江苏省2021届高三英语试卷汇编：阅读理解

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江苏省天一中学2021届高三新高考统一适应性考前模拟试题

第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

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。

A

ZachariahFikehasanunusualhobby.Hefindsoldmilitary（军I队的）medalsforsaleinantiquestores

andontheInternet.Butunlikemostcollectors,Zactracksdownthemedals'rightfulowners,andreturns

them.

HisefforttoreunitefamilieswithlostmedalsbeganwithaChristmasgiftfromhismother,aPurple

HeartwiththenameCorradoA.G.Piccoli,foundinanantiqueshop.ZacknowsthemeaningofaPurple

Heart-heearnedonehimselfinawarasasoldier.Sowhenhismothergavehimthemedal,heknew

rightawaywhathehadtodo.

ThroughtheInternet,ZactrackeddownCorrado'ssisterAdelineRockko.Butwhenhefinally

reachedher,thewomanfloodedhimwithquestions:"Whoareyou?Whatantiqueshop?”However,

whenshehungup,sheregrettedthewayshehadhandledthecall.SoshecalledZacbackandapologized.

SoonshedrovetomeetZacinWatertown,N.Y."Atthatpoint,Iknewshemeantbusiness,“Zacsays.

“Todriveeighthourstocometoseeme.^^

ThePiccolisgrewupthechildrenofItalianimmigrantsinWatertown.Corrado,atranslatorforthe

ArmyduringWWII,waskilledinactioninEurope.

BeforehearingfromZac,Adelinehadn'trealizedthemedalwasmissing.Likemanymilitarymedals,

theoneZac'smotherhadfoundwasafamilytreasure.^^Thismedalwasveryprecioustomyparents.

Onlyonspecialoccasions（场合）wouldtheytakeitoutandletusholditinourhands,“Adelinesays.

Asachild,Adelinecouldn'tunderstandwhythemedalwassosignificant."'ButasIgrewolder,“

Adelinesays,“andmissedmybrothermoreandmore,Irealizedthatwastheonlythingwehadleft.”

CorradoPiccoli'sPurpleHeartmedalnowhangsattheItalianAmericanCivicAssociationin

Watertown.

ZacrecentlyreturnedanotherlostmedaltoafamilyinAlabama.SincehefirstreunitedCorrado's

medal,Zacsayshisrecordisnow5for5.

21.WheredidZacgetaPurpleHeartmedalforhimself?

A.Inthearmy.B.Inanantiqueshop.

C.Fromhismother.D.FromAdelineRockko.

22.WhatdidZacrealizewhenAdelinedrovetomeethim?

A.Shewasveryimpolite.B.Shewasseriousaboutthemedal.

C.Shesuspectedhishonesty.D.Shecamefromawealthyfamily.

23.WhatmadeAdelinetreasurethePurpleHeart?

A.Herparents5advice.B.Herknowledgeofantiques.

C.Herchildhooddream.D.Hermemoryofherbrother.

B

Whenarunningeventislongerthan26.2miles,itiscalledanultramarathon.Therearetwokindsof

ultramarathons.Inthefirstkindofultramarathon,runnershavetocoveraspecificdistance—50miles,

forexample.Inthesecondkindofultramarathon,runnershavealimitedamountoftime,suchas24

hours,tocoverasmuchdistanceastheycan.Someultramarathonsarerunasloopsaroundatrackor

course.Othersarerunontrailsthroughforests,deserts,ormountains.Manyultramarathonsthatarerun

ontrailsincludenaturalobstaclesthatarunnerwillhavetoovercome,suchasrockypathsorbadweather.

Ultramarathonsarerunallovertheworld,evenonAntarctica.ThemostfamousraceacrossAntarcticais

calledTheLastDesertRace.Runnerspayover$14,000tocompeteinthisrace.Besides,theymustalso

buyspecialequipmenttoprotectthemselvesagainsttheextremecold.

Peoplewhowanttotraintoruninanultramarathonshouldfirstgainexperiencerunningregular

marathons.Onceyouhavecompletedafewmarathons,youcanaddmoreandmoredistanceeverytime

yourun.

