2024年高考英語復習：閱讀理解 練習題匯編（含答案解析）

2024年高考英語專題復習：閱讀理解練習題匯編

1（2023?浙江溫州?統(tǒng)考二模）

Waterpoisoningiscausedbytoomuchconsumptionofwaterduringashort

periodoftime.Waterinandofitselfisnotpoisonousbyanymeans,butrapidintake

ofalargequantityofwatercanbreakthecarefulbalanceofsodium（鈉）inthebody

fluids（體液）.Thiscontributestoaswellingofthecells,ofteninthecentralnervous

system,includingthebrain.

Whenthecellscannolongerbearthepressure,theycanbegintodie.Thisis

indicatedinseriousformsofwaterpoisoning.Symptomsofthisconditioninclude

vomiting,headacheandunresponsiveness.Whenthesodiuminthebloodfallsto

dangerouslevels,braindamageandpossiblydeathmayoccur.

Whatisafatal（致命的）amountofwatercanvaryfrompersontoperson,

dependingonone'sstateofhealth,hisorherphysicalactivityatthetime,the

temperatureandtheamountoftimeinwhichthepersonconsumesthewater.For

some,aone-timeconsumptionofthreeliterscanprovedeadly.Althoughtheperson

consumingthewatermaylosealotcffluidduringheavylabororexercise,the

electrolytes（電解質）arenotreplacedfastenoughtoavoidwaterpoisoning.

Thoseparticularlyatriskforwaterpoisoningareathletesengagedinlong

distancerunninglikeamarathon.Duetotheneedtoreplacelargequantitiesoflost

fluid,runnersmustdrinkalotofwater.Thiscanleadtopoisoning,sorunnersmust

replacetheirfluidswithsportsdrinksthathaveaddedelectrolytes.Otherfaclorsthat

contributetowaterpoisoningincludeactivitiesthatstimulateheavysweating.The

personworkingunderextremeheatorintensehumidity（濕氣）mustbecarefulwhen

consumingwaterinordertomaintainelectrolytebalance.Mentaldiseasescanalso

leadtowaterpoisoning.Psychogenicpolydipsiaisaconditioninwhichtheaffected

personfeelsaneedtodrinkalotofwaterforunknownreasons.

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1?Whatharmdoeswaterpoisoningbring?

A?Itcanaffectbrainfunction.B?Itdisturbsthebalanceof

sodium

C?Itcausesadropinbloodpressure.DIttendstomakeitsvictims

nervous.

2?Whatcanweknowaboutproperamountofwatertodrink?

A?Threelitersperdayisdeadly.B,Nosinglerulefits

everyone.

C?Itdoesn'tbotherhealthypeople.D?Physicalactivityisits

decisivefactor.

3?Whowouldprobablyfallvictimtowaterpoisoning?

A?Apatientsufferingfromstomachache.

B-Alaborerworkingwithheavysweating

C-Anathletefondofdrinkingsportsdrinks.

D?Ateenagerdoingappropriateexercisedaily.

4?Whatmightbediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?

A?Whathasbeenfoundaboutsportsdrinks.

B?Whatelsecontributestowaterpoisoning.

C?Whatarethesymptomsofwaterpoisoning.

D?Whatcanbedonetoavoidwaterpoisoning.

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【詞匯講解】

精講詞匯

單詞同近義詞搭配同根詞

consumption

contributeto

quantity

engage

intense

【長難句分析】

1.Althoughthepersonconsumingthewatermaylosealotoffluidduringheavylabor

orexercise,theelectrolytes（電解質）arenotreplacedfastenoughtoavoidwater

poisoning.

【引導詞】

【從句類型】

【從句作用】

【翻譯】

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2.0therfactorsthatcontributetowaterpoisoningincludeactivitiesthatstimulate

heavysweating.

【引導詞】

【從句類型】

【從句作用】

【翻譯】

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2（2023?浙江溫州?統(tǒng)考二模）

In1986,1watchedmyfirstsoccermatchonmyparents'bigboxtelevision.Iwas

six,andeversincethen,IhavedreamedofattendingtheWorldCup.

