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Passage 1
Is there a link between scial media and depressin? D Facebk and Instagram have a negative impact n yur mental health? It’s cmplicated.
Smetimes, lking thrugh Instagram just makes yu feel bad. Yu try nt t envy yur friends, but they always seem t be traveling smewhere cl, eating smething fancy, r lking cute in perfect just-rlled-ut-f-bed hair. On the ther hand, there are times when yu laugh at funny memes (表情包), catch up with ld friends, and feel happy t belng t fun scial media cmmunities. Clearly, scial media isn’t all bad.
Peple are increasingly suspecting that there’re ptential prblems f scial media. Things like cyberbullying (网上欺凌) , screen addictin, and being expsed t endless filtered images (美颜) that make it impssible nt t make cmparisns between yurself and thers ften make the news. In July, a big study came ut in the jurnal JAMA titled “Assciatin f Screen Time and Depressin in Adlescence.” This big headline seems t cnfirm what a lt f peple have been saying — screen time is hrrible fr yung peple.
The study fllwed ver 3,800 adlescents ver fur years as part f a drug and alchl preventin prgram. Part f what the investigatrs measured was the teens’ amunt f screen time, including time spent n scial media, as well as their levels f depressin symptms. One f their main findings was that higher amunts f scial media use were assciated with higher levels f depressin. That was true bth when the researches cmpared between peple and cmpared each persn against their wn mental health ver time.
Case clsed? Nt s fast. Befre we end the debate nce and fr all, let’s take a clser lk at this and ther studies. Let’s ask urselves: what exactly is the relatinship between scial media use and depressin? It turns ut there are several warnings.
1．Why d peple smetimes feel bad when lking thrugh Instagram?
A．They lack cntact with ld friends.B．They can travel nwhere.
C．They dn’t lk perfect.D．They feel unbalanced.
2．Why is the article in jurnal JAMA mentined?
A．T cmment.B．T prve.C．T suggest.D．T explre.
3．Which may agree with the findings f the study?
A．Depressin is related t scial media use.
B．Teens’ amunt f screen time is limited.
C．It is nt easy t tell reasns fr depressin.
D．Scial media cntributes t physical health.
4．What’s the best title f the text?
A．Hw t reduce depressin?B．Des scial media cause depressin?
C．Shall peple reduce screen time?D．Why is it time t give up scial media?
【答案】1．D 2．B 3．A 4．B
【导语】这是一篇议论文。本文主要讲述了关于青少年使用社交媒体与其抑郁症之间因果关系的一些研究调查，强调了其间因果关系的复杂性。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Smetimes, lking thrugh Instagram just makes yu feel bad. Yu try nt t envy yur friends, but they always seem t be traveling smewhere cl, eating smething fancy, r lking cute in perfect just-rlled-ut-f-bed hair.(有时候，浏览社交平台会让你感觉很糟糕。你尽量不嫉妒你的朋友，但他们似乎总是去一个很酷的地方旅行，吃一些很好吃的东西，或者拥有刚刚卷起来的完美发型看起来很可爱。)”可知，浏览社交网站看到朋友的令人羡慕的内容，会使自己感到心理不平衡而心情糟糕。故选D项。
2．推理判断题。根据第三段中“In July, a big study came ut in the jurnal JAMA titled “Assciatin f Screen Time and Depressin in Adlescence.” This big headline seems t cnfirm what a lt f peple have been saying — screen time is hrrible fr yung peple.(今年7月，《美国医学会杂志》(JAMA)发表了一项名为《屏幕时间与青春期抑郁的关系》的大型研究。这个大标题似乎证实了很多人一直在说的——屏幕时间对年轻人来说是可怕的。)”可知，该文章证实了屏幕时间对年轻人来说是可怕的，从而支持了本段论点：“Peple are increasingly suspect that there’re the ptential prblems f scial media.(人们越来越怀疑社交媒体的潜在问题)”，故推知，提及《美国医学会杂志》的这篇文章是为了证明论点。故选B项。
3．推理判断题。根据第四段中“One f their main findings was that higher amunts f scial media use were assciated with higher levels f depressin.(他们的主要发现之一是，社交媒体使用时间越长，抑郁程度越高。)”可知，抑郁症与社交媒体的使用有关。故选A项。
4．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Is there a link between scial media and depressin? D Facebk and Instagram have a negative impact n yur mental health? It’s cmplicated.(社交媒体和抑郁症之间有联系吗？Facebk和Instagram对你的心理健康有负面影响吗？它是复杂的。)”以及全文可知，本文主要讨论了关于青少年使用社交媒体与其抑郁症之间因果关系的一些研究调查，强调了其间因果关系的复杂性。B项“社交媒体会导致抑郁症吗？”贴合主旨要义，为最佳标题。故选B项。
Passage 2
Any image taken frm space cnfirms that we live n an cean planet. Hw strange that we call ur planet “Earth,” derived frm a Germanic wrd meaning “the grund,” when mre than 70 percent f its surface is cvered by cean.
We need mre peple t see the sea. Right nw, less than 3 percent f the cean is cnsidered highly prtected. Experts urge that at least 30 percent be prtected t safeguard marine(海洋的) ecsystems, which in turn will help prtect ur health and well-being. The cean supplies mre than half ur xygen, absrbs carbn dixide, regulates ur climate, and supprts much f the wrld’s ecnmy. We need it a lt mre than it needs us.
Take Flrida, fr example, ne f the United States’ recreatinal ht spts. It’s brdered by the Flrida Reef Tract, Nrth America’s nly living cral barrier reef and the third largest in the wrld. Hme t mre than 500 species f fish, the reef is als essential t the Sunshine State’s ecnmy, generating an estimated $1.1 billin annually in turism. The reef buffers(保护) the castline, t, since health y cral reefs absrb 97 percent f a wave’s energy. Three-quarters f Flrida’s 22 millin peple live alng the cast, and the Flrida Reef Tract prvides mre than $650 millin in cmbined ecnmic activity and fld prtectin.
A Nvember 2022 study frm the University f Miami has fund that 70 percent f Flrida’s cral reefs are experiencing a net lss f reef habitat. Directly facing these cncerns is what I mean by seeing the sea—the gd, the bad, the imprtant. Knwledge is pwer, and we can use it t infrm ur chices, frm traveling mre mindfully, t examining hw we run ur businesses, t vting. “N ne can d everything, but everyne can d smething,” Sylvia Earle, ceangrapher and Natinal Gegraphic Explrer at Large, is fnd f saying.
The cean is a remarkable teacher, and it’s never t late t start learning.
5．What des the sea d fr ur human?
A．The sea changes ur climate.
B．The sea cntrls carbn dixide fr us.
C．The sea prduces all the xygen we need.
D．The sea prvides ecnmical benefits fr us.
6．What des the writer suggest?
A．Travelling mre, learning mre.
B．Running ur business creatively.
C．Raising awareness f cnservatin.
D．Ding sme vting befre actins.
7．Where is the passage prbably frm?
A．A scientific fictin.B．A news reprt.
C．A travel jurnal.D．A natural magazine.
8．What is a suitable title fr the text?
A．T Hug the Ocean Tightly.
B．T Learn the Ocean Devtedly.
C．T Clean the Ocean Carefully.
D．T Lve the Ocean Permanently.
【答案】5．D 6．C 7．D 8．B
【导语】本文是议论文。地球表面的70%以上都被海洋覆盖。作者通过举例分析，呼吁人们了解给我们带来健康和福祉的海洋，从而保护海洋。
5．细节理解题。根据第二段的“The cean supplies mre than half ur xygen, absrbs carbn dixide, regulates ur climate, and supprts much f the wrld’s ecnmy. We need it a lt mre than it needs us.(海洋为我们提供了一半以上的氧气，吸收二氧化碳，调节气候，并支撑着世界大部分经济。比起它需要我们，我们更需要它。)”可知，海洋为我们提供经济效益。故选D。
6．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Directly facing these cncerns is what I mean by seeing the sea—the gd, the bad, the imprtant. Knwledge is pwer, and we can use it t infrm ur chices, frm traveling mre mindfully, t examining hw we run ur businesses, t vting.( 直接面对这些问题就是我所说的看海的意思——好的，坏的，重要的。知识就是力量，我们可以用它来指导我们的选择，从更谨慎地旅行，到检查我们如何经营我们的企业，再到投票。)”可知，作者建议我们面对所有的问题，用知识指导选择，谨慎旅游，核查企业经营模式等，综上可推断，要提高环保意识。故选C。
7．推理判断题。根据第二段的“We need mre peple t see the sea. Right nw, less than 3 percent f the cean is cnsidered highly prtected. Experts urge that at least 30 percent be prtected t safeguard marine(海洋的) ecsystems, which in turn will help prtect ur health and well-being.( 我们需要更多的人去看海。目前，只有不到3%的海洋被认为是高度保护的。专家敦促至少要保护30%的海洋生态系统，这反过来又有助于保护我们的健康和福祉。)”以及全文内容可知，作者通过举例分析，呼吁人们了解海洋，保护海洋。因此推断文章可能选择自然杂志，故选D。
8．主旨大意题。根据第二段的“We need mre peple t see the sea. Right nw, less than 3 percent f the cean is cnsidered highly prtected. Experts urge that at least 30 percent be prtected t safeguard marine(海洋的) ecsystems, which in turn will help prtect ur health and well-being.( 我们需要更多的人去看海。目前，只有不到3%的海洋被认为是高度保护的。专家敦促至少要保护30%的海洋生态系统，这反过来又有助于保护我们的健康和福祉。)”和最后一段“The cean is a remarkable teacher, and it’s never t late t start learning.( 海洋是一位了不起的老师，开始了解永远不会太晚。)”可知，作者通过举例分析，呼吁人们了解给我们带来健康和福祉的海洋，从而保护海洋。因此推断B项“一心一意地了解海洋”为最近标题，故选B。
Passage 3
What d yu want frm life? Perhaps yu want t spend mre time with yur family, r get a mre secure jb, r imprve yur health. But why d yu want thse things? Chances are that yur answer will cme dwn t ne thing: Happiness.
Yet there is sme evidence that t much pursuit f happiness is assciated with a greater risk f depressin. Mdern cnceptins f happiness are primarily practical, fcusing n what we might call the techniques f happiness. The cncern is nt what happiness is, but instead n hw t get it.
But maximizing pleasure isn’t the nly ptin. Every human life, even the mst frtunate, is filled with pain. Painful lss, painful disappintments, the physical pain f injury r sickness, and the mental pain f lng-suffering bredm, lneliness, r sadness. Pain is an unavidable cnsequence f being alive. All the gd things in life invlve suffering. Writing a nvel, running a marathn, r giving birth all cause suffering in pursuit f the final, jyus result.
There are ther factrs as well. In the eyes f Aristtle, we get happiness by exercising ur uniquely human capabilities t think and reasn. But thinking and reasning are as much scial activities as they are individual. Happiness requires thers; it is nt an emtinal state s much as it is the excellence f the relatins we cultivate with ther peple.
But even that cannt guarantee happiness. Aristtle recgnised that ur happiness is hstage（人质）t frtune. Events beynd any individual’s cntrl—war, pverty, and glbal pandemics—will ften make happiness impssible. Happiness is nt a mental state that can be permanently wn, but instead it’s a practice which we hne（磨练）, imperfectly, in circumstances nly partly f ur making.
Recgnizing this will nt secure a gd life, but it will avid the illusry（虚幻的）hpe f permanent cntentment. N life wrth living shuld meet the nly standard. Instead, aim with Aristtle t embrace thse faults and t flwer in spite f them.
9．Where can yu find negative effects f fcusing t much n “happiness”?
A．In paragraph 2.B．In paragraph 3.
C．In paragraph 4.D．In paragraph 5.
10．Hw des the authr prve that pain is an unavidable result f being alive?
A．By making cmparisns.B．By analyzing causes.
C．By giving examples.D．By telling stries.
11．What is Aristtle’s view n happiness?
A．Happiness is a stable emtinal state.
B．Gd persnal relatinships lead t happiness.
C．Taking part in scial activities guarantees happiness.
D．Happiness prmtes independent thinking and reasning.
12．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Happiness is what humans pursue frever.
B．Happiness lies in the prcess f pursuing it.
C．Our pursuit f happiness may be imperfect.
D．Depressin and happiness are equally imprtant.
