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2024年高考英语押题预测卷（新高考通用）
押题猜想一 阅读理解应用文
押题猜想二 阅读理解记叙文
押题猜想三 阅读理解说明文
押题猜想四 阅读理解七选五
押题猜想五 完形填空（记叙文）
押题猜想六 完形填空（说明文）
押题猜想七 语法填空
押题猜想八 书面表达应用文
押题猜想九 书面表达读后续写...........................................................................................................................
押题猜想十 热点素材...........................................................................................................................................
押题猜想一 阅读理解应用文
押题解读
应用文是高考英语必考题型，主题语境涵盖人与自我、人与社会、人与自然，注重生活化、实用化，形式多样，可能会出现广告、海报、启事、旅游信息等设题主要考查查找信息的能力，以细节理解题为主，偶尔会考查较容易的推理判断题。近三年新高考英语阅读理解应用文考情统计如下：
2023年新高考I---主题语境：人与社会，主题内容：自行车租赁服务。考查题型：细节理解题3题。
2023年新高考II---主题语境：人与自然，主题内容：黄石国家公园护林员项目。考查题型：细节理解题3题。
2022年新高考I----主题语境：人与自我，主题内容：课程评分细则。考查题型：细节理解题2题，推理判断题1题。
2022年新高考II---主题语境：人与社会，主题内容：博物馆参观信息。考查题型：细节理解题3题。
2021年新高考I----主题语境：人与社会，主题内容：·罗马旅社介绍。考查题型：细节理解题3题。
2021年新高考II---主题语境：人与自我，主题内容：约克郡夏季活动。考查题型：细节理解题3题。
押题主题语境：人与社会， 主题内容：参观国家美术馆藏品，与2022年新高考II属于同类话题。考查题型：细节理解题2题，推理判断题1题。
We are delighted to welcome all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity in our National Gallery. For the protection of visitors and staff, as well as to preserve the National Gallery’s collections and facilities, the following policies apply when visiting:
West and East Building Visitor Policies
·Visitors, as well as their backpacks, coolers, purses, packages, and other containers, may be subject to
inspection.
·Please do not touch objects in the galleries. Dirt, moisture, and other contaminants present on hands can stain or corrode the surfaces of artworks. Some works are more fragile than they appear, and even simple touching can cause permanent damage. Please keep a distance of about two feet from the art at all times.
·Children may not be carried on the shoulders of another person or in a backpack child carrier. Unattended children under 12 years of age are not permitted in the galleries. Please keep your children with you at all times.
Interacting with Staff
Our dedicated staff are here to make your visit safe and enjoyable. Please treat them with respect. We value empathy, integrity, diversity, equity, access, and inclusion. Abusive, harassing, discriminatory, or threatening language or behavior toward staff or other visitors will not be tolerated. Thank you for helping us create a positive and welcome environment for all.
Accessibility
All galleries and facilities are wheelchair accessible. The 6th Street entrance to the West Building and the 4th Street entrance to the East Building have ramps to accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. Wheelchairs are available at all entrances on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit our Accessibility and Inclusion page for more information.
1．Who are the policies mainly for
A．Visitors. B．Parents. C．Children. D．Staff.
2．What can we know from the text
A．All galleries are friendly to the wheelchair users.
B．You need to be two inches away from the artworks.
C．Children under 12 years of age are not permitted in the galleries.
D．You can touch some artworks on condition that you keep your hands clean.
3．Where is the text most probably from
A．An advertising brochure. B．An organization website.
C．A national newspaper. D．A scientific website.
【答案】1．A 2．A 3．B
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了游客参观国家美术馆藏品时适用的政策。
1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“We are delighted to welcome all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity in our National Gallery. For the protection of visitors and staff, as well as to preserve the National Gallery’s collections and facilities, the following policies apply when visiting:（我们很高兴欢迎所有人在我们的国家美术馆探索和体验艺术、创造力和我们共同的人性。为了保护游客和工作人员，以及保护国家美术馆的藏品和设施，参观时适用以下政策：）”可知，这篇文章是写给游客的。故选A。
2．细节理解题。从最后一段第一句“All galleries and facilities are wheelchair accessible. （所有画廊和设施均适合轮椅使用者。）”可知，轮椅可进入所有的画廊和设施。故选A。
3．推理判断题。根据第一段“as well as to preserve the National Gallery’s collections and facilities,（以及保护国家美术馆的藏品和设施）”和最后一段“Visit our Accessibility and Inclusion page for more information（请访问我们的“无障碍和包容性”页面以获取更多信息）”可知，本文出自机构网站。故选B。
Passage 1
As any gardener knows, nature doesn’t need much space to grow strong and healthy — give her an inch, and she’ll take a mile! Here are four impressive examples of nature reclaiming (开发利用) our world for itself with amazing results.
Houtouwan, China
It lies on the island of Shengshan Town on the furthermost edge of a group of islands. The only way to get there is by private boat, or by bus, and then by ship. Its isolation (隔绝) was one of the prime factors leading to the abandonment of the village in the 1990s. Now, its walls and streets become green with overgrowth.
Spreepark, Germany
Spreepark was closed in 2001 and the local plant life soon got to work. Structures in use since the park originally opened in 1969 were quickly covered by leaves. Now, an initiative aims to bring the site back to life.
Vallone dei Mulini, Italy
Its high humidity (湿度) encouraged a microclimate perfect for plant growth. As the abandoned buildings fell apart, the ruins and their surroundings became completely overgrown. Photographs taken of the site in 2006 went widespread online.
Beng Mealea, Cambodia
Though constructed around 900 years ago, this grand temple is far less frequented than its more famous neighbour, Angkor Wat. In 2020, it was submitted for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Natural decline, among other factors, has caused serious damage to the site, allowing the surrounding jungle to overrun and combine with it.
1．What mainly caused Houtouwan’s abandonment
A．Its wet climate. B．The overgrowth of plants.
C．Its separate location. D．The aging of walls and streets.
2．Which place once became popular online
A．Houtouwan. B．Spreepark. C．Vallone dei Mulini. D．Beng Mealea.
3．What feature do the four places share
A．They are World Heritage Sites. B．They are being taken back by nature.
C．They are nearly 1,000 years old. D．They are regaining their original state.
【答案】1．C 2．C 3．B
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个被大自然重新开发利用的地方。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Its isolation (隔绝) was one of the prime factors leading to the abandonment of the
village in the 1990s.(与世隔绝是导致该村在20世纪90年代被遗弃的主要因素之一)”可知，后头湾被遗弃的主要原因是它与世隔绝的位置。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Photographs taken of the site in 2006 went widespread online.( 2006年拍摄的这个地方的照片在网上广为流传)”可知，Vallone dei Mulini曾经在网上很受欢迎。故选C。
3．细节理解题。细节理解题。根据第二段“Its isolation (隔绝) was one of the prime factors leading to the abandonment of the village in the 1990s. Now, its walls and streets become green with overgrowth.(与世隔绝是导致该村在20世纪90年代被遗弃的主要因素之一。现在，它的墙壁和街道因杂草丛生而变得绿色)”；第三段“Spreepark was closed in 2001 and the local plant life soon got to work. Structures in use since the park originally opened in 1969 were quickly covered by leaves. Now, an initiative aims to bring the site back to life.( Spreepark于2001年关闭，当地的植物很快就开始工作了。自1969年公园开放以来，使用的建筑很快就被树叶覆盖了。现在，一项倡议旨在使该遗址恢复生机)”；第四段“As the abandoned buildings fell apart, the ruins and their surroundings became completely overgrown.(随着被遗弃的建筑物倒塌，废墟及其周围变得完全杂草丛生)”以及最后一段“Natural decline, among other factors, has caused serious damage to the site, allowing the surrounding jungle to overrun and combine with it.(自然衰退，以及其他因素，对遗址造成了严重的破坏，使周围的丛林泛滥并与之相结合)”可知，这四个地方的共同之处在于都被大自然收回了。故选B。
【密押点睛】
【长难句分析】
Its isolation (隔绝) was one of the prime factors[ leading to the abandonment of the village in the 1990s.]
“与世隔绝(隔绝)是导致该村在20世纪90年代被遗弃的主要因素之一。”
leading to ....是现在分词作后置定语，修饰 factors。
Natural decline, among other factors, has caused serious damage to the site, [allowing the surrounding jungle to overrun and combine with it.]
“自然衰退，以及其他因素，对遗址造成了严重的破坏，使周围的丛林泛滥并与之相结合。”
“allowing the surrounding jungle to...”现在分词做结果状语。
Passage 2
Writing Competitions for High School Students in 2024
Ocean Awareness Writing Contest
Ocean Awareness Writing Contest provides a platform for young people to understand environmental issues through artistic creation and creative thoughts, explore their relationship with the changing world, and become advocates of positive change.
Competition time: The deadline for submission is June 10, 2024. Students can upload their submissions starting from December 24, 2023.
Suitable for students: The contest is an international competition, which is open to any student aged 11—18 in middle or high school.
·Junior Division: 11—14 years old
·Senior Division: 15—18 years old
Young Authors Writing Competition
Young Authors Writing Competition is sponsored by the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago. The competition has grown into a yearly international con test of high school writers. You may enter up to two works (in separate files) in either of the categories: Creative Nonfiction and Creative Fiction. In the Poetry category, you may enter up to two files, but each can have 1—5 poems.
Competition time: The deadline is July 31, 2024.
Suitable for students: Open to students in grades 9—12 worldwide
Leonard L. Milberg’ 53 High School Poetry Prize
Leonard L. Milberg’ 53 High School Poetry Prize recognizes outstanding works by student writers in the 11th grade in the U. S. or abroad. Contest judges are poets on the Princeton University Creative Writing faculty.
Competition date: March 26, 2024
Suitable for students: Students in the 11th grade in the U. S. or around the world
The New York Times Annual Student Review Contest
The New York Times invites students to play critics and write an original review for their New York Times Student Review Contest. Students can review anything that fits into a category of creative expression that The New York Times covers—from architecture to music.
Competition date: April 6, 2024
Suitable for students: Students ages 11—19 anywhere in the world attending middle or high school can participate.
4．How many categories are included in Young Authors Writing Competition
A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.
5．In which competition are participants grouped by age
A．Ocean Awareness Writing Contest.
B．Young Authors Writing Competition.
C．Leonard L. Milberg’ 53 High School Poetry Prize.
D．The New York Times Annual Student Review Contest.
6．What do the four writing competitions have in common
A．They are international contests. B．They are organized by colleges.
C．They are intended for all students. D．They are open to different categories of works.
【答案】4．B 5．A 6．A
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是2024年四个高中学生写作比赛的相关情况。
4．细节理解题。根据Young Authors Writing Competition部分的“You may enter up to two works (in separate files) in either of the categories: Creative Nonfiction and Creative Fiction.(最多可以在两个类别中输入两个作品（在单独的文件中）：Creative Nonfiction和Creative Fiction。)”可知，Young Authors Writing Competition里有两个类别，故选B。
5．细节理解题。根据Ocean Awareness Writing Contest部分的“·Junior Division: 11—14 years old ·Senior Division: 15—18 years old(·少年组：11-14岁·高级组：15-18岁)”可知，Ocean Awareness Writing Contest的参加者要按年龄分组，故选A。
6．细节理解题。根据Ocean Awareness Writing Contest部分的“The contest is an international competition(本次比赛是一项国际竞赛)”，Young Authors Writing Competition部分的“The competition has grown into a yearly international con test of high school writers.(该比赛已发展成为一年一度的国际高中作家比赛。)”，Leonard L. Milberg’ 53 High School Poetry Prize部分的“Suitable for students: Students in the 11th grade in the U. S. or around the world(适合学生：美国或世界各地的11年级学生)”和The New York Times Annual Student Review Contest部分的“Suitable for students: Students ages 11—19 anywhere in the world attending middle or high school can participate.(适合学生：世界各地11-19岁的初高中学生均可参加。)”可知，这四个写作比赛的共同之处是它们是国际性的比赛。故选A。
Passage 3
In 2014, an art student from university went to Beijing Zoo. Little did he know that a chance encounter with corals (珊瑚) there would start a lifelong passion. Until today, Xu Yitang, a Beijing native, has settled in Hainan province, where he serves as a coral conservationist. For Xu, who had been studying Peking Opera since childhood, becoming a coral conservationist was an unexpected turn of events.
After he first saw corals at the zoo, he began to frequent the local market to learn about coral farming from sellers of coral products. He also learned diving and underwater photography to get a closer look at corals for research purposes. Each day, he spends several hours diving deep under the waves to observe and document the growth and development of the creatures and shares photos and videos of corals on social media platforms. His goal was to raise awareness and knowledge about corals, so that people can learn how to protect them effectively.
As he studied deeper into the creature, he learned that corals are known as “underwater gardens” of the ocean, providing a home for a quarter of all ocean life. Unfortunately, with the strengthening of the greenhouse effect, rising sea temperatures have led to coral bleaching (白化). Xu felt an increasing sense of urgency and responsibility to protect them.
