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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。Haveyoueverlookedtowardtheskyonafalldayandwitnessedagroupofmigratingbirds?Ifso,youprobablynotedtheV-shapedformationofthebirdsorthebirdsflyinginaball-likeformation.Whydobirdsflythisway?Manytheorieshavebeendevelopedtoexplaintheformationpatternsofdifferenttypesofbirds.Onetheoryisthatbirdsflyincertainformationstotakeadvantageofthelawsofnature.ThebirdsknowthatflyinginaV-shapedpatternwillsaveenergy.Liketheleadcyclistinaracewhodecreaseswindforceforthecyclistswhofollow,theleadbirdcutswindforceforthebirdsthatfollow.Thisdecreaseinwindforcemeansthatthebirdsuseupto70percentlessenergyduringtheirflight.Whentheleadbirdbecomestired,amorerestedbirdtakesoverthatposition.Butsavingenergyisimportantformorethanonereason.Sometimesfoodisshortduringmigrationflights.Keepingenergyenablesthebirdstoflylongerdistancesbetweenmeals.Whenfoodissighted,thebirdsguideoneanotherinadifferentway.Whenabirdidentifiesafamiliarfeedingarea,itmightturnaroundinordertosignalthegrouptochangedirection.Then,thisbirdbecomesthenewleader.Ithelpsguaranteethatotherbirdswillknowexactlywhereitisgoing.Thenthewholegroupmakesachangeindirection,gentlystreamingfromtheskydowntotheground.Thisformationislikeanarrowpointingtothelocationoffood.Scientistshavealsostudiedthebirdsthatsometimesflyinaball-likeformation.Researchersbelievethatthebirdscometogetherifapredator(天敌)isspotted.Thepredatormaythenbecomeimpatientwaitingforasinglebirdtoflyawayfromthegroup.Thebirdswilloftendipanddiveasagroup,frustratingeventhemostpersistentenemy.Scientistsreportthatthisisaveryeffectivemethodofdefenseagainstanattack.Thebirdscarefortheirfellowfliersthroughteamwork.AstransportationexpertHenryFordoncesaid,“Ifeveryoneismovingforwardtogether,thensuccesstakescareofitself.”Whenitcomestoteamwork,thesefeatheredfliersareasoaringsuccess!1.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatbirds___________.A.movefasterthancyclistsB.prefertoflyinaVformationC.aresmarterthanotheranimalsD.playdifferentrolesinaformation2.Whenfoodissighted,____________.A.thegroupfollowsthediscovererB.theleadbirddecideswhattodoC.thediscovererleavesthegroupD.thewholegroupformsastream3.Toprotectthemselvesfromattack,birdswill_____________.A.breakintogroups B.comeclosetogetherC.changedirections D.flyupanddown4.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ABird’s-EyeViewofTeamwork.B.SuccessTakesCareofItself.C.TheStrongestWillSurvive.D.AScienceBehindFlying.【参考答案】1—4、DA BA 【2022高考英语湖北省汉阳市联考试题】C.400-year-oldplantsfromtheLittleIceAgewerebroughtbacktolife,whichcouldhelpusunderstandhowtheEarthwilldealwithclimatechange.Moss(藓类植物)foundburiedbeneaththeTeardropglacier(冰川)onEllesmereIslandinCanadahasbeenbroughtbacktolife.Findingssuggestthattheseplantscouldhelprepopulateregionsexposedbymeltingicecaps.PlantsthatwereburiedbeneaththickiceinCanadamorethan400yearsagoandwerethoughttohavefrozentodeathhavebeenbroughtbacktolifebyCanadianscientists.Samplesofthemossplant,coveredbytheglacierduringtheLittleIceAgeof1550to1850AD,werereplantedinalabattheUniversityofAlbertaandgrewnewstems(茎).Researchersnowthinkthesefindingscangiveindicationastohowregionscanrecoverastheicecoveringthemmelts.BiologistDr.CatherineLaFargeandherteamattheUniversityofAlbertawereexploringtheregionaroundtheTeardropglacieronEllesmereIsland.IceonEllesmereIslandregionhasbeenmeltingataroundfourmeterseachyearforthepastnineyears.Thismeansthatmanyareasoflandthatwerepreviouslycoveredbyicehavesincebeenexposed.ManyecosystemsthatwerethoughttohavebeendestroyedduringtheLittleIceAgebetween1550and1850ADcannowbestudied,includingmanyspeciesthathaveneverbeenstudiedbefore.Whileexamininganexposedareaofland,LaFargeandherteamdiscoveredasmallareaofmosscalledAulacomniumturgidum.Itisatypeofbryophyte(苔藓类植物)plantthatmainlygrowsacrossCanada,theUSandtheHighlandsofScotland.DrLaFargenoticedthatthemosshadsmallpatchesofgreenstems,suggestingitiseithergrowingagainorcanbeencouragedtorepopulate.DrLaFargetoldtheBBC,“Whenwelookedatthesamplesindetailandbroughtthemtothelab,Icouldseesomeofthestemsactuallyhadnewgrowthofgreenbranches,suggestingthattheseplantsaregrowingagain,andthatblewmymind.Whenwethinkofthickareasoficecoveringthelandscape,we’vealwaysthoughtthatplantshavetocomefromrefugia(濒绝生物疼惜区),neverconsideringthatlandplantscomefromunderneathaglacier.It’sawholeworldofwhat’scomingoutfromunderneaththeglacierthatreallyneedstobestudied.Theiceisdisappearingprettyfast.Wereallyhavenotexaminedallthebiologicalsystemsthatexistintheworld;wedon’tknowitall.”DrLaFargetooksamplesofthemossand,usingcarbon-datingtechniques,discoveredthattheplantsdatebacktotheLittleIceAge.DrLaFarge’steamtookthesamples,plantedthemindishesfullofnutrient-richpottingsoilandfedthemwithwater.ThesampleswerefromfourseparatespeciesincludingAulacomniumturgidum,Distichiumcapillaceum,EncalyptaproceraandSyntrichiaruralis.ThemossplantsfoundbyDrLaFargearetypesofbryophytes.Bryophytescansurvivelongwintersandregrowwhentheweathergetswarmer.However,DrLaFargewassurprisedthattheplantsburiedundericehavesurvivedintothetwenty-firstcentury.Herfindingsappearinproceedings(论文集)oftheNationalAcademyofSciences.59.DrLaFarge’sresearchisofgreatimportanceto________.A.knowingwhattheplantsduringtheLittleIceAgewerelikeB.understandinghowecosystemsrecoverfromglaciers.C.regrowingmanyspeciesthathavebeendestroyedbefore.D.figuringouttheeffectsofmeltingicecapsonmoss.60.Theunderlinedpart“blewmymind”inParagraph6canbestbereplacedby“________”.A.surprisedmeB.greatlyfrightenedmeC.putmydoubtoutofmymindD.wasexactlywhatIhadinmymind61.Accordingtothepassage,Aulacomniumturgidum________.A.livesbetterinsmallgroups B.isveryactiveinhotweatherC.isstrongenoughtosurvivecoldnessD.ischosenfromCanadianrefugia62.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Bryophyteecologyisgreatlyaffectedbyclimatechange.B.400-year-oldmoss’ssurvivalisamysterytosolve.C.MossinancienttimeswasdiscoveredinCanada.D.400-year-oldplantswerebroughtbacktolife.【参考答案】59、BA61-62CD【2022高考英语湖北省汉阳市联考试题】D.Today,inmanyhighschools,teachingisnowatechnicalmiracleofcomputerlabs,digitalcameras,DVDplayersandlaptops.Teacherscane-mailparents,postmessagesforstudentsononlinebulletin(公告,告示)boards,andtakeattendancewithaquickmovementofamouse.Eventhoughwearenowlivinginthedigitalage,thebasicandmostimportantelementofeducationhasnotchanged.Moststudentsstillneedthatone-on-one,teacher-studentrelationshiptolearnandtosucceed.TeenagersneedinstructioninEnglish,mathorhistory,buttheyalsowantpersonaladviceandencouragement.Kidstalkwithmeabouttheirfamilies,theirweekendplans,theirfavoriteTVshowsandtheirrelationshipproblems.InmyEnglishandjournalismclasses,wetalkaboutShakespeareandpersuasive(富有哲理的)essays,butwealsodiscusscollegebasketball,thewarinIraqandcareerchoices.Studentsshowmepicturesoftheirrebuiltcars,theirfamilyvacations,andtheirnewbornbabybrothers.Thispersonalconnectionisthenecessarylinkbetweenteachersandstudentsthatnoamountoftechnologycanimproveuponorreplace.AfewyearsagoIhadastudentinsophomoreEnglishwhowasstrugglingwithmyclassandwithschoolingeneral.Althoughhewasahumorousyoungmanwholikedtojokearound,Iknewhisfamilylifewasfarfromideal.WheneverIapproachedhimaboutmissinghomeworkorlowtestgrades,healwayshadthesamereply,“Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseI'mquittingschoolanyway.”Eventhoughhealwayssaidthisinahalf-teasingway,Iknewheneededtohearmydifferentopinionandmy“valueofahighschooleducation”lecture.Heneededtohearthisspeechfromme.Afterheleftmyclass,hestruggledthroughthenexttwoyearsofschool.But,hedidfinallygraduatebecausewekepttellinghimtohanginthere.We’dcaredabouthimfinishingschool.Recently,IsawthisformerstudentworkingatalocalItalianrestaurant.ItoldhimagainhowproudIwasofhim.Hesaidthathewashopingtogobacktoschooltobecomeacertifiedelectrician.Iencouragedhimtogetthattraining.Studentsrelyoncompassionateteacherstoguide,totutor,tolisten,tolaughandtocrywiththem.Teachersprovidethemostimportantlinkintheeducationalprocess—thehumanone.63.