专题-02-阅读理解(说明文)-(原卷版)

专题02阅读理解（说明文）--2023年新高考八省最新名校联考试题汇编（原卷版）1.【重庆南开中学2022-2023学年高三上学期质量检测】Passage1Withclimatechangeontracktodestroytheworld’scoralreefs,scientistsracetocreateanewsuper-coralthatcansurviveextremetemperatures.AtypeofmicroscopicalgaecalledSymbiodiniaceaeliveswithinmostcoral’stissues.Thetwoorganismshavebeenlivingdependentlyforhundredsofmillionsofyearsinawaythatresemblestherelationshipbetweenhumansandtrees.Thealgaeconsumecoral’swasteproducts,andcoralconsumesnutrientsthatthealgaephotosynthesize.Coralalsoprovidesshelterforalgae.Butwhenexposedtotoomuchheatorlight,thealgaereleaseharmfulchemicals,sothecoralcaststhemout.Leftwithouttheirmainenergysource,thecoralwillstarvetodeath.Thisisalsobadnewsforthealgae.Butnaturalevolutionhasprovidedabiologicalfeedbackloopthatcanhelpthetworeunite.Oneofthecompoundsthatalgaereleasewhenwaterbecomeshot,calledDMs,bubblesuptothesurfaceofthewaterandformsathinlayer,whichshieldsthecorallikeanatural,on-demandlayerofsunscreen.Withthisprotection,thewatercoolsdownandalgaecanreturntothecoralandreestablishtheirpartnershipunlessthewateristoohot,inwhichcasethecoralconsumesthecomponentsthatmakeupDMsbeforeitcanform.Climatechangeisbecomingtoointenseforcoralandalgaetonaturallyadaptfastenough.Therefore,scientistsaretestingoutdifferentwaystoacceleratethatadaptationthroughvariousmethodsofassistedevolution.Someteamsarecurrentlyconductingsmallfieldtrialsofselectivebreeding,wheretheyidentifythemostheat-tolerantmembersofasampleofcorals.Thentheybreedthemtogethertocreateoffspringthatcanbeusedtohelprestorecoralreefs.Othersarefocusingtheireffortsonspeedingupthealgae’sadaptation,attemptingtoincreaseitsheattoleranceinlabs.Ultimately,scientistsmayimplementacocktailofsolutionstosavecoralreefs.“Tocreateasuper-coral,wecould,forexample,selectivelybreedheat-tolerantcoralsandcombinethatwithenhancedalgae,”saysvanOppen.28．WhatcanwelearnaboutParagraph2?A．Thealgaereleasedamagingsubstanceswhenexposedtoheat.B．Thecoraleatsthewasteproducedbythealgae.C．Thealgaeistothecoralwhattreesaretohumans.D．Thecoralwilldiefromharmfulchemicalswhenit’stoohot.29．Whenthewateristoohot,naturalevolutionfailstohelpbecause_______.A．DMScan’tbeformed B．thesunscreenlayerisdestroyedC．thecoralconsumesDMS D．thealgaereleasetoomuchDMS30．HowisParagraph4mainlydeveloped?A．Byanalyzingcauses. B．Bymakingacomparison.C．Bypresentingapproaches. D．Bydescribingaprocess.31．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theroleplayedbythealgaewithinthecoral.B．Thewaytocreateasuper-coraltosavereefs.C．Selectivebreedingconductedamongcorals.D．Scientists’effortstoincreasealgae’sheattolerance.Passage2Winterisonitsway.HereintheNewYorkarea,wecanexpectafewperfectdaysofcold,clearairandsnowthatsparklesinthesun;buttheseason’sdominantnoteswillmostlikelyberain,overcastskies,bone-chillingwinds,andmorerain.Forallofuswhohavecherishedourwalksintheparkandoursocially-distancedconversations,thechangeintheweatherfeelslikethefinaloffense.Thepandemiccontinuesandnowwewon’tevenbeabletogetoutside.Idon’thaveanynewsolutionsforthepandemic,I’mafraid,buttakeitfromsomeonewhogrewupinnorthernEngland:Terribleweatherdoesnotmeanyoudon’tgettosocializeoutdoors.IfalittlethinglikerainstoppedBritishpeoplefromenjoyingadayattheseasideorahikeinthehills,ImightneverhaveknownthejoysoftheYorkshirebarbecue.Itwassometimesmyappointedroletoholdanumbrellaoverthegrillwhilemyfathertendedtothesausagesandburgersbecauseabarbecuehadbeenplanned,andsoabarbecuewasgoingtotakeplace.Thebigsecretaboutbadweatheristhat,certaindangerousstormconditionsaside,it’sreallybadonlyifyoudecideit’sbad.Youmayknowtheexperienceofbeingcaughtunpreparedinheavyrain,startingtohurrytowardshelter,thenfinallysurrenderingtotherealitythatyou’llbegettingasoaking.Muchofthediscomfortofrainorcoldtemperaturesarisesnotfromthesensationsthemselves,butfromakindofinternalstruggletoavoidfeelingthem.ThekeytoBritishenjoymentliesinnotexpectingyourtimeoutdoorstobeespeciallywarmordryinthefirstplace.Afriendofminehastreasuredmemoriesofherparentssettingoutawonderfulpicnicspreadjustastheheavensopened,butdecidingtoletthekidsgoaheadandeatanyway,inachaosofwetsandwichesandhystericallaughter.Whateverelsethiswinterhasinstore,wemightuseittocreatesomesimilarlyjoyfulandaffection-filledmemories,rememberingalwaysthewordsbytheBritishwriterAlfredWainwright:“There’snosuchthingasbadweather,onlyunsuitableclothing.”32．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Hehasgottiredofthepandemic.B．Heisnostrangertoterribleweather.C．HehatestheweatherintheNewYorkarea.D．Heisexpectingsomeperfectdaysofthewinter.33．WhydoesbadweathermakepeopleuncomfortableaccordingtoPara.5?A．Gettingtotallywetgivespeoplebadfeelings.B．Ittakesalotoftroubleforpeopletoseekshelter.C．Badweathercanleadtodangerousstormconditions.D．Peopledon’twanttoexperiencebadweatheratheart.34．Whydoestheauthormentiontheexperienceofafriendofhis?A．Toencouragepeopletofacebadweathermorepositively.B．Topresentawonderfulwayofdealingwithdifficulties.C．ToexplainwhyBritishpeoplehaveapreferenceforpicnic.D．Toshowhowtocreatememorableexperienceswithchildren.35．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．IsWinterComing?B．AreYouPrepared?C．BravetheBadWeatherD．OutdoorActivityCountsinWinter2.【湖北省华中师范大学第一附属中学2022-2023学年高三上学期期中试题】“Regrets,I’vehadafew.Butthenagain,toofewtomention,”FrankSinatrachantedinhis1969hit“MyWay”.Thesong’sideaisattractive:thatanyonecanjustdeclarewhat’sdoneisdoneandmoveon.Sometakethedeclarationastepfurtherandclaimtheyhavenoregretsatall.Whetheraboastoranactualattitude,“noregrets”suggeststhatlifecanandshouldbelivedwithoutlookingthroughtherear-viewmirror.Easiersaidthandone,though.In2020,authorDanielH.PinklaunchedtheWorldRegretSurvey,thelargesteversurveyonthetopic.Withhisresearchteam,Pinkaskedmorethan15,000peoplein105countries,“Howoftendoyoulookbackonyourlifeandwishyouhaddonethingsdifferently?”82%saidregretisatleastanoccasionalpartoftheirlife;roughly21%saidtheyfeelregret“al1thetime.”Only1%saidtheyneverfeelregret.Ifyouareofthe“noregrets”type,youmightthinkthatallthisregretisarecipeforunhappiness.Butthatisn’tthecase.True,beingoverwhelmedbyregretisindeedbadforyou.Butgoingtotheotherextrememaybeevenworse.Toridyourselfofregretsdoesn’tfreeyoufromshameorsorrow;itleadsyoutomakethesamemistakesagainandagain.Totrulygetoverourguiltrequiresthatweputregretinitsproperplace.Asuncomfortableasitis,regretisanamazingcognitive(认知)achievement.Iftodayyourrelationshipwithyourpartnerhassoured,yourregretmightmentallytakeyoubacktolastyear.Youwouldrememberyourbeingmeanandsensitive,andthenimagineyourselfshowingmorepatience,beingkindinsteadofhurtfulatkeymoments.Thenyouwouldfast-forwardtotodayandseehowyourrelationshipcouldbeprogressinginsteadoflanguishing.Butregretdoesn’thavetobeleftunmanaged.Thetrickistoacknowledgeitanduseitforlearningandimprovement.Youcanbehonestwithyourselfaboutwhatwentwrongandusethatknowledgetoenjoybetterrelationshipsinthefuture.4．