山东省部分市2023-2024学年高一年级上册期中考试英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解（含解析）

山东省部分市

2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题分类汇编

阅读理解

山东省临沂市2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

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

WonderfultriparoundtheMediterranean

DiscoverthreeofEurope'smostbeautifulcountriesonthistouraroundthe

Mediterranean!

Days1-2Barcelona,Spain

Discovertheinterestingbuildings,CatalancultureandGothicQuarterinGaudi'scity

ofBarcelona.

Day3BoardRegalPrincess

Day4Relaxingatsea

Day5Gibraltar

You'vegotafulldaytogettoknowthisBritishterritory（领土），hometomanycultures.

Choosetoridethecablecar（缆车）forgreatviewsoftheRockofGibraltarordiscoverthe

beautifullighthouse.

Day6Relaxingatsea

Day7Marseille,France

EnjoyafulldaydiscoveringallthatProvencehastooffer——flowerfields,fishingboats

orRomanruins（遗迹）.Cityorcountryside,youdecide.

Day8Genoa,Italy

Gettoknowthisbusytownbywalkingthroughthewonderfulstreetsandpiazzas（public

squares,especiallyinanItaliantown）.

Day9Florence/Pisa

Choosetovisitwonderfulwineries（7酉庄）inTuscanyorthefamousLeaningTowerofPisa

onyourlastdayinItaly.

Day10Disembark（下船）RegalPrincess

Gototheairportforyourflighthome.

Yourholidayincludes

Directflights

2nights4starBarcelonahotelincludingbreakfast

7nightsaboardRegalPrincess

Privateguide

10dayholidayfrom

Singleroom£1,199

Minidoubleroom£1,949

21.WhatcanavisitordoonDay5?

A.Seealighthouse.B.Gorockclimbing.

C.EnjoyCatalanfood.D.VisittheEnglishcountryside.

22.HowlongcanavisitorstayinItaly?

A.Oneday.B.Twodays.

C.Threedays.D.Eightdays.

23.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Atourdiary.B.Abusinessreport.

C.Atravelbrochure.D.Ageographytextbook.

B

Year-12studentNoahLittlehasalreadysathisfirstChinese-speakingexamandsaidit

wasutheeasiestexamFveeverdone”.ThatviewisnotsurprisinggiventheWaggaHighSchool

studentloveslanguagesomuchsohehasbuiltaChinesetranslationapp.

Noahsaidhisloveoflanguagewasencouragedbyhiscommunity."Waggaisaplacefullof

peoplefromdifferentcultures,andsometimeswhenImeetnewpeoplewhohavetrouble

speakingEnglishIliketotalktothemintheirownlanguage,^hesaid."IalsohaveafewChinese

friendssoIthinkitwillbecooltotalktothemintheirlanguage.

The17-year-oldstartedteachinghimselfChinesearoundfiveyearsago,beforetaking

distanceeducationclassesatthestartofYear11.Hislanguageabilitywasalsousefulinhis

part-timejobatalocalChineserestaurant,wherehetranslatedordersforthecooksand

customers.

Noahsaidhealsohadabasicknowledgeofsevenotherlanguages.Itwaswhileteaching

himselflanguagesthatNoahgottheideaofthetranslationtool.t4Idecidedtomakemyownapp

becausethereweren'tmanyaroundalltheotherappswerefullofadvertisements（广告）and

thetranslationfeature（功能）wasn'tpowerfulenough,^hesaid.

Hisappalsoincludesawordofthedayfeature,lessonsonhowtowriteChinese

characters（汉字）andanewsfeedofimportantChinesenews.

Hesaidlearningcomputerprogrammingtobuildtheapphadbeenlikestudyinganother

language.Withtheendofschoolaroundthecorner,Noahsaidhewouldliketopursue（追求）both

hisinterestsincomputerprogrammingandlanguages.'Tmplanningtoworkforayearandsave

soIcangoontouniversityasIreallywanttomakeacareer（事业）outofoneofthesetwo

topics.9,

24.WhatdoweknowaboutNoah?