While pursuing his passion to protect corals, he met his life partner, Liu Xiwen, through their shared hobby of diving in Hainan. “Unlike many young people who care about their dress and appearance, he is simply focused on protecting corals,” says Liu about Xu.“Despite his skin injury from spending long hours in the seawater, his attitude is different from what I’ve seen in most young people in Beijing, and it’s attractive to me.”
7．What can we learn about Xu Yitang from the first paragraph
A．He majored in coral protection.
B．He was born in Hainan province.
C．He worked in Beijing as a coral expert.
D．He found his love for corals by chance.
8．Why does Xu Yitang share photos and videos of corals on social media
A．To record his exploring process.
B．To spread knowledge about corals.
C．To introduce his diving experience.
D．To show off his photography ability.
9．What contributed to the coral bleaching
A．The pollution of ocean environment.
B．The development of ocean farming.
C．The damage to underwater gardens.
D．The increase in ocean temperatures.
10．Which of the following best describes Xu Yitang
A．Emotional. B．Devoted.
C．Public-spirited. D．Curiosity-driven.
【答案】7．D 8．B 9．D 10．B
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了徐益堂对于保护珊瑚所做出的努力。
7．推理判断题。由文章第一段“In 2014, an art student from university went to Beijing Zoo. Little did he know that a chance encounter with corals (珊瑚) there would start a lifelong passion. Until today, Xu Yitang, a Beijing native, has settled in Hainan province, where he serves as a coral conservationist. For Xu, who had been studying Peking Opera since childhood, becoming a coral conservationist was an unexpected turn of events. (2014年，一名艺术系大学生去了北京动物园。他一点也不知道，在那里与珊瑚的偶然相遇会开启他一生的热情。直到今天，北京人徐益堂一直定居在海南省，在那里他是一名珊瑚保护主义者。对于从小就学习京剧的徐来说，成为一名珊瑚保护主义者是一个意想不到的转折。)”可知，徐益堂偶然发现了对珊瑚的喜爱。故选D。
8．细节理解题。由文章第二段中“Each day, he spends several hours diving deep under the waves to observe and document the growth and development of the creatures and shares photos and videos of corals on social media platforms. His goal was to raise awareness and knowledge about corals, so that people can learn how to protect them effectively. (每天，他都会花几个小时潜入海浪深处，观察和记录这些生物的生长和发育，并在社交媒体平台上分享珊瑚的照片和视频。他的目标是提高人们对珊瑚的认识和知识，这样人们就可以学习如何有效地保护它们。)”可知，徐益堂在社交媒体上分享珊瑚的照片和视频是为了传播有关珊瑚的知识。故选B。
9．细节理解题。由文章第三段中“Unfortunately, with the strengthening of the greenhouse effect, rising sea temperatures have led to coral bleaching. (不幸的是，随着温室效应的加强，海洋温度的上升导致了珊瑚白化。)”可知，海洋温度的升高导致了珊瑚白化。故选D。
10．推理判断题。由文章最后一段中““Unlike many young people who care about their dress and appearance, he is simply focused on protecting corals,” says Liu about Xu. “Despite his skin injury from spending long hours in the seawater, his attitude is different from what I’ve seen in most young people in Beijing, and it’s attractive to me.” (“不像许多年轻人在意自己的穿着和外表，他只是专注于保护珊瑚，”刘说。“尽管他的皮肤因长时间泡在海
水里而受伤，但他的态度与我在北京大多数年轻人身上看到的不同，这对我很有吸引力。”)”可知，徐益堂全心全意的专注于保护珊瑚。故选B。
【密押点睛】
【长难句分析】
Little did he know that a chance encounter with corals (珊瑚) there would start a lifelong passion.
“他一点也不知道，在那里与珊瑚的偶然相遇(珊瑚)会开启他一生的激情。”
本句由否定词Little位于句首，引起倒装。这类表示否定意义的词有never, seldom, scarcely, little, few, not, hardly, 以及not only…but (also), no sooner…than, hardly… when scarcely… when　等等。
2.“Despite his skin injury from spending long hours in the seawater, his attitude is different from what I’ve seen in most young people in Beijing, and it’s attractive to me.”
“尽管他的皮肤因长时间泡在海水里而受伤，但他的态度与我在北京大多数年轻人身上看到的不同，这对我很有吸引力。”
is different from “与...不同”。
本句由“what ”引导的宾语从句。
Passage 4
Here are some free online classes that provide you with the opportunity to make use of resources from some of the world’s best universities.Environmental Science Lab
In this course, you’ll learn interesting new ways to test concepts in environmental science such as pollution, air quality, waste management and sustainability using household items in your “home laboratory”. The course features ten labs you can perform at home as well as supplementary reading materials from the web that will explain the concepts you are testing.Workshops in End-of-Life Training
In this online course, you will explore how to prepare people for the death of a relative, how to ease patient pain and how to identify pain sources in family members and support staff through the role-playing demonstrations. For this course, you should have healthcare experience.Chinese I（Regular）
This course is the first of two that form an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called Mandarin. It allows undergraduate and graduate students to develop: basic conversational abilities (pronunciation, fundamental grammatical patterns, common vocabulary, and standard usage); basic reading and writing skills in both the traditional character set and the simplified; and an understanding of the language learning process so that students can continue studying effectively on their own.Law and Society
This course explores the topics that include understanding social systems, legal reasoning, and how social change impacts legal forms. You will develop a point of view on how law can become a practical resource, a mechanism for handling a wide range of social issues and conflicts. This undergraduate level course does not require any prerequisites.
11．What does Environmental Science Lab highlight
A．Free forms and books. B．New and creative concepts.
C．Hands-on experiments at home. D．Homemade experimental tools.
12．What can students learn from Chinese I (Regular)
A．Reasoning skills. B．Some Chinese dialects.
C．Different Chinese writing skills. D．Differences between Chinese and English.
13．What column of a website is the text probably from
A．Education. B．Science. C．Culture. D．Entertainment.
【答案】11．C 12．C 13．A
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些免费的在线课程。
11．细节理解题。由文章Environmental Science Lab部分“In this course, you’ll learn interesting new ways to test concepts in environmental science such as pollution, air quality, waste management and sustainability using household items in your “home laboratory”. The course features ten labs you can perform at home as well as supplementary reading materials from the web that will explain the concepts you are testing. (在本课程中，您将学习有趣的新方法来测试环境科学概念，如污染，空气质量，废物管理和可持续性使用家庭用品在您的“家庭实验室”。本课程包括十个你可以在家完成的实验，以及从网上获得的补充阅读材料，这些材料将解释你正在测试的概念。)”可知，环境科学实验室强调在家动手做实验。故选C。
12．细节理解题。由文章Chinese I（Regular）部分中“It allows undergraduate and graduate students to develop: basic conversational abilities (pronunciation, fundamental grammatical patterns, common vocabulary, and standard usage); basic reading and writing skills in both the traditional character set and the simplified; and an understanding of the language learning process so that students can continue studying effectively on their own. (它允许本科生和研究生发展：基本的会话能力（发音，基本语法模式，常用词汇和标准用法）；基本的繁体字和简体字读写能力；以及对语言学习过程的理解，使学生能够继续有效地自主学习。)”可知，学生可以从中学到不同的中文写法技巧。故选C。
13．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是由文章第一段“Here are some free online classes that provide you with the opportunity to make use of resources from some of the world’s best universities. (这里有一些免费的在线课程，让你有机会利用一些世界上最好的大学的资源。)”可知，文章主要介绍了一些免费的在线课程，故文章可能来自网站的教育栏目。故选A。
Passage 5
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14．Who is an intended reader of this text
A．A young lady who is planning to lose weight.
B．A teenager who is interested in online courses.
C．A man in his late 30s who wants to live a healthy life.
D．An elderly woman who seeks to live longer and better.
15．Which is NOT included in Goldster’s classes
A．Flower arrangement. B．Fitness training.
C．Sleep improvement. D．Writing practice.
16．What is the type of this text
A．A health report. B．An advertisement.
C．An announcement. D．An introduction.
【答案】14．D 15．A 16．B
【导语】
本文为一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了专为50岁以上的老年人设计的，让老年人活得更长更健康的Goldster网络直播课。
14．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Are you looking to bridge the gap between lifestyle and health, and start the positive journey of living longer and better (你是否想要弥补生活方式和健康之间的差距，开启活得更长更健康的积极之旅？)”和第二段“Classes are science-backed, hosted by industry-leading experts and designed for the over 50s.(课程是以科学为基础，有行业领先专家主持，专为50多岁的人设计。)”可知，这个课程专为想要活得更长更健康的老年人设计的，故选D。
15．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“With up to 20 live classes daily, there’s always something to enjoy, from Pilates and Tai Chi to Resistance Training and Dance-there are even fitness classes suitable for all levels if you fancy something a-little more energetic.(每天都20多节现场课程，总有一些值得享受的东西，从普拉提和太极到阻力训练和舞蹈，如果你想要精力充沛的话，甚至还有适合所有级别的健康课程。)”、第四段“Or if you prefer, craft your creativity with Creative Writing, Poetry and Art and sharpen your cognition with Brain Training classes
and our highly acclaimed book club.(或者，如果你愿意，可以通过创意写作、诗歌和艺术来培养你的创造力，并通过大脑训练课程和我们备受赞誉的读书俱乐部来提高你的认知能力。)”和第五段“You can even capture some calm and melt into some-meditation (冥想), mindfulness and self-massage with classes that help to invite a peaceful night’s sleep.(你甚至可以捕捉一些平静、融入一些冥想、正念和自我按摩课程来促进一整晚平静的睡眠。)”可知，Goldster的课程有健康课程、睡眠提升课以及写作练习课程，不包含插花课程，故选A。
16．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Are you looking to bridge the gap between lifestyle and health, and start the positive journey of living longer and better (你是想要弥补生活方式和健康之间的差距，开启活得更长更健康的积极之旅？)”以及后文对Goldster直播课程的介绍可知，本文主要是为了宣传Goldster这一网络直播课程，因此本文是一则广告，故选B。、
Passage 6
Young Innovators ProgrammeThe Young Innovators Programme aims to promote innovative spirit in the younger generation between 6 and 12 years old and impart innovation and business skills to students. You can register for this 4-session programme at the price of $400. Visit www.cginnovation. om. g/younginnovators to sign up now.
Receive a 20% discount if you are a follower of Great Inventions Magazine Instagram page. Organiser: Sponsor: Great CG Innovation Innovation Magazine
InnovationsDo you already have an invention in mind You will have the opportunity to make this invention come true! Share with Great Invention Magazine your innovative idea and the inspiration behind it. Email it to brightideas@.cg. You may also include a picture of your idea. The top 5 recipients with the most innovative ideas will be able to attend the Young Innovators Programme conducted by Dr. Aaron Ng, the founder of CG Innovation, for free. The programme will guide and sponsor winners to create 30 pieces of goods based on their innovative idea. All entries sent in will be printed in the next issue of Great Invention Magazine. 4 traits to becoming an innovative person#1 Be curious Be curious about looking into people’s needs and motivation. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Try to see things from different angles. #2 Be open-minded Don’t be too quick to fix on one solution. Take time to explore the different ideas before deciding on a single option. #3 Keep a book of ideas Develop the habit of writing down inspiring ideas or interesting concepts. This way, you can refer to them later and use them to generate solutions to problems.
#4 Embrace failure Be receptive to negative feedback and if it’s unsuccessful, explore other options.
17．What is the registration fee for a follower of Great Inventions Magazine Instagram page
A．20. B．80. C．320. D．400.
18．What is certain about the innovative ideas submitted
A．They will be funded. B．They will be polished by Dr. Aaron Ng.
C．They will be published. D．They will be turned into actual products.
19．What is suggested to be an innovative person
A．Ignoring negative feedback. B．Borrowing ideas from books.
C．Reacting quickly to the sudden ideas. D．Being observant of people’s behavior.
【答案】17．C 18．C 19．D
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。本文介绍了有关“青年创新人才计划”的相关内容。
17．细节理解题。根据表格中第一段信息“You can register for this 4-session programme at the price of $400. (你可以以$400的价格注册这个4节课程。)”以及“Receive a 20% discount if you are a follower of Great Inventions Magazine Instagram page.(如果你是《伟大发明杂志》Instagram页面的粉丝，可获得20%的折扣。)”可知，课程原价是400美元，如果是该杂志页面的粉丝可以获得20%的折扣，故价格为320美元。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据表格中Innovations部分“All entries sent in will be printed in the next issue of Great Invention Magazine.(所有参赛作品将在下一期的《伟大发明》杂志上印刷。)”可知，创新想法提交的内容将会在下一期的杂志上出版。故选C。
19．细节理解题。根据4 traits to becoming an innovative person部分中“Be curious about looking into people’s needs and motivation. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Try to see things from different angles.( 对人们的需求和动机保持好奇。不要害怕问问题。试着从不同的角度看问题。)”可知，一个创新的人是对人们的需求和动机保持好奇，并且试着从不同的角度看问题，即善于观察别人的行为。故选D。
Passage 7
Is it possible to build muscle and meanwhile lose fat Please allow us to bring the following two facts to your attention first.
Fact 1: Losing fat requires a caloric deficit, which means consuming less calories than your body needs so that stored body fat is used for energy instead.
