedaviationvehicles(UAVs)isof

significance.

7.WhatcanweIeamaboutthetraditionaldrone?

A.Itispoweredbyhydrogen.

B.Itcanworkforalongtime.

C.Itmayburniffailingtocontrol.

D.Itcanensurethesafetyofpowergrid.

8.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.How"Qingting''works.

B.Why"Qingting"issafe.

C.Whatadvantages“Qingting"has.

D.Whateffects“Qingting"hasontheenvironment.

9.Whichstatementabouthydrogen-powereddroneisNOTcorrect?

A.Thebatteryitusesisrecyclable.

B.Ithasbeenusedtoexaminepowergrid.

C.Itcanchangehydrogendirectlyintoelectricity.

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D.Itcanpreventthehydrogenbatteryfromexplosion.

10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Hydrogenfuelhasbeenappliedintootherfields.

B.Hydrogenfuelhasabrightfutureinmanyfields.

C.HydrogendroneiswidelyusedinthefieldofUAVs.

D.Hydrogendronehastakenalonglimitedfunctionalequipment.

（2023届北京市门头沟区高三综合练习（一）英语试卷）Manyindustriesarefacing

ashortageoflabour.Warehousinghasgrownrapidly.Androbotsarenow

indisDenSab】e,pickingitemsoffshelvesandhelpingpeoplepackanexponentiallyrising

numbersofboxes.Theyareevenbeginningtowalkslowlyalongsomepavements,delivering

goodsorfoodrighttopeople,sdoors.Havingmorerobotstoboostproductivitywouldbea

goodthing.

Andyetmanypeoplefearthatrobotswilldestroyjobs.Apaperin2013byeconomistsat

OxfordUniversitywaswidelymisinterpretedasmeaningthat47%ofAmericanjobswereat

riskofbeingautomated.

Infact,concernsaboutmassunemploymentbecauseofrobotsareoverblown.The

evidencesuggestsrobotswillbeultimatelybeneficialforlabourmarkets.AYaleUniversity

studyfoundthatanincreaseofonerobotunitper1,000workersboostedacompany,s

employmentinJapan.ResearchfromtheBankofKoreafoundthatnotarizationmovedjobs

awayfrommanufacturingintoothersectors,butthattherewasnodecreaseinoverall

VaCanCieS（空缺）.Anotherstudy,byresearchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

andcolleagueselsewhere,lookedatFinnishfirmsandconcludedthattheiruseofadvanced

technologiesledtoincreasesinhiring.

Forallthat,themarchoftherobotswillbringbigchangestoworkplaces.Theskillsand

firmsthatarerewardedwillshifζtoo.Butthatneednotbethedisastermanyfear.One

supposedexampleofςςbadautomation,,isself-servicecheckoutsinsupermarketsbecause

theydisplacehumanworkers.Checkoutstaffwhoretraintohelpcustomerspickitemsfrom

aislesmaywellfindthatdealingwithpeopleinneedismorerewardingthanspendingallday

scanningbarcodes.

Certainly,somepeoplewillbeonthelosingendofchangeevenastherobotsmake

societyasawholebetteroff.Onelessonfromthefreewheelingglobalizationofthe1990sand

2000sisthatthegrowthintradethatwasoverwhelminglybeneficialtriggeredapolitical

backlash（强烈抵制）becausethelosersfeltleftbehind.Thatisonemorereasonwhyfirmsand

governmentswoulddowelltorecognizethevalueofretrainingandlifelonglearning.Asjobs

change,workersshouldbehelpedtoacquirenewskills,includinghowtoworkwithand

managetherobotsthatwillincreasinglybetheircolleagues.

Thepotentialgainsfromtherobotrevolutionhavejuststarted.Itwon,tbetheplotin

somefilmswheretherobotsfightagainsttheirhumanmastersandcausemass

unemployment.

1ɪ.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordςςindispensable,,meaninParagraph1?

A.Essential.B.Spare.C.Detective.D.Complicated.

