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(2023江苏省淮安市淮安区高二下学期期中)
Cnsider what ges thrugh yur mind after yu’ve taken yur seat n an airplane. Yu’ve nt seen the captain, but his r her vice cmes ver the air. “Hell, this is yur captain speaking.” Are yu abut t fly the friendly skies? What yu prbably dn’ realize is that yu d make quick judgments(判断) based n very few factrs the mment yu hear “hell”.
Experts have discvered that “hell” carries enugh infrmatin fr listeners t draw judgments abut the speakers persnality, such as hw reliable(可信赖的) he r she is. They recrded 64 students reading a telephne cnversatin. The wrd “hell” was then picked frm each recrding, and 320 different students listened t that wrd thrugh a cmputer. The students were asked t scre the vices accrding t persnality, including attractiveness and warmth, giving them pints frm l t 10. Althugh every vice was played in ne third a secnd, the students frmed an pinin quickly.
It is amazing that frm such shrt vices f speech they can get such an bvius impressin f a persn. And whether it is crrect, their impressins are mstly the same as what the ther listeners get. The research als suggests that peple’ impressins are based n the tne(语调) f vice. Men and wmen wh present the strength f their vices are regarded as mre reliable.
The speed with which the students made their judgments makes much sense. Deciding wh t trust can be imprtant t yur survival. There’s n pint in listening t smene talk fr 5 minutes t decide if they’re reliable r nt — yu culd be dead already. The discvery may help imprve cmputer-made vice technlgies, experts say.
1. Why des the authr mentin “the captain” in paragraph 1?
A. T present a fact.B. T make a predictin.
C. T intrduce a new research.D. T explain the rule n a plane.
2. Hw did the students tell the speakers’ persnality?
A. Making telephne calls.
B. Playing vices at high speeds.
C. Picking “hell” frm cnversatins.
D. Listening t and scring the recrds f “hell”.
3. What can we d t leave a gd first impressin?
A. Make a lng speech.B. Give pwerful vice.
C. Fllw ther listeners.D. Speak as fast as pssible.
4. What will prbably be talked abut in the fllwing paragraph?
A. The secret t tallying fr 5 minutes.B. The different ways yu say “hell”.
C. The applicatin in vice technlgies.D. The methd f listening with attentin.
B
(2023江苏省南通海门中学高二下学期期中)
Anthny Derr’s new bestseller, All the Light We Cannt See, hlds special appeal fr me. That’s hw I wuld describe it. Frm the petic language, t the realizatin f what the tile actually means: that underneath the surface f histry, there is light that has nt been seen, and stries that have gne untld.
I’m ging t be hnest-lve fr this bk didn’t hit me straight away. In fact, my first attempt t read it last mnth ended with me putting it aside and ging t find smething easier, lighter and less descriptive t read. But this bk is built n beautiful imagery. Bth in the literal sense-the physical wrld f 1940s Paris and Germany, and the metaphrical (隐喻性的)sense-scientific and philsphical references t light, t seeing and nt seeing, and the differences between the tw. It’s a beautiful wrk f genius, but it des get a little cmplicated at times.
Hwever, when we get int the meat f this Wrld War II nvel, it’s als an upsetting stry f a childhd trn apart by war. It’s abut Parisian Marie Laure wh has been blind since she was six, and a German rphan called Werner wh finds himself at the center f the Hitler Yuth. Bth f their stries are tld with sensitivity and sympathy, each ne frced dwn a path by their persnal circumstances and by that destructive mnster-war.
I think this is the kind f bk yu will never appreciate if yu stp t sn-I learned that lessn. Frm the first t last page, there is a theme f invisible lines running parallel (平行的)t ne anther and smetimes, just smetimes, crssing in the strangest way. These tw lives we are intrduced t seem t be wrlds apart, and yet they cme tgether and influence ne anther. It was this, mre than the predictably awful tale f war, that made me feel quite emtinal.
5. What des the writer think f the bk?
A. Light and easy t read.
B. Rich in philsphical ideas.
C. Fascinating but t descriptive.
D. T cmplicated fr its theme.
6. What can we learn abut Marie Laure and Werner?
A. The war leads t their sensitivity.
B. They knw each ther at an early age.
C. The Hitler Yuth pushes them t grw.
D. They bth have a miserable childhd.
7. What particularly stirred the writer’s emtins?
A. The bk’s dramatic ending.
B. The bk’s beautiful imagery.
C. The characters’ intercnnected destiny.
D. The suffering brught by Wrld War II.
8. What is the purpse f this text?
A. T share the writer’s feelings f a bk.
B. T recmmend a delightful bestseller.
C. T tell readers a heartbreaking stry.
D. T analyze the structure f a bk.
C
(2023江苏省南京师范大学附属中学江宁分校高二下学期期中联考)
CERTAIN CREATURES-namely, bees-have evlved t be skillful flying builders. T assemble(组装) a nest, wrker insects team up t d varius wrk t the specificatin f a cmplex design that ends up being many times their size. This prcess takes mnths, many times lnger than the average lifespan f all but the queen. Meanwhile the insects must adjust as they g.
It is these insect building teams that inspired Mirk Kvac, a rbticist at Imperial Cllege Lndn, t develp a way t imprve the flexibility f 3D printing. A typical 3D printer is limited by the range f its nzzle(喷嘴), and can nly make bjects smaller than itself. Dr Kvac’s team has remved these limitatin by using flying rbts.
Dr Kvac describes a system f flying rbts that is cmpsed f tw types f multi-rtr drnes: builders and scanners. The builders carry the 3D-printing nzzle. The scanners are rbts equipped with cameras that are respnsible fr mnitring the prgress f the builders.
The building prcess alternates between builders and scanners, layer by layer, printing and adjusting, until a structure is cmplete. First, a builder remains suspended ver its area f peratin and begins t release a jet r rush f the building material alng its flight path. The chice f material is imprtant——it must be lightweight enugh fr the drnes t carry but strng enugh t hld the subsequent layers that will be built n tp. Once the builder rbt has sprayed a layer f material, the scanner rbt flies ver, inspects the prgress. The system then cmputes the next layer that the builder shuld make, while als crrecting fr any errrs that might have been discvered in what has already been built.
Because the flying rbts can, in thery, perate anywhere, they culd fix things in dangerus r therwise inaccessible places. Dr Kvac says that his rbts culd be used t spt and seal leaks in il r gas pipelines, repair leaky insulatin r fix cracks n tall buildings. Thinking mre lng term, Dr Kvac even sees a ptential future fr his cnstructin rbts, building n the surfaces f the Mn r Mars.
