專題10閱讀理解之說明文-江蘇三年中考（2022-2024）英語真題分類匯編

江蘇三年中考（2022-2024）英語真題分類匯編專題10閱讀理解之說明文1ArecentTVseriesTotheWonderhasbecomeChina’sbreakoutTVhitoftheyear．Ithasalsowonpraiseatafilmfestivalabroad．TotheWonderisbasedontheaward-winningnovelofLiJuan,MyAltay,andisdirectedbyTengCongcong．Itisverypoeticandfilledwithbeautifulwisdom．TheTVdramafollowsthejourneyofLiWenxiu．SheoncewishedtoleaveAltay,anareainNorthernXinjiang．AfterfailingtorealizeherdreaminthecapitalofXinjiang,Lihastomovebacktoherhometownandtriestofindanewdirectionforherself．Atfirst,Lifindsithardtounderstandherneighbours’traditionalwayofthinking．UndertheinfluenceofhermotherZhangFengxia,Listartstoseetheplaceanditspeopleinanewlight．Later,shecomestounderstandtheirlifestyleandrespectfornature．Fansdescribewatchingthedramaasanexperienceinthewonderland．“It’slikebreathinginfreshairorlyingunderthesun,”saidonefan．“Itisauniquedrama,verydifferentfromtheusualChineseseries．Amust-watchifyouwanttodiscoverthebeautyofthegrasslandandlifethere,”anotherfansaid．“PeopleenjoythewonderfulviewofAltay．Butthekeytothesuccessoftheseriesliesinitsabilitytoconnectwiththeviewersonahumanlevel,”saidTengCongcong．“Inthedrama,everyonecommunicatessincerely．EvenifIdisagreewithyou,Isincerelyrespectyou．Infact,thisisaveryimportantpartofhumannature—thelovefortruth,goodnessandbeauty．”14．TotheWonderisthenameof_______．A．a(chǎn)foreigndrama B．a(chǎn)famousfilm C．a(chǎn)TVseries D．a(chǎn)beautifulpoem15．WhydoesLiWenxiucomebacktoAltay?A．Tolookafterhermother． B．Tofindherselfanewdirection．C．Tohelpthelocalpeople． D．Toenjoyitsbeautifulview．16．Theunderlinedword“unique”hastheclosestmeaningto_______．A．serious B．common C．special D．strange17．WhatisthekeytothesuccessofTotheWonderaccordingtoDirectorTeng?A．Itssincererespectfornature． B．Thebeautifulwisdomofthewriter．C．Thelifestyleofthelocalpeople． D．Itssincereconnectionwithviewers．2Chinahasbecometheworld’slargestproducerandmarketofEVs(電車)．Accordingtoareport,9．58millionChinese-madeEVswereproducedand9．49millionweresoldin2023．Amongthetotalsales,1．2millionEVswereexported(出口)．TheChinesegovernmenthasbeenencouragingEVsaspartofitseffortforgreen,high-qualitydevelopment．Asaresult,China’sEVindustrydevelopsveryquickly．AtAuto(汽車)China2004,BYDwastheonlycompanyshowingEVsthere．AtAutoChina2024,therewere278differentEVmodelsonshow,includingBYD,SAIC,Geely,LiAuto,Nio,Xpengandotherbrands(品牌)．China’sEVindustryisnowfacingbothchallengesandchances．It’sreportedthat71%ofEVbrandscutpricesin2023．EVmakerswithouttheabilityofinnovation(創(chuàng)新)willfacegrowingrisks．Inordertobebothgreenandsmart,ChineseEVmakersaretryinghardtoimprovetechnologieslikebatteryqualitiesandAIsupport．Atthesametime,thegovernmentisaddingevenmorechargingpoints(充電站)．Ontheotherhand,moreChinesepeopleareawareoftheenvironmentalproblems．ItisencouragingmorebuyerstochooseEVs．EVsarethewayofthefuture．Inanidealworld,everyonebenefitsfrominnovationandgreentransport．Somemightgettheresoonerthanothers,andwillgaingreaterrewards．ItisverylikelythatChinawillholdthelead．18．HowmanyChinese-madeEVsweresoldinChinain2023?A．8．38million． B．9．49million． C．9．58million． D．8．29million．19．WhatisthepurposeofParagraph2?A．TointroducedifferentEVbrandsinChina． B．TogivesomeinformationaboutAutoChina．C．ToshowthedevelopmentofChina’sEVindustry． D．ToadvisepeopletobuyChinese-madeEVs．