阅读理解之说明文-2021-2022学年高二期中考试好题汇编(学生版)

2021-2022学年高二期中考试好题汇编Passage1（2020·呼和浩特市第一中学高二期中）Microsoftplanstoeraseitsentirecarbonfootprintsinceitsfoundationin1975.Microsoftaimstoaccomplish"carbonnegative"by2030,meaningthatitwillerasemorecarbonfromtheenvironmentthanitemits(排放).Thecompanywillminimizecarbonemissionsacrossitsentiresupplychaintozero.Andthefollowingstepistocleanupallthecarbonemissionsithasproducedsince1975,whenitwasfounded.Whatthecompanyfurtherproposedwasthatitwouldtrytopushforpoliciestopricecarbonandhelpcleanenergytechnologydevelopfaster.Itisamongthecompaniesthatapproveofcarbontax.Moreattentionhasbeendrawntoremovingcarbonfromtheatmosphere.Thereareavarietyofmethodstowardthat,includingnature-basedones,likeplantingtrees,andtechnologicalones,likecapturingcarbondirectlyfromtheair.“Microsoftwillinitiallyfocusonnature-basedmethodslikerestoringdegradedforestsandplantingnewtrees,”saidLucasJoppa,thecompany'sChiefEnvironmentalOfficer.Aninvestmentofonebilliondollarswillalsobeprovidedforthedevelopmentofcarbonremovalandreductiontechnology.Microsoft'sdecisionofcountingitssupplychain'semissionsisanextensionofitspreviouscommitmenttorundatacentersmainlyontherenewableenergy.Thecompany'sintentiontopromotelow-carbonpolicieswashighlyrecognizedbyenvironmentalist.“Acompany'smostpowerfultoolforfightingclimatechangeisitspoliticalinfluence,andwe'reeagertoseeMicrosoftuseit,”ElizabethSturcken,ManagingDirectorofEDF+Businesssaid.OtherindustriesarealsoencouragedtofollowMicrosoft'sexample.Butnoneofthemhassuchacommitment,accordingtoGaryCook,senioranalystofGreenpeace.Nevertheless,Cook,togetherwithsomeotherenvironmentalists,criticizedMicrosoftforcontinuouslycooperatingwithoilandgascompanies.Amazon'sAWSservicehasfacedthesamecriticismforworkingwithfossilfuelclients.“There'sarealdisconnectionbetweenwhatthey'redoingwithintheirowncompanyandtheirempoweringofdirtyenergy,”Cooksaid.1．WhatdoweknowaboutMicrosoftInits“carbonnegative”commitment?A．Itwillreduceitscarbonemissionstoalmostzero.B．Itwillremoveallthecarbonfromtheenvironment.C．Itplanstocleanupitspreviouslyreleasedcarbon.D．Itplanstoincludeitsclientsinitsfuturecampaign.2．WhichofthefollowingapproacheswillMicrosoftapplytoreduceitscarbonemissions?A．Collectingcarbontax B．CapturingcarbonfromtheairC．Exploringrenewableresources D．Fundingcarbonreductiontechnology3．WhatdoenvironmentaliststhinkofMicrosoft?A．Theycriticizeitforitsunrealisticpromise.B．Theythinkhighlyofitforitspoliticalinfluence.C．Theypraiseitforitspushforlow-carbonpoliciesD．TheyspeakillofitforitspartnershipwithAmazon.4．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A．Health. B．Politics C．Technology. D．Environment.Passage2（2020·广东佛山一中高二期中）Researcherscontinuetoshowthepowerbehindoursenseofsmell.Recentstudieshavefound,amongotherthings,thatthesmelloffoodslikepizzacancauseuncontrollableangerindriversonroads.Thereviewexplainsthatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain.AccordingtoConradKing,theresearcherwhocarriedoutthereview,“morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthelogicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellofbakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter.”Smell,whichdecidestheunbelievablecomplexityoffoodtastes,hasalwaysbeentheleastunderstoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetect(察觉，发现)upto10,000distinctsmells.Ourabilitytosmellandtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes,whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome.ResearchersRichardAxelandLindaBuckweretogetherawardedaNobelPrizein2004fortheirground-breakingresearchonthenatureofthisextraordinarysense.Thesetwoscientistswerethefirsttodescribethefamilyof1,000olfactory(嗅觉)genesandtoexplainhowourolfactorysystemworks.Accordingtoonestudyintheresearchreview,smellingfreshpizzaoreventhepackagingoffastfoodscanbeenoughtomakedriversfeelimpatientwithotherroadusers.Theyarethenmorelikelytospeedandexperienceuncontrollableangeronroads.Themostreasonableexplanationisthatthesecanallmakedriversfeelhungry,andthereforedesperatetosatisfytheirappetites.Incontrast,thesmellsofpeppermintandcinnamonwereshowntoimproveconcentrationlevelsaswellasreducedrivers’impatience.Similarly,thesmellsoflemonandcoffeeappearedtopromoteclearthinkingandmentalfocus.However,thewaygenesregulate(调节，控制)smelldiffersfrompersontoperson.AstudybyresearchersinIsraelhasidentifiedatleast50olfactorygeneswhichareswitchedoninsomepeopleandnotinothers.Theybelievethismayexplainwhysomeofuslovesomesmellsandtasteswhileothershatethem.TheIsraelresearcherssaytheirstudyshowsthatnearlyeveryhumanbeingshowsadifferentpatternofactiveandinactivesmell-detectingreceptors(感受器).5．WhatdidRichardAxelandLindaBuckfindout?A．Thetypeoffoodsmells.B．Thelogicalpartofhumanbrain.C．Thenatureofhumanolfactorysystem.D．Therelationshipbetweenfoodandfeelings.6．Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopleconcentrate?A．Bread B．Fastfood.C．Pizza D．Coffee.7．Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Differentpeoplearesensitivetodifferentsmells.B．Everypersonhasadifferentpatternofgenes.C．Somepeoplecanrecognizeupto50smells.D．Therearestillsomeolfactorygenestobefoundout.Passage3（2020·首都师范大学附属中学高二期中）Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority(优先).Thisviewisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.Musictellsuswhoweare,becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheirthinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.Musicprovidesakindofperception(感知)thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotive(情感的)meaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings“talk”toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriosities,ourhungers,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatismeanstobehuman.Theartsdo.Musicisanimportantwayweexpresshumansuffering,celebration,themeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.Somusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealize.8．AccordingtoParagraph1,students________.A．regardmusicasawayofentertainmentB．disagreewiththeirparentsoneducationC．viewmusicasanoverlookedsubjectD．prefertheartstoscience9．InParagraph2,theauthorusesjazzanexampleto________.A．compareitwithrockmusicB．showmusicidentifiesasocietyC．introduceAmericanmusicaltraditionsD．provemusicinfluencespeople'slifestyles10．Accordingtothepassage,theartsandscience________.A．approachtheworldfromdifferentanglesB．exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworldC．expresspeople'sfeelingindifferentwaysD．explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently11．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.B．Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority.C．Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.D．Musiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginative.Passage4（2020·福建省福州高级中学高二期中）Mostcityparksareplaceswhereyoucanescapefrombig,uglystructuresofmetalandstone.TheManhattanHighLineisdifferent.Raised25feetabovetheground,thislargemetalstructureoncesupportedarailline.Thelineopenedin1934tobringtrainsdirectlyintofactories.Itwashardlyusedafterthe1960s,andmuchofitwastorndown.However,onepartremainedinaregionofManhattancalledChelsea.Chelseawasbecominghigh-classasrestaurants,artgalleriesandapartmentswerebuilt,buttheuglyrailwaystructureremainedasadeadweight.Everyoneknewthatatsometime,itwouldhavetoberemoved.ButtheHighLinewasnotdestroyed.Infact,nowtheoldraillineservesasoneofthemostpeacefulplacesinthecity,Itholdsanelevatedpark,withbeautifulgardensandgreatviewsofthecity.TheideatoturntheraillineintoaparkcamefromJoshuaDavidandRobertHammond.In1999,theyattendedameetingtodecidehowtodealwiththeHighLine.DavidandHammondweretheonlypeopleatthemeetinginterestedinsavingthehistoricalstructure.Lateron,whentheyaskedrailwayofficialstotakethemuptolookattheHighLine,theysawamileandahallofwildflowergrowinginthemiddleofthecity,andtheyrealizedthattheHighLinehadpotentialtobecomeapark.Therewasgrowinginterestinimprovingcitycenters,andsotheprojectquicklydevelopedandmoneyforconstructionwaseasilycollected.ThefirstpartoftheHighLineopenedin2009andimmediatelybecamepopularwithtouristsandlocalsalike.Eachpartoftheparkhasadifferentatmosphere.Someareasarelikebalconies(阳台)withwonderfulcityviews.Wheretheraillinegoesbetweenbuildings,treesarethicklyplaned.Othersectionshavewidelawns(草坪)andwalkwaysplanedwithwildflowers.Onlythefinalsectionremainsthewayithasbeenforthelastfiftyyears.12．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Closingatrainline. B．Improvingcitytransport.C．Protectionofculturalrelics. D．Anunlikelyplaceforapark.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“adeadweight”inparagraph1mean?A．somethingwithhistoricalinterestB．somethingwithpotentialtobebetterC．somethingwhichisadangertopeopleD．somethinguselesswhichslowsprogress.14．WhydidDavidandHammondoriginallywanttosavetheHighLine?A．Theywantedtoreopenthetrainline.B．Theythoughtithadhistoricalvalue.C．Theywereinterestedinimprovingthecity.D．Theythoughtitwouldbecomeagoodpark.15．WhywerepeopleeasilypersuadedbyDavidandHammond’sidea?A．Theywantedtomakecitiesnicerplaces.B．Theywantedtoseethewildflowers,too.C．Theyknewtheprojectwouldbringinmuchmoney.D．TheyrealizedtheHighLinewashistoricallyimportant.16．WhatcanwelearnabouttheHighLinefromthetext?A．Onlypartofthelineremains.B．Therailwaycompaniesstillusetheline.C．Itbegantobecomepopularinthe1960.D．ItwasdesignedbyDavidandHammond.Passage5（2020·浙江温州市·瑞安中学高二期中）Feedingbreadtotheducksisafondpastimeformanyofus,remindingusofourhappychildhoodtripstothelocalpark.Butdidyouknowthatbreadactuallyposesadangertobirds,aswellastheenvironment?EatingitcancauseourfeatheredfriendstodevelopaconditioncalledAngelWing,whichiswhentoomuchbreadmakesbirds’feathersgrowtooquickly.Thisadditionalweightputsastrainontheirmuscles,causingtheirwingstotwistanddropopen,andifnottreatedfast,theycanlosetheabilitytofly.“AngelWingcanberemediedifwereachbirdsbeforeithasdevelopedtooseverely,”saysCarolineSimpson,atrusteeofUKcharitySwanLifeline,whichhasrescuedandtreatedmorethan30,000birdsoverthelast20years.“Otherwisetheconsequencecanbeawful—suchasamputationsofthewing.”Adultswanscanalsodevelopgutandheartdisease,soit’simportantwedoourbittopreventthisbyfeedingwildbirdswiththerightkindoffood.Breadcanalsocauseharmfulchangestothenaturalecosystem.Rottingbreadatthebottomofriversandlakesallowsbacteriatobreed,spreadingdiseaseandattractingratsandothervermintoourwaterways.ItcanresultinalgalbloomsandthepresenceofamouldcalledAspergillustoo,whichhasthepotentialtokillwaterfowlandotherwildlifeifitgetsintotheirlungs.Butthisdoesn’tmeanwehavetostopfuntripstofeedtheducks.Givingbirdstherightfood—likefrozenpeas,sweetcornandlettuceleaves—isgoodforboththemandtheenvironment.So,nexttimeyouvisityourlocalpark,takeahealthieralternativewithyouanddoyourbittoprotectourpreciouswildlife.17．Theunderlinedword“remedied”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．reduced B．expected C．caused D．corrected18．WhichofthefollowingisNOTaconsequenceoffeedingwaterfowlwithbread?A．Harmfulcreatureswillbedrawntowaterways.B．Waterbirdswillbeoverfedandrisklosingtheirbodilyfunctions.C．Thewaterwillbeenrichedthankstothenutrientsinbread.D．Theeco-balanceatthebottomofriversorlakeswillbedisturbed.19．Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto________.A．stoppeoplefromfeedingwaterfowl.B．instructpeoplehowtoraisewaterfowl.C．