A.HebegantolearnChineseat11.B.HefailedhisfirstChineseexam.

C.HelikesteachingChinesetopeople.D.HegetsalotfromlearningChinese.

25.WhatareincludedinNoah'sapp?

A.Advertisements.B.Piecesofworldnews.

C.Suggestionsformemorizingwords.D.WaysofwritingChinesecharacters.

26.WhathasNoahdecidedtodoshortlyafterhighschoolgraduation?

A.Lookforajob.B.Attenduniversity.

C.Developanewapp.D.Learnmorelanguages.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeNoah?

A.Curiousandcreative.B.Humorousandhonest.

C.Courageousandcaring.D.Outgoingandoutspoken.

C

Researchersrecentlystudied3,000middleschoolstudents.Amongthemwere

618teenagerswithoneparentwholivedawayfromhomeforlongperiodsoftimebecauseof

work.Theresearcherswantedtoknowhowtheworkofthese"fly-in,fly-out“parentsmight

influencethehealthoftheirchildren.

Ahigherpercentage（比彳列）ofteenagerswhoexperiencedthelongworkabsenceofaparent

hademotional（情感的）orbehavioralproblemscomparedwiththosewhoseparentsworkedmore

traditionalhours.Thissupportsearlierresearchfindinghighpercentagesofemotionalproblemsin

teenagerswhooftenreturnedtoanemptyhouseafterschoolorwhoseparentswereseldomat

dinner.

Findingsalsosuggestthatparentsdon'thavetobehomeallthetimetobepresentintheir

children'slives,butithelpstobehomeatcertaintimes.Andthebestparentalpresencefbra

teenagermaysometimesbelikeapolled（盆栽的）plant.Manyparentsofteenagershaveknown

thistobetrueandfindwaystobepresentwithouttryingtostartaconversation.Onefriendof

minequietlydoeshouseworkeacheveninginthesittingroomwhereherteenagerswatchTV.

Theyenjoyoneanother'scompany（陪伴）withouttheneedtotalk.

Infact,manyyearsofresearchsuggestthatchildrenusetheirparentsasasafebasefrom

whichtoexploretheworld.Studiestellusthatyoungchildrenquietlyfollowtheirparents'

movementsfromroomtoroom,evenwhilecarryingonwiththeirownactivities.Perhapsour

teens,likebabies,feelmostateasewhentheirparentsarestillaround.Theydon'twanttostay

awayfromparentswhoallowthemfreedom.

Anewschoolyearisathand,soasparentswecouldofferourteenagersa4tpottedflower^as

agift,whosequietandsteady（稳定的）presencewillgivethemagreatday.

28.Whatdidthestudyfindaboutthe618teens?

A.Theyhadmoredinnerswiththeirparents.

B.Theyweremorepreparedtohelpthemselves.

C.Theyweremorelikelytohavetroublewiththeirfeelings.

D.Theyshowedmoredislikefortraditionalworkinghours.

29.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoherfriend'spractice?

A.Shedoubtsit.B.Shesupportsit.

C.Sheisworriedaboutit.D.Shecareslittleaboutit.

30.Whatdoesearlierresearchsayaboutyoungkidsaccordingtoparagraph4?

A.Theyprefertoplaywithbabies.

B.Theywantmorefreedom（自由）fromparents.

C.Theypayattentiontoparents*behavior.

D.Theyshowmoreinterestinnewactivities.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Teenswantpottedplantparents

B.Yourkidsstillneedconversation

C.Quietfamiliesraisehealthierteenagers

D.Parentsknowlittleabouttoday*steenagers

D

Sincethe1980s,SpecialOlympicsUnifiedSportshascreatedchancesformanymiddleand

highschoolstudentsthattheydidn'thavebefore.YoungathleteswithinteHeclual（智力的）and

physicaldisabilities（缺陷）whoplayedintheSpecialOlympicscouldnowplayonmiddleand

highschoolteams.Morethan1.6millionUnifiedteammatesnowcompeteinmorethan30sports

aroundtheworld.UnifiedathletestrainandplaywithUnifiedstudentpartners.