20．EVmakerscanmostprobablyreducegrowingrisksby______．A．improvinginnovationability B．winningthegovernment’ssupportC．a(chǎn)ddingmorechargingpoints D．dealingwithenvironmentalproblems21．What’sthewriter’sattitude(態(tài)度)towardsthefutureofChina’sEVindustry?A．Uncertain． B．Hopeful． C．Doubtful． D．Worried．3AtheoryofemotionTwoscientistscalledStanleySchachterandJeromeSingerdevelopedthetwo-factortheoryofemotionin1962．Theysaidthatemotionsareformedintwoparts．First,thebodyhasaphysicalresponsetoathreatandthenthemindconsidersthephysicalresponseasanemotion,whichisthenfeltbytheperson．Forexample,imagineyouarewalkingthroughaforestandyouseeabear．Seeingitwouldprobablystartaphysicalresponse,suchasyourheartbeatingveryfastandsweatbreakingout．Yourmindthendecidesthatthisisfear,whichyoufeelasanemotion．Anewstudyhassuggestedthatthekeytoreducingfeelingsofangerisnotventing(lettingtheangryemotionsout)butdoingcalmingactivitiessuchasyogaormeditation．ThestudywaspublishedinMarchbySophieKjaervikandBradBushmanfromOhioStateUniversityintheUS．Theywantedtoexplorethepopulartheorythatventing(expressing)angerisagoodwayofreducingit．Examplesofventingangerincludeshoutingorhittingsomethinglikeacushion,sothatyouletgooftheemotionandthereforedon’tfeelitanymore．Thepairlookedat154otherstudiesonanger．Theseinvolved10,189people,andincludedavarietyofagesandbackgrounds．Intheirstudy,KjaervikandBushmandefineangeras“anemotionalresponse(反應(yīng))toarealorimaginedthreat(威脅)”．Theyusedatheoryofemotion(情緒假說)thatsaysemotionsarepartlyfeltinyourbodyandpartlyinyourmind．Thescientistslookedattheotherstudiestoseehowdifferentactivitiesinfluencedanger．Theyfoundthatactivitiessuchasrunningorboxing—whichareoftenthoughttobegoodfordealingwithanger—weren’tverygoodatreducingit．Infact,someoftheseactivitiesactuallymadeitworsebecausetheyincreasedphysicalresponsesinthebodythatarelinkedtofeelingangry．Forexample,theymadepeople’sheartsbeatfaster．However,activitiesthatdecreasedphysicalresponsesinthebodydidhelptoreducefeelingsofanger．Theseincludedactivitiesthatslowtheheartrate,suchasdeepbreathing,meditationandyoga．Bushmansaysactivitiesthatincreasephysicalresponsesmaybegoodforhearthealthbutare“definitelynotthebestwaytoreduceanger”．Theteamfoundjoggingwasmostlikelytoincreaseanger．However,someheart-rateincreasingactivities—likeballgamesandteamsports—couldreduceanger．34．Whatisthemainfindingofthenewstudy?A．Anewmethodofventinganger． B．Anewmethodofreducinganger．C．Goodactivitiestoventanger． D．Goodactivitiestoreduceanger．35．Whatcanwelearnaboutcalmingactivities?A．Theycanreducefeelingsofanger． B．Theycanincreasetheheartrate．C．Theyaregoodformindhealth． D．Theyaregoodforhearthealth．36．AccordingtoSchachterandSinger’stheory,whathappensfirstifyouseeasnakeandfeelafraid?A．Yougetthefeelingoffear． B．Yougetthefeelingofcalm．C．Yourheartbeatsfast． D．Yourheartbeatsslowly．37．Thefollowingsentencecanbestbeputattheendof________．Theythinkthisshowsthatfunorplayfulactivitieshelptoreducenegativefeelings．A．Paragraph1 B．Paragraph2 C．Paragraph3 D．Paragraph44Chineseculturehasgreatattractionforpeoplebothathomeandabroad．WehaveseenmanypeoplefromaroundtheworldexpresstheirloveforChinesecultureindifferentforms．AgrowingnumberofforeignershaveevenchosentoliveinChinaforitsculture．