9. Why des the authr mentin bees in the text?
A. T becme a theme.
B. T intrduce a tpic.
C. T give an explanatin.
D. T analyze the cause.
10. What is the character f typical 3D printers?
A. They can expand the range f printing.
B. They can make adjustment while printing.
C. They are mre flexible than traditinal nes.
D. They can make bjects smaller than themselves.
11. What can we learn frm the building prcess?
A. The Builders can crrect the errrs while calculating.
B. The building material shuld be strng enugh fr scanner.
C. Builders and scanners can print and mnitr at the same time.
D. The building prcess has strict requirement f the building material.
12. What can be the suitable title fr the text?
A. Teams f flying rbts can make 3D bjects.
B. Teams f flying rbts have a limited future.
C. The flexibility f typical 3D printer has been imprved.
D. Teams f flying rbts have been used in dangerus situatin.
D
(2023江苏省宿迁地区高二下学期期中联考)
A tiny schl in western New Suth Wales is eyeing the skies hping fr dry weather s it can harvest its first wheat crp.
Seven students frm kindergarten t year six attend Hermidale Public Schl, mre than 600 kilmetres west f Sydney. Each day they spend part f their schl time utside tending the 85-hectare crp.
The land was dnated by a frmer student. Fifty years ag yung Craig Grimmnd ften lked ut f the schl windw at a bare paddck(荒芜的田地) that neighbred the schl. Nw he wns the land and kindly dnated it t the students fr their prject.
“Peple asked, ‘Why wuld yu dnate that whle blck t them?’” he said. “I hardly use it and it’s ging t be better fr me in the lng run because it’ll be cleaned up and will save me a jb dwn the track.”
Principal Skye Dedman said the schl cmmunity felt very lucky. They tk this pprtunity fr the students. The students’ crp is a reality that seemed almst impssible three years ag. Ms Dedman said there were days when students were frced t stay indrs because f huge dust strms. Their schl and their cmmunity really felt the threat f the drught.
The students have had the use f the land fr three years. During the three years, the tiny cmmunity has dealt with a muse plague(鼠疫), the pandemic and flding. The whle cmmunity has thrwn its supprt behind the prject, including farmer and parent Darren Mudfrd.
“We’ve swn wheat this year and it wuld be nice if we gt tw r tw-and-a-half tnne t the hectare, which is nt a bad effrt,” he said. “It’s much better than a cake sale.”
The students’ wheat crp is expected t raise up t $ 50,000. The mney will then be used t send the students n trips arund the cuntry. They are hping t g t Newcastle later this year t see their wheat being laded at the prt.
13. Why did Craig Grimmnd dnate the paddck t the schl?
A. It saved him frm taking care f the paddck.
B. It was his prmise t his frmer teachers.
C. The paddck was t far away frm him.
D. He didn’t have mney t run the paddck.
14. What made the students’ crp impssible three years ag?
A. Their lack f cnfidence.B. The terrible dry weather.
C. Little cmmunity supprt.D. Their pr planting technlgy.
15. What was Darren Mudfrd’s attitude t the students’ wheat harvest?
A. Wrried.B. Regretful.C. Hpeful.D. Satisfied.
16. What will the students’ incme be used fr?
A. Opening a cake stre.B. Paying fr their travels.
C. Enlarging the planting areas.D. Repaying the schl cmmunity.
A
Lake Titicaca is a freshwater lake in the Andes muntains n the brder f Blivia. It’s the largest lake in Suth America. Dtted alng the lake’s western crner, yu can find dzens f artificial islands. Several thatched (茅草的) huses and structures sit n each island, sme f which are nly 30 meters r s wide, althugh larger nes exist.
The flating platfrms are built by piling layers upn layers f mixed ttra rts and reeds(芦苇). The ttra plant is necessary t life n the lake. Its strng rt fibers are used t make huses, bats, rfs, mattresses, and mre, as well as used t make tea, traditinal medicine, and tasty dishes knwn as “lake banana”.
S the stry ges, this unusual living arrangement came ut in the pre-Clumbian era when the ambitius Inc a Empire began invading(入侵) int the mainland villages f Urs. The Urs villages mved t Lake Titicaca where they built these flating platfrms. If invading Inca came their way, the Urs culd push these artificial islands ut t the middle f the lake and flee their attack.
The threat f the Inca Empire has lng passed, but the traditin remains strng. Even tday, it’s estimated that arund 1,300 Urs live n sme 100 cnstructed islands n Lake Titicaca. Maintaining the lifestyle isn’t easy. While ttra is a tugh material, the thatched rganic material degrades due t the frces f nature ver time, meaning the islands and hmes are in a cnstant state f repair.
Hwever, the traditinal way f life isn’t withut its mdern benefits. Many f the islands have slar panels that pwer lights, radis, and televisin satellites. The lake’s artificial islands have als becme a must-see spectacle fr turists, with sme lcals even renting ut their ttra-thatched hmes t travelers n nline rental website Airbnb.
1. What is the secnd paragraph mainly abut?
A. The value f the ttra plant.B. The prcess t build the islands.
C. The islands made f water plants.D. The traditin and histry f the Urs.
2. Why did the ancient Urs build artificial islands n the lake?
A. T live a nature-friendly life.B. T preserve their ld lifestyle.
C. T build thatched huses n them.D. T prtect themselves against enemies.
3. What d we knw abut the current life f the Urs?
A. They have lst their native language.
B. Mdern devices have cme int their life.
C. Turism is their majr surce f incme.
D. They’re tired f repairing the ttra-thatched huses.
4. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T persuade.B. T educate.C. T advertise.D. T intrduce.
B
(2023江苏省高二下阶段练习)That rapidly expanding market has been built arund seltzer water − a prduct favred by celebrities and influencers alike. Despite its grwing ppularity, seltzer water has sme knwn disadvantages and plenty f advantages that cnsumers might want t be aware f.
Seltzer water, als called sparking water(气泡水) r bubbly water, “is created when carbn dixide bubbles are added t still water,” says Jamie Bering, MD, a gastrenterlgist at May Clinic in Arizna. Indeed, it’s the injectin f that carbn dixide gas under pressure “that causes the bubbles and fizzy quality f seltzer water,” explain Jen Messer, a nutritin cnsultant at Jen Messer Nutritin.