Besidespracticing,thereareafewotherthingsyoucandotohelpyoupreparetorunan

ultramarathon.First,pickalocationthatisclosetohome,whichissaferbecauseyouwillbemore

familiarwiththearea.Next,makesuretobringsnacks,sunscreen,andextrashoes.Youshouldalso

remembertodrinkeightouncesofwaterorasportsdrinkevery15to20minutes.Yourpaceisalsovery

important.Whenyouarerunninganultramaralhon,youshouldstartrunningmoreslowlythanyoudo

whenyourunaregularmarathon.

Finally,manypeoplewhorunultramarathonssaythatitiseasierandmorefuntotrainwithfriends

thanitistotrainalone.Soifyouareinterestedinrunninganultramarathon,youshouldalsotrytoget

oneofyourfriendsinterestedinittoo.

24.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toprovidebasicinformationaboutultramarathons.

B.Tohelppeopletraintorunanultramarathon.

C.Tocompareultramarathonstoregularmarathons.

D.Tosharehisorherpersonalexperiencewithultramarathons.

25.WhatmakesTheLastDesertRacesodifficulttocompetein?

I.ItisveryexpensivetotraveltoAntarctica.

II.TheweatherinAntarcticaisverycold.

III.Itismuchlongerthanotherultramarathons.

A.Ionly.

B.IandIIonly.

C.IIandIIIonly.

D.I,II,andIII.

26.Whyisitbettertotrainforanultramarathonwithfriends?

A.Becauseitissafertorunultramarathonwithfriends.

B.BecauseyoucansplitthecostofatriptoAntarcticawithafriend.

C.Becauseyoutypicallytrainharderinthepresenceofothers.

D.Becausefriendsmaketrainingmoreenjoyable.

27.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Anovel.C.Amagazine.D.Aguidebook.

C

FourpeopleinEngland,backin1953,staredatPhoto51.Itwasn'tmuch-apictureshowingablack

X.ButthreeofthesepeoplewontheNobelPrizeforfiguringoutwhatthephotoreallyshowed-the

shapeofDNA.ThediscoverybroughtfameandfortunetoscientistsJamesWatson,FrancisCrick,and

MauriceWilkins.Thefourth,theonewhoactuallymadethepicture,wasleftout.

HernamewasRosalindFranklin.t4Sheshouldhavebeenupthere,“sayshistorianMaryBowden,'if

herphotoshadn'tbeenthere,theotherscouldn'thavecomeupwiththestructure.^^OnereasonFranklin

wasmissingwasthatshehaddiedofcancerfouryearsbeforetheNobeldecision.Butnowscholardoubt

thatFranklinwasnotonlyrobbedofherlifebydiseasebutrobbedofcreditbyhercompetitions.

AtCambridgeUniversityinthe1950s,WatsonandClicktriedtomakemodelsbycuttingupshapes

ofDNA'Spartsandthenputtingthemtogether.Inthemeantime,atKing'sCollegeinLondon,Franklin

andWilkinsshoneX-raysatthemolecule（分子）.Theraysproducedpattersreflectingtheshape.

ButWilkinsandFranklin'srelationshipwasalotrockierthanthecelebratedteamworkofWatson

andCrick,WilkinsthoughtFranklinwashiredtobehisassistant.Butthecollegeactuallyemployedher

totakeovertheDNAproject.

WhatshedidwasproduceX-raypicturesthattoldWatsonandCrickthatoneoftheirearlymodels

wasinsideout.Andshewasnotshyaboutsayingso.ThatangeredWatson,whoattackedherinreturn.

Mereinspectionsuggestedthatshewouldnoteasilybend.Clearlyshehadtotogoorbeputinherplace.

AsFranklin'scompetitors,Wilkins,WatsonandCrickhadmuchtogainbycuttingheroutofthe

littlegroupofresearchers,sayshistorianPninaAbir-Am.In1962attheNobelPrizeawardingceremony,

Wilkinsthanked13colleaguesbynamebeforehementionedFranklin.Watsonwrotehisbooklaughing

ather.Crickwrotein1974that"Franklinwasonlytwostepsawayfromthesolution.^^

No,Franklinwasthesolution.€€Shecontributedmorethananyotherplayertosolvingthestructure

ofDNA.Shemustbeconsideredaco-discoverer,^^Abir-Amsays.ThiswasbackedupbyAaronKlug,

whoworkedwithFranklinandlaterwonaNobelPrizehimself.Oncedescribedasthe“DarkLadyof

DNA",Franklinisfinallycomingintothelight.

