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2024高考考前阅读专练七AAwomanandherfriendswereluckyenoughtoseewildAmurtiger,anendangeredspecies,fortwodaysduringtheNewYearholiday.TheyspottedtherareanimalswhiledrivingonmountainclimbingtripsinHunchun,NortheastChina’sJilinprovince.Thewoman,surnamedZhao,wasdrivingwithtwofriendswhentheyfirstsawacubtigerneartheSandaogouvillageofHunchunonJan.1st,CCTVNewsreported.Zhaosaidtheyoungtigerlookedchubbyandcute.Whenthetigersawthem,itturnedandran.“Wewishedtoseeawildtigeronce,andIdidn’texpectourwishwouldetrueonthefirstdayofthenewyear!”Zhaosaid.Thenextday,whenZhaoandherfriendsdrovetowheretheysawtheyoungtigeradaybefore,theyfoundanevenbiggerone.paredwiththecub,theadultdidnotrushtorunawayafterseeingtheircarbutsatthereandwatchedthemforamomentbeforeit“walkedslowlyintothewoods”,Zhaosaid.“Howluckytheyare!”manynetizensmented.Theyear2022istheYearoftheTigerintheChineselunarcalendar.Accordingtoreports,localresidentsinHunchunhaveeacrosswildAmurtigersmorethan30timessincethebeginningof2021.AlargeareainHunchunispartofNortheastChina’sTigerandLeopardNationalPark,whichisoneofthecountry’sfirstfivenationalparks.Theparkswillbepartlyopentothepublicandserveas“classrooms”fornatureconservationeducation.TheAmurtigerpopulationinChinasawasharpdeclineinthe1990s.Thankstopreservationmeasures,thewildAmurtigerpopulationhasbeenexperiencingrapidgrowth.1.HowmanypeoplesawtheAmurtigerontheirtrip?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four2.Whatdoesheunderlinedpart“acubtiger”mean?A.anadulttiger B.acutetigerC.ayoungtiger D.atrainedtiger3.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.ThelocalresidentsofHunchun. B.TheeffectofprotectingAmurtigers.C.Theclassroomsofleopardeducation. D.Theconstructionofnationalparks.BJacobKohut,35,wasoneofthesoldiers.Hefinallyhadsomedowntimeduringhis12hourshift.HesatinthebackofaHumvee,fluteinhand,teachingstudentsviahislaptophowtoplayBeethoven’sOdetoJoy.Thatmeanthewasondoubleduty,asanactivesoldierandasadedicatedschoolbandteacher.Forthepastfiveyears,he’staughtmusicattwoFairfaxCounty,Virginia,schools—CanterburyWoodsElementarySchoolinthemorningandFrostMiddleSchoolintheafternoon.Whenhewasonduty,Kohut’sdaysbeganinthemorningwithteachinghiselementaryclassremotelyfromthedrillflooroftheDCArmory,finishingthelessonmereminutesbeforehisshiftstartedat10a.m.Laterintheday,duringhisbreak,hewouldgoonlinetoteachhismiddleschoolstudentsfromthebackofaHumvee.DianeLeipzig,theheadteacherofCanterburyWoodsElementarySchool,toldKohutshewouldfindasubstituteteachertocoverhisclasseswhilehewasonduty,butheinsistedoncontinuingtoteach.Shesays,“He’sanexcellentexample.Heteachesourkidsthesignificanceofpracticeanddetermination.”MusichasalwaysbeenadrivingforceinKohut’slife.“Mymomwasamusicteacher.That’swhyIdowhatIdo,becauseshewassuchagoodrolemodel.”saysKohut.Kohutinsistsheisnotdoinganythingextraordinary.“Weareheretodowhat’sneeded,andifthatmeansstandingoutsidefor18hoursstraightinthefreezingcold,we'rereadytodothat.”hesays.Asthe11instrumentsplayedbyhisvirtualstudentssynchronizedinsong,thefamiliarmelodyofOdetoJoyrangthroughtheHumvee.Atthatmoment,Kohutrealizedtherewasn’tatimeliertunetoteachhisstudents.“It’sasymbolofunityandpeace,”hesays,“andthat’swhattheworldneedsrightnow.”4.What’sthedoubleidentityofJacobKohut?A.Soldierandteacher. B.Soldierandstudent.C.Teacherandstudent. D.Presidentandteacher.5.WhatdoweknowaboutKohut'slessontoelementarystudents?A.Thelessonbeganintheafternoon. B.Thelessonfinishedverynearhisshift.C.Thelessonwasperformedfacetoface. D.Thelessonwastargetedatmusicitself.6.WhatmessagedoesLeipzigwanttoconveyinparagraph3?A.Kohuthadapositiveeffectonkids. B.Kohutwasn'tequaltotheposition.C.Kohutshouldbereplacedbyothers. D.Kohutwastypicalofaninspiredsoldier.7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKohutasateacher?A.Thrilled. B.Devoted. C.Ambitious. D.Humorous.CThewaywelistentomusichaschanged.Ourparentsandgrandparentslistenedtomusicrecordedonoldvinylrecords(黑胶唱片)playedonanexpensiverecordplayer.In1982,SONYinventedCDswhichweresmallerandmucheasiertostorethanvinylrecords.Nearlyovernight,thelifeofvinylcametoanend.Soonafter,weallgotmobilephonesandbegantoaccessmusiconline.Today,wecaneasilylistentoanythingwewantto.Someofthegreatestmusicwehaveeverheardwasoriginallyrecordedonvinyl.ForexampletheBeatlesrecordedalltheirmusiconvinylinthe1950sand1960s.Allthoseyearsago,manypeoplehadlargecollectionsofrecordswhichfilledtheirhomes.OnesuchpersonwasBobGeorge.HestartedhiscareerasaDJandrecordproducer.Helovedtocollectvinylrecordsandowned47,000ofthem!Becausevinylrecordswerequitelarge,heknewthattheywereoftenthrownawaywhenpeopleneededmorespace.Hedecidedhewouldliketocollecteverypieceofmusicwrittenafter1945.Itwouldbeacollectionofaveryimportantpartofourmusicalheritage(遗产).WordofBob’sambitionspreadaroundthemusicindustry.In1985,ASquareRecordscalledhimaskingforhelp.Theyhad150,000vinylrecords.Thehousewheretheywerestoredwassinkingundertheirweight!Bobwashappytotaketherecordsofftheirhands,andhisarchive(档案馆)begantogrow.BobcalledittheARChiveofContemporaryMusic.Healsoincludedinhiscollection:oldphotos,booksandothervaluablethings.Manyprofessionalmusicianshavebeenabletohelpwiththearchive.Itisalsousedwhenitestochoosingmusicfornewfilms.TomHanksspenthoursresearchingmusicforhisfilm“ThatThingYouDo!”.Today,thearchiveishometoover3,000,000soundrecordsand90millionsongs.Itrequiresahugeamountofspaceandthehuntisnowonforabiggerplace.it’sadreamworldforanymusiclover.Wehopethatspacewillbefoundandthecollectioncancontinuetogrow.8.Whydoestheauthorwritethefirstparagraph?A.Toraiseatopicfordiscussion. B.Toofferbackgroundinformation.C.Todescribethedevelopmentoftechnology. D.Toencouragepeopletostorevinylrecords.9.WhatcanweknowaboutBob?A.Heisafamousartist. B.Heisamusicenthusiast.C.HewasinterestedincollectingCDs. D.Hebeganhiscareerasacollectorin1945.10.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheARChiveofContemporaryMusic?A.Itisrunbythegovernment. B.ItmainlycollectstheBeatles’records.C.Itisdevelopingatasurprisingspeed. D.ItsellsASquareRecords’records.11.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthearchive?A.Itisagreattreasure. B.Itwillmakemoney.C.Itwillhavebigchanges. D.Itexcitespeople’sinterestinfilms.DTheAmericanAcademyofPediatricshaswarnedaboutthepotentialnegativeeffectsofsocialmediaonyoungkidsandteens.Butthesamerisksmaybetrueforadults,acrossgenerations.Areviewstudysuggestsaddictionsymptoms,suchasfailuretopayproperattentiontopersonallife,mentalpreoccupation,escapism,toleranceandtryingtohidetheaddictivebehavior,appeartobepresentinsomepeoplewhouseFacebookexcessively.AstudyalsoshowswhenpeoplestopusingtheInternet,theyalsogothroughsmallbutmeasurablephysicaleffects.Ratherthanimprovingwellbeing,asfrequentinteractionswithsupportiveofflinesocialnetworkspowerfullydo,thecurrentfindingsshowthatinteractingwithFacebookmaypredicttheoppositeresultforyoungadults—itmayundermineit.Infact,anotherstudyfoundthatsocialmediauseislinkedtogreaterfeelingsofsocialisolation,mentallyandphysically.Facebookcanbeajealousygenerator.WefallintothetrapofparingourselvestoothersaswecheckourFacebookpages,andmakejudgmentsabouthowwemeasureup.Thestudylookedathowwemakeparisonswithothers’posts,in“upward”or“downward”directions—thatis,feelingthatweareeitherworseorbetteroffthanourfriends.Itturnedoutthatbothtypesofparisonsmadepeoplefeelworse,whichissurprising,sinceinreallife,onlyupwardparisonsmakepeoplefeelbad.Butinthesocialnetworkworld,itseemsthatanykindofparisonislinkedtodepressivesymptoms.Allofthisisnottosaythatthereisnobenefitofsocialmedia—obviouslyitkeepsusconnectedacrossgreatdistances,andhelpsusfindpeoplewehadlosttouchwithyearsago.Butvisitingsocialnetworkswhenyouhavesometimetokill,or,worse,needanemotionallift,isverylikelyabadidea.Ifyouarefeelingbrave,trytakingalittlebreak,andseehowitgoes.Andifyouaregoingtok