Fact 2: Building muscle requires a caloric surplus, which means consuming more calories than your body needs so that new muscle tissue can be created.
And it’s this realization that leads those of us who want to build muscle and lose fat ideally at the exact same time to wonder just how we’re supposed to make it happen.
The 4-week Online Workout Course professionally designed by Super Fitness will perfectly resolve the
conflict, making it possible for you to both build muscle and lose fat.
Targeted groups: Male and female willing to be athletic.
Simply follow us along and keep your ears open to the tips and suggestions we keep giving while working out. We’ll also immediately reply to any doubts or questions.
What you’re promised:
●Being able to lose two pounds of fat per week and get super fit.
●Saving a lot of time by taking the online course. No gym means no traffic!
●Saving a ton of money with 25% off at the Year End Promotion.
What you’re required to have:
●Eagerness for a perfect figure.
●Willingness to tolerate some discomfort.
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20．What plays a role in both fat losing and muscle building
A．Caloric intake. B．Balanced diet.
C．Muscle tissue. D．Physical fitness.
21．What is necessary for those who want to take the course
A．Effective questioning. B．Perception of time.
C．Enthusiasm for sports. D．A little willpower.
22．What is the text
A．A health brochure. B．A commercial advertisement.
C．A critical comment. D．An essay on a wellness website.
【答案】20．A 21．D 22．B
【导语】这是一篇应用文，文章介绍了为期4周的在线锻炼课程，使你既能锻炼肌肉，又能减肥。
20．细节理解题。根据第二段“Fact 1: Losing fat requires a caloric deficit, which means consuming less calories than your body needs so that stored body fat is used for energy instead.(事实1：减脂需要热量不足，这意味着摄入的热量少于身体所需，这样储存的身体脂肪就会被用作能量)”和第三段“Fact 2: Building muscle requires a caloric surplus, which means consuming more calories than your body needs so that new muscle tissue can be created.(事实2：锻炼肌肉需要热量过剩，这意味着消耗的热量比身体需要的要多，这样新的肌肉组织才能产生)”可知，热量摄取在减脂和增肌中起着重要作用，故选A。
21．细节理解题。根据“What you’re required to have(你需要具备的条件)”部分中“Willingness to tolerate some discomfort.(愿意忍受一些不适)”可知，参加该课程需要需要一点意志力，故选D。
22．推理判断题。根据全文内容，结合第五段“The 4-week Online Workout Course professionally designed by Super Fitness will perfectly resolve the conflict, making it possible for you to both build muscle and lose fat.(超级健身专业设计的4周在线健身课程将完美解决矛盾，让你既增肌又减脂)”和文章最后一句“Contact Super Fitness by clicking here!(点击这里联系超级健身！)”可知，文章主要介绍了一个为期4周的在线锻炼课程，
是一篇商业广告，故选B。
【密押点睛】
【长难句分析】
Losing fat requires a caloric deficit, which means consuming less calories than your body needs so that stored body fat is used for energy instead.
“减脂需要热量不足，这意味着摄入的热量少于身体所需，这样储存的身体脂肪就会被用作能量。”
(1)“Losing fat...”是动名词短语作主语。
(2)“which引导非限制性定语从句；”
(3)“so that...”引导结果状语从句。
2.And it’s this realization that leads those of us who want to build muscle and lose fat ideally at the exact same time to wonder just how we’re supposed to make it happen.
“正是这种认识，让我们这些想要在理想的同时增肌减脂的人开始思考，我们应该如何实现这一目标。”
“ it’s... that ...’’引导强调句。
(2) who 引导定语从句。
(3) how 引导宾语从句。
Passage 8
Some bridges are suspended at dizzy heights, others stretch for miles. Take a look at some of the world’s greatest bridges.
THE MOST TERRIFYING——Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
If you’re afraid of heights, you might not want to walk along the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in central China, which is the world’s longest and highest glass bridge. It is suspended 300 metres above the ground, and walkers can see the sheer (陡峭的) drop below as they walk over 99 glass panels. The terrifying structure was completed in December 2015and cost around 2.6 million to build. How safe is it To test it, Chinese officials struck the bridge with hammers and drove a car over it.
THE TILTING (倾斜的) BRIDGE——Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge in the north-east of England is the world’s first tilting bridge. A tilting bridge is a moving bridge that uses motors to lift the arching structure——rather than opening in the middle and lifting up like a drawbridge——to allow ships to pass underneath. It has eight motors and can tilt at about 40° in four and a half minutes, making it a most extraordinary one throughout the world. Opened to the public in 2001, the bridge spans the River Tyne.
THE LONGEST BRIDGE——Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
At an enormous 102 miles, Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China is the world’s longest bridge. Its span is the same as the distance from Birmingham to London, and it took a workforce of 10,000 people four years to complete it. Around 450,000 tons of steel was used in its construction, and it is so stable that it can stand 8-magnitude earthquakes or being hit by a 300,000-ton ship. It can even cope with the power of a strong typhoon.
23．Why is Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge the most terrifying bridge
A．It is made of glass.
B．It is the longest bridge.
C．It towers high in the sky.
D．It stands hammer-hitting.
24．What is special of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge
A．It is the world’s first moving bridge.
B．It can open in the middle and lift up.
C．It costs tons of steel in the construction.
D．It uses 8 motors to tilt in a few minutes.
25．What do these three bridges have in common
A．They took millions to complete.
B．They span an astonishing length.
C．They are the wonders of engineering.
D．They are the stablest bridges in the world.
【答案】23．C 24．D 25．C
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了世界上一些特殊的桥梁。
23．推理判断题。由文章THE MOST TERRIFYING——Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge部分中“If you’re afraid of heights, you might not want to walk along the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in central China, which is the world’s longest and highest glass bridge. It is suspended 300 metres above the ground, and walkers can see the sheer (陡峭的) drop below as they walk over 99 glass panels. (如果你恐高，你可能不想走在中国中部的张家界玻璃桥上，这是世界上最长、最高的玻璃桥。它悬挂在离地面300米的地方，当步行者走过99块玻璃面板时，可以看到下面的陡峭落差。)”可知，张家界玻璃桥高高耸立在空中，所以是最恐怖的桥。故选C。
24．细节理解题。由文章THE TILTING (倾斜的) BRIDGE——Gateshead Millennium Bridge部分中“It has eight motors and can tilt at about 40° in four and a half minutes, making it a most extraordinary one throughout the world. (它有8个马达，可以在4分半钟内倾斜约40度，使其成为世界上最非凡的机器人。)”可知，Gateshead Millennium Bridge使用8个马达在几分钟内倾斜。故选D。
25．推理判断题。由文章THE MOST TERRIFYING——Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge部分中“If you’re afraid of heights, you might not want to walk along the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in central China, which is the world’s longest and highest glass bridge. It is suspended 300 metres above the ground, and walkers can see the sheer (陡峭的) drop below as they walk over 99 glass panels. (如果你恐高，你可能不想走在中国中部的张家界玻璃桥上，这是世界上最长、最高的玻璃桥。它悬挂在离地面300米的地方，当步行者走过99块玻璃面板时，可以看到下面的陡峭落差。)”可知，张家界玻璃桥高高耸立在空中。由文章THE TILTING (倾斜的) BRIDGE——Gateshead Millennium Bridge部分中“It has eight motors and can tilt at about 40° in four and a half minutes, making it a most extraordinary one throughout the world. (它有8个马达，可以在4分半钟内倾斜约40
度，使其成为世界上最非凡的机器人。)”可知，Gateshead Millennium Bridge使用8个马达在几分钟内倾斜。由文章THE LONGEST BRIDGE——Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge部分中“At an enormous 102 miles, Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China is the world’s longest bridge. Its span is the same as the distance from Birmingham to London, and it took a workforce of 10,000 people four years to complete it. (中国丹阳-昆山大桥全长102英里，是世界上最长的桥梁。它的跨度与伯明翰到伦敦的距离相同，花了1万名工人四年时间才建成。)”可知，这座桥非常长。所以这三座桥都是工程学的奇迹。故选C。
押题猜想二 阅读理解记叙文
押题解读
记叙文是一种以记叙为主要表达方式的文章体裁，分为写人的记叙文和叙事的记叙文，人不离事，事不离人，但写作对象和写作目的有区别。写人的记叙文以人为写作对象，表现人物的品质特点，而叙事的记叙文以事件为记叙对象，揭示事件对人、对社会的思想意义。高考记叙文阅读理解注重题材的多样化、现代化和生活化，涵盖了人物故事、社会文化等方面，符合新课标人与自我、人与自然、人与社会三大主题语境，凸显语言与文化相结合。近三年新高考英语阅读理解记叙文考情统计如下：
2023年新高考I---主题语境：人与自然，主题内容：污水净化生态箱。
2023年新高考II---主题语境：人与自然，主题内容：菜园子项目。
2022年新高考II---主题语境：人与社会，主题内容：新媒体的影响。
2021年新高考I----主题语境：人与自我，主题内容：利用业余时间做翻谱员。
2021年新高考II---主题语境：人与自然，主题内容：在家照顾老虎幼崽。
押题主题语境：人与社会， 主题内容：在社区建立一个蔬菜园，为有需要的家庭提供新鲜蔬菜，与2023新高考II属于同类话题。
At just 17, Lauren Schroeder has already made a significant impact on her community. Her voyage began at 14, volunteering at a food shelter. While packing boxes with canned goods for needy families, Lauren detected a substantial shortage: fresh vegetables. This observation sparked an idea that soon grew into a community-wide initiative.
Lauren pictured transforming part of her family’s 150-acre farm into a garden committed to growing produce for local families. Her proposal was met with a hint of concern from her mother, Katie Schroeder. While supportive, she also foresaw the extensive labor involved. Despite the agricultural background—her family typically planted soybeans and corn—vegetable cultivation was a novel pursuit. Nevertheless, Lauren was eager to tackle the nutritional deficiency she had uncovered.
The hard work began in earnest. Not discouraged by potential obstacles, Lauren dived into research to be a seasoned vegetable cultivator and secured a grant (拨款) from the National FFA Organization to cover initial costs.
Subsequently, she spent two to three hours daily watering her crops by hand through the hot Iowa summers, sandwiching this commitment between softball practices. Furthermore, she carefully tended to her garden, combating weeds and harvesting crops, with green beans proving particularly challenging.
Eventually, with assistance from her younger brothers and sisters, Lauren’s half-acre garden produced 15 varieties of vegetables. In its first year, the garden generated 40 pounds of produce, benefiting food banks, nursing homes, and soup kitchens.
Motivated by the early achievements, Lauren doubled the garden’s size. To date, she has donated over 7,000 pounds of produce, valued at approximately $15,000, commanding community respect. Her work has found a deep echo among others, notably a mother from a local shelter who was grateful for the fresh food that reminded her children of home.
Lauren’s inspiration is straightforward yet deep-seated. “I wanted to have something that would impact people,” she told KWQC． Her actions demonstrate her belief in the power of community and the joy obtained from helping others—a feeling that will undoubtedly shape her future initiatives.
1．Why did Lauren initiate the community garden
A．To pursue a new hobby. B．To explore plant cultivation.
C．To fill a food shelter’s vegetable gap. D．To gain recognition in her community.
2．How did Lauren overcome her lack of experience in vegetable farming
A．By doing trial and error. B．By conducting thorough research.
C．By engaging in fundraising activities. D．By maintaining consistent hard work
3．What do we know about Lauren in the initial process of vegetable cultivation
A．She was passionate and determined. B．She was inexperienced but creative.
C．She was observant and popular. D．She was concerned but hardworking.
4．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Garden to Table: a Solo Effort B．Local Garden: Hope for the Globe
C．Harvesting Hope: Community Growth D．Farming Fundamentals: a Teen’s Journey
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了17岁的Lauren Schroeder通过在社区建立一个蔬菜园，为有需要的家庭提供新鲜蔬菜，从而对社区产生了显著的影响。
1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“While packing boxes with canned goods for needy families, Lauren detected a substantial shortage: fresh vegetables. This observation sparked an idea that soon grew into a community-wide initiative.(在为贫困家庭打包罐装食品的时候，劳伦发现食品严重短缺：新鲜蔬菜。这一观察引发了一个想法，很快发展成为一个社区范围的倡议)”可知，劳伦发起社区菜园的原因是为了填补食品庇护所中新鲜蔬菜的短缺。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“Not discouraged by potential obstacles, Lauren dived into research to be a
seasoned vegetable cultivator and secured a grant from the National FFA Organization to cover initial costs.(劳伦没有被潜在的障碍吓倒，她投入到研究中，成为一名经验丰富的蔬菜种植者，并从全国蔬菜种植协会获得了一笔赠款，以支付最初的费用)”可知，劳伦通过进行深入的研究克服了自己在蔬菜种植方面的经验缺乏。故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Despite the agricultural background—her family typically planted soybeans and corn—vegetable cultivation was a novel pursuit. Nevertheless, Lauren was eager to tackle the nutritional deficiency she had uncovered.(尽管有农业背景——她的家庭通常种植大豆和玉米——但蔬菜种植是一种新奇的追求。尽管如此，劳伦还是渴望解决她发现的营养不足问题)”可知，劳伦充满激情；根据文章第三段“Not discouraged by potential obstacles, Lauren dived into research to be a seasoned vegetable cultivator and secured a grant from the National FFA Organization to cover initial costs.(劳伦没有被潜在的障碍吓倒，她投入到研究中，成为一名经验丰富的蔬菜种植者，并从全国蔬菜种植协会获得了一笔赠款，以支付最初的费用)”可知，劳伦又是有决心的。可知，在蔬菜种植的最初过程中，劳伦是热情而坚定的。故选A。
4．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“This observation sparked an idea that soon grew into a community-wide initiative.(这一观察引发了一个想法，很快发展成为一个社区范围的倡议)”及第二、三、四段对于劳伦种植蔬菜的努力和成就的描述并结合最后一段“Her actions demonstrate her belief in the power of community and the joy obtained from helping others—a feeling that will undoubtedly shape her future initiatives.(她的行动表明了她对社区力量的信念，以及从帮助他人中获得的快乐——这种感觉无疑将塑造她未来的行动)”可知，文章讲述了劳伦如何通过在家族农场的一部分土地上种植蔬菜来帮助社区，她的努力不仅解决了新鲜蔬菜短缺问题，还对社区产生了积极影响，使得更多人得到了帮助。C选项“收获希望：社区成长”适合作为本文最佳标题。故选C。
【密押点睛】
【长难句分析】
While packing boxes with canned goods for needy families, Lauren detected a substantial shortage: fresh vegetables.