28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ThedisagreementsamongDNAresearches.B.TheunfairtreatmentofFranklin.

C.TheprocessofdiscoveringDNA.D.Theracebetweentwoteamsofscientist

29.WatsonwasangrywithFranklinbecauseshe.

A.tooktheleadinthecompetitionB.keptherresultsfromhim

C.provedsomeofhisfindingswrongD.sharedherdatawithotherscientists

30.WhyisFranklindescribedas“DarkLadyofDNA"?

A.Shedevelopedpicturesindarklabs.

B.ShediscoveredtheblackX—theshapeofDNA.

C.Hernamewasforgottenafterherdeath.

D.Hercontributionwasunknowntothepublic.

31.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardWilkins,WatsonandCrick?

A.DisapprovingB.RespectfulC.AdmiringD.Doubtful

D

OnethinginwhichIthinkItaketoomuchpride,attimes,ismyacademicperformance.Inthepast,

Imanagedtogetgradesonexamsthatwereunbelievable,eventomyself,fortheamountofstudyingI

haddone.TheexammayhavejusthappenedtoaskthequestionstowhichIknewtheanswers,even

thoughthereweremanypossiblequestionsthatwouldhavestumpedme.

I'vealwaysdonewellinmathematics,butafewtimes,Ihadtostepbackandtakeasecondlookat

howmuchprideIhadinmyability.UponreceivingthescoreformysecondexaminMATH170,1was

ratherdisturbed.Myscorewas79%.IhadplannedtousemymathcoursestobalancethegradesImight

getinmyEnglishandwritingcourses,sothatscorewasacceptable.Itgotworsestill.InStatisticsand

Calculus,Ireceivedfailinggradesonhomeworkassignments.EverytimeIgotthesebadgrades,Ifeltthe

same.IstartedtothinkthatmaybeIreallycouldn'tdothesethings.Aftergivinganhonesteffort,

however,Ididbetter.

ThethinginwhichIhaven'tenoughprideismyworthasapersonwithwhompeopleliketo

associate.IgiveupopportunitiestosocializebecauseIdon'tthinkanyonewillwanttotalktome.

Becauseofthistraitofmine,Ihaveveryfewfriends.Perhapsspendingthemajorityofmytimealone

isn'tbad;itiswhatI'musedto,butIbetthatbylivingalifeofpartialseclusion,Imissoutoninteresting

andamusinglifeexperiencesthatcouldbebeneficial.

Ihaveillustratedhowtheextremesofpridecanbeharmful.Inmycase,toomuchprideinacademic

abilitycanleadtofailinggrades,andnotenoughprideinoneselfasasocialindividualcanleadtoa

lonelierlife.Amoderateamountofprideleadstoaclearviewoftheagendasoflife,allowingoneto

makegooddecisionsregardingthese.

32.Whydidtheauthorgetgoodgradesinthepast?

A.Becauseofhardwork.B.Becauseofmuchpride.

C.Becauseofgoodluck.D.Becauseofhighintelligence.

33.Howdidtheauthorteelafterexamfailures?

A.Alittleashamed.B.Lessconfident.

C.Lessdetermined.D.Alittlegrateful.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetospendingmostofhis/hertimealone?

A.Carefree.B.Tolerant.C.Regretful.D.Positive.

35.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Avoidingbeingtooproud.B.Changingthepoorcharacter.

C.Correctingthebadbehaviour.D.Balancingthepridedegree.

