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2024年高二下冊(cè)英語(yǔ)期末復(fù)習(xí)之閱讀理解(人教版2019)Passage1Havingaqualityfirstaidkitallowsyoutotreatminorinjuries,preventinfections,andevenincreasethechancesofkeepinganaccidentvictimaliveuntilpropermedicalhelparrives.Wetesteddozensofthetop-ratedfirstaidkitsinlab.Basedonourtesting,herearethebestonesavailableonline.AdventureMedicalKitRecommendeduses:PicnicsItemFeature:Kitmeasuresapproximately6x8.5x3inches.Itprovidescriticalinformationonwoundcare,stabilizingsprains,andmedicationsforchildren.Itcontainsawiderangeofmedicationstotreatpain,andcommonallergies(過(guò)敏),packedinnylonouterbagwithawaterproofinnerplasticstoragebags.ProtectLifeKitRecommendeduses:TravelingItemFeature:DesignedbydoctorsandEM’Ts&CPRinstructors,thefirstaidmedicalkitispackedfulloffirstaidsupplies.Itispackedinahardshellcasewithlightweight.Thebagcanberefilled,soitisanidealminifirstaidkitforbusinesses.DisasterZoneKitRecommendeduses:EmergenciesItemFeature:Thepackisdesignedforfirstrespondersindisasterzones,withallemergencynecessities.Whateveradventuresyouengagein,takeourtacticalfirstaidkit.Shouldyouhaveanyissueswithoutfirstaidkit,contactusimmediatelyandourmedicalteamwillbeintouch.OutdoorEmergencyKitRecommendeduses:EmergenciesItemFeature:Designedbysurvivalists,itcontainsessentialfirstaidsuppliesandsurvivaltoolsrequiredforemergencies.Weighingonly2pounds,thewaterproofkitisamust-haveforyouradventures.Itisstuffedwithblanket,flashlight,multi-functionbracelet(compass,whistle),knife,two12-hourglowsticksandemergencyraincoats.1.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroducethebestfirstaidkits. B.Toaskthereaderstobuyfirstaidkits.C.Toadvocatetheimportanceoffirstaid. D.Toinformthereadersofonlinefirstaid.2.Whichkitpromisesmedicalteamsupport?A.AdventureMedicalKit. B.ProtectLifeKit.C.DisasterZoneKit. D.OutdoorEmergencyKit.3.WhatdoAdventureMedicalKitandOutdoorEmergencyKithaveincommon?A.Theyarelight-weighted.B.Theyarewater-resistant.C.Theyareintendedforchildren.D.Theyaredesignedbyrescuers.Passage2J.K.Rowlingfrequentlyshowsthereismagiceveryday.HerHarryPotterserieshashelpedpeoplethroughtimesofstressanddepressionandsheisalwaystheretodeliverwisewordsofencouragement.SheisonecelebritywhoisveryactiveonTwitter.SowhenasingledadnamedMattBurkesentheramessagethankingherfortheseries,shenoticed.Herserieshadhelpedstrengthenhisrelationshipwithhis9yearolddaughterBailey.HeincludedalinktohisarticletitledBeingaBrokeParent.Heexplainedhowhehadn’tfoundaleveloffinancialstabilitythatallowedhimtopaybillsontimeandtakehisdaughteronmoreactivitiesandevents.Thefamilyalsodoesn’thavetheInternetorTV,whichmeansthere’sno“digitalbabysitter”andhehastorelyonhisowncreativewaystobondwithhisdaughter.Sincehereceivedtheseries,themainthingthathasoccupiedthemthesedaysisreadingbookstogether.Burkeadmitsthathethoughthewas“toocool”forthebookswhentheyfirstcameoutandhewasinhistwenties,buthe’slovingreadingthemnow.