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout_____________.A.thevarietyofmodernteachingmethods.B.thewideuseofmoderntechnologyineducationC.theimportanceofteacher-parentrelationship.D.theimportanceofusingmoderntechnology.64.Theunderlinedword“compassionate”inPara5means____________.A.ambitiousB.knowledgeableC.sympatheticD.generous65.Accordingtothetext,themostimportantelementineducationis_________.A.teachers’goodinstructionB.advancedtechnologyC.teachers’encouragementD.personalconnection66.Theauthorstateshisviewofeducationby__________.A.exampleB.descriptionC.figureD.comparison【参考答案】63、BCD66、APassageTen(TheImportanceofIndependentThinking)
Noonecanbeagreatthinkerwhodoesnotrealizethatasathinkeritisherfirstdutyto
followherintellecttowhateverconclusionsitmaylead.Truthgainsmoreevenbytheerrorsofonewhowithduestudyandpreparation,thinksforhimself,thanbythetrueopinionsofthosewhoonlyholdthembecausetheydonotsufferthemselvestothink.Nothatitissolely,ofchiefly,toformgreatthinkersthatfreedomofthinkingisrequired.Onethecontrary,itisasmuchorevenmoreindispensabletoenableaveragehumanbeingstoattainthementalstaturewhichtheyarecapableof.Therehavebeenandmanyagainbegreatindividualthinkersinageneralatmosphereofmentalslavery.Butthereneverhasbeen,noreverwillbe,inthatatmosphereanintellectuallyactivepeople.Whereanyofheterodoxspeculationwasforatimesuspended,wherethereisatacitconventionthatprinciplesarenottobedisputed:wherethediscussionofthegreatestquestionswhichcanoccupyhumanityisconsideredtobeclosed,wecannothopetofindthatgenerallyhighscaleofmentalactivitywhichhasmadesomeperiodsofhistorysoremarkable.Neverwhencontroversyavoidedthesubjectswhicharelargeandimportantenoughtokindleenthusiasmwasthemindofapeoplestirredupfro9mitsfoundationandtheimpulsegivenwhichraisedevenpersonsofthemostordinaryintellecttosomethingofthedignityofthinkingbeings.
Shewhoknowsonlyherownsideofthecaseknowslittleofthat.Herreasonsmaybefood,andnoonemayhavebeenabletorefutethem.Butifshesequallyunabletorefutethereasonsoftheoppositeside;ifshedoesnotsomuchasknowwhattheyare,shehasnogroundforpreferringeitheropinion.Therationalpositionforherwouldbesuspensionofjudgment,andunlessshecontentsherselfwiththat,sheiseitherledbyauthority,oradopts,likethegeneralityoftheworldthesidetowhichshefeelsthemostinclination.Norisitenoughthatsheshouldheattheargumentsofadversariesfromherownteachers,presentedastheystatethem,andaccompaniedbywhattheyofferasrefutations,Thatisnotthewaytodojusticetothearguments,orbringthemintorealcontactwithherownmind.Shemustbeabletohearthemformpersonswhoactuallybelievethem;whodefendtheminearnest,anddotheirveryutmostforthem.Shemustknowthemintheirmostplausibleandpersuasiveform;shemustfeelthewholeforceofthedifficultywhichthetrueviewofthesubjecthastoencounteranddisposeof;elseshewillneverreallypossessherselfoftheportionoftruthwhichmeetsandremovesthatdifficulty.Ninety-nineinahundredofwhatarecallededucatedpersonsareinthiscondition;evenofthosewhocanarguefluentlyfortheiropinions.Theirconclusionmaybetrue,butitmightbefalseforanythingtheyknow;theyhaveneverthrownthemselvesintothementalpositionofthosewhothinkdifferentlyformthemandconsideredwhatsuchpersonsmayhavetosay;andconsequentlytheydonot,inanypropersenseoftheword,knowthedoctrineswhichtheythemselvesprofess.
