閱讀理解（第3期）-2022屆舊高考名校英語好題速遞分項(xiàng)匯編（學(xué)生版）

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閱讀【山西省運(yùn)城市2022屆高三上學(xué)期入學(xué)摸底測(cè)試】

TheNaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCounty

Hours:9:30a.m.—5:00p.m.daily

Closed:January1,July4,ThanksgivingDayandChristmasDay

Driving

Planextradrivingtimeforyourvisit.Theareasurroundingthemuseumwillbebusybeforebeingopened.We

adviseyoutoarriveafewhoursbeforeorseveralhoursaftertheopeningtimetoavoidhightraffictimes.

Directions

Fromthe110Freeway,taketheExpositionBoulevardexitandheadwesttowardVermontAvenue.Turnlefton

BillRobertsonLane.Themuseum'snewlyopenedCarParkwillbeonyourlefthandsideandcost$12.

Parking

Themuseum'sparkinglotfillsupquicklyongamedays.Wesuggestarrivingearlyintheday.Allguestsand

memberswhoplantovisitthemuseummayparkinthemuseum'sCarPark.Ifthemuseum'sCarParkisfull,

parkingisalsoavailableinthestate-runLot3acrossthestreet.Parkinginthislotwillcost$12(cashonly).

RememberthatcarsparkedinLot3after5:30pmwillbeissuedaparkingcitation.

Wheretoeat

Ifyou'rebringingyourownfood,weinviteyoutopicnicunderthetreesonthegrassinfrontofthemuseum.

Foodanddrinksarenotallowedinsideanyofthemuseumhallsandexhibits.Weappreciateyourhelpinpreserving

ourmuseum.

AttheNaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCounty,youcanseemorethanjustwallsandfossils.We

providenotonlyatypicalmuseumexperience,butalsohands-onexhibits.Whatareyouwaitingfor?

21.WhencanyouvisittheNaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCounty?

A.At8:00a.m.onJanuary1.B.At10:00a.m.onJuly14.

C.At3:00p.m.onThanksgivingDay.D.At6:00p.m.onChristmasDay.

22.Whatshouldyouknowwhendrivingtothemuseum?

A.VisitorsshouldleaveLot3before5:30pm.

B.Memberswillhaveaspecialplacetopark.

C.Peoplehavetoparkinthemuseum'sCarPark.

D.Visitorsmustpayforthemuseum'sCarParkincash.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Toadvertisecomingevents.B.Tointroducespecialexhibits.

C.Toencouragepeopletocome.D.Totellaboutthemuseum'shistory.

InLosAngeles,UPSdriverHectorVesconoticedthatwhilehedidhisnormalroute,therewasonekid,

LangstonWalbuck,wholookedsadbecausehenevergotadelivery.OnceHectorunderstoodwhyLangstonlooked

upset,hedecidedtoputtogetherapackageanddeliverittoLangstonhimself.

Afatheroftwohimself,heknewthathewouldhavetocheckinwithLangston'sparentsbeforeproceeding.

UsingablankUPSslip,Hectorwroteoutanotereading,4UHi,thisisHector,yourUPSdriver.Tveseenyourson

plentyoftimesonthebalconyandheseemsverysadthathedoesn'tgetanypackages.WhenheaskedmeifIhad

anypackagesforhim,Itoldhim,"Don'tworry.Maybenexttime.So,anyway,Tveboughtsomethingandputitin

abox.Justwantedtoknowhisname.^^Hectoralsosharedhisnumbersothattheparentscouldcontacthimdirectly.

AftergettingalltheinformationheneededfromLangston'smom,Brooke,Hectorshowedupthenextdayand

surprisedaveryexcitedLangstonwiththedelivery.

Ofcourse,thegestureofdeliveringtheparcelwasniceenoughasis,butitturnsoutwhatwasinsidemadeit

evenbetter!WhenLangstonopenedupthebox,hefoundacollectionoftoycarsandabunchofcandy,aswell.It

doesn'tgetmuchbetterthanthatforalittleboy.

