2023-超常思维竞赛-8年级-外语真题（含答案）

PAGEPAGE1/162023年第四届超常思维与创新能力测评（外语）初二年级考试时间：80分钟 满分：100分考试说明：1100题。创新思维（120分）E题正确的选项个数不确定，但至少有一个正确选项。选错或多选不给分，选对或漏选按比例得分。1.Thefamouspainting“TheStarryNight”wascreatedbywhichDutchartist?Rembrandt B.Vermeer C.VanGoghD.Mondrian E.Noneoftheaboveculture?Halloween B.Christmas C.St．Patrick’sDayD.Thanksgiving E.NoneoftheaboveWhichcountryisknownforinventingandpopularizingthesportofcricket（板球）?Australia B.England C.IndiaD.Brazil E.Noneoftheabovethe“LittleBlackDress”andtheperfumeChanelNo.5?CocoChanel B.YvesSaintLaurent C.ChristianDiorD.LouisVuitton E.NoneoftheaboveWhatisthetraditionalItalianpastacalled?Spaghetti B.Sushi C.DimSumD.Paella E.NoneoftheabovePuttheboldwordsbelowinordertoformaquestion．Choosethecorrectresponse（s）tothequestion.season before is what spring the?Spring B.Winter C.Fall D.Summer E.Noneoftheabove.Someofthefollowingproverbshavesimilarmeanings．Whichonesarethey?Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.Don’tthrowthebabyoutwiththebathwater.Goodthingscometothosewhowait.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.Noneoftheabove.Thewords“community”and“communicate”have meanings.similar B.thesame C.relevant D.opposite E.NoneoftheaboveUpistodownaseastisto .north B.south C.west D.middle E.NoneoftheaboveAfraidistoscaredasbraveisto .courageous B.bold C.timidD.fearless E.NoneoftheaboveWhatisthenextnumberintheseries:7，10，16，28，52， .88 B.100 C.66 D.76 E.Noneoftheabovemoviepremiered（首映）thisweekend.250peopleattendedthefirstshowing．Ofthe250，75wereadultsabovetheageof40，50werebetweentheagesof20and40，and25wereteenagersaged13-19．Whatpercentageoftheattendeeswerechildren12andunder?A.35% B.25% C.60% D.40% E.Noneoftheabovefamilyisplanningavacation，traveling300milesfromtheirhouse.Iftheyplantostopatparkstoallowthechildrentoplayeverytwohours，howmanyparkswilltheyvisitbeforetheyreachtheirdestinationassumingtheytravel60mph?A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 E.NoneoftheaboveWill’sclassmatesrecordedhowmanybookstheyreadlastyear.Together，howmanybooksdidReidandBillyread?45 B.50 C.30 D.55 E.NoneoftheaboveThesoccercoachispreparingfortheupcomingseasonbyseeinghowmanygoalshisteammembersscoredlastseason.Howmanyteammembersscoredlessthan2goalslastseason?6 B.5 C.8 D.4 E.noneoftheaboveWhichofthefollowingpiecescanfillinandformacompleteserieswiththeothers?B. C. D. E.NoneoftheaboveWhichofthefollowingshapescorrespond（s）（符合）tothegivenrules?E.Noneoftheabove38 B.40 C.42 D.44 E.NoneoftheaboveChoosethemostsuitablemissingpiece（s）.B. C. D. E.Noneoftheabove12 B.13 C.14 D.15 E.Noneoftheabove语言理解及应用（130分）E题正确的选项个数不确定，但至少有一个正确选项。选错或多选不给分，选对或漏选按比例得分。21.Choosethewordsthatcontainthe/ð/soundasin“this”．that B.those C.weather D.thing E.NoneoftheaboveWhichone（s）has（have）thevowelsound/i/inthesecondsyllable（音节）?forget B.confirm C.surprise D.begin E.NoneoftheaboveWhichword（s）has（have）thesamepronunciationas“the”in“theapple”?theinventor B.theactor C.theumbrellaD.theuniversity E.NoneoftheaboveChoosethesentence（s）withtheproperintonationsigns:risingintonation（↑），fallingintonation（↓）Whataniceday（↑）！