高一英语阅读理解训练2（含答案）

高一英语限时训练1

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

A

Becausetravelisasmuchaboutthejourneyasthedestination,therightaccessories（（酉己件）

makeadifferencetothejet-settersonyourgiftlist.

Noise-cancelingheadphones

Fewthingsaremoreneededbytravelersthanaqualitypairofnoise-cancelingheadphones.

TheBoseNoiseCancellingWirelessBluetoothHeadphones700has11levelsofnoise

cancelingpowersoyoucancontrolyourenvironmentasneeded,andfourmicrophonesthat

pickupandseparateyourvoicesoyoucanstilltakecalls,eveninanoisyairport.Inaddition,it

offersone-touchaccesstoGoogleAssistantorAlexa,and20hoursofbatterylife,whichshould

getyoualmostanywhereintheworldonasinglecharge（充电）.

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Multi-purposejacket

Sure,jacketsareagreatwaytoaddalayerofwarmth—butthafsjustaboutany

traditionaljacketwithtwofrontpockets.Ifthetraveleronyourlistisatechie,heorshewillbe

excitedwiththeBaubaxbomberjacket2.0.whichhas25featurestoensureeverythingstays

organizedandreadilyavailable.Itcomeswithbuilt-inneckpillow,travelfootrest,eyemask,

travelblanket,battery-chargerpocket,bottleopener...and12pocketstoplaceyourtablet,

phone,sunglassesandpassport.Yes,12...

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Motion-sicknessrelief

There'sanewchoiceforthetravelerwhosuffersmotionsickness.Reliefband1.5,a

drug-freewristband（腕带）thatusespatented,clinicallyproven,FDA-clearedtechnologyto

treatmotionsickness.Thewristbandworksbystimulatingthenerveattheundersideofthe

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21.What'stheextrafunctionof"Noise-cancelingheadphones”?

A.It'sofhighquality.B.It'snoise-free.

C.Itkeepsaphonecallclear.D.ItcanaccessGoogleAssistanteasily.

22.Comparedwithordinaryjackets,theadvantageof"Multi-purposejacket“liesin.

A.itsabilitytokeepwarmB.itsup-to-datedesign

C.itsabilitytostorethingsD.itsaffordableprice

23.Whatcanwelearnabout"Motion-sicknessrelief9?

A.Itisanewchoiceforthetraveler.B.It'sasmartwearabledevice.

C.Itcancureanysickness.D.It'sanewly-inventedpill.

B

“Babysigning^^classesdesignedtoimprovelanguageskillsactuallymakelittledifferenceto

children'sdevelopment,accordingtonewresearch.Scholarsclaimedtherewasnoevidencethat

thelessons-inwhichbabiesaretaughtsimplegestures（手势）tocommunicatetheir

everydayneeds—enablechildrentotalkquickerthanothers.

Inathree-yearstudy,itwasclaimedthatthemethodcouldmakemothersmoreresponsiveto

theirchildren'sbehaviorsbutfailedtoactuallyincreasebabies'vocabulary.Anactivehome

environmentinwhichparentsregularlytalktotheirchildrenwasmuchmoreeffective,researchers

warned.Thefindingswillcastdoubtonthemovement-bomintheUnitedStates-whichhas

provedhugelypopularamongmiddle-classparents.

Babysigningisnowamulti-millionpoundindustry,withthousandsofmothersandfathers

payingforclasses,booksandDVDs.Youngchildrenaretaughtsimplegesturesfbrwordsand

phrasestocommunicatetheireverydayneeds,suchas"milk""more""allgone^^“fbod"and

“tired”.Itisclaimedthatthetechniquebringsgreatbenefits,includingimprovingtherelationship

betweenmotherandchild,helpinglanguagedevelopmentandevenincreasingachild's

intelligence.

