新高考英语高三试卷

2022高三英语练习

一.完型填空：

Afewyearsago,myfatherarrangedtosendmeamail-orderfruitcakeatChristmastime.

WhileIhadrecentlysettledinManhattanwithagoodjob,he___21___mycupboardsand

refrigeratormightbebare.

Iwas44then,andhewas72.Hewantedmetohaveaparticularbrandoffruitcake.Madein

Texas,itwasfamousamongfruitcakelovers-or,___22___,amongpeoplewhogavefruitcakesto

thosewhowereassumedto___23___them."Itremindsmeofmymother's,nhesaid.My

grandmother's___24___,Ilaterlearnt,wasacaketypicaloftheGreatDepressionDadgrewup

in,madewithoutsugar,butteroreggs.

___25___thefruitcakewashiswayoftryingtotakecareofmefromafar.Regardlessofmy

___26___status,Iwasstillhisson.Afruitcake,inhismind,wasa___27___Christmasgift:

Fruitcakecanfillyourbellyandhasalongshelflife.

“ItshouldarrivethefirstweekofDecember,44hesaid."Letmeknowwhatyouthink

___28___yougetit."Iwaslookingforwardto___29___theflavorsthattransportedhimtohis

childhood.ThefirstweekofDecemberpassedwithnosignofhisfruitcake.30by

holidaymail,Iassumed.

Heremained____31thefruitcakewouldcomebyNewYear'sEve.Yet,January,

February,andMarchcameandwentwithnofruitcake.Thoughmyfather32____toask

aboutit,Ineveronceconsideredlyingandtellinghimthefruitcakehad33anivedand

wasdelicious.InsteadIsaid,"Thatcakeisorbitingearth,andsoonerorlateritwill

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EarlylastDecember,nearlyayearaftermyfatherdiedfromafailingheart,Igotacall

saying,uYouhaveapackage.nIwentdownstairstopickitup.ThebrownboxhadaFedExlabel

witha____35____addressinTexas.

21.A.fearedB.sensedC.complainedD.prayed

22.A.aboveallB.inturnC.atleastD.onthewhole

23.A.takeB.loveC.needD.possess

24.A.wishB.recipeC.versionD.fa汕

25.A.MakingB.SharingC.DeliveringD.Ordering

26.A.disadvantagedB.middle-agedC.emotionalD.personal

27.A.perfectB.cheapC.popularD.delicate

28.A.unlessB.beforeC.onceD.though

29.A.creatingB.samplingC.exposingD.spreading

30.A.MixedB.BurdenedC.ReplacedD.Delayed

31.A.skepticalB.concernedC.hopefulD.interested

32.A.forgotB.continuedC.managedD.hesitated

33.A.finallyB.graduallyC.hardlyD.annually

34.A.rotB.explodeC.meltD.land

35.A.campusB.fileC.destinationD.return

二.阅读理解：

A

Performances

Let'sFacetheMusic

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RiaJones,theworld-famousstarofCatsandLesMiserabies,returnshomefortwospecial

concerts.Riainvitesyouonmemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfrom

classicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandthe

Beastalongwithpopularstandardsforagreateveninginthecompanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.

SongRecital

JudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist（独唱者）inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.

TheprogramincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera,withspecial

solopianoarrangementsbyKatherineMorris.Judyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsareby

Shakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.

MayteMartin

MayteMartinisthebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearly

twenties,whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona*sWOMADfestivalsand

intheGipsyKing'scelebratedfestivalMustiqueGitanoatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyher

regularsologuitarist,twodancersanda“clapper”.

TheAdventureofMalic

ThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalled

Malic.InthisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelona

wherehecomesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets

（皮影），withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.

21.Inwhoseshowcanyouenjoyfamouswriters*works?

A.RiaJones.B.JudyCoe.C.MayteMartin.D.KatherineMorris.

22.InwhichperformancecanyouenjoyDisneysongs?

A.Let'sFacetheMusic.B.SongRecital.

C.MayteMartin.D.TheAdventureofMalic.

23.Whatdoweknowabout“TheAdventureofMalic"?

A.Itisbasedonsciencefiction.

B.ItisshotandpresentedinChina.

C.ItusestraditionalChineseartform.

D.ItscharactersspeakChinesefluently.

