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ImusthavealwaysknownreadingwasveryimportantbecausethefirstmemoriesIhaveasa

childdealwithbooks.TherewasnotonenightthatIdon'tremembermomreadingmea

storybookbymybedside.1wasextremelyinspiredbytheelegantwaythewordssounded.

Ialwayswantedtoknowwhatmymomwasreading.Hearingmomsay,"Ican'tbelieve

what'sprintedinthenewspaperthismorning,mademewanttograbitoutofherhandsandread

itmyself.Iwantedtobelikemymomandknowallofthethingssheknew.SoIcarriedarounda

book,andeachnight,justtobelikeher,Iwouldpretendtobereading.

Thisishoweveryonelearnedtoread.Wewouldstartoffwithsentences,thenparagraphs,

and(henstories.Itseemedanunendingjourney,butevenasasix-year-oldgirlIrealizedthat

knowinghowtoreadcouldopenmanydoors.Whenmomsaid,“TheC-A-N-D-Yishiddenonthe

topshelf?'Iknewwherethecandywas.Myprogressinreadingraisedmycuriosity,andIwanted

toknoweverything.1oftenfoundmyselftellingmymomtodrivemoreslowly,sothatIcould

readalloftheroadsignswcpassed.

Mostofmyreadingthroughprimary,middleandhighschoolwasfactualreading.Ireadfor

knowledge,andtomakeA'sonmytests.Occasionally,Iwouldreadanovelthatwasassigned,but

Ididn'tenjoythistypeofreading.Ilikedfacts,thingsthatareconcrete.Ithoughtanything

abstractlefttoomuchroomforargument.

Yet,nowthatTmgrowingandtheworldIonceknewasbeingsosimpleisbecomingmore

complex,Ifindmyselfneedingawaytoescape.Byopeninganovel.Icanleavebehindmy

burdensandenterintoawonderfulandmysteriousworldwhereIamnowanewcharacter.In

theseworldsIcanbecomeanyone.Idon'thavetowritedownwhathappenedorwhattechnique

theauthorwasusingwhenheorshewrotethis.Ijustreadtorelax.

We'retaughttoreadbecauseit'snecessaryformuchofhumanunderstanding.Readingisa

vitalpartofmylife.Readingsatisfiesmydesiretokeeplearning.AndI'vefoundthatthe

possibilitiesthatliewithinbooksarelimitless.

1.WhydidIaskmyMomtodrivemoreslowly?

A.BecauseIwantedtoseewhattheroadsidesignssaid.

B.BecauseIwantedtopreventapotentialtrafficaccident.

C.BecauseIwantedtoreadmybooksmoreclearly.

D.BecauseIwantedtotalkwithmyMommoreeasily.

2.What'smyattitudetowardsnovelsintheverybeginning?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Ignorant.D.Objective.

3.Whichof(hefollowingwordscanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedword“vital”？

A.usefulB.interestingC.helplessD.important

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WhatkindofbookscanwereadB.Whathappensbetweenbooksandme

C.HowcanwebecomebetterreadersD.WhyamIinterestedinreadingbooks

CESisproducedbytheConsumerTechnologyAssociationknownastheplacewheremany

companieslaunchtheirlatesttechnologyofferings.Hereisalookatsomeofthetopproducts

presentedatCES2022.

All-in-onecommunication

TechnologycompanyAnkerannouncedthelaunchofan“all-in-one“devicedesignedto

improvecommunicationsforemployeesworkingfromhome.TheAnkerWorkB600sitsontopof

thecomputerdisplaylikeatraditionalwebcam.Butitcombinesseveralelementsof

communicationintoonedevicethatincludesacamera,speaker,microphoneandalight.

AirSelfiecamera

ElectronicsmakerAirSelfielauncheditslatestself-flyingcameradesignedtotake“selfie”

pictures.Thenewdevice,calledAirPix,isasmall,lightcamerathatfliesthroughtheairand

captureshigh-qualityphotographsandvideo.AirPixcanfly,frameandtakepicturesallbyitself

beforelandingbackontheuser'shand.