ButresearchfromHertfordshireUniversityhasfoundnoevidencethatusingbabysigning

helpstoimprovetheirlanguagedevelopment.Thescholarsadded,"Babysigninghasbecomebig

businessandmothers,particularlyfirst-timemumsorlessconfidentparents,feelthepressureto

doit.Someeventhink'ifIdon'tdoitandeveryoneelsedoes,Imustbeabadmother'.”

Nevertheless,babysigningexpertshardlysustainedthefindings.WendyMoat,45,whohas

beenrunningbabysigningclassesforthreeyears,saidthattheclassesencouragedspeech

development,andmayhelpdevelopahigherIQ.Shesaid,“Somanymumssaythattheirchildren

talksowellbecausetheydidbabysigningwhentheywerebabies.Parentswouldn'tsayitifthey

didn'tbelieveit.”

24.Whichofthefollowingmaybetheeffectivewaytohelpsharpenchildren'slanguageskills?

A.Creatinganinactivehomeenvironment.B.Talkingtothemasmuchaspossible.

C.BuyingthemmorebooksandDVDs.D.Usingsimplewordsandphrases.

25.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Somenewmotherschoosebabysigningclassesjustfollowingothers.

B.Babysigningclasseshaven'tanypracticalvalueaccordingtothestudy.

C.Taughtsimplegestures,youngchildrencandefinitelyexpresstheireverydayneeds.

D.Babysigningclasseshaveprovedhugelypopularamongparents.

26.Theunderlinedword“sustained”inthelastparagraphmeans"

A.acquiredB.ignoredC.supportedD.challenged

27.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Babysigningclassesteachchildrentocommunicateeffectively.

B.Babysigningclassesincreasechildren'sintelligence.

C.Babysigningclassesimprovetherelationshipbetweenmotherandchild.

D.Babysigningclassesfailtoimprovechildren'slanguageskills.

C

Nobodylikestofail.Itmakespeoplefeelembarrassedanddiscouraged.What'sworse,it

maycausemajorprofessionalorpersonaltroubleandleadtonegativity.Basically,failureisno

funformostpeople.However,avastbodyofresearchtellsusthatfailureprovidesuswitha

chancetogrowanddevelop,increasesadaptability,andhelpsprotectagainstanxiety.

It*shardtochangethemindset（心态）ofalifetime.Butevenifwestillcan'tgetoverthe

brokenmarriageorthefailedCollegeEntranceExaminationortheworkpresentationthat

wentfearfullywrong,itmightnotbetoolateforourkids.

ChristyPennison,aprofessionalconsultant,sayssheworkswithagrowingnumberofkids

andteenswhoshowsignificantanxietyaroundafearoffailure.Shesaid,uWewanttoprotect

ourchildren,andwewantthemtolivehappyandmeaningfullives,sowefrequentlytellthem

theharmoffailureandaskthemtoavoidfailure.Thechildrenexperiencinginternaland

sometimesexternalpressurethinktheyshouldn'tfail.Meanwhile,wealwayshavehigh

expectationsofthem.Sowhentheydonftliveuptoacertainstandard,orthingsdon'tgo

accordingtotheplans,theywillfeelupsetandanxious.”

Pennisonarguesthatfailuresareoftenthehiddenlearningchancesthatcanhelppeople

developpositivequalities,likepersistence,focus,flexibility,patience,andpositiveself-image.

Sowhatcanparentsdotohelptheirchildrenembrace（拥抱）failureinsteadofavoidingit

atallcosts?Pennisonsuggestsdirectingpraisetowardstheeffort,nottheresult."Thisallows

childrentobuildconfidenceinthemselves,,9sheexplains."Appreciatingtheeffortcangive

childrenpermissiontotrynewthingswithoutafearoffailure.Andthebiggerpictureisthatthe

developmentofthemindset-Tdrathertryandfailthannottryatall/一helpsthemkeepa

beliefinthemselves,andexpandstheirworldofpossibilities.^^AsPennisonpointsout,weall

fail,buthowwegetupafterwefailiswhatmatters.

28.Whataspectdomostpeoplefocusonwhenthinkingoffailure?

