2024-2025学年下学期高三英语人教版同步经典题精练之阅读理解

第56页（共56页）2024-2025学年下学期高中英语人教版（2019）高三同步经典题精练之阅读理解一．阅读理解（共15小题）1．（2022•杭州模拟）TheofficialoperationofUniversalBeijingResort（UBR）madeBeijingthehottesttouristdestinationrecently.Afterabout20years'preparation，China'sfirstUniversalStudiosthemepark，andalsothebiggestUniversalStudiosthemeparkintheworld，hasattractedgreatattention.ItmarkstheentryofanotherinternationalchainintoChina'sthrivingthemeparkindustry.Chinahasbecomethelargestmarketforthemeparksacrosstheworld.Todaytherearenearly3，000themeparksinChinaandover400amongthemarelarge﹣scale.Thepopularityofthemeparkspartlycomesfromtheintellectualpropertytheyhaveacquiredovertheyears，whichcanincludecharactersandstories.TaketheShanghaiDisneyResortasanexample.FromMickeyMousetoSnowWhite，Disneyhadalotofelementstodrawfromindesigningthethemepark.AfanofDisney'sanimationsMr.Wusaidthathehadvisitedtheresortsomanytimesbecauseofhisloveofthecharactersandthemesthroughoutthepark.Themeparkshaveplayedaleadingroleinpromotingtourismandotherrelativekindsofconsumption（消费）.Forthepastfiveyears，theShanghaiDisneyResorthaswelcomed83millionvisitors，earningover40billionyuanintotal.Disney'simpressiveperformancewascarefullyviewedbyotherinternationalfirmseagertotakepartinChina'sthemeparkeconomy，Steinbockpointedout.AccordingtoSteinbock，capitalinvestmentinChina'sthemeparkprojectsinthefirsthalfofthe2020scouldreach﹩20billion."Thesehugeinvestmentsshowforeigninvestors'risingconfidenceinChina'sbusinessenvironment.""AlthoughtheCOVID﹣19pandemichascreatedahugeimpactontheglobaltourismmarket，wearestillverypositiveonthebusinessenvironmentoftheChinesemarket，"saidTomMehrmann，presidentandgeneralmanagerofUBR.（adaptedfromTEENSIssue4，315words）（1）WhatcanwelearnabouttheUBRaccordingtothepassage？A．Ithasbeenpreparedforadecade.B．ItisthebiggestthemparkinChina.C．ItcontributestothepopularityofBeijing.D．ItmarksthethemeparkindustryenteredChina.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"thriving"inParagraph1probablymean？A．Increasing.B．Rewarding.C．Entertaining.D．Decreasing.（3）WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4and5？A．ThepandemichasnoimpactonChinesetourismmarket.B．MoreinternationalinvestmentwillenterChinesethemeparkindustry.C．ThemeparkistheoneandonlywaytopromoteChineseconsumption.D．ShanghaiDisneyResorthasreceivedmorethan﹩20billioninvestmentsofar.（4）What'sthepurposeofthetext？A．ToadvertisetheUBRtoattractmoretourists.B．TopraiseChina'sabilitytocontrolthepandemic.C．ToexplainwhythemeparkissopopularinChina.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofChina'sthemeparkindustry.2．（2023春•衡阳期中）Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks，myinterviewersaidsomethingIstillthinkaboutoften.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction（干扰）inhisopenoffice，hesaid，"That'swhyIhaveamembershipatthecoworkingspaceacrossthestreet﹣soIcanfocus."Hiscommentstruckmeasstrange.Afterall，coworkingspacesalsotypicallyuseanopenofficelayout（布局）.ButIrecentlycameacrossastudythatshowswhyhisapproachworks.Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsastheycompletedtestsofcreativethinking.Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroupsandexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground，fromtotalsilenceto50decibels（分贝），70decibels，and85decibels.Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthegroupswerestatisticallyinsignificant；however，theparticipantsinthe70decibelsgroup﹣thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilartobackgroundchatterinacoffeeshop﹣significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectsweresmall，thismaysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototalsilenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant，thestudyalsosuggeststhattherightlevelofbackgroundnoise﹣nottooloudandnottotalsilence﹣mayactuallyimproveone'screativethinkingability.Therightlevelofbackgroundnoisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallowourimaginationstowander，withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.Thiskindof"distractedfocus"appearstobethebeststateforworkingoncreativetasks.Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices？Theproblemmaybethat，inouroffices，wecan'tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawnintoothers'conversationswhilewe'retryingtofocus.Indeed，theresearchersfoundthatface﹣to﹣faceinteractionsandconversationsaffectthecreativeprocess，andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffeeshopprovidesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.（1）Whydoestheinterviewerpreferacoworkingspace？A．Ithelpshimconcentrate.B．Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.C．Ithasapleasantatmosphere.D．Itencouragesface﹣to﹣faceinteractions.（2）Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinkingability？A．Totalsilence.B．50decibels.C．70decibels.D．85decibels.（3）Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople？A．Personalprivacyunprotected.B．Limitedworkingspace.C．Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.D．Constantinterruptions.（4）Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext？A．He'sanewsreporter.B．He'sanofficemanager.C．He'saprofessionaldesigner.D．He'sapublishedwriter.3．（2024•天津一模）Ithasbecomeacceptableforpeopletosaythatwomenworklessthanmenandthereforedeserveless!Itmayhavebeentrueinthepastwhenwomenwereexpectedtostayathomeandlookafterchildren，butwomenhavechangedovertheyears．Theyhave"comeout"!Gonearethedayswhentheytoiled（辛苦）thekitchenstovealldaylong；theyarenowawareoftheirneedsandarewillingtofightforthem．Theyexpecttobegiventherespecttheydeserve，bothathomeandatwork．Theyhaverealizedtheirintellectualpotentialandhavedeterminedtodosomethingaboutit!WomenontwowheelshavebecomeafamiliarsightontheroadsofmostAsiancountriesduringthepastfewyears．Itiscommontofindawomantakingherchildrenonherbicycletoschoolandthenreachherofficeintime．Shehasbecomeamajorpartinfamilydecisionsineveryaspectandhowthosedecisionsarecarriedout．Itwouldhavebeenunimaginableafewyearsago!Itisratherdifficulttocombineacareerandadecenthomelife，"superwoman"thoughsheis．Sheneedstofeelsupportedandfulfilled．Shemayarriveatworkfeelingasifshehasalreadydoneafullday'swork．Ifcolleaguesdoubthercommitmenttoherjob，shewillfeelsad．Atthesametime，womenoftodayexpecttheirpartnerstocontributetowardschildcareandhouseholdchores．Today'swomenarelearningtoavoidsituationsthatmakethemfeelmorestressedanditisahardstruggle．Despiteallthis，thenewwoman，"thesuperpower"hasarrived．Shestillbelievesinthepowerandvalueofafamilyunitandsheholdsitinhighesteem（尊重）．（1）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A．Awoman'sopiniononherjobandfamily．B．Theburdenwomeninsocietyhavetobear．C．Thechangeofwomen'sstatusinandoutofthefamily．D．Theresponsibilityofacoupleinafamily．（2）WhichofthefollowingdevicesisusedinParagraphI？