I’mgoingtothetheatre（↑）．Heisright，isn’the（↓）?Isitright（↑）orwrong（↑）?NoneoftheaboveWhichofthefollowingword（s）has（have）thesamemeaningwith“fear”?courage B.anxiety C.terror D.confidence E.NoneoftheaboveWhichword（s）canbeusedwhendescribingaperson’sfeelings?sad B.upset C.cheerful D.glad E.NoneoftheaboveIneedto theissuebeforeitbecomesamajorproblem．Yes．Whatcanwedotohelp?dealwith B.assume C.attendtoD.assist E.NoneoftheaboveShewasstill degreedespitefacingmanychallengesalongtheway．Herstoryisagreatexampleofhowimportantitistonevergiveuponyourdreams.resistant B.continuing C.determinedD.committed E.NoneoftheaboveIdentifythesentence（s）withthecorrectuseof“either”.There’snotraintothislittletownoneitherday.Treesgrowoneithersideoftheroad.Eitherofuscouldwin.Notonlywasitexpensive，butitdidn’twork，either.Noneoftheabove.Thelakeistwomiles atthewidestpoint.among B.across C.from D.away E.NoneoftheaboveSheisgoingtothepark， sheisfeelingtired.Sometimesavisittotheparkisjustwhatsheneeds．Ihopeshehasarelaxingtime.although B.evenif C.nomatterhowD.becauseof E.NoneoftheaboveHewantedtowatchamovie， hehadtofinishhishomeworkfirst．Homeworkisimportant，andthemoviewillbeagreatrewardoncehe’sdone.and B.but C.because D.or E.Noneoftheabove niceitwastoseeyouagain！It’sgreattoseeyouagaintoo！I’vemissedourconversations．Howhaveyoubeen?What B.How C.When D.Why E.NoneoftheaboveThehikerscarriedtheirbackpacks upthesteephill．Thatsoundslikeachallenginghike！ontheirown B.bythemselves C.themD.themselves E.NoneoftheaboveAlthoughthetimewasverylimited，theteammanagedtocompletetheprojectallby intime.Themanagerwantedtoreward forthehardwork.themselves；they B.himself；them C.themselves；itD.itself；it E.NoneoftheaboveI’dliketoborrowthebookAConciseHistoryoftheTangDynastyinChina.Doesthebookbelongto ?No．Thatis .her；mine B.him；mine C.he；myD.she；me E.NoneoftheaboveWhydidn’tyouanswermycall?I myhomeworkwhenthephonerang．do B.willdo C.amdoing D.done E.NoneoftheaboveWhatalovelycake！Whomadeitforyou?Thebirthdaycake bymysister．prepare B.prepares C.preparedD.wasprepared E.NoneoftheaboveI mylunchbythetimeyou .Myapologiesforbeinglate.hadfinished；arrived B.finished；arrived C.finish；arriveD.hasfinished；arrived E.NoneoftheaboveTheprincipal’s tocancelthecelebrationeventwas .Iagree.Ihavebeenlookingforwardtoitforsolong.decision；disappoint B.decision；disappointmentC.decision；disappointing D.decide；disappointingE.NoneoftheaboveThe ofarainbowafterthestormwas .appearance；amazing B.appeared；amazed C.appearance；amazeD.appear；amazing E.NoneoftheaboveHerperformanceontheliveshowwastruly .Yes．Iwas byherperformance.moving；impressed B.moving；moved D.impressing；moving E.NoneoftheaboveIlikewhenthedarkclouds brightsunshine.Metoo．It’slikeametaphor（象征）forhopeaftertoughtimes.giveawayto B.givewayto C.giveuptoD.giveoff E.NoneoftheaboveThewindhas .Inoticedthattoo．Itfeelslikeastormmightbecoming.pickedout B.pickedoff C.pickedupD.pickedover E.NoneoftheaboveThere’s inthefridge.Iwillgoshoppingforgrocerieslatertoday.