A篇是•篇记叙文，讲述了扎克的一个爱好，帮助找到奖牌的合法拥有者，使逝者的遗物

能与家人重聚，重点记叙了他找到一件名叫克拉多的紫心勋章，通过互联网联系了克拉多

的妹妹，并归还紫心勋章。文章通俗易懂，难度不大，需仔细阅读文本。

B篇是一篇说明文，介绍了超级马拉松和它所遇到的障碍，并对想参加的人提出了一些合

理建议。文章条理清晰，虽然是说明文，但是没有什么专业词汇，比较好懂，难度不大。

C篇阅读阐述了一次诺贝尔奖背后被忽略的遭受不公平待遇的第四人，以及整个经过。篇

幅较长，但是好定位，总体考察段落大意没有细节题，难度中等。

D篇文章讲的是作者在学习生活中体会到平衡自豪感的重要性。篇幅不长，没有较难理解

的部分仔细定位即可获得答案，难度中等。

笫21题A细节题。由第二段第三行可知，他知道紫心的含义，他自己在一次战争中获得

了一颗紫心勋章，这里的it指上文的紫心勋章，故选A,而不选B,要看清题目，题目中

说的他为自己获得了紫心勋章，B古董店里的是克拉多的。

第22题B细节题。由第三段最后可知，我意识到她是认真的，她开车八小时来见我，妹

妹意识到奖牌的意义，开了很久的车来见我拿回奖牌，故选B,beseriousabout对…认真，

用心。

第23题D细节题。由倒数第二段可知，随着妹妹长大，她越来越思念哥哥，而奖牌是唯

一剩下来的东西，妹妹小时候不珍惜，长大后意识到奖牌是哥哥唯一留下来的东西，包含

了她对哥哥的回忆与思念，故D。

B篇

第24题A段落总结题。文章第一段介绍了超级马拉松的基本信息和自然障碍，作为文章

的起始段，引入超级马拉松的话题，故选A,提供给人们超级马拉松的基本信息。

第25题B细节题。由文章第一段最后一句可知，这个比赛的参赛选手需要支付超过14000

美金，还必须要购买特殊的设备来保护自己免受寒冷的袭击，所以这个比赛很艰难的原因

是到这来参加比赛价格昂贵和及其恶劣寒冷的天气环境。

第26题D细节题。由文章最后一段可知，与朋友一起训练比独自训练更容易也更有趣，

morefun对应moreenjoyable«

第27题C内容归属题。由全文可知，该文章主要介绍了超级马拉松的基本信息和所遇到

的障碍，并对想参加它的人提出了一些建议，所以这篇文章是比较适合出现在杂志上的，

而不是旅行指南，指导手册这种偏向旅行更专业化的内容。

C篇

第28题B主旨题。第一段最后一句Thefourth,theonewhoactuallymadethepicture,was

leftout.接着通读全文都在围绕第四人应得的进行论述。故选Bo

第29题C第五段第一句WhatshedidwasproduceX-raypicturesthattoldWatsonandCrick

thatoneoftheirearlymodelswasinsideout.Andshewasnotshyaboutsayingso.可见Waston

的一些研究被证明是错的，因此恼怒。故选C。

第30题D最后一段最后一句ThiswasbackedupbyAaronKlug,whoworkedwithFranklin

andlaterwonaNobelPrizehimself.Oncedescribedasthet4DarkLadyofDNA”,Franklinis

finallycomingintothelighl.根据comingintolight推断，之后她的研究被公众认可获奖，可

见dark的意思就是之前的研究不为公众所知，被掩盖了。故选D。

第31题A作者态度题。结合全文来看都围绕着弗兰克林受到的不公正对待，并且阐述了

经过，对于她最后得到了认可表达了欣慰i,可见作者对弗兰克林是支持态度，对于之前的

合作者自然是不支持的态度。故选A。

D篇

第32题C第一段最后一句TheexammayhavejusthappenedtoaskthequestionstowhichI

knewtheanswers,eventhoughthereweremanypossiblequestionsthatwouldhavestumpedme.