【答案】9．A 10．C 11．B 12．C
【导语】本篇是议论文。本文对于幸福的追求究竟是什么进行了阐述。得出的结论是：人们对于幸福的追求并不是完美的。
9．细节理解题。根据第二段“Yet there is sme evidence that t much pursuit f happiness is assciated with a greater risk f depressin.(然而，有证据表明，过度追求幸福与更大的抑郁风险有关)”可知，在第2段可以找到过于关注“幸福”的负面影响。故选A项。
10．推理判断题。根据第三段“But maximizing pleasure isn’t the nly ptin. Every human life, even the mst frtunate, is filled with pain. Painful lss, painful disappintments, the physical pain f injury r sickness, and the mental pain f lng-suffering bredm, lneliness, r sadness. Pain is an unavidable cnsequence f being alive. All the gd things in life invlve suffering. Writing a nvel, running a marathn, r giving birth all cause suffering in pursuit f the final, jyus result.(但是最大化快乐并不是唯一的选择。每个人的生活，即使是最幸运的人，也充满了痛苦。痛苦的损失，痛苦的失望，身体上受伤或生病的痛苦，以及长期忍受无聊、孤独或悲伤的精神痛苦。痛苦是活着不可避免的结果。生活中所有美好的事物都伴随着苦难。写小说、跑马拉松或生孩子，都是为了追求最终的快乐结果而痛苦的)”可知，作者通过举例来证明痛苦是活着不可避免的结果。故选C项。
11．细节理解题。根据第四段中“In the eyes f Aristtle, we get happiness by exercising ur uniquely human capabilities t think and reasn. But thinking and reasning are as much scial activities as they are individual. Happiness requires thers; it is nt an emtinal state s much as it is the excellence f the relatins we cultivate with ther peple.(在亚里士多德看来，我们通过行使人类独特的思考和推理能力来获得幸福。但思考和推理既是个体活动，也是社会活动。幸福需要别人;与其说它是一种情感状态，不如说是我们与他人培养的良好关系)”可知，在亚理士多德看来“幸福并不是个体的情感状态，需要我们与他人培养良好的关系”。故选B项。
12．主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章第一段通过设问的方式引出话题；第二段指出，现如今人们过分追求幸福而产生的负面影响；第三至六段表明，过分追求幸福、将幸福最大化并不会带来真正的快乐。因此，人们对于幸福的追求并不是完美的。故选C。
Passage 4
Shuld we allw mdern buildings t be built next t all the buildings in the histric area f the city? In rder t answer this questin, we must first examine whether peple really want t preserve the histric feel f an area. Nt all histrical buildings are attractive. Hwever, there may be ther reasns fr example, ecnmic (经济的) reasns why they shuld be preserved. S, let us assume that histrical buildings are bth attractive and imprtant t the majrity f peple. What shuld yu d then if a new building is needed?
In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alngside an lder style. Indeed, there are many examples in my wn hmetwn f Turs where mdern designs have been placed very successfully next t ld buildings. As lng as the building in questin is pleasing and des nt dminate (影响) its surrundings t much, it ften imprves the attractiveness f the area.
It is true that there are examples f new buildings which have spiled (破坏) the area they have in. But the same can be said f sme ld buildings t. Yet peple still speak against new buildings in histric areas. I think this is simply because peple are naturally cnservative (保守的) and d nt like change.
Althugh we have t respect peple’s feelings as fellw users f the buildings, I believe that it is the duty f the architect and planner t mve things frward. If yu always reprduced what was there befre, we wuld all still be living in caves. Thus, I wuld argue against cpying previus architectural styles and chse smething fresh and different, even thugh that might be the mre risky chice.
13．What des the authr say abut histrical buildings in the first paragraph?
A．Mst f them are t expensive t preserve.
B．Sme f them are nt attractive.
C．They are mre pleasing than mdern buildings.
D．They have nthing t d with the histric view f an area.
14．Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the authr?
A．We shuld reprduce the same ld buildings.
B．Buildings shuld nt dminate their surrundings.
C．N ne understands why peple speak against new buildings.
D．Sme ld buildings have spiled the area they are in.
15．By “mve things frward” in the last paragraph, the authr prbably means _________.
A．destry ld buildings
B．put things in a different place
C．respect peple’s feelings fr histrical buildings
D．chse new architectural styles
16．What is the main purpse f the passage?
A．T explain why peple dislike change
B．T warn that we culd end up living in caves
C．T argue that mdern buildings can be built in histric areas
D．T admit hw new buildings have ruined their surrundings
【答案】13．B 14．D 15．D 16．C
【导语】本文是议论文。文章对于现在人们经常讨论的问题——现代的建筑是否应该和古老的历史建筑在一起——进行阐述，在作者看来历史建筑应该保存，但是我们的建筑风格也应该改变，不能因为历史建筑破坏我们的生活。
13．细节理解题。 根据第一段“Nt all histrical buildings are attractive.(并不是所有的历史建筑都有吸引力。)”可知，nt all是部分否定的句子，说明一些历史建筑不够有吸引力，故选B。
14．细节理解题。 根据第三段“It is true that there are examples f new buildings which have spiled (破坏) the area they have in. But the same can be said f sme ld buildings t.(的确，有一些新建筑破坏了它们所在地区的例子。但同样的情况也适用于一些老建筑。)”可知，作者认为一些历史建筑将他们生活的地方破坏了，故选D。
15．词句猜测题。 根据文章第四段的句子“If yu always reprduced what was there befre, we wuld all still be living in caves. Thus, I wuld argue against cpying previus architectural styles and chse smething fresh and different, even thugh that might be the mre risky chice.(如果你总是复制以前的东西，我们现在可能还住在洞穴里。因此，我反对复制以前的架构风格，而选择一些新鲜的、不同的风格，尽管这可能是一个更冒险的选择。)”可知，要尊重人们对老建筑的感情的同时，向前进，“mving things frward”意思是“选择新的建筑风格”，故选D。
16．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段第一句“Shuld we allw mdern buildings t be built next t all the buildings in the histric area f the city?(我们应该允许在城市历史街区的所有建筑旁边建造现代建筑吗？)”可知，作者提出问题，并对此展开论证，根据最后一段最后一句“Thus, I wuld argue against cpying previus architectural styles and chse smething fresh and different, even thugh that might be the mre risky chice.(因此，我反对复制以前的架构风格，而选择一些新鲜的、不同的风格，尽管这可能是一个更冒险的选择。)”可知，作者得出结论，认为现代建筑可以建在历史区域。故文章的主要目的是论证现代的建筑可以建在历史遗迹的地方。故选C。
Passage 5
We’ve all been there. It has been a lng day, there is nthing in the fridge, cking seems arduus and the slutin is bvius: takeaway. It’s easy fr takeaways t becme a regular habit. At sme pint, yu have t wnder: even if yu dn’t lk different in the mirrr, is it ding yu any harm?
There is sme evidence that t many takeaways is linked t weight gain, but the relatinship isn’t clear. A 2022 study fund a cnnectin between eating takeaway-style fd in the 24 hurs befre taking the survey and increased BMI in participants, althugh the researchers were careful t pint ut that they didn’t knw whether frequently eating takeaways made peple verweight, r whether verweight peple frequently eat takeaways. There is, hwever, evidence that simply living near(r walking past)a takeaway utlet r tw can have an impact n bdy weight, with expsure t utlets near the wrkplace, mst likely t tempt peple.
But why? Well, takeaway fd tends t be high in fat and salt - ingredients that are relatively cheap and taste gd, making yu mre likely t rerder. There is als sme evidence that junk fd can be addictive, as the cmbinatin f salt, fat and sugar makes it hard t stp eating.
There is als the nutritinal quality f the ingredients themselves. “Mst takeaways cntain highly prcessed ingredients and additives, nutrient-pr carbhydrates and plenty f deep-fried fds cked in il repeatedly heated t high temperatures, says Pearsn.
S, what is the message? If yu must place that rder, cnsider the ptins:
The wrst ffenders n any menu are likely t be fried fds, r anything cvered in high-sugar sauces. If yu rder Chinese fd, g fr steamed dumplings, grilled fish r sup. If yu are ging fr Indian fd, g heavy n the side dishes, like bean and ptat curries, which are ften mre flavurful and healthy.
Finally, try t cut yur cnsumptin: cnsider switching yur daily rutes, hide the menus, and delete the apps n yur phne.
17．What des the underlined wrd ‘arduus’ in Paragraph 1 prbably mean?
A．AttractiveB．Trublesme
C．CnfusingD．Dull
18．What are researchers still unclear abut?
A．The cause and effect relatinship f takeaways and being verweight
B．Whether there is any cnnectin between takeaways and being verweight
C．Which ingredients in takeaway fd are the mst addictive
D．Whether takeaways near the wrkplace are mre likely t attract peple
19．Which takeaway chice wuld the writer cnsider least harmful?
A．Hamburgers and friesB．Indian main curses
C．Fried ndlesD．Steamed dumplings
20．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the passage?
A．Takeaways make yu fat
B．Are takeaways harmful?
C．Hw t chse the best takeaway
D．Hw t avid takeaways
【答案】17．B 18．A 19．D 20．B
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要就外卖是否对人身体有害进行了讨论。
17．词句猜测题。根据划线单词上文“It has been a lng day, there is nthing in the fridge(这是漫长的一天，冰箱里什么都没有)”可知，冰箱里什么都没有，所以没法烹饪，即烹饪很困难，由此可推知划线单词“arduus”意为“困难的”，与B项“Trublesme(困难的)”意思一样，故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据第二段中“There is sme evidence that t many takeaways is linked t weight gain, but the relatinship isn’t clear. (有一些证据表明，吃太多的外卖与体重增加有关，但这种关系尚不清楚)”可知，吃太多的外卖与体重增加有关之间的关系尚不清楚，即研究人员对外卖与体重增加的因果关系尚不清楚，故选A。
19．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“The wrst ffenders n any menu are likely t be fried fds, r anything cvered in high-sugar sauces. If yu rder Chinese fd, g fr steamed dumplings, grilled fish r sup. If yu are ging fr Indian fd, g heavy n the side dishes, like bean and ptat curries, which are ften mre flavurful and healthy.(在任何菜单上危害最大的可能是油炸食品，或任何上面浇着高糖酱汁的食物。如果你点中国菜，可以点蒸饺、烤鱼或者汤。如果你想吃印度菜，那就多吃一些配菜，比如咖喱豆和土豆，它们通常更加美味和健康)”以及结合选项推知，作者认为蒸饺是对人身体产生最小危害的外卖，故选D。
20．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中“It’s easy fr takeaways t becme a regular habit. At sme pint, yu have t wnder: even if yu dn’t lk different in the mirrr, is it ding yu any harm?(外卖很容易成为一种习惯。在某些时候，你不得不怀疑：即使你在镜子里看起来没有什么不同，这对你有什么害处吗？)”可知，文章主要就外卖是否对人身体有害进行了讨论。B项“外卖有害吗？”适合作文章标题，故选B。
Passage 6
N business wuld welcme being cmpared t gambling. Yet that is what is happening t makers f vide games. Fr years parents have cmplained that their children are “addicted” t their vide games and smartphnes. Tday, hwever, even mre dctrs are using the term. On January 1 this year, “gaming disrder” — in which games are played uncntrllably, despite causing harm — gained recgnitin frm the Wrld Health Organizatin (WHO).
Are games really addictive? Psychlgists have different pinins. Thse wh dn’t think s say that this is just anther mral panic. Similar warnings have been given abut televisin, rck’n’rll, jazz, cmic bks, nvels and even crsswrd puzzles, but it turns ut that they are nt as harmful as expected.
Hwever, supprters argue that game develpers have the mtivatin and the means t design their prducts t make them extremely attractive. Fr ne thing, the business- mdel has changed: In the ld days, games were bught nce and fr all. But these days, games are free and mney is earned frm purchases f in-game gds, which ties playtime directly t revenue (收益). Fr anther, game-makers cmbine psychlgical thery and data, which helps them maximize the playtime. Smartphnes and mdern vide game machines use their permanent Internet cnnectins t send gameplay data back t develpers. In this way prducts are cnstantly adjusted t encurage players’ spending. The biggest spenders are knwn as “whales”, a term that riginated in casins (赌场).
The gaming industry shuld realize that, in the real wrld, it has a prblem, and that prblem is grwing. Nw that gaming addictin cmes with an fficial WHO recgnitin, diagnses will becme mre cmmn. Anyway, being put tgether with gambling in the public mind, fairly r nt, will nt d the industry any gd.
21．What d we knw frm Paragraph 1?
A．It is nt suitable t cmpare vide games t gambling.
B．Parents cmplain abut their children’s addictin t gambling.
C．Gaming addictin was fficially recgnized as a disease.
D．Mre dctrs are against the use f the term “addicted”.
22．What des the underlined wrds “mral panic” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Unexpected addictin caused by science and technlgy.
B．Wrng judgment n hw harmful smething is.
C．Truble caused by smene’s immral behavir.
D．An astnishing claim f the unexpected panic.
23．What d games develpers d t make games attractive?
A．They dn’t charge players fr in-game gds.
B．They keep players’ vide game machines updated.
C．They reward big spenders with a unique title.
D．They adjust prducts based n received data.
24．In the last paragraph, the authr aims t _______.
A．ffer a suggestin
B．make a predictin
C．give a warning
D．put frward a slutin
25．What is the best title fr the text?
