名校版高考英語綜合訓(xùn)練題含答案Itisn'tjustthebeautyofvastnaturalwondersliketheGrandCanyonthatcantakeyourbreathaway.Youcanfindaweineverydaythings.Anewresearch,publishedinthejournalEmotion,foundthatolderadultswhotookM"awewalks”feltmorepositiveemotionsintheirdailylives.Inthestudy,52olderadultsaged60to90weredividedrandomlyintotwogroups.Theyweretoldtotakeatleastone15-minutewalkeachweekforeightweeks.Volunteersinthe"awegroup"wereinstructedinhowtoinspireaweastheywalked."Weaskedthemtotrytoseetheworldwithfresheyes一totakeinnewdetailsofaleaforflower,forexample,nSturmsays.Forexample,oneparticipantfromtheawegroupwroteabout"thebeautifulfallcolorsandhowtheleaveswerenolongercrunchy（嘎吱響）underfootbecauseoftherain”—thewonderthatsmallchildrenfeelastheyembracetheirexpandingworld.However,peopleintheothergroupwerelessfocusedontheworldaroundthem.Oneparticipantwrote,〃IthoughtaboutourvacationinHawaiinextThursday//Inadditionparticipantswereaskedtotakeselfies（自拍）inthebeginning,middle,andendofeachwalk.Researchersfoundthatparticipantswhotookawewalksshoweda"smallself",inthattheyfilledlessoftheirphotographswiththeirownimageandmorewiththebackgroundscenery."Whenwefeelawe,ourattentionshiftsfromfocusingonourselvestofocusingontheworldaroundus,"Sturmsays."Aweaffectsoursocialrelationshipsbecauseithelpsustofeelmoreconnectedwiththeworld,universe,andotherpeople."Theirsmilesalsogrewbroaderbytheendofthestudy."Weanalyzedtheintensityoftheirsmilesintheselfies,andparticipantswhotookawewalksdisplayedgreatersmilesovertimethanthosewhotookcontrolwalks.Theformerreportedgreaterpositiveemotionsingeneralzincludingmorejoyandgratitude/'Participantsinthecontrolgrouptookmorefrequentwalksthanthosepeopleintheawegroup,theresearchersdiscovered.Butwalkingmoredidn'tresultinpositivechangesinemotionalhealthorinthewaytheirselfiesweretaken.Thissuggeststhattheresultsweremainlyduetoexperiencingawe,andnotjustinspendingtimeexercising.Whatwereparticipantsinthe"awegroup"requiredtodoinParagraph2?Totakeawalkeachweek.Tofocusontheirinnerworld.Tocollectleavesaftertherain.Toexplorewithchildlikecuriosity.Whatcanweseeintheselfiesfromtheawewalks?Close-upimageswithwidesmiles.Moreattentiononthemselves.Simplythebackgroundscenery.Smallfigureswithbiggersmiles.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?Experiencingawecounts.Morewalks,morejoy.C.Exercisescanbenefitus.D.Awecomeswithwalking.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?AweWalksPromoteYourPhysicalFitnessExperiencingAweDoesWondersforEveryoneAweWalksImproveYourPositiveEmotionsFrequentWalksContributetoEmotionalHealthDDAC【湖南長沙長郡中學(xué)2023屆高三月考卷】HundredsofnativeNorthAmericanplants,oftendismissedasweeds,deservealotmorerespect,accordingtoanewstudy.Theseplants,distantcousinsoffoodslikesunflowersandlettuce（葛苣），actuallyrepresentabotanicaltreasurenowfacingincreasedthreatsfromclimatechangeandhabitatloss.Thecropsthatthehumanracenowdependson,includinggrainslikewheatandtreefruitlikepeaches,originallywereselectedorbred（培育）fromplantsthatgrewwildhundredsorthousandsofyearsago.IntheU.S.,therearewildancestorsofblueberries,sweetpotatoes,onions,potatoes,andmanyotherfoodcrops."Someofthemarequitecommon,"saysColinKhoury,aresearchscientistattheInternationalCenterforTropicalAgriculture."Wildlettuceplantsgrowalongsidewalks,orinbackyards,butgounrecognized."Othercroprelativesarerareandthreatened.OneofKhoury'sfavoritesistheparadoxicalsunflower."ItgrowsjustinwetlandsofthedesertsofNewMexicoandTexas.Littlesaltyareaswherethere'salittlebitofwaterbeneaththesoil,“hesays.Soplantgrowerscrossbreditwithcommercialsunflowersandcreatednewvarietiesthatcangrowinplaceswherethesoilcontainsmoresalt.Otherwildrelativesmaybehidingsimilarlyremarkablegifts,Khourysays,suchasgenesthatcouldhelptheirdomesticatedrelativessurvivediseases,ordealwithpests.Khouryandsomeofhiscolleaguesjustfinishedasurveyofabout600wildcroprelativesthatgrowinNorthAmerica,andtheyfoundthatmostoftheseplantsarethreatenedbythingslikefires,farminganddevelopment.Thescientistsarguethattheydeservemoreprotection.Foronething,"genebanks"shouldcollectandpreservethem.Inaddition,theseplantsneedmoreprotectionintheirnaturalhabitat.AccordingtoKhoury,thatdoesn'tnecessarilymeansettingasidelandforthem.Inmanycases,theplantsalreadyaregrowingonpubliclandthat'smanagedbytheU.S.ForestService(USFS)ortheBureauofLandManagement(BLM)."It'smoreaboutjustbeingawarethattheseplantsactuallyexist；hesays.Whatdidthenewstudymainlyfocuson?Endangeredplantspecies.Wildrelativesoffoodcrops.Theimpactsofclimatechange.Thethreatsfromplanthabitatloss.Whatdoweknowabouttheparadoxicalsunflower?Itneedsmuchwatertogrowwell.Itgrowsalongsidewalksorinbackyards.Itseemscapableofsurvivingvariousdiseases.Ithelpscommercialsunflowersadapttosaltys