B

Eventhoughsomepeoplebelievethatmoneymakestheworldgoaround,manypeoplewould

choosehealthoverwealth.ForsomeonelikeviolinistRobertGupta,whowasonhiswayto

becomingaphysicianbeforejoiningtheLosAngelesPhilharmonicatage19,music,health,and

wealthareallpartofthesamepackage.

Inadditiontomusic,Guptaisdeeplyinterestedinneurobiology（神经生物学）.Becauseof

hisinterests,hehashadthechancetoworkwithNathanielAnthonyAyers,atalentedmusician

whosecareerwascutshortbyschizophrenia（精神分裂症）.AlthoughAyersstudiedmusicatthe

JuilliardSchool,hismentalillnessgotinthewayofprofessionalsuccess.

AfterdroppingoutofJuilliardandhavingunsuccessfulmedicaltreatmentforhisschizophrenia,

AyersmovedtoLosAngeleswhereheendeduphomeless.In2005，ajournalistfortheLosAngeles

TimesnamedSteveLopezheardAyersplayingmusicinthestreets.LopezwroteabookaboutAyers

andbecamehisfriend.Theirfriendshipbecamethesubjectofamovie,andbecauseofthebook

andthemovie,Ayershashadachancetoperformhismusicinsomeofthemostfamousconcert

hallsintheworld.

ItseemedlikeAyershadfoundhishappyending.However,herefusestotakemedicationto

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treathisschizophrenia.Hesaysitkeepshimfrom"hearingthemusic”.Becauseofthis,Ayersis

stillsubjecttoschizophreniaandsometimesleaveshishometogobacktothestreets.

GuptawasintroducedtoAyersafterLopeztookhisfriendtoaperformanceofBeethoven's

FirstandFourthsymphonies,andAyersaskedGuptaforaviolinlesson.Whentheyfirstmet,

Ayerswasonedge.Guptawasafraidthatifhetaughtthelessoninhisusualway,Ayerswould

reactviolently.Finally,hejustbeganplaying.AchangecameoverAyers.Guptasaid,“Andlike

amiracle,heliftedhisownviolinandhestartedplaying."Thetwomusiciansplayedmanyviolin

piecestogetherthatday.Abondwasformed.

Music,Guptarealized,isawaytodealwithouremotions,evenourmostunpleasantones.

“Thiswastheveryreasonwhywemademusicthroughourcreativity.We'reabletoshapethose

emotionsintoreality,“hesays.

Now,Guptasays>“1willalwaysmakemusicwithNathaniel,whetherwe'reatWaltDisney

ConcertHalloronskidrow（贫民区），becauseheremindsmewhyIbecameamusician.”

24.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthatRobertGupta.

A.becameaphysicianattheageof19

B.wasinterestedinthetreatmentofschizophrenia

C.wasluckytobewealthy,healthyandtalentedinmusic

D.hadlongdreamedtojointheLosAngelesPhilharmonic

25.Ayersgotthechancetoperforminsomefamousconcerthallsthanksto.

A.SteveLopez'sbookandamovieabouttheirfriendship

B.hisgreateffortstofightagainsthismentalillness

C.RobertGupta'soriginalwayofteachingmusic

D.histalentforcomposingandplayingmusic

26.By“onedge"（inparagraph5）,theauthormeansthatAyerswas.

A.excitedbutuncertainB.eagerforaviolinlesson

C.nervousandbad-temperedD.anxiousabouthisowncareer

27.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AGreatMusicianB.TeachingMusic

C.WhyStudyMusicD.MusicIsMedicine

C

Doingyourlaundrywithcoldwatercanhelpsavetheplanet,andmaybesaveyousomemoney

alongtheway.That*sthemessagefromTideinanewlylaunchedcampaigntodecarbonize（脱碳）

laundry.ThegoalisforconsumersinNorthAmericatodothreeoutofeveryfourloadsoflaundry

withcoldwaterinsteadofhotby2030,upfromabouthalftoday.Thatwouldeliminatethepower

consumptionrequiredtoheatcoldwater.

