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專題04間讀理解之說(shuō)明文10篇

(2022秋?江蘇南通?高三海門(mén)中學(xué)?？家荒?SpeakingfromhishomeinLahore,theprimeministerof

Pakistan,ShehbazSharifsaidheshouldnotbeforcedtogooutwitha"beggingbowl”torichpollutingnations

afterthefloodsthathavedestroyedthecountryandsaidhewouldbeseeking“climatejustice"fromthe

internationalcommunity.

SharifwarnedthatPakistanwasfacinganunprecedentedcrisisofhealth,foodsecurityandinternal

displacementafterfloodsputathirdofPakistan'sregionsunderwater.Someareaswerehitby1.7mofrainfall,

thehighestonrecord.Scientistshavedeterminedthefloodswereduetoclimatebreakdown.AsPakistanis

responsiblefor0.8%ofglobalcarbonemissions,Sharifsaiditwasthe“responsibilityofthedevelopedcountries,

whocausedtheseemissions,tostandbyus.”

Tillnow,theofficialdeathtollfromthefloodsis1,600,thoughmanyestimatesonthegroundhavebeen

higher.Morethan9millionpeoplehavebeendisplacedandover2millionhomesdestroyed,andmillionsof

familieshavebeenforcedtoliveinmakeshiftsheltersonroadsides.Theextentofthedamagehasbeenputat

between$30bn(f26bn)and$35bn,butSharifsaiditwas"aroughestimate,itcouldbemore”,withmorethan

19,000milesofroadsdestroyedalongwithbridges,railwaysandpowerlines,aswellas4mhectares(10macres)

ofcropswashedaway."Letmebeclear,thisisaboutclimatejustice,MsaidSharif.ShouldIbeaskedtocastmy

appealintoabeggingbowl?That'sunjust,unfair.

Pakistan'ssuftcringhascapturedtheattentionoftheinternationalcommunity.Lastmonth,theUSpresident,

JoeBiden,usedhisspeechattheUNgeneralassemblyinNewYorktourgecountriestohelpPakistan,andthe

leadersoftheUK,France,SaudiArabia,Chinaandmorehavegivenmillionsindonationsandpledgedfurther

support.Sharifsaidwhilehewasgratefulforthe“verytouchingwordsandstatements”,butwhatismore

importantispracticaldemonstrationofthesestatementsintoaction”.

Sharifpointedtotheunfulfilledpromisemadebyrichnationsadecadeagotocommit$1OObnayearina

climatefundforlessdevelopednations."Theyshouldtakenoticeofthesituation,takeresponsibilitybeforethe

damagebecomesirreparable—notjustforPakistan,butfortheworld.”

1.Whatdoes“climatejustice”inparagraphonemeanaccordingtoSharif?

A.Heshouldn'tbeforcedtogooutbegging.

B.Theglobalclimatechangebringsaboutthedisaster.

C.Developingcountriesshouldpartlybetoblameforthecrisis.

D.Developedcountriesshouldassumeresponsibilitiesforthefloods.

2.Howdoestheauthordevelopthethirdparagraph?

A.Bymakingcontrasts.B.Bylistingnumbers.

C.Byprovidingexamples.D.Bypresentingarguments.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Supportfromtheinternationalcommunityisfarfromenough.

B.Richcountrieshavealreadyfulfilledtheirpromiseadecadeago.

C.AUNclimatefundforlessdevelopednationsisthekeysolution.

D.UShasgivenmillionsindonationsandpromisedfurthersupport.

4.What'sthemainpurposeofShariFsspeech?

A.Tocriticizefalsestatements.B.Toappealforclimatejustice.

C.Toaccuserichpollutioncountries.D.Tocallattentiontoclimatebreakdown.

（2022秋?江蘇南通?高三海門(mén)中學(xué)校考一模）In1970,AmericanmagicianRickJohnssontheorizedthat

whenmagictricksseemtooperfect,audiencesarelessimpressedandcaneasilyfigureouttheirsecrets.Johnsson

knewfewpeoplebelievedmagicianshadsupernaturalpowersbecausetheyfeelcertainthereisarational

explanationformagic,andifsoftenscience.