Afterthedeliverywasmade,Langston'smother,Brooke,sentafbllow-uptexttothankHectoragainforhis

kindness.InHector'smessagebacktoBrooke,hementionedthatLangstonhelpedhimrememberhowmanykids,

alongwithhis,hadtolivethroughtheCOVID-19pandemic.<4Ourkidsareourworldandthefuture,hesaid,and

finishedoffwith,“YourUPSdriverjustwantedtoshowsomelove.”

24.WhywasLangstonunhappywhenseeingHectordeliver?

A.Langstonnevergotanypackage.B.HectordidnotknowLangston'sname.

C.LangstoncouldnotserveasaUPSdriver.D.HectordeliveredLangston'sparceltohisparents.

25.WhatdidHectordotocheerLangstonup?

A.HectorwroteLangstonanote.B.HectortalkedtoLangston'sparents.

C.HectorencouragedLangstontobepositive.D.HectordeliveredapackagetoLangstonhimself.

26.HowdidLangstonfeelaboutHector'saction?

A.Confident.B.Thrilled.C.Curious.D.Cautious.

27.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtoconvey?

A.Thepandemicaffectstheglobe.B.Childrenlovetoycarsandcandies.

C.Oldproductscanservenewpurposes.D.Ordinarypeoplecanbeextraordinary.

TheOlympicsandCOVID-19werenevergoingtocoexist.Thebasicrulewhenitcomestocontrolling

aninfectiousdiseaseistolimitthecontactpeoplehavewithoneanother.Yettheveryessenceofthetwoweeksof

competition,whichbeginonJuly23inTokyo,istoinvitetheworldtomeet,greetandengageinfriendly一and

oftensociallynotsodistant—contests.

Anestimated70,000athletes,coaches,staff,officialsandmediawillbemarchinginTokyofromJulyto

AugustfortheOlympics-atatimewheninfectionsinthecityarerisingagain.OnJuly8,thegovernment

declaredafourthCOVID-19stateofemergencyinTokyo,whichwillextendthroughtheendoftheGames.

NewcasesofCOVID-19emergingfromanyoftheOlympicvisitorscouldnotonlydisrupt（擾亂）iheGames

butalsoforeverfadethisyear'sOlympicsasanexerciseinaglobalpandemicthathasclaimedthelivesof4

millionpeople.

Olympicorganizersareworkingdesperatelytopreventthatfromhappening.Afterconsultingwith

infectious-diseaseexperts,Tokyo2020officialshavecreatedguidelinesforeveryonewhowillbetravelingtoJapan

fortheOlympics.Manyofthemeasuresarefamiliar:frequenttesting,maskordersandsocial-distancing

procedures.

Thestrategyisalsorealistic.Whileitmightnotbepossibletopreventthevirusfromenteringsecretlythe

Olympiccommunity,thecountermeasuresaremeanttocontainitasmuchaspossible.Infectionswillhappen.The

challengeliesinminimizingtheriskofthoseinfectionsandtheimpacttheymighthave-onnotjusttheGamesbut

alsotheJapanesepublicand,ultimately,theworldatlargewhenOlympicdelegationsreturnhome.

28.Whatisthebasicprincipleofcontrollinganepidemic?

A.Topreventpeoplefromcommunicatingwitheachother.

B.Tokeeppeoplefromparticipatinginactivities.

C.lbstoppeoplefromchattingonline.

D.Tolimitthecontactpeoplehavewitheachother.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword46thaf,referto?

A.ThepossiblethreatbroughtbynewcasesofCOVID-19.

B.ThespreadingofviruscausedbynewcasesofCOVID-19.

C.ThetreatmentofnewcasesofCOVID-19.

D.ThedecreaseofnewcasesofCOVID-19.

30.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetothemeasuresforTokyo2020OlympicGames?

A.Skeptical.B.Objective.

C.Conservative.D.Negative.

31.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Anewsmagazine.B.Abiologytextbook.

C.Aresearchpaper.D.Atravelbrochure.

It'spossiblethatinterstellarspaceexplorerscouldcomeacrossproblemscommunicatingwithprevious

andsubsequentarrivals,astheirspokenlanguagehaschangedinisolationalongtheway.