Thisyear,ItraveledtoBraziltomakemydreamareality.ThefirstmatchI

attendedwasbetweenAustraliaandSpain.Withinminutesofwalkingintothe

stadium,Ifoundmyselfsurroundedbytheexcitedfans,talkingandcheeringtogether.

Unlikewhatonenormallyseesonthenews,thismatchwasmainlypeacefulexcept

foronefight.Whenthefightstarted,thewholesectionbeganchanting（呼喊）withone

voice,askingthosefightingtostop.Whentheydidn't,therabble-rousersweresent

outbysecurityguardsminuteslater.

WhaLstruckmeaboutthegamesIattendedwasthesenseofcamaraderie.Imet

soccerfansfromdifferentcountries.Sometimeswewerecheeringforthesameteam

andsometimesforoppositeteams,butthatdidn'tstopusfrombecomingfriends.The

standswerenotdividedbetweenteams,andtheinteractionwasoftenspirit-lifting.

IalsowatchedthegameinSaoPaulothatousted（淘汰）BrazilfromtheWorld

Cup.IwaswithfriendsatalargebarwhichhostedamixofBrazilianandGerman

supporters.AsGermanyscoredonegoalafteranother,thesadnessandeventears

werevisibleonthefacesofBrazilians.ButGermanfanscametotheBraziliansto

comfortthemandapologizethatthegamewasendingwithsuchabiggap.Everyone

washopingforagoodmatch.

WhatIloveabouttheWorldCupisthatitprovidesachanceforpeopletolearn

aboutothercountriesandcultures.Peoplelearnaboutthecountriesoftheteamsthey

supportandabouttheiropponents9historyandculture.Sfigfifecis區(qū)gamcJhaLnQL&nly

gi娛隊peopl最由MebanesJoJ能Hkabou1強ghQtb以上utaSsJiasihe必度刎爆JojinUc

people.

Sportscanbeadividingforce,butthetruespiritofsportsisaboutunityandfun.

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ThematchesatthisWorldCuphavebeenexactlythatsofar,andIhopeitremainsso.

5?Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rabble-rousers“inparagraph2referto?

A-Theinjuredplayers.B?Thefightingfans

C-Theexcitedviewers.D?Thesecurityguards

6?Whatimpressedtheauthormostaboutthegamesthatheattended?

A?Thechantingfans.B-Thepeacefulatmosphere.

C-Thewarmfriendship.D-Theplayers9performance.

7?Whydidtheauthormentionhisbarexperience?

A?Topresentafact.B?Toillustrateapoint.

C-Tosolveaproblem.D?Tomakeacomparison.

8?Whatismainlyconveyedinthepassage?

A?Fans'supportcountsinsports.B?TheWorldCupisworth

attending.

C?Sportsbringtheworldtogether.D?Sportsareaboutcultural

exchange.

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【詞匯講解】

精講詞匯

單詞同近義詞搭配同根詞

surround

opposite

interaction

apologize

potential

【長難句分析】

1.WhatstruckmeaboutthegamesIattendedwasthesenseofcamaraderie.

.【引導詞】

【從句類型】

【從句作用】

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【翻譯】

2.Soccerisagamethatnotonlygivespeoplethechancetolearnabouteachotherbut

alsohasthepotentialtounitepeople.

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【從句類型】

【從句作用】

【翻譯】

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3（2023,山西太原?統(tǒng)考一模）

Whenyouseeaslimtowertoppingoutat14feet6inches（4.4m）andmadeupof

208decksofcards,youmayexclaimifssoincredible!

