【培優(yōu)沖刺專練04】閱讀理解（解析版）【查缺補漏】

試卷第=page11頁，共=sectionpages33頁Part1時事熱點（2024·浙江·二模）USArmyveteran(退伍老兵)Mazyckrememberswhendoctorstoldhershewouldneverwalkagain.She’dbeenparalyzedfromthewaistdownafteraseriousaccidentwhileparachutingin2003.Thedoctorsneversaidanythingaboutfloating,though.In2021,shegottodojustthat.Mazyckwasoneof12participantsinaZeroGflight,organizedbythegroupAstroAccess.Thistypeofflightrecreatestheweightlessnessthatastronautsexperiencewithoutgoingallthewaytospace.FlyingoverthePacificOceanoffSouthernCalifornia,themodified747jetairplanemade15steepdivesandclimbs,allowingtheflyersmultipleperiodsofweightlessness.TheexperienceleftMazyckfeelingjoyful.“TheflightwassomethingthatIwouldhaveneverinmywildestdreamsthoughtIwould’veexperienced,”shesays,“especiallythefloating,theweightlessness.”Traditionally,strictphysicalrequirementshavepreventeddisabledpeoplefrombecomingastronauts.AstroAccessisworkingtomakespaceaccessibletoall.“Spaceremovesthebarriersbetweenpeople;nowisthetimetoremovethebarrierstospaceitself,”saysMazyck,“ItissendingamessagetopeoplewhohavehistoricallybeenexcludedfromSTEMthatnotonlyisthereroomforyouinspace,thereisaneedforyou.”Duringtheflight,shesays,theparticipantsdidexperimentsandmadeobservations.Theytooknoteofthingsthatpeoplewithoutcertaindisabilitiesmightnotrealizeareissues.Forexample,peoplewhocouldn’tgripwiththeirlegsneededanotherwaytoholdthemselvesstillwhileweightless.Thegroupalsoexperimentedwithsignalinglightsforthedeafandwithwaysofusingbraille(盲文)fortheblind.Thesetypesofissuesareeasyenoughtoaddress.Nowisthetimetomakespaceaccessible—beforespacetourismorspacesettlementsbecomecommonplace.“Iamsoproudandelatedaboutwhat’shappeninghere,”Mazyckadds.“Wearepavingthewayforthefuture.”1．WhatdoweknowaboutAstroAccess?A．Itredesignsjetairplanes. B．Itoffersweightlessnessexperience.C．Itprovidesphysicaltreatment. D．Ittrainsthedisabledtobeastronauts.2．Whatisrequiredintheflightsfortheparticipants?A．Astronautexperience. B．Steepdivesandclimbs.C．Weightlessnessperiods. D．Trialsandobservations.3．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMazyck?A．Generousanddetermined. B．Caringandpersistent.C．Courageousandoptimistic. D．Ambitiousandinnovative.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．PavingtheWayfortheFuture B．DisabledAmericansMakeIttoSpaceC．MakingSpaceaPlaceforEveryone D．USVeteransExperienceZeroGFlight（2024·湖南岳陽·二模）Predictingextremeweathereventsisatrickybusiness.Changingclimateconditionshaveincreasedthefrequencyofseverestorms,floods,andheatwaves,alongwithlargerwildfires.Asaresult,scientistsareusingartificialintelligence(AI)techniquesformoreaccurateforecaststhathelptominimizedamageandsavelives.ResearchersatPennsylvaniaStateUniversityhaveworkedtogetherwithmeteorologists(氣象學(xué)家)toanalyzemorethan50,000weathersatelliteimagestoquicklyidentifystorms.Theyfoundcomma-shapedcloudformationsthatoftenleadtosevereweathersuchashail,blizzards,highwinds,andthunderstorms.Computerswerethentaughtusingcomputervisionandmachinelearningtoautomaticallydetectthesecloudsfromsatelliteimages,withalmost100percentaccuracy,inlessthanaminute.Byrefocusingmeteorologists’attentiononpotentialstormcloudformationtheAItoolhelpedpredict64percentofsevereweathereventsandbeatestablisheddetectionsystems.Expensivesupercomputersareoftenusedtoprocessvastamountsofdataneededforaccurateweatherprediction.ButpowerfulAImethodscanrunonsmallercomputers.ClimateriskandplanningcompanyClimateAIusesatechniquetodownscaleglobalweatherforecaststoalocalscale,cuttingdownoncostsandcomputingpower.Itusesamachinelearningtechniquethatpitstwoneuralnetworksagainsteachother.Theneuralnetworks-designedtoworklikeneuronsconnectedinthebrain-fightandtraineachotherusingglobalweatherdatauntiltheygetaresult.UsingthismethodClimateAIresearchersgeneratehighlyaccurateandinexpensivelocalforecastsforhoursordaysahead.Andbecauseitisnotascostly,itallowspoorercountriesaffectedbyclimatechangetouseforecaststochangethewaytheyfarm,buildbridges,roads,orhomes,andadapttoextremeweather.AveragecostsassociatedwithextremeweathereventsintheUnitedStateshaveincreasedsteadilysince1980.Thesehavecostlyimpactsoncities’basicservices,infrastructure,housing,humanlivelihoods,andhealth.AIhelpsustocalculatethatriskandcanbeusedasapreventivemeasure.5．WhatcanbeinferredfromPara.1?A．Inaccurateforecastsminimizethedestruction.B．AIenhancesaccuracyinmakingweatherprediction.C．Lessnaturaldisastersarecausedbyclimatechange.D．Changeableclimatedecreasedthefrequencyofseriousstorms.6．WhichisNOTanadvantageofAItool?A．Beingsteadier. B．Beingcheaper.C．Beingquicker. D．Beingmoreprecise.7．WhatisthefunctionofPara.5?A．ToexplainhowClimateAIworks.B．TointroducewhyAImethodsareused.C．ToshowwhereClimateAIcanbeapplied.D．ToidentifywhateffectsoftheAItoolhas.8．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsAItechniquesinpredictingextremeweather?A．Critical. B．Approving. C．Objective. D．Indifferent.（2024·江蘇鹽城·模擬預(yù)測）Justafterhatching,manybirdslearntoidentifyandfollowthefirstmovingobjecttheyencounter—aprocesscalledimprinting,whichcanofferprotectioninthewildasithelpsthemstaynearaparent.Itdoesn’ttakemuchvisualinformationforabirdtolearntopreferoneobjectandfollowit.ResearcherswantedtoknowwhetherAImodelscalledtransformerscoulddoasimilartaskwithlimitedinputs.Transformersaregenericlearningsystemsthatcanbetrainedtoperformawidevarietyoftasks,makingthemusefulinbothAIchatbotssuchasChatGPTandincomputervisionapplications,suchasautonomouscarnavigation.“Todirectlycomparelearningalgorithms(計算程序)tobrains,weneedtotrainthemonthesameexperiences,”saysSamanthaWoodatIndianaUniversityBloomington.Shefirstraisedchicksinaboxwheretheonlyvisualstimulationcamefromarotating3Dobjectpresentedonascreen.Afterthefirstweek,sheraneachchickthroughhundredsoftesttrialsthatshowedthatsameobjectononescreen－presentedfrombothfamiliarandunfamiliarperspectives－anddisplayedasecondunfamiliarobjectonanotherscreen.Thechicksspentmoreoftheirtimenearthefirstobject,suggestingtheyhadimprintedonit.Theresearcherthencreatedavirtualsimulation(仿造物)oftheset-upandusedavirtualagenttomovethroughitwhilelookingaroundandrecordingafirst-personview.Thatprovidedtensofthousandsofsimulatedimagesfortrainingandevaluatingfourtransformermodels.TheAImodelshadjust300millisecondstolearnfromeachsimulatedimage－approximating(接近于)howlongbiologicalneurons(神經(jīng)元)fireafterbeingpresentedwithanimage.TheresearcherfoundthattheAIscouldlearntorecognisea3Dobjectasquicklyandaccuratelyasthechicks.Thestudyis“agreatpieceofwork”incomparingmachineperformancewithbiologicalbrains,saysAntoneMartinho-TruswellattheUniversityofSydney.Buthealsonotes,“Wemightbeabletosaythatthechick‘saw’itsimprintingobject,butthatwillhaveacomponent(成分)ofexperiencetoit.Particularlyasimprintingistodowithidentifyingitsmother,itwouldbeunsurprisingifthatvisualexperiencewerecombinedwithasuiteofothercomponentsofexperience:fearyieldingtocomfort,forexample,asthechickcomestoregardtheobjectasitsimprinted‘mother’.”9．