专题-02-阅读理解-(说明文)-(原卷版)

专题02阅读理解之说明文--2023年新高考八省最新名校联考试题汇编（原卷版）1.【重庆市南开中学校2022-2023学年高三上学期期中英语试题】Livestreaming(直播)throughchannelssuchasAmazonLiveandQVCisanincreasinglypopularwaytosellgoodsonline.Itusuallylastsbetween5and10minutes,andsomeonepromotesaproduct.Viewerscanthenreadilybuyitbyclickingonalink.Weanalyzed99,451salescasesonalivestreamsellingplatformandmatchedthemwithactualsalescases.Intermsoftime,thatisequaltoover2million30-secondtelevisionadvertisements.Todeterminetheemotional(情绪的)expressionofthesalesperson,weusedtwodeeplearningmodels:afacemodelandanemotionmodel.Thefacemodeldiscoversthepresenceorabsenceofafaceinaframe(镜头)ofavideostream.Theemotionmodelthendeterminestheprobabilitythatafaceisexhibitinganyofthesixbasichumanemotions:happiness,sadness,surprise,anger,fearordisgust.Forexample,smilingsignalsahighprobabilityofhappiness,whileanoff-puttingexpressionusuallypointstowardanger.Wewantedtoseetheeffectofemotionsexpressedatdifferenttimesinthesalescasessowecountedprobabilitiesforeachemotionforall62millionframesinourdatabase.Wethencombinedtheseprobabilitieswithotherpossibleaspectsthatmightdrivesales—suchaspriceandproductcharacteristics—tojudgetheeffectofemotion.Wefoundthat,perhapsunsurprisingly,whensalespeopleshowmorenegativeemotions-suchasangeranddisgust—thevolumeofsaleswentdown.Butwealsofoundthatasimilarthinghappenedwhenthesalespeopleshowhighlevelsofpositiveemotions,suchashappinessorsurprise.Alikelyexplanation,basedonourresearch,isthatsmilingcanbeunpleasantbecauseitlackstruefeelingsandcanreducetrustintheseller.Aseller’shappinessmaybetakenasasignthatthesellerisgaininginterestsatthecustomer’sexpense.32．Whatcanweknowaboutthelivestreaminginthefirstparagraph?A．Itdamagesthephysicaleconomy.B．Ithelpstoselltheproductsabroad.C．Ithelpsbigcompaniespromoteallgoods.D．Itisveryconvenientforthebuyerstobuygoods.33．Howdidtheresearchersgetthefindings?A．Byanalyzingpreviousdata. B．Byreferringtoatheory.C．Bygivingsomeexamples. D．Byconcludingdifferentviews34．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“off-putting”meaninparagraph3?A．Surprising. B．Delighting. C．Displeasing. D．Embarrassing.35．Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LivestreamersSellProductsSuccessfullyB．ExpressionsAffectSellingProductsOnlineC．EmotionsandFaces:What’stheDifferenceD．SmilingCanIncreasetheSalesinReality2.【辽宁省名校联盟2022-2023学年高三12月联考】Itisbecomingmoreapparentnowthatstudentsdomoreonlinelearningthantheyeverhavebefore.Thereareplentyofwaysthateducatorscanusetechnologytocreateonlinelessonsanddeliverinstructionsremotely.Youmaythinkthattheonlywaytorunanonlineclassissynchronouslythroughwebconferences,inthesamewaythatphysicallearningdoes—withallofthestudentsandtheteacherpresentatthesametime.Inmostcases,thatwon’tbeverypractical,sincetheprobabilitythatallofthelearnersandtheeducatorbeingalltogetherwithlive,stableInternetconnectionsisrelativelylow.Themostcrucialthingtokeepinmindisthatonlinelearningdoesnotneedtotakeplaceatthesametimeasonlineteaching.YoucreateacourseinyourLMS(LearningManagementSystem)tobeaseriesofmodules(模块).Thenyouaskyourlearnerstotakethemodulesoneafteranother,becauseeachbuildsonthelast.Eachmodulemaybeavideothatyoucreatedregardingthecontent,accompaniedbyaPDF,somerelevantdocumentsandthird-partylinks,etc.Learnerscanlogintothevirtualclassroomwhenevertheywant,evenduringtheearlyhoursofthemorning,toaccesseachmoduleintheorderyouhavedesigned.Youcanalsolayoutsomeessentialrulesforthecourse,likethefrequencyandtypesofassessmentsandmore.AsfarasI’mconcerned,whilemostofthetimeonlinelearningsavesthelearningcostandprovidesdiversestudyingmaterialsandinstructionsfromeducators,allowingyourlearnersthefreedomtodotheircourseworkaccordingtotheirschedulesiswhatmakesonlinelearningdistinctive.Ithelpsboostengagement,teachyourlearnershowtoplanforthemselvesandberesponsible,andimprovetheiroveralllives.