What'sthesciencebehindpopularmagictricks?Lefstakealook.Levitating（懸?。﹐bjectsApopulartrickis

makingobjectslevitate,withsmallerobjectsbeingespeciallyeasyto"fly”.Totheviewer,thelevitatingobject

mayseemtoresistgravity,butthere'sasimpleexplanation-quantum（量子）physics.Magicianscoatanobjectin

alayerofmagneticpaintandplaceitontopofasuperconductorcooledbyliquidnitrogen.Theopposingforces

causetheobjecttofloatabovethesuperconductor.

Vanishingliquids

Manymagicianscanmakeliquidsdisappear.Theexplanationissimple—chemistry.Sodiumpolyacrylate,

alsoknownas“waterlock'',isachennicalcompoundthatcanabsorbliquids.It'susedineverydayproductssuch

asbabydiapers.What'smagicalaboutthiscompoundisthatitcanabsorb100to1000timesitsmassinliquid.

Whenamagicianpourswaterintoacuplinedwithsodiumpolyacrylate,thewaterisquicklyabsorbed.

Burningpaper

Anotherinterestingtrickiswhenmagicianssetpaperonfire,itremainsundamaged.Magicianscanevenuse

moneyinthistrick.However,there'sascientificexplanation-chemistry!Theitemisdippedinamixtureof

alcoholandwaterbeforethetrick.Whenit'slitonfire,thealcoholcoveringthepaperbeginstoburn.Alcohol

burnsandchangesintogasatamuchlowertemperaturethanwater,sothewaterprotectsthepaperfromburning.

5.Whereisthispassagemostlikelyfrom?

A.Sciencefiction.B.Atextbook.C.Thepopularpress.D.Anewsreport.

6.WhatmaybeinvolvedinLevitatingobjects?

A.Waterlockandasuperconductor.B.Magnetsandlowtemperatures.

C.Paintsandsomeliquidhydrogen.D.Babydiapersandliquidnitrogen.

7.Whatwillhappenifpaperpreviouslysoakedinthemixtureofalcoholandwaterislit?

A.Thepaperwillbeundamaged.B.Thealcoholwillbeunchanged.

C.Thepaperwillchangeintogas.D.Thealcoholwillsoonturnintoash.

（2022秋?江蘇南通?高三海門(mén)中學(xué)?？家荒＃㏄lentyofpeoplehateneedlessimplybecausetheydonot

wantthediscomfortofinjection.Anewinventioncouldhelp—forthosewhoareneedle-shy,howabouttakinga

pillinstead?

Twoofthemostsuccessfulcovid-19vaccines,fromPfizer-BioNTechandModerna,needtobeadministered

viainjectionsbecausetheiractiveingredientsarefragilemoleculesofmRNA,whichwouldbequicklydestroyed

byacidsinthestomachifadministeredorally.

Awareofthesechallenges,RobertLangerandGiovanniTraverso,engineersattheMassachusettsInstituteof

Technology（MIT）,wonderedifitmightbepossibleinsteadtosendmRNAintothestomachinsideaprotective

capsulethatisengineeredtoinjectpatientsfromtheinside,wheretheywouldfeelnothing.

Thedevicetheyinventedisthesizeofalargepill,encasedingelatin（明膠）andshapedliketheshellofa

tortoise.Itcarriesaneedlethatisengineeredtostickintotheliningofthestomachonlywhenthedevice'sflat

sectionsitsleveltoit.Andtheneedlecantheninjectitspayloadpainlesslyintothestomachwall.

Theresearchersknew,however,thatthistrickalonewouldnotbeenoughforsafepassageofthedelicate

moleculesintocells.NakedmRNAisnotreadilytakenupbycells,butneedstobeencasedinsideaprotective

envelopetogainentry.So,toinvestigatefurther,theengineersworkedwithcolleaguesatMITandfoundthree

polymers（聚合物）thatcouldcairythemRNApayloadssuccessfullyandalsosupportatransferintolivingcells.