“Weswitchoffchapterbychapterreadingthemoutloud,“Burkeexplains.”Thisnotonlyallowshertogetmoreusedtoreadingaloudinfrontofsomeone,butitgetsmedirectlyinvolvedinsomethingsheloves,anditgivesmethechancetobeverydramaticwhenIreadmychaptersandbringmyselfintothecharactersinthebook,whichhasproventobeatonoffun.”AfterhearingBurke’sstory,RowlingsaidhowhonoredshewaswhenHarryPotterwasapartofhisfamily’slifeandofferedBurkemorebooks.Besides,peoplearealsoofferingtosendBurkemorebooksasgifts.ForBurke,thisexperience,farmorethangifts,willbewhathetreasures.4.WhydidBurkethankJ.K.Rowlingaccordingtothetext?A.Sheguidedhimhowtowriteagoodstory.B.Sheencouragedhimwhenhewasintrouble.C.Herbookshelpedhimthroughtimesofconfusion.D.Herbookshelpedhimimprovehisbondwithhisdaughter.5.WhatisimpliedinBurke’swordsinparagraph4?A.Hehasfounditinterestingtoreadtheseries. B.Hewastoooldtounderstandtheseriesbetter.C.Hehaschosenabetterwayofreadingtheseries. D.Hehopestoplayaroleinthedramainthefuture.6.WhichwordcanbestdescribeBurke’sexperienceaccordingtothetext?A.Useless. B.Normal. C.Valuable. D.Boring.7.Whatisthemainideaofthistext?A.J.K.Rowlingchoosestohelpimprovekids’health.B.J.K.Rowlinggivesamagicalgifttoasinglefather.C.J.K.Rowlinghasadeepinfluenceonothers’growth.D.BurkecomestoknowJ.K.Rowlingthroughherseries.Passage3Blindpeoplehavelongdesiredforbrightness,butscientistsdon’thavethetechnology.Tobringthatonestepclosertoreality,ZhiyongFan,amaterialsscientistoftheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,developedanewartificialeyerecently.Thedevice,whichisaboutassensitivetolightandhassharpervisionandafasterreactiontimethanarealeyeball,mayoutperformhumaneyes.Thehumaneyeowesitswidefieldofviewandcleareyesighttotheretina(視網(wǎng)膜)—anareaatthebackoftheeyeballcoveredinlight-detectingcells.Thedesignforanewartificialeyeisbasedonthestructureofthehumaneyeandusesafriendlylight-sensitivematerial.Atthebackoftheeyeball,anartificialretinaislinedwithNanscalelightsensors(納米級(jí)光感器).Thosesensorsmeasurelightthatpassesthroughthelens(晶狀體)atthefrontoftheeye.Wiresattachedtothebackoftheretinasendsignalsfromthosesensorstotheprocessor,similartothewaynervenetworksconnecttheeyeballtothebrain.“Inthefuture,wecanusethistoreplacedamagedhumaneyes,”saystheleaddesigner.Intheory,thisartificialeyecouldseemoreclearlythanthehumaneye,becausetheartificialretinacontainsabout460millionlightsensorspersquarecentimeterwhilearealretinahasabout10millionlight-detectingcellspersquarecentimeter.Besides,theartificialeyeballrecordschangesinlightingfasterthanhumaneyescan—withinabout30to40milliseconds,ratherthan40to150milliseconds.Althoughits100-degreefieldofviewisn’tasbroadasthe150degreesahumaneyecantakein,thedevicecanseeaswellasthehumaneyeinpoorlight.HongruiJiang,anelectricalengineerattheUniversityofWisconsin,though,thinksengineersneedamuchmorepracticalandefficientwaytoproducevastseriesoftinywiresonthebackoftheartificialeyeballtogiveitsuperhumansight,whichissuperhardtoachieve.8.WhydoesZhiyongFandeveloptheartificialeye?A.Toreplacepeople’srealeyeballs. B.Togainasharpervision.C.Tohelptheblindregaintheireyesight. D.Tohelpnormaleyesperformbetter.9.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Thedesignoftheartificialeye. B.Thestructureofthehumaneye.C.Theadvantagesoftheartificialeye. D.Thematerialusedfortheartificialeye.10.Whatcanwelearnabouttheartificialeyeandthehumaneye?A.Theyhavethesamestructure.B.Theartificialeyemayseemoreclearly.C.Thehumaneyeseesbetterinweaklight.D.Theartificialeyetakesinabroaderview.11.WhichwordbestdescribesHongruiJiang’sattitudetotheartificialeye?A.Doubtful. B.Favorable. C.Unconcerned. D.Satisfied.Passage4DuringtheGoldRush,merchantsneededafasterwaytoshiptheirgoodstotheWest,turningeveryvoyageintoarace.ThecurrentrecordholderwastheSurprise,whichhadmadetheNewYorktoSanFranciscotripinninety-sixdays.Ellenplannedtobreakthatrecordwithhership,theFlyingCloud.Toachievethegoal,Ellenlearnedtousenavigation(航海)instrumentsanddothecomplicatedmathcalculationsfromhercaptainfather.ShealsostudiedpositioningchartsmadebyLieutenantMarthew,Ellen’sraceagainsttimebeganonJune2,1851.Itwasherresponsibilitytokeeptrackoftheship’sprogressandcurrentpositionandtoplanthebestcourseforittofollow.ShechoseacoursedifferentfromtheonesshipsnormallyusedandtheFlyingCloudpassedtheequatortwodayslessthaneverbefore.Headingsouth,whenEllenandtheFlyingCloudwasabouttoreachtheCapeHorn,powerfulwindslammedintotheship,tippingitsideways.Thirty-footwavescrashedoverthedeck.EllenknewthatthefastestwaytogettherewasthroughtheStraitofLeMaire.Butitwasrisky.Thenarrowstripofwaterwasonlyfourteenmileswidewithrockycoastsonbothsides.Itwouldnotbeaproblemonaclearday.ButFlyingCloudwashitwiththeirworststormyet.Betweentheblindingsnowandthelackofdaylight,visibilitywascuttoalmostnothing.EllenuseddeadreckoningtoplotacourseshehopedwouldtaketheFlyingCloudtowardtheentrancetothestrait.Finally,whentheskiescleared,Ellenwasrelievedtoseethatshewererightandeveryoneweresafeonboard.OnJuly22,luckywindspushedtheshipthroughthestrait.Finally,ateleven-thirtythemorningofAugust3l,185l,FlyingCloudhadcompleteditsvoyageineighty-ninedaysandtwenty-onehours,beatingSurprise’srecordbyanentireweek.CrowdsgatheredonthebeachtowatchFlyingCloud’sarrival.Newsofthebrokenrecordspreadquickly,makingEllenaninstantcelebrity.Herachievementswererecognizedinnewspapersacrossthecountry,Thesuccessofhervoyagerequiredacombinationofskill,experienceandcourage.Luckily,Ellenhadthemall.12.WhatwasEllen’smainjobontheFlyingCloud?A.Doingmathcalculationandmakingcharts.B.Analyzingthedataandpredictingtheweather.C.Locatingtheship’spositionanddecidingthecourse.D.Followingthecaptain’sinstructionsanddrawingmaps.13.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeEllen?A.Intelligentandgenerous. B.Braveandstraightforward.C.Adventurousandsensitive. D.Ambitiousandcommitted.14.Whichrhetoricaldeviceisusedintheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3?A.Personification. B.Simile. C.Metaphor. D.Repetition.15.WhatwasthebiggestchallengewhenEllencrossedtheStraitofLeMaire?A.Thepowerfulwaves. B.Therockycoasts.C.Thenarrowstripofwater. D.ThelowvisibilityPassage5ChatGPThasbeenbannedbyschoolsinNewYorkandLosAngeles,outofconcernthatstudentsmayuseittocheatonassignments.Despitetheseconcerns,educatorsneedn’tfearAltechnologywilltransformeducation.Instead,itwillhelpstudentstakeownershipoftheirstudiesandlearnreal-lifeskills.Today’sstudentsneedinstructionthatequipsthemwiththeskillsofreasoning,analysisandargumentationratherthanmemorizingbasicinformation.AndAlmaybeausefultoolthatpromotestheseskills.OurexperiencewithAlisperhapsbestunderstoodwhencomparedwithpreviousdisturbancesineducation.Whenprintedbooks,forexample,begantooccurinthemid-1400s,universityprofessorswerefilledwithpanic.Atthattime,lecturesdependedonaspecificmodel:Professorsreadfromtheirhand-writtentexts,whilestudentshurriedlycopiedwhatevertheyheard.Ifstudentscouldsimplybuythebooks,teacherslikelythoughtthattheywouldn’tneedtocometoclass.Yetinpractice,printinghadtheoppositeeffect:Thenumberofuniversitiesexplodedalongwiththetotalnumberofbooks.Thenewtechnologydisturbedthemechanicalaspectofeducation,butindoingsoitallowededucatorstorefocusonhigher-levelskills.Similarly,ChatGPTwillreplacethemechanicalproductionoftext,butitwon’tdecreasetheneedforhigher-levelskills.Possessingtheskillstoasktherightquestionsorstatetherightopinionswillbecomecrucialastheproductionofalogicalessaybecomesasimpletaskforamachine.Alwillserveasatoolforinformationgatheringandmechanicalorganization,butitwon’tremovethefundamentalneedforcriticalthinking.Schoolsmustrememberthateducation’svalueisn’taheadfulloffactsbutapersonwiththeskilltousethesefactswiththeavailabletoolstoenhancetheirimpactontheworld.Alisoneofthesetoolsand,whenusedstrategically,canimprovestudents’learningandperformanceinwaysnotyetseen.Therefore,itisessentialforschoolstoprovideaneducationthattrainsstudentsinhowtousetheavailabletoolsforinformation.Unlesstheyadaptquicklytothechangingtrendsofeducation,theywillbeleftbehindbyrapidinnovationandchange.16.Whatistheeducators’majorconcernaboutAltechnology?A.Thepossiblechangesineducation.B.Students’gradesoftheassignments.C.Students’fearoftechnologicalreform.D.Thelackofinstructionsandequipment.17.Whydoestheauthormentiontheinventionofprintingtechnology?A.Tojustifytheconcernoftheprofessors.B.ToshowthesimilarvalueofAltechnology.C.Toclarifypreviousdisturbancesineducation.D.Tohighlighttheinfluenceofprintingtechnology.18.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheuseofAltechnology?A.Doubtful. B.Concerned. C.Critical. D.Supportive.19.Whatdoestheauthorrecommendschoolstodointhelastparagraph?A.Replacethemechanicalproductionoftext.B.DesigntheircoursesbasedonAltechnology.C.Catchupwiththequickevolutionofeducation.D.Provideacoursefocusingoninformationgathering.Passage6TwelvegramsofmoonarrivedatFerl’slaboratoryinanundecorateddeliverybox.Ferl,agardeningexpertattheUniversityofFlorida,hadwaitedmorethanadecadeforthatmoment.Thesmallboxofdirtheldsomeofthelastremainingunopenedsamplesofmoondust,calledregolith,collectedbyastronautsonthelunarmissions.Despitemonthsofpractice,heliftedthesamplewithtremblinghands.“It’sfreaky,scarystuff,”hesays,“mean,whathappensifyoudropthat?”Ferlandhisteamwereabouttobecomethefirstresearcherstogrowplantsinactuallunarsoil.Theexperimentwaspartofalunarresearchwhichaimstosendhumansbacktothemoonlaterthisdecadeinamoresustainableway.Longerdurationstaysrequireastronautstohaveasourceoffood.“Allofhumanexplorationhasbeendrivenbytheabilitytokeepcrewsfed,”saysGil,aresearchernotinvolvedinthestudy.AndFerl’sexperimentoffersasignificantfirststepinthisjourney.Totestthemoonsoil,Ferl’steamdividedthesamplesinto12potsof900milligramsapieceandplantedseedsinthem.Theseedsdevelopedsuccessfully,buttheplantshadtroublegrowinghealthyroots.Themoonsoillacksimportantmicrobes,whichplayasignificantroleinregulatingplantgrowthhormones(激素),reducingenvironmentalstress,andabsorbingessentialnutrients.Withoutnaturalmicrobes,theplantsstruggledtoabsorbnutrientsandmanagestress.Additionally,thelackofwatercancausethesoiltobecomedifficulttoworkwith.Theseedlingsfailedtogrowstronglyinregolithalone,butFerlhopestocontinuestudyinghowlifemighttakeholdinotherwiselow-yieldsoil,withaneyetowardbothboostinghumanity’sprospectsofftheplanetandimprovingagricultureinlow-yieldsoilshereathome.