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“synchronously”inparagraph2probablymean?A．Atthesametime. B．Inthesameplace.C．Onvariousconditions. D．Throughdifferentchannels.9．Whyarelearnerssupposedtofollowthemodulesinacertainorder?A．Everymodulehasessentialrules.B．Themodulesdealwithvarioustopics.C．Eachmoduleisbasedonthepreviousone.D．Themodulesaredesignedindifferentforms.10．Whatmakesonlinelearninguniqueaccordingtotheauthor?A．Flexiblelearningtime. B．Easyaccesstoteachers.C．Abundantlearningresources. D．Affordableeducationfee.11．Whoarethetargetreadersofthetext?A．Students. B．Parents. C．Officials. D．Teachers.3.【江苏省赢在新高考2022-2023学年高三12月大联考】LocatedinthetropicalforestsinXishuangbanna,southwestChina’sYunnanprovince,theAsianElephantBreedingandRescueCenter(AEBRC)isdedicatedtogivingcarefulandeffectiveprotectiontowildelephants.Thoughthejunglesproviderichsourcesoffoodandwaterfortheelephants,theycanalsoposeathreattothemiftheybecomeillorinjured,makingitdifficultforthemtosurviveinthewild.InAugust2015,ababyelephantthatwaslessthanonemontholdwasabandonedbyherherdatthedoorwayofafarmer’shouseinSimiao,Pu’ercity.VetsfromtheAEBRCcameandtooktheanimaltotheircenterfortreatment.Shewasfoundtohaveintra-abdominalinfectionsandheartfailure.Shewasalsoatriskofbloodpoisoning.Thebabyelephantfinallyrecoveredafterpropertreatmentbythekeepersatthecenter.However,withoutthepresenceofhermother,shebecamemalnourished(营养不良)duetoalackofbreastmilk.Atthattime,sheweighedonly76kilograms,muchsmallerthananaveragenewbornelephant.Thevetsdecidedtofeedhergoatmilk,andasshewasbornintheChineseYearoftheGoat,theelephantwasnamedYangNiu(“Yang”isChineseforgoat,andNiumeansgirl).Theelephantisnowabout6yearsold,1.8meterstallandweighs1.3tonnes.Currently,thereare11rescuedAsianelephantslivingatthecenterandbeingcaredforby27keepers,whospendmorethan10hourswiththemeachday.Thankstotheseefforts,thepopulationofAsianwildelephantsintheprovincehasreached300from150overthepast30years.Thelocalgovernmenthasdesignated(指派)aplaceasasourceoffoodfortheelephantssothattheydolessdamagetovillagers’cropswhilelookingforfood.They’vealsomonitoredtheelephantsusingtechnologiessuchasdronestokeeptrackoftheiractivitiesandpreventencountersbetweenvillagersandtheelephants.Thelocalgovernmenthasalsopurchasedcommercialinsuranceforresidentstocompensatethemiftheelephantsattackthem.8．Whatcanbeathreattoelephants’survivalaccordingtothetext?A．Lackoffoodsources. B．Illegalhunting.C．Physicalproblems. D．Destructionofforests.9．Whatdoestheexampleofababyelephantstress?A．TherecoveryofYangNiu.B．Theeffortsmadebykeepers.C．Therisksfacingbabyelephants.D．Theimportanceofmotherelephants.10．WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph5?A．Thenumberofelephantsendangered.B．Theurgencyofrescuingwildelephants.C．Asteadygrowthofelephantpopulation.D．Arisingtrendofanimaloverprotection.11．Whyhasthegovernmentdesignatedaplaceforelephants?A．Tokeeptrackoftheiractivities.B．Topreventthemfromdamagingcrops.C．Tosavethemthetroubleoflookingforfood.D．Toensurethegrowthoftheelephantpopulation.4.