考试题目都是作者会的，可见作者考得好是因为运气好。故选C。

第33题B第二段最后InStatisticsandCalculus,Ireceivedfailinggradesonhomework

assignments.EverytimeIgotthesebadgrades,Ifeltthesame.IstartedtothinkthatmaybeI

reallycouldn'tdothesethings.挂科后作者觉得自己是不是真的无法胜任数学，也就是自信心

下降。故选B。

第34题C态度题。第三段最后一句Perhapsspendingthemajorityofmytimealoneisn'tbad;

itiswhatI'musedto,butIbetthatbylivingalifeofpartialseclusion,Imissoutoninteresting

andamusinglifeexperiencesthatcouldbebeneficial.主要看后半句，尽管作者习惯独处，但是

作者也意识到他失去了另一种有趣的生活经历，可见他对于一个人独处还是后悔的。故选Co

第35题D主旨题。结合第四段总结来看Amoderateamountofprideleadstoaclearviewof

theagendasoflife,allowingonetomakegooddecisionsregardingthese.作者明白自豪感需要

保持适中，过高过低都不好，也就是要平衡自豪感的度。故选D。

江苏省南通基地学校2021届高三笫一次大联考英语试题

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

Oneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworld,Englandoffersalmostendless

possibilitiesforvacationersseekingfunthingstodoandtopattractionstovisit.

TowerofLondon

Builtin1078byWilliamtheConqueror,the

WhiteTowerishometoamazingexhibits,suchas

LineofKings,theworld'soldestvisitorattraction,

establishedin1652.Otherhighlightsincludethe

impressiveCrownJewelsexhibition,classic

YeomanWarderTours.

Ifyou'retravelingwithchildren,besureto

checkforspecialeventsfor

kids,includingnKnightsSchool“andother

immersiveprogramsthatprovideafuninsight

intothecastle'shistory.

Stonehenge

StonehengeisEurope'sbest-known

prehistoricmonument.IfsSopopularthatvisitors

needtoreserveaticketinadvanceto

guaranteeentry.Exhibitionsattheexcellent

Stonehengevisitorcentersetthestageforavisit,

explainingthroughaudio-visualexperiencesand

morethan250ancientobjectshowtheenormous

stoneswereestablishedbetween3000and1500

BC,andsharinginformationaboutlifeduringthis

time.

TheBritishMuseum

Withcollectionsofantiquitiesthatareamong

theworld'sfinest,theBritishMuseumholdsmore

than13millionartifacts（人工制品）from

Egypt,Greece,theRomanEmpireandChina.The

mostfamousartifactsaretheElginMarblesfrom

theParthenoninAthens.Besides,theAncient

EgyptiancollectionisthelargestoutsideofCairo,

andthehoardofRomansilver,unearthedin

Suffolkin1942,isnothingshortofimpressive.

WarwickCastle

Ifyou'relookingforatrulymemorable

Englishexcursion（远足）forthewholefamily,and

onethatoffersafascinatinginsight

intolifethroughexhibitions,youcouldn'tdomuch

betterthanvisitWarwickCastle.Locatedinthe

beautifulcityofWarwickontheRiverAvon,this

impressivefbrtress（堡垒）hasdominatedthe

landscapeandhistoryoftheregionformorethan

900years.

21.Wherecanvisitorsappreciateexhibitsfromdifferentcountries?

A.TowerofLondon.B.Stonehenge.C.TheBritishMuseum.D.WarwickCastle.

22.WhatdoweknowaboutthedestinationStonehenge?

A.Itreflectslifeofdifferentstages.

B.Itprovidesfungamesforchildren.

C.Itismoresuitableforafamilytour.

D.Itencouragestouriststobooktickets.

23.Whatdothefourtouristdestinationshaveincommon?

A.Wonderfulexhibits.

B.Impressivelandscapes.

C.Anextremelylonghistory

D.Anaudio-visualexperience.

B

PaswanandhisteendaughterJyotiKumarirecentlycompletedthe750-milejourneyfrom

theirformerapartmentontheoutskirtsofNewDehliallthewaytotheirhomevillage.What's

remarkableisthattheyrodetheentiredistanceonabicycletheypurchasedwiththeirlast$20,with

Jyotipedaling（脚蹬）asherfatherrodeontheseatwithhisheavybag.

Thestoryoftheirdeterminationhasinspiredmillionsofmigrantworkersacrossthecountry,

wherethenovelcoronaviruslockdownshasresultedinsevereworkshortages.Manyoftheselaborers

haveneededtotakesimilarjourneysfrommajorcitiesbacktotheirhomevillageswheretheycanbe

supportedbytheirfamily-butfinancialproblemshaveleftmanyofthemstranded（使搁浅）and

wonderingwhat'snext.