ContoocookValleyRegionalHighSchool（ConVai）hastwoUnifiedsportsprograms:

basketballandsoccer.KevinCame,aConVaiUnifiedbasketballcoach,understandstheinfluence

thattheseteamshaveontheathletes.UnifiedSportshasthesameinfluenceontheathletesasall

othervarsity（大学）sports,“hesays."Itbuildstheirpersonalities,helpsbuildsportskills,

confidence,teamwork,andgivesthemthehonorofplayingfortheirschool.Daysofplayinghigh

schoolsportswillbelongrememberedbytheathletesasyearsgoby.”

Unifiedteamsareconsideredvarsitysports,buttherearenotryouts,andthespiritaround

bothteamsisalwayspositiveandencouraging.

SteveErdodyhascoachedUnifiedbasketballfor10years.4tMygoalisalwaystomakeita

positiveexperienceeverytime,whetheritbeapracticeorgame,andthatgoesforopponents（对手）

too.Wetrytogeteveryathleteonourteamtoscoreeachgame,aswellashelptheathletesonthe

otherteamscore.,,

AndresTorugee,arecentConVaigraduate,playedonboththeUnifiedsoccerandUnified

basketballteams.uIfyouareconsideringjoiningaUnifiedsport,youshouldgofbritbecauseit

wassomuchfunplayingsoccerandbasketballandthecoachesarereallygoodandfunny

too,^Torugeesaid."UnifiedandSpecialOlympicstaughtmetoplayasateamandtosharethe

ballwithmyteammates.Itwasagreatwaytomakefriends.

32.WhatdoweknowaboutUnifiedSports?

A.Ithasspreadworldwide.

B.Itisopentothedisabledonly.

C.Itincludesfewerthan30sports.

D.Ithasbeenpopularformorethanacentury.

33.WhatdoesKevinCamethinkofUnifiedSports?

A.Itischallengingfortheathletes.

B.ItisnotasfamousastheOlympics.

C.Ithasagreatinfluenceontheathletes.

D.Ithelpstheathletesmorethanothervarsitysports.

34.WhatisSteveErdody*sgoalaccordingtothetext?

A.Gettinghisteamtowin.

B.CoachingaUnifiedbasketballteam.

C.MakingUnifiedbasketballapositiveexperience.

D.HelpingtheathletesattendtheSpecialOlympics.

35.HowdidAndresTbrugeefindUnifiedsports?

A.Boring.B.Helpful.C.Difficult.D.Surprising.

山东省烟台市2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

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。

SwedenishometosomeofthemostimpressiveNorthernEuropeanscenery,adventure-

filledactivitiesandisaperfectplacefornature-lovers.This4-daytriptakesyoutotheIceHotel

Day1ArrivalinKiruna

OnarrivalatKirumaAirport,youcancatchtheexpresstraintotheIceHotel,locatedbythe

TormeRiver.Youcanstayinacoldorawarmroomandvisittheicebar（冰口巴）createdfromsnow

andice.Youwillhavetheoptiontogotoawildermesscampintheeveningforadeliciousdinner.

Day2FishingTourandNorthernLightsPhotography

Youcantakeathree-hourfishingtourintheTormeRiver.Intheeveningyoucangoona

northernlightsphotographyactivitybytheriverside.Swedenisdefinitelyoneofthebestplacesto

seethenorthernlightsfromSeptembertoAprilofthefollowingyear.Atnight,you'llstayina

coldroomintheIceHotelandsleepinawarmsleepingbagwithanimalskins.

Day3RiverRafting（漂流）andIceSculpting

Afterbreakfast,you*llfurtherenjoytheArcticsummerbygoingonaraftingadventureinthe

TomeRiver.Childrencanhaveanice-sculptingclassatalowpriceandlearnhowtoshapeice

blocksandalltheice-sculptingtoolsareprovidedonsite.Itshouldberegistered（报名）

beforehand.