Thugh seltzer water is just as hydrating(补水) as regular water, it des have sme advantages and disadvantages different than drinking tap water alne. Messer says that sparking water can be “mre interesting, appealing and enjyable than plain water” especially s because it ften cmes in “a wide variety f flavrs.” 33 , “which makes seltzer water a gd chice fr thse lking t reduce their calrie intake r avid added sugars.” In this way, sparking water can als be a great way t transitin away frm sda. “Seltzer water can be used as a healthier alternative t drinking sda,” says Bering.
Lisa Yung, a prfessr f nutritin at New Yrk University, says that sme peple wh drink the bubbly liquid “have als fund that drinking seltzer water can als prvide temprary relief frm indigestin(消化不良).”
But seltzer water has sme disadvantages as well. Fr instance, Messer agrees that many peple have reprted that seltzer water can help with indigestin, but “interestingly, ther individuals have fund that seltzer water actually causes stmach discmfrt such as blating r gas.”
And Messer says the liquid isn’t great fr anyne trying t reduce sdium(钠) in their diets. “Yur favrite can f seltzer water may have 100 r 200 milligrams f sdium, which desn’t seem like much, but it can really add up,” she says. That’s especially wrth keeping in mind fr peple watching their bld pressure.
Yung says that because seltzer water is als acidic, “high cnsumptin may affect the teeth ver time.” In fact, nt nly can such acidity cause tth decay, but peple wh drink a lt f seltzer water may als nt be getting as much decay-preventing fluride(氟化物) as peple wh drink tap water since fluride is added t mst supplies f drinking water in America.
5. What is the main idea f paragraph 2?
A. What is seltzer water?
B. The findings f seltzer water.
C. The prcess f prducing seltzer water.
D. What are the experts’ attitudes twards seltzer water?
6. Which sentence can be put in the blank in paragraph 3?
A. Many f the same things happen in ne’s stmach when it’s cnsumed
B. Many peple prefer that side effect ver the taste f drinking regular water alne
C. What’s mre, such flavrs dn’t usually require the use f artificial sweeteners
D. Sme peple als use sparkling water machines t make their wn carbnated water at hme
7. Which f the fllwing is NOT TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. Cmpare with drinking sda, seltzer water is a healthier alternative.
B. Seltzer water can help with stmach discmfrt prblems.
C. Seltzer water isn’t gd fr peple trying t reduce sdium.
D. Drinking t much seltzer water may cause teeth prblems.
8. Which f the fllwing can serve as the best title?
A. Sparking water is ppular, but is it healthy?
B. What is healthy and unhealthy sparking water?
C. Why is sparking water unhealthy fr peple？
D. What happens when yu drink seltzer water?
C
(2023山东省青岛高二上期末)Having a persnal trainer is ne f the best ways t stay n track with yur wrkuts, push yur limits and try new things. But it ften csts mre than $100 a class, and getting t and frm the gym can take up a lt f time.
Over the past ten years, fitness apps have been trying t cpy the persnal training experience exactly, and in recent years many have included artificial intelligence (AI) t create wrkuts. A grwing number f prducts ffer persnalized wrks that match yur abilities, gals and equipment yu have, which usually cst arund $100 a year.
Hwever, sme experts warn that while AI fitness apps are useful fr many exercisers, they’re nt the right fit fr everyne.
AI fitness apps create persnalized training prgrams using infrmatin frm persnal users and the experiences f ther users.
In the future, these apps culd cllect even mre infrmatin t give ever mre persnalized feedback (反馈), said futurist David Brin. But, he added, mre infrmatin desn’t always lead t better advice. “What yu need t cnsider is whether the advice will actually be gd fr yu, in the lng run,” he said.
Furthermre, cmputers can learn a lt abut different wrkut rutines, but they can’t yet create the scial interactins that make the training successful, said Nikla Banvic, prfessr f cmputer science and engineering at the Artificial Intelligence Labratry f the University f Michigan.
The AI fitness apps we have nw can’t ffer encuragement r prvide cmfrt n a bad day. “As humans, we need mre than just the wrkuts that will get us t ur gals,” Dr Banvic said. “We need t be encuraged — that’s smething nly a real trainer can d right nw. It will be sme time befre AI training des this well.”
9. What is the main advantage f AI fitness apps ver persnal trainers?
A. Requiring less exercise equipment.
B. Offering caching services at a lwer price,
C. Creating mre persnalized training plans.
D. Prviding a better persnal training experience.
10. What may David Brin agree with?
A. Users shuld wrk harder t prtect their persnal infrmatin.
B. AI fitness apps shuld find mre tls fr cllecting infrmatin.
C. Users shuld be careful with the advice ffered by AI fitness apps.
D. AI fitness apps shuld be imprved t meet the needs f every user.
11. What shuld future AI fitness apps fcus n?
A. Setting achievable gals.
B. Adding live chat services.
C. Learning new wrkut rutines.
D. Develping useful interactins.
12. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Hw d AI fitness apps change the way yu exercise?
B. Wuld an AI trainer be better than a real trainer?
C. Can AI trainers take the place f the real ne?
D. Hw d experts feel abut an AI trainer?
D
Chinese peple lve fd made f flur. In the hands f skilled artisans(手艺人), flur is made int lvely mdels f peple r animals t be enjyed and played with, which brings a unique kind f pleasure. This art frm is called dugh figurine(面塑). Amng the varius art styles f dugh figurines, Beijing’s Dugh Figurine Lang is a unique flk art, which is filled with the rich histry and custms f the capital city. In 2008, it was included in the list f natinal intangible(非物质的) cultural heritage.
It was created by Lang Sha’an. Mst f the dugh figurines are animals and characters frm legends, histrical stries, and lcal peras. The finished prduct is either put at the end f a thin stick r n a table fr display. Sme are mstly fr children t eat r play with, with simple frms and vivid decratins, while sme are fine pieces f artwrk fr display nly. Fr this reasn, during the making prcess they are ften mixed with additives (添加剂) t better preserve the finished prducts.
Lang Jiaziyu, brn in 1995, is the third-generatin inheritr (继承人) f Dugh Figurine Lang. When he was 15, he created Beijing Olympic Masct (吉祥物) shaped dugh figurines which were highly praised. He lks a bit mre fashinable than ther flk artisans. In his skilled hands, pp culture icns (偶像) are ppular with yung peple.