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything E.NoneoftheaboveThemoviewasawfulandIreallyhatedit．Youdidn’tenjoythemovie，didyou? ．Itjustwasn’tmytypeofmovie.Yes，Idid. 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C.Yes，Ididn’t.D.No，Ididn’t E.NoneoftheaboveShealwaysarrivesontime， ?Yes，sheistrustworthyandneverlate.doesn’tshe B.doesshe C.isn’tsheD.isshe E.NoneoftheaboveTherestaurant wewentlastnighthadgreatfood.Theone wevisitedlastweekwasterrible.which；where B.where；/ C.where；thatC.where；which E.NoneoftheaboveTheteam’sperformanceinthesecondhalfofthegamewassignificantly thaninthefirst，withimprovedteamworkandstrongerdefense.worse B.best C.better D.moregood E.NoneoftheaboveThenewlyopenedrestaurantisgettingverygoodreviewsforitsdeliciousfoodandperfectservice，makingita diningchoiceoverthe onesintown.better；best B.better；older C.best；olderD.good；elder E.Noneoftheabove完形填空（110分）A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择正确选项。VisitingChilethelastsummerholiday，IwasluckyenoughtogotoChile（智利）inSouthAmericaalongwithsomeofmyschoolmates．We51 familiesthere.Wefirstmetthemwhentheyvisitedourschoolbefore.Whilewewerethere，we52 manypartsofthe卡马沙漠）andChile’scapitalcityofSantiago.Atfirst，itwasabit53 toliveinahousewithanewfamily．ButIfitinwellandmySpanish54 quickly．MytriptotheAtacamaDesertwasanunforgettableexperience.NotonlydidIseesomeincrediblescenery，butIwasalsoableto55 somespecialthingsthere.Forexample，IswaminCejarLagoon，anoasis（绿洲）．Itssaltywatercanhelpyoufloatmore56 ．Also，Isawwildflamingos，ateinacafeataheightof3,300metersandclimbedamountaintoseecavepaintingsthatwere57 over4,000yearsago.Idon’tthinkIwillever58 theviewthatIgotwhenIwatchedthesunsetontopofthePurpleMountains．IalsowentonatriptoSantiago．Itwasverydifferent59 LondonbecausethebuildingsinLondontendtobemore60 ．Santiagoissurroundedbymountains．Itookacablecartothetopandgotagreatviewofthewholecity.51．A.livedonB.supportedbyC.lookedafterD.stayedwith52．A.visitedB.metC.wentD.travelled53．A.similarB.peacefulC.difficultD.common54．A.grewB.learnedC.raisedD.improved55．A.displayB.experienceC.collectD.step56．A.hardlyB.activelyC.quicklyD.easily57．A.dugB.achievedC.createdD.directed58．A.forgetB.realizeC.dreamD.remind59．A.withB.fromC.towardD.among60．A.modern-lookingB.ancientC.realD.durable排序（15分）An8.2earthquakehittheUnitedStatesin1989，killingover30,000peopleinlessthanfourminutes．Duringtheaftershocks，afatherrushedtohisson’sschool，onlytofindthatthebuildinghadfallendowncompletely.Ashewasdigging，otherhelplessparentsarrivedandtriedtopullhimoff．Theysaid:“It’stoolate！They’realldead！Gohome！There’snothingyoucando！”Toeachparent，herespondedwithoneline:“Areyougoingtohelpmenow?”Andthenhecontinuedtodigforhisson，stonebyhe38thhour，hepulledbackalargestoneandheardhisson’svoice.Themanwasverysad.Herememberedthepromisehehadmadetohisson:“Nomatterwhathappens，I’llalwaysbethereforyou！”Andtearsbegantofillhiseyes．Herushedtothebackrightcornerofthebuildingandstarteddiggingthroughtheruins.bethereforme！Youdidit，Dad！”takecareofit．Gohome.”Towhichhereplied:“Areyougoingtohelpmenow?”Noonehelped.61