A．Comparison．B．Example．C．List．D．Definition．（3）UsingtheexampleinParagraph2，theauthorwantstoshowthat．A．womenwerenotseenonstreetsinthepastB．women'sjobshavechangedC．today'swomendon'tneedtotoilinthekitchenD．womentakemoreresponsibilitiesforthefamily（4）Accordingtothepassage，asa"superwoman"，she．A．candothehouseworkallbyherselfB．candealwithherworkeasilyeverydayC．isindependentineveryaspectofherlifeD．stillfindsitdifficulttobalancehercareerandfamily（5）Whyisthephrase"comeout"usedinquotationmarksinParagraph1？A．Womenarestillcontrolledbytheirhusbands．B．Itmeansmorethanthatshecomesoutofthehouse．C．Womenarenotactuallycomingout．D．Womenhavebrokenupwiththeirfamilies．4．SheltonMurrayhasbeenplayingthedidgeridoo（迪吉里杜管乐器）sincehewasfiveyearsold.Now22，themusicianwillbetravellingtotheUnitedStateswiththeAustralianChamberOrchestraforthefirsttime.Mr.MurraycomesfromanAboriginal（土著的）communityandsaidhisloveofthedidgeridoohadgrownoutofhisculture.HewastaughtbyhisfatherLazarusMurrayfromayoungage，butsaidhewasalsoinspiredbyhisgrandfatherPeterApaakJupurrulaMiller."MyfatherlearntfromDavidBlanasi.ThenhetaughtmewhathelearntfromDavid，"hesaid.AstheyoungestmemberofaTiwiIslanderbandcalledB2M（BathursttoMelville）intheNorthernTerritory，Mr.MurrayplayedthedidgeridoofortheopeningactoftheTinaArenaDarwinconcertin2014.NowhisdidgeridooskillshavecaughttheattentionoftheAustralianChamberOrchestra，wherehewasinvitedtoperformintheshowTheReefRevisited，whichwillbetouringtheUSnextweek."It'sexcitingformetobetravellingovertoAmerica，"hesaid.Mr.MurraysaidtherewerechallengesforyoungAboriginalartiststobreakintotheindustrybutsaiditisallabouthavingtherightattitude.RichardTognetti，artisticdirectoroftheAustralianChamberOrchestra，saidtheteamwasexcitedtohaveMr.Murrayjointhe25﹣personorchestra."He'sbringingareallytraditionalapproach.Werespectthesoundthathebringsintotheorchestra.We'reusedtothesoundofadidgeridoobutplayingitinLA，NewYorkandRichmondVirginiawillbeinterestingfortheaudience，"hesaid.Anothermemberoftheorchestra，AboriginalmusicianStevePigram，saidhewasproudofMr.Murray'sachievementatsuchayoungage."He'scomingthroughthatthingofperforminginareggae（popularmusicintheWestIndies）rockband，sameaswhatIdid.Buthe'sgottothiskindoflevelalittlequicker.Wellit'stakenme40years，"hesaid.（1）HowdidMurraylearntoplaythedidgeridoo？A．Hetaughthimself.B．Helearnedfromhisgrandfather.C．HedrewinspirationfromDavid.D．Hefollowedhisfather'sinstructions.（2）WhatdoweknowaboutB2M？A．It'sapopularlocalband.B．Itsmembersareallveryyoung.C．ItstouraroundtheUSwillcomesoon.D．It'sabandintheAustralianChamberOrchestra.（3）WhatdidRichardTognettithinkofMurray？A．Heneededtogetalongwiththeorchestramembers.B．Hewouldplayavaluablepartintheorchestra.C．HewouldfacelotsofchallengesintheUS.D．Heneededtolearntraditionalapproaches.（4）WhatdoStevePigramandMurrayhaveincommon？A．Theybecamefamousatayoungage.B．Theyhaveplayedinarockband.C．Theycamefromthesamecity.D．Theyareofthesameage.5．