Whydonewbornbirdsengageinimprinting?A．Toenhancetheirnavigationskills.B．Todeveloptheirsocialbehaviour.C．Toimprovetheircommunicationwithotherbirds.D．Toestablishaprotectiveconnectionwithaguardian.10．HowdidSamanthaWoodconducttheinitialexperimentwithchicks?A．Sheraisedtheminanenvironmentwitharotatingvisualelement.B．Sheexposedthemtovariousvisualstimulationsinthewild.C．Sheshowedthemvariousmovingobjectsonscreens.D．Sheobservedtheirbehaviourinanaturalhabitat.11．Whatroledidthevirtualsimulationplayintheresearch?A．Toimitatethenaturalbehaviourofbirds.B．Toassesstheeffectivenessofvirtualagents.C．ToexaminetheAlmodels’abilitytoidentifya3Dobject.D．Tocreateavisuallydiverseenvironmentforthechicks.12．AccordingtoAntoneMartinho-Truswell,whatposesachallengeincomparingmachineperformancewithbiologicalbrains?A．RapidlearningpaceofAImodels.B．Recreatingreal-worldenvironmentsforexperiments.C．Thecomplexityanddiversityofbiologicalexperiences.D．Conductingadditionalexperimentswitharangeofanimals.（2024·陜西安康·三模）Duringspacemissions,astronautscanexperiencealossofsomeoftheinnerstructuralsupportintheirbones.Fortripsinspacelastingatleastsixmonths,thatlossisequaltoabout20yearsofaging.Luckily,anewstudyfindsayearbackonEarthrebuildshalfofthestrengthlostintheaffectedbone.ExercisescientistLeighGabelwaspartofateamthattracked17astronauts,eachofwhomhadspentfourtosevenmonthsinspace.Theteammeasuredthe3-Dstructureofbone.Theyfocusedonthestructureofthetibia(脛骨)andthelower-armbone.Theresearcherstookimagesofthebones3times—beforespaceflightandagainsixmonthsandoneyearlaterwhentheastronautsreturnedhomefromspace.Fromthesepictures,Gabel’steamcalculatedanastronaut’sbonestrengthanddensity(密度)ateachofthosetimes.Whatdidtheyfindthroughcomparisonofthepictures?AstronautsinspaceforlessthansixmonthsregainedtheirpreflightbonestrengthafterayearbackonEarth.Butthosewhostayedinspacelongersufferedpermanenthonelossintheirtibias.Thatlosswasequaltoadecadeofaging.Thelower-armbonesshowedalmostnoloss.Thatwaslikelybecausethesearen’tweight-bearinghonesonEarth,Gabelexplains.Infact,thosearmscangetabiggerworkoutinspacethanonEarthasastronautsusethemtomovearoundtheircraftbypushingoffhandlesanddoors.“Inereasingweight-liftingexercisesinspacecouldhelpalleviate(緩解)bonelossinthelegs,”saysStevenBoyd,alsoinexercisescientist.“Withlongerspaceflight,wecanexpectbiggerboneloss—andprobablyabiggerproblemwithrecovery,”saysphysiologistLaurenceVico.“Spaceagenciesshouldalsoconsiderotherbonehealthmeasures,suchasnutrition,toreducebonelossandincreaseboneformation.”13．WhydidGabel’steamtakepicturesatdifferenttimes?A．Toofferevidencefortheirpredictions.B．Toshowtheirrespectfortheastronauts.C．Tocomparethechangesintheastronauts’bones.D．Tofindouttheproperlengthofstayinginspaceforastronauts.14．WhichofthefollowingmayGabelagreewith?A．Aspaceflightinlessthanhalfayeardoesnoharmtoastronauts.B．Astronautscomingbackfromaspaceflightlookmucholder.C．Astronautscanavoidbonelossthroughdoingenoughexercise.D．Thereisalmostnodifferenceintheastronauts’lower-armbones.15．Whatcanweconcludefromthistext?A．PeopleonEarthneversufferboneloss.B．