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65 .还原句子（110分）章通顺合理。AForexample，aquickflashoftheeyebrows.Let’stakerollingone’seyesasanexample.Whatifwedidn’thaveeyebrows?Youcandrawlinesindifferentshapesanddirections.Sowhydowehavethem?Butthisisnottheonlypurposeofoureyebrows.areeyebrowsevenfor?Theydon’tkeepuswarmlikeourhairorhelpusbreathelikeournoses．66 ResearchersfromtheUniversityofYorkintheUKbelievethateyebrowshelpeduscommunicatebetterwhenwewerestillevolving（进化）.Earlyhumanshadlargebrowridges（眉骨）．Thishelpedthemshowtheirstrength．Later，asthehumanfaceevolvedtobecomesmallerandflatter，oureyebrowsallowedustoexpresscomplexemotions，aswellasbetterunderstandothers’emotions，TheGuardianreportee67 Thisisaignthtomeoneisilingtointeactthothershilepulingeyebrowsupinthemiddleisanexpressionofsympathy，PennySpikinsfromYorkUniversitytoldTheDailyTelegraph.Ifyoustillfindthishardtounderstand，justdrawasimplefaceonapieceofpaperanddrawalineabovetheeyes．68 Youwillfindthatitisveryeasytoshowanger，fearorsurpriseonaface. Theycanalsoprotectoureyes．Theirarchedshapecanhelptomoverainorsweataroundtothesidesofourfaces，keepingoureyesdry，theBBCreported.Togetherwithoureyelashes（眼睫毛），eyebrowscanalsohelptokeepdustandotherthingsoutofoureyes. featuretoperformthesamefunctions．Thatcouldmakeuslookquitedifferent.BTherulewastoflyourparachutesataheightof3meters.Butit’snottoodifficulttomakeasimpleone.Themostdifficultpartwastoworkwithothersasateambecausedifferentmembershaddifferentideas.Itwasverydisappointingtoseethatitcouldnotflyforalongertime.Haveyoutriedtomaketheparachutestayintheairlonger?Last，wegatheredthethreadandtiedthemintoaknotwithaweight.Doyouknowhowtomakeaparachutebyyourself?71 ．Recently，ourschoolheldaparachute-makingcontest．Weneededtomakeaparachutewithgiventousbyourteachers．Theparachutesweseeinourdailylivesseemcomplicated．72 ．First，wecutaplasticbagintoaroundshape．Next，wesewedthebagwithsomethreadthroughthehole．73 ．1010/1674 ．Afterdiscussionandresearch，weagreedthatthelargertheplasticbagwecut，thebetteritwouldbeWeevenlearnedthecontrolvariatemethod（控制变量法）toknowthefactors（因素）thataffecttheparachute，liketheweight，material，surfaceareaandsoon.ourclasstocompeteagainsttheother12teamsinthefinal．75 winnerwouldbetheonethatflewthefurthest．Luckily，wewon！Ilearnedhowtoworkinateamandrealizedthatgainingknowledgestartswithpractice.阅读理解（125分）AQ：InChina，wecelebratedtheNationalDayHolidayrecently．Iwanttoknowaboutthepublicholidaysinyourcountry．Howdoyoucelebratethem?WangQiuyuan，15，Jiangsuhave11publicholidayseveryyear．Therearemanycelebrations，suchDeepavali，alsoknownasFestivalofdayoff．SinceSingaporeisamultiracial（多种族的）society，peopleofdifferentracescanlearnmoreaboutdifferentethnic（民族的）culturesandlearntobetterappreciate（欣赏）occasion，andwecarryoutthepracticesofthatfestivaltoo．WangJiayue，12，SingaporeasChristmasandNewYear’sEve，I’dliketointroduceaspecialholidayinSouthKorea．It’scalledChuseok（秋夕），andittakesplacearoundSeptembereachyear．