Theengineersloadedthesepolymer-encasedmRNAmoleculesintotheirturtle-shellpills,whichwerethen

swallowedbysixmice.Asexpected,theysubsequentlyfoundevidencethatthemRNAhadtransferred

successfullyintothestomachtissueofallthemice.Theresearchersthenwentontotesttheirtechnologyonpigs,

whichhavestomachsthatareverysimilartothosefoundinhumans.Theyintroducedtheirturtle-shellpillsinto

threeanimalsandstudiedtheirstomachsadaylater.TwoshowedclearevidenceofthemRNAhavingentered

theircells.Onedidnot.

ThedeviceshowsthepotentialtogetmRNAintothebodywithouttheneedforanuncomfortableinjectionin

thearm.Moreworkisneededtounderstandwhyonetrialinthepigsfailedtoyieldresults.

8.Whatarethefirsttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Theprotestoftheinjection.B.Thereasonsfortheresearch.

C.Theapplicationoftheresearch.D.Thequalitiesofthevaccines.

9.WhichaspectdoestheresearchfocusoninPara.4andPara.5?

A.ThedeliveryofmRNA.B.Theprotectionofcells.

C.Theclassificationofpolymers.D.Thetransformationofmolecules.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thoseneedle-shywillhaveinjectionwithoutfear.

B.Thedevicewilldefinitelyhaveapromisingfuture.

C.Furtherresearchneedstobeconductedontheidea.

D.Theturtle-shellpillscanguaranteemoleculeactivity.

11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.AnewwaytodeliverdelicatedrugsB.Pillstorelievesymptomsofcovid-19

C.Theadministrationofcovid-19vaccineD.ResearchesonmoleculesofmRNA

（2022秋?江蘇鹽城?高三統(tǒng)考一模）OneoftheinterestingthingsaboutChinaisthattheylovelists.There

aresortsofthingsthroughChinesehistorythatareinlistform,suchastheFourGreatBeautiestheSevenWarring

States,andtheThreeKingdoms.ItshouldcomeasnosurprisethatthereissuchathingastheFourGreat

Inventions.

ThereareliterallyhundredsofinventionsthatwereoriginallyinventedinChinabeforetheywereintroduced

anywhereelse.However,theFourGreatInventionsinparticularstandsoutashavinggreatlychangednotjust

Chinesecivilization,buttheentireworld.

However,whatmakestheFourGreatInventionssuchanoddlistforChinaisthatthelistwascreatedby

someoneBritish.TheFourGreatInventionswasactuallyinventedbyBritishhistorianandsinologistJoseph

Needham.HespentmuchofhislifetravellinginChina,collectinganddocumentingexamplesofChinese

inventionsandtechnology.HepublishedhisfirstbookonChineseculturein1954wherehelistedmanyChinese

inventionswhichwereoriginallythoughttobeEuropeaninventions.

Inthe16*century,therewasaversionfloatingaroundcalledtheThreeGreatInventionswhichcontributed

tothegreatnessofEurope,ormorespecificallysometimesGermany.ItmighthavebeencreatedbyEnglish

philosopherFrancisBacon:theprintingpress,gunpowder,andthecompass.

AsexplorersbeganmorefrequentlyvisitingChina,theyrealizedthatallofthosegreatinventionshadbeen

aroundinChinaforcenturiesbeforetheyappearedinEurope.So,aspartofhisworkandsettingtherecord

straight,NeedhamcreatedtheFourGreatInventionsofChina,alistthathassubsequentlygainedwidespread

approvalfromscholarsinChinaitself.

Thefourgreatinventionsarethethreelistedbefore:theprintingpress,gunpowder,thecompass,andthe

otherbeingpaper-making.

12.Whatdoesparagraph1serveas?

A.Aplot.B.Alead-in.

C.Aclue.D.Aconclusion.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sinologist“probablymean?

A.AnexpertstudyingChineseculture.

B.Apublishertryingtosellbooks.

C.Anexplorersearchingfortreasures.

D.AbusinessmantradingwiththeChinese.

14.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.JosephNeedhampublishedbookstolistChineselandscapes.

B.FrancisBaconwasthefirsttocreatetheFourGreatInventions.

C.TheFourGreatInventionschangedEurope,especiallyGermany.