Thetower'sarchitect,BryanBerg,isanexpertcardbuilder,holdingtheworld's

recordforthetalleststructurebuiltentirelyofpapercards.He'sbuilthouses,stadiums,

capitols,andcastles.There'snoglue,tapeorclips（別針）.Howcanhemakethem

standfirm?Hebeginsbybalancingfourcardstoformaboxwitharmsstickingout,

whichformsagrid（網格）.Thenherepeatsthegridoverandover,expandingoutward,

tobuildasolidbase.Afterthat,Bryanlayscardsaroundtheedgeandthenacrossthe

toptomakethefloorforthenextstoryofthebuilding.

Interestinglyenough,Bryandidnotgettheideafromanyofthephysicalbooks.

Instead,hediscoveredtheuniquewaytobuildsolidstructuresusingatrickfrom

nature.Thesecretisplantcells.Plantcellshavehardwallsandfittogethertightlyto

formagridthathelpsleavesandstemstokeeptheirshape.Beesusethesamekindof

patterntocreatehoneycombs.Bryanborrowedthisideatoinventrepeatinggridsof

cardcells.

Outofcuriosity,peoplewhocometoseethecardbuildingssometimespushand

poke（戳刺）toseeiftheyhaveclipsinside,butfindtheydon't!Once,whenBryan

builtacardcastleatDisneyWorld,birdskepttryingtolandonit.Asquirrelmanaged

totakedownonewallanddidplentyofdamageinside.But,amazingly,thecastle

didn'tcollapse.

Whenit'stimetotakedownacardhouse,Bryanlikestoblowthemapartwitha

leafblower.Isheeversadtodoit?Bryanadmitsit'ssometimespainfultoseehis

structuresfall.Buthealwaysknowsonething:"Whatgoesupmustcomedown-

evencardhouses.Theywouldn'tbesospecialiftheywerepermanent.Ialsolearna

lotfromtakingthemapart一thedestructionshowsmewheretheweakpointsare.

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Thatiswhatmynextstrongerbuildingsreallyneed.”

9-WhatmakesBryan'scardbuildingsstandfirm?

A?Fixedclips.B?Repeatinggrids.

C-Light-weightcards.D?Multiplestories.

10?Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A?ThesourceofBryan'sinspiration.

B-Bryan'sspecificbuildingprocess.

C-Bryantcomprehensiveknowledgeofbiology.

D?Thesimilaritybetweenplantcellsandhoneycombs.

11?WhyistheDisneycardcastlementionedinparagraph4?

A-Toarousepeople'sinterestinvisiting.

B?ToprovethestrengthofBryan'scardworks.

C-ToindicateBryan'spopularityamongchildren.

D?Toshowtheharmonybetweenmanandnature.

12?WhatlifephilosophydoesBryanconveyinthelastparagraph?

A?Pridecomesbeforeafall.

B?It'sunrealistictoachieveperfection.

C?Onecanbetterhimselfbygoingbeyondhimself.

D?Nothingisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoit.

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4（2023?浙江溫州?統(tǒng)考二模）

Today,poetryandscienceareoftenconsideredtobemutuallyexclusive（互相排

斥）careerpaths.Butthatwasn'talwaysthecase.ThemathematicianAdaLovelace

andthephysicistJamesClerkMaxwellwerebothaccomplishedpoets.ThepoetJohn

Keatswasalicensedsurgeon.Combiningthetwopracticesfelloutoffavorinthe

1800s.Buttranslatingresearchintolyrics,haiku,andotherpoeticformsis

resurging（再現(xiàn)）amongscientistsastheylookforalternativewaystoinspireothers

withtheirfindings.

“Poetryisagreattoolforquestioningtheworld/9saysSamIllingworth,apoet

andageoscientistwhoworksattheUniversityofWesternAustralia.^Through

workshopsandanewscience-poetryjournal,calledConsilience、Illingworthis

lid區(qū)ngiBcientiMs…XQ—transla竣…iteicJate鼠…result幺Jutehjpoems…工hat…feaDLMtti陽

gmib陵quisid或QflheiL加爆或狽四展詢頂

StephanyMazon,ascientistfromtheUniversityofHelsinkiinFinland,joined

oneofIllingworth^workshops.Intheworkshop,shewasgroupedwithother

scientistsandtaskedwithwritingahaiku,a17-syllable-longpoem,whichspotlighted

water,afluidthatfeaturedinallofthegroupmembers9researchprojects."Itwasalot

offun,andsurprisinglyeasytowritethepoem,^^Mazonsays.Sheplanstocontinue

writing."Wedoadisservice（傷害）toourselvestothinkthatscientistscan'tbeartistic

andthatartcan'tbeusedtocommunicatescientificideas,“Mazonsays.