12.Whydoestheauthormentiontheexampleofςbadautomation,,inParagraph4?

A.Toprovethatrobotswillnotbeadisaster.

B.Toremindusofthebigchangesatworkplaces.

C.Toillustratecheckoutstaffwillscanbarcodesslowly.

D.Totellfirmsthevalueofretrainingandlifelonglearning.

13.Accordingtotheauthor,whatwillhappenbecauseofnotarization?

A.Itwillpushloserstoleavebehind.

B.Robotsmayleadtomassunemployment.

C.Peoplewillhelprobotstogainnewskills.

D.Robotsandpeoplemaybecomeco-workers.

ɪ4.Theauthormayagreethat___.

A.jobswillbeatriskduetorobots

B.noevidenceshowsthatrobotswilldestroyjobs

C.notarizationwillquicklyboostmassemployment

D.peoplehavebenefitedalotfromtherobotrevolution

（2023届北京市平谷区高三一模英语试卷）Enjoythefamily-friendlyadventureat

DinoParkinMyrtleBeach!Thisexcitingmuseumgivesgueststhechancetocome

face-to-facewithlife-sizeddinos!Thesebeastshaveavasthistorythatwillsparkimagination

andallowvisitorsofallagestoenjoyeducationalfun.

Duringyourself-guidedadventurethroughDinoPark,youwillbetreatedtoup-close

viewsatdazzlinganimatronics（电子动画）ofyourfavoritescalydinosaurs.Therearemore

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than20life-sizeddinosaurstodiscover.Alongtheway,youwillbeabletolearnaboutsome

awesomedinofactsandgetyourfillofprehistoricfun!

Additionally,visitorswillbeabletoenjoyCGIfootagethatgivesaglimpseintothe

livesofthedinos.Itistheperfectwaytolearnallaboutthedinosaursthroughinteresting

factsandhands-onactivities.Throughoutthemuseumarevariousfactsaboutthedinosaurs

displayedoninformativeandcolorfulposters.

DinoParkactivities

DinoExplorePit:ThekidswillhaveablastdivingintotheDinoExplorePit!Thisball

pitfeatures100,000ballsofferingtonsofroomtobouncearound.Itisafunattractionforall

agestoenjoy.

DigaDinoFossil:Becomeareal-lifearchaeologistasyouputyourdiggingskillstothe

test!Lookoutforsomeawesomefossilsasyousearchforthenextgreatestdinosaur

discovery.

RideaTyrannosaurus:Thisfunanimatronicrideisperfectforkidswhowantto

experiencesomethrillingfun!Climbaboardforanaction-packedridethatyouwon,tsoon

forget.

PIayArea:Kidswillenjoyburningoffsomeextraenergyattheplaygroundarea.The

playgroundfeaturesdino-themedpuzzlefloors,brightpicturesonthewalls,andplay

equipmentfeaturingaslideanddinosaurstheycanclimbon.

So,whetheryouarealongtimedinosaurloverorwanttobringthekidstoseesome

movingdinoparkexhibits,youaresuretohaveagreattimehere!

15.AtDinoPark,visitors.

A.canfeelthejoyofprehistorictimes

B.willbetaughtanimatronicsfacetoface

C.willbeabletofindtheperfectwaytoseeCGIfilm

D.canparticipateinhands-onpostermakingactivities

16.Whichofthefollowingwillremainfreshinthemindsofkids?

A.DinoExplorePit.B.DigaDinoFossil.

C.RideaTyrannosaurus.D.PlayArea.

17.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroduceavarietyoflife-sizeddinosaurs.

B.Torecommendamuseumwitheducationalfun.

C.TocomparethedifferentactivitiesattheDinoPark.

D.Toprovidearchaeologistswithsomecluesaboutdinosaurs.