Ifthisgoalismet,itwillhavethesameimpactongreenhousegasemissionsasremoving

aboutamillioncarsfromtheroadfbrayear."Thereisnotradeoff.Youwillsave$150ayearin

energycosts,andyourgarments（月艮装）willlastlonger.Andbytheway,you'rehelpingtosave

theplanet,9,ShaileshJejurikar,CEOofProcter&Gamble'sfabricandhomecaredivision,said

inaninterview."Ifsabeautifulwin-win-winifwegetthisright.”

“Thisisgoingtobethedefiningdecadefbrwhereweenduponclimatechangc.^^Jejurikar

said.4tIfwedon'tgetthissituationundercontrolinthecomingyears,wearegoingtopaytheprice.

Thereisaneedtoactnow."Beyonditsfocusoncold-waterwashing,Tidesetanewgoalofcutting

greenhousegasemissionsatitsfactoriesinhalfby2030.Thafsinadditiontotheprogressitalready

hasmadeincuttingemissionsbythree-quartersoverthepastdecadeasthebrandadopted100%

renewableenergyatitsmanufacturingplants.Tidealsoplanstoreduceitscarbonfootprintbyusing

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100%recyclablepackagingforallproductsby2030andbyteamingupwithSiliconValleystartup

Opus12tocapturecarbonfromitsfactories.

JejurikarsaidP&Gdoeswanttogettozeroemissionsinitsfactories,butaddedthathow

peopleuseTideproductshas10timesmoreimpactthanwhathappensinitsplants.tfcWearetrying

togivethemchancetotaketheirordinarydailyactions,andmakethemhaveanextraordinary

impact,Jejurikarsaid.

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Weneedtoheatcoldwaterbeforelaundry.

B,Tidewillremoveamillioncarsfromtheroad.

C.Hotwaterlaundrycouldsaveenergyandprotecttheplanet.

D.ColdwaterlaundrymightincreasebyaquarterinNorthAmerica.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tradeoff'inparagraph2mean?

A.Advantage.B.Need.C.Hesitation.D.Emission.

30.WhichmeasurehasbeentakenbyTidetocutgreenhousegasemissionssofar?

A.Advertisingitsnewproducts.

B.Using100%recyclablepackagingforallproducts.

C.Adoptingcompletelyrenewableenergyinitsfactories.

D.Cooperatingwithanewhigh-techcompanytorecyclecarbon.

31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ColdWaterLaundry-AnEco-friendlyCampaign

B,AdvancedTechnologyBeingAppliedtoCars

C.TheVitalDecadesforClimateChange

D.CuttingEmissionstoProtectOurPlanet

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w物

ThereturnofseaotterstoSoutheastAlaskaoverthepast50years,aprojectfundedbythe

U.S.AtomicEnergyCommission,hasbeenaconservationsuccessstory.ErinFoster,aNearshore

EcologyPhDfromHakaiInstitute,suggeststhatseaotterrestorationcanenhancethegenetic

diversityoftheirhabitat.

Seaottersresideincoastalhabitats,includingeelgrassfields,wheretheyfeedonrockcrabs,

oftencreatingforagingpits(觅食坑)intheeelgrass.Fosterlookedattheimpactofthisactivityon

eelgrassgeneticdiversitybycomparingeelgrassecosystemswithnootters(pre-disturbance)to

thosewhereottershadbeenreintroduced(post-disturbance),Itwasfoundthatgeneticdiversity

washigherintheareaswithotters.Fosterarguesthatgeneticrichnessisofcentralimportance

herebecauseitiscrucialtoresilience(恢复力)andtheevolutionofclonalorganisms.Why?The

primarymodeofexpansionforeelgrassisclonalgrowth,butseaotterdiggingstimulatessexual

reproductioninthefloweringplantandopensupareasfortheseedstosettle.

Eventhoughdisturbanceenhancesthediversityanddynamicsofmanyoftheworld's

ecosystems,itsinfluenceongeneticdiversityremainspoorlyappreciated.Theamountof

disturbancethatwasobservedintheeelgrassfieldswasrelativelylow:about5%oftheseafloor

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hadforagingpits,althoughthepitslastonlyforashorttime,andvisualobservationslikely

underestimatetheamountofactivity.Thedisturbancetheory,presentedin1978onthebasisof

evidencefromtropicalforestsandcoralreefs,iswellknowntoecologists.Earlystudiesshowed

thatdisturbancecouldincreasespeciesdiversity,butresearchesontheeffectsofdisturbanceon

geneticdiversityarerelativelyrare.