Like mst f the ther intangible cultural heritage handicrafts in China, Dugh Figurine Lang des nt get as much attentin frm the public. Few yung peple are willing t take the time t master a skill that des nt make mney, which has led t a decline in the number f thse wh are devted t the handicraft. Gd handicrafts need the devtin f artisans frm ne generatin t anther.
13. What is special abut Dugh Figurine Lang?
A. It reflects Beijing’s culture.
B. It is created by many famus artists.
C. It shws peple’s lifestyles and beliefs.
D. It is ppular with bth turists and the lcals.
14. Why d artisans add additives t dugh figurines?
A. T make dugh figurines taste gd
B. T keep clrs brighter and lasting lnger
C. T help shape dugh int varius frms.
D. T better preserve the finished prducts
15. What is the third paragraph mainly abut?
A. Suggestins fr ther flk artisans.
B. Different art styles f dugh figurines.
C. Lang Jiaziyu’s accmplishments as an artisan
D. The ppularity f mdern dugh figurines
16. What is the main purpse f the passage?
A. T call n peple t master a skill.
B. T appeal t peple t value this flk art.
C. T teach peple ways t appreciate the handicraft.
D. T persuade peple t prtect natinal cultural heritage.
E
When I first met Na Junir, he was in his 40s and ne f nly nine members f his Indigenus(土著的) grup, Great Andamanese, wh still spke the idim f his ancestrs. As a language specialist, I had researched mre than 80 Indian languages. I was n the islands t dcument their Indigenus vices befre they faded int whispers.
Wrds in this language cnsisted f tw classes: free and bund. The free wrds were all nuns that referred t the envirnment and its inhabitants, such as ra fr “pig”. They culd ccur alne. The bund wrds were nuns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs that always existed with markers indicating a relatin t ther bjects, events r states. The markers came frm seven znes f the bdy and were attached t a rt wrd t describe cncepts such as “inside”, “utside”, “upper” and “lwer”. Fr example, the mrpheme(词素) er-, which qualified mst anything having t d with an uter bdy part, culd be stuck t -ch t yield erch, meaning “head”.
Just as a head, a bund wrd, culd nt cnceptually exist n its wn, the mde and effect f an actin culd nt be divided frm the verb describing the actin. Great Andamanese had n wrds fr agriculture but a great many fr hunting and fishing, mainly with a bw and arrw. Thus, the rt wrd shile, meaning “t aim”, had several versins: utshile, t aim frm abve; arashile, t aim frm a distance; and eshile, aiming t make a hle with a sharp bject.
The studies established that the language seems t be truly ld in rigin. In a multistage prcess f develpment, wrds describing diverse bdy parts had changed int mrphemes referring t different znes and cmbined with cntent wrds t yield meaning. The structure alne prvides an insight int an ancient wrldview in which the macrcsm(宏观世界) reflects the micrcsm, and everything that is r that happens inseparably cnnects t everything else.
17. What is the purpse f the authr’s stay n the islands?
A. T meet with an ld friend.B. T teach Indigenus idims.
C. T recrd an ancient language.D. T trace her ancestrs.
18. “Aim at a pig’s head frm afar” in Great Andamanese may be ______.
A. Arashile raerchB. Arashile erch
C. Eshile erchD. Eshile raerch
19. What can we infer frm the verbs in Great Andamanese?
A. A verb culd describe mre than ne actin.B. Sme f the verbs culd be used n their wn.
C. The lcals prbably live ff seafd and meat.D. The tls used in peple’s daily life are diverse.
20. What des the last paragraph mainly talk abut?
A. Great Andamanese is the rigin f multiple languages.
B. Great Andamanese is a drway t the ancient wisdm.
C. Great Andamanese tells the develpment f the cmmunity.
D. Human bdy shapes Great Andamanese’s unique wrldview.
F
Called the “Daughter f Dunhuang”, Chinese archaelgist Fan Jinshi, 85, was awarded by UNESCO fr her utstanding cntributin t the prtectin f the Dunhuang Mga Caves.
Fan Jinshi’s stry with the caves started 60 years ag. In 1963, Fan, then a 25-year-ld Peking University graduate, was assigned t wrk at the Mga Caves, a place she had been lnging t explre. Thugh her father was cncerned abut her health and tried t get her reassigned t a different place, Fan barded a train and headed t the remte west.
“Seeing Dunhuang fr the first time was abslutely breathtaking. But nly when truly staying here did I realize inside the caves is a wrld f exceptinal beauty while utside is a land f blwing sand and endless yellw earth,” Fan said. Back in thse days, the Mga Caves were almst cut ff frm the wrld. Fan and her cwrkers had t live in mud huses and drink salty water. They stayed inside the caves t d research, trying whatever they culd t prtect and restre them. In 2011, after 40 years f hard wrk, a reprt n 10 Mga Caves cmpiled (汇编) by Fan’s team was finally published, which was China’s first academic reprt n cave archaelgy.
As time passed, Fan fund a serius prblem. The increasing number f turists visiting Dunhuang might harm the caves, causing murals (壁画) t blur (变模糊) and clrs t fade. In 1980s, Fan gt t knw cmputer technlgy by accident. She realized this might be the chance t preserve the Mga Caves frever. After ver 30 years f explratin, the Dunhuang Academy built a digital database, allwing Dunhuang’s art t live frever and t step ut f the caves t meet the wrld.
“In my entire life, I’ve nly dne ne thing: safeguard and prmte the wrld cultural heritage — the Mga Caves,” she tld Peple’s Daily. “My heart belngs t Dunhuang.”
21. What can we learn abut Fan frm the article?
A. She is a wman with determinatin.
B. Her health was affected by her stressful wrk.
C. She began her wrk at the Mga Caves at 23.
D. Her father supprted her jb frm the very beginning.
22. What was Fan’s initial impressin f Dunhuang?
A. It was an amazing place.
B. The envirnment was terrible.
C. She was almst cut ff frm the wrld.
D. The wrk cnditins were better than expected.
23. What pushed Fan t establish a digital database fr the Mga Caves?
A. Her interest in cmputer technlgy.
B. Her desire t prmte Chinese culture.
C. The need t dcument the restratin wrk.
D. The increasing threat t the physical caves.
24. What des Fan think f her wrk in Dunhuang?
A. It has earned her recgnitin.B. It has been her lifelng calling.
C. It has prmted cultural exchange.D. It has inspired many yung peple.
G
Insect numbers have plunged(骤降) by half in sme parts f the wrld due t climate change and intensive agriculture, a study has fund. The cmbined pressures f glbal heating and farming are driving a “substantial decline” f insects acrss the glbe, accrding t UK researchers. They say we must acknwledge the threats we pse t insects, befre sme species are lst frever. But preserving habitat fr nature culd help ensure vital insects thrive.