Regardingtheissue,twoAmericanscholars,AndrewMcKenzieandJeffreyPunske,co-authoredthearticle

''LanguageDevelopmentDuringInterstellarTravel”.Whathasbeendiscussedinthearticleistheconceptof

languagechangeovertime.Theywrotethatgivenmoretime,newgrammaticalformscancompletelyreplace

currentones.

Inarecentinterview,McKenziegameditout.

“Ifyou'reonaspaceshipfor10generations,newconceptswillemerge,newsocialissueswillcomeup,and

peoplewillcreatewaysoftalkingaboutthem,^^McKenziesaid,"andthesewillbecomethevocabularyparticularto

thespaceship.PeopleonEarthmightneverknowaboutthesewords,unlessthere'sareasontotellthem.Andthe

furtherawayyouget,thelessyou'regoingtotalktopeoplebackhome.^^

SoifwehaveEarthEnglishandspaceshipEnglish,andtheybecomedifferentovertheyears,youwillhaveto

learnalittleEarthEnglishtosendmessagesback,ortoreadtheinstructionmanualsandinformationthatcome

withthespaceship.

Also,keepinmindthatthelanguagebackonEarthisgoingtochange,too,duringthattime.Sotheymaywell

becommunicatinglikewe'dbeusingLatin—communicatingwiththisversionofthelanguagenobodyuses.

Theauthorsconcludedthatifastudyofthelinguisticchangesaboardaspaceshipcouldbeperformed,it

would"addtoitsscientificvalue”.

32.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.TwoAmericanscholars.B.Interstellarspaceexploration.

C.LanguageevolutiononEarth.D.ThearticlebyMcKenzieandPunske.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"gameditout"mean?

A.Offeredanewconcept.B.Madeafurtherstudy.

C.Gaveadetailedexplanation.D.Lostthegamecompletely.

34.Whatmighthappentopeopleaboardaspaceshipasaresultoflanguagechange?

A.TheytendtocommunicateinLatin.

B.TheykeepthemselvesupdatedonEarthEnglish.

C.Theydon^-feelmuchliketalkingtopeopleonEarth.

D.TheyswitchfromspaceshipEnglishtoEarthEnglish.

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Whyspacetravelerschangetheirlanguage.B.Howlanguageischangedinthefuturetime.

C.Thelanguageissueduringinterstellartravel.D.Newconceptsoflanguagecreatedinaspaceship.

閱讀【湘豫名校聯(lián)考2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期8月】

5oftheMostInterestingCustomsintheWorld

Switzerland-Honestyshopping

TherearelittleshopsinthemiddleoftheSwissAlpsthatallowyoutobuyyourfreshcheese,milk,bread,

honey,andbutterwithoutanyonetowatchyou.Infact,noonewatchestheseshopsbecausetheyareownedby

farmerswhoareouttakingcareoftheanimals.

SouthKorea一NOTtipping

TippingisinthebloodforsomeonewhoisraisedintheUnitedStatesalongwithmanyotherEuropean

countries.ButinSouthKorea,employeesinthefoodserviceindustryaregivenfairwagesandtakeprideintheir

work,anditisinsultingtoattempttotipthem.

Iceland-ChristmasEvebooksgiving

PeoplepuzzleovertheeternalquestionofChristmasgifts.IcelandhassolvedthisproblemwiththeChristmas

Evetraditionofgivingabook.Aftereveryoneunwrapsthebooks,theyspendtheeveningreadingtogether.

Japan-Pushersonthesubway

Japan'ssubwayiscrowdedduringrushhours.Butinsteadofsettlingfortheinefficiencythatpersonalspace

demands,Japanhas"pushers'*.Theyareexactlywhattheysoundlike-employeeswhoseonlyjobduringrushhour

istopushmorepeopleontothetrain.

Russia-Offeringvodka

Itisthecustomtowelcomenewfriendswithshotsofvodka.Whatbetterwaytobreaktheicethanwithsome

stomach-warmingshotsofthisRussiantradition?That'ssomethingwecanalltoastto,or,astheysayinRussia,

"Nazdorovye!".