ThatviewpointisechoedbyIHingworth,whothinkssciencecommunication

initiativesareto。oftendominatedbypubliclectureswiththeirhands?offPowerPoim

Slid袋?"Actually,whensciencecommunicationinvolveswritingandsharingpoems,it

invitesatwo-waydialoguebetweenexpertsandnonexperts/9hesays.Scientist-poet

ManjulaSilva,aneducatoratImperialCollegeLondon,agrees.Poetryprovidesaway

totranslatecomplexscientificconceptsintoalanguagethateveryonecanunderstand,

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Silvasays.

Scientistsandpoetsarebothtryingtounderstandtheworldandcommunicatethat

understandingwithothers.Thedistinctionbetweenscientistsandpoetsislessthan

peoplemightthink.We'realljustpeoplewith-hopefully-reallyinterestingthingsto

sayandtoshare.

13-Whatisthepurposeofmentioningthecelebritiesinparagraph1?

A?Todisplaytheyweretalented.

B?Toconfirmtheywereoutoffavor.

C-Toencouragedifferentcareerpaths.

D?lbshowpoetryandsciencecanbecombined.

14?WhatareIllingworth'sworkshopsaimedtodo?

A?Promoteanewscience-poetryjournal.

B?Inspireoutsiderstopursuetheircareersinscience.

C?Encouragesciencecommunicationthroughpoems

D-Getscientiststoexchangeideasaboutthelatestresearch.

15?WhatdoesIllingworththinkofthedominantwaysofsciencecommunication?

A-Conventional.B?Effective.C?Innovative

D?Complex.

16?Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A?ScientistsTakeonPoetry

B?ScientistsandPoetsThinkAlike

C-Poetry:AGreatTooltoQuestiontheWorld

D?ScienceCommunication:ATwo-wayDialogue

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【詞匯講解】

精講詞匯

單詞同近義詞搭配同根詞

mutually

alternative

immediate

distinction

complex

【長難句分析】

1Throughworkshopsandanewscience-poetryjournal,calledConsilience,

Illingworthishelpingscientiststotranslatetheirlatestresultsintopoemsthatcan

attractappreciationfromthoseoutsideoftheirimmediatescientificfield..

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【從句類型】

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【從句作用】

【翻譯】

2.ThatviewpointisechoedbyIllingworth,whothinkssciencecommunication

initiativesaretoooftendominatedbypubliclectureswiththeirhands-offPowerPoint

slides.

【引導詞】

【從句類型】

【從句作用】

【翻譯】

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5（2023?河北?校聯(lián)考模擬預測）

Environmentalconditionsexperiencedbyparentplantscaninfluenceoffspring

performancethroughparentaleffectsinduced（感應的）byDNA?Theoffspringcan

alsobeinfluencedbyenvironmentalconditionsexperiencedbytheirparentsviasoil

legacy（遺產）effectsduetochangesinthecompositionofsoil.

Weconductedatwo-phaseexperimentwithfivegenotypes（基因型）ofaclonal

plant.Inthefirstphase,wegrewparentplantsofeachgenotypeundertwolight

conditionsandtwoDNAtreatments.Wethencollectedsoilsandclonaloffspringfor

eachgenotypefromeachofthesefourtreatmentsandmeasuredsoilproperties.Inthe

secondphase,wegrewtheoffspringfromeachofthefourtreatmentsinthefour

differentsoils,underthetwolightconditions.