WhatshouldwedoifwehavehadabitterquarrelwithaclosefriendaccordingtoFrankSinatra?A．Attractmorepeopletoyourargument.B．Sendhim/heraletterofapology.C．Boastaboutbeingmorereasonable.D．Forgetaboutitandjustletitgo.5．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutregretmaythewriteragreewith?A．Wecandonothingaboutregret.B．Unhappinessresultsfromregret.C．Ignoringregretsismissingtheopportunitytoimprove.D．Riddingyourselfofregretshelpsfreeyoufromsorrow.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“languishing”inparagraph4mostprobablymean?A．Improving.B．Healing.C．Showingup.D．Breakingup.7．Whatmightbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Regrettobecomesmarter-ifyouletit.B．Longforadifferentpast?Regretit!C．Regret?Notmyway!D．Stayaway!Regretwillhealitself.3.【浙江省杭州第二中学2022-2023学年高三上学期12月模拟试题】Climatechangeisalreadyaffectingwateraccessforpeoplearoundtheworld,causingmoreseveredroughtsandfloods.Climatechangeimpactsthewatercyclebyinfluencingwhen,where,andhowmuchrainfalls.Italsoleadstomoresevereweathereventsovertime.Increasingglobaltemperaturescauseswatertoriseintotheairinlargeramounts,whichwillleadtohigherlevelsofatmosphericwatervaporandmorefrequent,heavy,andintenserainsinthecomingyears.Climatescientistspredictthatthisshiftwillleadtomorefloodssincemorewaterwillfallthanvegetationandsoilcanabsorb.Theremainingwater,orrunoff,flowsintonearbywaterways,pickingupcontaminantslikefertilizers(肥料)ontheway.Toomuchrunoffeventuallytravelstolargerbodiesofwaterlikelakes,andtheocean,damagingthewatersupplyandlimitingwateraccessforhumansandecosystems.Whenfertilizersfromfarmingwashintolakesandtheocean,theypromotetherapidgrowthofalgae(藻类).Theseresultingalgalbloomsfillcoastsandwaterwayswithcloudsofgreen,blue-green,red,orbrownalgae.Theyblocksunlightfromreachingunderwaterlifeandreduceoxygenlevelswithinthewater.Poisonsfromthealgaecankillofffishandotheraquaticanimals,makepeoplesick,andevenkillhumans.Thesepoisonsareespeciallydangerousbecausetheycansurviverainfallprocesses,makingtapwaterunfittoconsumeoncecontaminated.Algalbloomsalsoimpactindustriesthatrelyonthewaterforbusiness,andoftencauselocalwaterfrontstoshutdownduringblooms.Therearemanythingsthateveryonecandotolessentheimpactofclimatechange.Somemeasuresincludegrowingyourownfruitsandvegetablesorbuyinglocallygrownproduce,sinceproduceisoftentransportedtogrocerystoresfromfarawaybytrucks,whichaddmorecarbondioxidetotheatmosphere.Youcouldalsowalkorrideabikeinsteadofdrivingacar.12．Whatisaconsequenceofclimatechangeaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Extremeweather. B．Watersupply. C．Watercycle. D．Pollutedatmosphere.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“contaminants”inparagraph2mean?A．Nutrients. B．Soils. C．Pollutants. D．Organisms.14．Whatdoestheauthortellustodointhelastparagraph?A．Mastersomewaystodofarmingwork. B．Buymoreforeignfruitsandvegetables.C．Havearegularexerciselikewalking. D．Formsomehabitsofreducingcarbondioxide.15．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．CausesofClimateChange. B．HarmClimateChangeDoestoHumans.C．ImpactsofClimateChangeonWaterAccess. D．WaystoLessentheImpactsofClimateChange.4.