A.Thegreatcouragetofaceit.B.Theeffortsmadetodealwithit.

C.Unexpectedbenefitsitbrings.D.Unpleasantsideeffectsitbrings.

29.WhatisParagraph2intendedtodo?

A.Stressthedifficultyofchangingthemindset.B.Listthechallengesinourlife.

C.Providesomebackgroundinformation.D.Introducethemaintopic.

30.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthethirdparagraph?

A.Thecausesofchildren'sanxiety.

B.ChristyPennison^commentsonteenagers.

C.Theresultsofoverprotectingchildren.

D.ChristyPennison^experienceineducatingchildren.

31.Whichofthefollowingadvicecanhelpparentsencouragekidstofacefailure?

①Praisekids'everyachievement.②Makekidsembraceabrightmindset.

③Focusontheprocessofkids9effort④Expandkids'knowledgeabouttheworld.

⑤Encouragekidstomakenewattempts.

A.①②④B.②③④C.②③⑤D.①③⑤

D

Idon'tremembertheexactdateImetMartyforthefirsttime.Likealotofpeoplewho

wanttogetthroughacheckoutline,Ifoundmythoughtsonspeed,nothingmore.ThelineIwas

standinginwasn'tmovingasquicklyasIwanted,andIglancedtowardthecashier,whowas

busyreceivingmoneyfromcustomers.

Hewasanoldmaninhissixties.Ithought,well,itprobablytookhimalittlelongertoget

thejobsdone.ForthenextfewminutesIwatchedhim.Hegreetedeverycustomerbeforehe

beganscanningthegoodstheywerepurchasing.Sure,hiswordsweretheusual,"How'sit

going?”Buthedidsomethingdifferent-heactuallylistenedtopeople.Thenhewould

respondtowhattheyhadsaidandtalkwiththembriefly.

Ithoughtitwasstrange,butIguessedIhadgrownaccustomedtopeopleaskingmehowI

wasdoingsimplyoutofaconversationwithoutthinking.Usually,afterawhile,youdon'tgive

anythoughttothequestionandjustsaysomethingbackquietly.

Thisoldcashierseemedsincereaboutwantingtoknowhowpeoplewerefeeling.

Meanwhile,thehigh-techcashregisterranguptheirpurchasesandheannouncedwhatthey

owed.Whencustomershandedmoneytohim,hepushedtheappropriatekeys,thecashdrawer

poppedopen,andhecountedouttheirchange.

Thenmagichappened.

Heplacedthechangeinhislefthand,walkedaroundthecountertothecustomers,and

extendedhisrighthandinanactoffriendship.Astheirhandsmet,theoldcashierlookedthe

customersintheeyes.wanttothankyouforshoppingheretoday,95hetoldthem."Youhave

agreatday.Bye-bye.”Thelooksonthefacesofthecustomerswerepriceless.

Nowitwasmyturn.Iglanceddownatthenametagonhisredwaistcoat,thekind

experiencedWal-Martcashierwore.Itread,uMarty.^^

MartytoldmehowmuchIowedandIhandedhimsomemoney.ThenextthingIknewhe

wasstandingbesideme,offeringhisrighthandandholdingmychangeinhislefthand.His

kindeyeslockedontomine.Smiling,andwithafirmhandshake...

32.Whiletheauthorinthecheckoutline,shefelt.

A.comfortableB.warmC.impatientD.embarrassed

33.Intheopinionoftheauthor,whenpeopleweregreetinghim,theyactuallywanted

to.

A.showtheirpolitenessB.talkaboutunimportanttopics

C.findapersontotalktoD.showtheirhappinesstoseehim

34.TheauthorthoughtMartyspecialbecause.

A.hespentasmuchtimeaspossibleservingcustomers

B.hewaspatientwithallthequestionsfromcustomers

C.heshowedparticularinterestincustomers5personallife

D.heexpressedhissinceritywhilegivingbackthechange

35.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ManypeoplewouldpossiblybecomeregularcustomersofMarty.