Lead researcher, Dr Charlie Outhwaite f UCL, said lsing insect ppulatins culd be harmful nt nly t the natural envirnment, but t “human health and fd security, particularly with lsses f pllinatrs(传粉昆虫)”. “Our findings highlight the urgency f actins t preserve natural habitats, slw the expansin f high-intensity agriculture, and cut emissins t mitigate climate change,” she added.
Plummeting ppulatins f insects arund the wrld — a s-called “insect apcalypse” — have caused widespread cncern. Hwever, scientific data gives a mixed picture, with sme types f insects shwing sharp declines, while thers are staying steady. In the latest study, the researchers pulled tgether data n the range and number f nearly 20,000 insect species, including bees, ants, butterflies, grasshppers and dragnflies, at abut 6,000 different lcatins. In areas with high-intensity agriculture and substantial warming, insect numbers have plunged by 49% and the number f different species by 27%, cmpared with relatively untuched places that have s far avided the mst severe impacts f climate change, accrding t the research published in Nature.
But the researchers said there was sme cause fr hpe in that setting aside areas f land fr nature created a shelter fr insects, which need shade t survive in ht weather. “Careful management f agricultural areas, such as preserving natural habitats near farmland, may help t ensure that vital insects can still thrive,” said Dr. Tim Newbld, als f UCL.
Study researcher, Peter MeCann, added: “We need t acknwledge hw imprtant insects are fr the envirnment as a whle, and fr human health and wellbeing, in rder t address the threats we pse t them befre many species are lst frever.”
25. What caused the number f insects t decrease quickly?
A. The natural law f survival f the fittest.B. Imprvement f human envirnment.
C. Glbal heating and farming.D. Destructin f the fd chain f insects.
26. What des the underlined wrd “mitigate” in paragraph 6 mean?
A. releaseB. stpC. relieveD. prevent
27. What d the researchers agree abut?
A. Nt all types f insects shw decline in numbers.
B. The number f insects in untuched places shws the mst severe decline.
C. There is n need t set aside areas f land fr nature.
D. Careful management f agriculture areas can help all the insects thrive.
28. What is the purpse f this passage?
A. T stress the effect f glbal warming.
B. T aruse peple’s cncern fr the decline f insect numbers.
C. T shw the relatinship between insects and human beings.
D. T present the prcess f the research.
H
There are just tw species f flwering plant native t the Antarctic peninsula (半岛), which are nw grwing at recrd rates as temperatures rise and ice begins t melt, accrding t a new study. One is Antarctic hair grass, which grew as much in 2009—2019 as it had in the previus 50 years; the ther is Antarctic pearl wrt, which has seen the speed f grwth increase five times ver the same perid.
A team led by Nicletta Cannne, a researcher frm the University f Insubria, Italy, measured the grwth f Antarctica’s tw native plants at sites n Signy Island. The results were shcking: the sites have nt nly seen faster grwth, but they have becme mre densely ppulated by the plants each year, which indicates the climate has gt warmer.
Accrding t nnprfit Discvering Antarctica, the regin’s temperatures have warmed by an average f 3°C as a result f human-caused climate change, meaning nce stable ice shelves are nw narrwing dwn. In sme parts, that has given way t land nw habitable t the tw plant species.
Peter Cnvey, at the British Antarctic Survey, tld the New Scientist: “The mst nvel feature f this is nt that smething is grwing faster but that we’re starting t see what is almst like a step change r a tipping pint.” And Matthew Davey, at the Scttish Assciatin fr Marine Science in Oban, UK, added: “Increasing expansin is nw clearly evident in the regin. This research gives us the first all-sided data shwing hw fast and hw dense the plant cmmunity may expand.”
The researchers acknwledged there culd be ther factrs at play causing the plants’ grwth, such as the decreasing fur seal ppulatin—but this als is linked t climate change. Meanwhile, as the land becmes mre habitable, nn-native species culd als ccupy the land and grw mre than native plants, which culd in turn destabilize lng-established lcal ecsystems.
“If we estimate what we bserved n Signy Island t ther sites in Antarctica, a similar prcess can als ccur,” said Cannne “This means the Antarctic landscape and bidiversity culd change rapidly. And that really cncerns all.”
29. Accrding t the article, what factrs play a rle in the fast grwth f the tw native plants?
A. The climate getting warmer.
B. The fur seal ppulatin rising.
C. The nn-native plants ccupying the land.
D. The quality f the sil f the land imprving.
30. What des the underlined wrd “destabilize” mean in the last paragraph but ne?
A. Strengthen.B. Change.C. Benefit.D. Narrw.
31. What’s the researchers’ main cncern regarding the grwth f flwering plants in Antarctica?
A. The decrease f fur seal ppulatin.
B. The ccupatin f nn-native species.
C. The impact f human-caused climate change.
D. The rapid change in Antarctic landscape and bidiversity.
32. Which f the fllwing is the suitable title fr the text?
A. Scientists Wrking in Antarctica.
B. Native Flwering Plants in Antarctica.
C. The Effect f Glbal Warming n Antarctica.
D. Nn-native Plant Species in Antarctica.
I
Ging fr a picnic is a gd experience t be in nature, but it’s terrible t have a picnic that will d harm t the envirnment. Here are sme ways t keep yur picnic green.
Use reusable plates and cups. Yu dn’t need t wash dispsable(—次性的) plates and cups because they pllute the envirnment. It’s greener and cheaper t bring metal plates and cups frm hme. After the picnic, yu can take them hme and wash them.
Try t buy fd frm lcal farmers’ markets. In general, if yu bring less fd fr yur picnic, yu’ll create less pllutin.
Try t have an all-vegetarian picnic. Mdern prductin f meat uses lts f energy and creates lts f pllutin.
Instead f driving, ride a bike r walk t the park. If the park yu want t visit is t far frm yur hme, yu can take public transprtatin like buses r subways.
After yur picnic, remember t pick up all yur trash. Try t keep the picnic area clean. If pssible, try nt t create any trash at all and reuse whatever yu can.