【浙江省北斗星盟2022-2023学年高三上学期12月联考试题】Passage1Thespendingpowerofyoungpeoplevariesfrompersontoperson.Each,however,isfacedwiththesamequestion:whattodowiththeirmoney?Recentheadlineshaveseenmoreandmoreteensmaxingouttheirparents’creditcardsongamesorotheronlineactivities.Howeverpeopleintendtousetheirmoney,theimportanceattachedtomanagingitseemstobeunparalleledtoyoungergenerations.Inthiscase,JerryWitkovskyandhismethodofusingfourjarstoteachteenagershowtospendtheirmoneywiselycaughtthepublic’sattention.WhenJerry’sgrandchildrenturned13,hispresenttoeachofthemwasfourjars:oneforSpending,oneforSaving,oneforGiving,andanotherforInvesting.Itwasfromthenonthathisgrandchildrenstartedtobeincontrolofwhattodowiththemoneytheyreceive.ThevaluetaughtwiththeSpendingjaristhatyouareresponsibleforyourownhappiness.Moneygivesyouindependenceandtheopportunitytobuysomethingyoulike.TheSavingjar,givingyouavisionforthefuture,couldinvolvesavingforuniversitybutitcouldalsomeansavingforthatspecialsomethingyou’veseeninthestores.TheInvestingjarnotonlyrepresentsavisionforthefuture,butgivestheopportunitytobuildforthefuture.Althoughthiscouldlikewiseinvolveputtingasidemoneyforyouruniversityeducation,italsomeansinvestinginyourself.TheGivingjarisallaboutkindnessandhelping.Whetheryouwanttohelpoutafriendorgivemoneytochildreninanothercountry,it’suptoyou.Thewideraimofthejarsistoencourageteenagerstothinkmoreobjectivelyaboutmoneyandthethingsthatitcando,sothattheycangrowupunderstandingthevalueofthevaluable.Inthisway,theywillbebetterequippedintheiradultlivestomakeinformedchoicesabouthowtheyusethemoneytheyhave.Indeed,thesmallchangeinsidetheirjarscouldmeanabigchangeinhowtheymanagetheirmoney.24．WhydidJerrygivehisgrandchildrenjarsasthebirthdaypresent?A．Toincreasetheirspendingpower.B．Toteachthemhowtomanagemoney.C．Topreventthemfromspendingmoney.D．Tosharewiththemhisattitudetomoney.25．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Jerryaimstohelphisgrandchildrenlearnlife-longvalues.B．Teenagerscanalwayslearnhowtospendmoneyfromtheirgrandfather.C．ThemoneyintheInvestingjarisintendedtohelpchildreninneed.D．TheSpendingjaristheonlyjarthatrepresentsavisionforthefuture.26．Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Togivesuggestions. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Tomakeacomparison. D．Topresentanexample.27．WhichofthefollowingwordcanbeusedtodescribeJerry?A．Wise. B．Friendly. C．Selfless. D．Humble.Passage2Itwasin2005thatChrisJonesoftheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyputthefinishingtouchesontheworld’sfirstonlinehouseholdcarboncalculator.Hehopedthat,ifhecouldshowpeoplehowmuchgreenhousegaswasassociatedwithdailyactivities,theymightchangetheirbehaviourandcontributeinsomesmallmeasuretosavingtheAmazon.Seventeenyearslater,trackersareprovidingawealthofoften-neglectedinformationaboutthecarbonemissionsofeverydaylife.Trackersworkbyaskinguserstoanswerquestionssuchas:howmanymilesayeardoyoudrive;howmuchisyourannualhouseholdelectricitybill;howoftendoyoueatmeat?Theythencalculateapersonalorhouseholdestimateofemissionsofcarbon-dioxideequivalent(等价物)peryear.Whatdotheytellus?DrJonesdescribesthemainhouseholdpollutingactivitiesas“cars,coal,cowsandconsumption,roughlyinthatorder”.Byfarthelargestsinglesourceofemissionsisthefamilyvehicle.Swappingitforanelectricvehiclewouldsaveover6tonnes,oraneighthoftheaverageAmericanhousehold’syearlyemissions.Nootherchangewouldelicitthatmuchsaving,thoughelectricityinthehomeisresponsibleforover5tonnesofcarbonemissionsayear,sogeneratingitwithsolarpanelswouldcomeclose.Likeelectricvehicles,arooffullofsolarpanelsisnotcheap.Changingdietscostsless,andAmericanhouseholdsconsumemeatworth2.7tonnesofCO2eayear,farmorethanmostpeople.IfAmericanswentvegetarian,thatwouldbelikehalfanaveragesolarroof.Overthenext30years,manycountriesarepromisingtomovetonet-zerocarbon,implyingthathouseholdemissionswillhavetobecuttoclosetonothing.Trackers,itseems,havedaunting(令人怯步的)lessonsforpublicbodiesandprivatehouseholdsalike.28．WhydidDrJonesputforwardtheideaofcarbontrackers?A．Tokeeptrackofhouseholdactivities.B．Tocalculatethecarbonemissionsofeverydaylife.C．Toremindpeopletoadoptalow-carbonlifestyle.D．Tolearnhowgreenhousegaswasrelatedtodailyactivities.29．Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A．Thepurposeoftheinvention.B．Thetargetedusersoftheinvention.C．Theimprovementoftheinvention.D．Theoperatingprinciplesoftheinvention.30．Theunderlineword“elicit”inPara.4isclosestinmeaningto________.A．generate B．accumulate C．manage D．consume31．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Trackersonlygivealarminglessonstoprivatehouseholds.B．Thelargestsinglesourceofemissionsistheelectricvehicle.C．Consumingmorevegetablesthanmeathelpsreducecarbonemissions.D．Americansvegetariansspendhalfoftheirsavingsbuildinganaveragesolarroof.【江苏省苏州市吴江汾湖高级中学等重点中学2022-2023学年高三上学期月考】Acasehighlightsalittle-knownfactaboutapoordiet:Inadditiontobeingtiedtoobesity,heartdiseaseandcancer,theycanalsopermanentlydamagethenervoussystem,particularlyvision,accordingtoareportpublishedinthejournalAnnalsofInternalMedicine.Ateenwhoatenothingbutfries,chipsandotherjunkfoodforyearsslowlywentblind.Theteen’sproblemsbeganatage14,whenhewenttothedoctor’sofficecomplainingoftiredness.Theteenwasreportedlyapickyeater,andbloodtestsshowedhehadanemiaandlowlevelsofvitaminB12.HewastreatedwithinjectionsofvitaminB12alongwithadviceonhowtoimprovehisdiet.However,byage15,hedevelopedhearinglossandvisionproblems,butdoctorscouldn’tseemtofindthecause—resultsfromanMRIandeyeexamwerenormal.Overthenexttwoyears,theteen’svisiongotprogressivelyworse.Whentheboywas17,aneyetestshowedthathisvisionwas20/200inbotheyes,thethreshold(起始点)forbeing“legallyblind”intheUnitedStates.Furthertestsshowedtheteenhaddevelopeddamagetotheopticnerve(视神经).Inaddition,theteenstillhadlowlevelsofvitaminB12,alongwithlowlevelsofselenium(硒)andvitaminD．Thesedeficienciescauseddoctorstoasktheteenaboutthefoodsheate.“Thepatientadmittedthat,sinceelementaryschool,theonlythingsheatehadbeenfries,chips,whitebread,processedhamslicesandsausage,”theauthorsfromtheUniversityofBristolintheUnitedKingdomwroteinthereport.Thiskindofvisionlossispotentiallyreversible(可逆的)ifcaughtearly.However,bythetimetheteenwasdiagnosed,hisvisionlosswaspermanent.What’smore,wearingglasseswouldnothelptheteen’svision,becausedamagetotheopticnervecannotbecorrectedwithlenses,saidthestudyleadauthorDr.DenizeAtan.28．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Apoordietcancausepoorvision.B．VitaminB12isimportanttovision.C．Unhealthyfoodcausesmanydiseases.D．Doctors’adviceishelpfultopeople.29．Whydidtheteen’sconditiongetworse?A．Hisillnesscouldn’tbetreated.B．Hekepthavingapoordiet.C．VitaminB12didn’tworkonhim.D．Hedevelopeddamagetohisnerves.