1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis
[A]TheAgeofReason
TheneedforIndependentThinking
[C]TheValueofReason
[D]StirringPeople’sMinds
2.Accordingtotheauthor,itisalwaysadvisableto
[A]haveopinionswhichcannotberefuted.
adoptthepointofviewtowhichonefeelsthemostinclination.
[C]beacquaintedwiththeargumentsfavoringthepointofviewwithwhichonedisagrees,
[D]suspendheterodoxspeculationinfavorofdoctrinaireapproaches.
3.Accordingtotheauthor,inagreatperiodsuchastheRenaissancewemayexpecttofind
[A]acceptanceoftruth
controversyoverprinciples
[C]inordinateenthusiasm
[D]
adreadofheterodoxspeculation
4.Accordingtotheauthor,thepersonwhoholdsorthodoxbeliefswithoutexaminationmaybedescribedinallofthefollowingwaysEXCEPTas
[A]enslavedbytradition
lessthanfullyrational
[C]determindedoncontroversy
[D]
havingaclosedmind
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwouldbemostlikelytoagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatements
[A]Atrulygreatthinkermakesnomistakes.
Periodsofintellectualachievementareperiodsofunorthodoxreflection,
[C]The
refutationofacceptedideascanbestbeprovidedbyone’sownteachers.
[D]excessivecontroversypreventsclearthinking,
Vocabulary
1.
stature
高度,境界,状况
2.
heterodox
不合乎公认的标准的,异端的,异教的
3.
tacit
心照不宣
4.
refute
反对
5.
adversary
对立面,对手,敌人
6.
plausible
擅长花言巧语的/辞令的,好像有理的/有可能的
7.
doctrine
教义,学说
8.
profess
表示,明言,承认,自称,信奉
难句译注
1.
Truegainsmoreevenbytheerrorsofonewhowithduestudyandpreparation,thinksforhimself,thenbythetrueopinionsofthosewhoonlyholdthembecausetheydonotsufferthemselvestothink.
[参考译文]
真理甚至从一个经过恰当争辩和预备进行独立思考的人的错误中获得更多的东西,而从那些只是由于不予思考却持有正确的观点中获得的少(一种经过恰当的争辩和预备进行独立思考的人犯的错误,另一种人是不予思考的却持有正确的观点,真理从前者错误中获得的东西比从后者的正确观点中获得的要多)。
2.
mentalslavery
思想禁锢,精神受奴役状态
3.
Neverwhencontroversyavoidedthesubjectswhicharelargeandimportantenoughto
kindleenthusiasmwasthemindofapeoplestirredupfromitsfoundationandtheimpulsegivenwhichraisedevenpersonsofthemostordinaryintellecttosomethingofthedignityofthinkingbeings.
[结构简析]
这是一句以Never否定词开头的倒装句,正常的句序应把never放在句中,形成:themindofpeoplewasneverstirredupfromitsfoundations
[参考译文]
当辩论比开重大课题,重大到足以燃起/激起人们激/热忱的课题时,那么一个民族的思想绝不会从天赋的情感和原始的基础上升华,甚至使最一般智力的人上升到优点庄重的思想家水平上。
4.
Therationalpositionforherwouldbesuspensionofjudgement,andunlessshecontentsherselfwiththat,sheiseitherledbyauthority,oradopts,likethegeneralityoftheworld,thesidetowhichshefeelsthemostinclination.
[参考译文]
对她来说理智的立场是停止推断,而且除非她满足于这一点,否则,她不是为权威人物的观点所左右,后者就像世界上芸芸众生一样,倒向她感觉最倾向的一边。
5.
Thatisnotthewaytodojusticetothearguments,orbringthemintotealcontactwithherownmind.
[结构简析]
dojusticeto公正对待,适当处理。Bring……intocontactwith使和……接触/联系。
[参考译文]
这不是对正确观点评价的方法,也不能使自己的思想真正接触到论点的实质。
6.
Shemustknowthemintheirmostplausibleandpersuasiveform;shemustfeelthewholeforceofthedifficultywhichthetrueviewofthesubjecthastoencounteranddisposeof;elseshewillneverreallypossessherselfoftheportionoftruthwhichmeet
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