InterestedinChineseclassicalliterature,CanadianartistBrandonCollins-GreenorLinBuraninChineseexpresseshisunderstandingofADreamoftheRedChamberbyCaoXueqinandChinesepoemsthroughthousandsofpaintings．Oftenpaintingthroughoutthenight,hehascreatedmorethan4,200works．LivingaloneinthecenterofNanchang,hehascomealongwaysincehefirstcameherein2015tostudyancientChineseliterature．BrandonloveslearningaboutthelifestyleofancientChinesepeople．“Sofar,Ihavereadthenovelthreetimes,translatedmostofitspoems,songs,lanternriddles(謎語),anddialoguesintoEnglish,andcompletedover1millionwordsofarticlesand2,000relatedpaintingsduringmyPhDstudies,”saidBrandonwithprideandsatisfaction．TimurKuvatov,director-generalandeditor-in-chiefoftheKazakhstanTodayNewsAgency,isaChinesekungfufan．HehaswonkungfuchampionshipsalotoftimesandalsoservedasacoachfortheKazakhstankungfuteam．“ChinesekungfuisatreasureofChineseculture．ItisnotjustasportbutalsoreflectstheChinesewayofdealingwithpeople,theirunderstandingoflife,nature,andtheworld,”hesaid．VincentCazeneuve,knownasWensenQiinChinese,isaFrenchartistdevotedtolacquer(漆器)creation．HecametoliveinChongqingin2009．HisworkshavebeenshowninartinstitutionsbothinandoutsideofChina,andhisfanshaveevencollectedsomeofthem．WhatisthecharmofChineseculturethatattractsthesepeople?Itliesinitsrichnessandopenness．Alsoitsculturalbackgrounddifferencesmakeforeignerscuriousaboutthelifestyles,wayofthinking,andvaluesofthecountry．38．WhathasBrandondonetoexpresshisloveforChineseculture?A．HehascreatedmanyfamousChinesepoems．B．HehasdecidedtomovetoChinawithhisfriends．C．HehaswrittenthousandsofChineselanternriddles．D．HehastranslatedpartofCaoXueqin’snovelintoEnglish．39．AstoChineseculture,whatisTimurKuvatovinterestedin?A．Kungfu． B．Paintings． C．Literature． D．Lacquercreation．40．WhatdoesthewriterexpressthroughthestoriesofBrandon,TimurandVincent?A．Chinesenamesaremoreattractivetoforeigners．B．TheinfluenceofChineseartprovesgreaterabroad．C．Chinesecultureisgettingpopulararoundtheworld．D．Chinaisanidealcountryforpeoplefromabroadtolive．41．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．NewlookoftraditionalChineseculture B．CharmofChinesecultureinforeigners’eyesC．DevelopmentofChinesecultureintheWest D．CulturedifferencesbetweentheEastandWest5Thinkabouthowmuchtimeyouspentoutsidelastweek．Really“outside．”Walkingfromthecarintothemalldoesn’tcount．Nowthinkabouthowmuchtimeyouspentindoors—ontheInternetorplayingvideogamesorwatchingTV．Youmaysay,“IplayinsidemorethanoutsideandIliketoplaygamesonthecomputer．”Ifso,it’slikelythatyouspentmoretimeinsidefourwallsthanoutsideinfreshair．Kidstodayspendtwofewerhoursperweekonsportsandoutdooractivitiesthankidsdid20yearsago．That’saccordingtoaUniversityofMichiganstudy．Non-movingactivitiesaremorepopular．Thecosts“includeoverweight,greaterstress,higherratesofphysicalandemotionalillnessandlessjoy…,”saysRichardLouv,writerofLastChildintheWoods:SavingOurChildrenfromNature-DeficitDisorder．Playisimportant,evenforadults．Outdooractivitybettersyoursenses．Thenexttimeyousitdowntomessageyourfriends,takenoteofyoursensesduringandafteryourtexting．Thendothesameexperimentafteryou’vedonesomethingoutside．Youwillfindbeingoutdoorsbringsthesensestolife．“Hiking,exploring,andfishinghelphoneallofyoursenses,”saysBetsyKeller．She’saprofessorofexerciseandsportssciencesatIthacaCollegeinNewYork．“Smell,sight．．．