B.Martywasatalkativemaninhisdailylife.

C.Theauthorlookeddownupontheoldintheirsixties.

D.EverycustomerwouldbesatisfiedwithMarty'sbehaviour.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，

从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Mostpeoplehatechange,whichissadsinceweoftengothroughintensechangeinlife._

36Sothequestionis:Whydomostofusfindmakingadjustmentstoourlivessohard?

Whywedislikechange

Fearofchangeisnothingnew.Overacenturyago,theParisianswereunhappyovera

particularadditiontotheircity:theEiffelTower.Infact,thecitizensweresoangryaboutthe

plansforthetowerthattheywereagainstitsconstruction.Theyweregivennochoiceabout

thehugechangethatwasgoingtobemade,sotheybecameangry.

37Changesarebroughtabouteverydaybythedecisionswemake.Voluntary

changesalsomakemostofusuneasybecausewcdon'tknowthosechangeswillaffectour

future.

38

Peoplehavediscoveredthatthekeytoovercomingthefearandangerassociatedwith

changeistobeflexible.Whentheyareflexible,peoplecanadapttonewsituationsmoreeasily.

Whenchangecomes,andyouhavenochoicebuttofaceit,embraceit.39Infact,the

changemayturnouttobethebestthingforyou.Don'tmerelyfbcusonhowyoufeelabout

change;insteaddecidetoacceptthechange.40Andit'suptoyouwhetherthechangewill

beasuccessorafailure.Youneverknow-yournextchangemaybeyourlife'sEiffelTower!

A.Thechangeisthereality.

B.Apositiveattitudehelpsalot.

C.Howwecanovercomeourfearofchange

D.Greatimportanceshouldbeattachedtochanges.

E.Butwegetanxiousoverchangesevenwhenwedohaveasay.

F.Andforsomeofus,eventhesmallestchangescanmakeusunhappy.

G.Peoplesometimesdon'treallydojusticetothemselvesinadaptingtochanges.