A．Addictin: A Warning t the Gaming Industry
B．Addictin: Nt a Blame n Games
C．Games: A New Kind f Gambling
D．Games: The Cause f Mental Disrder
【答案】21．C 22．B 23．D 24．C 25．A
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章开篇提到世卫组织把游戏成瘾列为一种疾病，就“游戏真的会让人上瘾吗”这个问题，介绍了心理学家们给出的不同的观点，作者也对此发表了忠告。
21．细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“On January 1 this year, ‘gaming disrder’ — in which games are played uncntrllably, despite causing harm — gained recgnitin frm the Wrld Health Organizatin (WHO). (今年1月1日，‘游戏障碍’（这病）得到了世界卫生组织的认可，‘游戏障碍’指的是尽管会造成伤害，但仍无法控制地玩游戏)”可知，游戏上瘾被权威机构WHO认定为疾病。故选C项。
22．词句猜测题。根据前一句“Are games really addictive? Psychlgists have different pinins. (游戏真的会让人上瘾吗？)”，划线词所在句“Thse wh dn’t think s say that this is just anther mral panic. (那些不这么认为的人说，这只是又一次mral panic。)”，其中anther指代众多类似当中的另外一个，根据下一句“Similar warnings have been given abut televisin, rck’n’rll, jazz, cmic bks, nvels and even crsswrd puzzles, but it turns ut that they are nt as harmful as expected. (对于电视、摇滚乐、爵士乐、漫画书、小说，甚至是填字游戏，人们也给出了类似的警告，但事实证明，它们并没有人们想象的那么有害。)”可知，当以上提及的电视、摇滚乐等出现在人们视野的时候，人们都认为它们对人类是有害的，并因此发出要抵制这些东西的警告，但是事实证明它们没有预想的那么有害，属于一场虚惊，只不过是人们的mral panic，可表达为“道德恐慌”，与B项“Wrng judgment n hw harmful smething is. (对某物危害性的错误判断。)”。故选B项。
23．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Hwever, supprters argue that games develpers have the mtivatin and the means t design their prducts t make them extremely attractive. (然而，支持者认为，游戏开发者有动机和手段来设计他们的产品，使其具有极大的吸引力。)”，以及“Fr anther, games-makers cmbine psychlgical thery and data, which helps them maximize the playtime. Smartphnes and mdern vide game machines use their permanent Internet cnnectins t send gameplay data back t develpers. In this way prducts are cnstantly adjusted t encurage players’ spending. (另一方面，游戏开发者将心理学理论和数据结合起来，这有助于他们最大化游戏时间。智能手机和现代电子游戏机使用它们的永久互联网连接将游戏玩法数据传回给开发者。通过这种方式，游戏会不断调整产品以鼓励玩家消费。)”可知，游戏开发者不但掌握游戏者心理，还实时掌握着游戏者的游戏数据，并根据这些数据对游戏进行调整，使游戏有新鲜感，使游戏者玩得停不下手。故选D项。
24．推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句“The gaming industry shuld realize that, in the real wrld, it has a prblem, and that prblem is grwing. (游戏行业应该意识到，在现实世界中，它存在一个问题，而且这个问题正在加剧。)”，以及最后一句“Anyway, being put tgether with gambling in the public mind, whether it is fairly r nt, will nt d the industry any gd. (无论如何，在公众的心目中与赌博放在一起，无论公平与否，都不会给这个行业带来任何好处。)”可推知，作者在最后一段中向游戏业发出了警示：在现实世界中，游戏行业有着持续的问题，且人们将它与赌博业相提并论，这对这个行业发展无益。故选C项。
25．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Tday, hwever, even mre dctrs are using the term. On January 1 this year, “gaming disrder” — in which games are played uncntrllably, despite causing harm — gained recgnitin frm the Wrld Health Organizatin (WHO).(然而今天，更多的医生在使用这个术语。今年1月1日，‘游戏障碍’（这病）得到了世界卫生组织的认可，‘游戏障碍’指的是尽管会造成伤害，但仍无法控制地玩游戏。)”和文章最后一段“The gaming industry shuld realize that, in the real wrld, it has a prblem, and that prblem is grwing. Nw that gaming addictin cmes with an fficial WHO recgnitin, diagnses will becme mre cmmn. Anyway, being put tgether with gambling in the public mind, fairly r nt, will nt d the industry any gd.(游戏行业应该意识到，在现实世界中，它存在一个问题，而且这个问题正在加剧。既然游戏成瘾得到了世界卫生组织的正式承认，诊断将变得更加普遍。无论如何，在公众心目中，将赌博与公平与否放在一起，对这个行业都没有任何好处。)”可知，文章主要讲述了世卫组织把游戏成瘾列为一种疾病，就“游戏真的会让人上瘾吗”这个问题，介绍了心理学家们给出的不同的观点，作者也对此发表了忠告。由此可知，A项：Addictin: A Warning t the Gaming Industry(上瘾：对游戏产业的警告)为合适的标题。故选A。
Passage 7
Even thugh peple have been disabled playing sprts like rugby and ftball, extreme sprts take the whle rdeal (磨难) t the next level. Sprts like dwnhill cycling are very dangerus because ne wuld be ging dwnhill, ver rcky r dirt znes, thrugh frests, even at ptentially deadly speeds. A slip-up culd be yur dwnfall.
Nbdy wh gets int extreme sprts ges with the desire t d harm t themselves. With that, athletes train fr years and years befre they attempt anything extreme. T mst peple, extreme sprts are extreme simply because they take mre skill than what an average persn has. An athlete with skill and training makes an extreme thing becme a daily rutine, which des nt wipe ut the danger, but greatly reduces it.
Even when there is a lt f skill invlved, things might nt g the athlete’s way, nt at all. Luck and circumstances have a lt t d with hw things develp, whether abve 8, 000 meters r in a wd, ging dwnhill. In sme places, crssing the street is an extreme sprt, cnsidering hw wild traffic can get.
Sme view parkur, the sprts f running, jumping and climbing under, arund and thrugh buildings, as an extreme sprt, while it is mre f a life philsphy, where the athlete des nt have t d anything remtely dangerus. Free sling, which means climbing a rck r ice face withut safety gear, is abslutely deadly, where ne slip means almst certain death, depending n the height, f curse. Skatebarding is relatively safe, but if yu cnstantly find ridiculus places t practice n, like the fence f a bridge, then things can get very cmplicated. The extreme part depends n the athlete.
T summarize, yes, extreme sprts are dangerus, but the danger depends n the athlete, their chice f sprt, directin in which they take it, as well as the circumstances. Sme things are ut f ur cntrl, while thers we can influence thrugh exercise and healthier risk chices.
26．What des Paragraph 2 mainly talk abut regarding extreme sprts?
A．Extreme sprts differ frm ne anther.
B．Skill matters a lt in maintaining safety.
C．Athletes’ luck is a key factr that influences safety.
D．Extreme sprts are mre dangerus than regular sprts.
27．Why are several extreme sprts listed in Paragraph 4?
A．T explain danger depends n the athlete.
B．T shw free sling is the mst dangerus.
C．T cmpare which ne invlves the mst skill.
D．T demnstrate hw t chse an extreme sprt.
28．What is the authr’s attitude twards the danger f extreme sprts?
A．Objective.B．Dubtful.
C．Intlerant.D．Uncncerned.
29．Which f the fllwing is the best title f the text?
A．D Extreme Sprts Test Yur Curage?
B．Why Shuld Extreme Sprts Be Banned?
C．Are Extreme Sprts Really That Dangerus?
D．Why D We Take t Extreme Sprts S Much?
【答案】26．B 27．A 28．A 29．C
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了作者对于极限运动危险性的认识。
26．主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“T mst peple, extreme sprts are extreme simply because they take mre skill than what an average persn has. An athlete with skill and training makes an extreme thing becme a daily rutine. That des nt wipe ut the danger, but it greatly reduces it.(对大多数人来说，极限运动之所以是极限运动，仅仅是因为它们需要比普通人更多的技巧。一个运动员运用技巧和训练是一个极端的事情被提上日程。这并不能完全消除危险，但可以大大减少危险)”可知，第二段主要讨论了在极限运动中，运动员的技巧在保障自身安全的过程中是非常重要的。故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据第四段“Sme view parkur, the sprts f running, jumping and climbing under, arund and thrugh buildings, as an extreme sprt, while it is mre f a life philsphy, where the athlete des nt have t d anything remtely dangerus. Free sling, which means climbing a rck r ice face withut safety gear, is abslutely deadly, where ne slip means almst certain death, depending n the height, f curse. Skatebarding is relatively safe, but if yu cnstantly find ridiculus places t practice n, like the fence f a bridge, then things can get very cmplicated. The extreme part depends n the athlete.(一些人把跑酷（跑、跳、爬建筑物下面、周围和穿过建筑物的运动）视为一种极限运动，但它更像是一种生活哲学，运动员不必做任何危险的事情。自由独攀，也就是在没有安全装备的情况下攀爬岩石或冰面，绝对是致命的，一次滑倒几乎就意味着死亡，当然，这取决于高度。滑板相对安全，但如果你经常找一些可笑的地方练习，比如桥的栅栏，那么事情就会变得非常复杂。极限部分取决于运动员)”可推知，在第4段中，列举了几种极限运动来解释危险取决于运动员。故选A。
28．推理判断题。根据最后一段“T summarize, yes, extreme sprts are dangerus, but the danger depends n the athlete, their chice f sprt, directin in which they take it, as well as the circumstances. Sme things are ut f ur reach f cntrl, while thers we can influence thrugh exercise and healthier risk chices.(总之，是的，极限运动是危险的，但危险取决于运动员，他们对运动的选择，他们采取的方向，以及环境。有些事情是我们无法控制的，而有些事情我们可以通过锻炼和更健康的风险选择来影响)”可推知，作者对极限运动的看法是客观的。故选A。
29．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“T summarize, yes, extreme sprts are dangerus, but the danger depends n the athlete, their chice f sprt, directin in which they take it, as well as the circumstances. Sme things are ut f ur reach f cntrl, while thers we can influence thrugh exercise and healthier risk chices.(总之，是的，极限运动是危险的，但危险取决于运动员，他们对运动的选择，他们采取的方向，以及环境。有些事情是我们无法控制的，而有些事情我们可以通过锻炼和更健康的风险选择来影响)”及前文论述可知，作者认为极限运动的危险和很多因素都有关，不能简单地把极限运动和危险等同起来。由此可知，Are Extreme Sprts Really That Dangerus?(极限运动真的那么危险吗？)适合作本文最佳标题。故选C。
Passage 8
Machines wrk well at a cnstant speed—and the faster the better. They are designed and built fr it. Whether they are spinning cttn r dealing with numbers, regular, repetitive actins are what they excel at.
Increasingly, ur wrld is being designed by machines, fr machines. We adapt t machines and hld urselves t their standards: Peple are judged by the speed with which they respnd, nt the quality f their respnse. Such ideas are being wven int ur culture. “Always n” becmes smething t bast f, r aspire t.
Mst f us are busy mst f the time, if nt with wrk then with family, dmestic tasks r ur scial netwrks—real and virtual. When I ask peple hw they are ding, they almst always answer “busy”. Ticking things ff the “t d” list becmes a means f defining urselves.
A few years ag, I became very interested in what it means t pause. I started t ntice where pauses shw up in my wn wrk and life. Fr example, I realized that when I was writing, a shrt walk was a mre effective way t break a creative blck than cncentrating harder.
I realized that a pause is nt nthing. It acts as a kind f switch r pening. As Helene Simnsen, a classical musician, says, “Whatever yu are ding, if yu want smething else t happen, yu need t pause.” It is nt a fixed unit f time. It might be taking a mment befre yu enter a rm, but it culd als be a “screen-free Saturday”, a “Think Week” every tw years (which wrks fr Bill Gates) r a year-lng vacatin. Hwever fast yu are mving, there is always the chance t pause—t rest, reflect r refresh f curse, but als t appreciate, get perspective, cnnect t thers, r have new ideas.
There is mre t life than getting things dne. Time, as we experience it, varies wildly. A minute eating ice-cream is nt the same as a minute ding push-ups. Even time itself isn’t a unifrm raw material—as the physics f Einstein shws. Try t let g f the idea that time is linear (直线型), regular and bjective, and think f it in the same way we experience it. Instead f setting wrk and life against each ther, use pauses t leaven (为增色) yur experience. Pause is like yeast (酵母): yu dn’t need much, but it is a vital ingredient.
I want t give pauses mre visibility, imprtance and status. My hpe is that each f us can use pauses, great and small, t avid sliding int a mde where we act like prly perfrming machines.
30．What can we learn frm the first tw paragraphs?
A．The widespread use f machines has destryed ur life.
B．Peple have becme quite bsessed with respnse speed.
C．Peple always get pleasure frm cmpeting with machines.
D．It’s difficult fr peple t adapt t a highly mechanized life.
31．The underlined phrase “Ticking things ff the ‘t d’ list” in paragraph 3 is clsest in meaning t ________.
A．learning t slw dwn
B．cncentrating n ne thing
C．selecting what we shuld d
D．getting things dne ne by ne
32．Accrding t the authr, hw des taking a pause benefit us in a busy life?
A．It makes yur life dynamic and delightful.
B．It imprves ur wrking efficiency greatly.
C．It helps develp interpersnal cnnectins.
D．It enables peple t d what they want t d.
33．Which f the fllwing statements best sums up the authr’s understanding f time?
A．Time can never get returned.
B．Time exists in the frm f lines.
C．Time is precius that we all need t cherish.
D．Time is what everyne experiences uniquely.
34．What message des the authr want t cnvey abut “pauses” at the end f the passage?
A．They are useless if taken fr shrt perids f time.
B．They are fr thse wh have t much spare time.
C．They play a vital rle in ur well-being and creativity.
D．They bring harm t ur ability t perfrm efficiently.