【湖南省部分学校2022-2023学年高三一轮复习联考】Researchershavedevelopedadevicethatturnssunlight,carbondioxideandwaterintooxygenandformicacid(甲酸)—astablefuelthatcaneitherbeuseddirectlyorbechangedintohydrogen,withoutrequiringanyadditionalcomponentsorelectricity.Thedevice,developedbyateamfromtheUniversityofCambridge,isasignificantsteptowardachievingartificialphotosynthesis(光合作用).Harvestingsolarenergytoturncarbondioxideintofuelsisapromisingwaytoreducecarbonemissions.However,itischallengingtoproducethesecleanfuelswithoutunwantedby-products.“Inaddition,storageofgaseousfuelscanbecomplicated—wewanttogettothepointwherewecancleanlyproducealiquidfuelthatcanalsobeeasilystoredandtransported,”saidProfessorEisner,seniorauthorofthestudy.In2019,researchersfromEisner’sgroupdevelopedasolarreactorbasedonan“artificialleaf”design,whichalsousessunlight,carbondioxideandwatertoproduceafuel,knownassyn-gas.Thenewtechnologyisquitesimilartotheartificialleafbutworksinadifferentwayandproducesformicacid,whichcanbechemicallyconvertedintodifferenttypesoffuel.Theartificialleafusedcomponentsfromsolar-cells,whilethenewdevicedoesn’trequirethesecomponentsandreliesentirelyonphoto-catalysts(光催化剂)placedonasheet.Thesheetsaremadeupofsemiconductorpowders,whichcanbepreparedinlargequantitieseasilyandcost-effectively.Inaddition,thisnewtechnologyproducescleanfuelsthatareeasiertostore.“Weweresurprisedhowwellitworked—itproducedalmostnoby-products,”saidEisner.“Sometimesthingsdon’tworkaswellasyouexpected,butthiswasararecasewhereitactuallyworkedbetter.”Theresearchersarenowworkingtofurtherimproveefficiency.Additionally,theyareexploringothercatalyststogetdifferentsolarfuels.“Wehopethistechnologywillpavethewaytowardsustainableandpracticalsolarfuelproduction,”saidEisner.32．Whatwasaproblemwithartificialphotosynthesis?A．Itconsumestoomuchelectricity. B．Itproducestoomanyby-products.C．Theenergyitproducesisnoteasytostore. D．Theenergyitproducescannotbeuseddirectly.33．Whatadvantagedoesthenewdevicehaveovertheartificialleaf?A．Itismoreenvironment-friendly. B．Itislighterandeasiertocarry.C．Itismoreeconomicalandefficient. D．Ituseslessenergy-demandingsolarcells.34．Whatdotheresearchersfocusondoingnow?A．Tryingoutnewcatalysts. B．Makingfulluseofby-products.C．Exploringothersustainablefuels. D．Mass-producingtheirnewdevice.35．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheprospectofartificialphotosynthesisB．AnewdeviceforartificialphotosynthesisC．Opportunitiesandchallengesofphoto-catalystsD．Artificialleaf:greatprogressonmakingcleanenergy5.【辽宁省六校2022-2023学年高三上学期期中联考】YearsofresearchshowthatwhenanativeEnglishspeakerentersaconversationamongnonnativespeakers,understandinggoesdown.CommunicationspecialistHeatherHansentellsusthat'sbecausethenativespeakerdoesn'tknowhowtodowhatnonnativespeakersdonaturally:speakinwaysthatareunderstandabletoeveryone,usingsimplewordsandexpressions.Theyunconsciouslyuseunnecessarilyconfusingvocabulary,whichmakeslanguagelessunderstandable.TingGonggrewupinShanghaiandmovedtotheU.S.inher20s.Sheranupagainstthisproblemofconfusingvocabularyatthedoctor'soneday."Thereceptionist(接待员)gavemeaformandaskedmetowritedownmycomplaints,”shesaid.“ItoldherthatIdidnothaveanycomplaint，andshelookedimpatientandthensheaskedmetowritedownanythingthatIcouldthinkof.”“Ionlyrealizedthat‘complaints'herereferstosymptomsIhaveafterIspoketomyhusbandwhenIgothome.Atthedoctor'sIactuallywrotedown'thereceptionistwasnotfriendly'asoneofmycomplaints."SowhatcanwedotoimprovecommunicationbetweennativeandnonnativeEnglishspeakers?Hansensaystheresponsibilityshouldn'tbeonnonnativespeakersbutratheronnativeEnglishspeakers.Takeapageoutofnonnativespeakers'book,saysHansen,bychangingyourEnglishtobemoreinclusive.Thatmeansnomoreconfusingexpressions.Smallchangeslikethismightallownativespeakerstojoininconversationswithnonnativespeakers.JosephIssamHarb,whowasraisedintheUnitedStatesandAbuDhabiUnitedArabEmirates,said,"IamstilllearningaboutEnglishfromnonnativespeakers."Inemails,I'vediscoveredanexpressioncommonlyusedbysomenonnativespeakers'pleasedotheneedful,'"Harbsaid."ForyearsIhavebeeninterestedinthisexpressionanditsuseinformalworkenvironmentemails."Discoveringitandwonderingabouttheoriginsoftheexpression,whichmeans"pleasedowhatneedstobedone,"hasbeenanenjoyablethingforHarb.28．