高二英语上学期期中复习冲刺满分03 阅读理解20道（知识点全覆盖）

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03阅读理解20道

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ForWesterndesigners,Chinaanditsrichculturehavelongbeenaninspirationfor

Westerncreative.

“It'snosecretthatChinahasalwaysbeenasource（来源）ofinspirationfordesigners,9,

saysAmandaHill,chiefcreativeofficeratA+ENetworks,aglobalmediacompanyandhome

tosomeofthebiggestfashion（时尚）shows.

Earlierthisyear,theChinaThroughALookingGlassexhibitioninNewYorkexhibited

140piecesofChina-inspiredfashionableclothingalongsideChineseworksofart,withthe

aimofexploringtheinfluenceofChineseaesthetics（美学）onWesternfashionandhow

Chinahasfueledthefashionableimaginationforcenturies.Theexhibitionhadrecord

attendance,showingthatthereishugeinterestinChineseinfluences.

“Chinaisimpossibletooverlook,saysHill."Chinesemodelsarethefacesofbeauty

andfashioncampaignsthatselldreamstowomenallovertheworld,whichmeansChinese

womenarenotjustconsumersoffashion-theyarecentraltoitsmovement."Ofcourse,not

onlyaretoday'stopWesterndesignersbeinginfluencedbyChina—someofthebest

designersofcontemporaryfashionarethemselvesChinese."VeraWang,AlexanderWang,

JasonWuaretakingonGalliano,Albaz,MarcJacobs—andbeatingthemhandsdownin

designandsales,"addsHill.

ForHill,itisimpossiblenottotalkaboutChinaastheleadingplayerwhendiscussing

fashion.t4ThemostfamousdesignersareChinese,soarethemodels,andsoarethe

consumers,shesays."Chinaisnolongerjustanothermarket;inmanysensesithasbecome

themarket.Ifyoutalkaboutfashiontoday,youaretalkingaboutChina——itsinfluences,its

direction,itsbreathtakingclothes,andhowyoungdesignersandmodelsarefinally

acknowledgingthatinmanyways.”

1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheexhibitioninNewYork?

A.Itpromotedthesalesofartworks.B.Itattractedalargenumberofvisitors.

C.ItshowedancientChineseclothes.D.ItaimedtointroduceChinesemodels.

2.WhatdoesHillsayaboutChinesewomen?

A.Theyaresettingthefashion.B.Theystartmanyfashioncampaigns.

C.Theyadmiresupermodels.D.Theydobusinessallovertheworld.

3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“takingon“inparagraph4mean?

A.learningfromB.lookingdownonC.workingwithD.competingagainst

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.YoungModelsSellingDreamstotheWorld

B.AChineseArtExhibitionHeldinNewYork

C.DifferencesBetweenEasternandWesternAesthetics

D.ChineseCultureFuelingInternationalFashionTrends

B

Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobook

groups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.Nowthewebsite

BookCrossing.comturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.

Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketo

share.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthe

personleavesitinapublicplace,hopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventure,travelingfar

andwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.

BrucePederson,themanagingdirectorofBookCrossing,says,"Thetwothingsthat

changeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.BookCrossingcombinesboth."

Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffee

shops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.

Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtof

it.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrosserstokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbooks

havebeenfound.BrucePetersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepinga

booktogatherdustonashelfathome.

BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe"realnandnot

thevirtual（虚拟）.Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanone

hundredthirty-fivecountries.

5.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainwhattheyare.

B.TointroduceBookCrossing.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.

D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.

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6.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordMitninParagraph2referto?

A.Thebook.

B.Anadventure.

C.Apublicplace.

D.Theidentificationnumber.

7.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?

A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.

B.Passitontoanotherreader.

C.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase.

D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.

8.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.OnlineReading：AVirtualTour

B.ElectronicBooks：AnewTrend

C.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBack

D.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks

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Choosingwheretolivemaybeoneofthebiggestdecisionsyou'llmakewhenyou

movetoSydney,butyou'llhaveplentyofhelp.

Temporaryarrivalaccommodation

BeforeyoumovetoSydney,werecommendthatyoubookatemporaryplacetostay.

Onceyougethere,youcanlookforlonger-termaccommodation.

—.au/accommodation/short-term

On-campus-residentialcolleges（fullycatered饮食全包的）

TheUniversityhaseightresidentialcollegesontheCamperdown/DarlingtonCampus,

includingInternationalHouse,aresidentialcommunityofglobalscholars.Collegesprovide

comfortable,fullyfurnishedsingleroomsanddailymeals,alongwithsporting,cultural,

leadershipandsocialprograms.Theyalsoincludeon-sitelulorials（辅导课）inadditionto

campus-basedclasses.