“在为贫困家庭打包罐装食品的时候，劳伦发现食品严重短缺:新鲜蔬菜。”
“While packing...”when, while等连词在以 if, when, though, as if （好像）等连词引导的从句中，如从句中的主要动词是 be ，常将主语和动词 be 省略。
如：While cycling, don ' t forget the traffic lights. 骑车时，不要忘记看红绿灯。
with canned goods for needy families...是介词短语作后置定语。
Furthermore, she carefully tended to her garden, combating weeds and harvesting crops, with green beans proving particularly challenging.
“.此外，她还细心照料花园，除杂草，收割庄稼，尤其是四季豆。”
tended to “照顾”。
Passage 1
What’s the truth of joy I was obsessed with this question when I was young. However,ever since I started my own family, this quest has been buried under my workloads and daily chores.
In 2008, Memorial Day weekend promised to deliver beautiful weather—not always the case at that time of year, so I decided to spend that Saturday shopping and do one big cleaning, starting with the garage. Our two-car garage, as always, was full of stuff. Boxes piled one on top of another, bikes crossed together. A garden hose (软水管) sat in a corner. We had to turn sideways when getting in and out. I planned to pull everything out on the driveway, hose down the entire garage, and after it was dry, put everything back more organized.
With the morning moving along, the possibility to finish the cleaning within the day began to look less and less likely. I recalled how I had been feeling discontented lately while taking care of our stuff. Here was yet another time！Then my neighbor June, who was working in her yard, heard my sigh and said jokingly, “The joy of home ownership, huh That’s why my daughter keeps telling me I don’t need to own all this stuff.”
I don’t need to own all this stuff.
As I turned to look at the fruits of my morning labor, I began to recognize the source of my feelings for the first time. It was piled up in my driveway. As I surveyed the pile I made, the answer to the obsolete (被遗忘的) question came to light: There is more joy to be found in possessing less than we can ever find possessing more.
I ran inside the house and found my wife upstairs cleaning the bathtub. Still trying to catch my breath, tI said, “Kim, you’ll never guess what just happened. June said we don’t need to own all this stuff！”
And in that moment, a minimalist family was born.
1．Which of the following best describes the to-be-cleaned garage
A．Spacious and well-lit. B．Neatly labeled and sorted.
C．Disordered and jam-packed. D．Narrow and weather-beaten.
2．What can we infer about the author’s recent experience with stuff cleaning
A．He went through unaccountable frustration. B．He figured out his disinterest in cleaning.
C．He initiated it and enjoyed the process. D．He lost patience and rushed to the end.
3．What did June imply by saying “The joy of home ownership, huh”
A．The pleasure of possessing a home. B．The significance of owning a family.
C．The convenience of having a garage. D．The demands of maintaining a house.
4．Why did the author start a minimalist family
A．He favored living with a handful of people. B．He wanted to quit being a slave of stuff.
C．He considered cleaning a waste of time. D．He figured out the joy of ownership.
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者清理车库付出了很多努力，从中意识到拥有更少的东西比
拥有更多的东西更快乐，于是决定做一个极简主义家庭。
1．推理判断题。根据第二段“Our two-car garage, as always, was full of stuff. Boxes piled one on top of another, bikes crossed together. A garden hose (软水管) sat in a corner. We had to turn sideways when getting in and out. I planned to pull everything out on the driveway, hose down the entire garage, and after it was dry, put everything back more organized.(我们的车库只有两辆车，和往常一样，堆满了东西。箱子一个叠一个，自行车交叉在一起。一根花园水管放在角落里。进出的时候我们不得不侧着身子走。我打算把车道上的所有东西都拿出来，用水管冲洗整个车库，等车库干了，再把所有东西放回去)”可推知，待清洁的车库混乱和拥挤。故选C。
2．推理判断题。根据第三段“With the morning moving along, the possibility to finish the cleaning within the day began to look less and less likely. I recalled how I had been feeling discontented lately while taking care of our stuff.(随着时间的推移，在一天内完成清洁工作的可能性越来越小了。我回忆起最近在处理我们的东西时，我是如何感到不满的)”可推知，作者最近清理物品经历了难以解释的挫折。故选A。
3．推理判断题。根据划线词后文“That’s why my daughter keeps telling me I don’t need to own all this stuff.(这就是为什么我女儿一直告诉我，我不需要拥有所有这些东西)”以及上文作者为了清理车库，维护房子付出了很大努力，可推知，琼说“拥有房子的快乐”意思是维护房子的需求。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“As I surveyed the pile I made, the answer to the obsolete (被遗忘的) question came to light: There is more joy to be found in possessing less than we can ever find possessing more.(当我审视自己堆成的那堆东西时，那个过时的问题的答案浮现了出来：拥有更少的东西比拥有更多的东西更快乐)”可推知，作者建立一个极简主义家庭是因为不想再做物质的奴隶了。故选B。
Passage 2
College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the stimuli of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your professor is a social media star, it’s a little bit easier.
Tatiana Erukhimova, who teaches physics at Texas A&M University, has managed to get her students, as well as future generations, excited about the science. Known as “Dr. Tatiana” to her students and online fan base, the professor performs physics tricks with boundless energy and enthusiasm. Videos of her theatrical demonstrations have racked up hundreds of millions of views across TikTok and other social media platforms.
In the kid-friendly videos, Erukhimova uses a range of everyday objects in her experiments, from pingpong balls and toilet paper to marshmallows, bicycle wheels and hair dryers. She credits the university marketing team’s videos of her lessons for her social media success. “This is just one of our ways to connect with people to make physics accessible to people,” she tells NPR. As part of the physics department’s extensive outreach program, she also puts on shows almost every week teaching physics to K-12 students. “The sooner kids are taught physics and taught it well, the better,” she says.
It’s clear she knows what it takes to get young people excited about a hard science. But it wasn’t always that
way. When she first started teaching college freshman classes almost two decades ago, she says she struggled to grab the attention of her younger students. She was used to teaching juniors, as she had for a few years prior to that. But when it comes to teaching a large lecture hall of 100-plus first-year students, first impressions are make or break.
“I did not grab their attention on the first day — that was my mistake,” she says. “I missed this opportunity to bond with them from the very beginning, and then it took me a while to find my voice.”
By the second semester, she found her footing, tweaking her approach to make her lecture halls feel smaller, and get her students engaged. The key, she says, has been to make herself approachable and her instruction personal.
5．What is the main challenge faced by college professors in large lecture halls
A．Competition with smartphones and laptops.
B．Limited resources for·teaching materials.
C．Inadequate support from the university.
D．Lack of interest from students.
6．What role does the university marketing team play in Tatiana Erukhimova’s social media success
A．Encouraging students to use social media.
B．Creating TikTok accounts for professors.
C．Producing videos of her physics lessons.
D．Promoting weekly teaching program.
7．What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Erukhimova’s junior students in Paragraph 4
A．To review her teaching plans.
B．To show an application of her idea.
C．To highlight the differences of teaching.
D．To erase doubts about her approaches.
8．What lesson did Tatiana Erukhimova learn when she initially started teaching college freshman
A．The importance of establishing a personal connection with students.
B．The significance of focusing on junior-level students.
C．The effectiveness of traditional teaching methods.
D．The need for advanced teaching materials.
【答案】5．A 6．C 7．C 8．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了大学物理教授Tatiana Enukhimova通过社交媒体激发学生对科学的热情，强调教学的亲和力与个性化。
5．细节理解题。根据第一段中“College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the stimuli of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. (如今，大学教授在吸引学生注意力方面面临着越来越高的门槛，他们被迫在大型演讲厅与智能手机和笔记本电脑的刺激竞
争。)”可知，大学教授在大型演讲厅面临的主要挑战是与智能手机和笔记本电脑的竞争。故选A。
6．细节理解题。根据第三段中“She credits the university marketing team’s videos of her lessons for her social media success. (她将自己在社交媒体上的成功归功于大学营销团队的课程视频。)”可知，她把她社交媒体的成功归功于大学营销团队对于她课程视频的录制。故选C。
7．推理判断题。根据第四段“It’s clear she knows what it takes to get young people excited about a hard science. But it wasn’t always that way. When she first started teaching college freshman classes almost two decades ago, she says she struggled to grab the attention of her younger students. She was used to teaching juniors, as she had for a few years prior to that. But when it comes to teaching a large lecture hall of 100-plus first-year students, first impressions are make or break. (很明显，她知道如何让年轻人对一门困难的科学感到兴奋。但事实并非总是如此。她说，大约20年前，当她第一次开始教授大学新生时，她很难吸引年轻学生的注意力。在那之前的几年里，她一直习惯于教大三学生。但当谈到在一个由100多名一年级学生组成的大型演讲厅教学时，第一印象是成败攸关的。)”可推知，作者在第四段中提到Erukhimova的低年级学生的目的是突出教学的差异。故选C。
8．推理判断题。根据第五段“I missed this opportunity to bond with them from the very beginning and then it took me a while to find my voice. (我从一开始就错过了与他们建立联系的机会，后来我花了一段时间才找到自己的声音。)”可推知，Tatiana Erukhimova刚开始教大学新生时，她学到了与学生建立个人联系的重要性。故选A。
【密押点睛】
【长难句分析】
1. It’s clear she knows what it takes to get young people excited about a hard science.
“很明显，她知道怎样才能让年轻人对一门硬科学产生兴趣。”
本句话what引导宾语从句，充当takes 的宾语，“ it takes... to ...”做某事花费某人...。
2. By the second semester, she found her footing, tweaking her approach to make her lecture halls feel smaller, and get her students engaged.
“到了第二学期，她找到了自己的立足点，调整了自己的教学方法，让她的讲堂看起来更小，让学生们更投入。”
find + 宾语 + 名词/形容词/分词：表示发现某人或某事物具有某种特征或状态。
“get ...engaged”使...忙碌；
find /get/keep/make/have+宾语+宾补【名词、代词、形容词、副词、介词短语、省略to的不定式、v-ing、过去分词】
Passage 3
When Param Jaggi was five years old, he had a passion to take things apart to see what was inside. He started with toys and even broke a computer, which made his parents not too pleased. As he got older, he shifted from
breaking things to building things, which greatly comforted his parents. In middle school. he started working on projects in his kitchen laboratory, and his first project was making biofuels.
Although Jaggi’s parents initially thought his experiments were just. a boyhood fancy, he remained determined to make a difference to the environment. Eventually, his parents came around and started supporting his dreams. Jaggi’s interest continued as he grew up, but he focused more on solving real problems, especially those related to the environment.
At 17, Jaggi went beyond his school projects and. co-founded Ecoviate, a company that uses technology to solve everyday energy and environmental problems. He planned to transform people’s idea that going green is expensive, by making available a series of affordable products that are easy to use. Through Ecoviate, he designed products that could contribute to a greener future. One of his notable inventions was the “CO2ube”, a device that could be attached to vehicle tailpipes to reduce carbon emissions, and it’s available to many people at low prices. He also created a smartwatch that changed body heat into energy, which can be used to power up the watch as well as mobile phones.
Young Jaggi, now a third-grade college student studying engineering and economics, has become a famous eco-innovator and his company is developing promisingly. However, Jaggi’s vision to save the environment goes beyond creating products. He plans to launch an online platform through Ecoviate, which will encourage young students interested in science and technology to get actively involved in innovation and invention. Students can submit a science project online, and talk about the help that they need to make the project a reality.
9．What can we learn about Jaggi
A．He was curious by nature. B．He dreamed to be an engineer.
C．He always annoyed his parents. D．He was addicted to playing toys.
10．Which of the following can best replace the underlined part “came around” in Paragraph 2
A．Won out. B．Changed their minds.