【答案】30．B 31．D 32．A 33．D 34．C
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。主要讲述的是在这个人人都忙的社会适时按下暂停键，可以避免陷入一种我们就像表现不佳的机器一样的模式。
30．推理判断题。根据首段中的“Machines wrk well at a cnstant speed—and the faster the better.(机器以恒定的速度运转良好——而且越快越好)”以及第二段中的“We adapt t machines and hld urselves t their standards: Peple are judged by the speed with which they respnd, nt the quality f their respnse.(我们适应机器，按照机器的标准来要求自己:人们的评判标准是反应的速度，而不是反应的质量。)”可知，我们人类像机器一样，判断标准是反映的速度而不是质量，由此可知，人们痴迷于反应速度。故选B项。
31．词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Mst f us are busy mst f the time, if nt with wrk then with family, dmestic tasks r ur scial netwrks—real and virtual. When I ask peple hw they are ding, they almst always answer “busy”.(我们大多数人大部分时间都很忙，如果不是忙于工作，那么就是忙于家庭、家务或我们的社交网络——不管是真实的还是虚拟的。当我问人们近况如何时，他们几乎总是回答“很忙”。)”可知，大多数人大部分时间都是很忙，忙工作、忙家务，各种忙，由此可知，本段讲述的内容与“忙”相关，所以划线短语所在的句子所描述的内容应与本段主题“忙”相关，结合选项，“一个接一个地做事情”与本段的主题吻合。故选D项。
32．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“Hwever fast yu are mving, there is always the chance t pause—t rest, reflect r refresh f curse, but als t appreciate, get perspective, cnnect t thers, r have new ideas.(无论你走得有多快，总有机会停下来休息、反思或刷新，但也要欣赏、获得视角、与他人联系或有新的想法。)”可知，在忙碌的时候，按下暂停键，可以让我们得到休息，重新振奋精神，去欣赏，从不同角度获得新的见解或不同的想法，由此推断，在忙碌的生活中按下暂停键会让生活充满活力和快乐。故选A项。
33．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Time, as we experience it, varies wildly. A minute eating ice-cream is nt the same as a minute ding push-ups. Even time itself isn’t a unifrm raw material—as the physics f Einstein shws. Try t let g f the idea that time is linear (直线型), regular and bjective, and think f it in the same way we experience it.(我们所经历的时间变化很大。一分钟吃冰淇淋和一分钟做俯卧撑是不一样的。甚至时间本身也不是一种统一的原材料——正如爱因斯坦的物理学所表明的那样。试着放弃时间是线性的、有规律的和客观的想法，以我们经历它的方式来思考它。)”可知，我们所经历的时间大不相同，时间本身也不是统一的原材料，作者建议放弃时间是线性的观点，用我们自己体验它的方式来思考它，由此可推断，作者认为时间是每个人独特的体验。故选D项。
34．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I want t give pauses mre visibility, imprtance and status. My hpe is that each f us can use pauses, great and small, t avid sliding int a mde where we act like prly perfrming machines.(我想赋予停顿更多的可见度、重要性和地位。我的希望是，我们每个人都能利用或大或小的停顿，避免陷入一种像表现不佳的机器一样的模式。)”可知，作者希望人们不会像机器一样，做着有规律地重复动作，我们应该利用好大大小小的暂停，结合倒数第二段中的“Instead f setting wrk and life against each ther, use pauses t leaven (为增色) yur experience. Pause is like yeast (酵母): yu dn’t need much, but it is a vital ingredient.(不要把工作和生活对立起来，要利用停顿来丰富你的经历。暂停就像酵母：你不需要太多，但它是至关重要的成分。)”可知，我们不是把工作与生活对立起来，而是使用暂停让生活充满色彩，暂停像酵母一样，不需要很多，但是很重要，由此可推断，暂停在对我们的幸福和创造力起着至关重要的作用。故选C项。
Passage 9
“I knw when t g ut, and when t stay in.”, English rck star David Bwie nce cnfidently sang in his hit single. When it cmes t cnsuming fd, the decisiveness claimed by the singer-sngwriter is hard t achieve. I disagree with the statement and argue it’s better t eat ut than t rder hme delivery.
T begin with, when setting ft in a restaurant, we’re immediately greeted nt nly by a server ready t seat us, but by a fld f physical feelings—the eyes take in the internal decratin f the place, the nse breathes in the pleasant smell f expertly plated fd and the ears pick up n cmpeting sunds f custmer chatter and attractive in-stre music. T eat ut is t experience an atmsphere unique t each restaurant. Smething as special as that simply can’t be reprduced by rdering hme delivery. Eating ut is, withut dubt, the mre exciting and thus better chice.
Eating ut becmes even mre appealing when staying hme prves t painful. Whether it is because we need a temprary fight frm ur family r that we simply want t spend sme quality time utside with lved nes, ging ut fr a meal can be a break frm the hard labur f dmestic living.
We culd take it as an pprtunity fr self-care—t treat urselves by dressing up, arriving in style at a fancy restaurant and rdering a slightly mre luxurius meal t refresh ur weary sul. Ordering hme delivery wuld nly cntribute t feelings f being penned in while; eating ut is an escape fr the trapped individual. Fd delivery app users reasn it’s a truble and less cnvenient t dress up and eat ut.
Hwever, it’s wrth nting we may nt always get ur fd in the mst satisfactry cnditin when pting fr hme delivery. There’s a risk f receiving fd rders with missing items r even entirely wrng rders that can’t be sent back. What we sacrifice fr cnvenience might just wind up being incnvenient. Cnsequently, it makes mre sense t eat ut rather than risk disappintment by rdering hme delivery.
35．What des the authr mainly talk abut?
A．Dining ptins.B．Cuisine culture.
C．Cnsumptin level.D．Fd categries.
36．What advantage f eating ut is highlighted in paragraph 2?
A．Quality service.B．Cmfrt and cnvenience.
C．Sensry enjyment.D．A reasnable mix f nutritin.
37．What des the authr think f rdering hme delivery?
A．It’s quite pricey.B．It may let cnsumers dwn.
C．It may cause fd waste.D．It’s nt envirnmental-friendly.
38．Hw is the text develped?
A．By prviding examples.B．By fllwing space rder.
C．By making cmparisns.D．By analyzing mental prcesses.
【答案】35．A 36．C 37．B 38．C
【导语】这是一篇议论文。作者将“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，告诉读者“在外面吃饭”是更好的选择。
35．推理判断题。根据第一段关键句“I disagree with the statement and argue it’s better t eat ut than t rder hme delivery.”（我不同意这种说法，并认为在外面吃饭比点外卖送到家要好。）和最后一段关键句“Cnsequently, it makes mre sense t eat ut rather than risk disappintment by rdering hme delivery.”（因此，在外就餐更有意义，而不是冒着失望的风险点外卖送到家。）可知，作者在文章中把“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，认为在外就餐更有意义。由此可知，作者主要谈论了用餐选择问题。故选A项。
36．推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“T begin with, when setting ft in a restaurant, we’re immediately greeted nt nly by a server ready t seat us, but by a fld f physical feelings—the eyes take in the internal decratin f the place, the nse breathes in the pleasant smell f expertly plated fd and the ears pick up n cmpeting sunds f custmer chatter and attractive in-stre music.”（首先，当我们走进一家餐厅时，迎接我们的不仅是一位准备让我们就座的服务员，还有一种洪流般的身体感觉——眼睛注视着餐厅的内部装饰，鼻子呼吸着精心烹制的食物的怡人气味，耳朵听到顾客相互竞争的聊天声和吸引人的店内音乐。）可知，第二段强调了外出就餐可以让眼睛、鼻子和耳朵等感官都获得享受。由此可知，第二段强调了外出就餐的好处是可以获得感官上的享受。故选C项。
37．推理判断题。根据最后一段关键句“There’s a risk f receiving fd rders with missing items r even entirely wrng rders that can’t be sent back. What we sacrifice fr cnvenience might just wind up being incnvenient. Cnsequently, it makes mre sense t eat ut rather than risk disappintment by rdering hme delivery.”（收到的食品订单有丢失的风险，甚至是无法退回的完全错误的订单。我们为了方便而牺牲的东西最终可能会变得不方便。因此，在外就餐更有意义，而不是冒着失望的风险点外卖送到家。）可知，作者认为点外卖面临着订单丢失或订单错误的风险，这会让我们感到失望。由此可知，作者认为点外卖送到家可能会让消费者失望。故选B项。
38．推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“T eat ut is t experience an atmsphere unique t each restaurant. Smething as special as that simply can’t be reprduced by rdering hme delivery.”（外出就餐是为了体验每一家餐厅特有的氛围。像这样特别的东西根本无法通过点外卖送到家来复制。）和第三段关键句“Eating ut becmes even mre appealing when staying hme prves t painful.”（当待在家里太痛苦时，外出就餐变得更有吸引力。）可知，作者将“在外面吃饭”和“点外卖送到家”两种就餐方式进行了比较，告诉读者“在外面吃饭”的好处。由此可知，文章是通过比较发展起来的。故选C项。
Passage 10
Cathy and Wayne N. wh have been married five years are in their late 20’s and childless. The last time a member f Cathy’s family asked, “When are yu ging t start a family?” Her answer was “We are a family!”
Cathy and Wayne belng t a grwing number f yung married cuples wh are deciding nt t have children. A recent survey shwed that in the last five years the percentage f wives aged 25 t 29 wh did nt want children had almst dubled and amng thse 18 t 24 it had almst tripled. What lies behind this decisin which seems t fly in the face f bilgy and sciety?
Perhaps the mst public utspken childless cuple are Ellen Peck, authr f The Baby Trap, and her husband, William, an advertising executive wh is president f the Natinal Organizatin fr Nn-parents. The Pecks insist neither they nr the rganizatin is against parenthd, just against the scial pressures that push peple int parenthd whether it is what they really want and need r nt.
“It’s a life-style chice,” Ellen says. “We chse freedm and spntaneity (自发性), privacy and leisure. It’s als a questin f where yu want t give yur effrts — within yur wn family r in the larger cmmunity. This generatin faces serius questins abut the cntinuity f life and as well as its quality. Our grandchildren may have t buy tickets t see the last redwds r line up t get their xygen ratin. There are men wh cmplain abut being caught in a traffic jam fr hurs n their hme t their five kids but can’t make the assciatin between the children and the traffic jam. In a wrld seriusly threatened by the cnsequences f verppulatin we’re cncerned with making life withut children acceptable and respectable. T many children are brn as a result f cultural pressure. And the results shw up in the statistics n divrce and child-abuse.”
Her husband adds, “Every friend, relative and business assciate is pressuring yu t have kids ‘and find what yu’re missing.’ T many peple discver t late that what they were missing was smething they were ttally unsuited fr.”
And Ellen again, “Frm the first dll t sap peras t ccktail parties, the pressure is always there t be parents. But let’s take a 1k at the rate f parental failure. Perhaps parenthd shuld be regarded as a specialized ccupatin like being a dctr. Sme peple are gd at it and they shuld have children; thers aren’t, and they shuld feel they have ther alternatives.”
39．By asking “When are yu ging t start a family”, the member f Cathy’s family meant “_______”.
A．when are yu ging t mve int a new huse
B．when are yu ging t buy a huse
C．when are yu ging t get married
D．when are yu ging t have a child
40．In the secnd paragraph, the phrase “t fly in the face f” mst prbably means _______.
A．t ppularize
B．t fllw
C．t g against
D．t strengthen
41．Accrding t the third paragraph, the Pecks hld that _______.
A．all yung cuples shuld nt give in befre the scial pressures
B．n pressure shuld be impsed n cuples abut parenthd
C．strng measures shuld be taken t help childless cuples
D．childless cuples face n prblems f divrce r child-abuse
42．Accrding t Ellen,what has caused many f the prblems we face tday?
A．Overppulatin.
B．Envirnmental pllutin.
C．Cultural prgress.
D．Life-style chice.
【答案】39．D 40．C 41．B 42．A
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章讨论了越来越多的年轻夫妇不愿意要孩子的原因。
39．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Cathy and Wayne N. wh have been married five years are in their late 20’s and childless. The last time a member f Cathy’s family asked, “When are yu ging t start a family?” Her answer was “We are a family!”(凯西和韦恩已经结婚5年了，他们都快30岁了，没有孩子。凯茜的家人最后一次问:“你什么时候成立一个家庭？”她的回答是:“我们是一家人！”)”可知，当问“你打算什么时候成立一个家庭”时，凯西的家人的意思是“你打算什么时候生孩子”。故选D。
40．词句猜测题。根据文章第二段“A recent survey shwed that in the last five years the percentage f wives aged 25 t 29 wh did nt want children had almst dubled and amng thse 18 t 24 it had almst tripled.(最近的一项调查显示，在过去五年中，25至29岁的妻子不想要孩子的比例几乎翻了一番，而在18至24岁的妻子中，这一比例几乎增加了两倍。)”和第三段“The Pecks insist neither they nr the rganizatin is against parenthd, just against the scial pressures that push peple int parenthd whether it is what they really want and need r nt.(佩克斯夫妇坚称，他们和该组织都不反对为人父母，只是反对迫使人们为人父母的社会压力，不管他们是否真的想要和需要。)”可知，划线词所在的句子意思是：这个看似与生物学和社会背道而驰的决定背后隐藏着什么？由此可知，t fly in the face f意为“公然反对”。故选C。
41．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The Pecks insist neither they nr the rganizatin is against parenthd, just against the scial pressures that push peple int parenthd whether it is what they really want and need r nt.(佩克斯夫妇坚称，他们和该组织都不反对为人父母，只是反对迫使人们为人父母的社会压力，不管他们是否真的想要和需要。)”可知，佩克斯夫妇认为不应该在为人父母的问题上给夫妻施加压力。故选B。
42．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“In a wrld seriusly threatened by the cnsequences f verppulatin we’re cncerned with making life withut children acceptable and respectable.(在一个受到人口过剩后果严重威胁的世界里，我们关心的是如何让没有孩子的生活变得可以接受和受人尊敬。)”可知，根据艾伦的说法，人口过剩导致了我们今天面临的许多问题。故选A。
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Passage 11
Technlgy seems t discurage slw reading. Reading n screens tires eyes easily. S nline writing is mre skimmable than print. The neurscientist Mary Walt argued this “new nrm” f skim reading is prducing “an invisible, dramatic transfrmatin” in hw readers prcess wrds. And brains nw favr rapid absrptin f infrmatin, rather than skills develped by deeper reading, like critical analysis.