Theroleofseaottersineelgrassfieldsprovidesinsightsintohowgeneticdiversitycan

changewhenspeciesinteractionsarelost—andhowthesepatternscanberestored.Withoutsea

otters,geneticdiversityappearstodecline;whentheyreturn,sodoesdiversity.Seaotterswere

extirpatedfrommuchoftheirrangeduringintensecommercialharvestsinthe18thand19th

centuries.Astheirrangeexpandedinthe1960sand1970safterthedisturbance,andtheirhabitats

becamebetterunderstood,seaottersbecamesymbolicspeciesinecology.

Theroleofseaottersinbiogeochemicalprocessessuchasthecarboncyclehasgained

attentioninrecentyears.DuringtheUnitedNationsDecadeonEcosystemRestoration(2021-

2030),moreattentionshouldbepaidtorebuildinganimalpopulationsandthekeyecological

functionstheyprovide.

32.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.eelgrassecosystemsareestablishedbyseaotters

B.eelgrassexpandsthroughclonalgrowthduetoseaotters

C.thereturnofseaotterscanincreasegeneticdiversityofeelgrass

D.eelgrassplaysamoreimportantroleintheecosystemthanseaotters

33.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?

A.Theecologicaldisturbancetheorylacksbasicproof.

B.Thepreviousresearchesondisturbanceareinsufficient.

C.Thenecessityoftheresearchondisturbanceisdoubted.

D.Theeffectsofdisturbanceongeneticdiversityarerelativelysmall.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“extirpated“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Removed.B.Restored.C.Reproduced.D.Relocated.

30.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

ATheEcologicalFunctionofEelgrassFields

B.TheCommitmenttoEcologicalConservation

C.TheStrategyfbrIncreasingSeaOtterPopulation

D.TheBenefitofDisturbanceonGeneticDiversity

D

MyuniversityhasnowtoppedtheU.S.News&WorldReportrankingsfor11yearsrunning.

GivenPrinceton'ssuccess,youmightthinkIwouldbeafanofthelist.Notso.Don'tgetme

wrong.IamproudofPrinceton'steaching,researchandcommitmenttoservice.Ilikeseeingour

qualityrecognized.Rankings,however,areamisleadingwaytoassessuniversities.Different

schoolshavedistinctstrengths,structuresandmissions.Theideaofpickingoneas"best”,as

thougheducationalprogramscompetedlikeathleticteams,isstrange.

However,theU.S.Newsrankingsattractgreatattentionandahugecustomerbase.

Applicantsandtheirfamiliesrelyontherankingsandfeelpressuretogetintohighlyregarded

institutions.Asaresult,manyschoolsmakeintenseeffortstomoveupintherankings.This

competitionproducesdamagingconsequences.Forexample,someuniversitiesavoiddoing

difficultbutvaluablethings-suchasadmittingtalentedlower-incomestudentswhocansucceed

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atuniversityifgivenappropriatesupport.

Still,studentsandfamiliesneedcomparativeinformationtochooseuniversities.Ifrankings

mislead,whatisthealternative?Forgenerations,buyershaveturnedtoConsumerReportsfor

adviceaboutalmosteverythingexceptuniversityeducation.WhenConsumerReportsevaluatesa

product,itassessesmultiplefactorssothatpotentialbuyerscanmaketheirownchoicewisely.

Similarly,universityapplicantsneedinformationaboutsomebasicvariables.Graduationratesare

crucial.Auniversitythatdoesnotgraduateitsstudentsislikeacarwithabadmaintenance（维4多）

record.Itcostsmoneywithoutgettingyouanywhere.Whatapplicantsneedisnottheaverage

graduationrate,buttherateforstudentswithbackgroundsliketheirown.Forexample,some

placessuccessfullygraduatetheirwealthystudentsbutdolesswellforlower-incomestudents.

Applicantsshouldalsoseesomemeasureofpost-graduationoutcomes.

Hereisapartiallistofotherfactorsthatmatter:costoftuition（学费）andfees;high-quality

teachersactivelyengagedinundergraduateinstruction;andalearningculturecomposedofdiverse

studentswhostudyhardandeducateoneanother.Judgedbythesecriteria,manyschoolscouldbe

"ConsumerReportsBestBuys”.Applicantsshouldbeexcitedtogetintoanyofthem;theyshould

picktheonetheyfindmostappealing;andtheyshouldnotwastetimeworryingaboutwhichis

,thebest”.