C．Walked around. D．Paid a visit.
11．What drove Jaggi to develop affordable and user-friendly products
A．His love for greener devices. B．His pursuit of academic career.
C．His desire to make a difference. D．His hope to boost green industry.
12．Why does Jaggie plan to launch an online platform
A．To promote smart products. B．To empower young inventors.
C．To provide eco-themed courses. D．To offer environmentalists funds.
【答案】9．A 10．B 11．C 12．B
【导语】本文是记叙文。它讲述了Param Jaggi从小对拆解事物的热爱，到后来转变为创造事物，特别是关注环境问题的解决。
9．推理判断题。根据第一段“When Param Jaggi was five years old, he had a passion to take things apart to see what was inside. He started with toys and even broke a computer, which made his parents not too pleased.(当帕拉姆·贾吉五岁的时候，他就热衷于拆卸东西看看里面是什么。他从玩具开始，甚至弄坏了一台电脑，这让他的父
母很不高兴)”可知，帕拉姆·贾吉从小热衷于拆卸东西看看里面是什么，所以推知他生性好奇。故选A项。
10．词句猜测题。根据前文“Although Jaggi’s parents initially thought his experiments were just. a boyhood fancy, he remained determined to make a difference to the environment.(尽管贾吉的父母最初认为他的实验只是男孩子的一时兴起，但他仍然坚定地想要为环境做出改变)”以及后文“started supporting his dreams(开始支持他的梦想)”可知，起初，贾吉的父母认为他的实验只是男孩子的一时兴起，后面开始支持他，所以是父母的改变了主意，推知came around意为“改变主意”，和B项意思相近。故选B项。
11．推理判断题。根据第二段“Jaggi’s interest continued as he grew up, but he focused more on solving real problems, especially those related to the environment.(贾吉的兴趣随着年龄的增长而持续，但他更加专注于解决现实问题，尤其是与环境相关的问题)”以及第三段“At 17, Jaggi went beyond his school projects and. co-founded Ecoviate, a company that uses technology to solve everyday energy and environmental problems. He planned to transform people’s idea that going green is expensive, by making available a series of affordable products that are easy to use. Through Ecoviate, he designed products that could contribute to a greener future.(17岁时，贾吉超越了学校项目的范畴，与他人共同创立了Ecoviate公司，该公司利用技术解决日常的能源和环境问题。他计划通过提供一系列易用且价格实惠的产品来改变人们认为环保成本高昂的观念。通过Ecoviate，他设计了一些有助于创造更绿色未来的产品)”可知，贾吉决心为环境做出改变，他认为绿色是昂贵的观念需要改变，因此他计划推出一系列价格实惠、易于使用的产品。这表明他开发这些产品的驱动力是他想要为环境和社会做出改变，即他的渴望有所不同。故选C项。
12．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Young Jaggi, now a third-grade college student studying engineering and economics, has become a famous eco-innovator and his company is developing promisingly. However, Jaggi’s vision to save the environment goes beyond creating products. He plans to launch an online platform through Ecoviate, which will encourage young students interested in science and technology to get actively involved in innovation and invention. Students can submit a science project online, and talk about the help that they need to make the project a reality.(年轻的贾吉现在是一名学习工程和经济学的三年级大学生，他已经成为了一位著名的生态创新者，他的公司发展前景看好。然而，贾吉拯救环境的愿景不仅仅局限于创造产品。他计划通过Ecoviate推出一个在线平台，鼓励对科学和技术感兴趣的年轻学生积极参与创新和发明。学生可以在线提交科学项目，并谈论他们需要帮助才能使项目成为现实的相关事宜)”可知，贾吉计划通过Ecoviate推出一个在线平台，鼓励对科学和技术感兴趣的年轻学生积极参与创新和发明。因此，贾吉计划推出在线平台的目的是为了赋能年轻的发明家，让他们有更多的机会去创新和发明。故选B项。
Passage 4
I was the only kid in college with a reason to go to the mail box, because my mother never believed in email, in Facebook, in texting or cell phones. I was literally waiting by the mailbox to get a letter with a warmest comfort from her.
So when I moved to New York and got depressed, I did the only thing I could think of. I wrote those same kinds of letters like my mother for strangers, and tucked them all over the city: in cafes, in libraries, and even in the
subway. I blogged about those letters and promised if asked for a hand-written letter, I would write one.
Overnight, my inbox became this harbor of heartbreak — a single mother in Sacramento, a girl being bullied in Kansas, a 22-year-old immigrant, all asking me to write them and give them a reason to wait by the mailbox. And this is how I initiated the act The World Needs More Love Letters.
Today I run a global organization fueled by those trips to the mailbox. It is a miracle. But the thing about these letters is that most of them have been written by people brought up in a paperless world where some best conversations happen on a screen. We have learned to diary our pain onto Facebook, and we speak swiftly in twitter.
Therefore, I’ve been carrying this mail crate (大木箱) with me these days, which is a magical icebreaker. So I get to tell total strangers about a woman whose husband was traumatized (受精神创伤) from war, and how she left love letters throughout the house saying, “Come back to me.” And a man, who had decided to take his life, slept safely with a stack of letters just beneath his pillow, handwritten by strangers who were there for him.
These stories convince me that letter-writing will never need to be about efficiency, because it is an art now, all of it: the signing, the scripting, the mailing.
13．Why did the author share her experience in college
A．To show her care for her family. B．To convey her love for writing letters.
C．To express her feelings attached to letters. D．To prove her consistency in writing letters.
14．What caused the author to launch the act
A．She advocated the paperless lifestyle. B．She intended to provide professional aid.
C．She tried to improve her communication skills. D．She aimed to give emotional support with letters.
15．Why does the author call the mail crate “a magical icebreaker”
A．It cures people of mental diseases. B．It serves as a conversation starter.
C．It has magic power to melt ice. D．It empowers people to be brave.
16．What is the best title for the passage
A．Family Letters Are Priceless B．Love for Writing Never Declines
C．World Needs More Love Letters D．Hand-written Letters Improve Efficiency
【答案】13．C 14．D 15．B 16．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。“我”在大学时期经常在邮箱旁等待妈妈寄给“我”的最温暖的信件，这让“我”对纸质信件有着深刻的情结，在搬去纽约之后“我”非常沮丧，于是“我”开始给陌生人写信，发起了“世界需要更多爱的信件”行动，给人们提供精神和情感上的支持。
13．推理判断题。根据第一段“I was the only kid in college with a reason to go to the mail box, because my mother never believed in email, in 2024年高考英语押题预测卷（新高考通用）
押题猜想一 阅读理解应用文
押题猜想二 阅读理解记叙文
押题猜想三 阅读理解说明文
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1．Who are the policies mainly for
A．Visitors. B．Parents. C．Children. D．Staff.
2．What can we know from the text
A．All galleries are friendly to the wheelchair users.
B．You need to be two inches away from the artworks.
C．Children under 12 years of age are not permitted in the galleries.
D．You can touch some artworks on condition that you keep your hands clean.
3．Where is the text most probably from
A．An advertising brochure. B．An organization website.
C．A national newspaper. D．A scientific website.
Passage 1
As any gardener knows, nature doesn’t need much space to grow strong and healthy — give her an inch, and she’ll take a mile! Here are four impressive examples of nature reclaiming (开发利用) our world for itself with amazing results.
Houtouwan, China
It lies on the island of Shengshan Town on the furthermost edge of a group of islands. The only way to get there is by private boat, or by bus, and then by ship. Its isolation (隔绝) was one of the prime factors leading to the abandonment of the village in the 1990s. Now, its walls and streets become green with overgrowth.
Spreepark, Germany
Spreepark was closed in 2001 and the local plant life soon got to work. Structures in use since the park originally opened in 1969 were quickly covered by leaves. Now, an initiative aims to bring the site back to life.
Vallone dei Mulini, Italy
Its high humidity (湿度) encouraged a microclimate perfect for plant growth. As the abandoned buildings fell apart, the ruins and their surroundings became completely overgrown. Photographs taken of the site in 2006 went widespread online.
Beng Mealea, Cambodia
Though constructed around 900 years ago, this grand temple is far less frequented than its more famous neighbour, Angkor Wat. In 2020, it was submitted for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Natural decline, among other factors, has caused serious damage to the site, allowing the surrounding jungle to overrun and combine with it.
1．What mainly caused Houtouwan’s abandonment
A．Its wet climate. B．The overgrowth of plants.
C．Its separate location. D．The aging of walls and streets.
2．Which place once became popular online
A．Houtouwan. B．Spreepark. C．Vallone dei Mulini. D．Beng Mealea.
3．What feature do the four places share
A．They are World Heritage Sites. B．They are being taken back by nature.
C．They are nearly 1,000 years old. D．They are regaining their original state.
Passage 2
Writing Competitions for High School Students in 2024
Ocean Awareness Writing Contest
Ocean Awareness Writing Contest provides a platform for young people to understand environmental issues through artistic creation and creative thoughts, explore their relationship with the changing world, and become advocates of positive change.
Competition time: The deadline for submission is June 10, 2024. Students can upload their submissions starting from December 24, 2023.
Suitable for students: The contest is an international competition, which is open to any student aged 11—18 in middle or high school.
·Junior Division: 11—14 years old
·Senior Division: 15—18 years old
Young Authors Writing Competition
Young Authors Writing Competition is sponsored by the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago. The competition has grown into a yearly international con test of high school writers. You may enter up to two works (in separate files) in either of the categories: Creative Nonfiction and Creative Fiction. In the Poetry category, you may enter up to two files, but each can have 1—5 poems.
Competition time: The deadline is July 31, 2024.
Suitable for students: Open to students in grades 9—12 worldwide
Leonard L. Milberg’ 53 High School Poetry Prize
Leonard L. Milberg’ 53 High School Poetry Prize recognizes outstanding works by student writers in the 11th grade in the U. S. or abroad. Contest judges are poets on the Princeton University Creative Writing faculty.
Competition date: March 26, 2024
Suitable for students: Students in the 11th grade in the U. S. or around the world
The New York Times Annual Student Review Contest
The New York Times invites students to play critics and write an original review for their New York Times Student Review Contest. Students can review anything that fits into a category of creative expression that The New York Times covers—from architecture to music.
Competition date: April 6, 2024
Suitable for students: Students ages 11—19 anywhere in the world attending middle or high school can participate.
4．How many categories are included in Young Authors Writing Competition
A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.
5．In which competition are participants grouped by age
A．Ocean Awareness Writing Contest.
B．Young Authors Writing Competition.
C．Leonard L. Milberg’ 53 High School Poetry Prize.
D．The New York Times Annual Student Review Contest.
6．What do the four writing competitions have in common
A．They are international contests. B．They are organized by colleges.
C．They are intended for all students. D．They are open to different categories of works.
Passage 3
In 2014, an art student from university went to Beijing Zoo. Little did he know that a chance encounter with corals (珊瑚) there would start a lifelong passion. Until today, Xu Yitang, a Beijing native, has settled in Hainan province, where he serves as a coral conservationist. For Xu, who had been studying Peking Opera since childhood, becoming a coral conservationist was an unexpected turn of events.
After he first saw corals at the zoo, he began to frequent the local market to learn about coral farming from sellers of coral products. He also learned diving and underwater photography to get a closer look at corals for research purposes. Each day, he spends several hours diving deep under the waves to observe and document the growth and development of the creatures and shares photos and videos of corals on social media platforms. His goal was to raise awareness and knowledge about corals, so that people can learn how to protect them effectively.
As he studied deeper into the creature, he learned that corals are known as “underwater gardens” of the ocean, providing a home for a quarter of all ocean life. Unfortunately, with the strengthening of the greenhouse effect, rising sea temperatures have led to coral bleaching (白化). Xu felt an increasing sense of urgency and responsibility to protect them.
While pursuing his passion to protect corals, he met his life partner, Liu Xiwen, through their shared hobby of diving in Hainan. “Unlike many young people who care about their dress and appearance, he is simply focused on protecting corals,” says Liu about Xu.“Despite his skin injury from spending long hours in the seawater, his attitude is different from what I’ve seen in most young people in Beijing, and it’s attractive to me.”
7．What can we learn about Xu Yitang from the first paragraph
A．He majored in coral protection.
B．He was born in Hainan province.
C．He worked in Beijing as a coral expert.
D．He found his love for corals by chance.
8．Why does Xu Yitang share photos and videos of corals on social media
A．To record his exploring process.
B．To spread knowledge about corals.
C．To introduce his diving experience.
D．To show off his photography ability.
9．What contributed to the coral bleaching
A．The pollution of ocean environment.
B．The development of ocean farming.
C．The damage to underwater gardens.
D．The increase in ocean temperatures.
10．Which of the following best describes Xu Yitang
A．Emotional. B．Devoted.
C．Public-spirited. D．Curiosity-driven.