warnpeopleofthedangerthreateningwaterfowl.D．promoteasafeandhealthywaytofeedwaterfowl.Passage6（2020·江苏省沛县中学高二期中）Thankstoresearchcurrentlybeingdoneihthefieldofnanotechnology,itmaybepossibletocureadiseaselikecancerusingtinyparticles(微粒)injectedintoaperson—particlesthatwouldnotonlyfindthecancer,butalsodestroyitwithoutharminganythingelseinthebody.Themainthingtoknowaboutnanotechnologyisthatit’ssmall—reallysmall.Theprefixnanoreferstoananometer,whichisone-billionthofameter.Howsmallisthatexactly?Acommaonapageofabookmaybemorethanhalfamillionnanometerswide.ResearcherTedSargent,aleaderinthefieldofnanotechnology,describeshowusingquantum(量子)dots—particlesthatareafewnanometersinsize—willhelpdiagnoseadisease.Theparticles,Sargentexplains,shinebrightlywhenexposedtoUVlightandcanbeinsertedintothebody.Theycanalsobeprogrammedtobondonlytoaparticularcancercell.Doctorscanthenuseacameraandlookforthecoloredparticles,whichwillhelpthemdeterminewherecancercellsaregrowinginaperson’sbody.Usingthistechnology,itwillbepossibletodetectcanceratastagewhenthereareperhapsonlyathousandbadcells.Onceacertaintypeofcancerisdetected,nanotechnologywillalsoimprovethewayitistreated.Nanoparticleswillallowdoctorstoattackcanceroustumors(肿瘤)withoutdisturbinghealthycells.Doctorscandelivercancer-killingdrugs,carriedviathenanoparticles,tothebadcellsonlyortheycanalsodestroycancercellsidentifiedbynanoparticles,usinglaserrays.Ultimately,technologieslikethiswillallowdoctorstodelivercancertreatmentearlier,faster,andmorethoroughly,withfewersideeffects.Unfortunately,thoughnanoparticleshavegreatmedicalpotential,thereareseriousconcernsthattheycouldhavenegativeenvironmentalandhealtheffects.Inrecentstudiesresearchersfoundthathalfthehumancellsdiedafterexposinglab-grownhumancellstowatercontaininglargeamountsofnanoparticles.Becausenanotechnologyissopotentiallyuseful,manyscientistsdon’tthinkresearchintoitsmanyusesshouldbestopped;learningmoreaboutnanotechnologyshouldremainapriority.Scientistsdobelievethatgovernmentsshouldallocatemoremoneyforsafety-relatedstudies—tomakesurethatlargeconcentrationsofnanoparticlesdonotgetintoourfoodandwatersuppliesandcauseseriousproblems.20．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Thedangersandsideeffectsofnanotechnology.B．Thevariouswaysofdetectingdifferentcancers.C．Thedevelopmentandapplicationofnanotechnology.D．Hownanotechnologycanbeusedinmedicalscience.21．What’sthesizeofananometer?A．Thesizeofacomma. B．One-billionthofameter.C．Abillionnanoparticleswide. D．Thesamesizeasaquantumdot.22．Exposinghumancellstolargeamountsofnanoparticles________.A．doesnothaveanyinfluences B．maypreventmanysideeffectsC．causesonesecondcells’death D．couldcureavarietyofcancers23．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Nanotechnologyprovedtobeuselessandtheresearchshouldbeended.B．Scientistswanttoseeresearchintonanotechnologycontinuewithcaution.C．Manyscientiststhinkthatnanotechnologyistoodangeroustobepermitted.D．Nanotechnologyissousefulthatmanygovernmentsareinvestinginresearch.Passage7（2020·山西晋城市·高二期中）Theideaofusingapublicbathroomwithseethroughwallsmaysoundlikethestuffofnightmares.ButafamousJapaneseishopingtochangethatview,usingnewtechnologytomakerestroomsinTokyoparksmoreinviting.“Therearetwothingsweworryaboutwhenenteringapublicrestroom,especiallythosecatedatapark,”accordingtoarchitectShigeruBan’sfirm.“Thefirstiscleanliness,andthesecondiswhetheranyoneisinside.”Thenewly-inventedtransparentwallscanturnoffbothofthoseworries,Bansays,byshowingpeoplewhatawaitstheminside.Afterusersentertherestroomandlockthedoor,theroom’swallsturnapowderypaste)shadeandarenolongersee-through.Ban’saresuretomakeforgreatconversationamongvisitorstothepark-andthey’llstandoutevenmoreafterdark.