Labrador'sassistiverobot

RobotmakerLabradorannounceditsRetrieverrobotdesignedtoholdthingsand,asitsname

suggests,alsoretrieve(找回)things.Therobotcanbecontrolledbyvoicecommandsorfroman

apponaphone.Itcanalsobeprogrammedbasedonanexactmapofausershome.TheRetriever

isdesigned“loserveasanextrapairofhandsandlightentheloadofeverydaytasksinthehome”.

Self-drivingtractor

American-basedfarmequipmentmanufacturerJohnDeerepresentedafullyself-driving

tractorequippedwithsixdifferentcamerasandaseriesofsensorstoguidethetractorthrough(he

fields.Fannerscancontrolthevehicleandseethetractor'sprogressinreal-timethroughamobile

devicewhichistohelpfarmersdomoreworkwithlessequipmentandpeople.

Thecompanynotedthatsuchmachinescanhelpimprovefarmingmethodsastheworld's

populationgrowsandfooddemandisexpectediorise50perceniby2050.

5.Whichoperator'sproductwillteleworkingstaffbemostinterestedin?

A.AnkerB.Airselfie

C.LabradorD.JohnDeere

6.Whatkindofproductcaneffectivelyhelptheelderlywithmobilitydifficulties?

A.The^all-in-onc^dcvice.B.Self-flyingcamera.

C.Retrieverrobo(D.Thefullyself-drivingtractor.

7.Whatimpactwillself-drivingtractorshaveonagricultureinthefuture?

A.Improvingproductsquality.

B.Promotingagriculturalmodernization.

C.Increasingagriculturalinvestment.

D.Reducingtheenvironmentalpollution.

Thisnewpackagingmateriallookslikeconventionalplastic,butit'sactuallymadefromfish

wasteandalgae（海藻）一unlikeplastic,ifitescapesintotheocean,afishcouldcatitsafely.The

material,calledMarinaTex,isthewinnerofthisyear'sJamesDysonAward.

“Itbeganwithmydesiretoworkwithwaste,“saysLucyHughes,arecentgraduatefrorr：

UniversityofSussex,whooncevisitedafishprocessingfactorytoseethemassivequantityof

wastegeneratedbytheindustryandfoundnewwaystouseit.Shefocusedonfishskinsand

scales（鱗片）.“WhenIhaditinmyhands,Irealizedthishasgotpotential,shesays."Itssuper

strongandflexible.^^Hughesspentmonthsexperimentingwithfishwasteinherkitchen,running

morethan100experimentstofindabinder（粘合齊!!）andaprocessthatcouldholdtogetherthe

proteinsinthefishskinsandscales/11hadalotoffailedattempts.Alotofthingseitherweretoo

easilybrokenortoosoftoreasilywentbad,“shesays.Shefinallyfoundatypeofalgaethatcan

belocallygot.

Thematerialcanbeusedtoreplaceoil-basedplasticinpackagingsuchasbagsorthe

half-transparentwindowsusedtoshowproductsinboxes.Asherresearchcontinues,Hughessays

thatshe'llbestudyinghowMarinaTexworksandhowlongitcouldbeusedtostorefood.

Unlikesome“composable“plastics,whichneedtobeprocessedinanindustrial

composting（堆肥）facilitytobreakdown,thenewmateiialcanbreakdowninfourtosixweeksin

abackyardcompostbin.UA11theingredientsarefbod-gradesafe/'Hughessays.t4So,thisbreaks

downmuchlikeapieceoffoodwouldbreakdown.

8.WhydidMarinaTexwinthisyearsJamesDysonAward?

A.Ildoesn'tgointotheocean.

B.1（isenvironmentally-friendly.

C.Itdoesn'tproduceanywaste.

D.Itdoesn'tlooklikeconventionalplastic.

9.Whatisthemainideaconveyedinparagraph2?

A.WhereHughesgotinspirationforthebinder.

B.HowHughesdevelopedMarinaTex.

C.WhatadvantagesMarinaTexhas.

D.Wherethebindercanbeused.

10.Whatisyettobefoundout?