D.AncientChinacontributedtoscientificdevelopmentworldwide.

15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhoreallycomesupwiththeFourGreatInventions?

B.HowdotheFourGreatInventionschangetheworld?

C.WhatmakestheFourGreatInventionswellaccepted?

D.WhyaretheFourGreatInventionsimportanttoEurope?

（2022秋?江蘇南京?高三南京外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校?？家荒＃㏕hepowerofmodernelectronicmedia-thenet,

mobilephonesandvideogamestocapturetheattentionofthehumanmindparticularlytheyoungmindandthen

distractit,haslatelybecomeasubjectofconcern.Weare,saytheworriers,losingtheabilitytoapplyourselves

properlytoasingletask,likereadingabookinitsentiretyormasteringapieceofmusiconaninstrumentwiththe

resultthatourthinkingisbecomingshallower

NicholasCarr,theAmericanwriter,hasexploredthisthemeforhisnewbookTheShallows,inwhichhe

arguesthatnewmediaarenotjustchangingourhabitsbutourbraintoo.Itturnsoutthatthematurehumanbrain

isnotanimmutableseatofpersonalityandintellectbutachangeablething,subjectto“neuroplasticity"（神經(jīng)可

塑'性）.Whenouractivitiesaltersodoesthearchitectureofourbrain"I'mnotthinkingthewayIusedtothink,“

writesCarr."IfeelitmoststronglywhenI'mreading.^^Yearsofinternetusehave,hesuspects,dentedhisability

toreaddeeplytoabsorbhimselfinbooks:"Mybrainwasn'tjustdrifting.Itwashungry.Itwasdemandingtobe

fedthewaythenetfedit."Hedescribesgettingfidgetywhenfacedwithalongtext:"Whenwegoonline,we

enteranenvironmentthatpromotescursoryreading,hurriedanddistractedthinking,andsuperficiallearning.^^

CarrcitesresearchbyGarySmall,aprofessorofpsychiatryatUCLA,whoconcludedthatconstantexposure

tomodernmediastrengthensnewneuralpathwayswhileweakeningolderones.Justfivehoursofinternetuseis

enoughtoawakenpreviouslydormantpartsofthebrain9sprefrontalcortex（前額葉皮層）,concludedSmall.For

Carr,thisisproofthatthenetcanrewirethemind.Heseesdangers.Deepthought,theabilitytoimmerseoneself

inanareaofstudy,tofollowanarrative,tounderstandanargumentanddevelopacritique,isgivingwayto

skimming.YoungusersoftheInternetaregoodatdrawingtogetherinformationforaschoolproject,forexample,

butthatdoesnotmeantheyhavedigestedit.

16.Theunderlinedword“dented“inparagraph2means.

A.strengthenedB.exhaustedC.stimulatedD.damaged

17.Inhisnewbook,TheShallows,NicholasCarrbelievesthat.

A.fivehoursofnetusecanrewirethemind

B.modernelectronicmediahelpfocususersattentiononthetask

C.electronicmediahaveaffectedhisfulfillmentofreadingbooks

D.ourbrainevolveswhenfedwithinformationandknowledgefromthenet

18.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thesharpertheattention,thesharperthememory.

B.NicholasCarr'sbookonthesubjectisabestselle匚

C.Superficialthinkingandlearningareassociatedwiththenewmedia.

D.Yearsofinternetusedoharmtopeople'smanagementovermulti-tasking.

19.WhatistheoveralldangeroftheInternetthatCarrpointedoutinthelastparagraph?

A.YounguserscannotdigestinformationfromtheInternet.

B.UsingtheInternetwillcausedamagetoourprefrontalcortex.

C.Constantinternetusewillimpairourintensivereadingability

D.TheInternetcanwasteyoungusers'timetoanalarmingextent

（2022秋?江蘇徐州?高三統(tǒng)考一模）Newbioplasticsarebeingmadeinlaboratoriesfromstraw,woodchips

andfoodwaste,withresearchersaimingtoreplaceoilasthesourceoftheworld'splastic.