Day4SayGoodbyetoSweden

Afterbreakfastatyourhotel,aprivatedriverwilldiveyoutotheairport,markingtheendof

yourtrip.

21.HowarethetouristsadvisedtogettotheIceHotelafterlanding?

A.Byrail.B.Byroad.C.Byair.D.Bywater.

22.WhenisasuitabletimetoenjoythenorthernlightsinSweden?

A.June.B.July.C.August.D.October.

23.Whatcanweknowabouttheice-sculptingclass?

A.Ithasclassesforallages.

B.Itofferscoursesforfree.

C.Touristsmustcarrytheirowntools.

D.Touristsshouldsignupforitinadvance.

B

Inthethirdgrade,ten-year-oldJanereadabookaboutpoaching（偷猎）lheendangeredtigers

andcuttingdownforestsatwill.ShetoldherfriendHoltaboutitandshereallywantedtohelp

savethetigers.

Despitebeinginelementaryschool,thetwogirlshaveorganizedfundraisers（资金筹集）.

Duringtheirfirstyear,thegirlsraisedSI,500tosaveligers."Wewenttoazooandaskedif

wecouldhelpanditbecamethishugefunthing.Weneverexpectedittogetsobig,"thegirlssaid.

WhenJaneandHoltpitchedtheirideasinthezootoaskforfunds,theirtablewaspacked

withzooguestsallafternoon.Thisyear'sgoalisS2,500.Whatevertheyraisewillbematchedby

theZoologicalSocietyandallbedonated（捐赠）totheTigerProtectionFund.

Ontopofhelpingtheanimal,thegirlswouldalsobeexcitedabouttheirnamestobeproudly

postedatthezoo'sentranceonasignwithotherdonors."Ifwegetournamesonit,it'sgoingto

feellikebeingfamous,andit'sgoingtobelikeadreamcometrueforus,"Janesaid.Theysaid

theywereclosetotheirgoalandthezoocouldn'tbehappier.

“Theirawarenessofwhat'shappeningtotigersandtheirwantingtoeducatepeopleonwhat's

happeningtotigersareunbelievable,MKassner,ananimalexpert,said."Threekindsoftigershave

alreadydiedoutandtheremainingsixareallendangered.TheTigerGirls*arebringingabigand

positiveeffectandwon'tbestoppinganytimesoon."

'Tmsohappythatwe'vecomethisfar.Wecandothisnowthoughwe'reonlyfifthgraders

andjustimaginewhatwecandointhefuture,"Holtsaid.

24.WhatledJanetohavetheideaofsavingligers?

A.Thesupportofherschool.B.Herteacher'sencouragement.

C.Thesuggestionfromherfriend.D.Herpersonalreadingexperience.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pitched"inparagraph3mean?

A.Investigated.B.Accepted.C.Publicized.D.Considered.

26.WhatdoesKassnerthinkaboutthetwogirls?

A.Theyhavemadeagreatdifference.

B.Theysucceedinstoppingpeoplepoaching.

C.Theyenablepeopletofocusonschooleducation.

D.Theyrealizedthedreamofbecomingwell-known.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethetwogirls?

A.Proudandtraditional.B.Creativeandconfident.

C.Seriousandhumorous.D.Courageousandcurious.

C

It*softensaidthatwehumanbeingscandreaminaforeignlanguage.Coulddreamingina

foreignlanguageimproveourmemory?Doesdreaminginaforeignlanguagemeanwearemaking

progressinlearningthatlanguage?