A.HowlongittakesforMarinaTextobreakdown.

B.HowlongMarinaTexcanbeusedtostorefood.

C.WhetherMarinaTexcanreplaceoil-basedplastic.

D.WheiherMarinaTexisbelterthanhalf-transparentwindows.

11.Whereisthetextmostlikelytoappear?

A.Inasciencefiction.B.Inagovernmentreport.

C.Inasciencemagazine.D.Inagovernmentannouncement.

Youarcgivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimorcreator.Whenyou

choosetobeavictim,theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.ttThey^^didthingstoyouwhich

causedallofyourpainandsuffering,4*They^^arewrongandbad,andlifeisterribleaslongas

“they”arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems,thusinternalizing（內化）

yourvictimization（受害）.The（ruthis,yourlifeislikely（oslaythatwayaslongasyoufeela

needtoblameyourselforothers.

Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereare

individualswhomightlikeiocontroltheirlives,buttheydon,tletthisgetintheway.Theyknow

theyhavetheirweaknesses,yettheydoirtblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,

theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred（神圣的）momentoflife

isagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionaland

spiritualgrowth.

Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesamephysical

realities,yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish（沉溺）inanger,guilt,andother

emotionsthatcauseothers—andeventhemselves—tofeellikevictims,too.Creatorsconsciously

chooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves,butallaround

them.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethedirectionoftheirlives.

Inreality,allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratvariouspointsinourlives.Oneperson,on

losingajoboraspecialrelationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkintoterrible

sufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychooseto

firstexperiencethegrief,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerfulcreativeforcein

hislife.

Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohaveafuller,richerlifeby

settingaclearintentiontotransformthevictimwithin,andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerful

creatorthatyouare.

12.Inwhatwayisacreatordifferentfromavictim?

A.Acreatorisgivenmorechallenges.

B.Failureseldomcomestoacreator.

C.Stormsarcbeneficialinacreator'seyes.

D.Avictimhardlyblamesothersfor（heirownfaults.

13.Whenpeoplechoosetothinklikeacreator,whatwillhappen?

A.Theyseldommakecarelessmistakes.

B.Theworldseemsacoldanddifficultplace.

C.Lifeisblessedwithfeweropportunitiesthanexpected.

D.Theydon'tcarewhathappenstothembutthinkpositively.

14.Whichofthefollowingcanbedescribedasacreator'sact?

A.Timfailedhisexamandthoughthewouldneverpassit.

B.Samlosthisjobandabandonedhimselftodrinkingfbrmonths.

C.J.K.Rowlingwasrejectedbyapublisherandyetwentonwriting.

D.Jessicabrokeupwithherhusbandandchosetogiveupherownlife.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.BenefitsOfBeingACreatorB.Creators:ActNowOrNever

C.CreatorOrVictim:UpToYouD.WaysToTransformAVictimIntoACreator

Thebestwaytoseetheworld'sarchitecturalwondersistovisittheminperson,sograbyour

passportandbookatriptooneoftheseamazingdestinationsifyouhavealongingforaspotof

building-basedbliss（極樂）thisyear.

Barcelona

Everyyearmillionsofpeoplefloodtothisvibrant（充滿活力的）Spanishcitytoseesomeof

theamazinglyuniqueworksofthefamousarchitectAntoniGaudi.TheTempleExpiatoridela

SagradaFamiliaisthemostpopularoftheseandisstillbeingbuilt,inspileofthefactthatwork

beganallthewaybackin1882.

Monaco

Whileultramodernarchitecturetendstograballoftheheadlines,ifyouarelookingfora

moretraditionaltypeofdesignthatspeakstothewealthofbygone（過去的）eras,Monacois

definitelyworthaddingtoyourlist.MonteCarloisundoubtedlythebestplacetovisitifyouwant

（obebathedinthebeautyofthecoastlineitshareswiththeFrenchRivierawhilealsoseeingsome

ofthemostgorgeoushotelsthatEuropehastooffer.