a(chǎn)llofyoursensesareinusewhenyou’reoutside．”O(jiān)utdoorplayfreesyourmind．Areyoustressedout?Havingtroubledevotingyourmindtowhatyou’redoing?Toomuchtimeindoors—awayfromthenaturalworld—maybeacause．Louvusesatermtodescribethesetofproblemscausedbytoomuchtimeindoors:naturedeficitdisorder．Hesays,“Iuseittodescribethepricewepayforbeingsoseparatedfromnature．”Spendingtimeoutdoorsbringsyouclosertotheenvironment．Whenyou’reout,breatheinfreshair,heartheleavescrackleunderfootandsearchcoolbirdsandplantsinthewoods．Itcanhelpyoufeelmoreconnectedtothenaturalworld．Nowoodsnearby?Naturecanbefoundrightoutsideyourbackdoororinyourlocalpark．Sothenexttimeyousitdowntospendqualitytimewithavideogame,considertreatingyourselftoalittleoutdoorplayinstead．42．Howdoesthewriterfirstintroducethetopicofoutdoorplay?A．Bypresentingtheresultsofarecentstudy．B．Byintroducingdifferentkindsofoutdoorplay．C．Byinvitingthereadertothinkabouthisorherowncase．D．Bytellingthereaderoutdoorplayisgoodforbodyandmind．43．WhichsentenceshouldgointheemptyboxinParagraph5?A．Outdoorplayhelpsformrelationships． B．Justgettingoutdoorsdoeswonders．C．Naturecanremindusoflifebeyondourworries． D．Theoutdoorsisthebestplacetopractisephysicalskills．44．Whichwordisclosesttothemeaningof“hone”inParagraph6?A．improve B．limit C．produce D．organize45．Whichofthefollowingisagoodwaytoenjoyoutdoorplay?A．Walkingfromyourcarintothemall．B．SpendingyourqualitytimewithTVdramaseries．C．Playingavideogameofmakingsandcastlesbythebeach．D．Watchinginyourlocalparkhowfastthecloudsaremoving．6Ifyougrewupinanunusualfamilyandfeltlimitedbyheavythoughts,howwouldyouchangeyourlifestory?InthebookEducated,theUSwriterTaraWestovershowsushowshedealswithhardtimes．ThebooktalksaboutWestover’slife．Herfatherhadajunkyard(廢品場)inIdaho,US．It’saverysmallmountainvillage．Taraandherbrothersandsistersworkedeveryday．Beforesheturned17,shehadnevertraveledoutside．Noneofthekidsinherfamilyhadeverbeentoaschoolorahospital．Asshegotolder,shefeltthatsheneededtogetawayfromthisuncomfortablesituation．Luckily,Westover’solderbrothertaughthertoread．Withhardwork,Westoverwenttocollegeonascholarship,andlatergotaPhD(博士學(xué)位)inHistoryatCambridgeUniversity．Educationchangedher,herlife,herwayofthinkingandevenherluck．Afterreadingthebook,Icometofeelthedeepestthanksformyownfamily,andtheeducationIgot．EducationallowsgirlslikeWestovertoflylikebirdstowardtheirowngoals．Itallowsustogetadifferentview,findnewexperiences,betterunderstandothersandexplorethewiderworld．Iwishforallofustobelikefreeandpowerfulbirds,growingandchangingthroughchallengesanddifficulties．33．What’sthewritingpurposeofparagraph1?A．Toattractreaders’interest． B．TocollectWestover’sopinion．C．Toshowhowtodealwithhardtimes． D．Toexplainhowtochangeone’slifestory．34．WhatcanwelearnaboutWestover’slifefromparagraph2?A．HerbrothergotaPhDinHistory． B．Shechangedherlifewithhardwork．C．Herlifeinthevillagewascomfortable． D．Sheleftthesmallvillageinchildhood．35．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Directionsofbirds’flying． B．Thewaysofthinking．C．Experiencesofgirls’growing． D．Thepowerofeducation．36．Whatisthetext?A．Anewsreport． B．Abookreview． C．Asciencefiction． D．Areadingplan．7Asweknow,eatingvegetablesisgoodforus．Whydosomepeoplelikethembutothersdon’t?Anewstudyhasfoundthatotherpeople’slikesanddislikescouldbeareason．