Passage 4
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In this course, you’ll learn interesting new ways to test concepts in environmental science such as pollution, air quality, waste management and sustainability using household items in your “home laboratory”. The course features ten labs you can perform at home as well as supplementary reading materials from the web that will explain the concepts you are testing.Workshops in End-of-Life Training
In this online course, you will explore how to prepare people for the death of a relative, how to ease patient pain and how to identify pain sources in family members and support staff through the role-playing demonstrations. For this course, you should have healthcare experience.Chinese I（Regular）
This course is the first of two that form an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called Mandarin. It allows undergraduate and graduate students to develop: basic conversational abilities (pronunciation, fundamental grammatical patterns, common vocabulary, and standard usage); basic reading and writing skills in both the traditional character set and the simplified; and an understanding of the language learning process so that students can continue studying effectively on their own.Law and Society
This course explores the topics that include understanding social systems, legal reasoning, and how social change impacts legal forms. You will develop a point of view on how law can become a practical resource, a mechanism for handling a wide range of social issues and conflicts. This undergraduate level course does not require any prerequisites.
11．What does Environmental Science Lab highlight
A．Free forms and books. B．New and creative concepts.
C．Hands-on experiments at home. D．Homemade experimental tools.
12．What can students learn from Chinese I (Regular)
A．Reasoning skills. B．Some Chinese dialects.
C．Different Chinese writing skills. D．Differences between Chinese and English.
13．What column of a website is the text probably from
A．Education. B．Science. C．Culture. D．Entertainment.
Passage 5
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14．Who is an intended reader of this text
A．A young lady who is planning to lose weight.
B．A teenager who is interested in online courses.
C．A man in his late 30s who wants to live a healthy life.
D．An elderly woman who seeks to live longer and better.
15．Which is NOT included in Goldster’s classes
A．Flower arrangement. B．Fitness training.
C．Sleep improvement. D．Writing practice.
16．What is the type of this text
A．A health report. B．An advertisement.
C．An announcement. D．An introduction.
Passage 6
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17．What is the registration fee for a follower of Great Inventions Magazine Instagram page
A．20. B．80. C．320. D．400.
18．What is certain about the innovative ideas submitted
A．They will be funded. B．They will be polished by Dr. Aaron Ng.
C．They will be published. D．They will be turned into actual products.
19．What is suggested to be an innovative person
A．Ignoring negative feedback. B．Borrowing ideas from books.
C．Reacting quickly to the sudden ideas. D．Being observant of people’s behavior.
Passage 7
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20．What plays a role in both fat losing and muscle building
A．Caloric intake. B．Balanced diet.
C．Muscle tissue. D．Physical fitness.
21．What is necessary for those who want to take the course
A．Effective questioning. B．Perception of time.
C．Enthusiasm for sports. D．A little willpower.
22．What is the text
A．A health brochure. B．A commercial advertisement.
C．A critical comment. D．An essay on a wellness website.
Passage 8
Some bridges are suspended at dizzy heights, others stretch for miles. Take a look at some of the world’s greatest bridges.
THE MOST TERRIFYING——Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
If you’re afraid of heights, you might not want to walk along the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge in central China, which is the world’s longest and highest glass bridge. It is suspended 300 metres above the ground, and walkers can see the sheer (陡峭的) drop below as they walk over 99 glass panels. The terrifying structure was completed in
December 2015and cost around 2.6 million to build. How safe is it To test it, Chinese officials struck the bridge with hammers and drove a car over it.
THE TILTING (倾斜的) BRIDGE——Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge in the north-east of England is the world’s first tilting bridge. A tilting bridge is a moving bridge that uses motors to lift the arching structure——rather than opening in the middle and lifting up like a drawbridge——to allow ships to pass underneath. It has eight motors and can tilt at about 40° in four and a half minutes, making it a most extraordinary one throughout the world. Opened to the public in 2001, the bridge spans the River Tyne.
THE LONGEST BRIDGE——Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
At an enormous 102 miles, Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China is the world’s longest bridge. Its span is the same as the distance from Birmingham to London, and it took a workforce of 10,000 people four years to complete it. Around 450,000 tons of steel was used in its construction, and it is so stable that it can stand 8-magnitude earthquakes or being hit by a 300,000-ton ship. It can even cope with the power of a strong typhoon.
23．Why is Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge the most terrifying bridge
A．It is made of glass.
B．It is the longest bridge.
C．It towers high in the sky.
D．It stands hammer-hitting.
24．What is special of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge
A．It is the world’s first moving bridge.
B．It can open in the middle and lift up.
C．It costs tons of steel in the construction.
D．It uses 8 motors to tilt in a few minutes.
25．What do these three bridges have in common
A．They took millions to complete.
B．They span an astonishing length.
C．They are the wonders of engineering.
D．They are the stablest bridges in the world.
押题猜想二 阅读理解记叙文
At just 17, Lauren Schroeder has already made a significant impact on her community. Her voyage began at 14, volunteering at a food shelter. While packing boxes with canned goods for needy families, Lauren detected a substantial shortage: fresh vegetables. This observation sparked an idea that soon grew into a community-wide initiative.
Lauren pictured transforming part of her family’s 150-acre farm into a garden committed to growing produce for local families. Her proposal was met with a hint of concern from her mother, Katie Schroeder. While supportive, she also foresaw the extensive labor involved. Despite the agricultural background—her family typically planted soybeans and corn—vegetable cultivation was a novel pursuit. Nevertheless, Lauren was eager to tackle the nutritional deficiency she had uncovered.
The hard work began in earnest. Not discouraged by potential obstacles, Lauren dived into research to be a seasoned vegetable cultivator and secured a grant (拨款) from the National FFA Organization to cover initial costs. Subsequently, she spent two to three hours daily watering her crops by hand through the hot Iowa summers, sandwiching this commitment between softball practices. Furthermore, she carefully tended to her garden, combating weeds and harvesting crops, with green beans proving particularly challenging.
Eventually, with assistance from her younger brothers and sisters, Lauren’s half-acre garden produced 15 varieties of vegetables. In its first year, the garden generated 40 pounds of produce, benefiting food banks, nursing homes, and soup kitchens.
Motivated by the early achievements, Lauren doubled the garden’s size. To date, she has donated over 7,000 pounds of produce, valued at approximately $15,000, commanding community respect. Her work has found a deep echo among others, notably a mother from a local shelter who was grateful for the fresh food that reminded her children of home.
Lauren’s inspiration is straightforward yet deep-seated. “I wanted to have something that would impact people,” she told KWQC． Her actions demonstrate her belief in the power of community and the joy obtained from helping others—a feeling that will undoubtedly shape her future initiatives.
1．Why did Lauren initiate the community garden
A．To pursue a new hobby. B．To explore plant cultivation.
C．To fill a food shelter’s vegetable gap. D．To gain recognition in her community.
2．How did Lauren overcome her lack of experience in vegetable farming
A．By doing trial and error. B．By conducting thorough research.
C．By engaging in fundraising activities. D．By maintaining consistent hard work
3．What do we know about Lauren in the initial process of vegetable cultivation
A．She was passionate and determined. B．She was inexperienced but creative.
C．She was observant and popular. D．She was concerned but hardworking.
4．What can be a suitable title for the text
A．Garden to Table: a Solo Effort B．Local Garden: Hope for the Globe
C．Harvesting Hope: Community Growth D．Farming Fundamentals: a Teen’s Journey
Passage 1
What’s the truth of joy I was obsessed with this question when I was young. However,ever since I started my own family, this quest has been buried under my workloads and daily chores.
In 2008, Memorial Day weekend promised to deliver beautiful weather—not always the case at that time of year, so I decided to spend that Saturday shopping and do one big cleaning, starting with the garage. Our two-car garage, as always, was full of stuff. Boxes piled one on top of another, bikes crossed together. A garden hose (软水管) sat in a corner. We had to turn sideways when getting in and out. I planned to pull everything out on the driveway, hose down the entire garage, and after it was dry, put everything back more organized.
With the morning moving along, the possibility to finish the cleaning within the day began to look less and less likely. I recalled how I had been feeling discontented lately while taking care of our stuff. Here was yet another time！Then my neighbor June, who was working in her yard, heard my sigh and said jokingly, “The joy of home ownership, huh That’s why my daughter keeps telling me I don’t need to own all this stuff.”
I don’t need to own all this stuff.
As I turned to look at the fruits of my morning labor, I began to recognize the source of my feelings for the first time. It was piled up in my driveway. As I surveyed the pile I made, the answer to the obsolete (被遗忘的) question came to light: There is more joy to be found in possessing less than we can ever find possessing more.
I ran inside the house and found my wife upstairs cleaning the bathtub. Still trying to catch my breath, tI said, “Kim, you’ll never guess what just happened. June said we don’t need to own all this stuff！”
And in that moment, a minimalist family was born.
1．Which of the following best describes the to-be-cleaned garage
A．Spacious and well-lit. B．Neatly labeled and sorted.
C．Disordered and jam-packed. D．Narrow and weather-beaten.
2．What can we infer about the author’s recent experience with stuff cleaning
A．He went through unaccountable frustration. B．He figured out his disinterest in cleaning.
C．He initiated it and enjoyed the process. D．He lost patience and rushed to the end.
3．What did June imply by saying “The joy of home ownership, huh”
A．The pleasure of possessing a home. B．The significance of owning a family.
C．The convenience of having a garage. D．The demands of maintaining a house.
4．Why did the author start a minimalist family
A．He favored living with a handful of people. B．He wanted to quit being a slave of stuff.
C．He considered cleaning a waste of time. D．He figured out the joy of ownership.
Passage 2
College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the stimuli of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your professor is a social media star, it’s a little bit easier.
Tatiana Erukhimova, who teaches physics at Texas A&M University, has managed to get her students, as
well as future generations, excited about the science. Known as “Dr. Tatiana” to her students and online fan base, the professor performs physics tricks with boundless energy and enthusiasm. Videos of her theatrical demonstrations have racked up hundreds of millions of views across TikTok and other social media platforms.
In the kid-friendly videos, Erukhimova uses a range of everyday objects in her experiments, from pingpong balls and toilet paper to marshmallows, bicycle wheels and hair dryers. She credits the university marketing team’s videos of her lessons for her social media success. “This is just one of our ways to connect with people to make physics accessible to people,” she tells NPR. As part of the physics department’s extensive outreach program, she also puts on shows almost every week teaching physics to K-12 students. “The sooner kids are taught physics and taught it well, the better,” she says.
It’s clear she knows what it takes to get young people excited about a hard science. But it wasn’t always that way. When she first started teaching college freshman classes almost two decades ago, she says she struggled to grab the attention of her younger students. She was used to teaching juniors, as she had for a few years prior to that. But when it comes to teaching a large lecture hall of 100-plus first-year students, first impressions are make or break.
“I did not grab their attention on the first day — that was my mistake,” she says. “I missed this opportunity to bond with them from the very beginning, and then it took me a while to find my voice.”
By the second semester, she found her footing, tweaking her approach to make her lecture halls feel smaller, and get her students engaged. The key, she says, has been to make herself approachable and her instruction personal.
5．What is the main challenge faced by college professors in large lecture halls
A．Competition with smartphones and laptops.
B．Limited resources for·teaching materials.
C．Inadequate support from the university.
D．Lack of interest from students.
6．What role does the university marketing team play in Tatiana Erukhimova’s social media success
A．Encouraging students to use social media.
B．Creating TikTok accounts for professors.
C．Producing videos of her physics lessons.
D．Promoting weekly teaching program.
7．What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Erukhimova’s junior students in Paragraph 4
A．To review her teaching plans.
B．To show an application of her idea.
C．To highlight the differences of teaching.
D．To erase doubts about her approaches.
8．What lesson did Tatiana Erukhimova learn when she initially started teaching college freshman
A．The importance of establishing a personal connection with students.
B．The significance of focusing on junior-level students.
C．The effectiveness of traditional teaching methods.
D．The need for advanced teaching materials.
Passage 3
When Param Jaggi was five years old, he had a passion to take things apart to see what was inside. He started with toys and even broke a computer, which made his parents not too pleased. As he got older, he shifted from breaking things to building things, which greatly comforted his parents. In middle school. he started working on projects in his kitchen laboratory, and his first project was making biofuels.
Although Jaggi’s parents initially thought his experiments were just. a boyhood fancy, he remained determined to make a difference to the environment. Eventually, his parents came around and started supporting his dreams. Jaggi’s interest continued as he grew up, but he focused more on solving real problems, especially those related to the environment.
At 17, Jaggi went beyond his school projects and. co-founded Ecoviate, a company that uses technology to solve everyday energy and environmental problems. He planned to transform people’s idea that going green is expensive, by making available a series of affordable products that are easy to use. Through Ecoviate, he designed products that could contribute to a greener future. One of his notable inventions was the “CO2ube”, a device that could be attached to vehicle tailpipes to reduce carbon emissions, and it’s available to many people at low prices. He also created a smartwatch that changed body heat into energy, which can be used to power up the watch as well as mobile phones.
Young Jaggi, now a third-grade college student studying engineering and economics, has become a famous eco-innovator and his company is developing promisingly. However, Jaggi’s vision to save the environment goes beyond creating products. He plans to launch an online platform through Ecoviate, which will encourage young students interested in science and technology to get actively involved in innovation and invention. Students can submit a science project online, and talk about the help that they need to make the project a reality.
9．What can we learn about Jaggi
A．He was curious by nature. B．He dreamed to be an engineer.