ItwouldbegreattohaveaConsumerReportsforuniversities.Ihopethatsomenational

publicationwillhavethecouragetoproduceanannual,user-friendlyConsumerReports-style

analysisofhighereducationinstitutions,evenifitisnotasattractiveasafootball-stylesetof

rankings.Inthemeantime,thoseofuswhounderstandtheimperfectionintherankingsmustcall

themout-evenwhen,indeedespeciallywhen,wefinishatthetop.

35.Whatistheauthor\attitudetowardsuniversityrankings?

A.Supportive.B.Indifferent.C.Disapproving.D.Neutral.

36.WhydoestheauthormentionConsumerReports?

A.Torevealthemultiplicityofconsumers.

B.Topresenttheinformationofpotentialbuyers.

C.Tohighlightthedifficultyofchoosinguniversities.

D.Toemphasizetheneedofoverallevaluationofuniversities.

37.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.ItisnotlikelytohaveaConsumerReportsfbruniversities.

B.Themostsuitableuniversityforapplicantsmaynotrankthetop.

C.Theaveragegraduationrateiscrucialtolower-incomeapplicants.

D.Thetopuniversitiescanseetheimperfectionintherankingsbetter.

38.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thereisnosuchthingasagoodorbadstudent.

B.Educationequalityisanidealhardtoberealized.

C.Analternativeapproachisneededtoassessuniversities.

D.Discriminationagainstpoorstudentsbringslossoftalents.

E

Whilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenicelastsummer,fewwouldsaythat

we've“summered.”"Summer“isclearlyanoun,moreprecisely,averbednoun.

Waybackinourchildhood,wealllearnedthedifferencebetweenanounandaverb.With

suchatidydefinition,itwaseasytospotthedifference.Notsoinadulthood,whereweare

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expectedto“fbot”bills,"chair"committees,and“dialogue"withpoliticalopponents.Chancesare

youdidn'tfeeluncomfortableaboutthesightofthoseverbednouns.

“TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlanguage,saysPatriciaO'Conner,aformer

editoratTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.Expertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishverbs

wereoriginallynouns.Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40

percentofallnewverbshavecomefromnouns.

Eventhoughconversion（转化）isquiteuniversal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothe

practice.WilliamStrunkJr.andE.B.White,inTheElementsofStyle—theBiblefortheuseof

AmericanEnglish—havethistosay:"Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.

Notallarebad,butallarcsuspect."TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,

advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.

"Sometimespeopleobjecttoanewverbbecausetheyresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,^^says

O'Conner.That'swhywe'recomfortable“hosting“aparty,butwemightfeelupsetbythethought

of“medaling“insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefat

RandomHouse,doesn'tofferarule,butsuggeststhatpeoplethinktwiceabout“verbifying”a

nounifit'seasilyreplaceablebyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makesureit'sdescriptivebut

notsilly-sounding,hesays.

Intheend,however,styleissubjective.Easyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartof

Englishgrammarforcenturies;itisoneoftheprocessesthatmakeEnglish“English."Notevery

coinage（新仓U的词语）passesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether,forgetit.

39.Whatcanwelearnabouttheverbingofnouns?

A.Ithasn'trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.

B.Itismorecommonlyacceptedbychildrenthanadults.

C.Ithasn'tbeenararephenomenoninthepastcentury.

D.Itiseasilyreplacedbyexistingverbsinpractice

40.Whatismostleadingexperts5attitudetowardsthepracticeoftheverbingofnouns?

A.Cautious.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.D.Unconcerned.

41.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?

A.Predictable.B.Practicable.C.Approaching.D.Impossible.

42.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Are40Percentofallnewverbsfromnouns?

B.AreSummeringandMedalingAnnoying?

C.AreYouComfortableaboutaNewVerb?

D.AreThereAnyRulesforVerbing?

F

Humansarenottheonlyonesthatlikegold.Australianscientistshavediscoveredanew

fungus（真菌）thatdecoratesitslong,thread-liketendrils（卷须）withgoldcollectedfromthesoil.