（2023届北京市平谷区高三一模英语试卷）AndreaSperanzawantedtobea

firefighterlongbeforeshehadtherightwordforherwish.Afteronechildhoodadventureata

constructionsiteendedwithanironnailembedded（嵌入）inherlegandanemergencycallto

thefiredepartment,shefoundherselfinawe.tiAstheygavemethemedicaltreatment,ɪ

thought,theycouldhelpeverybodyanddoanything,,,saysthenow52-year-old.

In2000,Speranzafulfilledherdreamofbecomingafirefighter.Herjobwasexactlyas

fulfillingassheimagineditwouldbe,exceptforonething;shestillhadn,tseenanother

womaninherrole—notinamagazine,notontelevision,notinreallife.Speranzadecidedto

helpyoungwomenseethatthey,too,couldhaveacareerlikehers.

TheresultisCampCourage,animmersive（沉浸式的）programforgirlsaged15to19

whowanttoIeammoreaboutfirefighting,paramedicineandpolicework.In2006,Speranza

welcomedthefirst17participants.Overthecourse,thegirlsdiscovertheinsandoutsof

beingfirstresponders:learninghowtoputoutfires,deliveringfirstaidandsoon.

CampCouragenownunsonesessioneveryyearandisfreetoattend.Tooffset（抵消）

costs,Speranzafundraisesbyholdingeverythingfromcarwashestocomedynights.Campers

mustsubmitanessaydescribinghowtheyplantoheɪptheircommunity,oraspecific

individualinneed.Andtheyhavetodeliverontheplan-frombuildingabenchforasenior

atabusstoptolaunchingalocalchapteroftheKidsHelpPhone.

WhileCampCourageisdesignedtohelpmorewomenbecomefirstresponders,

Speranzaalsohasanother,biggerobjectiveinmind:buildingleaders.uIftheycandelivera

mechanicalbabyorclimbahundred-footladder,they,renotgoingtohaveaproblemgoing

throughajobinterview/9saysSperanza.ς4Ifsacompletechangeinmindset,anditworks.”

NowhundredsofgirlshavepassedthroughCampCourageandsomeofthemworkas

firstrespondersnow.Speranzafeelsasenseofachievement.Theopportunitytorecruitother

girlstosavelivesalongsideherkeepshergoing.It,snotevenmeasurable.

18.WhatinspiredSperanzatobecomeafirefighter?

A.Herdreamnow.B.Achildhoodaccident.

C.Thelackoffemalefirefighters.D.Afirefighter,sencouragement.

19.WhydidSperanzadecidetostartCampCourage?

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A.Totrainthegirlstotakethefirstaidcourse.

B.Tocompleteanimmersiveprogramaboutfirefighting.

C.Toassistmorefemalestotakeupsomejobslikehers.

D.Tomotivatemorefemalestostandontheirownfeetinthefuture.

20.WhatdocampershavetodotopassthroughCampCourage?

A.Raisemoneytopayoffthecost.

B.Submitanessayanddeliveraspeech.

C.Buildabenchforthedisabledatabusstop.

D.Handinaplanandthenputitintoaction.

21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Upsanddownsmakeonestrong.

B.Everynobleworkisatfirstimpossible.

C.Nothingisimpossibleforawillingheart.

D.Jointeffortisthekeytosolvingproblems.

（2023届北京市平谷区高三一模英语试卷）Askasmarthomedevicefortheweather

forecastandittakesseveralsecondsforthedevicetorespond.Thislatency（延时）occursas

connecteddevicesdon,thaveenoughmemoryorpowertostoreandruntheenormous

machine-learningmodelsneededforthedevicetounderstandwhatauserisaskingofit.The

modelisstoredinadatacenterthatmaybehundredsofmilesaway,wheretheansweris

computedandsenttothedevice.