Insummer2007，IjoinedtheBritishRedCrossat15.Afterseveraldaysoftraining，IwasattendingmyfirsteventasafullyqualifiedRedCrossvolunteer.Ourteamwasprovidingmedicalcoverforalargemartialartsgradingevent.AlthoughI'dpassedmyfirstaidcoursewithflyingcolours，Iwasnervousbeforetheeventbegan.There'squiteadifferencebetweentheclassroomandtherealthing!Twoexperiencedadultvolunteerswouldbeworkingwithmefortheday.Rosiewastakingpartintheunder﹣16sevent.Thiswassupposedtobenon﹣contact，andshewaswearingfullprotectiveclothingjustincase.Alltheseprecautions（预防措施）didn'thelphowever，whenhercompetitormisjudgedamoveanddeliveredaviolentblowtoherhead."Guys，weneedsomehelpoverhere!"Overwewent，allthreeofuscarryingvariousbitsofkit（工具箱）.Rosiewaslyingontheground.Asweapproachedwecouldseeshewasconscious.Brian，mycolleaguetookthelead."Heythere，stayniceandstillforme.Chrishereisjustgoingtoholdyourhead.Don'tworry；it'sjustaprecaution."Ihelped，painfullyawarethathundredsofsetsofeyeswerefollowingoureverymove.HoweverIsoonforgotallaboutthisasIfocusedonthetaskathand.Rosiewascomplainingofthepaininherneck.Theseareallclassicsignsofapossiblespinalinjury.Quickly，Brianfoundtherewerenootherinjuriesandanambulancewascalled.Iwasstillholdingherheadanddoingmybesttocomforther.ThedoctorsarrivedandweputRosiecarefullyintotheambulanceforatriptohospital.Thenwewentbacktothefirstaidpostquickly.Tenyearsonwhenacallcomesin，thatslightfeelingofnervousnessisstillthere.However，soisthefeelingofmakingadifference，beingthereduringapainfulmomentinsomeone'slife.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"withflyingcolours"probablymean？A．Slowly.B．Carefully.C．Poorly.D．Successfully.（2）HowwasRosieinjured？A．Shewashitbymistake.B．Shemadeawrongmove.C．Shedidn'ttakeprecautions.D．Shewasnotherselfandfell.（3）HowdidtheauthorhelpRosie？A．Shetookhertohospital.B．Shecheckedherinjuries.C．Shedidsomethingforherpain.D．Sheheldherheadandcalmedher.（4）Whatdoweknowabouttheauthornow？A．Sheoftenreceivesfirstaidtraining.B．She'sworkingasaprofessionaldoctor.C．Shefeelsasenseofachievementaboutherwork.D．She'snolongernervouswhenperformingfirstaid.6．Likecolourfulcorals，theyrockedgentlyintheoceancurrent.Onlythesewerenotbeautifulnaturalreefsgrownovercenturies.Theywereplasticbags，stucktotheAegeanSeafloorsinceawastesiteslidintothewatereightyearsago.AteamofdiversandenvironmentalistspulledthousandsofplasticbagsfromthewaternearGreece'sAndrosIslandthismonth.Theworkersdescribedwhattheyfoundasa"gulffullofplasticcorals".Seaspollutedwithplastichavebecomeoneofthemostshockingsignsofhumandamagetotheplanet."Itwasaveryscarythingtosee，"saidArabellaRoss，avolunteerdiverwithAegeanRebreath.Thegroupcarriesoutunderwaterandcoastalclean﹣ups."ItreallyshookmeandIthinkitreallyshookeveryonewhosawit，"sheadded.TheMediterraneanisamongtheseaswiththehighestlevelsofplasticpollutionintheworld，theWorldWildlifeFund（WWF）saidinareportinJune.Greeceproducesabout700，000tonsofplasticwasteayear，orabout68kilosperperson.About11，500tonsenteritsseaseveryyear.Almost70%ofthatreturnstotheGreekcoast，oneofthelongestintheworld.TheseapollutionoffAndrosisthoughttodatebackto2011，whenheavyraincausedawastesitetocollapse.Mostofthewastefellintothesea.AegeanRebreathdiversremovedblue，blackandyellowplasticbagscaughtbetweenreefsandamongfish.Itwas"liketheparadiseoftheCaribbeanSea，whereyoufindcoralreefseverywhereofeverycolour.Itwastheexactsamething，butinsteadofcoralsitwasbags，"diverArabellaRosssaid.Theteammanagedtoremoveonlyasmallpartoftheplasticwastetheyfound.Theyalsopulledup300kilogramsofoldfishingtraps﹣knownas"ghostnets"﹣fromAndros.InaseparateoperationinJuneoffSalamina，asmallislandnearAthens，theyremovedtwotons."Ifpeoplearewonderingwheretheirrubbishendsup，weseeiteachtimewegointothewater，"Rosssaid.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"（Para.3）mostprobablyreferto？A．TheAegeanSea.B．Plasticpollution.C．Thevolunteergroup.D．Thewastesite.