33. It’s ________ t have a picnic that will d harm t the envirnment.
A. gdB. usefulC. badD. pssible
34. Hw many ways can we keep the picnic clean frm the passage?
A. Three.B. Fur.C. Five.D. Six.
35. Why shuld we bring sme metal plates and cups t have a picnic?
A. Because they are very hard.
B. Because we can bring them hme t reuse them after washing them.
C. Because they are cheap.
D. Because they lk nice.
36. If we want t bring less fd fr yur picnic t create less pllutin, we’d better ________.
A. buy the fd frm the big shp in the city
B. buy the fd frm lcal farmers’ markets
C. buy the fd frm the supermarket near yur huse
D. buy the fd frm the restaurants in the city
J
Zhu Dejun’s first jb after graduating frm cllege was as a rad design engineer in his hmetwn, Alshaa League, Nrth Chin’s Inner Mnglia autnmus regin(内蒙古自治区). In 2011, when Zhu was cnducting a rad survey alng with his clleagues, he saw a plant that he didn’t recgnize. Later, Zhu learned that the plant was a saxaul(灌木梭梭) tree which is an excellent tree species fr sand fixatin and affrestatin(造林) in desert areas. Knwn as a desert guardian, a fully grwn saxaul tree can hld tgether a 10-square-meter patch f desert land, accrding t Zhu.
Zhu quit(辞去) his jb at the design institute in 2014 and jined a nnprfit rganizatin, the Sciety f Entrepreneurs and Eclgy Cnservatin, r SEE, in the same year, cncentrating n dealing with desertificatin (沙漠化) .During the past eight years, Zhu has been leading a team frm SEE t plant saxaul trees in sandy areas in Alshaa League and ther places f Inner Mnglia.
In 2014, the SEE launched a prject titled “ne millin saxaul trees”, aiming t reach that number frm 2014 t 2023, turning the desert f mre than 133, 330 hectares (公顷) back int a satisfying ecsystem. By the end f 2018, half f the rganizatin’s gal had been achieved. In 2016, Ant Finance cperated with SEE t intrduce the Ant Frest platfrm, nt nly encuraging peple t chse “a lw-carbn way” f shpping, traveling and living, but als t help cntrl desertificatin.
Thrugh the participatin f a greater number f nline users, wh grw virtual trees, the SEE Fundatin, set up in 2008, has been prviding subsidies (补助金) fr lcal herdsmen and farmers while als ffering technlgical supprt t plant saxaul trees in desert areas. Nw, Zhu is the head f the fundatin’s prject t fight desertificatin. He als gives lectures abut saxaul trees and the fight against desertificatin at schls, hping t raise awareness amng yung peple.
37. What did Zhu Dejun d first after graduatin?
A. Here searched n saxaul trees.
B. He jined a nnprfit rganizatin.
C. He fund ways t fight desertificatin.
D. He fcused n rad design engineering.
38. Why are saxual trees planted by Zhu’s team?
A. They are easily taken care f.
B. They can grw fast in deserts.
C. They are perfect fr hlding water.
D. They can fight desertificatin effectively.
39. What did SEE d t cntrl desertificatin?
A. They teamed up with Ant Finance.
B. They planted ne millin saxaul trees.
C. They held nline lectures n desertificatin.
D. They encuraged dnatin frm nline users.
40. Hw can nline users help Zhu’s team?
A. By prviding subsidies.B. By raising awareness.
C. By planting trees nline.D. By ffering technlgical supprt.
K
Christ Mcked, by the Flrentine master Cimabue, was sld at auctin(拍卖)fr €24 millin in 2019. But the Chilean buyers never gt t include the wrk in their cllectin because the French gvernment refused t give it an exprt licence.
Ministers declared the painting a natinal treasure, fficially giving the Luvre 30 mnths t raise the funds fr its purchase. The Luvre recently reached an agreement with the wners.
Laurence des Cars, the president f the Luvre, said it was a “great jy” t have acquired the painting, which “cnstitutes a crucial landmark in the histry f art”. The museum did nt say hw much it had paid, nr wh had sld the painting, which will be exhibited in 2025.
The painting was sptted fur years ag by Philmene Wlf, an auctineer, when she was asked t assess the cntent s f a huse that was being cleared. The wner, in her nineties, thught it was a painting frm Russia f n value and was preparing t put it in the dustbin.
Wlf was struck by its quality and guessed that it culd be Italian. Experts using mdern technlgy cnfirmed that it was by Cimabue, wh is widely regarded as having pened the gateway t Renaissance art. It is believed t date frm 1280. Christ Mcked is ne f abut 15 knwn Cimabue’s wrks.
The Luvre launched an appeal n Tuesday fr dnatins t buy anther painting, The Basket f Wild Strawberries by Jean Simen Chardin, the 18th-century French still life(静物画)master. The wrk, which was first exhibited in 1761, was in a private cllectin frm the 19th century until last year, when it was sld fr €24.3 millin t an American art museum at an auctin in Paris.
Luckily, many grups and individuals dnated tw-thirds f the sum. The museum must pay the remaining € 8 millin and is hping that members f the public will help t ease the burden by respnding t its appeal, which aims t raise € 1.3 millin.
41. What can we knw abut Christ Mcked?
A. It is a painting frm Russia.
B. It was discvered by Cimabue.
C. It is seen as a treasure f France.
D. It was taken away by Chilean buyers.
42. Which can replace the underlined wrd “cnstitutes” in paragraph 3?
A. Sums up.B. Acts as.C. Finds ut.D. Pints ut.
43. Hw did Wlf get Christ Mcked?
A. She purchased it at auctin.B. Cimabue sent it t her.
C. She gt it frm an ld wman.D. She fund it when she cleaned up.
44. Which can be the best title fr the text?
A. The Painting Christ Mcked Was Sld
B. The Luvre Was Appealing fr Dnatin
C. French Gvernment Takes Back Its Wrds
D. Painting Saved Frm Bin Was t Hang in the Luvre
L
Art museums are full f centuries-ld paintings with details f plants that tday give us clues abut evlutin and breeding.
Exhibited at the Metrplitan Museum f Art in New Yrk City, The Harvesters created in 1565 shws farmers cutting wheat nearly as tall as they are. “Nwadays, if yu walk thrugh a wheat field, yu basically see that w heat is abut knee height. The shrt wheat is essentially a cnsequence f breeding frm the secnd half f the 20th century,” said bilgist Ive De Smet.