Athens

Alotofancientarchitecturestandsin（heGreekcapital,withbuildings（hathavestoodfor

thousandsofyearsstillmanagingtotoweroverthetouriststhatvisitthem.Fromtheimpressive,

awe-inspiringrelicsoftheParthenontotemplestovariousgodsincludingZeusandHephaestus,

Athensistheplacetovisitifyouareeagertoseearchitecturethatisfilledwithhistory.

Singapore

IncontrasttoMonteCarlo,thearchitectureofSingaporeiscuttingedgeandfuturistic,tothe

pointthatvisitorsmayfeelliketheyhavesteppedontothesettingofasciencefictionfilmrather

thanaliving,breathingcity.TheHelixBridgeisanmst-sccarchitecturalattractionofSingapore,

withits280-metre-spanstretchinginanarcingcurveandconsistingofinienwined（纏繞的）ineial

strands（金屬鏈）thatbringthestructureofDNAintomind.

16.WhatisuniqueabouttheTempleExpialoridelaSagradaFamilia?

A.Itismodernratherthantraditional.

B.1（wasbuiltinhonorofAntoniGaudi.

C.ItislocatedrightintheGreekcapital.

D.Ithastakenmorethan100years（obuildit.

17.WherecanyouenjoythebeautyofthecoastlineneartheFrenchRiviera?

A.MonteCarlo.B.Athens.C.Barcelona.D.Singapore.

18.Whoismostlikelytobeinterestedinthistext?

A.Anarchitectmajor.B.Ahotelmanager.

C.Awildliferesearcher.D.Abiologystudent.

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.

Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater（停滯不前）,jus【tryingtocamanincome.Itried

journalism,butIdidn'tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasa

rightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwas

dull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwish

towriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemy

first55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there5sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou're

neitheronethingnortheother.You'reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou'retoo

ashamedtosay,“Well,I'mwritinganovel,butI'mnotquitesureifTmgoingtogetthere."My

confidencedived.Believingmynovelcouklnotbepublished,Iputitaside.

ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,to

mysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.Ifeltalittlehopethatimightactuallybecomea

publishedwriterand.aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfof（henovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,just

waitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobethe

oneIonceworkedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck-offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomething

different,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownname

onacon【racl（合同）ofthepublisher-tobeapublishedwriter-isunbelievablyrewarding.

19.Whydid(heauthordecidetowriteanovel?

A.Becauseshehatedherpreviousjobs.

B.Becauseherparentsandfriendshadencouragedhertodoso.

C.Becauseshewantedtopursueherowndreamofwritinganovel.

D.BecauseshegraduatedfromuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature.

20.Whatdoes(heunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3mean?

A.Shebecamelessstubborn.

B.Shebecamemorestubborn.

C.Shesuddenlylostconfidence.

D.Shegraduallygainedconfidence.

21.Whoagreedtopublishtheauthor'sfirstnovel?

A.Anagentwhoshesignedwith.

B.Arightsassistantsheonceworkedwith.

C.Anagentwhoadvisedhertosendhernovelouttoagents.

D.Apublisherwhosheonceworkedforasarightsassistant.

22.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor'sexperienceasawriter?

A.Toughbutrewarding.R.Interestingandsmooth

C.Difficultbutthrilling.D.Complicatedandfruitless.

Scientistshavediscoveredtheworld'slargestknownfieldofseagrass.Theydiditusing

videosshotbysomeunusualhelpers:tigersharks.Theworkshouldhelpprotecttheseagrass,and

alsoshowsoffapowerfulwaytoexploretheocean.

Seagrassesarefloweringplantsthatnormallygrowinshallowwatersnearcoasts.Theygrow

inthickfields,knownasmeadows(草地).Seagrassmeadowshelpcleantheocean'swater,and

providefoodandshelterformanyseacreatures.Seagrassesstorehugeamountsofcarbon一the

harmfulpollutionthat'smakingglobalwarmingworse.Damagingtheseseagrassmeadowscan

releasethispollutionagain,soit'simportanttoprotectthem.