MITresearchershavecreatedanewmethodforcomputingdirectlyonthesedevices,

whichdrasticallyreducesthislatency.Theirtechniqueshiftsthestepsofrunninga

machine-learningmodeltoacentralserverwherecomponentsofthemodelareencodedonto

lightwaves.Thewavesaresenttoaconnecteddeviceusingfiberoptics（纤维光学），which

enablestonsofdatatobesentlightning-fastthroughanetwork.Thereceiverthenemploysa

simpleopticaldevicethatrapidlyperformscomputationsusingthepartsofamodelcaιτied

bythoselightwaves.

Thistechniqueleadstomorethanahundredfoldimprovementinenergyefficiencywhen

comparedtoothermethods.Itcouldalsoimprovesecurity,sinceauser,sdatadonotneedto

betransferredtoacentrallocationforcomputation.Thismethodcouldenableaself-driving

cartomakedecisionsinreal-timewhileusingjustatinypercentageoftheenergycurrently

requiredbypower-hungrycomputers.Itcouldalsoallowausertohavealatency-free

conversationwiththeirsmarthomedevice,beusedforlivevideoprocessing,orevenenable

high-speedimageclassificationonaspacecraftmillionsofmilesfromEarth.

“Everytimeyouwanttorunaneuralnetwork,youhavetoruntheprogram,andhow

fastyoucanruntheprogramdependsonhowfastyoucanpipetheprograminfrommemory.

Ourpipeismassive—itcorrespondstosendingafullfeature-lengthmovieovertheinternet

everymillisecondorso.Thatishowfastdatacomesintooursystem.Anditcancomputeas

fastasthat,“saysprofessorDirkEngland.

Theneuralnetworkarchitectureinvolvesstoringweightsinacentralserverthatis

connectedtoanovelpieceofhardwarecalledasmarttransceiver.Thissmarttransceiver,a

thumb-sizedChiP（芯片）,canreceiveandsenddata.Movingforward,theresearcherswantto

updatethesmarttransceiverchiptoachieveevenbetterperformance.

22.Whafstheparagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thecauseofthelatency.

B.Theeffectofthelatency.

C.Theadvancedsmartdevice.

D.Themodelsstoredinadatacenter.

23.Howdoesthisnewmethodreducelatency?

A.Byimprovingthepartsofamodel.

B.Byusingopticstospeedupcomputations.

C.Bycomputingdirectlyinremotedatacenters.

D.Byinventinganewmachine-learningmodel.

24.Theauthormentionsaself-drivingcarto.

A.introducetheimpactofthelatency

B.explainhowdataisquicklycomputedinthissystem

C.demonstratethetechnique'senergysavingandsafety

D.highlighttheuser,ssatisfactionwithmoderntechnology

25.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A.Thenewtechniquewillbefurtherimproved.

B.Opticsneedstobedevelopedandusedurgently.

C.Thenewcomputingarchitectureisveryperfect.

D.Thetechniquewasdevelopedtosendmoviesovertheinternet.

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（2023届北京市平谷区高三一模英语试卷）Thecoronaviruspandemichascreatedan

environmentforresearchonsocialconnection.Oneofthemostcommonareasofinquiry

overthepastcoupleofyearswashowoursuddenmassshifttodigitalcommunication—

awayfromface-to-face-affectedoverallsocialconnectedness.Researchersstudiednearly

3,000adultsduringthepandemic,searlymonthsandfoundthatemail,socialmedia,online

gaming,andtextingwerenotfungibleforin-personinteractions.Voiceandvideocalls,were

somewhatbetter.

Socialconnectednessisakeytohappiness.Lowerit,andyouwillbeworseoff一and

sowillyourlovedones,especiallyyourkids.One2014surveyrevealedthat62percentof

U.S.childrenthoughttheirparentsweretoodistractedtolistentothem.TheNo.ɪreasonwas

parents'phoneuse.

Itisclearthatscrollingorsurfingwillreducesocialconnection:Youdotheminsteadof

interacting.Virtualcommunicationssuchastextingarebydesigninteractiveandshould

theoreticallybelessharmful.However,textmessagescan,tconveyemotionverywell,

becausewecan,thearorseeourconversationalpartners.Thesetechnologiesaretoin-person

interactionswhatablack-and-white,pixelated（像素化的）versionoftheMonaLisaistothe

realthing;identifiable,butincapableofproducingthesameemotionaleffects.