“Atnight,thefacilitylightsuptheparklikeabeautifullantern,”thearchitect’swebsitesays.ThegroupisbehindtheTokyoToiletproject,world-famousarchitectstocreatetoilets“likeyou’veneverseen.Theproject’seyecatchingtoiletsarepartofaplantoputpeopleareasewhenisitingapublicbathroom.Theprojectmayseemsilly,butthe16architectswhoarereimaginingpublictoiletsaresomeofthebrightestnamesinJapanesearchitecture.ThelistincludesfourPritzkerPrizewinners-Ban,ToyoIto,TadaoAndoandFumihikoMaki-alongwithinternationalstarssuchasKengoKumaandSouFujimoto.ThefashiondesignerNigoisalsocontributing.Ban’scolorfulpublicbathroomsopenedtothepublicthismonthintwoparks:YoyogiFukamachiMiniParkandHaru-no-OgawaCommunityPark.Otherbespokecommodeswillbeopeningincomingmonths.24．Whyarepeopleoftenworriedbeforeenteringapublicrestroom?A．Itslockisusuallyuseless.B．It’susuallyatahugedistance.C．It’snotalwaysclean.D．It’salwaysoccupied.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“transparent”meaninthethirdparagraph?A．Easytoseethrough.B．Noteasytoseethrough.C．Fullofbrightcolors.D．Thickandstrong.26．Whatdoweknowabouttheprojectfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．It’sandsilly.B．It’srewardingand.C．IthaswonthePritzkerPrize.D．It’sthefruitofcolleqtivewisdom27．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Shouldthepublicrestroomsbeupgraded?B．Thenewhigh-techwallsofpublicrestroomsarecoming.C．Howdowelivewithsee-throughpublicfacilities?D．Somefamousarchitectsdesignedasillyproject.Passage8（2020·山东高二期中）ManycollegestudentsturntoADHD（注意缺陷障碍）medicineduringtheexamweek,whichisregardedas“smartdrugs”thatwillhelptheiracademic（学术的）performance.ThethinkingisthatifthedrugshelpstudentswithADHDimprovetheirfocus,theyshouldprovidethesamebenefitforpeoplewhodon’thavethedisorder.Butanewstudyshowsthatdrugscanactuallydamagebrainfunctionofhealthystudentswhotakethedrughopingtoboosttheirintelligence.“It’snotasmartdrugwhichwillsuddenlyimprovetheirabilitytounderstandinformationtheyread,”saidLisaWeyandt,aprofessorattheUniversityofRhodeIsland.Totestwhetherthiseffectisrealornot,researchersorganized13studentstotakepartintwofive-hourstudysessions（一段时间）inthelab.Thestudentstookthestandard30mgADHDdrugsbeforeonesession,andasugarpillbeforetheother.StudentsonADHDdrugsdidexperienceanincreaseintheirbloodpressureandheartrates.“Themedicinewashavinganeffectontheirbrain,”Weyandtsaid.Thestudentsalsoshowedanimprovementintheirabilitytofocus,theresearchersfound.However,studentsonADHDdrugsexperiencednoimprovementinreadingcomprehension,readingfluencyorknowledgereviews,comparedtowhenthey’dtakenasugarpill.“Wereadaloudstoriestothemandaskedthemtorecallinformationfromthestories,”shesaid.“Thatdidn’timprove.”Worse,theADHDdrugactuallyharmsstudents’memory.It’softenmisusedbecausepeoplepullall-nightersandthey’retired,andtheythinkit’sgoingtokeepthemawake.Maybeitdoes,butit’scertainlynotgoingtohelptheiracademicwork.Thebrainisstilldevelopinguntilthemidtolate20s.It’simportanttokeepithealthy.There’salsoachancethatADHDdrugscouldendangerastudent’shearthealth.28．WhydosomecollegestudentstakeADHDdrugs?A．Toimprovetheirsleeping. B．Togethighermarks.C．Tomakethemfeelrelaxed. D．Totreatbraindisorder.29．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“boost”inParagragh2?A．Analyze. B．Affect.C．Improve. D．Understand.30．WhateffectdidADHDdrugshaveonthestudentsintheexperiment?A．Theybecamemorefocused.B．Theirbloodpressurewasreduced.C．Theirreadingfluencywasgreatlyraised.D．Theycouldrememberbetterandmorequickly.31．Wherecanwereadthistext?A．Inadruginstruction. B．Inabiologytextbook.C．Inatravelmagazine. D．Inanewsreport.Passage9（2020·福建厦门双十中学高二期中）AsreportedinJAMASurgery,theresearchersdiscoveredthate-scooter(电动摩托车)injuryrateshadincreaseddramaticallyinjustfouryears,risingfrom6per100,000inthepopulationto19per100,000.Oftheestimated14,651e-scooter-relatedinjuriesin2018,4,658,or32%,involvedthehead.