阅读

21-23DCB24-27BACD28-31DDAC32-35CADA

七选五

36-40FECBA

阅读解析

A篇是一篇应用文，主要介绍了三种旅行时的配件：消音头戴式耳机、多用途夹克、晕车减

轻腕带。文章条理清晰，定位句明显，难度不高。

B篇是一篇说明文，主要讲了对教婴儿手势是否有利于婴儿学说话更快的讨论，介绍了

不同的各项实验结果。文章生词较少，易于理解，难度中等。

C篇是一篇研究类的论文，从另一个角度为我们介绍失败的意义和价值，重点分析了现

在孩子们害怕失败的原因并提出建议，希望能将孩子们对失败的想法改变。文章理解

不难，难度不大。

D篇是一篇记叙文，叙写了作者在沃尔玛超市排队结账的一次经历，收银员是一位善良

的老人，他与顾客交谈，并给予顾客尊敬、关怀与祝福。文章人文性浓郁，有一定的

难度。

详细解析：

A篇

第21题D细节题。由题干定位到第一部分的最后一句Inaddition...asingle

charge可知，耳机提供了谷歌助手，故选D。

第22题C

细节题。由题干定位到第二部分。多用途夹克和传统的不同在于他有12只口袋来装药

片、手机、太阳镜、护照等可知它的不同在于储存东西的能力。

第23题B

细节题。由题干定位到第三部分的第二三句可知，这个物品是通过腕带带在手腕上来

进行治疗的装置，故选B。

B篇

第24题B细节题。第二段第二句Anactivehome...muchmore

effective可知，经常性的和婴儿讲话更加有效，故选B。

第25题A

细节题。由第四段最后一句可知，有些妈妈认为如果别人上而自己不上这堂课，就会

成为一个不称职的妈妈。她们只是跟随其他妈妈的脚步，故选A。

第26题C词意推断题。由后面Wendy

Moat说的话可推断出，专家很难支持这种结果，因此选support。sustain支持，认可。

第27题D主旨概括题。全文主要说的实验表明是baby

signing这种方法对孩子的语言能力并没有什么作用。故选D。

C篇

第28题D

细节题。由第一段可知，没有人喜欢失败，它让人感到尴尬和气馁，对于大多数人来

说，失败基本上是没有乐趣的。这些都是失败所带来的不愉快的体验和经历。

第29题D

段落概括题。文章第二段大意是，改变一生的心态是很难的，即使我们仍然无法克服

失败对我们的打击，但是对我们的孩子来说可能还不算太晚，结合下文都是从孩子的

角度来讨论失败，所以本段的主要目的是为了引出孩子如何面对失败这个话题，阅读

理解中but后面是重点。

第30题A

段落概括题。文章第三段通过专业咨询师的分析，孩子们对失败的恐惧表现出极大的

焦虑，孩子们承受着内在和外在的压力，他们认为他们不应该失败，同时，当他们达

不到一定的标准，或者事情不按计划进行时，他们会感到不安和焦虑，所以第三段主

要分析了孩子们焦虑的原因。

第31题C

细节题。由文章最后一段可知，父母能做些什么来帮助他们的孩子接受失败？建议有

将表扬引向努力，而不是结果一③Focusontheprocessofkids'

effort；从更大的角度看，心态的发展一@Makekidsembraceabright

mindset；我宁愿尝试失败，也不愿完全不尝试一©Encouragekidstomakenew

attemptso

D篇

第32题C

细节题。由文章第一段可知，作者站着的队伍没有按作者想要的速度移动，他瞥了一

眼收银员，他正忙着收顾客的钱，从常识可知，作者在排队中前面结账的速度很慢，

他是不耐烦的。

第33题A

细节题。由文章第三段可知，作者已经习惯了人们不加思考地在交谈中问他怎么样了

,通常，过了一段时间，你根本不去想这个问题，只是静静地说些什么，在作者看来

，问最近怎么样只是出于礼貌的客套话，没有必要去回答，故选A。

第34题D

细节题。由第五段和第六段可知，那个老收银员把零钱放在左手里，绕着柜台走到顾

客面前，伸出右手表示友好，并且看着顾客的眼睛“我要感谢你们今天来这里购物，祝

你今天过得很愉快。再见。“，他向顾客表示诚意，第五段，单句成段，Thenmagic

happened.对应special也突出下文。

第35题A

主旨大意题。由于这个老收银员的真诚与关怀，顾客是感到无价的，所以会有越来越

多的人成为他的老主顾，B在原文中体现不明显，C完全错误，Devery过于绝对。

7选5阅读答案：36-40FECBA

这篇7选5主要讲了人们为什么讨厌改变和如何克服对改变的害怕和愤怒，对于高一的

同学来说是有一定难度的，要仔细分析上下文，代入选项，并且认识选项中的固定搭

配才能全对，可能的难题是37,40o

详细解析：

第36题F

根据前文说人们讨厌改变，并且后面的句子是顺着前面的句意往下说“所以为什么我们

觉得做调整是很困难的呢”可知，这里是要填的句子应当继续顺应前面的hate,因此是F

,我们当中有的人甚至会因为非常小的改变而不开心。

37题E

根据后文说就算是自愿的改变也会让我们不舒服可知，这里是和前文相反的情况，前

文讲我们别无选择时会生气，因此这里要选表转折的句子，E“就算我们确实有发言权

，我们还是会焦虑“，havea

say表示有发言权，即有决定权，照应后面的voluntary,高一的同学不认识这个短语的

话可能会选不出这个答案。

第38题C

根据后文开始说克服对改变的恐惧和愤怒的关键是灵活可知，在讲解决措施，因此这

里选择“我们要如何克服这种恐惧呢”，照应前面的小标题Whywedislikechange1)

第39题B

根据前文说拥抱改变，以及下文说有可能是最好的事，不要只是关注你对改变的感受

，而是去接受它可知，这里是作者呼吁积极面对改变，因此是B,积极的态度是很有益

的。

第40题A

根据前面说要接受改变，后面接着说改变到底是成功还是失败取决于你可知，这里选A

最符合劝人接受改变的意思，“改变是现实“，即我们总要做出改变的，用排除法也可

选出，D,G不符合这里受改变的段意。

高一英语阅读理解限时训练2

一、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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B

Sportsfandomisaboutmorethanjustentertainment.Itcanboostyourself-esteem(自尊)

andmakeyouhappier—andyoudon'thavetorootforthewinningteamtogainthebenefits.