Accordingtotheresearch,peoplewhoeatvegetablesandshowacleardislikeforthemcaninfluenceothers．Peoplemaymakefacialexpressions(面部表情)wheneating．Howdoesitaffectapersonwatchingthem?AteamofscientistsintheUKdidastudy．Theyaskedmorethan200youngwomentowatchvideosofotheradultseatingbroccoli(西蘭花)．Thepeopleinthevideoshaddifferentexpressionswhileeating．Theywouldsmile,seemneutral(neitherhappynorsad),orlookdisgusted．Thestudyfoundthatwhenpeopleinthevideoslookdisgustedwhileeatingbroccoli,peoplewatchingthembegantolikebroccoliless．Theoppositewasnottrue,however．Whensomeonehadasmilewhileeatingbroccoli,peoplewatchingthemdidnotlikebroccolimore．Bywatchingothers,humanslearnwhichbehaviorswillbegoodforthem．Scientistsbelievethatpeoplemightavoidfoodthatlooksterrible．Inthisway,peoplecanprotectthemselvesfromeatingsomethingbadordangerous．Theresearchfocusedonlyonadults,buttheteambelievethattheresultscouldalsoworkforchildren．Thismeans,ifchildrenseetheirparentsnotenjoyingcertainfoods,includingvegetables,theymightnotwanttoeatthemeither．Howdoesthebehaviorofadultsinfluencechildren’schoicesoffood?Theteamsaidtheyhopetounderstandmoreaboutit．Thiscouldhelpfindwaystoencouragechildrentoeatmorehealthyfoods．37．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disgusted”inparagraph2mean?A．Excited． B．Amazed． C．Unhappy． D．Untidy．38．What’stheresultofthestudy?A．Peoplemaypreferthefoodotherslike． B．Childrendislikeeatingcertainvegetables．C．Youngwomenareeasilyaffectedbyothers． D．Peoplemaynotchoosethefoodothersdislike．39．Theteammaydofurtherstudyon________．A．thesafetyofchildren’sfood B．thewishtounderstandchildrenC．theinfluencesofparents’behavior D．thewaystoproducehealthyfoods40．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．Videosaffectchoicesoffood B．StudiesonvegetableshelpalotC．Expressionspreventpossibledangers D．Opinionsonvegetablesinfluenceothers8Confucianism(儒家思想)hasbeenfollowedbyChinesepeopleformorethantwothousandyears．Tohelppeopleunderstandhowtobehavetowardsothers,ConfucianismteachestheFiveConstants(五常)．Theseareren,yi,li,zhiandxin．Theyaregeneralvirtues(美德)aroundtheworld．Themostimportanttwoarerenandli．Renisthefeelingofcareandloveweshouldhaveforothers．Confuciusexplainedrencouldbestbeunderstoodaslovingothers．Heisfamousforteachingpeople“Whatyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,donotdotoothers”．ItisquitesimilartowhatisknownintheWestastheGoldenRule(treatothersasyouwishtobetreated)．Whilethemeaningofreniseasytounderstand,liisalittlehardertoexpress．Itcanbethoughtofasdutyorevenrespect．Generally,liisthewayweshouldconnectwithpeopleinoureverydaylife．InConfucianwritings,discussionsaboutliincludetheproperwaytodrinkteaandhowtorememberancestors(祖先)．Whilerenismostlyaboutouropinionsandfeelings,liisabouthowweexpressouropinionsandfeelingstowardsothersandtowardstheworldaroundus．Perhapsthemostwell-knownConfucianvirtueisxiao．Thisisthedutychildrenhavetotheirparents．Xiaomeansloving,respecting,obeyingandtakingcareofone’sparentsintheiroldage．InConfucianism,xiaoisimportantforaharmonious(和諧的)society:Withoutit,thewholeworldwouldfallintoamess．14．WhicharethemostimportantoftheFiveConstants?A．Renandyi． B．Renandli． C．Liandxin． D．Yiandzhi．15．WhatisthebestChinesefortheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A．博學(xué)于文，約之以禮。 B．學(xué)而不思則罔，思而不學(xué)則殆。C．