（2）WhatisbelievedtobethestartofthepollutionoffAndros？A．Collapseofawastesite.B．Extremelybadweather.C．Wastethrownawaybytourists.D．PlasticwasteproducedbytheGreeks.（3）WheredoestherubbishfinallyendupaccordingtoRoss？A．Theoceans.B．Inthefields.C．Intherubbishsites.D．Thewastetreatmentfactories.（4）Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．GulfofPlasticCorals'FoundinAegeanSeaB．TheParadiseLiesintheCaribbeanSeaC．CoralReefsAreFullofEveryColourD．WaterPollutionIsVerySerious7．（2024•台州模拟）Scientistsarepoorforecastersofthefuture.Buttwotrendscanbeconfidentlypredicted.First，theworldwillgetmorecrowded.Therewillbemorethan9billionpeopleby2050.Second，theworldwillgetwarmerandsomegovernmentswon'tprioritizethelong﹣termmeasuresneededtodealwithclimatechange，eventhoughscienceoffersusaroad﹣maptoalow﹣carbonfuture.That'swhyweshouldbepromotersofnewtechnology﹣withoutittheworldcan'tprovidethefoodandsustainableenergyneededforanexpandingpopulation.Butweshouldalsobecautious，asnewtechnologies，suchasAI，maybehardtocontrol.AIwillundoubtedlybecomemoreaggressiveinthefuture.Recordsofourmovements，healthandfinancialtransactionswillbestoredinthecloud.Thedatamaybeusedforjustifiablereasons，suchasproteinfoldinganddrugdevelopment，ortowarnusofinitialhealthrisks，butitsavailabilitytoInternetcompaniesisalreadyshiftingthebalanceofpowerfromgovernmentstoglobal﹣scalecorporations.Actually，it'sbeyondEarththatAIhasthemostenormouspotential.HumansmayhaveestablishedbasesbeyondEarthbytheyear2100.Butdon'teverexpectmassemigration（移民）fromEarth.It'safalsebeliefthatspaceoffersanescapefromourproblems.DealingwithclimatechangeonEarthisapieceofcakecomparedtoterraforming（地球化）Mars.Nevertheless，weshouldcheeronthesebravehumanspaceadventurers.They'llbeill﹣adaptedtoaMartianhabitat，sothey'llhaveasupermotivetoredesignthemselves.It'sthey，notthoseofusadaptedtolifeonEarth，whowillpioneerthepost﹣humanera（时代）.Ifpost﹣humansmaketheshiftfromfleshandbloodtofullyartificialintelligence，theywon'tneedanatmosphereofevengravity，soit'sindeepspace﹣notevenonMarsthatnonbiological"brains"maydeveloppowersthatwecan'timagine.Theymayendupbeingmentallydifferentfromus.AIcouldjump﹣startahugeemigrationandthusevenmorecomplexintelligencespreadsthroughtheuniverse.Butlet'srefocusfromthesciencefictionofthefarfuture.closertothehereandnow.Thiscenturyisspecial.It'sthefirst，inEarth's4.5﹣billion﹣yearhistorywhereonespecies﹣ours﹣holdstheplanet'sfutureinitshands.Ourintelligencecouldinitiatebillionsofyearsofpost﹣humanevolution（演化），evenmoreamazingthanthatwhichledtous.Ontheotherhand，humanscouldcausebiological，environmentalorcvbercatastrophesthatforecloseallthispotential.Ifscienceistosaveus，weneedtothinkglobally，sensiblyandlong﹣term﹣empoweredbyscience，butguidedbyvaluesthatsciencealonecan'tprovide.（1）Whydoestheauthormentionthetwotrendsinthefirstparagraph？A.Tojustifythegovernments'policies.B.Tocriticizescientists'poorpredictionability.C.Toadvocateforadvancementsintech.D.Tohighlightthechallengesfacedbyscientists.（2）Accordingtothispassage，AIcan.A.putanendtoclimatechangeB.facilitatemasshumanmigrationC.speedupthecompetitioninmedicalfieldsD.bringaboutpotentialthreatsfrombigcompanies（3）Asforthefuture，whichofthefollowingwilltheauthoragreewith？A.Post﹣humanswillechothehistoryofhumans.B.Complexintelligencewilldominatetheuniverse.C.Non﹣biologicalbrainsmayinviteunknowndisasters.D.Fullyartificialintelligencemayinhabitouterspace.