Thefindingofthenewstudyisgoodnewsforastronauts.C．The17astronautsknewthebonelossbeforetheirspaceflights.D．AstronautscanregaintheirbonestrengthassoonastheyreturntoEarth.16．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Howtopreventbonelossinspace.B．Problemsfacedbyastronautsinspace.C．Astronauts’sufferingfrombonelossinspace.D．Astronauts’contributionstothedevelopmentofscience.Part2人與自我（2024·浙江·二模）Adiethighinproteinisoftenpromotedaspartofahealthylifestyle,andmanydietsencourageconsumerstoreducefatsinfavorofproteintoloseweightandgainleanmuscle.ForthestudyinNatureMetabolism,BettinaMittendorferandcolleaguesfoundthatwhileincreasingtheproportionofproteinindailycalorieintakeisbeneficial,consumingproteintoomuchnotonlydoesn’taddtothedevelopmentofleanmusclebutcancauseunintendednegativehealtheffects.“Consumersarebeingledtobelievethattheycannevergettoomuchproteinintheirdiet,”saysMittendorfer.“However,ourresearchshowsthatspecificaminoacids(氨基酸),whicharethebuildingblocksofprotein,cantriggerheartdiseasethroughasignalingmechanismatthecellularlevelintheblood.”Anaminoacidfoundinanimal-proteinfoods,suchasbeef,eggs,andmilk,wasfoundtoberesponsibleforsignalingactivityincellsthattypicallyclearawayrubbishinbloodvessels.Asconsumptionofdietaryproteinincreases,sodoestheconsumptionofleucine(亮氨酸),thespecificaminoacidresponsiblefortriggeringthiscellularactivityintheblood.Whenfunctioningnormally,thesecellsworktokeepbloodvesselsfreefromplaque(血小板)buildup.Whentheirproductionbecomesoveractive,theresultingaccumulationofspentcellsinthevascularsystemcancausetheplaquebuildupandblockagestheyaresupposedtoprevent.Theresultinghardeningofthearteries(動脈)isaleadingriskfactorforheartattackandstroke.“OurhopeistoeventuallyfindtheGoldilocksapproachformaximizingthehealthbenefitsofdietaryprotein,suchasbuildingleanmuscle,whileavoidingthehealthdrawbacksfromoverconsumption.”saysMittendorfer.Theresearchersfoundthatconsumingmorethan22%ofdailycaloriesfromproteincarriesmoredownsideriskthandietarybenefit.Foranormaladult,20to30gramsofproteinpermeal,or60to90gramsofproteinperdayisadequatetosupporthealth.Thestudycombinedhumantrialswithexperimentsinmiceandcells.17．Whichofthefollowingisthefindingoftheresearch?A．Itisbeneficialtotakeinproteinindailydiets.B．Adiethighinproteinisalwaysconsideredasahealthylifestyle.C．Manyconsumersareinfavorofproteintoloseweightandgainmuscle.D．Consumingproteintoomuchdoesn’tdogoodtotheleanmuscledevelopment.18．Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytocauseheartattackandstroke?A．Theplaquebuildup. B．Animal-proteinfoods.C．Thehardeningofthearteries. D．Overactivecellularactivityintheblood.19．Whatistheproperwaytomakegooduseofprotein?A．Totakeinproperamountofproteinpermeal.B．Toexerciseeverydayinordertobuildleanmuscle.C．Toconsumemorethan22%ofdailycaloriesfromprotein.D．Todomoreexperimentsinmiceandcellstoprovideevidence.20．Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A．Itisconductedinarelativelyscientificway.B．Itfinallyfindsaproperapproachtokeepfit.C．Itistotallyagainstwhatpeoplehavebelieved.D．Itoffersadietstandardforpeopleofallagesallovertheworld.（2024·遼寧·模擬預(yù)測）Whatisabarrier?Itusuallyreferstoanobstacleoradifficultythatpreventsyoufromachievingsomething.Whetheritwasinyourpast,oryou’representlyfacingone,youhavetoresolveit.Whilemanypeopleavoidbarriers,denytheirexistenceorletbarrierscontrolthemselves,whatstandyoutakeonbarrierswilldefinetheoutcomeofwhetheryourisefromthechallenge,orremainstuckinit.Herearesomemoregreatthingstoloveaboutbarriers.Firstofall,barriersgiveyoumotivations.Sometimesbarrierscanresetyourgoals.Youmightbefacedwithsetbacksordifficulties,you’reforcedtore-think,andre-examineyourpath.Youmayendupfocusingonsomethingnewandexciting.Or,youmayconcentrateonsomethingthatyouotherwisewouldn’thaveifnotfortheparticularsetback.Byhavingtoovercomeanobstacle,you’llbefulfillingapurpose,ratherthanjustgoingthroughthemotions.Also,barriersprepareyoufortheunexpected.Theyserveasguidesforwheretogonext.Eventhoughbarrierscanbringoutmanynegativeemotionsinus,suchasfrustration,anger,orsadness,it’simportanttorealizethattheydon’tstopyoufromreachingyourintendedgoals.Instead,they,inaway,giveyoutimetostopandthinkifperhapsthereisanewandbetterpathtotakeandwhatyoucanprepareforwhatwillhappenalongtheway.Barriersshiftyourperspective.Barriers,moreoftenthannot,areunavoidable.Lifewillneverstopthrowingyounewbarriers.So,thebestthingtodoisknowhowtobetterseeandapproachtheseobstacles,andtransformthemintoopportunitiesforself-improvement.Themoreyou’reabletoseebarriersasbeinganadvantagetoyourlife,thebetteryou’llbeatmanagingthem.Itwillberewardingtoacceptbarriers,whichwillmakeyouconstantlychangeandadapttonewsituations,thusallowingyoutogrowintoabetterversionofyourself.21．Whatisthedeterminingfactoroftheoutcomewhenfacingbarriers?A．Yourspecificgoals. B．Yourownattitude.C．Yourdiversepreparations. D．Yourstrongwillpower.22．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutbarriers?A．Theybringyoupositiveemotions.B．Theypreventyoufromrealizingyourgoals.C．Theyareavoidableifyouprepareforthemwell.D．Theyenableyoutoviewthingsinadifferentway.23．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“approach”inparagraph4mean?A．Tocopewith. B．Togoover.C．Tocomeneartosb. D．Tospeaktosbaboutsth.24．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Lifeisalwaysthrowingusbarriers. B．Barriersaredouble-edgedswords.C．Embracingbarriersbenefitsalot. D．Meetingbarriersisactuallyavoidable.（2024·遼寧·模擬預(yù)測）WhattotasteinKualaLumpur2024GreatrestaurantsinKualaLumpurofferagenuineglobaldiningexperience.Whetheryouarelookingtoenjoyheartycomfortfoodorsomelocaldelicacies(佳肴),thecity’sdiningscenesatisfiesallcomers.CantaloupeSituatedabout20minutesfromdowntownMalacca,itisahome-basedeatery(餐館)withabout10tablesmannedbyfouroperators.Unlikemostrestaurants,foodisself-servicehere,withdishesplacedoncateringpansforcustomerstochoosefrom.ItservestraditionalMalaysiandisheswithdistinctChineseinfluences.Youwillfindricedumplingsandchickenrendangamongtheofferings.Ithastwobranchesinthecity.Theirdishesselloutfast,soit’dbebesttoheadtherebeforelunchtime.Mum’sPlaceNothingbringsmorecomfortthanmom’scooking.Withrecipesinspiredbytheowners’mother,thisrestaurantbringsyouNyonyadishesthataregenuinelyMalaysian.LyinginthedistrictofDamansaraPerdana,Mum’sPlaceisaneighbourhoodrestaurantwithitsmaincustomersfromresidentsnearby.Someofthebestdishesincludecencarufish;devilcurrychickenandbeefrendang.YumYumRestaurantSituatedinthebeautifulShangri-LaHotel,YumYumRestaurantisamongthelocals’manyfavouritespotstodineat.ItoffersaninterestingNyonyaandThaifoodwithChineseinfluencesthatmakethemstandout.Theclassicdishesincludesambalpetaiprawns,assamfishheadandYumYumegg.Itcangetcrowdedhere,soit’dbebesttoheadthereearlyorcallaheadforreservations.TroikaSkyDiningOfferingfinedining,theamazingTroikaSkyDiningundoubtedlystandsoutfromthepack.Setonthe23rdfloorofTowerBofTheTroika,itgoeswithoutsayingthatthecloud-skimmingviewsherearesomethingelseentirely.Thefoodiswhathelpsitstandout.Itservesaward-winningFrench,Italian,Greek,andSpanishfoodandadventurousmenuofhigh-endpizzasandpasta.25．