WhatmakescommunicationbetweennativeandnonnativespeakerslesssmoothaccordingtoHansen?A．Thespeedofnativespeakers'talk.B．Nonnativespeakers'badpronunciation.C．Thedifferencebetweenspeakers'cultures.D．Nativespeakers'useofconfusingexpressions.29．WhydidGongreplythatshedidnothaveanycomplaint?A．ShehaddifficultyexpressingherselfinEnglish.B．Shewantedtogettreatmentassoonaspossible.C．Shefailedtounderstandwhatthereceptionisthadmeant.D．Shefearedthatthereceptionistwouldbecomeimpatient.30．WhatdoesHansensuggestnativeEnglishspeakersdo?A．ReadbooksbynonnativeEnglishwriters.B．Joininmorenonnativespeakers'conversations.C．Makenocommentaboutnonnativespeakers'English.D．Useexpressionsunderstandabletononnativespeakers.31．WhatdidHarbsayaboutnonnativeEnglish?A．Itisveryinteresting. B．Itshouldbecorrected.C．Itsoundsstrangeandfunny. D．Itcanbeusedininformalsituations.6.【湖南师范大学附属中学2022-2023学年高三上学期月考】Doyouevertalktoyourself?Althoughit’snotalwaysaconscioushabit,mostofuspracticeself-talkonadailybasis,asawayofguiding,motivatingorsupportingourselves.Overtheyears,researchhasshownthatself-talkcanincreaseproductivity,motivationandconfidence,andevenhelpmanagefeelings.“Thereissolidevidencethatself-talkstrategiesimprovelearningandperformance,”accordingtosportpsychologistAntonisHatzigeorgiadis,whostudiesthephenomenonofself-talk.Heexplainsthattherearegenerallythreereasonswhywepracticeself-talk:toinstruct,tomotivateortoevaluate.Instructionalself-talkhappenswhenweneedtoguideourselvesthroughaspecifictask,suchaslearninganewskill.Motivationalself-talkusuallyisusedwhenwewanttoprepareourselvesforsomethingchallenging;itcanhelptoincreaseconfidence.Evaluativeself-talkmostlyisrelatedtopasteventsoractions.Hatzigeorgiadisstressesthatifwewanttousesuchself-talktogoodadvantage,itneedstobeshort,preciseand,mostofall,consistent.Ofcourse,self-talkalsocanbeineffectiveandevendetrimentalifit’snotdoneright.“Itisamatterofpersonalpreferenceorwhatworksforeachperson;butgenerally,itisadvisedthatself-talkbepositivelyratherthannegativelyphrasedandfocusonwhatyoushoulddoratherthanonwhatyoushouldavoid,”Hatzigeorgiadissays.So,forexample,itwouldbebettertosay“staycool”insteadof“don’tgetupset”.Althoughbothinstructionsconveythesamemeaning,youshouldusepositivewordsratherthannegativeones.Inthiswayyoucanavoidillresults.Anotherthingthatcanmakeadifferencewhenpracticingself-talkisthewayyouaddressyourself.AccordingtoresearchpublishedinJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,using“you”ratherthan“I”whentalkingtoyourselftendstobemoreeffective.Theresearchersexplainthatwhenyouthinkofyourselfasanotherperson,itallowsyoutogivemoreobjectiveandusefulfeedback.28．Whatdoestheresearchsayaboutself-talk?A．Itisadailyhabitforeveryone. B．Itcanmakepeoplefeelbetter.C．Itmayhelpstrengthenmemory. D．Itisalwaysanunconsciousbehavior.29．WhatcanbeconcludedfromHatzigeorgiadis’explanation?A．Self-talkoccursindifferentsituations. B．Self-talkusuallymakesonebrave.C．Self-talkariseswithvariousfeelings. D．Self-talkiscloselylinkedwithacertaintask.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detrimental”inparagraph4probablymean?A．Confusing. B．