ThingshadnotbeengoingwellforPaswan,evenbeforethepandemic（大流行病）。InJanuary,he

wasinvolvedinatrafficaccidentwhileworkingasarickshawdriver.Hisdaughter,whohaddropped

outofschoolayearearlierbecauseofthefamily'sfinancialtroubles,decidedtomakethetriptoNew

Dehlitocareforherinjuredfather.WhenthelockdownhitandPaswanwasunabletoearnaliving,

theirlandlordcutofftheirelectricityandthreatenedtokickthemoutoftheirapartment.Itwasthenthat

JyotisuggestedthattheyheadhometotheirvillageinBihar.

Jyotihadcycledalotintheirvilage,andtheyhadjustenoughmoneytopurchaseabicycle.She

insistedthatshewouldgetherdadhomesafely.

Thatbeingsaid,itwasnotabewitchingjourneyforJyotiandPaswan-theyoftenfoundthemselves

withoutenoughtoeat;theysleptatgasstations,andoftenreliedonthegenerosityofstrangers.The

pairtravelednearly100milesperday.Onborrowedcellphones,Jyotiwouldreassureherworried

mother:,,Don,tworry,FilgetPapahomegood.,,

Truetoherword,Jyotiandherfathermadeithome.Additionally,sincetheIndianmediahas

dubbed(把..称为)her“JyotitheIionheartedn,theteenagegirlhasbeencontactedbyOnkar

24WhatcausedPaswanandhisdaughtertodecidetogohome?

A.Theworseningsituation

B.Theterribletrafficaccident.

C.Theexpectationfromfamily.

D.Thedesiretotravelbybicycle.

25.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?

A.PaswanandJyotiwouldcontinuetopaythelandlord.

B.PaswanandJyotilivedagoodlifebeforethepandemic.

C.Paswanfailedtoearnalivingduetothetrafficaccident.

D.PaswanandJyotihadnochoicebuttoleaveNewDehli.

26-WhichofthefollowingcanexplaintheunderlinedwordinParagaph5?

A.Tough.B.Smooth.C.Unforgettable.D.Meaningful.

27.WhatmightJyotidoaftershegotherdadhome?

A.ShemightgobacktoNewDehlitoearnaliving.

B.Shemightcheckifshehasthepotentialforcycling.

C.ShemightinviteOnkarSinghtobeherprivatecoach.

D.Shemightcomplaintothemediaaboutthenewname.

C

OneofthekeytasksforleadersatGE(GeneralElectric)istolookafterthecompany'sresources.

Wewatchhowmoneyisspentandprotectthecompany'sassets（资产）。Wemakeefficiencies（效率）

andfighttofindfundingfornewideas.Wecareaboutthehealthandwelfareofouremployees,and

worktokeepthemsafeallovertheworld.

Wherewesometimesfallshort-Iamsurethisistrueofmostorganizations-iswithtime.Idon't

thinkwemanagetimeaswellaswecould.Wehavemeetingsthatincludetoomanyparticipants,some

ofwhomdon'tneed（orwant）tobethere.Toomuchtimeisspentatthestartofmeetingspassing

aroundinformationthatcouldbesharedinadvance.Somemeetingsgoonlongerthantheyneedto,and

don'talwaysresultinrealactions,ordecisions.

Leadersmakepersonaldecisionsabouthowtodistributetheirowntime,andthisaffectshow

othersandparticularlytheirteamshavetospendtheirtime.Fveaskedpeopleinmyorganization

tothinkahead-whatcanbedoneindividuallyorbeforehand.Weneedtothinkabouttheimpact

everytimeweoccupytime,orcreatework,forothers.

Wastingtimecontributestoacompetitivedisadvantage.Itkeepsusfromdoingthingsthat

matterandmeetingdeadlines.Onesolutionwe'reworkingonatGEisadoptinga"FastWorks,'mindset.

Thisisaleanstart-upconceptwedevelopedtobetterunderstandpainpoints,quicklytestproductor

servicehypotheses（假设）andtounderstandifaproposedsolutionisright.Weusedthisapproachto

developourGuardEoncircuitbreakerinlessthanhalfthetimeitwould

previouslyhavetakenandwenttomarket3yearssooner.