What’suniqueaboutCantaloupe？A．Itisacafeteria. B．Itisahotel-basedeatery.C．Ithasabranchinthecity. D．Itrequiresreservationsinadvance.26．WherearethedishescombinedwithChinesestyleavailable?A．CantaloupeandMum’sPalace.B．CantaloupeandYumYumRestaurant.C．Mum’sPlaceandTroikaSkyDining.D．YumYumRestaurantandTroikaSkyDining.27．WhatcancustomersdowhileeatinginTroikaSkyDining?A．Helpservefood. B．Winanaward.C．Playadventurousgames. D．Enjoybreathtakingviews.（2024·江西吉安·一模）EveryyearovertheChristmasholiday,Ideclutterandorganizemykids’rooms.Ijustcan’tstandthethoughtofaddingmoreclutter(雜物)totheircabinetswhenthey’realreadyfullypackedwithallthatstuff.It’snosecretthatclutterweighsonusmentally,andwhenit’snotdealtwith,theproblemonlyworsens.Allthatstuffcanmakeusfeelanxiousandoverwhelmed.Andifit’sinourbedrooms,itcanevenkeepusfromsleepingwell.Researchhasshownthatthosewithclutteredbedroomshavemoretroublegettingenoughsleep.Iseparatetheirtoys,books,andclothingintooneofthreepiles:fordonations,friendswithyoungerchildren,and,finally,thatwhichistoodamagedtokeepatall.Theprocesscantakehours,butwhenI’mdone,there’sahugeweightliftedasalltheclutterfindsanewhome.Organizinganddeclutteringourspacegivesusasenseofcontroloveroursurroundings,saysJourdanTravers,apsychotherapistandclinicaldirectorofAwakeTherapyinNewYorkCity.“Messisstress.Humanshavelimitedbandwidth,anditisn’teasytofocusonessentialtaskswhenweareinmessyoruncleanspaces,”saysTravers.Theresearchbacksthisup.AstudypublishedintheSeptember2017issueofCurrentPsychologyfoundthat“clutterproblemsledtoasignificantdecreaseinsatisfactionwithlifeamongolderadults.”Thestudyfoundthatthosewhodelaydeclutteringbecauseof“indecision”endupwithamountingissuethatweighsontheirmind.Sometimes,however,wehavetroublepartingwithourstuff.Itcanstarttomountupbecausethetaskofdeclutteringandreorganizingcanstarttofeeloverwhelmingandintense.Therearevariousreasonswhyweholdontostuff,someofwhicharevalid.Ifsomethingisafamilyheirloom,forexample,andhasdeepmeaning,wemaynotwanttopartwithit.Maybeit’sthatoutfityouhopeonedayyou’llfitinto.Maybetheitemswereexpensive,andeventhoughyoudon’twearthemanymore,youhatetheideaofpartingwiththem.Iftherearesomeitemsyouhavetroublepartingwith,trygettingridoftheeasystufffirst.28．Whatisadirectconsequenceofcluttering?A．Onewillfeeloutofcontroloverhislife.B．Onewillfeelburdenpilingupinhisbrain.C．Onewillfeelunabletodealwithallthestuff.D．Onewillfeelrelievedbyhismentalproblems.29．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“bandwidth”inparagraph3?A．Braincapacity.B．Workefficiency.C．Energylevel.D．Learningcompetence.30．Inwhatwayisdeclutteringrewarding?A．Itcanboostourwell-being.B．Itcanbringhopetotheneedy.C．Itcanguaranteeasoundsleep.D．Itcanteachchildrenhowtoorganize.31．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Decluttering-ALifestyleinfashion.B．Decluttering-APsychologicalTherapy.C．Decluttering-ASolutionto“Indecision”.D．