Useless. C．Harmful. D．Unbearable.31．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Self-talk:acloserelationtothepast B．Self-talk:agreatwaytoavoidillresultsC．Self-talk:ausefultooltobenefitourlife D．Self-talk:amatterofpersonalpreference7.【湖北省十一校2022-2023学年高三联考】Besides“wow”and“great”,whatelsewouldyousaywhenflyingovertheEarthinspace?SamanthaCristoforetti,thefirstItalianfemaleastronautinspace,postedseverallinesofafamousancientChinesecompositiononTwittertoshareherjoy.ShefirstwroteinChinese,andthenattachedanaccuratetranslationofthelinesinbothItalianandEnglishtohelpmorepeopleunderstand.“Lookingup,Iseetheimmensityofthecosmos;bowingmyhead,Ilookatthemultitudeoftheworld.Thegazeflies,theheartexpands,thejoyofthesensescanreachitspeak,andindeed,thisistruehappiness,”itsays.TwodaysbeforeshelandedonEarth,thebeautyofspaceandChineseliteratureresonatedonherTwitteraccount.Beforelong,herpostswentviralonTwitterwiththousandsofretweets,likesandreplies.ThetextshequotedisfromthePrefacetoPoemsComposedattheOrchidPavilion,aChinesecalligraphymasterpiecebyWangXizhi(303-361)oftheEasternJinDynasty(317-420).ShealsoattachedthreephotostakeninspaceofChina’sBohaiBayandtheday-nightviewofBeijing.“Thepoemandviewsarebothmagnificentaswellashealing.Ifeveryonecouldenjoythesamesight,alotofpainintheworldwouldbe‘dissipated’,”oneusercomments.AsthefirstItalianfemaleastronautinspace,CristoforetticarriedoutherfirstspacemissiononNov23,2014.In2022,shestartedthesecondmissioninAprilandreturnedtoEarthonFridaynightaftera127-daystayinorbit.CristoforettihasalsobeenactiveinSino-Europeancooperationinthefieldofmannedspaceflight.ShewasaworkinggroupmemberwithChinesecounterpartstodefineandimplementcooperationinthefieldofastronautoperations.Whennottravelingforwork,sheisaneagerreaderandhasagreatpassionforlanguages.SpeakingclearChinese,CristoforettioncetoldthemediathattheteamsfromChinaandEuropewereworkingverywelltogetherinthefieldofastronauttraining.4．WhatistheresultofCristoforetti’spostonline?A．Thebirthofamasterpiece.B．Atrendofjourneytospace.C．AninstanthotissueonTwitter.D．Differenttranslationsofthelines.5．Whichwordbelowcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedword“dissipated”inParagraph3?A．Relieved. B．Caused.C．Increased. D．Recognized.6．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Cristoforetti’sdevotiontohercareer.B．Cristoforetti’slanguagelearningstrategies.C．TheleadershipCristoforettiplaysinherteam.D．ThepossiblemotivationforCristoforetti’spost.7．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．AfemaleastronautbecomesonlinestarB．AChinesepoemgetspopularabroadC．LiteratureconveysthebeautyofspaceD．AnItalianastronautpromotesSino-Europeancooperation8.【2022-2023学年河北省石家庄市二中高三期中考试】Passengersweretreatedtoaverydifferentexperienceon“theWellnessTrain”inMay,whichwasdesignedtoreducepressure,bydoingthoughtfulactivitieslikereflectionorartsandcrafts.TheuniqueexperiencewasoperatedonSaturday,May7,2022bytheLondonNorthEasternRailway(LNER)andtraveledfromLondon’sKing’sCrosstoLincolnintheUK,accordingtoTimeOut.Itwastoraisepeople’sunderstandingofwhattheycandotomanagestressintimeforMentalHealthAwarenessWeek(May9-14).TheideawasconductedbyLNER.“Ourteamsoftensharesomeofenjoymentwhentravellingbytrain.It’saboutmakingthemostofarelaxingenvironmenttogetinvolvedinactivitiesthatincreaseyoursenseofwellbeing,”KateMcFerran,directorofcommunicationsatLNERsaidinthenewsrelease.Thisspecialtraintripofferedmood-improvingactivitiesbyateamofexperts,accordingtoCountryLiving.Eachpassengerreceivedaseatthatfeaturedoneactivityandaspecialbag.SowhetheryouwantedtolearnrelaxationactivitieswithbehaviortherapistAnnRichardson,orlearnthetraditionalartofpaperfoldingwithOrigamiPartyLondon,therewasactuallysomethingforeveryone.Othermindfulactivitiesincludedaknittingclass,adultdoodling,meditation,fitness,andonewasevendedicatedtogamesandpuzzles.