We shuldn’t verplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as we learn t read mre skillfully. And fears abut declining attentin spans have prved t be false alarms. “Sme critics wrry abut attentin span and see very shrt stries as signs f cultural decline, ” The American authr Selvin wrte. “But nbdy ever said pems were evidence f shrt attentin spans. ”
Yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. First, it means there’s mre t read, because mre peple than ever are writing. And digital writing means rapid release and respnse. Once published, nline articles start frming a cmment string underneath. Such mde f writing and reading can be interactive and fun, but is prbably lacking in prfund reflectin.
Perhaps we shuld slw dwn. Reading is cnstantly prmted as a surce f persnal achievement. But this advcacy emphasizes “enthusiastic” r “eager” reading — neither suggest slw absrptin. T a slw reader, a piece f writing can nly be fully understd by immersing neself in their slw cmprehensin f wrds. The slw reader is like a swimmer wh stps cunting the number f pl laps he’s dne and just enjys hw his bdy feels and mves in water.
The human need fr this kind f deep reading is t determined fr any new technlgy t destry. We ften assume technlgical change can’t be stpped, s lder media are kicked ut by newer, mre virtual frms. In practice, lder technlgies can cexist with new nes. The Kindle hasn’t killed ff printed bks any mre than cars killed ff bicycles. We still want t enjy slwly-frmed ideas and carefully-chsen wrds. Even in a fast-mving age, there is time fr slw reading.
43．What is the authr’s attitude twards Selvin’s pinin?
A．Favrable.B．Critical.C．Dubtful.D．Objective.
44．Which statement wuld the authr prbably agree with?
A．Advcacy f passinate reading helps prmte slw reading.
B．Digital writing and reading tends t ignre careful reflectin.
C．We shuld be aware f the impact skimming has n the brain.
D．The number f Internet readers declines due t technlgy.
45．Why is “swimmer” mentined in paragraph 4?
A．T demnstrate hw t immerse neself in thught.
B．T stress swimming differs frm reading.
C．T shw slw reading is better than fast reading.
D．T illustrate what slw reading is like.
46．Which wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A．Slw Reading is Here t Stay
B．Technlgy Prevents Slw Reading
C．Reflectins n Deep Reading
D．The Wnder f Deep Reading
【答案】43．A 44．B 45．D 46．A
【导语】这是一篇议论文。作者从各角度就科技对阅读的影响阐述了自己的观点并推崇慢速阅读。
43．推理判断题。由文章第二段“We shuldn’t verplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as we learn t read mre skillfully. And fears abut declining attentin spans have prved t be false alarms. ‘Sme critics wrry abut attentin span and see very shrt stries as signs f cultural decline,’ The American authr Selvin wrte. ‘But nbdy ever said pems were evidence f shrt attentin spans. ’(我们不应该夸大这种危险。所有读者都会略读。略读是我们在学习更熟练地阅读时获得的技能。事实证明，对注意力持续时间下降的担忧是虚惊一场。美国作家Selvin写道，‘一些评论家担心注意力持续时间，认为短篇小说是文化衰落的标志，但从来没有人说诗歌是注意力持续时间短的证据’。)”可知，作者是赞成Selvin的观点，诗歌就是注意力持续时间短但文化丰富的深度阅读，所以对阅读注意力持续时间下降的担忧是没有必要的。故选A项。
44．推理判断题。由文章第三段“Once published, nline articles start frming a cmment string underneath. Such mde f writing and reading can be interactive and fun, but is prbably lacking in prfund reflectin.(一旦发表，在线文章就开始在下面形成一个评论字符串。这种写作和阅读模式可以是互动和有趣的，但可能缺乏深刻的反思。)”可知，作者认为在线写作和阅读往往忽视仔细思考。故选B项。
45．推理判断题。由文章第四段“T a slw reader, a piece f writing can nly be fully understd by immersing neself in their slw cmprehensin f wrds. The slw reader is like a swimmer wh stps cunting the number f pl laps he's dne and just enjys hw his bdy feels and mves in water.(对于一个慢读者来说，只有沉浸在他们对单词的缓慢理解中，才能完全理解一篇文章。阅读速度慢的人就像一个游泳运动员，他不再计算自己在游泳池里跑了多少圈，只是享受自己的身体在水中的感觉和运动。)”可知，一个游泳运动员不再计算自己在游泳池里跑了多少圈，只是享受自己的身体在水中的感觉和运动，作者提到游泳运动员是为了说明慢速阅读是什么样的。故选D项。
46．主旨大意题。由文章最后一段“In practice, lder technlgies can cexist with new nes. The Kindle hasn't killed ff printed bks any mre than cars killed ff bicycles. We still want t enjy slwly-frmed ideas and carefully-chsen wrds. Even in a fast-mving age, there is time fr slw reading.(在实践中，旧技术可以与新技术共存。Kindle并没有像汽车杀死自行车一样杀死印刷书籍。我们仍然想享受慢慢形成的想法和精心挑选的词语。即使在一个快速发展的时代，也有时间慢慢阅读。)”以及上文可知，作者就科技对阅读的影响阐述自己的观点并认为在快速发展的时代中，我们仍然可以享受慢速阅读。所以A项Slw Reading is Here t Stay(慢读还是存在的)符文文意。故选A项。
Passage 12
What’s mre imprtant in determining life success-bk smarts r street smarts? This questin gets at the heart f an imprtant debate cntrasting the relative imprtance f cgnitive(认知的)intelligence (CI) and emtinal intelligence (EI).
Cgnitive intelligence is still recgnized as an imprtant element f success, particularly when it cmes t academic achievements. Peple with high cgnitive intelligence typically d well in schl, ften earn mre mney, and tend t be healthier in general.
But tday experts recgnize that cgnitive intelligence is nt the nly determining factr f life success. Instead, it is part f a cmplex range f influences-ne that includes emtinal intelligence. Many cmpanies nw prvide emtinal intelligence training and use emtinal intelligence tests as part f the hiring prcess. Research has fund that individuals with strng leadership ptential als tend t be mre emtinally intelligent, suggesting that high emtinal intelligence is an imprtant equality fr business leaders and managers. Accrding t a survey f hiring managers, almst 75% f the respnders suggested that they valued an emplyee’s emtinal intelligence mre than his cgnitive intelligence.
Nw that emtinal intelligence is s imprtant, can it be taught r strengthened? Accrding t ne meta-analysis that lked at the results f scial and emtinal learning prgrammes, the answer t that questin is definitely yes. Strategies fr teaching emtinal intelligence include character educatin, mdeling psitive behaviurs, encuraging peple t think abut hw thers are feeling, and finding ways t be mre empathetic(感同身受的)twards thers.
All in all, life success is a result f many factrs. Bth cgnitive intelligence and emtinal intelligence play rles in verall success, as well as health, wellness, and happiness. Rather than fcusing n which factrs have a prir influence, the greatest benefit may lie in learning t imprve skills in multiple areas. In additin t strengthening cgnitive abilities, such as memry and mental fcus, yu can als acquire and imprve scial and emtinal skills.
47．What can we knw abut peple with bk smarts?
A．They can debate with ther peple.
B．They can deal with varius situatins.
C．They can be utstanding in academic research.
D．They can be gd at gaining real life experience.
48．Why des the authr mentin the data in Paragraph 3?
A．T indicate the strictness f the hiring prcess.
B．T prve the imprtance f emtinal intelligence.
C．T explain the result f emtinal intelligence tests.
D．T shw the influence f cgnitive intelligence n success.
49．What can be learned cncerning emtinal intelligence?
A．Evaluating hw thers feel.B．One’s extreme behaviurs
C．One’s academic perfrmance.D．Cntrlling thers’ emtins.
50．Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A．Des bk smarts matter?B．Is CI r El mre imprtant?
C．What cunts mst in life?D．Mental health r physical health?
【答案】47．C 48．B 49．A 50．B
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章讨论了一个问题，决定人成功的究竟是智商还是情商。最终得出了智商和情商都在人的成功上发挥很重要的作用。但人的成功不仅仅是这两个因素决定的，同时还有很多其他方面的因素。
47．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Cgnitive intelligence is still recgnized as an imprtant element f success, particularly when it cmes t academic achievement.(认知智力仍然被认为是成功的重要因素，尤其是在学术成就方面)”可知，读书聪明的人往往在学术研究方面表现突出。故选C项。
48．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Accrding t a survey f hiring managers, almst 75% f the respnders suggested that they valued an emplyee’s emtinal intelligence mre than his cgnitive intelligence.(根据一项对招聘经理的调查，几乎75%的应答者表示，他们更重视员工的情商，而不是他的认知智力)”可以推知，作者在第三段提到数据是为了证明情商的重要性。故选B项。
49．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Strategies fr teaching emtinal intelligence include character educatin, mdeling psitive behavirs, encuraging peple t think abut hw thers are feeling, and finding ways t be mre empathetic (共鸣) tward thers. (情商包括品格教育、教学策略建模积极行为，鼓励人们去思考别人的感受，和他人产生共鸣)”可知，关于情商我们能学到评估别人的感受。故选A项。
50．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“What’s mre imprtant in determining life success — bk smarts r street smarts? (在决定人生成功的过程中，哪一个更重要——书本知识还是街头智慧？)”以及最后一段“Bth cgnitive intelligence and emtinal intelligence play rles in verall success, as well as health, wellness, and happiness. Rather than fcusing n which factrs have a prir influence, the greatest benefit may lie in learning t imprve skills in multiple areas.(认知智力和情商在整体成功，以及卫生、健康和幸福中都发挥着作用。与其关注哪些因素具有优先影响力，学习提高多个领域的技能才是最有益的)”可知，文章一直在讨论情商与智商谁更重要，故选B项。
Passage 13
There is n universally accepted age that is cnsidered ld amng r within scieties. Often disagreements exist as t what age a sciety may cnsider ld and what members in that sciety f that age and lder may cnsider ld. Mrever, bilgists are nt in agreement abut the existence f an internal bilgical cause fraging.
In general the scial status f an age grup is related t its effective influence in its sciety, which is assciated with that grup’s functin in prductivity. In agricultural scieties the elderly have a status f respectability. Their life experiences and knwledge are regarded as valuable, especially in preliterate (尚无文字的) scieties where knwledge is rally transmitted. The range f activities in these scieties allws the elderly t cntinue t be prductive members f their cmmunities.
In industrialized natins, althugh in certain fields ld age is still cnsidered significant, particularly in the plitical field, lder peple are increasingly being frced int retirement befre their prductive years are ver, causing prblems in their psychlgical adaptatins t ld age. Retirement is nt regarded unfavrably in all instances, but its ecnmic limitatins tend t further remve lder peple frm the range f influence and raise prblems in the extended use f leisure time and husing. As a cnsequence, financial preparatin fr retirement has becme an increased cncern fr individuals and sciety.
Familial relatinships tend t be the fcus f the elderly’s attentin. Hwever, the tendency fr yung peple in industrialized cuntries t be highly mbile has frced lder peple t decide whether t mve t keep up with their families r t remain in neighbrhds which als change, altering their familiar patterns f activity. Althugh mst lder peple d live within an hur frm their clsest child, industrialized scieties are faced with frmulating prgrams t accmmdate increasing numbers f lder peple wh functin independently f their families. Adult educatin prgrams are beginning t clse the generatin gap; hwever, as each successive generatin reaches ld age, bringing with it its particular tendencies and preferences, new prblems arise requiring new scial accmmdatins.
51．What cunts fr the elderly in agricultural scieties?
A．Their status f respectability.B．Their value in prductivity.
C．Their rich knwledge in educatin.D．Their extrardinary ability t wrk.
52．What can we learn abut the elderly’s retirement frm Paragraph 3?
A．It has faded the elderly wrries.
B．It means the end f prductive ability.
C．It is cnsidered beneficial in all distances.
D．It influences the elderly psychlgically and financially.
53．What des the underlined wrd “frmulating” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Planning.B．Changing.
C．Extending.D．Canceling.
54．Where is this text prbably taken frm?
A．A persnal jurnal.B．A science research.
C．A scial issue review.D．A cmmunity brchure.