C．He always annoyed his parents. D．He was addicted to playing toys.
10．Which of the following can best replace the underlined part “came around” in Paragraph 2
A．Won out. B．Changed their minds.
C．Walked around. D．Paid a visit.
11．What drove Jaggi to develop affordable and user-friendly products
A．His love for greener devices. B．His pursuit of academic career.
C．His desire to make a difference. D．His hope to boost green industry.
12．Why does Jaggie plan to launch an online platform
A．To promote smart products. B．To empower young inventors.
C．To provide eco-themed courses. D．To offer environmentalists funds.
Passage 4
I was the only kid in college with a reason to go to the mail box, because my mother never believed in email, in Facebook, in texting or cell phones. I was literally waiting by the mailbox to get a letter with a warmest comfort from her.
So when I moved to New York and got depressed, I did the only thing I could think of. I wrote those same kinds of letters like my mother for strangers, and tucked them all over the city: in cafes, in libraries, and even in the subway. I blogged about those letters and promised if asked for a hand-written letter, I would write one.
Overnight, my inbox became this harbor of heartbreak — a single mother in Sacramento, a girl being bullied in Kansas, a 22-year-old immigrant, all asking me to write them and give them a reason to wait by the mailbox. And this is how I initiated the act The World Needs More Love Letters.
Today I run a global organization fueled by those trips to the mailbox. It is a miracle. But the thing about these letters is that most of them have been written by people brought up in a paperless world where some best conversations happen on a screen. We have learned to diary our pain onto Facebook, and we speak swiftly in twitter.
Therefore, I’ve been carrying this mail crate (大木箱) with me these days, which is a magical icebreaker. So I get to tell total strangers about a woman whose husband was traumatized (受精神创伤) from war, and how she left love letters throughout the house saying, “Come back to me.” And a man, who had decided to take his life, slept safely with a stack of letters just beneath his pillow, handwritten by strangers who were there for him.
These stories convince me that letter-writing will never need to be about efficiency, because it is an art now, all of it: the signing, the scripting, the mailing.
13．Why did the author share her experience in college
A．To show her care for her family. B．To convey her love for writing letters.
C．To express her feelings attached to letters. D．To prove her consistency in writing letters.
14．What caused the author to launch the act
A．She advocated the paperless lifestyle. B．She intended to provide professional aid.
C．She tried to improve her communication skills. D．She aimed to give emotional support with letters.
15．Why does the author call the mail crate “a magical icebreaker”
A．It cures people of mental diseases. B．It serves as a conversation starter.
C．It has magic power to melt ice. D．It empowers people to be brave.
16．What is the best title for the passage
A．Family Letters Are Priceless B．Love for Writing Never Declines
C．World Needs More Love Letters D．Hand-written Letters Improve Efficiency
Passage 5
I didn’t go to Santiago, Chile to look for friendship. In fact, Chile was not even on my wish list.
A mid-life crisis woman, I got a chance to study abroad. I only wanted to learn about global business, taste
South American cuisine, and check “study abroad” off my wish list.
On the fifth day, I joined a group for a neighborhood work project aided by the anti-poverty (扶贫) organization. Our tasks were to build a water tower and paint the community center. Upon arrival, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was like a scene out of a horrible film. That moment redefined poverty for me because I had never seen such terrible living conditions. As advised, I showed no signs of the motional battle going on inside me.
Just as I was about to start work on painting, a request came through for a few volunteers to he Nadia, a local resident who volunteered to cook for us. I raised my hand to help because I wanted spend time with the people of the neighborhood despite my shortage of Spanish speaking skills.
Nadia had a sincere smile but not overly friendly. Even without speaking each other’s language we started to learn about one another. We chatted about our children, our upbringing, shared picture of our family, struggled to instruct each other to communicate in the other’s language, and laugh many times.
After we fed everybody and the dishes were washed, my day was over. But I found myself hesitant to leave. It was as if I had known her my entire life. I had not predicted the unselfishness heart I would encounter, and it was moving.
As we were waiting for the car to pick us up, Nadia showed me her plants that are well-maintains. I could see that despite the hard conditions she was passionate about life. She made me long to be stronger person. She showed me that poverty was external, but happiness was internal. I was seeking to give 100 percent for a well-intentioned cause, but I left receiving 200 percent from her.
17．What was the author’s initial purpose of going to Chile
A．To find new friends while traveling. B．To participate in an anti-poverty project.
C．To fulfill the desire to study abroad. D．To gain a graduate certificate in business.
18．What did the author do after seeing the living conditions in the neighborhood
A．She decided to relieve the poverty. B．She kept her emotions well hidden.
C．She comforted the shocked volunteers. D．She refused to continue the present task.
19．Why did the author volunteer to work with Nadia
A．She felt very sympathetic toward Nadia.
B．She longed to interact with the local residents.
C．She wanted to improve her Spanish speaking skills.
D．She preferred cooking to painting the community center.
20．What did the author learn from Nadia
A．True friends are never apart in heart.
B．Happiness is defined by a positive attitude.
C．Language is not a barrier to great connections.
D．Unselfishness is putting others before ourselves.
Passage 6
In 1999, Giuliana Furci, founder and founding director of the Fungi (真菌) Foundation, developed a deep
interest in fungi. They were everywhere, and the 20-year-old took particular joy in the variety of mushrooms: small and button-shaped; tall and umbrella-like; round with red caps topped with white flakes. Some were commonly found in people’s diets, for they were rich in nutrients such as vitamin, fiber, minerals and protein.
But Furci also quickly realized that these fungi went largely ignored in Chile, where there were few guidebooks and an almost total lack of policies and resources to protect them from over-harvesting and other human activities. Determined to correct this, Furci wrote a field guide and set up the Fungi Foundation—a nonprofit dedicated to fungi conservation. In her guide, special attention went to the role of fungi in the ecosystem.
“Life on the planet wouldn’t exist without fungi,” said Greg Mueller, a mushroom conservation expert. “Because of their relationship with forests and trees, we can’t survive without fungi. In terms of the health of the planet, they’re incredibly important to humans and the overall ecosystem.” Fungi can break down plants and animals, thus cycling nutrients and increasing their availability in the soil. They are also important contributors to the soil carbon stock through the same process. What’s more, fungi have been found to help degrade (降解) various pollutants, such as plastic. And mycelium (菌丝体), which is the root structure of mushrooms, is now being used to replace unsustainable materials, such as plastic and animal-based products.
Because of these, exploration of fungi was expanded at a faster pace. However, some were already listed as critically endangered. In 2010, Furci took an even bigger step—with other environmental nonprofits, she put forward a proposal for the government to systematically assess how large new developments such as housing, dams, and highways affect fungi. In 2012, a law was passed and Chile became the first country in the world to protect fungi by law.
21．What can we learn about Furci from the first two paragraphs
A．She enjoyed collecting mushrooms.
B．She was fond of cooking mushrooms.
C．She worried about the situation of fungi.
D．She had a habit of writing field guidebooks.
22．What is Paragraph 3 of the text mainly about
A．The life on earth without fungi.
B．The importance of fungi on earth.
C．The relations between trees and fungi.
D．The practical uses of fungi in the future.
23．How did Furci protect the ecosystem
A．By writing free instructions on plants.
B．By starting a non-profit ecotourism company.
C．By raising awareness of the importance of fungi.
D．By passing laws to ban over-harvesting mushrooms.
24．Which of the following best describes Furci’s work
A．Ground-breaking. B．Debatable.
C．Romantic. D．Unmatched.
Passage 7
Early on, Sandra Marshall showed a talent and love for art. A New York native, Sandra owes her passion for art, and her thirst for learning, to childhood trips into New York City to visit the museums, and galleries.
After Sandra received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Arizona State University, she worked as a portrait painter and mural (壁画) artist but turned to food art when her daughter declared she would no longer eat meat. Sandra started exploring with fruits and vegetables to make cooking more fun, and was inspired by the colors of nature. She would write stories about her dinnertime art pieces so her children would see the magic in produce.
In 2014, Sandra opened a studio called Be...An Artist Studio, which welcomed artists to come and learn many different types of art. Paint nights, sculpting nights, live entertainment and eventually a cooking school, all came together and helped to bring the community creating together. She was featured on many television networks displaying her passions for the arts. Sandra began posting her creations on social media which led to her first published book One Hot Night at the Veggie Bar.
In 2019, Sandra closed her studio to expand and bring art to more people. This also gave her more time to create and explore he town art, including her food art. Sandra hosted painting events, painting with thousands of people at her large Be...An Artist events, such as the National Football League’s owners meeting in 2019 where she painted with the NFL owners and their families.
Sandra is now working with schools, bringing the joy of creating to children and their families with her “Success For All” painting programs that n re supported by the sales of her food art books and grants given to the schools. Last year alone, she painted with thousands of children and their families over Zoom.
25．For what reason did Sandra change her art theme
A．She got bored with mural art.
B．She was attracted by the colors of nature.
C．She wanted to introduce her daughter to art.
D．She hoped to make cooking more appealing.
26．What is mainly talked about in paragraph 3
A．Sandra’s influence. B．Sandra’s art styles.
C．Sandra’s achievements. D．Sandra’s future plan.
27．What did Sandra do to promote art
A．She wrote books on art. B．She held large painting events.
C．She opened her own studio. D．She began to try different types of art.
28．What could be the best title of the text
A．The Story behind Food Art
B．The Rise of Be...An Artist Studio
C．A Trip Shaping Sandra’s Artistic Career
D．Sandra Marshall: from a Portrait Painter to an Art Advocate
Passage 8
It was a cold May morning when I received an email from an old friend inviting me to join a 10-day all-girls surf trip. I knew I had to say yes. The trip seemed simple enough. 10 women aged 30 to 45, all complete strangers, were to meet on the coast of Portugal to try something new: surfing in the Atlantic Ocean. I have always loved traveling, so I eagerly sent an email to my boss asking for time off to make the trip.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over my past 33 years, it’s that adults typically spend their days mastering the things they’ve done before. It seems like we pride ourselves on becoming experts in whatever field we’ve fallen into, knowing more about less. Now, in theory, this is a great strategy, as it allows you to become really good at one particular thing, but it also kind of ends up leaving some skills lacking.
I met my new surfing companions on the grass of the hotel lawn in a small surf town called Ericeira. Despite our different personalities and backgrounds, we were all united in a strong desire to challenge ourselves, learn, tackle and grow.
The shores at Ericeira, where the beginners learn to surf, are shallow and covered with slippery rocks. They make for softer waves but are difficult to ride.
Guided by our amazing coaches, together, we faced the waves. Sometimes, it poured with rain, and the waves crashed around us, but we were still out there. And with every slip and fall, words of encouragement filled the air. Honestly, I probably spent most of my days frozen to the bone, but that didn’t matter because a new level of genuine joy and personal achievement had been unlocked.
Learning a new skill taught me the humility (谦虚) that can come from doing badly at something new, and the pride that develops when you finally manage to grasp something you’ve been working on. While surfing might not be my lifelong passion, trying it out inspired me to take more risks in life. You never know what you’re capable of if you don’t go out there and try.
29．What inspired the author to join the surf trip
A．Her love for seashore surfing. B．Her desire to make new friends.
C．Her need to take a break from work. D．Her passion for exploring something new.
30．What does the author think of adults’ focusing on mastering one field
A．It hurts one’s pride. B．It narrows one’s potential.
C．It promotes one’s career success. D．It broadens one’s view of the world.
31．Which words can best describe the author’s surfing experience
A．Relaxing but dangerous. B．Tough and uninteresting.
C．Challenging but rewarding. D．Surprising and unforgettable.
32．What can be inferred about the author
A．She used to lack confidence in herself.
B．She determined to become an expert surfer.
C．She discovered her lifelong passion after the trip.
D．She was more willing to try new experiences in life.
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In today’s digital era, social media users are increasingly coming across fake news online. This leads to the pressing issue: What causes people to fall for misinformation on the Internet
According to researchers at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, users can easily fall into an echo chamber (回声室)—a sort of virtual space where users consume only one-sided news, eventually distrusting any opposing views. “We all tend to agree with the group opinion. Hence, people naturally get together with others who hold the same opinion,” said Dongwon Lee, one of the researchers. “But if you’re not cautious, there is a high risk of falling into an echo chamber.”
To prevent this phenomenon, the researchers have crafted a novel tool, a game named ChamberBreaker, to help players resist echo chambers and reduce the rate of fake news spread. The fundamental approach employed by ChamberBreaker centers around a decision-making procedure that mirrors the creation of echo chambers. In ChamberBreaker, a player is tasked with trying to have community members fall into an echo chamber. To begin, the player is randomly assigned a situation that focuses on a health, political or environmental issue, and is presented with six pieces of news on that topic. Then, the player selects news that could cause the other members to fall into an echo chamber while at the same time maintaining their trust. If successful, the community members will fall into an echo chamber and the player will witness the resulting negative effects on the community.
After developing ChamberBreaker, researchers tested it with over 800 subjects to see if it raised awareness of echo chambers and changed news consumption behaviors. The researchers found that those who played ChamberBreaker were significantly more likely to state their intention to observe online information from more diverse perspectives and showed an increased awareness of the echo chamber phenomenon.