1.InwhichofcountriesisitatraditiontogivebooksasaChristmasgift?

A.Japan.B.SouthKorea.C.Russia.D.Iceland.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ItisatraditionforSwisstowelcomeguestswithvodka.

B.NoonewatchesyoushopinSwitzerlandbecausepeoplearebusy.

C."Pushers1'inJapanhelpyougetoffthetrainfaster.

D.TippingisinthebloodfbrpeopleinSouthKorea.

3.Whomightbethetargetreaders?

A.Thosewhointendtotravelintheirhomecountry.

B.Thosewhowanttostudyabroad.

C.Thosewhoareinterestedindiversecustomsaroundtheglobe.

D.Thosewhoarefondofnaturalsceneries.

MonaZipaywastherealmostfromthebeginningwhenherbossdecidedtobecomeanindependent

insuranceadjuster（理算員）in1955.

Fifty-eightyearslater,shedecideditwastimetoretirefromDomerAdjustmentCo."IlovewhatIdid,“said

Zipay,83,ofWhitneyPintNewYork."1stilldo.Butit'stimetostayathomenow.^^

Thesecretaryhashelpedcustomersthroughnaturaldisastersandfires.ShehaslivedlongerthanherbossJohn

M.Dornerandrememberswhenwomenwerenotallowedtowearpantstowork.Notonlyhassheusedmanual

typewriters,electrictypewritersandcomputers,butshe'salsoadaptedtoawaveoftechnologysoshecouldtype

outreportssenttoinsurers.

“ButwhathasservedherwellthroughtheyearshasbeenhertypingandcustomerserviceskillsJsaid

MaryAnnDorner,daughter-in-lawofJohnDorner."She'sanexcellenttypist,9,MaryAnnDornersaid."She's

accurateandshe'sfast.She'sprofessionalonthephones,keepingagoodtemperwhendealingwithirate

customers,saidPatrickDomer,whonowoperatesthecompany.

DornerAdjustingwasn'ttheonlyplaceZipayworked.Shegraduatedfromhighschoolin1951,taking

businesscoursesbecausesheknewshewouldnotbeabletoaffordcollegeanddidn'twanttoworkinafactory.

JohnDornerinvitedhertohisnewcompanyin1955fromtheGeneralAdjustmentBureauindowntown

Binghamton,NewYork.TheretheyhadworkedtogetheruntilJohnDornerdecidedtobecomeanindependent

agent.

Now,Zipaywearspantsbutalwaysdressesprofessionally.

“Thatwasoneofthethingsthatimpressedmeabouther,“MaryAnnDomersaid."She'salwaysdressedup.”

4.WhatdidZipayexperiencewhensheworkedinDornerAdjustmentCo.?

A.Herfamilysufferedmanydisasters.

B.Herformerbossdiedwhensheworkedthere.

C.Shewashelpedbycustomerswhenshewasintrouble.

D.Thecompanyrequiredfemaleemployeestowearpantstowork.

5.WhatisZipaygoodatduringherworkingyears?

A.Typingandcommunicatingwithcustomers.

B.Adjustingtonewtypewritersandnewbosses.

C.Maintainingagoodrelationshipwithherboss.

D.Solvingproblemsanddealingwithemergencies.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irate"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Angry.B.Disabled.

C.Greedy.D.Selfish.

7.WhatdoweknowaboutZipayfromthetext?

A.SheonlyworkedatDornerAdjusting.

B.Shewenttocollegeafterhighschool.

C.Shehasneverwornpantsinherlife.

D.Shepaysalotofattentiontoherappearance.

Childrenmovingfromprimarytosecondaryschoolareill-quippedtodealwiththeimpactofsocial

media,whichisplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleintheirlivesandexposingthemtosignificantemotionalrisk,

accordingtoareportbytheOfficeoftheChildren'sCommissionerforEngland.

ThereportshowsthatmanychildreninGrade7-thefirstyearofsecondaryschool,whenalmostallstudents

willhaveaphoneandbeactiveonsocialmediafeelunderpressuretobeconstantlyconnected.