Decluttering-AWaytoClearOurMindOut.Part3人與社會（2024·浙江·二模）Thesunneartheequatorisnever-ceasing,bearingdownasIleadElaine,adarkbrownhorse,throughthickbushes.It’sbeenalongdayonhorseback.MylegsacheandourcampsignalsacrossaridgeofancientfoldinghillsintheLolldaigaRangeofnorthernKenya,amosaic(馬賽克)oftwistedlandscapesandcommunities.SuddenlyElaine’searsflickintoalert,andthemusclesofherbodytensebeneathme.OurguideNicholusstretchesoutaleanarmtowardabushjustmetersaway.Myeyesfocus,tryingmybesttoseewhattheothersalreadyhave:twoamberballsglowingfromashadowedform.It’sayounglion,quickandstrong,inthemiddleofthehighgrass.Awildsilencehangsbetweenus.Withoutthedefensivehuntingvehicle,Ifeelcompletelyexposed.Peeringintothebush,I’msuspendedbetweenwonderandterror,thedistancebetweenmyselfandtheSavannah’smostnotorioushunterunbelievablysmall.Usually,I’mtheonetrackingthelion,camerainhand.Now,thelionshiftsinmyconsciousnessfromobjecttosubject.Ishift,too,stronglyawareofthesoftfleshofmyownbody.Nicholusnodshisheadintheotherdirection,asaferdistanceaway.Hepointstoshallowholesinthedust.“Look,thisisabiglion,andtheseareyoungones,somecubs,”hesays.“Probablyamother.”Pawprintsmarkedtheearth,eachtellingthestoryofmorelions,movingindifferentdirections.Itwastimetogo.HorsebacksafarisarestillthemostimmersivewaytoviewwildlifeinKenya.Tojourneyonhorsebackistobreakdownthewalls—meanttoprotect,butalsotoseparateusfromthenaturalworld.Andaswe’reabsorbedinthethrilloftheexperience,we’revividlyremindedoftheimportanceofprotectingthesewildspaces.Outhereyourhorseisyourtranslator,respondingtothelowhissofaleopard,thesoftscentofanelephantherd,thecoolmorningbreezedescendingfromMountKenya’sglacialpeaks.Yourjobistolearnhowtolisten.32．WhichwordscanNOTdescribemyhorsebackjourney?A．Thrilling. B．Tiring. C．Breathtaking. D．Boring.33．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3and4?A．Iregrettednothavingdrivenavehicle.B．Ifeltextremelytenseincaseoflions’attack.C．Therewillbeabigbattlebetweenlionsandus.D．Itwasoutofmyexpectationtobreakintoalion’sworld.34．WhydopeoplestillloveengaginghorsebacktravellinginKenyatoday?A．Horsesaremuchcheaperthanvehicles.B．Visitorswillexperiencethewildlifeanytime.C．Itisasafeandexcitingwaytoenjoythewildlife.D．Itoffersachancetoreconsidertheconnectionbetweenhumansandwildlife.35．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinthelastparagraph?A．Findmoreanimalstofeed. B．Askyourhorsefortranslation.C．Feelnaturewithyourheart. D．Listentothesoundofeveryanimal.（2024·遼寧·模擬預(yù)測）AsAItechnologyisimprovingbyleapsandbounds,alow-costcomputertrainingprogramcanhelpolderpersonsdrivelessdangerously,accordingtoarecentresearch.“ItisDriveSmart,atrainingprogram,thatisdevelopedbyus,whichcouldbeusedbyanyonewhohasacomputer,”saysJingFeng,co-authorofthestudyandaprofessorofpsychologyatStanfordUniversity.“DriveSmartisacognitive(認知的)trainingprogramthatcanhelpolderpersonsnoticetrafficrisksmoreeffectively.OurgoalofrecentstudywastoseetowhatdegreeDriveSmartchangestrainees’drivingbehaviorswhentheygetbehindthewheel.”Theresearcherssoughtout24personsaged65anduptotestDriveSmart.Inadrivingsimulator(模擬器),allofthestudyparticipantsexperiencedabasicdrivingexam.The“activetraining”groupwasmadeupofeightofthestudyparticipants.Everytwoweeks,theactivetraininggrouphadtwoDriveSmarttrainings.Agroupofeightadditionalstudyparticipantswasaskedtotake“passivet