—.au/colleges

On-campusresidences（self-catered饮食自理的）

TheUniversityhastwoself-runresidences—QueenMaryBuilding（QMB）and

AbercrombieStudentAccommodation-ontheCamperdown/DarlingtonCampus.Bothjust

underayearold,theyhouseupto1000students.Theseresidencesprovidemodem

single-studyroomswithlargecommonliving,learningandstudyspaces,sharedkitchens,a

theatre,gyms,soundproofedmusicrooms,artstudios,skyloungesandrooftopgardens.

-.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html

Off-campusliving

Morethan90percentofourstudentsliveoffcampus.TheUniversityisclosetomany

dynamicandmulticulturalsuburbssuchasAnnandale,Newtown,ChippendaleandGlebe.A

greatplacetosearchisourlargeonlinedatabaseofproperties.

--.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html

9.Wherecanyoufindaplacetolivetemporarily?

A.On“.au/colleges”.

B.On“.au/accommodation/short-term”.

C.On“sydney,edu,au/campus・life/accommodation/live・on・campus.html”,

D.On“sydney,edu,au/campus・life/accommodation/live-off・campus.html”・

10.WhatdostudentslivinginQMBhaveaccessto?

A.Theirownkitchens.

B.On-sitetutorials.

C.Dailymeals.

D.Gyms.

11.Whatisthemostpopularchoiceamongstudents?

A.Livingoffcampus.

B.Livinginhostfamilies.

C.Livinginself-cateredflatsoncampus.

D.Livinginfullycateredhousesoncampus.

D

Charlieisateacherandhiswife,Mariaisanartist.Thenightbeforelast,justbeforethe

longestdayoftheyear,Charliewassittinginadeckchairenjoyingthewarmsummerair

whenMariatouchedhisshoulderandhecouldtellimmediatelyshewasalittleworriedabout

something.Heaskedherwhatthematterwasandsherepliedthattherewasastrangethingon

thejacketthatwashanginginthebedroom.TheyhadbothlivedintheWestIndies（西印度群

岛）andhadseenalotofstrangecreaturesintheirhousebefore.Butnowtheywerelivingin

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EnglandandsoCharliejustlaughedandsaidhewouldhavealookatthe“thing”.

Hewalkedtothebedroom.Hesawajackethanginginthebedroomandwentuptoitto

haveacloserlookatthe“thing".Themomenthetouchedit,thethingsprangintolife.Now

Charlieexperiencesfearliketherestofusbutwhenthiscreatureopeneditswings,hejumped

outofhisskinandranscreamingfromtheroomlikeasmallchilddoingabout100milesan

hour.

Foramomentthenext-doorneighboursthoughtthatCharliewasmurderinghiswife

becauseofthenoisetheycouldhear.Infact,itwasabatthatfrightenedCharlie.

EventuallyCharliemanagedtotrapthebatinaboxandtookittothegardentoletthe

batfly.Maria,whohadbeenplayingtheguitarwhileCharliewasupstairs,askedCharlieifhe

hadfoundoutwhatthethingwas."Oh,nothingtoworryabout"，hesaidcasuallyhopingthat

theterrorcouldnotbeseeninhiseyes,“itwasjustabat.”

12.WhywasMariaalittleworriedonenight?

A.Becauseshecouldn'tfindherguitar.B.Becauseshesawsomethingstrange.

C.Becauseitwastoohotforher.D.Becauseshehadquarreledwithher

husband.

13.Theunderlinedpart'Jumpedoutofhisskin^^inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans

A.stoodupB.wasveryfrightened

C.threwoffhisclothesD.wasveryexcited

14.Whathappenedtothebat?

A.ItwaskilledbyCharlie.B.Itwasbadlywounded.

C.ItwassetfreebyCharlie.D.Itwaskeptasapet.

15.Itcanbeinferredthat

A.Charliewasafraidthathiswifewouldlaughathimifsheknewthetruth

B.theneighbourswouldreporttothepoliceaboutCharliemurderingthebat

C.thebatwouldn'tcometoCharlie'sroomagainbecauseitwasfrightened

D.Mariaheardherhusbandscreamingdownstairsandbecamefrightened

E

Slowlybutsurely,we'removingcloserandcloserto5Gworld.Fromsmart-home

securitytoself-drivingcars,alltheinternet-connecteddevicesinyourlifewillbeabletotalk

toeachotheratlightning-fastspeedswithreduceddelay,Objectivelyspeaking,thefastest4G

downloadspeedsintheU.S.topoutatanaverageof19.42Mbps.Butbycomparison5G

promisesgigabit（千兆）speeds.