（4）Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A.FutureofHumanity：CouldAISaveUs？B.ChangeorDie：WillScienceLeadFurtherEvolution？C.TowardsaSustainableFuture：WhatCanWeDo？D.UnstoppableTrend：IsComplexIntelligenceComing？8．Whenshewastenyearsold，IsadoraDuncandroppedoutofschooltoteachpeopledance．Ifthatjobwaslefttoanyotherten﹣year﹣old，itwouldhaveturnedoutfrustrating，difficult，andalittlediscouraging．ButDuncanwasdifferent．Notonlywasshealreadytalentedenoughtoearnmoneyevenatthatage，butshealsohadararekindofconfidencethathelpedhertreattroublesasfuel﹣﹣somethingtoelevatethefirethatisalreadyburninginsideofher．It'snosurprise，then，thatwhenshemovedtoNewYorktojoinatheatrecompany，shefoundherselfrestricted．Theexistingdancingstyle，theirwayofoperating﹣﹣allofthisseemedtohertheworkofamisguidedpast．Duncanwasverydirectaboutwhatshewanted，confidentlytellingpeopleshehadadifferentvisionofdancethatshewasgoingtospreadintheworld．This，naturally，ledtoridiculeandlaughsearlyon，butasshebuiltupherwork，theseinstancesbecamelessfrequent．Today，sheisrememberedas"TheMotherofDance，"withmuchofthemodernartowingitsexpressivestyletoherinfluence．InspiredbytheancientGreeks，shebroughtthestyletolife．Inherautobiography（自传），oneofthethingsDuncanfrequentlyreferstoasthebasisofherexpressivespiritisthefactthatshehadachildhoodwhereshewasn'tconstantlywatched．Theexpectationsofhermother（whoraisedher）wereopen﹣ended．Itwasthefreedomofthislifestylethatdrovehertoseewhatshecoulddo．Growingup，beforesheleftschool，shewastoldoneoftwothings：thatwaseithercompletelyuselessorthatshewasagenius．Therewasnothinginbetween．Evenwhenshestartedworking，peopleeitherbowedtoherortheybasicallyignoredher．Buttherewasn'tonemomentDuncandoubtedherowngenius．Thereisanoldquotation"ifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatree，itwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitisstupid．"Anditcapturesanimportanttruth．Atschool，IsadoraDuncanwasafailure．Inthedancehall，shegaveformtobrilliance．（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"treattroublesasfuel"mean？A．Duncanusedtroublestopushherforwardtowardsherdream．B．Duncanwasgoodatburningawayeverydaytroubles．C．TroublesturnedDuncanintoaconfidentgirl．D．TroublesitthefireofdancinginDuncan．（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutDuncan？A．HerexperienceinNewYorkwasthefoundationofhercareer．B．Herteachingjobwhenshewaslittledestroyedherconfidence．C．Herdancingstylewasnotverywellreceivedatthebeginning．D．Hermothersethigherexpectationonherthanshecouldbear．（3）Whatdoestheauthortrytotellthereadersinthelastparagraph？A．Itisuselessclimbingatreetocatchfish．B．Everybodyisageniusinhisownway．C．Miseriescomefromhumanstupidity．D．Teacherscanimpactstudentsgreatly．（4）Whatisthispassagemainlyabout？A．IsadoraDuncan'schildhoodandherachievementstoday．B．Duncan'scareerdevelopmentandotherdancers'opinionsofher．C．IsadoraDuncan'searlyexperiencesandthereasonsforhersuccess．D．Duncan'shighstatusinthedancingworldandheruniqueexpressivestyle．9．（2023春•河北区校级月考）EversinceIstartedmycalligraphybusinesstwoyearsago，I'vebeenonsocialmediaeverysingledaywithoutanybreak.Socialmedia，andespeciallyInstagram，hasbeenessentialforrunningmybusinessbecauseIuseittopromotemyproductsandservices，stayincontactwithpossiblecustomers，andcreatecontenthelpingcalligraphersgrowtheirbusinesses.Ihadbeenignoringotherpartsofmylife，likemyfamily，friends，andmymentalwell﹣being，soabreakwaslongoverdue.Mymomhadn'tbeendoingsowellintermsofhermentalhealth，soIwantedtotakesometimetosupporthermore.IwantedtotakesometimeoffInstagramtoreflectandplanforthefuture.Iwaschattingwithstrangersandpossiblecustomersonsocialmediawaymorethanwithactualfriends.Thatmademesadanddefeated.So，whatcouldbedone？