Beforewelookatmultilingual（多语言）dreams,firstweneedtolookatsleep.The

connectionbetweensleepandlanguagecanbeappliedtohowwelearnanylanguage,including

ournativelanguage.Evenadultsstilllearnaboutonenewwordeverytwodaysintheirfirst

language.But,ifwearegoingtorememberthatnewwordbetter,whatmattersisthatweneedto

connectitwithwhatwehavelearned.Andinordertodothat,we"heedtohavesomesleep1',says

GarethGaskell,aprofessorattheUniversityofYork

Ifsduringsleepthattheintegration（整合）ofoldandnewknowledgehappens.Atmight,one

partofourbrain-thehippocampus—takeswhatevernewinformationitreceivesduringtheday

andpassesitontootherpartsofthebraintobestored.Therolethatdreamsplay,inthis

night-timelearningprocessisstillbeingstudied,but"it'sentirelypossiblethatduringmultilingual

dreams,thebrainistryingtoconnectthetwolanguages",saysMaree,aresearcheratauniversity

inBern.Switzerland.

Sohavingmultilingualdreamscouldmeanthatourbrainistryingtorememberanewword

orphrase.However,itcouldalsohaveanemotional（情感）significance.Danuta,aprofessorof

psycholinguisticsattheUniversityofSilesiainPoland,suggeststhatmultilingualdreamscan

express"fearsorwishes"aroundlearningaforeignlanguage,includingthewishtobealocal

speakerortobeacceptedwithinacertaincommunity.

Weclearlystillhavealottolearnaboutmultilingualdreams,butonethingseemscertain:if

you'retryingtolearnanewlanguage,youcansleeponit.

28.Whydoestheauthormentionquestionsinparagraph1?

A.Tocomparedifferentideas.

B.Tointroducethemaintopic.

C.Topresentdifferenttypesofdreams.

D.Todiscussthehumanlanguageability.

29.Whatisthekeyelementinmemorizinganewwordaccordingtothetext?

A.Theothernewwords.B.Thenativelanguage.

C.Thegainedknowledge.D.Thespeakingpractice.

30.Whatcanwelearnaboutmultilingualdreams?

A.Theymayinfluencepeople'ssleepquality.

B.Theycanreflectlanguage-learningfeelings.

C.Theyarethebestoptiontolearnalanguage.

D.Theyhelptoclearuptheuselessinformation.

31.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

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

D

Peoplewhohavetroublewalkingormovingaroundoftenhaveahardtimeenjoyingthe

beach.ButhundredsofbeachesinGreecenowofferanewsolutioncalledSeatrac,whichallows

peopleinwheelchairstogetintothewaterontheirown.

Seatracisbasicallyachaironamovingwalkwaythatcansmoothlycarryadisabledperson

intothesea.Onceinthesea,thepersoncaneitherremaininthechair,enjoyingthewater,orgo

foraswim.Thechaircanbecontrolledfromalongdistance.Whenthepersonisreadytogetout

ofthewater,theSeatracsystem（系统）bringsthechairbacktothetopofthewalkway.

SeatracwasinventedanddevelopedinGreece.Theideaforitcamewhenoneofthe

inventors,Fotiou,wastalkingwithafriendwhousedawheelchair.Thefiendexpressedhis

enjoymentoftheseabutdislikedbeingcarriedintotheoceanlike"abagofpotatoes0.Fotiou

realizedtheremustbeawaytomakeiteasierforwheelchairuserstogetintothewater.He

workedwithhispartnerstodesignthesystem,finallyformingacompanycalledTOBEAtobuild

andsellthesystem.

TOBEAworksonmakingthesystemsimpletoputinplaceandeasytocontrol.Awooden

walkwayallowswheelchairuserstoreachSeatrac.Thesystemissolar・powered（太阳能）andcan

continuetoruneveniftheelectricitygoesout.TheSeatracsystemcanbeeasilypackedupand

storedwhentheswimmingseasonends.

Greecehasdecidedtoopen287beachesforpeoplewithdisabilities.140beacheshavesetup

thesystemandtheremaining147willbuildthesysteminthefuture.ThenewSeatracserviceis

beingprovidedforfreetohelpattractmoretouriststothecountry.TOBEAwillofferawebsite

showingwherebeacheswiththespecialservicecanbefound.ThankstoSeatrac,moreandmore

peoplewhousewheelchairswillhavethechancetocooldownwithaswiminthesea.