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deficiencies”inparagraph4mean?A．Barriers. B．Materials. C．Reasons. D．Shortages.31．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheteen?A．Hisopticnervewillberecovered.B．Hisproblemswillbesolvedwell.C．Heisadvisedtotakeinmorenutrition.D．Heneedn’twearglassesanymore.6.【江苏省四所名校2022-2023学年高三上学期期中联考英语试题】Whenyoutrytoblowoutalotofcandles,youmaynothaveenoughairinyourlungstogetthemall.Here’showtomeasureyourlungcapacity.Whatyou’llneed•Plasticbottle,suchasacampingwatercontainer(容器).thatholdsalittlemorethan2liters(公升)ofwater.A2-litersoftdrinkbottlemaybelargeenough:trytheexperimentandsee.•Plastictube60centimeterslong.·Largemixingbowl·Rubber(橡胶)bands·Ruler·Helper❶Fillthebowlaboutone-thirdfullofwaterandfillthebottletothetopwithwater.❷Holdyourhandoverthetopofthebottle,turnitupsidedownandputitstopunderthewaterinthebowl:yourhelperwillholdthebottleinplace.❸Attachtherulertothebottlewithrubberbands.❹Putthetubeintheneckofthebottle,takeadeepbreath.holdyournoseandblowhardintothetube(管)aslongasyoucan.Whathappened?Howmuchwaterdidyoublowout?Comparetheamountofairyoublewintothebottletotheamountofliquidthebottlecanhold(2liters,forexample).Dothistestondifferentpeopleandseewhohasthelargestandsmallestlungs.SOURCE;TNS1．What’sthepurposeoftheexperiment?A．Totestthesizeofdifferentpeople’slungs.B．Toholdtheairthatyoublowoutatatime.C．Toknowtheamountofairyourlungscanhold.D．Tomeasurehowmuchwateryoucanblowoutonce.2．Inthisexperimentwhat’swaterinthebottleusedtodo?A．Toholdtheairyoublowout.B．Toshowthesizeofthebottle.C．Tomeasuretheairyoublowout.D．Todisplaytheprocessoftheexperiment.3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsindicatestheexperimenterhasalargerlungcapacity?A．Theexperimenterblowsoutairharder.B．Theexperimentertakesadeeperbreath.C．Lesswaterisleftinthebowlaftertheexperiment.D．Lesswaterisleftinthebottleaftertheexperiment.7.【湖南省长沙市长郡中学2022-2023学年高三上学期试题】What’syourfavoriteinsect?It’sanoddquestionthatmanypeoplemaynotbeabletoanswer.ButUAHonorsCollegestudentMattVelazquezcertainlycan.Antshavealwaysfascinatedhim.Helovesstudyingtheirbehavioralmostasmuchashelovesfilmmaking.Velazquezhasalreadycompletedonedocumentaryfilm,“LazyAnts”,whichdocumentsresearchoninactivityinants.ThefilmrecentlyachievedfirstplaceatTheScientificResearchSocietycompetition.ThenVelazqueznoticedthatacolony(群)ofantscalledtrap-jawantsoccasionallymakemysteriousbuzzingsounds,whichhesetouttoexplore.“It’sveryrareintheanimalkingdomfororganismstohelpotherorganisms,especiallyininsects,”Velazquezexplained.“Iwantedtofindouttheroleofsoundcommunicationinacolonyoftrap-jawants.Wouldtheseantshelpotherworkerstrappedinthedirtusingsoundsignals?WouldanantfromColonyArescueanantfromColonyB,orwoulditonlyhelpantsfromitsowncolony?”Velazquezstartedbycollectingasampleoftheantsandanalyzingsoundbitestoseehowoftenthebuzzingoccurred.Hethencolor-codedantsfromdifferentcoloniesandburiedtheworkersindifferentlayersofdirt.Thegoalwastoseehowfardownthenoisewouldtravel,andiftheantswouldunderstandthesoundfromdifferentcolonies.Itturnsout,Velazquezhasdiscoveredthattheseantscommunicateatafrequencyintheultrasonic(超声波的)range,whichissimnilartobats.Heiscurrentlyintheprocessofbuildingamicrophonesensitiveenoughtopickupthesetinyinsectcallsandalsobeabletopickuptheultrasonicfrequencies.Whenaskedwhatadvicehehasforincomingstudentswhoareunsureaboutgettinginvolvedinresearch,VelazquezrecommendedtheHonorsCollegeFirstYearProject.