【答案】51．B 52．D 53．A 54．C
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章认为老年人的社会地位与其社会影响力有关，农业社会中老年人凭借其生产力价值赢得尊重，但是工业化社会中很多老年人被迫退休，在心理和财政上都受到影响，随之而来的家庭生活问题亟待社会的解决方案。
51．推理判断题。根据第二段中“In agricultural scieties the elderly have a status f respectability. Their life experiences and knwledge are regarded as valuable, especially in preliterate (尚无文字的) scieties where knwledge is rally transmitted. The range f activities in these scieties allws the elderly t cntinue t be prductive members f their cmmunities.(在农业社会中，老年人享有受人尊敬的地位。他们的生活经验和知识被认为是有价值的，特别是在尚无文字的社会，知识是口头传播的。这些社会中的活动范围使老年人能够继续成为社区中有生产力的成员)”可知，在农业社会老年人的生活经验和知识使他们依旧具有生产力价值，从而获得尊敬。由此可知，生产力上的价值对于农业社会的老年人很重要。故选B项。
52．推理判断题。根据第三段中“… lder peple are increasingly being frced int retirement befre their prductive years are ver, causing prblems in their psychlgical adaptatins t ld age. Retirement is nt regarded unfavrably in all instances, but its ecnmic limitatins tend t further remve lder peple frm the range f influence and raise prblems in the extended use f leisure time and husing. As a cnsequence, financial preparatin fr retirement has becme an increased cncern fr individuals and sciety.(……越来越多的老年人在他们的生产年龄结束之前就被迫退休，这给他们的老年心理适应带来了问题。退休并非在所有情况下都是不利的，但其经济上的限制往往进一步使老年人远离影响的范围，并在延长闲暇时间和住房的使用方面产生问题。因此，为退休做财务准备已成为个人和社会日益关注的问题)”可知，退休问题会引起老年人的心理适应问题，并在经济上限制老年人的活动和影响力，使其不得不做好财务准备。因此，退休在心理和财政两方面都影响着老年人。故选D项。
53．词义猜测题。根据第四段中“Althugh mst lder peple d live within an hur frm their clsest child, industrialized scieties are faced with frmulating prgrams t accmmdate increasing numbers f lder peple wh functin independently f their families.(虽然大多数老年人住在离他们最近的孩子不到一小时的地方，但工业化社会正面临着……计划以容纳越来越多的独立于家庭生活的老年人的问题)”可知，此处前后有转折，虽然大多数老年人的生活范围离子女很近，但是越来越多的老年人独立生活，这种情况需要社会制定计划去解决。由此推知，frmulating意思是“制定”，与planning意思一致。故选A项。
54．推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章从对老年人的定义的各种分歧引入话题，然后介绍了老年人的社会地位与其社会影响力有关，农业社会中老年人凭借其生产力价值赢得尊重，但是工业化社会中很多老年人被迫退休，在心理和财政上都受到影响，随之而来的家庭生活问题亟待社会的解决方案。因此，文章聚焦的是社会问题和现象，应该出自社会问题评论。故选C项。
Passage 14
Danne Prtugal intrduced a new ygurt named Junts. Fr every pack f ygurt that a persn bught, he wuld dnate ygurt t a family in need. Danne had dne its research. Increasingly, peple say they want t buy frm brands that give them a sense f purpse. Surely a ygurt that helped the needy wuld be appealing. But Junts was a failure. Despite sinking millins int a marketing campaign, Danne pulled Junts frm the market nly mnths after it was launched. Nw the same prduct is simply marketed as a tasty ygurt.
What happened? T find the reasn behind Junts’ failure, Lawrence Williams and his clleagues did an experiment where they shwed peple sme prducts and asked these peple t pick ne ptin. They reminded sme t fcus n the “purpseful and valuable” aspect while thers were tld t “enjy themselves” and fcus n “delight and pleasure.” They fund that participants wh priritized meaning preferred the less expensive prduct when cmpared with peple wh put pleasure in the first place.
S why were meaning-seekers cheaping ut? Lawrence Williams asked participants t explain their decisin-making t find ut. He learned that meaning-riented peple were nt thinking abut hw the prduct they might buy culd bring meaning t their lives. Instead, they were ccupied with what else they culd d with their mney.
I am all fr peple making wise and strategic financial chices. But cheap prducts can create many prblems. Inexpensive ptins ften d nt last as lng as the higher-end nes. As a result, we shp mre ften, which is ultimately wrse fr ur wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can d a greater damage t the envirnment. Thanks in part t fast fashin, peple buy 60 percent mre clthing tday than they did 15 years ag. The fashin industry alne emits mre greenhuse gases than internatinal flights and maritime (海洋的) shipping cmbined.
S befre yu dive int yur wallet fr sme deals, try nt t fix nly n what yu are spending r saving. Think carefully abut what yu are buying, t.
55．What is the main reasn fr the failure f Junts?
A．It ignred marketing strategies.B．It priced itself relatively high.
C．It lacked a particularly gd taste.D．It fcused n delight and pleasure.
56．What can be inferred abut meaning seekers?
A．They frequent high-end stres.B．They think prducts extend their lives.
C．They hesitate t make decisins.D．They make mre purchases with mney.
57．Hw is Paragraph 4 mainly develped?
A．By giving sme examples.B．By listing numbers and data.
C．By explaining reasns.D．By making sme cmparisns.
58．Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A．Innvatin: a Prduct’s LifeB．T Buy r nt t Buy
C．Meaning seekers r Quality-pursuersD．Fast Fashin: a Hit t Yur Wallet
【答案】55．B 56．D 57．C 58．C
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章就通过消费来做有意义的事情，到底应该买贵的还是廉价的产品进行讨论。
55．细节理解题。根据第一段“Increasingly, peple say they want t buy frm brands that give them a sense f purpse. Surely a ygurt that helped the needy wuld be appealing. But Junts was a failure. (越来越多的人表示，他们想从那些给他们目标感的品牌那里购买。当然，帮助穷人的酸奶会很有吸引力。但Junts是个失败者。)”和第二段“What happened? T find the reasn behind Junts’ failure, Lawrence Williams and his clleagues did an experiment where they shwed peple sme prducts and asked these peple t pick ne ptin. They reminded sme t fcus n the “purpseful and valuable” aspect while thers were tld t “enjy themselves” and fcus n “delight and pleasure.” They fund that participants wh priritized meaning preferred the less expensive prduct when cmpared with peple wh put pleasure in the first place. (发生了什么事?为了找出Junts失败的原因，Lawrence Williams和他的同事们做了一个实验，他们向人们展示了一些产品，并让这些人选择一种。他们提醒一些人专注于“有目的和有价值”的方面，而另一些人则被告知“享受自己”，专注于“快乐和乐趣”。他们发现，与把快乐放在首位的人相比，把意义放在首位的人更喜欢便宜的产品。)”可知，越来越多的人想从那些给他们目标感的品牌那里购买（即购买便宜的产品），Junts失败的主要原因是它的定价相对较高，所以买的人少，最后失败了。故选B。
56．推理判断题。根据第三段“S why were meaning-seekers cheaping ut? Lawrence Williams asked participants t explain their decisin-making t find ut. He learned that meaning-riented peple were nt thinking abut hw the prduct they might buy culd bring meaning t their lives. Instead, they were ccupied with what else they culd d with their mney. (那么，为什么寻求意义的人要买便宜的东西呢?为了找出答案，劳伦斯·威廉姆斯要求参与者解释他们的决策。他了解到，以意义为导向的人不会考虑他们可能购买的产品如何给他们的生活带来意义。相反，他们专注于思考自己的钱能带来什么其他东西。)”可推测意义追求者专注于用钱买更多的东西，故选D。
57．推理判断题。根据第四段“I am all fr peple making wise and strategic financial chices. But cheap prducts can create many prblems. Inexpensive ptins ften d nt last as lng as the higher-end nes. As a result, we shp mre ften, which is ultimately wrse fr ur wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can d a greater damage t the envirnment. (我完全支持人们做出明智和战略性的财务选择。但是廉价的产品会产生很多问题。便宜的选择通常不会像高端的选择持续那么久。结果，我们更频繁地购物，这最终对我们的钱包更不利。此外，这种消费模式会对环境造成更大的破坏。)”可推断作者通过解释买廉价的产品会产生很多问题的原因来发展第四段，故选C。
58．主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第四段“I am all fr peple making wise and strategic financial chices. But cheap prducts can create many prblems. Inexpensive ptins ften d nt last as lng as the higher-end nes. As a result, we shp mre ften, which is ultimately wrse fr ur wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can d a greater damage t the envirnment. (我完全支持人们做出明智和战略性的财务选择。但是廉价的产品会产生很多问题。便宜的选择通常不会像高端的选择持续那么久。结果，我们更频繁地购物，这最终对我们的钱包更不利。此外，这种消费模式会对环境造成更大的破坏。)”和最后一段“S befre yu dive int yur wallet fr sme deals, try nt t fix nly n what yu are spending r saving. Think carefully abut what yu are buying, t. (所以，在你为一些交易掏腰包之前，尽量不要只关注你花了多少钱或存了多少钱。也要仔细考虑你要买的东西。)”可知文章主要是对通过消费来做有意义的事情，到底应该买贵的还是廉价的产品进行讨论，C选项“意义追求者还是品质追求者”符合文章主旨，故选C。
Passage 15
There’s n dubt that psitive thinking impacts ne’s life. Hwever, in recent years, I’ve cme t understand that perhaps psitive thinking can result in txic (有毒的) psitivity, which has negative cnsequences. What we shuld be aiming fr instead is emtinal validatin (确认).
Txic psitivity is the maintenance f psitive thinking even in situatins where it isn’t apprpriate. “It ften cmes at the risk f denying ur wn real feelings r the feelings f thers,” says Nina Vasan, MD．While psitive thinking in general is a great thing, txic psitivity isn’t. It’s the act f denying anything negative that’s actually happening, and it can invlve making peple feel bad fr having nrmal human emtins. Smene practicing txic psitivity might say things like “everything happens fr a reasn” r “just lk n the bright side” when a friend shares smething difficult in his/her life.
Vasan tells us that with txic psitivity, emtins like srrw and anger are pushed aside. Hwever, emtinal validatin allws yu t have yur feelings. T be exact, emtinal validatin is abut allwing peple t experience their feelings and acknwledging that having negative feelings is real and ften imprtant. That desn’t mean it prmtes and encurages negative thinking endlessly, thugh.
Txic psitivity encurages us t fcus nly n the psitive, which can stp us frm dealing with the feelings we need t wrk thrugh. Practicing emtinal validatin is a healthier ptin fr yu and the nes yu lve. “This can be as simple as saying ‘I understand yu’re really sad’.” explains Vasan. Offering yur understanding shws ur lved nes that we care abut their feelings. Besides, instead f telling smene t lk n the bright side, yu shuld ffer wrds and thughts f supprt instead.
Txic psitivity has becme prevalent, and yu prbably knw a lt f peple wh dismiss yur negative experiences with statements like “Yu’re t sensitive”. Nw yu can say: Whatever yu’re feeling is temprary and allwing yurself t feel it will help yu get thrugh it.
59．What is emtinal validatin?
A．Permitting emtinal ups and dwns.B．Denying peple’s negative feelings.
C．Maintaining psitive in hard times.D．Aviding risks in terrible situatins.
60．What may the authr recmmend yu t say t a sad persn?
A．Perhaps smething frtunate is still waiting fr yu.
B．I’m sure there’s a gd reasn fr what has happened.
C．I understand yur sadness but being sensitive is n gd.
D．Yu have every right t feel upset and I am here fr yu.
61．What des the underlined wrd “prevalent” in the last paragraph prbably mean?
A．Cmplicated.B．Widespread.C．Instructive.D．Essential.
62．What is the main idea f the text?
A．Prmting psitivity is wrthwhile.B．Admitting negativity is reasnable.
C．Sticking t psitivity is significant.D．Expressing negativity is inapprpriate.
【答案】59．A 60．D 61．B 62．B
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。作者认为积极的思维方式有可能会带来有害的积极，引发负面的结果。文章具体说明了有害的积极的内涵，它可能引发负面结果的原因，建议我们去追求情感认可，正视自己的、他人的负面情感。
59．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Hwever, emtinal validatin allws yu t have yur feelings. T be exact, emtinal validatin is abut allwing peple t experience their feelings and acknwledging that having negative feelings is real and ften imprtant.（然而，情感认可允许你有自己的感受。确切地说，情感认可就是允许人体验他们的感受，承认负面感受是真实的，而且往往很重要。）”可知，情感认可不否定人的负面感受，承认其真实的存在和重要性，也就是承认情感的起伏变动。故选A。
60．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Nw yu can say: Whatever yu’re feeling is temprary and allwing yurself t feel it will help yu get thrugh it.（现在你可以说：你感觉到的一切都是暂时的，允许自己去感受它，这会帮助你度过它。）”可知，对于有负面感受的人，我们应该允许他有这样的感受。再结合倒数第二段中“Besides, instead f telling smene t lk n the bright side, yu shuld ffer wrds and thughts f supprt instead.（此外，不要告诉别人往好的方面看，你应该用语言和思想来支持他们。）”可知，对于有负面感受的人，我们还应该表明我们对他的支持。由此推断，对于一个伤心的人，作者可能会建议我们说：你有权感到难过，而我会支持你。故选D。
61．词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“yu prbably knw a lt f peple wh dismiss yur negative experiences with statements like “Yu’re t sensitive”（你可能认识很多这样的人，他们用“你太敏感了”这样的话来驳斥你的负面经历）”可知，像这样否认他人负面感受的人很多，所以有害的积极应该是变得普遍了。因此，prevalent的词义和widespread相近。故选B。
62．主旨大意题。根据第一段中“What we shuld be aiming fr instead is emtinal validatin (确认).（相反，我们应该追求情感认可。）”以及全文内容可知，作者认为积极的思维方式有可能会带来有害的积极，引发负面的结果，建议我们去追求情感认可，正视自己的、他人的负面情感。因此，B项“承认负面情感是合理的”符合文章大意。故选B。
Passage 16
A baby brn tday will be thirty-smething in 2050. If all ges well, that baby will still be arund in 2100, and might even be an active citizen f the 22nd century. What shuld we teach that baby t help them survive and flurish in the wrld f 2050 and beynd? What kind f skills will they need in rder t get a jb, understand what is happening arund them, and navigate their tugh life?
At present, t many schls acrss the wrld fcus n prviding pupils with a set f predetermined skills, such as writing cmputer cde in C++ and cnversing in Chinese. Yet since we have n idea hw the wrld and the jb market will lk in 2050, we dn’t really knw what particular skills peple will need. We might invest a lt f effrt in teaching kids hw t write in C++ r t speak Chinese, nly t discver sner r later that AI will have been able t cde sftware far better than humans, and that a new translatin app will have enabled yu t cnduct a cnversatin in almst flawless Mandarin, Cantnese r Hakka, even thugh yu nly knw hw t say ni ha.