“TheLNERWellnessTrainwillprovidecustomerstravelingbetweenLondonKing’sCrossandLincolnwithauniqueexperiencetoengageinsomeofthemostmindfulactivitiesyoucandofromthecomfortofyourownseatonboardtheLNERAzumaservice,”theeventsorganizerstoldCountryLiving.Whilethiswasjustaone-dayevent,itishopedthatpeoplewilltakeawaytheideathattraintravelcanbearelaxingandstressrelievingwaytocommuteeveryday.8．What’s“theWellnessTrain”meantfor?A．Toteachartsmaking. B．Toentertainpassengers.C．Toofferafreetrip. D．Toreducepressure.9．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Theformingoftheidea. B．Anintroductiontotheteam.C．Thebenefitsoftheidea. D．AnintroductiontoLNER.10．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph5?A．Paperfoldingisamodernart. B．Gamesareforbiddenonthetrain.C．Therearevariousrelaxationactivities. D．AnnRichardsonisgoodatallactivities.11．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Mindfulactivitieson“theWellnessTrain”. B．Uniqueexperimenton“theWellnessTrain”.C．Traditionalartshowon“theWellnessTrain”. D．Relaxingtravelon“theWellnessTrain”.9.【广东省华南师范大学附属中学2022-2023学年高三】Reflexologyisanaturaltreatmentdatingbacktoancienttimes.Itisbasedontheideathattherearezones,orareas,inthefeetandhandsthatarerelatedtootherpartsandsystemsofthebody.Forexample,thetipsofthetoesandfingersarerelatedtotheheadandneck,andtheballofthefootisrelatedtotheheartandchest.Areflexologistappliespressuretospecificareasinapatient’sfeetandhandstorelievesymptomsorpaininotherrelatedareas.Thistypeoftreatmentdoesnotcureordiagnosespecifichealthproblems,anditdoesnotinvolveanymedicineordrugs.Yetmanypatientsfindthatitsuccessfullyrelievessymptomsofstressanddisease.Reflexologyiseffectiveforpain,headaches,andsleepingdifficulties,amongotherilnesses.Applyingpressuretothefeetandhandsrelievestension,improvesbloodcirculation,andrelaxesmuscles.Itpromotesthenatural,healthyfunctionsandwell-beingoftheentirebody.Reflexologyisoftenusedalongwithothertypesoftreatments,includingconventionalmedicine.Thisgentletherapyissafeandsimple.Areflexologist’sonlytoolsarehisorherhands.Pressureisstrong,butnotuncomfortable.It’snotuncommonforpatientstofallasleepduringtreatments.Atypicaltreatmentsessionlastsonehour.Treatmentisusuallyfocusedonthefeetformostofthesession.Apatientisaskedtoremovehisorhershoesandsocks,tositinacomfortablerecliningchair,andthentorelaxasthereflexologistwarmsthepatient’sfeetwithhisorherhandsandappliespressuretotheappropriatepartsofthefoot.Thelasttenminutesofthesessionarededicatedtothehands.Afterrelievingspecificproblems,manypatientscontinuearegularprogramoftreatmenttomaintaingoodhealth.Somereflexologistssuggestbuildingatleastafive-minutereflexologysessionintoeverydayforlong-termreliefofstressandpain.12．Whatisareflexologist?A．ascientistwhostudiesreflexologypractice.B．apatientwhoreceivesreflexologytreatment.C．apersonwhoprovidesreflexologytreatment.D．apersonwhosupportsthereflexologytheory.13．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutreflexologyaccordingtothearticle?A．Itcandealwithproblemswiththefeet.B．Itworkswonderfullywithsomediseases.C．Itisoftencombinedwithothertreatments.D．Manypeopledoitatleastfiveminutesdaily.14．Inatypicalsessionofreflexology,abouthowmuchtimeisspentonthefeet?A．Onehour. B．Fiftyminutes. C．Tenminutes. D．Halfthetime.15．Inid