Theexpertsdesperatelyhopethe"golddigger“willprovideinformationonthelocationsofgold

deposits（沉淀物）andmakesearchingforthepreciousmetaleasier,andmoreenvironmentally

friendly.

Thegold-lovingfunguswasdiscoveredaccidentallybyateamofresearchersledbyDr.Tsing

Bohu,ascientistatAustralianationalscienceagency,CSIRO,whentheywereexaminingthe

microbes（微生物）inthesoilatBoddington,atinytownhometoAustralia'slargestgoldmine.

Acloseranalysissuggestedthatthefungususeschemicalinteractionswithunderground

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mineralstoaccumulategoldfromitssurroundings.Thoughfungiofteninteractwithotherthings

innature,thereactionwithgoldwasunexpected."Fungiarewell-knownforplayinganimportant

roleintherecyclingoforganicmaterial,suchasleavesandbark,aswellasforthecyclingof

othermetals,Dr.Bohuexplained.44Butgoldissochemicallyinactivethatthisinteractionisboth

unusualandsurprising.,,

Thefungiarenotwearingthegoldforbeauty.4tThereisabiologicalbenefitfromthis

reaction/'Dr.Bohusaid,“Gold-lovingfungicangrowfasterandbiggerrelativetootherfungithat

don'tworkwithgold."

Theresearchersstillneedtoconductfurtheranalysistounderstandtherelationshipbetween

thefungiandthepreciousmetal.Moreimportantly,theyneedtodetermineifitspresenceisasure

signoftheexistenceoflargedepositsofthemetalunderground.Thescientistsalsobelievethe

fungicouldbeusedtodetectthepresenceofgoldinwasteproductsandman-madeelectronics.

However,thosehopingtogetfreegoldfromthefungiareinforadisappointment,forthe

delicatefungusishardtosee.Also,itsgoldcanonlybeseenunderamicroscope.

43.Whataretheexpertsstarvedof?

A.Investigatingthesites.B.Excavatingthegoldmines.

C.Gettingfurtherinformed.D.Unearthinggolddeposits.

44.WhatcouldbelearnedaccordingtoDr.Bohu?

A.Fungi'sinteractionwithgoldisunexpectedbutbeneficial.

B.Gold'sclassificationisbiologicallyidentifiedbyfungi.

C.Fungi'sformationwithgoldisfairlynaturalandfrequent.

D.Goldischemicallyaccumulatedbyfungi'sevolution.

45.Howdoestheauthorfindthefinding?

A.Itexcitesthegolddiggers,motivation.

B.Ithasalongwaytogobeforeconfirmation.

C.Itlaysthefoundationofgeologicalstudies.

D.Itensuresthesearchofgoldsites.

46.Whatcanbethesuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Beauty-lovingFungiWrappedbyGold

B.Gold-lovingFungiDiscoveredinAustralia

C.Boddington,Austria'sLargestGoldMine

D.NewDiscoveryofGoldwithFungi

三.七选五A

humourasearlyassixweeksold,whenbabiesbegintolaughandsmileinresponseto

stimuli（刺激物）.Laughterandhumourprovidepsychologicalscientistswithrichresourcesfor

studyinghumanpsychology.

Theoriesfocusingontheevolutionoflaughterpointtoitasanimportantadaptationforsocial

communication.Forexample,in1950,aU.S.soundengineerstartedrecordinghisown'laugh

tracks'.Thesewereintendedtohelppeopleathomefeelliketheywereinasocialsituation.He

evenrecordedvarioustypesoflaughter.___35___

Inonestudy,carriedoutin2016attheuniversityofCalifornia,samplesoflaughterfrom

pairsofEnglish-speakingstudentswererecordedandplayedtolistenersfrom24diversesocieties.

_36__Onaverage,theresultswereremarkablyconsistent:worldwide,people'sguesseswere

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correctapproximately60%ofthetime.

AnotherstudybyresearchersofAustralianNationalUniversitywasbasedontheassumption

thathumourmightprovideapausefromdullsituationsintheworkplace.___37___The

researchersfirstaskedthestudentstocrossouteveryinstanceoftheletter'e'overtwopagesof

text.Thestudentsthenwererandomlyassignedtowatchavideoclip.Somewatchedaclipofthe

BBCcomedyMr.Bean,andothersafactualvideoaboutthemanagementprofession.