“5Gisoneofthosesigns,alongwithartificialintelligence,ofthiscomingdataage,“

saidSteveKoenig,seniordirectorofmarketresearchfortheConsumerTechnology

Association,t4Theself-drivingvehicleisagreatemblemofthisdataage,andthatistosay,it

isasignoftime,becausewithonesingletask,driving,youhavemassiveamountsofdata

comingfromthevehicleitself,andavarietyofsensorsarecollectingalotofinformationto

modelitsenvironmentasitmoves.lt?spullingindatafromothervehiclesaboutroad

conditionsdownthelane.Itcouldbeweatherinformation,butalsoconnectedinfrastructure

（基石出设施）construction.There'slotsofdatabehindthattask,whichiswhyweneedhigh

speed.

Augmentedrealityglassesandvirtualheadsethaven'tyetbrokenthemainstream,but

techcompaniesarejoyfullybettingthatthesedeviceswilleventuallyreplaceoursmartphones.

With5G,thatcouldactuallyhappen.ThisisnotablebecausecompaniessuchasAppleare

reportedlydevelopingARglassestoassist—orperhapsevenreplace—smartphones.

EricssonstatedatFebruary'sMobileWorldCongresshowsmartglassescouldbecome

fasterandlighterwitha5Gconnection,becauseinsteadofbeingweigheddownwith

components,theglassescouldrelyonhardwareforprocessingpower.

Butdon'tgettooexcited.There'sstillalotofworktobedoneinthemeantime,

includingvarioustrialstomakesuretheradiosplaynicelywithhardwareandinfrastructure

constructionso5Gisn'tconcentratedonlyinbigcities.

16.WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressinParagraph1?

A.Thelighting-fastspeedof5G.

B.Theexpectationof5Gworld.

C.Thedifferencebetween4Gand5G.

D.Theinternet-connecteddevicesinourlife.

17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“emblem“inParagraph2mean?

A.Exhibition.B.Success.

C.Symbol.D.Explanation.

18.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.5Gworldwon'tcomewithoutARglasses

B.5Ghelpstocreatetheartificialintelligencevehicle

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C.ApplecompanyisdevelopingARglassesworldwide

D.Techcompanieswillfacethefactthatsmartphonesmaybereplaced

19.Whatwilltheauthorprobablytellusnext?

A.Howtofullyexpand5Gcoverage.

B.Smartglasseswillbecomefasterandlighter.

C.Why5Gisn'tconcentratedinbigcities.

D.Theimportanceofinfrastructureconstruction.

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Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthe

samewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itis

alwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,

intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,so

muchthebetter.

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormaking

himsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthat

childrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.

Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysome

fairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiarity

withthestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedand

mastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectively

true,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,

insteadofbeingfbndofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearnthe

realitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,ImustsaysopeculiarthatIdonotknowhow

toarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattempting

toflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthe

beliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirlfriend.

Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhasever

believedthatitwas.

20.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis.

A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajoke

C.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresent

21.Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis.

A.inarealisticsettingB.heardforthefirsttime

C.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway

22.Theadvantageclaimed（提出）forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit

A.makesthemlessfearful

B.developstheirpowerofmemory

C.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidof

D.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs

23.Theauthor'smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat.

A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeup

B.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytales

C.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystories

D.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays

24.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat.

A.theyarefullofimagination

B.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruth

C.theyarenotinteresting

D.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

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PeopleinJapantendtolivelongerandstayhealthierintheirlateryears,withan

increasingnumberofoldpeoplelivingalone.Japanisonafasttrackto“ultra-age“with

peopleaged65oraboveaccountingfor28percentofitstotalpopulationin2019；itwas26.7

percentin2017.Ontheotherhand,thenumberofbirthsin2019felltoitslowest（about

941,000）sincerecordsbeganin1899.

Demandforcareservicesforelderlypeoplehasincreased.Ashrinking（缩小）working

populationmeansfewerable-bodiedadultsareavailabletolookaftertheelderly.

State-providedfacilitiesfortheelderlyarenotenough,whichcauseselderlypeopletoturnto

privateonesbuttheyareexpensive.

Thecountrywillbeshortof380,000ofhealthnursesby2025.Thegovernmenthasto

turntoadvancedrobotstomeettheshortage.Astudyfoundthatusingrobotsencouragedone

thirdofthepeopletobecomemoreactiveandindependent.Yetthereisnorobotthatcan

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providetheemotionalsupporttotheelderly.

JapanprovidesacasestudyforChina,whichisalsofacedwithafastagingpopulation.

17.23millionbabieswereborninChinain2019,about630,000fewerthanin2018.People

aged60accountedfor17.3ofChina'spopulationin2019.Withashortageofelderlycare

facilitiesandunbalancedsupply,Chinamayfindithardtodealwiththerapidlyincreasing

numberofseniorcitizens.

Tomeetthechallenge,theChinesegovernmentshouldmakepolicychanges,which

Japanisunwillingorunabletodoorevenconsider.Chinashouldpayattentiontothesignals

itsagingpopulationissendingandtakeproperandtimelyaction.

25.WhatdowelearnabouttheoldJapanese?

A.MoreandmoreoldJapaneseprefertoliveontheirown.

B.AlotofoldJapanesehavetocontinueworkingatoldage.

C.SomeoldJapaneseremainactivewiththehelpofrobots.

D.Japaneseaged65orabovemakeuponethirdofitspopulation.

26.Whatcanweknowaboutstate-providedcarefacilitiesfortheelderlyinJapan?

A.Theyareexpensive.B.Theyareinconvenient.

C.Theyareaffordable.D.Theyarefashionable.

27.WhatdotheJapanesedotodealwiththeshortageofhealthnurses?

A.Theyhireforeignhealthnurses.

B.Theyemployadvancedrobots.

C.Theysetupmorenursingschools.

D.Theytraintheelderlytotendthemselves.

28.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraph?

A.Japanhastotakeactiontodealwiththeagingpopulation.

B.Robotscan'tprovideemotionalsupporttotheelderly.

C.Chinaisnowfacedwithafastagingpopulation.

D.Japan'sagingpopulationissueisatimelylessonforChina.

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CentralPark

ExploreCentralPark,oneofthelargestcityparksintheworldandoneofthemost

famoussymbolsofNewYork.Lefshavealookatitsmainsights.

CentralParkisNewYork'slargestcityparkandoneofthebiggestintheworld,withan

areaof843acres(about3.4km2).Thisparkishometoman-madelakes,waterfalls,grassand

woodedareas.YouwillalsofindtheCentralParkZoo,amongotherattractionsinthis

greenspaceofNewYork.

Besidesbeingthecity'sprimarygreenlungs,CentralParkisalsoafavoritespotfor

manyNewYorkers.Itisperfectfbrsunbathing,goingforwalks,ordoinganyoutdoorsports.

Somethingthatwefoundcuriousisseeingsomanypeoplerunningwiththeirbabiesinprams

(婴儿车).

OnFootorbyBicycle

TogettoknowsomeofthewildestpartsofCentralParkwesuggestwalking.However,

togetageneralfeelforthewholepark,thebestthingtodoishireabicycleandenjoythe

scenery.

Ifyoudecidetohireabike,youwillfindlotsofbikerentalstoresaroundCentralPark

thatarenotveryexpensive.

OpenTime

From7a.m.to10p.m.onweekends.

From6a.m.to8:30p.m.onweekdays.

Price

EntrytotheParkisfree.ButifyouvisitsomepartslikeCentralParkZoo,youneedto

buyaticket.

Transport

Subway:Line5,6,7,A,B,CandD.

Bus:LineMl,M2,M3,M4andMIO.

Nearbyplaces

MetropolitanMuseumofArt(447m)

GuggenheimMuseum(564m)

AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory(688m)

WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt(1km)

TheFrickCollection(1.3km)

29.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCentralParkfromthetext?

A.Itishometolakesandwaterfalls.

B.Itisperfectfordoingoutdoorsports.

C.Itisthelargestcityparkintheworld.

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D.ItisthemostfamoussymbolofNewYork.

30.Whichoneofthefollowingthingsisfree?

A.Hiringabicycle.

B.EntrancetoCentralPark.

C.VisitingCentralParkZoo.

D.GoingtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.

31.Wherecanwefindthistext?

A.Inasciencereport.B.Inageographybook.

C.Inafashionmagazine.D.Inatravelguide.

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AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,and

French,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languages

spokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnited

NationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）.

Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholars（学者）fromanumberof

organizations-UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem-haveformanyyearsbeen

documenting（记录）dyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.MarkTurin,ascientistat

theMacmillanCentreYaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsof

theHimalayas,isfollowingthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarof

ThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutof

hisexperienceliving,working,andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.

DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,who

seekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia,

Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotsatisfiedtosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforethey

disappearwithoutrecord.AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthof

importantmaterials,includingphotographs,films,taperecordings,andfieldnotes,whichhad

remainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.Now,throughthetwo

organizationsthathehasfounded,theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiterature

Project,Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,fortheworldavailablenot

justtoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswere

originallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet,Turin's

notes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.

32.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto.

A.savegloballanguages

B.searchfornewlanguages

C.rescuedisappearinglanguages

D.setuplanguageresearchcenters

33.Whatdoes“thattradition"inParagraph2referto?

A.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.

B.Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages.

C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers.

D.Livingwiththenativespeaker.

34.WhatisTurin'sbookbasedon?

A.HisexperienceinNepal.

B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.

C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan.

D.Theculturalstudies.

35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeTurin'swork?

A.Write,sellanddonate.

B.Record,repairandreward.

C.Design,experimentandreport.

D.Collect,protectandreconnect.

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Mandaraseemedtoknowsomethingbigwasabouttohappen.Sosheletoutayell,

caughtholdofher2-year-olddaughterKibibiandclimbedupintoatree.Shelivesatthe

NationalZooinWashingtonD.C..

AndonTuesday,August23rd,witnessessaidsheseemedtosensethebigearthquake

thatshookmuchoftheEastCoastbeforeanyhumansknewwhatwasgoingon.Andshe'snot

theonlyone.Inthemomentsbeforethequake,anorangutan(猩猩)letoutaloudcalland

thenclimbedtothetopofhershelter.

"It'sverydifferentfromtheirnonnalcall,^^saidBrandieSmith,thezookeeper.tlThe

lemurs(monkeylikeanimalsofMadagascar)willsoundanalarmiftheyseeorhear

somethinghighlyunusual.^^

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Butyoucan'tseeorhearanearthquake15minutesbeforeithappens,canyou?Maybe

youcanifyou'reananimal.

“Animalscanhearaboveandbelowourrangeofhearing,saidBrandieSmith."That's

partoftheirspecialabilities.They'remoresensitivetotheenvironment,whichishowthey

survive.^^

Primatesweren'ttheonlyanimalsthatseemedtosensethequakebeforeithappened.

Oneoftheelephantsmadeawarningsoundandahugelizard（蜥蜴）ranquicklyforcover.

Theflamingoes（akindofbirds）gatheredbeforethequakeandstayedtogetheruntilthe

shakingstopped.

Sowhatkindofvibrations（震动）weretheanimalspickingupinthemomentsbefore

thequake?ScientistSusanHoughsaidearthquakesproducetwotypesofwavesaweak

"P"waveandthenamuchstronger"S”wave.The"P"standsfbr“primary”.Andthe"S"

standsfbr“secondary".Shethinksthe"P"wavemightbewhatsetstheanimalsoff.

Notalltheanimalsbehavedunusuallybeforethequake.Forexample,Smithsaidthe

zoo'sgiantpandasdidn'tjumpupuntiltheshakingactuallybegan.Butmanyoftheother

animalsseemedtoknowsomethingwascomingbeforeithappened.fctFmnotsurprisedat

allJSmithsaid.

36.WhydidMandaraactstrangelyoneday?

A.Becauseitsensedsomethingunusualwouldhappen.

B.BecauseitsdaughterKibibiwasinjured.

C.Becauseitheardanorangutanletoutaloudcall.

D.Becauseanearthquakehadhappened.

37.AccordingtoBrandieSmith,.

A.manyanimalshearingissharp

B.earthquakesproducetwotypesofwaves

C.primatesusuallygathertogetherbeforeaquake

D.humanscanalsodeveloptheabilitytosenseaquake

38.Whichanimalseemsunabletosensequake?

A.Agiantpanda.B.Aflamingo.

C.Alemur.D.Alizard.

39.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howanimalssurviveaquake

B.Howanimalsdifferfromhumans

C.Howanimalsbehavebeforeaquake

D.Howanimalsprotecttheiryounginaquake

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Myschoolappearedonthenewslastweekbecausewehadmadeanimportantchangein

ourlocalarea.Ourclasshadplantedalargegardeninwhatwasonceonlyavacantlot.Itwas

alotofworkbutitwasallworthit.Igotblisters（水泡）fromdigging,andweallgotinsect

bites,too.

Ilearnedalotaboutgardeningandcollaboration（合作）,andthenIlearnedaboutthe

media.OurteachertelephonedtheTVstationandinformedthemofwhat