Theyworryabouttheironlineimage,particularlywhentheystarttofollowcelebritiesonInstagramandother

platforms.Theyarealsoconcernedaboutnsharentingn-whenparentspostpicturesofthemonsocialmediawithout

theirpermissionandworrythattheirparentswon'tlisteniftheyaskthemtotakepicturesdown.

Thereport,whichwascreatedwithdatafromfocusgroupinterviewswith8-to12-year-olds,saysthatthough

mostsocialmediasiteshaveanofficiallimitof13,anestimated75percentof10-to12-year-oldshaveasocial

mediaaccount.

Somechildrenarealmostaddictedto"likes",thereportsays.Aaron,an11-year-oldinGrade7,told

researchers,"IfIgot150likes,I'dbelike,that'sprettycool,anditmeanstheylikeyou."Somechildrendescribed

feelinginferiortothosetheyfollowonsocialmedia.Aimee,also11,said,"Youmightcompareyourselfbecause

you'renotveryprettycomparedtothem."

AnneLongfieldfromChildren'sCommissionerforEnglandiscallingonparentsandteacherstodomoreto

preparechildrenfortheemotionalimpactofsocialmediaastheygetolder.Shewantstoseetheintroductionof

compulsorydigitalliteracyandonlineresilience（適應(yīng)力）lessonsforstudentsinGrades6and7.

"Itisalsoclearthatsocialmediacompaniesarestillnotdoingenoughtostopunder-13susingtheirplatforms

inthefirstplace,'*Longfieldsaid.

"Justbecauseachildwhohaslearnedthesafetymessagesatprimaryschooldoesnotmeantheyareprepared

forallthechallengesthatsocialmediawillpresent,Longfieldsaid.

"Itmeansabiggerroleforschoolsinmakingsurechildrenarepreparedforemotionaldemandsofsocial

media.Anditmeanssocialmediacompaniesneedtotakemoreresponsibility,"Longfieldsaid.

8.Whatisthereportmainlyabout?

A.Anincreasingnumberof7-year-oldarebeingexposedtosocialmedia.

B.Socialmediaoccupiestoomuchtimeforsecondaryschoolfreshmen.

C.Manysecondaryschoolfreshmensufferfromsocialmedia-relatedstress.

D.Theuseofsocialnetworkingiscausingrelationshipproblemsforteenagers.

9.WhataresomestudentsinGrade7concernedabout?

A.Howtheyareseenonsocialmediasites.

B.Howtheycankeepawayfromsocialmedia.

C.Theirparentsmonitoringtheiruseofsocialmedia.

D.Theirparentsbanningthemtopostpicturesonsocialmedia.

10.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthereport?

A.Some10-to12-yaroldchildrentendtocopythecelebritiestheyfollow.

B.Some10-to12yeroldchildrenwishtoberecognizedbyothers.

C.Some10-to12yearoldchildrenignorethenumberoflikestheyget.

D.Some10-to12-year-oldchildrenfeelinferiortotheirfollowers.

11.WhatdoesAnneLongfieldsuggest?

A.Parentsshouldmonitorhowtheirchildrenusesocialmedia.

B.Socialmediacompaniesshouldsetanofficialagelimitof13.

C.Socialmediacompaniesshouldcreatespecialsitesforchildrenunder13.

D.Schoolsshouldhelpequipstudentsforthechallengesofsocialmedia.

Nothingfeelsmorelikesummerthananeighborhoodbarbecue.Buttheannoyanceofsummergatherings

remains:thebuzzing（嗡嗡聲）ofmosquitoesaroundourears.

“Thebuzzinginyourearismostlyjustasideeffectofthemosquito'swingsbeating,“saidMichaelRiehle,a

professorattheUniversityofArizona.€tThesounddoesn'thavealongrange,soyounoticeitmostwhentheyare

flyingaroundyourears.,,

“Fromadistance,mosquitoestrackcarbondioxidethatwegiveout.^^RiehletoldLiveScience."Theyflyback

andforthtofollowthatconcentrationlevelbacktothesource.^^

Butinfact,thatbuzzingyouhearislikelyfromafemalemosquito.That'sbecausemaleandfemale

mosquitoesleadverydifferentlives.Themalestypicallyhangoutandfeedonthesweetestpartofflowers;they

couldn'tcarelessaboutthehumanswanderingabout.Thefemales,however,needtofindabloodmealinorderto

haveenoughenergytoproduceeggs.