“It’sanawesomewaytoseeifyouevenlikethefieldofresearch,”hesaid.“It’sdefinitelyworthyourtimetopotentiallydiscoversomethingnewaboutyourself.”24．WhatisthefilmmadebyVelazquezmainlyabout?A．Differentantcolonies.B．Antsthathelpeachother.C．Antsthatdon’tdoactivetasks.D．Soundcommunicationbetweenants.25．WhatdidVelazquezintendtofindoutwiththeantshecollected?A．Howtheyworkedwithotherants.B．Whatotherantstheywouldhelp.C．Whentheywouldhelpotherants.D．Howoftentheyreceivedsoundsignals.26．WhydidVelazquezcolor-codetheants?A．Toburytheworkersinthedirt.B．Toseehowfarantswouldtravel.C．Torecordinteractionbetweencolonies.D．Toidentifyantsfromdifferentcolonies.27．WhatdoesVelazquezsayaboutaresearchproject?A．Itcontributesmuchtoyourstudies.B．Ithelpstorecognizeyourpotentialability.C．Youmaylearnalotofnewthingsfromit.D．Youwillhavetospendalotoftimeonit.8.【河北省衡水中学2022-2033学年高三上学期评估试题】Theremaybeareasonwhyastronautsarecrazyabouttheviewfromspacebutnevermentionthefood.AstronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationmustdrinkmealsoutofaplasticsqueeze-bagbecauseofzerogravity.Foodinspacecanonlybereheatedinsteadofbeingcookedfresh.Besides,mealsforeachcrewmembermustbestoredinadvanceandeateninorder.Allofthismaysoundalittledifficulttoaccept.Therefore,itwasonesmallstepforinterstellar(星际的)cuisinewhenU.S.astronautMeganMcArthurrecentlypostedphotosofherselfholdingapancakesgorgedwithbeef,tomatoesandafreshhatchchilli(红番椒)grownaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationitself.“Bestspacepancakesyet,”shesharedonline.Pesquet,aFrenchastronaut,postedonInstagram,“Itissuchajoytogrow(andeat)yourownfood,andnecessaryforfurtherexplorationofourSolarSystem.”Itseemsthereisasuitcase-sizedspacegardenaboardtheISS(InternationalSpaceStation)thatholdsaboutsix“pillows”stuffedwithclayandfertilizer,andaLEDlight.AstronautshavegrownseveralkindsofvegetablesincludingChinesecabbageandredRussiankale(羽衣甘蓝)inthismicro-plot,totestwhichplantsmightgrowbestduringalongspacevoyage.WecalledMelvaAguirre,whoownsthePepperPotinHatch,N.M.,homeofhatchchilli.Shesaystheharvestoftheirfamouslocalcropinouterspaceisthetalkofthetown.“Nowthewholeuniverseknowshowgreatourchilliare,”shesaid.WhenIaskedifshecouldrecommendahatchchillirecipe,Aguirretoldme,“Juststuffit.”“Stuffit?”Iasked,andshelaughedandsaid,“Imean,inyourmouth.”ArecipeevenIcanfollow.12．Whatcanknowaboutastronauts’eatingfoodinthespacestation?A．Thefoodisinvitingtotheastronauts.B．Thefoodcanbecookedinvariousways.C．Theastronautscan’thavemealsastheywish.D．Astronautsdon’tcareaboutwhattheyeatinthespacestation.13．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“gorged”inParagraph2?A．Subscribed. B．Filled.C．awarded. D．Revealed.14．WhydoastronautsgrowChinesecabbageandothervegetablesaboardtheISS?A．Tokillthespareminutes. B．Toentertainthemselvesduringthevoyage.C．Toexploretheuniverse. D．Totestfortheplantsgrowingbest.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ChallengesAstronautsFaceinSpace.B．TheBestFoodEverforSpaceVoyages.C．FineDiningontheInternationalSpaceStation.D．TheConstantStepsofHuman’sSpaceExploration.【广东省六校联盟2022-2023学年高三上学期第三次联考英语试题】Forestsgiveusshade,quietandoneoftheharderchallengesinthefightagainstclimatechange.Evenaswehumanscountonforeststosoakupagoodshareofthecarbondioxideweproduc