Accrding t De Smet, wheat is just ne example f hw histrical artwrks can allw us t track the transfrmatin f crps ver time. He has teamed up with art histrian David Vergau wen t seek similar kinds f artwrks arund the wrld.
As friends since childhd, their interest in plants in artwrks began with a visit t a museum in Russia, where they nticed an ld-lking watermeln in an early-7th-century painting. A watermeln is usually believed t be red n the inside. Hwever, that ne appeared t be pale and white. De Smet assured the painter had dne a pr jb. But Verguawen had a different idea. “This is ne f the best painters ever in that era. S, if he painted it like that, that’s the way it must have lked like.”
Other paintings revealed that there were bth red and white watermelns grwn in the 17th century. The chemical cmpund that makes watermelns red is lycpene (番茄红素). “There must have been sme srt f mutatin (突变) preventing the accumulatin f that clr. Nw, with all the genetic knwledge that we have f varius plant species, we can lk in mre de tail at hw smething cmes abut.”
De Smet and Verguawen hpe t create an nline research database f histrical plant artwrks. They call fr cntributins f art enthusiasts arund the wrld via the scial media. But they cautin, the surce paintings need t be realistic. “If yu’re ging t use, fr example, Picass’s paintings t try and understand what a pear lked like in the early 20th century, yu might be misled.” Instead, such an attempt culd be fruitless.
45. What can we infer abut wheat frm Paragraph 2?
A. It became shrter and shrter as it evlved.
B. It was abut knee height in the 16th century.
C. It might have had n shrt varieties befre the 1950s.
D. It shwed different heights as farmers’ heights changed.
46. What arused De Smet and Verguswen’s interest in histrical plant artwrks?
A. Their lifelng friendship.B. A white watermeln in a painting.
C. Their prfessinal backgrund.D. An argument ver the best painters.
47. Why is Picass mentined in the last paragraph?
A. T give an example f histrical plant artwrk.
B. T shwcase the cntributins f art enthusiasts.
C. T describe the appearance f a pear in the early 20th century.
D. T emphasize the significance f using realistic surce paintings.
48. What is the main idea f the text?
A. Plant evlutin prgresses thrughut histry.
B. Old art prvides fascinating insights int agriculture.
C. Ancient art demnstrates the presence f white watermelns.
D. Plants serve as a ppular subject in numerus histrical artwrks.
M
Yu may have read that light cming int yur eyes sets the bdy’s clck. Similarly, fd changes the clcks in tissues in yur liver, muscles, and fat. Human beings develped t eat nly during daylight, which lasted 12 hurs. That meant we didn’t eat fr 12 hurs a day. Sticking t that plan may help yu stay healthier as well as thinner. Hwever, it’s a surprisingly bad idea t ignre breakfast, eat lunch r dinner late, eat a big bedtime snack, r eat in the middle f the night.
In a study with 776 participants, peple wh ignred breakfast were 80 percent mre likely t have besity (肥胖症). Peple wh ate lunch after 12:30 (r dinner after 21:00) were 60 percent mre likely t have thse extra punds. That was true fr bth men and wmen at different ages and regardless f ther factrs that affect weight including yur diet and exercise habits.
Odd hurs seem t cntribute t uncntrllable eating. When yu eat late at night, yu tend t eat mre. Perhaps driven by hrmne (荷尔蒙) increases, we lng fr sweeter, saltier fd at night, research suggests. In ne study, night eaters ate abut 300 mre calries each day.
“Eating late in the day aggravates reflux, writes Jamie A. Kufman, wh specializes in vice disrders and acid reflux (胃酸倒流). Many f my patients find that eating late makes them suffer mre frm their allergies and diabetes symptms,” he says. “Give yur stmach at least three hurs t digest befre sleeping,” advises Jnathan Aviv, anther specialist in acid reflux.
Eating breakfast late may als increase yur breast cancer risk by abut 17 percent fr every hur yu delay, accrding t a study f nearly 1,200 wmen with breast cancer in Spain, cmpared t mre than 1,300 wmen wh didn’t develp breast cancer. If yu eat late at night, anther research suggests, yu may up the chance f breast cancer ccurrence. While researchers wrk ut the details f hw ur bdy clcks affect digestin and their dwnstream effects, ne pint is clear: Early is better.
49. What can be learned frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. What yu eat makes n difference t yur clcks.
B. Nt eating fr a half day may d gd t yur health.
C. Eating late may be mre harmful than ignring breakfast.
D. Peple gain weight because f their diet and exercise habits.
50. What des the underlined wrd “aggravates” prbably mean?
A. Wrsens.B. Cmfrts.C. CausesD. Imprves.
51. Hw is the result fund in the text?
A. By experimenting n peple f different ages.
B. By summarizing the data frm varius surveys.
C. By cmparing the studies abut the eating disrder.
D. By cncluding sme researches cncerning eating habits.
52. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Ignre Breakfast t Lse Weight.B. Night Eaters Are Much Healthier.
C. Eating Late Is Really Bad fr Yu.D. Eating Mre Damages Bdy Clck.
N
Technlgy seems t discurage slw, immersive reading. Reading n a screen tires yur eyes and makes it harder fr yu t keep yur place. Online writing tends t be mre skimmable than print. The cgnitive neurscientist Mary Walt argued recently that this “new nrm” f skim reading is prducing “an invisible, game-changing transfrmatin” in hw readers prcess wrds. The neurnal circuit (回路) that sustains the brain’s capacity t read nw favrs the rapid absrptin f infrmatin.
We shuldn’t exaggerate this danger. All readers skim. Frm abut the age f nine, ur eyes start t bunce arund the page, reading nly abut a quarter f the wrds prperly, and filling in the gaps by inference. S far, the anxieties have prved t be false alarms. “Quite a few critics have been wrried abut attentin spans lately and see very shrt stries as signs f cultural decline,” the American authr Selvin Brwn wrte. “N ne ever said that pems were evidence f shrt attentin spans.”
And yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. Fr a start, it means that there is mre t read, because mre peple than ever are writing. And digital writing is meant fr rapid release and respnse. This mde f writing and reading can be interactive and fun. But ften it treats ther peple’s wrds as smething t be quickly harvested as fdder(素材) t say smething else. Everyne talks ver the tp f everyne else, desperate t be heard.