S what shuld we be teaching? Many experts argue that schls shuld dwnplay technical skills and emphasize general-purpse life skills: the ability t deal with change, t learn new things, and t preserve yur mental balance in unfamiliar situatins. In rder t keep up with the wrld f 2050, yu will abve all need t reinvent yurself again and again.
T succeed in such a demanding task, yu will need t wrk very hard n getting t knw yur perating system better—t knw what yu are and what yu want frm life. This is, f curse, the ldest advice in the bk: knw thyself. This advice was never mre urgent than in the mid-21st century, because unlike in the days f Lazi r Scrates, nw yu have serius cmpetitin. Cca-Cla, Amazn and Facebk are all racing t hack yu.
Right nw, the algrithms (算法) are watching where yu g, what yu buy, and wh yu meet. Sn they will mnitr all yur steps, breaths and heartbeats. They are relying n big data and machine learning t get t knw yu better and better. And nce these algrithms knw yu better than yu knw yurself, they culd cntrl and manipulate (操纵) yu. In the end, authrity will shift t them.
Of curse, yu might be perfectly happy giving up all authrity t the algrithms and trusting them t make decisins fr yu and fr the rest f the wrld. If, hwever, yu want t maintain sme cntrl ver yur persnal existence and ver the future f life in general, yu have t run faster than the algrithms. T run fast, dn’t take much luggage with yu. Leave all yur illusins (幻想) behind. They are very heavy.
63．What des the underlined wrd “dwnplay” in paragraph 3 mst prbably mean?
A．Give t much emphasis n smething.
B．Make peple think that smething is less imprtant.
C．Offer yur reasns why smething is right r wrng.
D．Decide smething in advance s that it des nt happen.
64．Accrding t the article, ___________ plays a vital rle in children’s bright future.
A．imaginatinB．adaptabilityC．self-disciplineD．a gd sense f balance
65．It’s imprtant t knw ur perating system because ___________.
A．if we dn’t, algrithms will hack all ur devices.
B．it is an essential skill fr us t succeed in the wrld f 2050.
C．we need t learn hw algrithms wrk and make full use f them.
D．we need t utrun algrithms t keep sme cntrl ver ur persnal life.
66．The article mainly talks abut _________.
A．the imprtance f knwing yurself
B．the threats and dangers f technlgy
C．what kind f skills we might need in the future
D．sme ptential benefits algrithms wuld bring t humankind
【答案】63．B 64．B 65．D 66．C
【导语】本文为一篇说议论文。随着社会发展，未来的教育将淡化技术技能，而强调通用的生活技能，使学生拥有应对变化的能力，学习新事物的能力，以及在陌生环境中保持精神平衡的能力，做出一次又一次地重塑，为了不被算法控制，并学会认识自我，并努力使自己跑得比算法快，这样才能在某种程度上控制你个人的存在和未来的生活。
63．词句猜测题。根据第三段“Many experts argue that schls shuld dwnplay technical skills and emphasize general-purpse life skills: the ability t deal with change, t learn new things, and t preserve yur mental balance in unfamiliar situatins. In rder t keep up with the wrld f 2050, yu will abve all need t reinvent yurself again and again. (许多专家认为，学校应该dwnplay技术技能，强调通用的生活技能：应对变化的能力，学习新事物的能力，以及在不熟悉的情况下保持心理平衡的能力。为了跟上2050年的世界，你首先需要一次又一次地改造自己。)”可知，学校要强调生活技能类的能力传授，而非技术技能，因此划线词意为“不予重视”，与emphasize意思相反，与B项“Make peple think that smething is less imprtant. (让人们觉得有些事情不那么重要。)”意思相近。故选B项。
64．细节理解题。根据第三段“Many experts argue that schls shuld dwnplay technical skills and emphasize general-purpse life skills: the ability t deal with change, t learn new things, and t preserve yur mental balance in unfamiliar situatins. In rder t keep up with the wrld f 2050, yu will abve all need t reinvent yurself again and again. (许多专家认为，学校应该dwnplay技术技能，强调通用的生活技能：应对变化的能力，学习新事物的能力，以及在不熟悉的情况下保持心理平衡的能力。为了跟上2050年的世界，你首先需要一次又一次地改造自己。)”可知，对孩子们的美好未来起着至关重要作用的是有通用的生活技能，能在不熟悉的情况下保持心理平衡，善于学习新事物，即要有一定的适应力。故选B项。
65．推理判断题。根据第四段“T succeed in such a demanding task, yu will need t wrk very hard n getting t knw yur perating system better—t knw what yu are and what yu want frm life. This is, f curse, the ldest advice in the bk: knw thyself. This advice was never mre urgent than in the mid-21st century, because unlike in the days f Lazi r Scrates, nw yu have serius cmpetitin. Cca-Cla, Amazn and Facebk are all racing t hack yu. (要成功完成这样一项要求很高的任务，你需要非常努力地去更好地了解你的操作系统——了解你是什么，你想从生活中得到什么。当然，这是书中最古老的忠告：认识你自己。这一建议在21世纪中期从未如此紧迫，因为与老子或苏格拉底时代不同，现在你面临着激烈的竞争。可口可乐、亚马逊和脸书都在争相黑你。)”，以及倒数第二段“Right nw, the algrithms (算法) are watching where yu g, what yu buy, and wh yu meet. Sn they will mnitr all yur steps, breaths and heartbeats. They are relying n big data and machine learning t get t knw yu better and better. And nce these algrithms knw yu better than yu knw yurself, they culd cntrl and manipulate (操纵) yu. In the end, authrity will shift t them.(现在，算法正在观察你去哪里，你买什么，你遇见谁。很快他们就会监控你的步伐、呼吸和心跳。他们依靠大数据和机器学习来更好地了解你。一旦这些算法比你自己更了解你，它们就可以控制和操纵你。最终，权力会转移到他们身上)”，最后一段“If, hwever, yu want t maintain sme cntrl ver yur persnal existence and ver the future f life in general, yu have t run faster than the algrithms. (然而，如果你想在某种程度上控制你个人的存在和未来的生活，你就必须跑得比算法快。)”可知，了解我们的操作系统很重要，因为身处大数据时代，只有了解自己，认识自己了，才能使自己跑得比算法跑得快，才能在某种程度上掌控自己的生活，而不被大数据左右。故选D项。
66．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章描述的是未来的教育方向：随着社会发展，未来的教育将淡化技术技能，而强调通用的生活技能，使学生拥有应对变化的能力，学习新事物的能力，以及在陌生环境中保持精神平衡的能力，做出一次又一次地重塑，为了不被算法控制，并学会认识自我，并努力使自己跑得比算法快，这样才能在某种程度上控制你个人的存在和未来的生活。故本文主要大意为“what kind f skills we might need in the future (我们将来可能需要什么样的技能)”，故选C项。
Passage 17
Many peple wuld answer the questin f what makes us human by insisting that we are cultural beings. There is n dubt that we are. But ne definitin f culture is the ttality f traditins acquired in a cmmunity by scial learning frm ther individuals, and many animal species have traditins. Can we then say that sme animals are cultural beings t?
One apprach t study culture in animals is the s-called Methd f Exclusin (排除), in which scientists investigate behaviral variatins acrss ppulatins f ne species. In a famus study, scientists learned that chimpanzee (黑猩猩) behavirs were scially passed n as they were present at sme sites but nt at thers, despite having same eclgical settings. Fr example, chimpanzees in Tai Natinal Park in Ivry Cast are well-knwn fr their nut-cracking skills. Chimpanzees in Gmbe natinal part in Tanzania, n the ther hand, d nt crack nuts, althugh nuts exist in their envirnment t.
Hwever, when applying the Methd f Exclusin, ne has t be very careful. There are ther factrs that culd als explain the pattern f behaviral evaluatin. Fr example, sme f the chimpanzee techniques scientists evaluated ccur in nly ne f the three subspecies. S it’s quite pssible that these behavirs als have an innate cmpnent. This wuld mean that ne chimpanzee subspecies uses a new technique nt ut f cultural traditin, but because the behavir is fixed t specific genes. Anther factr that has t be excluded is f curse the envirnment Chimpanzees in Mahale d nt fish algae (水藻), simply because algae des nt exist there.
But when we exclude all the variatins that can be explained by genes r envirnment, we still find that animals d shw cultural variatins. Des that mean there is n real difference between them and us after all? Nt exactly: There is a fundamental difference between human and animal culture. Only humans can build culturally n what generatins befre us have learned. This is called “cumulative culture”. We dn’t have t keep reinventing the wheel. This is called the “ratchet (棘轮) effect”. Like a ratchet that can be turned frward but nt back, peple’s cultural techniques evlve.
It is likely that behavirs we see tday in chimpanzee cultures culd be invented ver and ver again by individual animals themselves. In cntrast, a child brn tday wuld nt be able t invent a cmputer withut the knwledge f many past generatins.
67．Why des the authr mentin the example f the chimpanzees in tw parks in Paragraph 2?
A．T prve that culture des exist in animals.
B．T justify the uniqueness f the research methd.
C．T cmpare hw chimpanzees behave in different parks.
D．T stress the imprtance f envirnment in studying culture.
68．What des the underlined wrd “innate” in Paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A．Advanced.B．Inbrn.C．Adaptive.D．Intelligent.
69．What can we learn frm the passage?
A．Cumulative culture is what sets humans apart frm animals.
B．Culure in animals is as wrthy t be valued as human culture.
C．Animals dn’t have the ability t invent behavirs in a cmmunity.
D．The “ratchet effect” decides if humans can build n past experiences.
【答案】67．A 68．B 69．A
【导语】这是一篇议论文，文章主要围绕“动物是否也像人类一样是有文化的生物”而展开论述。
67．推理判断题。第二段中“In a famus study, scientists learned that chimpanzee (黑猩猩) behavirs were scially passed n as they were present at sme sites but nt at thers, despite having same eclgical settings.(在一项著名的研究中，科学家们发现，黑猩猩的行为在某些地方会被社会传递，而在其他地方则不会，尽管它们的生态环境相同)”提到，黑猩猩的行为在某些地方会被社会传递，接着下文“Fr example, chimpanzees in Tai Natinal Park in Ivry Cast are well-knwn fr their nut-cracking skills. Chimpanzees in Gmbe natinal part in Tanzania, n the ther hand, d nt crack nuts, althugh nuts exist in their envirnment t.(例如，象牙海岸泰国家公园的黑猩猩以其破解坚果的技能而闻名。另一方面，坦桑尼亚贡贝国家地区的黑猩猩不咬坚果，尽管坚果在他们的环境中也存在)”通过举例证实上述观点，即动物中也存在文化，故选A。
68．词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“This wuld mean that ne chimpanzee subspecies uses a new technique nt ut f cultural traditin, but because the behavir is fixed t specific genes.(这意味着一个黑猩猩亚种使用一种新技术不是出于文化传统，而是因为这种行为固定于特定的基因)”可知，黑猩猩的行为可能是由于其特定的基因，即是因为先天因素，故画线词所在句意为“所以很有可能这些行为也有先天因素”，innate意为“先天的”，故选B。
69．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“There is a fundamental difference between human and animal culture. Only humans can build culturally n what generatins befre us have learned. This is called ‘cumulative culture’.(人类文化和动物文化之间有根本的区别。只有人类才能在前人的基础上建立文化。这就是所谓的‘累积文化’)”可知，累积文化将人类与动物区分开来。故选A。
Passage 18
Saying farewell t smene yu lve, even fr a night, can be difficult, much less saying gdbye fr a lifetime r frever in death. Juliet bid Rme adieu (再见) fr the evening with the wrds, “Parting is such sweet srrw.” Sweet srrw is an xymrn. But this seeming cntradictin is true in the cntext f relatinships.
Relatinships are based n feelings, emtins, and passin. Deep friendships and lving relatinships are measured by the level f emtinal attachment. Emtins intensify ver time. Peple spend time with the peple they like. The mre ne persn likes anther persn, the clser the relatinship becmes. Each persn in the relatinship receives an emtinal benefit frm knwing the ther persn.
Saying gdbye means separating frm the peple wh make up a significant part f yur emtinal identity. Separatin, even a temprary absence, frm the peple yu have a deep emtinal cnnectin with can cause srrw because yu will n lnger be able t enjy their cmpany.
The sweet side f saying gdbye is the emtinal fulfillment f being in a clse relatinship. The time spent tgether is emtinally rewarding, especially if that persn is seen as a sulmate. Humans are scial beings. We seek the lve and cmfrt f ther peple. Lneliness devastates the human cnditin and leads t sadness. Sad peple will d anything they can t find fulfilling relatinships. Likewise, happy peple will d anything they can t maintain r enhance relatinships. Herein lies the essential pint f the emtinal prblem.
The mre intense relatinships becme, the mre devastating the emtinal lss that is felt upn separatin. The exhilaratin f relatinships cannt be truly measured withut experiencing the verwhelming lss f a deep emtinal cnnectin.
Enjy the cmpany f the persn yu are with as lng as yu can; knwing the pain yu will feel at the end f the relatinship is the true measure f the relatinship. If it desn’t hurt t say gdbye, perhaps it wasn’t wrth saying hell.
70．Which f the wrd grup can create the same effect as “sweet srrw”?
A．icy cldB．clicking sundC．deafening silenceD．endless speech
71．What can we learn frm paragraph 3?
A．Saying gdbye is unavidable in ur daily life.
B．The cmpanin f clse friends can lessen srrw.
C．A persn’s identity is cnnected with relatinship.