Withcommunicationsonline,Wetendtohopfrompersontopersonandthusswapdepth

forbreadth.However,researchhasshownthatdeeperconversationsbringmorewell-being

thanshortcommunications.Meanwhile,inarecentstudy,teenswhotextedmoreoftenthan

theirpeerstendedtoexperiencemoredepression,moreanxietyandpoorerrelationshipswith

theirfathers.

Itmightseemstrangethatwewouldvoluntarilyadopttechnologiesthathurtour

happiness.Oneoftheexplanationsisconvenience.Vegetating（无所事事）infrontofascreen

issimplyeasierthantalkingwithaperson,andvirtualcommunicationssuchastextingare

fasterandeasierthanavisitoraphonecall.Thinkofthesetechnologiesasgrab-and-gofood

ataconveniencestore:Ifsnotgreat,butitsureiseasy—andafteryoueatenough

microwavefoods,youforgetwhattherealthingtasteslike.

Inall,formostofus-especiallypeoplewhogrewupwithit-theinternetisan

unquestionedpartoftheecosystemoflife.Quittingthevirtualcommunicationsfromourlife

isclearlynottheanswer.Sincewe,renotgoingbacktolifebeforethiskindoftechnology,we

canandshoulduseitmindfullyinserviceoflove.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fungible”mostprobablymean?

A.Responsible.B.Changeable.C.Reliable.D.Replaceable.

27.Asforvirtualcommunications,theauthoris.

A.disapprovingB.doubtfulC.supportiveD.cautious

28.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.VirtualCommunicationDoesLittleHarmtoPeople

B.TechnologyCanMakeYourRelationshipsShallower

C.QuittingVirtualCommunicationIsJustaroundtheCorner

D.TechnologyCreatesaGoodEnvironmentforDeeperConversations

（2023届北京市房山区高三一模英语试卷）Tohelpnewstudents,theInternational

BusinessInstitute（IBI）planstosetupabuddy（伙伴）peersupportproject.Theprojectwill

helpnewstudentsmeetcurrentstudentsatIBIwhocanprovidethemwithsomefriendly

companyduringtheirfirstmonthsinNewcastleandhelpthemwithanysmallproblemsthat

theymayhave.

What'sinitforyou?

Webelievethatbeingabuddywillberewardinginseveralways.Asavolunteer,itwill

bepersonallysatisfyingtoknowthatyouareabletohelpnewstudents.Itwillalsohelpyou

makecontactsthatmaybevaluableinyourfutureacademicandprofessionallives.Ifyouare

anoverseasstudent,itwillgiveyouanotheropportunitytopractisespeakingEnglish.

Responsibilitiesofbuddies

•Telephoneandarrangetomakecontactwiththenewstudent.

•Meetthestudentandshowhim/heraroundthecampusandthelocalarea.Answer

questionsaboutlivinginNewcastleandadministrationproceduresatIBI.

•Arrangetomeetthenewstudentonemorningorafternoononeweekendearlyinthe

semester,andtakethestudenttoplacesthatyouenjoyinNewcastle.

•Bepreparedtotakephonecallsfromthenewstudenttoanswerfurtherquestionsthat

he/shemayhavefromtimetotime.Meettoexplaininformationtothenewstudentinperson,

ifrequired.

•Youwillbematchedtoanindividualnewstudent.However,ifyouhavefriendswho

arealsobuddies,youmightprefertoformasupportgrouptogether.Thiswouldmeanthat

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youmeetthenewstudentsasagroupratherthanone-on-one.

•Beingabuddyisvoluntary.Thereisno“requirement“toprovideassistancebeyondthe

helpoutlinedabove.

Pleasenotethatifyouagreetobecomeapeersupportbuddy,youwillbeexpectedto

fulfily