Assheapproaches,thefemalemosquitozerosinonbodyheatandthecarbondioxidetolandonthevictim.

Thefemalemosquitousestastesensorsonherfeettodeterminewhetherthehuman,oranyblood-bearinganimal,

isadequatetotapforhernextmeal.

Butwhilewefeelmosquitoesbuzzingaroundourears,Riehlenotedthatmostmosquitoesarenotattractedto

ourheads.Rather,thesebloodsuckersmaybemorelikelytoseekoutourfeet,whichhavebacteriathatgiveoff

attractivesmelltomosquitoes.However,mostpeopleprobablydon'tnoticeamosquitobuzzingaroundtheirankles,

hesaid.

Anotherstudyfoundthatfemalemosquitoesweremoreattractedtomenwhohadlessdiversebacteriaontheir

skinthantomenwithmorediverseskinbacteria;thesebloodsuckersalsopreferthosewhoweardarkcolors,such

asblack.

12.Whatattractsmosquitoestoourhead?

A.Thereismostcarbondioxide.B.Thefaceskiniseasytostickin.

C.Thereexiststheirfavoritesmell.D.Theycansuckmostbloodthere.

13.Whatdofemalemosquitoesusetodetermineameal?

A.Hernose.B.Hersensors.C.Hereyes.D.Herears.

14.Whatcolormighthelpavoidmosquitoesmostaccordingtothetext?

A.Black.B.Blue.C.White.D.Red.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whydomosquitoesbuzzinourears?

B.Howcanweavoidthebuzzingofmosquitoes?

C.Howaremaleandfemalemosquitoesdifferent?

D.Whateffectdoesthebuzzingofmosquitoeshave?

閱讀【云南省昆明市第一中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期第一次摸底】

BASFisaleadingchemicalcompany,withthebestteamsdevelopingintelligentsolutionsfbrour

customersandforasustainablefuture.WithlargeproductionsitesinShanghai,NanjingandChongqing,BASF

postedsalesofapproximatelyC8.5billionin2020andemployed8,948people.

WearecurrentlybuildinganewsiteinZhanjiang,GuangdongProvince,whichwouldbeBASF'slargest

investmentuponcompletion.Thesitewillbebuiltintoarolemodelforsmartmanufacturingandsustainable

productionbyadoptingthelatestdigitaltechnologies.Oursuccessasacompanyreliesontheengagementofour

employees.Foryou,thismeansexcitingopportunitiesforcareerdevelopment.

PositionDescription

Thetargetpositionservestoprovidethebesttranslationservicetotheprojectalongwiththeteammembers,

basedontheincreasedtranslationneedsalongtheprojectjourney.

MainTasks

TranslationbetweenEnglishandChineseforwrittenmaterialsthatsupporttheprojectprogress.Provide

interpretationbasedontheprojectneedswithafocusonbusinessconference,governmentaffairsand

communicationactivities.

Requirements

Nolessthan3yearsworkingexperienceswithprovenrecordintranslationinchemistryindustry;experience

withconferenceinterpretationisaplus.

?ProvenwrittencommunicationskillinChineseandEnglish.

?Provenrecordintranslationmanagementorprojectmanagementskills.

?Bachelor'sdegreeofEnglish,Communications,orrelatedfields.

?FluencyinEnglish,Mandarin,Cantonese.

?Primarylocation:Zhanjiang.Localresidentspreferred.

1.Whatpositionisofferedtoapplicants?

A.Translator.B.Salesman.

C.Researcher.D.Chemist.

2.Whichisamustforapotentialcandidate?

A.Amaster'sdiplomaofEnglish.

B.Threeyearsofworkingexperience.

C.Experiencewithconferenceinterpretation.

D.ProvenwrittencommunicationskillinChinese.

3.Wherewilltheemployeemainlywork?

A.Chongqing.B.Shanghai.