32.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.WhySeatraciswellreceived.B.HowSeatracworks.

C.WhySeatracneedshandcontrol.D.HowSeatracisdeveloped.

33.WhatcanweknowabouttheSeatracsystem?

A.It'sexpensivetouse.B.Itcanbeusedallyearround.

C.It'senvironmentallyfriendly.D.Itrequiresalargestoragespace.

34.Whatdothenumbersinthelastparagraphshow?

A.Thenewserviceispromising.

B.Thesystemishighlypraisedbytheold,

C.Thegovernmenthasmademuchmoney.

D.Thepracticeisbeingcopiedaroundtheworld.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Fotiou:AnInventorHelpingtheDisabled

B.Seatrac:HelpingWheelchairUsersEnjoytheSea.

C.TOBEAIsaFamousFactoryProducingWheelchairs

D.GreeceHasBuiltMovingWalkwaysfortheDisabled

山东省德州市2023.2024学年高一上学期英语期中考试试题

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，并在答题卡上将

该选项涂黑。

A

ChocolateCheesecakeMuffins（松饼）haveachocolate-basedmuffinfullofchocolatechips,

whichisfilledandbakedwithaveryeasycheesecake.Simplebutpopular.

Ingredients（原料）

•125gunsaltedbutter,atroomtemperature

•150gsoftlightbrownsugar,275gself-raisingflour,250gmilkchocolatechipsand1egg

■175mlsouredcreamornaturalyoghurtand175mlwholemilk

Method

First,preheattheovento180℃/160℃andlinea12-holemuffintraywithmuffincases.

Second,inalargebowl,beatthebutterandsugartogetheruntillightandfluffy.Addtheegg,

andsouredcreamandbeatagainuntilsmooth.Addtheflourtoaseparatebowl,alongwiththe

milk,andmixwithaknifeuntilsmooth.Addthemixturefromthe2bowlstogetherandbeatagain

gentlyuntilcombined,andthusthecheesecakemixtureisready.

Third,addatablespoonofcakemixturetoeachmuffincase,andthenaddaspoonfulof

cheesecakemixtureontop.Putthechocolatechipsoverit.Bakeintheovenfor25-27minutes.

Leavetocoolfullybeforetastingthem.

21.Whichofthefollowingingredientisamustformakingthemuffin?

A.150glightbrownbutter.B.275gmachinedflour.

C.!75mlnaturalyoghurt.D.250gmilkchocolatechips.

22.Whichisthelaststepinmakingmuffins?

A.Preheattheoven.B.Mixthebutterandegg.

C.Bakeintheoven.D.Addthechocolatechips.

23.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Amagazine.B.Aninterview.C.Astorybook.D.Anadvertisement.

B

Carsoncallshimself,amatchmakerofthenever-endingwasteofAmericansociety,tryingnot

topairpeoplewithpeople,butthingswithpeople.

Fornearlytenyears,hiscompany,RepurposedMaterials,hasnotbeenlookingtorecyclethe

wastehegets—breakingitdowntomakesomethingnew-butratherfindingnewhomesfor

thrown-awaygoodsintheiroriginal（原来的）forms.

Inthelate1990s,CarsonwasonbreakfrombusinessschoolinVail,Colorado,whenhe

discoveredthevastworldofwaste.Hebeganthinkingaboutcreatingasecondhandstorethat

wouldselloldmaterialsandkeepthemoutofbeingwasted.Then,in2010,hiscompany,

RepurposedMaterialsappeared.

Carson,ahusbandandfatherofthreeadultchildren,isfarfromwasteful.Frugalishowhe

describeshimself.Theclotheshe'swearingallcamefromacharityshop;thetruckhedrovewasa

secondhandone.