Whengrownunderenvironmentallightconditionandinsoilfromenvironmental

parents,offspringproducedbyenvironmentalparentsgrewlargerthanoffspring

producedbyshadedparentswhentheparentsweretreatedwithwater.Thisdifference

wassmallerwhentheparentsweretreatedwith5-7℃,anddisappearedwhenthe

offspringweregrowninsoilfromshadedparents.Thegrowthdifferencewasalso

observedwhentheoffspringweregrownundershadedconditionandinsoilfrom

shadedparents.However,thisdifferencewasgreaterwhentheparentsweretreated

with5-7℃,anddisappearedwhentheoffspringweregrowninsoilfrom

environmentalparents.

Ourresultsshowthatlightconditionexperiencedbyparentscaninfluence

offspringresponsestolightthroughbothparentaleffectsandsoillegacies.The

parentaleffectsweremediated（調節(jié)）bychangesinDNAandthesoillegacies.These

impactsmayeventuallyinfluencetheecologicalandevolutionarytrackofclonalplant

populations.

17?Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

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A?Environmentalconditionsareimportanttooffspringperformance.

B?OffspringperformancecanbecontrolledbyDNAandthesoillegacies.

C?Environmentalconditionsexperiencedbyparentplantscaninfluenceoffspring.

D?Lightconditionexperiencedbyparentscaninfluenceoffspringresponsestolight.

18?Howdidtheresearchersgettheresult?

A-Theycarriedoutasurvey.

B-Theyconductedanexperiment.

C?Theyanalyzedexistingdata.

D?Theycollectedinformationfromothers.

19?WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A?Growthdifferenceonlyhappensunderenvironmentallightcondition.

B?Offspringofenvironmentalparentsgrowsmallerthanoffspringofshadedparents.

C?Nogrowthdifferenceappearswhenoffcpringaregrowninsoilfromshaded

parents.

D?Growthdifferencevarieswhenparentsaretreatedwith5-7℃underdifferent

conditions.

20?Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A-Adiary.B?Amagazine.C?Anovel.DA

notebook.

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6（2023?江蘇南京?統(tǒng)考二模）

InsoutheasternBrazil,localfisherswalkintodarkwatersinsearchofmullet（la

魚）Ontheirown,itwouldbetrickytofindthesilveryfish.Butthehumansgethelp

fromanunusualpartner:wildbottlenosedolphins.

Withnetsinhand,thefisherspatientlywaitastheircetacean（鯨類的）partners

drivethefishtowardtheshore.Asignalfromthedolphins一usuallyadeep

dive-indicateswhentheyshouldcasttheirnets.Thisfishingpartnershiphaspassed

downthroughthegenerations,lastingfbrmorethanacentury.

Whileresearchersknewhumansprofitedfromthispairing,theycouldn*tconfirm

whetheritbenefitedthedolphins.Now,inanewstudyinE應ceedMgsW仇e

Academy"Sc詢egresearcherssuggestcetaceansthathuntwithhumanshavemore

ehancesJQliY殳ihanJhQscjtbKdont

"Human-wildlifecooperationingeneralisararephenomenonataglobalscale/9

saysMauricioCantor,abiologistatOregonStateUniversityandleaderofthestudy.

"Usuallyhumansgainthebenefit,andnaturepaysthecost.Butthisinteractionhas

beenhappeningforover150years.”

Fishersweremoresuccessfulwhentheyworkedwiththedolphins.When

dolphinswerepresent,thefisherswere17timesmorelikelytocatchprey（獵物）and

nettednearlyfourtimesmoremulletwhentheytimedtheircastingwiththecetaceans*

signals.Eighty-sixpercentofall4.955mulletcaughtduringthestudyperiodcame

from"synchronous（同時的）interactions”——whenthealliesorganizedtheiractions

perfectlywithoneanother.

Thestudyalsorevealeddolphinshuntingwithhumanshada13percentincrease

insurvivalrateoverotherdolphins.Thesecooperativedolphinsaremorelikelyto

stayneartheshore,reducingtheirchanceofentanglement（纏繞）inillegalfishing

equipment.Besides,thedolphinscantakesomefishdirectlyfromthefishers,harvest.