Perhaps we shuld slw dwn. Reading is cnstantly prmted as a scial gd and surce f persnal achievement. T a slw reader, a piece f writing can nly be fully understd by immersing neself in the wrds. and their slw cmprehensin f a line f thught,
The human need fr this kind f deep reading is t tenacius fr any new technlgy t destry. We ften assume that technlgical change can’t be stpped and happens in ne directin, s that lder media like “dead-tree” bks are kicked ut by newer, mre virtual frms. In practice, lder technlgies can cexist with new nes. The Kindle has nt killed ff the printed bk any mre than the car killed ff the bicycle. We still want t enjy slwly frmed ideas and carefully-chsen wrds. Even in a fast-mving age, there is time fr slw reading.
53. What wuld Selvin Brwn prbably agree?
A. The culture is n the decline.B. Online writing ruins immersive reading.
C. Wrries f attentin spans are unnecessary.D. Reading pems is imprtant t attentin spans.
54. What is TRUE abut digital writing?
A. It lays the fundatin fr fast reading.
B. It cunts n regular interactin with the readers.
C. It requires writers t give up traditinal writing mdes.
D. It causes t much talking and inadequate deep reflectin.
55. What des the underlined wrd “tenacius” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Slwly-changed.B. Fast-advanced.C. Deep-rted.D. Rarely-nticed.
56. Which can be the best title fr this article?
A. Slw Reading: Here t StayB. Immersive Reading: S Wnderful
C. Reading Habits: Cnstantly ChangingD. Digital vs Print: A Life-and-Death Struggle
O
When scientists g t a frest t study mnkeys and their habits and behavirs, hw d they knw wh’s wh?
In the past, scientists had t make marks n each f the animals t distinguish them. But in the future, they may have a much easier way t tell them apart thanks t facial recgnitin technlgy.
A research team frm China’s Nrthwest University is using facial recgnitin technlgy t identify thusands f snub-nsed mnkeys that live n Qinling Muntain in Shaanxi prvince.
Similar t human facial recgnitin, the technlgy that is used t identify mnkeys uses their facial features t create a database that includes every mnkey, Xinhua reprted. “When the system is fully develped, we can cnnect it with cameras set up in the muntains. The system will autmatically recgnize the mnkeys, name them and analyze their behavir,” said Zhang He, a member f the research team. “Fr each snub-nsed mnkey, we have 700 t 800 image samples, and the recgnitin success rate is 94 percent,” Zhang added.
“We used mbile phnes and prtable cameras with the mnkeys in tests at distances ranging frm abut 3 t 10 meters,” said He Gang, a member f the research team and an assciate prfessr in the Cllege f Life Sciences at Nrthwest University. “There is n need t interfere with the mnkeys. Such a methd f sampling is clearly nn-invasive.”
Cmpared t humans, facial recgnitin technlgy fr mnkeys is mre cmplicated because f their hairier faces. The clr f their hair causes them t blend int their envirnment. These factrs make it harder fr cmputers t identify them.
“Mnkeys d nt cperate with researchers in the same way humans d. It is difficult t take high-quality pictures and vides f them, which are needed t imprve the system,” said Li Bagu, leader f the research team.
Currently, there are abut 4,000 snub-nsed mnkeys living n Qinling Muntain. The team’s gal is t successfully identify every mnkey that lives there.
57. What prblem d scientists face while studying mnkeys accrding t the text?
A. Hw t mark them.B. Hw t distinguish them.
C. Hw t understand their behavir.D. Hw t bserve them clearly
58. What des the article tell us abut facial recgnitin technlgy fr mnkeys?
A. It is nw widely adpted in China.
B. It wrks better than human facial recgnitin.
C. It will use mnkeys’ behavir t create a database.
D. It can help scientists study mnkeys withut disturbing them.
59. Accrding t the leader f the team, what is the difficulty in imprving the system?
A. Less cperative mnkeys.
B. Hard fr cmputers t identify the mnkeys.
C. phts and vides f high quality.
D. T many mnkeys t identify.
60. What is the authr’s main purpse in writing the article?
A. T intrduce a new way t identify mnkeys.
B. T shw the imprtance f studying mnkeys.
C. T cmpare different ways t identify mnkeys.
D. T explain difficulties in develping a new system.
P
Dr. Jseph Dituri, wh is 55 and knwn as “Dr. Deep Sea”, has just finished an amazing adventure. Fr 100 days, the University f Suth Flrida scientist lived in a small rm underwater. He set a new wrld recrd, beating the ld recrd f 73 days.
The farther yu g belw the cean’s surface, the greater the pressure. The missin, knwn as Prject Neptune 100, was a scientific attempt t study the effects f living in a high-pressure envirnment fr a cntinuus perid. In his undersea rm, Dr. Dituri was living with pressure that was abut 66% greater than the pressure n the surface. He believed that high pressure culd help peple live lnger and stay healthier as they get lder and that it culd als help dctrs treat different medical prblems, including brain injuries.
Actually, Dr. Dituri went thrugh several big changes. Fr ne thing, he became 1.3 centimeters shrter during his time at the higher pressure undersea. He was als able t sleep much better. His physical cnditins greatly imprved in a cuple f ther ways, t.
While he was living underwater, Dr. Dituri stayed busy. He used the prject as an educatinal experience fr the yuth. “I have cmmunicated with thusands f yung peple t get them interested in science, technlgy, engineering and math,” he said. He had nline chats with ver 5,500 students frm 15 different cuntries. Meanwhile, he kept teaching his cllege classes and wrked with ther marine experts t figure ut ways t prtect and take care f the cean.
Dr. Dituri said his favrite part f the prject was talking with yung peple. “If we can get peple excited abut science, that wuld be a great success t me!” he said. “Maybe ne day, ne f them will cme back and break the recrd I just set. My greatest hpe is that I can inspire a new generatin f researchers t push back the bundaries.”
61. Why did Dr. Dituri have the adventure?
A. T learn hw human bdies respnd t high pressure.
B. T research the underwater life better.
C. T draw attentin t a healthy lifestyle.
D. T beat the previus wrld recrd.
62. What happened t Dr. Dituri?
A. His state f health stabilized.B. He was frced t live a busy life.
C. His height changed slightly.D. He suffered frm sleep prblems.
63. What des Dr. Dituri want t inspire yung peple t d thrugh the prject?
A. Develp enthusiasm fr science.B. Challenge themselves bravely.
C. Expand scientific bundaries.D. Prtect the cean actively.
64. Hw can we describe Dr. Dituri?
A. He is high-pwered and caring.B. He is determined and inspiring.
C. He is pen-minded and insightful.D. He is cmmitted and ptimistic.