Idecidedtodelete（卸载）InstagramfrommyphoneandonlyusedthePCversiontocheckuponwhatmycustomersweredoingforamonth.Nowthatit'sbeenamonth，IwanttosharesomethingsthatI'velearned.DuringthismonthoffInstagram，Irealizedthattherewassomuchmoreinlifethanfollowingpeopleandsharingthingsonsocialmedia.Don'tgetmewrong—Ilovelearningaboutwhatothersaredoingthroughtheirstoriesandposts，andIknowthatcreatingcontentisapartofhowIcangrowmybusiness—butIhadtotallyforgottenthatIhadactualhobbiesofmyown.I'mahugefanofsocialmediaformanyreasons，butIjustdon'tthinkthewayIwasusingitwashealthy.It'sdifficulttofindabalance，butI'mgoingtotryanyway.IknowthatthisonemonthoffInstagramwashealthyforme.I'mgoingback，butit'sgoingtobedifferent.AndIfeelgoodaboutgoingback!（1）WhatdidtheauthormostlydowithsocialmediabeforedeletingInstagram？A．Hesharedhistipsforhealthyliving.B．Helearnedcalligraphybyhimself.C．Heconductedbusinessactivities.D．Hechattedwithhisfriends.（2）Whatdotheunderlinedwords"waslongoverdue"inparagraph2probablymean？A．Wasoutofthequestioninthelongterm.B．Shouldhavehappenedlongbefore.C．Neededtobeaslongaspossible.D．Wasplannedalongtimeago.（3）Whatwastheauthor'slifelikebeforedeletingInstagramfromhisphone？A．Unhappyanddepressing.B．Busybutmeaningful.C．Wealthybutfrustrating.D．Fullofanxiety.（4）WhatdidtheauthorlearninthemonthoffInstagram？A．Sharingthingsonsocialmediaismeaningless.B．ThePCversionofInstagramismoreadvanced.C．There'smuchfuntoenjoyawayfromsocialmedia.D．CreatingcontentonInstagramcontributeslittletohisbusiness.（5）Whyhastheauthordecidedtogobacktosocialmedia？A．Hissocialmediadetox（戒掉）hasendedinfailure.B．Hehasconfidenceinusingsocialmediahealthily.C．OnemonthoflifewithoutInstagramisenoughforhim.D．Hisfriendsrequireinstantcommunicationonsocialmedia.10．ThefreezingNortheasthasn'tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswinter，sowhenthechancecameforaweekendtoSarasota，Florida，mybagswerepackedbeforeyoucouldsay"sunshine".IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC（维生素C），thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.Whenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmair，Isentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpools，winetasting，andpinksunsets（atnormaleveninghours，not4intheafternoon）filledtheweekend，butthebestpart﹣particularlytomytaste，dulledbymonthsofcold﹣weatherrootvegetables﹣wasa7a.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers'marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywake﹣upcall.Themarket，whichwasfoundedin1979，setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7a.m.to1p.m.，rainorshine，alongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawberries；thered﹣paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck；andmostofall，thetomatoes：amazing，large，softandroundredtomatoes.Disappointedbymanyabroken，vine﹣ripened（蔓上成熟的）promise，I'verefusedtobuywintertomatoesforyears.Nomatterhowattractivetheylookinthestore，onceIgetthemhomethey'reunfailinglydry，hard，andtasteless.ButIhomedin，withuncertainty，ononeparticulartableattheBrown'sGroveFarm'sstand，fulloffreshandsofttomatoesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal﹣andatthatmoment，Irealizedt