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21?WhatdothefirsttwoparagraphstalkaboutconcerningBrazilianfishers?

A?Theytrickdolphinsintofishingforthem.

B?Theyharvestmorefishwithdolphins*help.

C-Theyhavebeentrainingdolphinsoveracentury.

D-Theycastthefishingnetswhendolphinssurface.

22?WhatdoesMauricioCantor'sresearchshow?

A?Naturefavorshumanbeingsatahugecost.

B?Fishersbenefitfromcooperatingwithcetaceans.

C?Human-wildlifeinteractionisanewglobaltrend.

D?Dolphinsworkingwithmanhavehighersurvivalrate.

23?Whatdocstheunderlinedword6tallies^^refertoinparagraph5?

A?Prey.B?Mullet.C?Partners.

D?Researchers.

24?What'stheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A?Toappealfortheprotectionofseacreatures.

B-Toshowauniquehuman-dolphinrelationship.

C?lbapplaudfordevelopmentinfishingresearch.

D?Toencouragefisherstobetterdrawondolphins.

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【詞匯講解】

精講詞匯

單詞同近義詞搭配同根詞

cooperation

phenomenon

reveal

equipment

【長難句分析】

1.Now,inanewstudyinProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,

researcherssuggestcetaceansthathuntwithhumanshavemorechancestolivethan

thosethatdon't.

【引導詞】

【從句類型】

【從句作用】

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【翻譯】

7（2023?河北?校聯(lián)考模擬預測）

Whatwillastronautswearinmorethan50years?Abrand-newspacesuitis

developing.

CalledtheExplorationExtravehicularMobilityUnit（EEMU）,thespacesuit

protectsastronautsfromthetoughenvironmentofthelunarsurface,whichisquite

differentfromthatastronautshavebeenexploringforthepastfewdecadesinlow

Earthorbit.

Progressonthesuithasbeenovershadowed（使不快樂）."TheEEMUrepresents

thefirstnewspacesuitthatNASAhasdevelopedinover40years,GeorgeNield,

previouslytheassociateadministratorforcommercialspacetransportationatthe

FederalAviationAdministration,said."Sofar,itlookslikethingsareprettyon

schedule.^^

Nieldoutlinedtheagency'splantobuildfiveEEMUsuitsintheinitial（最初

的）group.OnefordesigntestsisalmostdoneandshouldbecompletedinDecember.

Asecondwillbebuiltfbrqualificationtestingandathirdwillbetestedinorbitonthe

InternationalSpaceStation.Thefinaltwosuitsofthesetwillwalkonthemoonin

2024onamissioncalledArtemis3.

Inadditiontothemainspacesuits,eachastronautwillalsorequireaninternal

coolinggarment（衣月艮），andNASAhasnowcompletedthefirstprototypeofthat

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undergarment,accordingtoNield.Andtheagencyalsoneedstoupgradethe

backpack一likePortableLifeSupportSystemthatastronautscarrytostayalive.

Meanwhile,NASAgotasenseofhowthenewsuitwillperformonthemoonby

testingthedesignunderwater.Underwater,astronautscangetafeelformoving

aroundinaspacesuitandusingthetoolstheywilloperateduringaspacewalk.Lately,

NASAhasbeenusingthepooltostudymovementslikecollectingmoonrockand

dust,navigatingaladderandplantingaflaginthelunarsurface.

25?Whydoestheauthoraskaquestionatthebeginningofthetext?

A?Tomakereadersthink.B?Toputforwardthetopicof

thetext.

C?Toseekforsomeinformation.DToexchangeopinionswith

readers.

26-WhatisGeorgeNield'sattitudetowardsprogressonEEMU?

A-Satisfied.B-Disappointed.C?Puzzled.

D?Shocked.

27-Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prototype“meaninParagraph4?

A-Sample.B-Copy.C?Test.