It’sakindoffallharvestfestival，whichissimilartoMid-AutumnFestivalinChinaWegettoeatalotonthatday，forexamplesongpyeon（松flavorsdependingonwhat’sinside，andmyfavoriteflavorissesame（芝麻）.Jaehyun，14，SouthKoreahavesomethingtodowithreligion，suchasEasterandmaynotbethesamebecauseweareintheSouthernHemisphereexample，Christmastakesplaceinthesummer.）OurLaborDayfallsonOct.2.It’salsosettorecognizeworkers’contributiontothecountry．YoumaybesurprisedthatehaveaayofforleninesayItsone14lthoughomepeoplemycelebateitinaromanticway，suchasbysendingcards，mostpeoplejustchoosetorest．Wemayalsogoshoppingbecausetheseasonischanging.becauseofKingCharlesIII’scoronation（加冕礼）．Atfirst，onlybankshadthosedaysaresettomarkimportantreligious11PAGE1/16whichisMayDay．Wecelebratethebeginningofsummerandtheeffortsofworkersonthatday．Personally，Ichosetosleepinandtakemydogoutforwalksinthespringsun.OliviaHouse，12，UKSamisveryinterestedintheFestivalofLightsandwantstojointhecelebrationthatsymbolizesthetriumphoflightoverdarkness，andgoodoverevil．Whichcountryshouldhevisit?China.B.Singapore.C.Australia.D.SouthKorea.WhatisthebenefitofSingaporebeingamultiracialsocietyaccordingtoWangJiayue?OnecanhavethegreatestfestiveexperienceinSingapore.Onecantryvariousdeliciousfoodduringdifferentholidays.Onecanhavegoodfriendsofdifferenceraces.Onecangettoknowmoreaboutdifferentethniccultures.DuringwhichfestivalcanJaehyungettoeathisfavoritesesame-flavoredsongpyeon?Mid-Autumn’sDay. B.Chuseok. C.LaborDay. D.NationalDay.WhendoAustralianscelebrateChristmas?InDecember. B.InJune. C.InMarch. D.InSeptember.WhatdidOliviadoonthisyear’sMayDay?Shewentshopping. B.Shetookadayoffanddidnothing．C.Shesleptinandwalkedherdog. D.Shedecoratedthehouse.BFranceworkstomaketheParisriverhealthyandswimmable.Thoughitischerishedinartandliterature，theSeineRiver（塞纳河）inParis，Francewasdying．Itwastoodirtyformostfishandforswimmersandusefulonlyasawaterwayforgoodsorasawaterygravefortrash．PeoplehavenotbeenallowedtoswimintheSeinesince1923.Now，however，thegreen-brownwatersoftheSeinewillbereborn．Acostlycleanupisunderwayintimeforittoplayabigroleinthe2024ParisOlympics．About1.4billioneurosworks．TheywillreducetheneedtoletwastewaterpourintotheSeinewhenitrains．OneisbeingdugnexttoParis’Austerlitztrainstation．Thebigholewillholdtheamountof20OlympicswimmingpoolsofdirtywaterthatwillbetreatedwithoutgoingintotheSeineRiver.ParisCityHallsaysthewaterqualityisalreadyimproving．TherearemanymoretypesoffishsamplestakendailylastJulyandAugustintheriverwhereOlympiansandParalympians（残奥会运动员）willcompeteshowedthewaterqualitywasvery“good”．in2024，withmenonJuly30，followedbywomenthenextday．AftertheGames，therivershouldthenreopentoeveryoneinthesummerof2025．