Ifyouarelikeme,youhaveyourbestdayswhenyouaccomplishthings.Theworstdaysarewhen

wespendtimedoingthingswithoutresults,andyoucomeawayfeelingyouhavewastedtime.We

don'tmindworkinghard,butwewanttogetthingsdone.Theoldsayingwentsomethinglike“timeis

money,"Intoday'sworld,it'smorelike"timeisspeedandfocus,andspeedandfocusismoney."Weare

moresuccessfulifwearefocusedandspendourtimedoing

thethingsthatmatter.

28.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tostresstheimportanceoffindingfunds.

B.Toshowthecompany'scareforemployees.

C.Tocallfortheemployeestotreasuretheircareer.

D.Tolaythebasefortheviewpointbeingpresented.

29.Howcanaleaderinacompanymakewiseuseofthemeetingtime?

A.Byinvitingmoreparticipantstoameeting.

B.Bysharingmoreinformationatthemeeting.

C.Byattachingimportancetoindividualtasks.

D.Byfocusingmoreonwhatrequiresteamwork.

30.WhatisthebenefitofauFastWorksnmindsetinParagraph4?

A.Itcangreatlyincreaseefficiency.

B.Itcanleadtoadvancesintechnology.

C.Itcanhelpworkersfindmoresolutions.

D.Itcanpersuadepeopletoworkharder.

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GEleadersmanagetimewell

B.Thereisnopointinwastingtime

C.Meetingthedeadlinemakessense

D.Applyingtechnologytolifematters

D

PeoplewithCOVID-19whoareasymptomaticcanspreadthediseasewithoutanyoutward

signsthatthey'resick.ButanewlydevelopedAI,withakeenalgorithmic（计算程序的）ear,mightbe

abletodetectasymptomaticcasesfromthesoundsofpeople'scoughs,accordingtoanewstudy.

AgroupofresearchersatMITrecentlydevelopedanartificialintelligencemodelthatcandetect

asymptomaticCOVID-19casesbylisteningtosubtledifferencesincoughsbetweenhealthypeopleand

infectedpeople.

Indeed,itistheAlzheimer'smodelthattheresearchersadaptedinanefforttodetect

COVID-19."Thesoundsoftalkingandcoughingarebothinfluencedbythevocalcords（声带）and.

surroundingorgans75co-authorBrianSubirana,aresearchscientistinMIT'sAuto-IDLaboratorysaid

inastatement,4€AIcanpickupsimplyfromcoughs,includingthingsliketheperson'sgender,mother

tongueorevenemotionalstate.There'sinfactsentiment（情绪；情感）

stronglyfixedinhowyoucough.”

First,theycreatedawebsitewherevolunteers-bothhealthyandthosewithCOVID-19-

couldrecordcoughsusingtheircellphonesorcomputers;theyalsofilledoutasurveywithquestions

abouttheirdiagnosisandanysymptomstheywereexperiencing.Peoplewereaskedto

record''forcedcoughs,9,suchasthecoughyouletoutwhenyourdoctortellsyoutocoughwhile

listeningtoyourchestwithastethoscope（听诊器）。

Throughthiswebsite,theresearchersgatheredmorethan70,000individualrecordingsof

forced-coughsamples,accordingtothestatement,Ofthose,2,660werefrompatientswhohad

COVID-19,withorwithoutsymptoms.Theythenused4,256ofthesamplestotraintheirAImodeland

1,064ofthesamplestotesttheirmodeltoseewhetherornotitcoulddetectthedifferenceincoughs

betweenCOVID-19patientsandhealthypeople.

TheAImodelcorrectlyidentified98.5%ofpeoplewithCOVID-19,andcorrectlyruledout

COVID-19in94.2%ofpeoplewithoutthedisease.Forasymptomaticpeople,themodelcorrectly

identified100%ofpeoplewithCOVID-19,andcorrectlyruledoutCOVID-19in83.2%ofpeople

withoutthedisease.

But''whetherornotthisperformswellenoughinareal-worldsettingtorecommenditsuseasa

scree