D-Design.

28?Howdidscientistsknowtheperformanceofthespacesuitonthemoon?

A-Bytestingitinthelab.

B?Bylearningfromotherscientists.

C-Bytestingitunderwater.

D?Bycomparingitwithotherspacesuits.

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8（2023?四川成都?校聯(lián)考二模）

Aroutinedentisfstoolmayhelpwithmorethanjustoralhealth.Anewstudyhag

foundthatdentalimagingscannerscanserveasportabledevicestotrackthegrowth

o￡babycorals（珊瑚蟲）二2predictorofhowree區(qū)willjare（生境during

climate^change.

Heatstresscankillmaturecoralreefsandcurtailtheirregrowth."Growth,

reproductionandsurvivalarethemainthingsthatwe9realwayslookingatintermsof

howhealthyreefsare,“saysmarinebiologistKateQuigleyoftheAustralianInstitute

ofMarineScience.Bymodelingbabycoralsin3-D,researcherscantrackhowwell

theybranch,developcomplexshapesandreachreproducingsize.Ifharshwater

conditionsmakecoralsgrowtooslowly,areefwon'trecover.

Coralsthissmallaredifficulttomodelin3-D;researcherscanCTscanthem,dip

theminwaxorlaboriouslyputthemeasurementstogetherfromacommercial3-D

scanner-butthesemethodscanbeslowandprovidelower-resolutionviews.Soone

day,asQuigley'sdentistusedascanningdevicethatfocusedlighttocreateadetailed

3-Dtoothmodel,Quigleygotanidea.Ifthisdevicecouldexaminetheteethindetail,

shethought,itshouldbeabletoscantinylivingcorals,too一bothteethandcoralare

calcium-basedandwet.

ForastudypublishedinMethodsinEcologyandEvolution,Quigleytestedthe

scanningdeviceandfoundthatitofferedacheap,easyandportablewaytomodel

babycoralssignificantlyfasterandathigherresolutionthancurrentlyavailable

techniques.Thistoolcouldletscientistsmoreeasilyexaminehowcoralspecies

endurestress.

“BabYCQralsarecr近ca/forrcQficstQratiQnandrccoYcryfrorndisturb映eeslike

hurricanesandheatwaves.Unfortunately,theyarethestagesweknowleastabout

becausetheyaresodifficulttomeasureaccunatel匕更ithoutgreatexpense；'says

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HawaiiInstituteofM紙incBiologyresearcherJoshuaMadin，wh。wasnotinvolvedin

theStudy."Thispaperisagreatexampleoftakingamaturetechnologydevelopedin

anotherfieldandapplyingittocoralreefscience.9,

29?Whyisitimportanttostudythebabycorals?

A?Ithelpstoreduceheatstress.

B?Ithelpstoprotectthecoralreefs.

C?Ithelpstopreventclimatechange.

D?Ithelpstoimprovethemarineenvironment.

30?Whatdoestheunderlinedword“curtail“inParagraph2probablymean?

A?Guide.B?Aid.C?Limit.D-Follow.

31?Whatmakesitpossibletousedentalscanningdevicetoscanthecorals?

A?Thelowpriceofthescanningdevices.

B?Thesimilaritybetweencoralsandteeth.

C-Theexcellentskillsofthedentistsandscientists.

D?TheassistanceofothertechnologiessuchasCTscanning.

32-Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A?ImprovingScanningTechnology

B?FightingAgainstClimateChange

C?SavingCoralReefswithDentalTech

D?ProtectingMarineLifewithAdvancedScanners

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【詞匯講解】

精講詞匯

單詞同近義詞搭配同根詞

crucial

survival

condition

currently

critical

【長難句分析】

LAnewstudyhasfoundthatdentalimagingscannerscanserveasportabledevicesto

trackthegrowthofbabycorals（珊瑚蟲）一acrucialpredictorofhowreefswill

fare（生長）duringclimatechange..

【引導詞】

【從句類型】

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【從句作用】

【翻譯】