And26newswimmingpoolswillbebuiltintheSeine，fouroftheminthecitycenter.Whatisthestatusquo（现状）oftheSeineRiver?Itisdying，withalotofdeadfishinit.Itisonlyusefulasawaterwayforgoodsorasawaterygravefortrash.Thewaterqualityisimprovingandtherearemanytypesoffishlivingintheriver.Thewateriscrystalthankstothehugestoragebasinsandotherpublicworks.WhatmeasureswillFrancetaketocleanuptheSeineRiver?makinghugestoragebasinsmakingshelterstopreventrainfromfallingintotheriverbuildingastoragefacilitynexttoParis’AusterlitztrainstationlettingpeopleswimintheriverA.a,c,e B.a,b,c,e C.a,c D.AlloftheaboveofthestoragefacilitynexttoParis’Austerlitztrainstation?Itwillbeabigswimmingpoolforeveryone.Itwillholdalargeamountofdirtywaterthatwillbetreatedwithoutgoingintotheriver.Itwillaccommodatedifferenttypesoffish.ItwillbeoneoftheOlympicsandParalympicsvenues（场地）．Wheredidtheymostlikelytakethewatersamples?InParisCityHall.Inthe26newswimmingpools.trainstation.NeartheAlexandreIIIbridge.WhichstatementisFALSEaccordingtothearticle?TheSeineRiverusedtobeawaterygravefortrash.WastewaterwaspouredintotheSeinewhenitrained.PeoplewereallowedtoswimintheSeinebuttheydidn’t，becausethewaterwastoodirty.Afewdecadesago，onlytwoorthreespeciesoffishcouldsurviveintheSeineRiver.CWeightlifterJiangHuihuamakeshistory．WhenChina’sJiangHuihuastoodonthepodium（领奖台）atthe2023IWFWorldWeightliftingChampionships（锦标赛），shelookedconfident．The25-year-oldbroketheworldrecordsforlifting120kgand215kginthecleanandjerk（挺举）andtotalinthewomen’s49kg．Record，JiangiscurrentlyChina’sgreatestpickforthe2024OlympicGames.Whenshefirststartedtopracticeweightlifting，Jiangfounditboringwithherlifefullofstrengthtraining．However，asshebecamemoreandmoreprofessional，shegraduallyunderstoodhowmuchmoreweightliftingmeansthanonlystrengthcompetition．“Apartfromstrength，thebodyofaweightlifterhastobereallyflexible.Weightliftingneedsfinishonemove，letaloneaetofeightlitingpotursisfinhedineveralecondshichealyneesattention.Jiangishappytoseehowweightliftinghaschangedherlife.Shesharedthatshe’snowinlovewiththesport．“IenjoytheexcitementwhenIchallengemyselfwithsomethingimpossibleineverycompetition．Itmakesmestronger，”shesaid.Jianghopestocompeteatthe2024ParisOlympics．“MydreamistogetanOlympicmedalandwinglory（荣誉）forme，myfamilyandmycountry，”shesaidJiangwillalsopresentAsianGamesinHangzhoustartingfromSept23,2023.HowdoesJiangfeelafterwinningthe2023IWFWorldWeightliftingChampionships?Shefeelsfulfilledandenjoysthesport.Sheisverydisappointedaboutherperformance.Shefeelslucky.Sheisjealousofotherteammembers’success.Inthe2023Championships，HouZhihuiendedinthesecondpositionwithatotalof211kg（95kgsnatch（抓举）+116kgcleanandjerk），whilethebronzemedalwenttoUSA’sJourdanDelacruz，wholiftedatotalof200kg（88kgsnatch112kgcleanandjerk）．HowmuchweightdidJiangliftinthesnatch?A.120kg. B.88kg. C.95kg. D.215kg.Apartfromstrengthandaflexiblebody，whatisalsoveryimportantforaweightlifteraccordingtoJiang?Beingprofessionalandcaring. B.Beingopentochallenges.C.Beingcurious. D.Beinghighlyconcentrated.WhichstatementisFALSEaccordingtothearticle?JiangwillcompeteattheAsianGamesinHangzhou2023.Championships.BothJiangandHouwereinthewomen’s49-kilogramcategory.Jiangfounditboringwhenshefirststartedweightlifting.Basedonthecontext，whichwordmayreplacetheunderlinedword“pick”inParagraph2withoutchangingthemeaning?choice B.competition C.harvest D.rankDAdogtrainernotonlytrainsdogs，butalsoteachestheirowners.