Thenewapproachesincludegeneticallymodifyingbacteriatoeatwoodandproduceusefulchemicals.But

thebioplasticsarecurrentlysignificantlymoreexpensivetomakethanfossilfuel-basedplastics.

Landandseasaroundtheworld,fromhighmountainstodeepoceans,havebecomepollutedwithplastic,

promptingmajorpublicconcern.Theworldhasproduced8bntonsofplasticsincethe1950sanddemandisstill

rising.

Whilesomewasteplasticisrecycled,muchofitisburnttoproduceelectricity,resultingincarbonemissions

thatdriveclimatechange.Incontrasttoplasticmadefromoil,plasticsmadefromplant-basedmaterialsonly

releasethecarbontheplantsabsorbedfromtheairastheygrew.Bioplasticswillalsogivemoreoptionsfor

productsthatbiodegradeintheenvironment,althoughtheycanbemadeverylong-lastingifrequired.

“Plasticsareanincredibleenhancementtoourdailylives,“saidPaulMines,CEOofBiomeTechnologiesin

theUK,whichhasspent￡5minthelastfiveyearsonbioplasticsresearch.<4Butwecan'tgoonusingfossil

fuel-basedmaterials.About6-7%ofeverybarrelofoilisusedtomakeplastics.”

Usingplantmaterialsisfeasible,saidprofessorSimon,attheUniversityofYork.Replacinghalfofthe

nation'splasticbottlescouldbedoneusingjust3%ofthesugarbeetcrop,5%ofwheatstrawor2.5%offood

waste,hesaid.

Currently,justafewthousandtonsofbioplasticareusedintheUKeachyear,comparedtomillionsoftons

ofconventionalplastic.Minessaidthiscouldrisetoabout20,000tonsinthenextfiveyears.

20.Whyarehighmountainsanddeepoceansmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Todisplaytherangeofplasticwaste.

B.Toshowthewidespreaduseofplastic.

C.Tostresstheincreasingdemandforplastic.

D.Toraiseawarenessofoceanprotection.

21.Whatisoneadvantageofbioplasticsoverfossilfuel-basedplastics?

A.Producingelectricity.B.Beingeco-friendly.

C.Drivingclimatechange.D.Biodegradingotherplastic.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword-feasible“meaninparagraph6?

A.Possible.B.Troublesome.C.Original.D.Costly.

23.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Plasticsarcnecessaryindailylife.

B-Oilisthesourceoftheworld'splastic.

C.Bioplasticmakingisapromisingindustry.

D.Scientistsareresearchingbioplasticmaking.

（2022秋?江蘇揚(yáng)州?高三統(tǒng)考一模）Createdasrecentlyas2011,andmainlyplayedbythoseagedover50,

walkingfootballisgrowingatgreatpaceinBritain.Thegame,whereplayerswalkratherthanrun,isdesignedto

helpagedpeoplegetfitormaintainanactivelifestylenomatterwhattheirageandfitness.Accordingtoa2019

survey,therewere1,200registeredclubsandanestimated40,000regularparticipants.

NorthFerribyWalkingFootballClubinEastYorkshireisonesuchexample.€€Westartedin2015,“explains

MarkLeighton,theteam'smanager.t4Thcfirstweekwestartedoff,weprobablyonlyhadfourorfiveplayers.

Nowwehave42registeredplayerstakingpartoverthreeseparatesessionseachweek.,,Mark'simmediategoalis

togettheclubto50registeredplayersacrossfoursessionsaweek.

AndyFairburnisaregularatthesessions.Nowinhisearly-seventies,Andyfindsthegamestillhasplentyto

offerhim."I'vebeenplayingfootballsince16.Gettingolder,yourkneesstarttohurt,andrilknowwhenit'stime

tostop.Iamsillcompetitive,though,andoldhabitsdiehard.^^

ItgoesbeyondkickingafootballaroundforplayerslikeAndy."There'saseriousfootballsideifyouwantto

winandafriendshipside.Tdrathersticktothelatter.It'sbrillianttosocializewithpeoplethroughwalking

fbotball.M

Walkingfootballisclearlyasuccessstorywithmuchtobeproudof.However,it'sstrikingthat87percentof

clubsreportedthatlessthan10percentofplayersarefemale.AndnotallclubsareasfortunateasNorthFerriby

WalkingFootballClub,whichoperatesonapay-as-you-gomodelandhassecuresponsorshiptoreducethecost

burden.