D．Separatin is the srrwful part f saying gdbye.
72．What gives a persn emtinal satisfactin in scial life?
A．Making mre cmmunicatin with thers.
B．Building deep emtinal cnnectins with thers.
C．Cmfrting friends with lve and intense feelings.
D．Being a thughtful persn by standing in thers’ shes.
73．What is the main idea f the passage?
A．Sweet srrw is very cmmn in clse relatinships.
B．The pain f separatin is the measure f relatinships.
C．Human beings are eager t get emtinal fulfillment.
D．Happiness is meaningless withut sadness t cmpare it.
【答案】70．C 71．D 72．B 73．B
【导语】本文是一篇议论文,通过莎翁戏剧著名台词“Parting is such sweet srrw”引出对人际关系的讨论，阐述分离的痛苦是衡量感情的尺度。
70．推理判断题。根据第一段中“ Sweet srrw is an xymrn. But this seeming cntradictin is true in the cntext f relatinships.(甜蜜的悲伤是一种矛盾修辞法。但这种看似矛盾的现象在人际关系中却是真实存在的。)”可知，本句中sweet srrw是一种矛盾的修辞方法。C选项中“deafening silence(震耳欲聋的沉默)”与题干中的“甜蜜的悲伤”一致，构成的是修辞的方式是矛盾的修饰方式。故选C。
71．推理判断题。根据第三段中“Separatin, even a temprary absence, frm the peple yu have a deep emtinal cnnectin with can cause srrw because yu will n lnger be able t enjy their cmpany.(与你有深厚情感联系的人分离，即使是暂时的缺席，都会带来悲伤，因为你将无法再享受他们的陪伴。)”可知，分离是告别时悲伤的部分。故选D。
72．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Deep friendships and lving relatinships are measured by the level f emtinal attachment. Emtins intensify ver time,(深厚的友谊和爱的关系是由情感依恋的水平来衡量的。情绪会随着时间的推移而加剧)”以及第四段中“The time spent tgether is emtinally rewarding, especially if that persn is seen as a sulmate. Humans are scial beings.(一起度过的时光在情感上是有益的，尤其是如果那个人被视为灵魂伴侣。人类是社会生物)” 可知，一起度过的时光在情感上是有益的即与他人建立深厚的情感联系能使人在社交生活中获得情感上的满足。故选B。
73．主旨大意题。 通读全文以及根据最后一段中“Enjy the cmpany f the persn yu are with as lng as yu can; knwing the pain yu will feel at the end f the relatinship is the true measure f the relatinship. (尽可能地享受和你在一起的人的陪伴；知道在一段关系结束时你会感受到的痛苦是衡量这段关系的真正标准。如果说再见无伤大雅，那也许不值得说你好)”可知，文章通过“告别”带给人看似矛盾的情感体验这一现象，通过对比等手段，深入分析了痛苦这种情感体验在人际关系疏密中的作用。B选项“The pain f separatin is the measure f relatinships.(分离的痛苦是衡量感情的尺度。)”概括文章主要内容。故选B。
Passage 19
In August, Jasn M. Allen’s piece “Theatre D’péra Spatial” — which he created with Al image generatr Midjurney — wn first place in the emerging artist divisin’s “digital arts phtgraphy” categry at the Clrad State Fair Fine Arts Cmpetitin. The definitin fr the categry states that digital art refers t wrks that use “digital technlgy as part f the creative prcess”.
Allen’s award-winning image has led t debates abut what, exactly, it means t be an artist and whether AI can truly make art. “It felt bad fr the exact same reasn we dn’t let rbts participate in the Olympics,” ne Twitter user wrte. “This is the literal definitin f ‘pressed a few buttns t make a digital art piece’,” anther tweeted.
Yet while Allen didn’t use a paintbrush, there was plenty f wrk invlved, he said. First, he played arund with phrasing that led Midjurney t generate images f wmen in elegant dresses and space helmets, in an attempt t mix Victrian-style cstuming with space themes. Over time, with many slight changes t his written prmpt (提示符), he created 900 different versins f what led t his final image. Then he imprved its reslutin thrugh Gigapixel AI and finally had the images printed.
Allen is glad the debate ver whether AI can be used t make art is attracting s much attentin. “Rather than hating n the technlgy, we need t recgnize that it’s a pwerful tl and use it fr gd s we can all mve frward,” Allen said.
Cal Duran, ne f the judges fr the cmpetitin, said that while Allen’s piece included a mentin f AI, he didn’t realize that when judging it. Still, he sticks by his decisin t award it first place. “I think the AI technlgy may give mre pprtunities t peple wh may nt find themselves artists in the cnventinal way,” he said.
74．Why has Jasn’s wrk led t debates?
A．It was a cpy f a phtgraph.
B．He challenged the lder artists.
C．It was created with the help f AI.
D．He brke the rule f the cmpetitin.
75．What can best describe Allen’s creating prcess?
A．Cperative.
B．Energy-cnsuming.
C．Straightfrward.
D．Imaginatin-lacking.
76．What can we learn abut AI frm the last paragraph?
A．It is a duble-edged swrd.
B．It attracts cnventinal artists.
C．It strikes art judges as n surprise.
D．It may pen a new wrld t artists.
77．What is the text mainly abut?
A．A trend t be AI artists.
B．An AI-generated art cntest.
C．Respnses t a winning AI artwrk.
D．Curisity abut an image generatr.
【答案】74．C 75．A 76．D 77．C
【导语】这是一篇议论文。呈现在人工智能帮助下获奖艺术作品的出现引发的辩论。
74．推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Allen’s award-winning image has led t debates abut what, exactly, it means t be an artist and whether AI can truly make art. (艾伦获奖的形象引发了关于成为艺术家到底意味着什么，以及人工智能能否真正创造艺术的争论。)”可推测，人们争论的点是艺术家意味着什么，以及人工智能能否创造艺术，即他的艺术获奖作品是在人工智能的帮助下完成的这件事情导致了争论。故选C项。
75．推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“First, he played arund with phrasing that led Midjurney t generate images f wmen in elegant dresses and space helmets, in an attempt t mix Victrian-style cstuming with space themes. (首先，他反复琢磨措辞，使Midtravel产生了穿着优雅礼服和太空头盔的女性形象，试图将维多利亚风格的服装与太空主题相结合。)”以及最后一句“Then he imprved its reslutin thrugh Gigapixel AI and finally had the images printed. (然后，他通过Gigapixel AI提高了分辨率，最终打印出了图像。)”可以看出，他的作品是通过他和两种人工智能一起合作而成，即cperative“合作的，协作的”。故选A项。
76．推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Still, he sticks by his decisin t award it first place. “I think the AI technlgy may give mre pprtunities t peple wh may nt find themselves artists in the cnventinal way, ” he said. (尽管如此，他还是坚持自己的决定，将其评为第一名。他说：“我认为人工智能技术可能会给那些可能不会以传统方式成为艺术家的人更多机会。”)”可推测，在这位评委看来，人工智能给艺术和艺术家提供了更多机会，换言之，可能打开艺术新世界的大门。故选D项。
77．主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句“Allen’s award-winning image has led t debates abut what, exactly, it means t be an artist and whether AI can truly make art. (艾伦获奖的形象引发了关于成为艺术家到底意味着什么，以及人工智能能否真正创造艺术的争论。)”；第四段第一句“Allen is glad the debate ver whether AI can be used t make art is attracting s much attentin. (艾伦很高兴关于人工智能是否可以用来制造艺术的争论吸引了如此多的关注。)”以及最后一段最后一句“Still, he sticks by his decisin t award it first place. “I think the AI technlgy may give mre pprtunities t peple wh may nt find themselves artists in the cnventinal way, ” he said. (尽管如此，他还是坚持自己的决定，将其评为第一名。他说：“我认为人工智能技术可能会给那些可能不会以传统方式成为艺术家的人更多机会。”)”可知，本文主要呈现的是这幅在人工智能帮助下完成的艺术作品获奖后，引起的的辩论，即不同人对此不同的回应。故选C项。
Passage 20
Idling arund all day lng while wndering why yu can’t succeed? Better stp wasting yur time thinking f reasns fr yur failures and shrtcmings. Instead, realize that the seeds f success were planted within yu when yu were brn. Only yu have the pwer t make thse seeds grw. The seeds, and the pwer t grw them, are cntained in the human mind. Success is a chice and nt a chance. Yu can be a success if nly yu make the right chice.
Yu cannt be successful withut first develping yur self-esteem (自尊). Yur level f self-esteem is always based n the degree f cntrl that yu are able t exercise ver yurself, and thus ver yur life. Peple with lw self-esteem d nt believe that they have any pwer, r respnsibility fr their life. They are leaves tssed (摆) by the winds f chance blwn abut with any sudden change in the weather.
Yu can exercise cntrl ver yur life nly t the degree that yu believe that yu are respnsible fr whatever happens in yur life. Lsers think that everything happens by accident while successful peple realize that they are respnsible.
Everything happens as a result f smething. If we can identify the cause, we can cntrl the effect. We are respnsible fr what we cnsciusly chse t accept and believe. Thughts and beliefs cause everything. Our actins are merely a result f habits ingrained in us ver a perid f time. One generally rises t the level that ne expects. We are respnsible fr setting ur expectatins. We are respnsible fr either reinfrcing (强化) gd habits r kicking bad habits and cnsciusly replacing them with cnsistently practiced gd habits. All in all, yu are what yu chse t be, s please make an infrmed chice first.
If yu assciate with psitive-thinking peple, yu are definitely ging t achieve success. On the cntrary, the ppsite happens. We are respnsible fr finding, planting, and nurturing (培育) the seeds that cntain future victry, brn frm setbacks.
In shrt, in all areas f yur life, whether they are financial, physical, emtinal, r spiritual, yu are respnsible. Once yu recgnize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, yu are n the rad t success.
78．Peple with lw self-esteem are cmpared t leaves because they .
A．are ready t change their minds
B．can’t exercise cntrl ver themselves
C．dn’t have the pwer t face their fate
D．are easily affected by windy weather
79．Lsers wuld think that .
A．success is the result f hard wrk
B．wrking hard will lead t success
C．they dn’t make effrts t succeed
D．their failure is nly because f bad luck
80．It can be inferred frm Paragraph 4 that .
A．develping cnfidence is the key t future success
B．whether we will succeed depends n ur attitudes
C．thughts and beliefs are the result f creative mind
D．setting ur expectatins is essential befre taking actin
81．The last paragraph serves as .
A．the cnclusin f the argument
B．the prf f the authr’s pints
C．an intrductin t anther tpic
D．a cmparisn between tw views
82．Which is the best title fr the passage?
A．Success Is a ChiceB．The Secrets f Success
C．Develp Our CnfidenceD．Hw t Achieve Success
【答案】78．B 79．D 80．B 81．A 82．A
【导语】这是一篇议论文。作者认为成功是一种选择，而不是单纯靠机遇，我们要对自己思考后做出的选择负责，也要对自己生活的方方面面负责任。这样，我们才会离成功更进一步。
78．细节理解题。根据第二段“Peple with lw self-esteem d nt believe that they have any pwer, r respnsibility fr their life. They are leaves tssed by the winds f chance blwn abut with any sudden change in the weather.(自卑的人不相信他们对自己的生活有任何力量或责任。它们是随风飘动的树叶，随天气的突然变化而随风飘动)”可知，把低自尊的人比作树叶是因为他们不相信自己有能力和责任控制自己的人生，就像树叶一样随着机会的改变而随风摇摆。故选B项。
79．推理判断题。根据第三段“Lsers think that everything happens by accident while successful peple realize that they are respnsible.(失败者认为一切都是偶然发生的，而成功人士意识到他们是有责任的)”可知，失败者认为每件事的发生都是偶然和随机的，因此他们把失败归结于运气不好。故选D项。
80．推理判断题。根据第四段“Everything happens as a result f smething. If we can identify the cause, we can cntrl the effect. We are respnsible fr what we cnsciusly chse t accept and believe. Thughts and beliefs cause everything.(任何事情的发生都是某件事的结果。如果我们能找出原因，我们就能控制结果。我们要对自己有意识地选择接受和相信的东西负责。思想和信念导致一切)”可知，成功绝非偶然，而是取决于我们对待事物的态度。故选B项。
81．推理判断题。根据最后一段“In shrt, in all areas f yur life, whether they are financial, physical, emtinal, r spiritual, yu are respnsible. Once yu recgnize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, yu are n the rad t success.(简而言之，在你生活的各个方面，无论是金钱、身体、情感还是精神，你都要负责任。一旦你认识到这一点，接受它，并坚定地相信它，你就走上了成功之路)”可知，是作者对论点的总结，说明我们要取得成功，就要对生活的各个方面负责。也可从关键词“In shrt”看出，这一段的作用是总结观点。故选A项。
82．主旨大意题。通过第一段“Instead, realize that the seeds f success were planted within yu when yu were brn. Only yu have the pwer t make thse seeds grw.(相反，要意识到成功的种子在你出生时就已经种在你体内了。只有你有能力让这些种子生长)”可以看出，作者认为我们有能力去把握成功。以及最后一句“Success is a chice and nt a chance. Yu can be a success if nly yu make the right chice.(成功是一种选择，而不是一个机会。只要你做出正确的选择，你就能成功)”表明作者的观点：成功是一种选择而不是机会，只要做出正确的选择，就可以成功。而下文都是围绕要想成功就要把握机会做出正确的选择而展开。文章结尾也是对这一中心论点的总结。因此标题也要按照“成功是一种选择”这一论点来定。故选A项。