C.Nanjing.D.Zhanjiang.

ThefirsttimeIcametoBeijing,IbarelyspokeawordofChineseandhadnoideaaboutwhatitwouldmeanto

liveinanewcountry.

Iwentonadventuresinsupermarkets,thinking:"Whatisthisplace,withhundredsofnoodletypesbutonly

twobrandsofsteak?”Iwalkedaroundtogetabettersenseofthecity.IwouldstartamorningnearHouhai,which

wasamazingwithcommercialwalkways.Fromthere,Iwouldwanderintohutongs,thenarrowpathsthatwind

theirwayfromoneendofoldBeijingtotheother.Theelderlywomen,knownasdamas,satonchairsoutsidetheir

doorsteps.Occasionally,amanonabicyclewouldpassby.Toanynewcomer,Beijingseemedlikeaever-growing

citycontrastedwithitscalmsuiTOundingsandapaceoflifeseeminglyunchangedfordecades.

However,everythinginBeijinghasinfactchanged.TheOlympicsstartedtheconstructionofmoresubway

lines,anewairport,manyhigh-speedrailwayroutes,andmanyotherprojects.Intheyearssince,Beijinghas

continuedtotransformatanamazingspeed.Ihadnoideathatthe2018BeijingIwasseeingwasjustasnapshot（快

照)ofthecity'sfast-pacedturnover.

WhenIreturnedthreeyearslaterforanotherresearchproject,Ifoundthatmypicturewasentirelyoutdated,

althoughtherelaxeddamasstillsatontheirchairs.Bike-sharingcompanieshadcomeandgone.Thefolkswhohad

previouslybeenroastinglambmeatinfoodstandsonthestreetsweredistributingthegroceriesforanonline

shoppingplatformcompany.ThegroupofoldmenwhoswaminHouhaiwasonlyhalfinnumber.

Somebelievethatbecausetheyhavewandereditsdarkesthutongsandbeentoitsgrandestpalaces,theyhave

achanceofknowingBeijing,butlocalsonlylaughattheattempt.

4.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutBeijingwhenhefirstcame?

A.Itbroughthimmuchdelight.B.Itfrustratedhimallthetime.

C.Itpresentedacontrastedsight.D.Itwaspackedwitholdtraditions.

5.Whomightbetheauthorofthispassage?

A.AvisitingscholartoBeijing.B.Astudentfromtheruralvillage.

C.Acentralgovernmentofficial.D.AbusinessmanworkinginBeijing.

6.Whatdoweknowaboutdamas?

A.Theyadjusttothechangesrapidly.B.Theyhavemovedtootherplaces.

C.Theyleadabusierlifethanbefore.D.Theyseemunchangedthroughyears.

7.WhydolocalslaughattheattempttounderstandBeijing?

A.Localswillprovidevariedanswers.B.Itwillbeaneffortinvain.

C.Visitorsmayeasilybeconfused.D.Misunderstandingwillariseinnotime.

Today,methane(甲烷)isacentralbutunder-appreciatedpartofthefightagainstclimatechange.Human

activityreleasesfarlessmethanethancarbondioxide,butmethanepacksaheavierpunch.Overthecourseof20

years,atonofthegaswillwarmtheatmosphereabout86timesmorethanatonofcarbondioxide.Chiefamong

thereasonsformethaneemissions(排放)arethegassyoutputofraisingfarmanimals(cowsreleaseitmost),rice

production(certainenvironmentsinvolvemicro-organismsthatmakeit)andthefossilfuelindustry(pipelinesleak

it).

Carbondioxideremainsintheatmosphereforcenturies,makingithardtoreduceitsconcentrations.By

contrast,methanehasahalf-lifeofroughlytenyears.Ifnewemissionscanbecuttobelowtherateatwhichold

emissionsreduce,theconcentrationofmethaneremainingintheatmospherewillsoonfall,slowingglobal

warming.

Abigstepwouldbetostopmillionsoftonsofmethanefromleakingoutoffossilfuelindustryeachyear.

Naturalgasoperatorswillbeabletosellmoregasinexchangeforanacce