24.Whatdoweknowaboutwalkingfootball?

A.ItisbecomingpopularinandoutsideBritain.

B.Ithasbeenplayedfordozensofyears.

C.Itisaimedatimprovingelderlypeople'swelfare.

D.Ithasthesamerulesasthenormalfootball.

25.WhydoestheauthormentionNorthFenibyClubinparagraph2?

A.Tointroduceasuccessfulwalkingfootballclub.

B.Toillustratethegrowthofwalkingfootball.

C.TopraiseMarkLeighton'sworkfortheclub.

D.Tosuggesttheidealnumberofplayersinaclub.

26.WhatdoesAndyFairburnlikemostaboutwalkingfootball?

A.Thesportisgoodforhisknees.B.Hedoesn'thavetogiveuphishabit.

C.Winninggamesmakeshimfeelgood.D.Hecanmakefriendswithnewpeople.

27.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.There'sworktobedonetopromotethegame.B.Mostwomendon'tlikeplayingfootball.

C.Walkingfootballclubscanbeprofitable.D.Thefindingsofthe2019surveyarewrong.

（2022秋?江蘇揚(yáng)州?高三統(tǒng)考一模）Asthethreatagainstcoralreefshasincreased,researchersare

introducinginnovativemethodstofarmhealthycoralsmoreefficiently.

Unlikethetraditionalwayofgrowingcoralsintheocean,land-basednurseriesnurture（培育）coralsintanks

beforeplantingthemontoreefs.Whiletheoperationstendtocomewithahighpricetagandaremorelabor

intensive,theyprovideanopportunitytoraisecoralsinacontrolledenvironmentwhereexperimentalmethods

couldbeusedandallowsforrepairingreefsonamassivescale.

Thesemethodsincludegrowingcoralsintanksonland,orusingadvancedtechniquestopromotegrowth

ratesandadaptabilitytothechangingenvironment.CoralVita,afor-profitcompanyinGrandBahama,cannow

growcoralsupto50timesfasterthaninnaturebycuttingcoralsintosmallpieces,aprocessknownas

“microftagmentation”.

Thefarmisalsoequippedwithahigh-techaquaculturesystem,referredtobyCoralVitaemployeesasthe

'lifesupportsystem,“whichcanregulatewaterqualitythroughtemperature,pHandotheradjustablesettings.The

systemcanbesetupelsewherewithsomeadjustmentsfbraregion'sspecificcoral."Itcanbeveryplugandplay,

whichisreallyimportantforlarge-scalerestoration,saysTeicher,founderofCoralVita.

ThepotentialforlargescaleiscriticaltoCoralVia'sbusinessplan,whichisconnectedtotheideaor"selling

restorationasaservice”.In2021,CoralVitasigneditsfirstrestorationcontractswiththeGrandBahamaPort

Authority.4€Thereareabout100countriesandregionswithcoralreefs,Teichersays.“Thereneedtobe

large-scalecoralfarmsineverysingleoneofthem.Theamountoffundinginthenon-profitspaceisadropinthe

bucket,andourmodelcouldhelpmakethefieldlessdependentondonations.”

MarinebiologistDavidVaughanpointsoutthatCoralVitamayhaveacouplemilliondollarsinstart-upcosts

andplantsfewerthan5,000to10,000coralsayear."Thatisn'ttheeconomicscalethatweneedtogetthisto,“

Vaughansays,addinghundredsofthousandsofoperations“costingcoupleofdollarsacoral“willberequired.

28.Inwhichaspectarenewmethodsofcoralrestorationdifferentfromtraditionalways?

A.Growingcoralscanbemoreeconomical.B.Fewerworkersareneededtogrowcorals.

C.Coralsaregrowninartificialenvironments.D.Newmethodsaremoreenvironmentfriendly.

29.WhatdoesTeichermeanbysaying“plugandplay”？

A.Thefhrm'stechnologyisadvanced.B.Thesystemiseasytooperate.