“Mostofusarenotgoingtogotospace,”hesays,“Butifwecanengineerawaytoproducethesekindsofcropsinsuchanunforgivingenvironment—likethelunarsurface—wecanapplythattomeetourfoodchallengesinareasthatjustcan’tgrowfoodanymore.”20.HowdidFerlfeelwhenreceivingthebox?A.movedandsurprised. B.scaredbutcurious.C.worriedbutrelieved. D.cautiousandnervous.21.WhydidFerlcarryouttheexperiment?A.Tofeedthecrewofhisresearchteam.B.Toensurefoodsupplyforspaceexploration.C.Toprovidesustainableenergyforlunarmissions.D.Tosendtheastronautsbacktothemooninashortertime.22.Whatcanbedonetoimprovelunarcropsproduction?A.Addingmicrobesandwateringitproperly.B.Dividingregolithequallyandmanagingstress.C.Growinghealthyrootsandmakingregolithdry.D.Choosingsuitableseedsandregulatinghormones.23.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theoriginalgoalofthestudy. B.ThelimitationofspacefarmingC.Theapplicationoftheexperimentresult. D.Thefactorscausingtheexperimentfailure.Passage7InaParisianoldshoefactoryonthecity’soutskirts,anewkindoflifeistakingroot.Neoplants,astartupfromParis,hasdevelopedaspecialhouseplantthatcouldpotentiallyhelpimproveindoorairqualitybyremovingharmfulpollutants.Theplantisamodifiedvarietyofoneofthemostpopularandlow-maintenancehouseplants.ItsDNAhasbeenalteredtoenhanceitscapacitytoabsorbvolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs)fromtheairwebreatheinsideourhomes.TheseVOCsincludesubstanceslikeformaldehyde,benzene.toluene.ethylbenzene,andxylene,whicharecommonlyfoundindoorsandcanbeharmfulinlargequantities.ThegenetictweakingalsoallowstheplanttoconverttheabsorbedVOCsintosubstancesitcanuse.suchassugarsandcarbondioxide,whichthenfuelitsgrowth.WhileNeoplants’conceptisquitepromising,provingitseffectivenessisachallenge.Plantshopsoftenclaimtheirgreenerycanpurifytheair,butmuchofthisbeliefstemsfromresearchconductedbyNASAbackin1989.Theyfoundthathouseplantscouldindeedabsorbcertaintoxins.However,achievingthesameleveloftoxinremovalassimplyopeningawindowwouldrequireanimpracticalnumberofplants

—anywherefrom10to1,000persquaremeter.So,doesNeoplants’geneticallymodifiedhouseplantofferabettersolution?Fieldtestshaven’tyieldeddefinitiveresultsyet,butthereishopeformoreconclusivetestinginthefuturewiththehelpofanewlabequippedwithuniquenon-absorbentroomsthatmimicreal-lifeconditions.Additionally,thecompanyisexploringpotentialapplicationsforitsgene-editingtechnologyinareassuchascarboncaptureandphytoremediation,whereplantsareusedtocleanupcontaminatedenvironmentsNeoplantsisrelyingonpatienceandabitoffaith.Ittakestimeforinnovationstomature.“Thiswillbethefirsttimesuchaproductexists.”saysthecompany’sCEO.drawingaparalleltotheearlydaysofcomputers,whichwerenotverypowerfulinitiallybutstillrepresentedasignificantbreakthrough.WithNeoplants’vision,theoldshoefactoryontheedgeofParisisn’tjustaplacewhereshoesweremade;it’swhereanovelapproachtocleaningourindoorairisbeingcultivated—onethatcouldsomedaymakeourhomeshealthierandmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.24.WhatdoesNeoplants’geneticallymodifiedhouseplantaimtodo?A.maintainitscapacityeasily B.a(chǎn)bsorbVOC’smassivelyC.a(chǎn)lteritsDNAcompletely D.fuelitsgrowthquickly25.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A.TheabsorbedVOCscanenhancethegrowthoftheplant.B.OpeningawindowcanremovethesameleveloftoxinsastheNeoplants.C.Neoplantswillneedpowerfulcomputerstomakeasignificantbreakthrough.D.Conclusivetestingneedsconductingtoachievedefiniteresults.