Beingasportsfanisa“verypsychologicallyhealthyactivity,MsaysDanielWann,professor

atMurrayStateUniversitywhoseresearchprogramcentersonthepsychologyofsportfandom.

Fandomconnectsustootherlike-mindedpeople,whichsatisfiesourhumanneedforbelonging,

hesays.

Theserelationshipsaresignificant:Peoplewhoidentifyassportsfanshavehigherlevelsof

self-esteem,lowerlevelsoflonelinessandtendtobemoresatisfiedwiththeirlivescomparedto

thosewhoaren'tinterestedinsports,Wannsays.Fanstendtohavemoreaccesstosocialsupport,

helpandresourcesaswell.Researchsuggeststhatwhenpeoplehavesupportfromtheir

communities,theyhavebetterhealth.

Beyondbonding,fansgettoenjoythepsychologicalbenefitsofwinning,eveniftheyhave

nothingtodowiththeplayersorgames,saysStephenReysen,associateprofessoratTexasA&M

University-Commercewhostudiesidentityandfandom.

''Individualsfeelthatthefaninterest(inthiscaseasportteam)isapartofthem,^^Reysen

says."Sowhentheteamiswinning,youfeellikeyouarewinningeventhoughyouarenota

player.^^

Ofcourse,teamssometimeslose.

So,whydopeoplecontinuetoputtheirfaithbehindteamsthattendtolose?Peoplewhofeel

astrongpsychologicalconnectiontoateamaremorelikelytorootforateamwhenthey'rehaving

alosingseason,Reysensays.

“Sportsfandomhasnothingtodowiththeoutcomeofagame,“Wannsays.Forexample,ifa

pizzarestaurantcontinuallygotyourorderwrong,you'dlikelyswitchtoamorereliableone.But

becausebeingafanissocentraltopeople'sidentities,peoplearewillingtoacceptdefeatand

continuetobeloyaltoateam.

Beingpartofafancommunitycanalsohelppeoplecopewithlosses.A2019studyfound

thatwatchingafootballgamewithotherfanshelpstoeasethenegativepsychologicaleffectsof

losing.

“Forfansofthelosingteam,sharingthepainmayhaveprotectedthemfromlosing

self-esteem,SilviaKnobloch-Westerwick,co-authorofthestudyandprofessorof

communicationatTheOhioStateUniversitysaidinarelease.

24.Accordingtothepassage,whydosportsfansfeelhappier?

A.Becausetheycouldgainthebenefitsfromthewinningteam.

B.Becausetheycansharepainsandhappinesswithpeoplewhohavethecommoninterests.

C.Becausetheycouldhavealowlevelofself-esteem.

D.Becausemostofthemareoptimistic.

25.Whatisthesignificanceoftherelationshipsbetweensportsfans?

A.Sportsfanshavesupportfromtheirfavoriteteams.

B.Sportsfanshavehigherlevelsofloneliness.

C.Sportsfansarelikelymorecontentwiththeirlives.

D.Sportsfanstendtocomparethemselvestothosewhoaren'tinterestedinsports.

26.Accordingtothepassage,iftheteamhasalosingseason,thesportsfansmay.

A.displaytheiridentities

B.haveaboostofself-esteem

C.notsupporttheteamanymore

D.haveanegativepsychologyperiod

27.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanhelpsportsfansdealwithlossesoftheirteam?

A.Beingpartoftheteam.

B.Orderingapizzainadifferentrestaurant.

C.Sharingthepainwithfamilymembers.