“Whybreaksomethingdown,whymeltsomethingdown,ifitstillhasvalue?”heasks.Anold

oil-fieldpipemightbemelteddownandturnedintoacarbumper,butitstilltakesanamountof

powertofinishthecompletechange.Whynotleaveitasasteelpipe?

Whynotturnitintoafencepostonafarm?Thatway,theonlycostistransport.

Americanindustrialfacilitiescreateandthrowabout7.6billiontonsofunwantedindustrial

materialseveryyear.Forthemoment,Carson'suniquebusinessfindsnewlivesformillionsof

kilogramsofwasteeveryyear.

24.WhatdoesRepurposedMaterialstrytodo?

A.Tocollectthesecondhandhardware.

B.Tofindnewhomesforwastedgoods.

C.Tomakesomethingnewwithwaste.

D.Tochangethewaste'soriginalforms.

25.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Carson'slessonsatthebusinessschool.

B.Carson'sdreamtochangethewasteworld.

C.WhatledtoCarson'sRepurposedMaterials.

D.WhyCarsonwasinterestedinsecondhandstuff.

26.HowdoesCarsondescribehislife?

A.Colorful.B.Rich.C.Fantastic.D.Simple.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromCarson?

A.Nopains,nogains.B.Thinkoutsidethebox.

C.Wellbegun,halfdone.D.Lookbeforeyouleap.

C

Soundhasagreatinfluenceonourphysicalandmentalstate;agoodsongcanbrightenup

ourmoodimmediatelyandacryingchildcanmakeyouannoyedinseconds.So,therehastobea

sound,aperfectfrequency（频率）togetridofouranxiety,right?

Well,scientistshavebeenexaminingdifferentfrequenciesthatmayhavepositiveeffectson

ourhealth.Amongthesefrequencies,528Hzhasgotwideattentionduringthelasttenyears

becauseofitstherapeuticfunctions.Invariousscientificstudies,528HzisknownastheMiracle

Frequency,orsometimesasLoveFrequency.Ithasacalmingeffectonournervoussystemand

helpscreateasenseofrelaxationthatcanbeatanxiety.

Researchhasshownthatwhenweputourselvesto528Hzfrequency,itlowersheartrateand

reducesstresswhilelettingoffserotonininourbody,whichisinchargeofoptimism,happiness,

andsatisfaction.

Dr.MasaruEmoto,aJapanesewaterresearcher,didoneofthemostinfluentialstudiesonthe

subject.Hefoundthatwhenwaterwasexposedto528Hzmusic,itformedbeautiful,regular

crystals（晶体）.Otherwise,itformedirregularcrystals.

Dr.Emotowrote,“528Hzsound,ortheLoveFrequencyissaidtorelaxthemindandbody

deeplyandrepairDNA,helpinghumansbecomehealthy.Itisatruesymbolofthespreadof

love.^Therefore,ifwetuneourselvesto528Hzfrequency,wecanmakethemostofits

therapeuticbenefitsandovercomeanxiety.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"therapeutic"meaninParagraph2?

A.Tiring.B.Exciting.C.Annoying.D.Relaxing.

29.Whatcanthe528Hzdo?

A.Slowheartrate.B.Createbadmoods.

C.Increaseinnerstress.D.Lowerbloodpressure.

30.WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.Emoto'swaterstudy?

A.528Hzspreadlovetotheresearchers.

B.528Hzhelpedwaterformregularcrystals.

C.528Hzbotheredresearchers'peacefulmind.

D.528Hzrepairedtheirregularformofwater.

31.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardstheapplicationof528Hz?

A.Negative.B.Uninterested.C.Unclear.D.Optimistic.

D

Weedsandpestsare“gardenheroes”accordingtotheRoyalHorticulturalSociety.

TheRHSisnowencouraginggardenerstowelcomeweedsinsteadofconsideringthem

enemies.Therebranding（重塑形象）comesjustintimeforthisyear'sChelseaFlowerShow,held

bytheRHS.Intheshow4outof12oftheg