C.Manyplaceshavebroughtinthesystem.D.Heisconfidentofhisfarm'sfuture.

30.WhydoesTeicherchoosethefor-profitmodel?

A.Becausethemodelcanhelphimbecomerich.

B.Becausethemodelisrequiredbytheauthority.

C.Becausetherearefewernon-profitcompanies.

D.Becausedonationsarenotenoughfbrrestoration.

31.WhatisVaughan'sattitudetowardsCoralVita'splan?

A.Approving.B.Skeptical.C.Unclear.D.Tolerant.

（2022秋?江蘇揚(yáng)州?高三統(tǒng)考一模）Mostpeople,regardlessofintelligenceoreducation,knowlittleabout

memory.ArevealingstudybyresearchpsychologistsDanielSimonsandChristopherChabrisaskedpeoplesimple

questionsaboutmemoryandthencomparedtheiranswerswiththoseofexpertsinmemoryresearch.Theresults

showhowfarremovedfromrealitythepublic'sbeliefsaboutmemoryare.Forinstance,tothequestion“Istherea

'videocamera'inyourhead?"63percentofpeoplesurveyedstronglyagreedthathumanmemory“workslikea

videocamera,accuratelyrecordingtheeventsweseeandhearsothatwecanreviewandinspectthemlater."But

noneoftheexpertsagreedthatmemoryworkslikeavideocamera.

Sohowdoesmemorywork?Iprefertodescribeitassomethinglikeanoldmansittingbyacampfire

somewheredeepinyourbrain.Hemeanswellandwantstohelp,buthedoesn'tshowyouyourpastlikesome

wizardwithatimeentrance.Thebesthecandoistellyoustories.Andlikeallgoodstorytellers,heeditsfor

impact,efficiency,functionality,andclarity.Hetellsyouwhatheassumesyouneedtoknow.

Sometimeshemayevenembellishthetalebyaddingabitofflavor.Ortheoldmanmightdecidetoleaveout

afewthingsinordertospareyoupainorshame.Healsomakeshonestmistakes—lotsandlotsofthem.

Sometimeshejustgetsconfusedorcarelessandleavesoutsomethingimportant.Hecouldeveninclude

inaccurateinformationbyaccident.

Inotherwords,memoryisassociativeandconstructive.Ifsnotlikefilesonacomputerharddrivearranged

bysubjectorplacedinchronological（時(shí)I間的）order.Amemorywillbeputawayandconnectedtoother

memoriesorconceptsinwaysthatarenotnecessarilypracticalorlogical.Thisiswhyaparticularsmellorsound

maybringyouamemoryeventhoughitwasn'timportantintheoriginalexperience.

Thehumanbrainisstillamysteriousuniverseinmanyways,ofcourse.Fortunately,enoughhasbeen

revealedtoofferussomeguidancetowardwiserandsafernavigationsthroughdailylife.Yourmemoryisbest

thoughtofashelpfulinput.

32.Whydoestheauthormentionthequestion“Isthereavideocamerainyourhead?,,inparagraph1?

A.Tointroducetheresearchonmemorydonebypsychologists.

B.Toprovethatmostpeopleknowlittleaboutmemory.

C.Toshowthatpeople'smemoryareinagreementwithreality.

D.Togivereadersavividdescriptionabouthowmemoryworks.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"embellish“probablymeaninthethirdparagraph?

A.EnrichB.Repeat.C.Invent.D.Recall.

34.Whydoestheoldmansometimesleaveoutsomethingimportant?

A.Becauseheoftenmakesmistakes.B.Becauseheeditsthestoryforcharity.

C.Becausehedoesn'twantyoutosuffer.D.Becauseheincludesinaccurateinformation.

35.Whatismostlikelytobetalkedaboutinthenextparagraph?

A.Whatourbrainiscomposedof.B.Whatwestilldon'tknowaboutmemory.

C.Howthebrainstoresinformation.D.Howwemakebetteruseofourmemory.

（2022秋?江蘇南通?高三統(tǒng)考一模）FromLatinAmericatoSichuanprovince,chilipeppersan