D.Theloyaltytotheteam.

C

ThereisaschoolinmyManhattanneighbourhoodthathasbeengivingoutfreemeals

duringtheCovid-19pandemic-andeverytimeIwalkpastitthelineseemslonger.Acommunity

fridgerecentlyshowedupacoupleofblocksaway;it\oneofmanythatactivistshavefixed

acrossthecitytofightagainstgrowingfoodinsecurity.Justaroundthecomerthere5sayoung

womanwhohasbecomearegularamongthebeggarsIusuallyseeinthearea.Shelostherjob

becauseofCovid-19.

It'snotalldoomandgloom.Whilethepooraregettingpoorer,the1%aremakingoutlike

robbers.America's600-plusbillionairessawtheirwealthgrowbymorethan$700bninthefirst

fewmonthsofthepandemic.Duringthesameperiod,morethan50millionAmericanworkerslost

theirjobs.TheUSgovernmenthasprintedtrillionsofdollarsineconomicreliefbutmanyofthe

forgivableemergencyloansforsmallbusinessesseemtohavebeentakenbythesuper-rich.My

localindependentcoffeeshophascloseddown,butKanyeWestreceivedapartiallyforgivable

loanworthatleast$2m.ItisbecomingincreasinglyclearthattheUSisexperiencingoneofthe

biggestwealthtransfersinhistory.

BernieSandershasaplantohelp.Lastweek,Sandersintroducedabill,MakeBillionaires

PayAct,thatwouldestablishaone-time60%taxonbillionaires,pandemicgainsandusethe

moneytoguaranteeAmericansfreehealthcareforayear.Thereisverylittlechancethebillwill

getpassed.

Billionairesshouldn'texistinthefirstplace-theideathattheyshouldbetaxedatahigherrate

duringapandemictohelppayhealthcareshouldn'tberemotelycontroversial.However,thereare

somewhothinksuchamovewouldbeextremelyunfairto“poorunfortunate^^billionaireswho,as

weallknow,areoneofthemostunfairlyhurtgroupsintheworld.

28.Howdoestheauthordevelopthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Bygivingdefinitions.

C.Bypresentingarguments.D.Bymakingcontrasts.

29.Theunderlinedsentence"It'snotalldoomandgloom."impliesthat.

A.thewriterdoesn'tfeeldepressedatall

B.thecurrentsituationofCovid-19isgettingbetter

C.thewomanhassufferedmorethanwecanimagine

D.thebillionairesstillmakeprofitsduringthepandemic

30.Thebill,MakeBillioruiiresPayAct,wasputforwardto.

A.ridthecountryofpandemic

B.restrictthebillionaires,fortune

C.provideshort-termloansforhealthcare

D.ensuretemporaryfreemedicalservice

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthebillionaires?

A.Disapproving.B.Disappointed.C.Sympathetic.D.Respectful.

D

Ifyou'veeverwatchedPlanetEarth,youknowtheoceanisawildplacetolive.Thewateris

fullofdifferentecosystemsandorganismsvaryingincomplexityfromaneruditeoctopustoasea

star.Unexpectedly,itistheseastar,asimpleorganismcharacterizedbyadecentralized（分散的）

nervoussystem,thatoffersinsightsintoadvancedadaptationtohydrodynamicforces—theforces

createdbywaterpressureandflow.

Researchersfoundthatseastarseffectivelystayattachedtosurfacesunderextreme

hydrodynamicloadsbyalteringtheirshape.Seastarscreatea"downforce"duetotheirshape.

Thismeanthatinsteadofbeingliftedbytheflowforces,theseastarsarepusheddownward

towardtherockorfloorsurfacetheyareon.

“Seastarsareincrediblyadaptive/saidLuhar,assistantprofessor,"Whenthereishighwave

activityandhighwaterforces,seastarswillgrowskinnierandtakeonalowerprofile（姿态）.

Whentheseastaristransportedtoashelteredenvironmentwithlowerhydrodynamicforces,they