（排便）everywhere.SowhenIfoundoutajobasadogtrainer，Iwasveryexcited.ZhangYing，15，ChongqingI’vebeenworkingasadogtrainerfor10years．Wemaytrainpolicedogsandguidedogssotheycancarryoutspecialtasks．Butinrecentyears，moreandmorepetownershavereachedeverywhere.DuLinjia，30，GuangdongZhang:Howdoesatrainerchangeadog’sbehavior?dogtrainersnotonly“teach”dogs，butalsogivelessonstodogowners．Forexample，onecommonbehaviorofadogisgrowling（低吼）atitsownertoprotectitsfood.Thisisbecausethedogmaythinkthattheowneristheretotakeawayitsfood.Bygivingthedogevenmoredeliciousfoodwhileslowlygettingcloseronestepatatime，thedogbeginstobelieve“Icanberewardedforlettinghumanscomecloser.”Problemsolved.Zhang:Whatqualitiesshouldadogtrainerhave?Du:Adogtrainershouldhaveastrongsenseofresponsibilityandnevergiveuponanydog．Empathy（同理心）isimportant，too．Empathydoesnotonlymeanfeelingsorryforthedogs-oneneedstothinkfromthedogspointofview．There’salwaysawaytosolveaproblem，nomatterhowdifficultitseems．Gettingupsetwillonlyworsenit．Forexample，ifyouhityourdogafteritdefecatesonthefloorinyourhouse，itmaylatersecretlydothiselsewhereItknowsthatgettingcaughtmakesyouangry.Zhang:Isdogtrainingapromisingjob?Du:Thefuturefordogtrainersispromising．Thepetindustryisontherise.ThenumberofurbandogandcatownersinChinareached68.44millionin2021，accordingtothe2021ChinesePetIndustry．Inrecentyears，moreandmoredogownershavefocusednotonlyontheirdogs’health，butalsoonimprovingtheirbehavior．Mybusinesshasboomedinrecentyears.Whatdodogtrainersdo?trainguidedogstohelptheblindtrainpolicedogstocarryoutspecialtaskstraindogownerstobehaveaccordingtoinstructionsdogownerschangetheirdogs’misbehaviorA.Alloftheabove B.a,b,c C.a,b,d D.NoneoftheaboveWhywouldadoggrowlatitsownertoprotectitsfood?Becausethedogisstarving.Becausethedogmaythinkthattheownerwillgrabitsfood.Becausethedogdoesnotliketheowner.Becausethedogisangryatitsownerfornotprovidingdeliciousfood.AccordingtoDu，whatqualitiesshouldadogtrainerhave?Adogtrainershouldbestrongenoughtobringdogsundercontrol.Adogtrainershouldbeempatheticandfeelsorryfordogs.shouldbesmarttounderstanddogs’bodylanguage.Adogtrainershouldhaveastrongsenseofresponsibilityandperseverance.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?Somemisbehaviorofdogscannotbechanged.Ifyourdogmisbehaves，hittingitwillnotsolvetheproblem.Thepetindustryisnotasgoodasbeforewiththenumberofdogandcatownersdecreasing.ownerscareabouttheirdogs’behavior，butnottheirhealth.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boomed”inthelastparagraphmean?toincreaserapidly B.tostayunchangedC.tofluctuate D.todecreaseEHaveyoueverwonderedwherethesmartphonescomefrom?Youmightsayitcomesfromastoreorafactory．Butthetruthismorecomplicatedthanthat.Manydifferentmaterialsareneededtomakesmartphones．Obviously，theyneedplasticandalsoknownas“conflictelements（冲突元素）”．That’sbecausetheseelementslargelycomefromareasthatsufferfromwarandpoverty.ResearchersatEngland’sUniversityofPlymouthdidanexperimenttodrawpeople’sattentiontotheu