己所不欲，勿施于人。 D．君子和而不同，小人同而不和。16．Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofli?A．Buildingapeacefulsociety． B．Takingcareofone’schildren．C．Obeyingrulesfordrinkingtea． D．Learningallthroughone’slife．17．WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusaboutConfucianism?A．Itsgeneralvirtues． B．Itslonghistory． C．Itsnewchallenges． D．Itsgoldenrules．9Teenagersneedeighttotenhoursofsleeppernight．However,inadolescence(青春期)changestothebody’ssleepcyclemakeitdifficultforteenstofallasleepearly．Manycannotfallasleepuntil10:30p．m．orevenlaterandmostofthemwillfeelsleepyiftheyhavetogetuptooearly．Scientistsrecommendthatbothmiddleandhighschoolsbeginnoearlierthan8:30a．m．Laterschoolstarttimessupportthenaturalneedsofteenagersandincreasetheirsleepingtime．Herearesomeotherbenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimes:MoretimeforahealthybreakfastWhenrunninglateinthemornings,studentsarelikelytogowithoutbreakfast．Withanemptystomach,onefindsitdifficulttofocus(集中)inclass．Whentheyarealwaysinahurry,studentsmayformunhealthyeatinghabits．Withextratimebeforegoingtoschool,studentscaneatawell-balancedbreakfastandfocusmoreonlearning．Fewerbehavioral(行為的)problemsTeensexperiencemoodchangesasacommonresultofthisspecialperiodoflife．Lesssleepmaycauseworries,stressandunhappiness．Whentheygetenoughsleep,studentsarecalmandpeacefulandtheirmoodsdonotchangesuddenly．They’relesslikelytofeelworried,unhappyorgetangry．Forparents,childrenwithmoresleepareeasiertolivewith．Betterperformance(表現(xiàn))instudySleeplosshurtsattention,memoryandbraindevelopment．Studentswithlesssleephavedifficultypayingattentioninclassandarelikelytohavelowergrades．Studentswithenoughsleepcanbemoreenergeticduringthedayandmorewillingtolearn．Theyarealsolesslikelytofallasleepinclassandmoreabletounderstandwhattheylearn．Inconclusion,startingschoollaterhelpsstudentsgetabetternight’ssleep．Itimprovestheirchancesofeating,behavingandperformingbetter．18．Accordingtothepassage,whatmaycauseteenagerstostayup?A．Theirlowgrades． B．Theiremptystomachs．C．Theirbody’ssleepcycle． D．Theirheavyhomework．19．Howcansleeplossinfluencestudents’study?A．Itgivesthemmuchenergy． B．Itdoesharmtothebrain．C．Itsavesmoretimeforstudy． D．Itimprovestheirmemory．20．What’sthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainreasonsforstudents’stress． B．Todescribebadhabitscausedbysleeploss．C．Todiscussscientists’researchonhealthyfood． D．Tointroducebenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimes．21．Inwhichpartofthewebsitecanyouprobablyfindthispassage?A．Education． B．Fashion． C．Sports． D．Technology．10Petparrotsthatareallowedtomakevideocallstootherbirdsshowsignsoffeelinglessisolated,accordingtoscientists．Thestudy,whichinvolvedgivingthebirdsacomputerthattheycouldusetomakevideocalls,foundthattheybegantoengageinmoresocialbehaviorsincludingpreening,singingandplaying．Thebirdsweregivenachoiceofwhich“friend”tocallonatouchscreencomputerandthestudyshowedthattheparrotsthatcalledotherbirdsmostoftenwerethemostpopularchoices．IlyenaHirskyj-Douglas,oftheUniversityofGlasgowandaco-authorofthestudy,saidthatvideocallshadhelpedmanypeoplefeellessisolatedinthelastfewyears．Sheadded,“Thereare20millionparrotslivinginpeople’shomesintheUSA,andwewantedtoexplorewhetherthosebirdsmightbenefit(受益)fromvideocallingtoo．