“Whilemostpeoplerecoverfromheadinjuries,thereisgoingtobeasubsetwithlong-termdisabilityandlifechanges,”saidDr.BenjaminBreyer.Dr.BenjaminBreyeroftheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,pointedtoa2019analysisofthedatafromtwohospitalsinSouthernCalifornia,whichfoundjust4.8%ofinjurede-scooterriderswerewearinghelmets.Dr.JoannElmore,aprofessorofmedicineattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,believedthatmoste-scooterusersareprobablyunawareoftherisks.Tomakethepoint,shedescribedaphototakenbyacolleague.“Thereweretworidersonane-scooter,”shesaid.“Noonehadshoeson.Therewerenohelmets.Andthewomaninfronthadababyinababycarrier.”Thenewreporthighlightstheneedformoreresearchonnewtechnologies,saidDr.GuohuaLi,aprofessorofepidemiology(流行病学).“Justasthereisaglobalnetworkofexpertsworkingoninfectiousdiseases,thereneedstobeasimilarprogramdevotedtothesurveillance(监视)andpreventionofinjuriescausedbymergingtechnologiesproductsandlifestyles,suchase-scooters,e-sports,etc.,”Lisaidinanemail.“Thechallengeforresearchersandpolicymakersistokeepupwiththeever-changingsocietyandprotectthepublicfromunnecessaryharmcausedbynewtechnologiesandproductswithouthinderinginnovation,”headded.32．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．E-scooterinjuryrateshadincreasedduetospeeding.B．32%ofinjurede-scooterridersweren’twearinghelmets.C．Thereisaprogramdevotedtothepreventionofinjuriescausedbyadvancedtechnologies.D．Bothprotectionandinnovationareofgreatimportance.33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hindering”probablymean?A．Preventing. B．Limiting.C．Developing. D．Makingprogress.34．What’stheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toarousepeople’sawarenessoftherisksandself-protection.B．Tointroduceanewwayoftransport—e-scooters.C．Toaskpeoplenottoridee-scootersanymore.D．Tourgepolicymakerstomakelawsassoonaspossible.Passage10（2020·成都七中实验学校高二期中）Afteryearsofobservinghumannature,Ihavedecidedthattwoqualitiesmakethedifferencebetweenmenofgreatachievementandmenofaverageperformance:curiosityanddiscontent.Ihaveneverknownanoutstandingmanwholackedeither.AndIhaveneverknownanaveragemanwhohadboth.Thetwobelongtogether.Together,thesedeephumanurges(驱策力)countformuchmorethanambition.GalileowasnotmerelyambitiouswhenhedroppedobjectsofvaryingweightsfromtheLeaningToweratPisaandtimedtheirfalltotheground.LikeGalileo,allthegreatnamesinhistorywerecuriousandaskedindiscontent,“Why?Why?Why?”Fortunately,curiosityanddiscontentdon’thavetobelearned.Wearebornwiththemandneedonlyrecapturethem.“Thegreatman,”saidMencius,“ishewhodoesnotlosehischild’sheart.”Yetmostofusdoloseit.Westopaskingquestions.Westopchallengingcustom.Weneverdoubt.Wejustfollowthecrowdthatdesiresonlythecalmandrestfulaverage.Thecrowdencouragesustooccupyourownlittlecorner,toavoidfoolishleapsintothedark,tobesatisfied.Wewillhavetoforceourselvestodojusttheoppositesoastowakenourcuriosityanddiscontent.Howshouldyoustart,modestly,soasnottobecomediscouraged?Ithinkofonefriendwhocouldn’tarrangeflowerstosatisfyherself.Shewascuriousabouthowtheexpertsdidit.Nowsheisoneoftheexperts,writingbooksonflowerarrangement.Onewaytobeginistoansweryourownexcuses.Youhaven’tanyspecialability?Mostpeopledon’t;thereareonlyafewgeniuses.Youhaven’tanytime?That’sgood,becauseit’salwaysthepeoplewithnotimewhogetthingsdone.HarrietStowe,motherofsix,wrotepartsofUncleTom’sCabinwhilecooking.You’retooold?RememberthatThomasCostainwas57whenhepublishedhisfirstnovel,andthatGrandmaMosesshowedherfirstpictureswhenshewas78.Howeveryoustart,rememberthereisnobettertimetostartthanrightnow,foryou’llneverbemorealivethanyouareatthismoment.35．InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto________.A．giveanexampleB．presentanargumentC．proposeadefinitionD．makeacomparison36．Whatdoes