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedterm“phytoremediation”inparagraph5mostlikelymean?A.Theprocessofusingplantstoabsorbnutrients. B.Theprocessofusingplantstopurifytheair.C.Theprocessofusingplantstoexploreapplications. D.Theprocessofusingplantstoeditcertaingenes.27.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Sciencefiction. B.Ascientifictextbook. C.Anewsarticle. D.Anartmagazine.Passage8Itisthoughtthatmusiccanmakemathsmoreenjoyable,keepstudentsengagedandhelpcasefearoranxietytheyhaveaboutmaths.Tofindoutmore,TurkishresearcherDrAycaAkin,fromtheDepartmentofSoftwareEngineering,AntalyaBelekUniversity,searchedacademicdatabasesforresearchonthetopicpublishedbetween1975and2022.Shethencombinedtheresultsof55studiesfromaroundtheworld,involvingalmost78,000youngpeoplefromkindergartenpupilstouniversitystudents,tocomeupwithananswer.Studentstookmathstestsbeforeandaftertakingpartintheinterventionandthechangeintheirscoreswascomparedwiththatofyoungsterswhodidn’ttakepartinanintervention.Theuseofmusic,whetherinseparatelessonsoraspartofmathsclasses,wasassociatedwithgreaterimprovementinmathsovertime.Theintegratedlessonshadthebiggesteffect,witharound73%ofstudentswhohadintegratedlessonsdoingsignificantlybetterthanyoungsterswhodidn’thaveanytypeofmusicalintervention.Some69%ofstudentswholearnedhowtoplayinstrumentsand58%ofstudentswhohadnormalmusiclessonsimprovedmorethanpupilswithnomusicalintervention.Theresultsalsoindicatethatmusichelpsmorewithlearningarithmeticthanothertypesofmathsandhasabiggerimpactonyoungerpupilsandthoselearningmorebasicmathematicalconcepts.DrAkinpointsoutthatmathsandmusichavemuchincommon,suchastheuseofsymmetrysymbols.Bothsubjectsalsorequireabstractthoughtandquantitativereasoning.Limitationsoftheanalysisincludetherelativelysmallnumberofstudiesavailableforinclusion.Thismeantitwasn’tpossibletolookattheeffectoffactorssuchasgender,socioeconomicstatusandlengthofmusicalinstructionontheresults.DrAkinadds,“Encouragingmathematicsandmusicteacherstoplanlessonstogethercouldhelpeasestudents’anxietyaboutmathematics,whilealsoboostingachievement.”28.HowdidDrAkinconductherresearch?A.Bylaunchingaquestionnaireonline. B.Bycreatingadatamodel.C.Byanalyzingdataworldwide. D.Bysurveyinguniversitystudents.29.Whatwerethestudentsaskedtodotoreflecttheeffectoftheintervention?A.Takemathstests. B.Developabstractthought.C.Planlessonswithmusicteachers. D.Learnmorebasicmathematicalconcepts.30.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheresearch?A.Overall. B.Sensitive. C.Subjective. D.Imperfect.Passage9Dragons,afamousimaginarybeastbornfromfantasy,areoftenpresentinstoriesinthewestandeast.Inbothcultures,dragonsaregenerallyrecognizedasmassivecreaturescapableofflight.Theyhavegreatpowerandareoftenassociatedwithmagicalabilities.However,duetotheirdifferentculturalrootsandimages,thereexistsignificantdifferencesinthewaydragonsareregardedinthewestandeast,particularlyinChina.Chinesedragonsmostresemblesnakes,andhavefourclawsandnowings.Theyoftenhavefeaturesofotheranimals,includingcarp,tigers,andeagles.Inthecontrast,Westerndragonslooklikehugelizardswithbigclawsandlargebat-likewings,andareoftenshownwithspinesorroughscales.IntraditionalChineseculture,adragonisasymbolofluck,powerandhighstatus.Theycancauseweatherchangesandbringrainfalltothefieldstoensurerichharvests.Theyareconsidereddivinecreatures,whichholdanimportantpositionastheheadofthefourspirits.Therefore,tosymbolizetheirpower,ancientChineseemperorsdecoratedtheirclotheswithdragonpatterns.Theseclothesareknownasdragonrobes.ManyChineseviewthedragonasanationalsymbol,proudlyreferringtothemselvesas“descendantsofthedragon”.Inthewest,however,adragonsymbolizesanevilcreaturethatspreadsviolenceandterrorthroughouttheland.Theyarebelievedtobetransformedbythedevil,withtheabilitytobreathefireorspitpoison.Manywesterntalesshowdragonsbeingdefeatedandkilledtoprotectpeoplefromdanger.Today,dragonscontinuetoevolve,exceedingtraditionalboundariesandfindingnewsignificanceinglobalculture.Theyarenolongerassociatedwithevilorgood,butratherascomplexcharacterswiththeirownuniquepersonalitiesandmotivations.Forexample,ToothlessfromHowtoTrainYourDragonbeginsasadangerousdragonbutevolvesintoamisunderstoodbeingwithloveandcompassion.Thischallengestheideaofdragonsasnaturallyevil,presentingthemascomplexbeingswithemotionsandmotivations.31.Whatdowesterndragonsandeasterndragonshaveincommon?A.Theyarehugeandpowerful. B.Theyhaveroughskin.C.Theyareintheshapeofsnakes. D.Theyhavebigclawsandwings.32.Whatdoweknowfromparagraph3?A.Westerndragonsareasymbolofauthorityandviolence.B.Dragonsarebelievedtocausechaosinwesternculture.C.Chinesedragonscancontrolrainfallandbreathefire.D.DragonsinChinacanprotectpeoplefromdanger.33.Whatisnewaboutdragonsintoday’sglobalculture?A.Theyhavemorediversefeelingsandcharacters.B.Theyhavecomplicatedmotivationswithbornlove.C.Theyarecommonlyregardedasadventurouscreatures.D.Theytendtorepresenthumanspiritsfacingchallenges.34.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheImagesofDragonsinWesternTraditions. B.TheOriginofDragonsinChineseHistory.C.TheMagicalAnimalsinDifferentCountries. D.TheDragonElementsinGlobalCulture.Passage10TikTok,thewidelypopularsocialmediaplatform,hastakentheworldbystormwithitsshort-formvideosandaddictivecontent.ButdidyouknowthatthereisalsoaChineseversionofTikTok?TheChineseversionofTikTokiscalledDouyin,andithasquicklybecomeoneofthemostwidelyusedappsinChina.Launchedin2016byBeijing-basedtechcompanyByteDance,DouyinhasattractedanenormoususerbaseandreshapedthesocialmedialandscapeinChina.So,howdidDouyingainsuchvastpopularityinChina?OneofthefactorscontributingtoDouyin’ssuccessisthelargepopulationofsmartphoneusersinChina.Withover1.4billionpeople,Chinahasamassiveuserbaseforsocialmediaplatforms.Additionally,theriseininternetpenetrationandtheavailabilityofaffordablesmartphoneshavemadeiteasierforpeopletoaccessanduseDouyin.DouyintakesadvantageofChina’scultureofsharingandenjoyingbite-sizedcontent.InChina.therehasalwaysbeenastrongdemandforshort-formentertainment,includingpopularformatslikevarietyshows,quickcomedyskits,andmusicvideos.Douyinprovidesaplatformforuserstoeasilycreateandshareshortvideos,allowingthemtoexpresstheircreativityandtalent.Douyinleveragesthepowerofsocialnetworkeffects.Userscanfolloweachother,likeandcommentonvideos,andengagewithalargecommunityoflike-mindedindividuals.Thissenseofbelongingandcommunityencouragesthemtospendmoretimeontheplatform.Moreover.Douyincontinuouslyimprovesitsfeaturesandalgorithmstoenhanceuserexperienceandkeepusersengaged.TheappusesadvancedAItechnologytoanalyzeuserpreferencesandprovidepersonalizedrecommendations,ensuringthatusersseecontentthatisrelevantandinterestingtothem.Overall,theriseoftheChine

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