Ultimately, the researchers hope that their methodology can excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study related to information consumption. The application of tools like ChamberBreaker, which focuses on fostering analytical reasoning, may lead us towards a more informed online community.
1．What can be learned about an online echo chamber
A．It encourages well-judged views.
B．It gathers like-minded individuals.
C．It functions as a virtual reality platform.
D．It serves as a tool for identifying fake information.
2．What is ChamberBreaker’s core method against echo chambers
A．Assignment of situations. B．Trust-building exercises.
C．News selection strategy. D．Community impact assessment.
3．Which of the following can show ChamberBreaker’s effectiveness
A．The results of scientific testing.
B．The theoretical framework of the game.
C．The description of the game procedures.
D．The common challenges faced during gameplay.
4．What is the likely long-term effect of playing ChamberBreaker
A．Reducing news inquiry. B．Encouraging passive reading.
C．Strengthening prejudiced views. D．Enhancing critical thinking.
Passage 1
Cities, covering less than 2% of the Earth’s surface, are major contributors to climate change, consuming almost 80% of the world’s energy and producing more than 60% of greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, net zero emissions (净零排放) by 2050, a target set at the COP26 conference, could be achieved faster using digital twins cities, according to a recent research.
Looking and behaving identically in their real-world physical environments, digital twins can help track, manage and reduce environmental damage rapidly. These replicas (复制品) link to networks of sensors that collect data from buildings, transport, air quality, and energy use, to see where emissions can be cut and efficiency improved. Similar technologies have been in use since NASA’s Apollo moon mission in 1969, where computers and machine replicas were used to test and monitor spacecraft.
Research shows that digital twins can save cities more than $ 280 billion globally by 2030 through more efficient urban planning. Digital twin provider Cityzenith believes that net zero deadlines could be achieved 15 years earlier if the world’s 100 biggest cities use the technology to decarbonize. “They are the perfect tool for managing and speeding up the energy transformation,” said CEO Michael Jansen. “We could get to net zero globally by 2035.”
Over the past decades, big tech companies around the world, including GE Digital and Siemens, have developed software for replicating cities, including a district of Berlin, the island nation of Singapore, and the entire city of Shanghai in China. In the US, the Digital Twin Consortium is working to standardize how digital twins are built and share data. Technology company MX3D built the world’s first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge and co-created its digital twin. CEO Gijs van der Velden believes twins will give us precise control over the built environment.
Recently, OpenAI also made advances in this field. On February 15, the company revealed its latest groundbreaking tech—Sora to the world. Sora is a text-to-video generative AI model. It can generate videos that matches the text prompt (文本提示) given to it in a few seconds. Experts believe Sora is likely to be applied in science and national defence in the future.
1．How does the author show the impact of cities on climate change
A．By listing data. B．By giving examples.
C．By comparing opinions. D．By quoting research findings.
2．What’s Michael Jansen’s attitude towards digital twins
A．Approving. B．Opposed. C．Unconcerned. D．Objective.
3．What can we infer from the last two paragraphs
A．Sora has been used in scientific research and military.
B．Gijs van der Velden has little faith in digital twins’ future.
C．Digital twins technology is developing rapidly around the world.
D．Few tech companies are involved in the study of replicating cities.
4．Which is the best title of this passage
A．Net Zero Emissions Could Be Hit 15 Years Earlier
B．Cityzenith Is Working on Promoting Digital Twin Cities
C．Big Cities Are to Blame for the Severe Environment Pollution
D．Digital Twin Cities Can Reduce the Impact of Planet’s Largest Polluters
Passage 2
When facing an extremely annoying problem, we often gather a group to brainstorm, aiming to get the best ideas quickly. I love seeing it happen — except for one tiny wrinkle. Group brainstorming usually backfires.
In brainstorming meetings, many good ideas are lost — and few are gained. Extensive evidence shows that when generating ideas together, we fail to maximize collective intelligence. Surprisingly enough, individuals working alone tend to produce more and better ideas compared to brainstorming in groups.
To unearth the hidden potential in teams, instead of brainstorming, a shift to a process called “brainwriting” is more effective. Initially, you ask everyone to generate ideas independently. Next, you pool them and share them anonymously (匿名地) among the group. To preserve independent judgment, each member evaluates them on their own. Only then does the team come together to select and refine the most promising options. By developing and assessing ideas individually before choosing and detailing them, teams can surface and advance possibilities that might not get attention otherwise.
For instance, during the 2010 Chilean mine rescue, time pressing, the rescue team established a global brain writing system to crowd source independent ideas, avoiding time-consuming brainstorming. An entrepreneur offered a tiny plastic telephone that became the sole means of communicating with the miners while a 24-year-old engineer’s suggestion resulted in the creation of a specialized drill that ultimately saved the miners.
Research by organizational behavior scholar Anita Woolley and her colleagues helps to explain why this method works. They find that a key to collective intelligence is balanced participation. In brainstorming meetings, participation can easily become dominated by the most influential people. The brainwriting process ensures that all ideas are brought to the table and all voices are brought into the conversation. The goal isn’t to be the smartest person in the room — it’s to make the room smarter.
Collective intelligence begins with individual creativity, but it doesn’t end there. Individuals working alone produce greater varieties of novel ideas, both brilliant and terrible, than groups. It takes collective judgment to locate the signal within the noise and extract the best ideas.
5．Which of the following best describes “group brainstorming” according to this passage
A．Creative. B．Productive.
C．Inefficient. D．Fundamental.
6．Why is the 2010 rescue mentioned in paragraph 4
A．To illustrate the significance of specific equipment in the rescue.
B．To show the importance of brainstorming in emergency situations.
C．To highlight the role of influential people in collective intelligence.
D．To demonstrate the effectiveness of brainwriting in generating ideas.
7．What is mainly discussed in paragraph 5
A．The importance of collective intelligence.
B．The goal of becoming the smartest person.
C．The power of equal involvement in brainwriting.
D．The influence of powerful individuals in decision-making.
8．What is the function of collective judgment in collective intelligence
A．Identifying the top ideas. B．Finding more good solutions.
C．Replacing individual creativity. D．Encouraging group brainstorming.
Passage 3
Architects often spend months or even years perfecting a design to express their ideas more clearly, convey additional information, or outline the right proportions for a building. However, the urgent issue of climate change is placing new demands on their work. For example, in July, Super Typhoon Doksuri battered China, affecting more than 2.66 million people in Fujian Province alone.
Green architecture that conserves energy and reduces carbon dioxide emissions offers a solution, and concerted efforts have been made in diverse research fields over the past three decades to minimize heat loss. In addition, new buildings have to be tailored to the needs of people’s lifestyles.
Ren Jun, a professor at Tianjin University’s School of Architecture, who designed the first near-zero energy house in China in December 2019, said, “You can construct low-energy, environmentally-friendly houses, but if the interior design and environmental quality don’t meet residents’ requirements, these properties won’t be suitable to live in.”
The near-zero energy house, located-in Banbidian village in Beijing’s southern district of Daxing, won the International Design Award in the United States in January last year. The 400-square-meter property, which stands at the entrance to the village, runs on solar power gathered from rooftop panels, with the addition of a small amount of power from the grid (电网).
Ren said the first obstacle to conserving energy in the property was heat retention, which he attempted to achieve by keeping the indoor temperature at a certain level. The property is divided into five areas: a solar garden in the front yard, a central lounge, a water courtyard, a sponge zone, and a back room. For the exterior walls, Ren
used three types of insulation (隔热层), including plastic foam, each about 25 centimeters thick.
Ren also looked for ways to deal with emissions at the house. He decided to install a ventilator, which pipes air that is polluted and replaces it with fresh air from outside in every room at the property.
Ren said it would take three to five years before more ultralow or near-zero energy buildings appeared in Chinese cities.
9．Which is not an important factor for designing green houses
A．Energy consumption. B．Carbon emission.
C．People’s lifestyle. D．Architecture style.
10．What can we conclude about the nero-zero energy house
A．The house consumes little electricity.
B．The house is deliberately designed to keep heat.
C．The house is equipped with many intelligent facilities.
D．The house is the first International Design Award-winning building in China.
11．What did Ren do to build up the house
A．He designed the house in five stories to trap heat in it.
B．He applied 75 centimeters of plastic foam to exterior walls.
C．He tailored the interior design to the demand of local people.
D．He installed a ventilator to cut down carbon dioxide emissions.
12．Which is the best title for the passage
A．Green Homes Offer Hope amid Climate Change
B．Green Houses Feature Near-Zero Energy Consumption
C．Ren Jun Won the International Design Award
D．China Strives for Low Carbon Strategy with Green Houses
Passage 4
The human eye can perceive about 1 million colors, but languages have far fewer words to describe those colors. Languages spoken in industrialized nations such as the United States, for example, tend to have about a dozen basic color terms, while languages spoken by populations in remote areas often have fewer. However, the way that a language divides up color space can be influenced by contact with other languages, according to a new study.
Among members of the Tsimane society, who live in a remote part of the Bolivian Amazon rainforest, the researchers found that those who had learned Spanish as a second language began to classify colors into more words, making color distinctions that are not commonly used by Tsimane who are monolingual (单语的).
In the most striking finding, Tsimane who were bilingual (会双语的) began using two different words to describe blue and green, which monolingual Tsimane speakers do not typically do. The researchers also found that the bilingual Tsimane became more precise in describing colors such as yellow and red, which monolingual
speakers tend to use to include many shades (色度) beyond what a Spanish or English speaker would include.
Working with monolingual and bilingual members of the Tsimane, the researchers asked people to perform two different tasks. For the bilingual population, they asked them to do the tasks twice, once in Tsimane and once in Spanish.
In the first task, the researchers showed the subjects 84 chips (块) of different colors, one by one, and asked them what word they would use to describe the color. In the second task, the subjects were shown the entire set of chips and asked to group the chips by color words.
The researchers found that when performing this task in Spanish, the bilingual Tsimane classified colors into the traditional color words of the Spanish language. Additionally, the bilingual speakers were much more precise about naming colors when they performed the task in their native language.
“The bilingual speakers learned a different way to divide up the color space,” says Edward Gibson, the senior author of the study. “It’s a great example of one of the main benefits of learning a second language. You open a different world and understand different concepts that you import to your native language.”
13．What can be inferred about the Tsimane language from paragraph 3
A．There are very few color words.
B．There used to be no color words.
C．There are no words for blue and green.
D．There are many words for yellow and red.
14．Which of the following indicates a difference between the two tasks
A．The number of the chips. B．The color of the chips.
C．The way to show the chips. D．The people to perform the tasks.
15．What may explain why the bilingual speakers could name colors precisely when performing the task in Tsimane
A．The evolution of Tsimane. B．The popularity of Spanish.
C．The influence of Spanish. D．The uniqueness of Tsimane.
16．What is the main idea of the text
A．Learning language can broaden the mind.
B．Contact between languages can influence each other.
C．Bilingual speakers have more words to describe colors.
D．A language can acquire new concepts from other languages.
Passage 5
With the help from an artificial language (AL) model, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely to fire up the brain’s key language processing centers. The new study reveals that sentences that are more complex, because of either unusual grammar or unexpected meaning, generate stronger responses in these language processing centers. Sentences that are very straightforward barely engage these
regions, and meaningless orders of words don’t do much for them either.
In this study, the researchers focused on language-processing regions found in the left hemisphere (半球) of the brain. By collecting a set of 1,000 sentences from various sources, the researchers measured the brain activity of participants using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while they read the sentences. The same sentences were also fed into a large language model, similar to ChatGPT, to measure the model’s activation patterns. Once the researchers had all of those data, they trained the model to predict how the human language network would respond to any new sentence based on how the artificial language network responded to these 1,000 sentences.
The researchers then used the model to determine 500 new sentences that would drive highest brain activity and sentences that would make the brain less active, and their findings were confirmed in subsequent human participants. To understand why certain sentences generate stronger brain responses, the model examined the sentences based on 11 different language characteristics. The analysis revealed that sentences that were more surprising resulted in greater brain activity. Another linguistic (语言的) aspect that correlated with the brain’s language network responses was the complexity of the sentences, which was determined by how well they followed English grammar rules and bow logically they linked with each other.
The researchers now plan to see if they can extend these findings in speakers of languages other than English. They also hope to explore what type of stimuli may activate language processing regions in the brain’s right hemisphere.
17．What sentences make our brain work harder
A．Lengthy. B．Logical.
C．Straightforward. D．Complicated.
18．What is the function of the AL model in the research
A．To examine language network. B．To reduce language complexity.
C．To locate language processing area. D．To identify language characteristics.
19．How did the researchers carry out their study
A．By conducting interviews. B．By collecting questionnaires.
C．By analyzing experiment data. D．By reviewing previous studies.
20．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A．AL Model Stimulates Brain Activities
B．AL Model Speeds Up Language Learning
C．AL Model Reveals the Secrets of Brain Activation
D．AL Model Enhances Brain Processing Capacity
Passage 6
While some allergies (过敏症) disappear over time or with treatment, others last a lifetime. For decades, scientists have been searching fo

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