Ifwegavethemthechancetocallotherparrots,wouldtheychoosetodoso,andwouldtheexperiencebenefittheparrotsandtheircaregivers?”Theirstudyof18petparrotssuggestedthattherewere,indeed,benefitsforthebirds．Inthewild,manyspeciesofparrotsliveinlargegroups,butaspetstheyare,keptaloneorinasmallgroup．Livingalonecancausebirds,todevelopmentalproblems,whichincluderocking,walkingbackandforth,orself-harmingbehaviorssuchasfeather-plucking．Theparrotsfirstlearnedtoringabellandthentouchaphotoofanotherbirdonthescreenofacomputertomakeacalltothatbird,withthehelpoftheirowners．Intotalthebirdsmade147callstoeachotherduringthestudy,whileownerstookdetailednotesonthebirds’behaviorandtheresearcherslaterreviewedthevideofootage．JenniferCunhaofNortheasternUniversitysaidthattheparrots“seemedtoknow”thattheywerecommunicatingwithotherbirds．“Allthebirdownersinthestudysaidtheyvaluedtheexperience,andwouldwanttocontinueusingthesystemwiththeirparrotsinthefuture,”shesaid．“Iwasquitesurprisedatsomanydifferentbehaviors,”saidHirskyj-Douglas．“Somewouldsing,somewouldplayaroundandgoupsidedown,otherswouldwanttoshowanotherbirdtheirtoys．”34．Themainpurposeofthestudyistofindout_______．A．ifparrotscanlearntomakevideocalls B．ifparrotscanbenefitfromvideocallingC．whyparrotscanhavesomanybenefits D．whyparrotscandevelopmentalproblems35．Whatcanwelearnaboutthepetparrots?A．Theirwaytocommunicateissinging． B．Mostofthemusedtoliveinlargegroups．C．Themostpopularonesmademostcalls． D．Theycanmakevideocallsbythemselves．36．Whichwordhastheclosestmeaningto“isolated”?A．a(chǎn)mazed B．calm C．scared D．lonely37．Thefollowingparagraphcanbestgoafter_______．Videocallingcouldreproducesomeofthesocialbenefitsoflivinginagroup,accordingtoRébeccaKleinberger,ofNortheasternUniversityandfirstauthorofthestudy．A．Paragraph1 B．Paragraph2 C．Paragraph3 D．Paragraph411SendingastronautstoMarsisabigchallenge．Astronautswillhavetotakeeverythingtheyneed,includingfood,airandwater．Theroominsidethespaceshipistoolimitedtoholdmanythings．SopackingaspaceshipisahugechallengeforatriptoMars．Sixastronautsonaneight-monthtriptoMarswillneedatleast18,000kilogramsofwaterfordrinkingandwashing．They’llalsoneedwatertoprotectthemselvesfromspacerayswhichcanpassrightthroughspaceshipwallsandharmastronauts’livingcells．Butalayerofwaterplacedaroundtheshipcanstoptheharm．That’salotofwater．Andsendingwaterintospaceistooexpensive．Itcosts$33,000tosendonecupofwatertoMars．Themoreyoutake,themoreitcosts．WehavethetechnologytogettoMars,buttheproblemisthatit’stooexpensive．ButFlynn,anengineeratNASA,thinkshehasawayofsolvingtheproblem．Insteadofbuildingaheavyspaceshipandpackingitfullofstuff(物料),whynotusethestuffaspartofthespaceship?Imagineaspaceshipthatblowsuplikeaballoon．Inside,thewallshavepocketslikeabighoneycomb(蜂巢)．Theseholdlotsofplasticbagsfilledwithwater,driedfoodandalgae(水藻)．Allthesemakehardwallsandgreatradiation(輻射)protection．Andstoppingradiationdoesn’tinfluencethefoodorwateritself—it’ssafetoeatanddrink．Andwhatifthesamewatercouldbereusedagainandagain?Flynnandhisteamcalltheirpacked-pocketideaWaterWalls．MakingoxygenandtakingawayCO2—thewastegasyoubreatheout—isanotherprobleminspace．“WaterWallswilltakeawayCO2thesamewayit’sdonehereonourEarth—withlivingplants,”Flynnsays．LivingplantstakeinCO2tomaketheirfood,andgiveoffoxygen．“Plantsarehardtogrowinaspacecraft,soweusealgae,”h