Fromabove,themeadowscanbehardtospot,eitherbecausethewateristoodeepornot

clearenough.Andtheoceanissohugethatit'ssimplynotpossibletostudyitallbydiving.Soa

teamofscientistsdecidedtohavesharkshelpwith(heresearch.Tigersharksarehuge,strong,and

deadly.But(heyalsoliveunderwater,arefastswimmers,andspendaloloftimeinseagrass

meadows.Between2016and2020,ateamofresearchersattachedcamerasandothertrackersto

thefins(鰭)ofseventigersharks.Aftercatchingthesharks,(hescientistsworkedquicklyto

attachtheequipment,thenletthemgoagain.

ThescientistshavelearnedthatthewalersaroundtheBahamasarehometothelargestsea

grassmeadoweverdiscoveredandthattheworldhasroughly40%moreseagrassmeadows(han

theypreviouslythought.

Theprogrammeshowshowusefullargeunderwateranimalscanbeinhelpingtolearnmore

aboutlifeunderthesea.OliverShipleyisascientistatBeneaththeWaves,whichledthework.He

saysanimalsliketigersharks"...aregoingtotakeustonewplacesthatwedidn'tknowexisted.”

23.WhatcanbeknownaboutseagrassesinParagraph2?

A.Theyhelpfightglobalwarming.B.Theyneedtoberemovedregularly.

C.Theymainlyliveonseacreatures.D.Theygrowindeepwalersoftheocean.

24.WhyareTigersharkschosenbyscientists?

A.Theyaresensitivetoseagrasses.B.Camerasareeasilyfixedonthem.

C.Theyarethemostfaithfulseaanimals.D.Theyspendmuchtimeinseagrassmeadows.

25.WhatdoesOliverShipleythinkofseaanimals?

A.Theyaredangerous.B.Theyareadorable.

C.Theyarchelpful.D.Theyarcsmart.

26.Whatis(hemainideaof(hetext?

A.Manynewplacesintheoceanneedexploring.

B.Sharkshelpdiscoverworld'slargestseagrassmeadow.

C.Scientistshavefoundapowerfulwaytoprotecttheocean.

D.Largeunderwateranimalscontributealottotheocean.

Thenumberoffin-lessporpoise,aprotectedspecieslivingintheYangtzeRiver,hasseen

growthcomparedwiththe1,012thatwereseenin2017.AprevioussurveycarriedoutonOct.25

saidmoremother-childpairswereseenandsomewereseeninplacesthathadneverreportedthem

earlier.

Fin-lessporpoise,alsocalledSmilingAngels,havebecomeanaturalindicatorofthehealth

oftheYangtzeRiverecosystem,especiallyaftertheLipotesvexillifer,aspeciesofthefreshwater

dolphincommonlyknownasBaiji,becameextinctin2007.Despiteeffortstoprotectthefin-less

porpoiseforover40years,itsnumberscontinuedtofall.Finally,thereissomegoodnews.

Theturnaroundwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthethreeearlierscientificsurveysand

theongoingone.Addtothata10-yearfishingbanontheYangtzeRivercarriedoutonJan.1last

year,followedbythefin-lessporpoisebeingupgradedtoalevelprotectedspeciesonthenational

listonFeb.5.2021,andtheYangtzeRiverProtectionLawcomingintoeffectonMarch1,2021.

Becauseofthesemeasures,theprovincial-levelregionsalongtheYangtzeRiverrelocated

(heirchemicalplants,closeddownillegaldocklands,mendedwetlandsandadjustedsailinglanes.

Alltheseeffortsultimatelyimprovedtheriver'secologicalenvironment,helpingbreathelifeinto

(hefin-lessporpoisespecies.TheresultsshowthatChinahaschosentherightpathinprotecting

notonlythefin-lessporpoise,butalsotheriver'secosystem.

Thestoryoftherevivalofthefin-lessporpoiseisonlypartofthebiggerstoryoftheYangtze

River'sprotectionasawhole.Andprotectingtheriverispartofthelargerpictureofthecountry's

ecologicalcivilization.FixingtheYangtzeRiver'secologycanbenefithundredsofgenerations,

andagoodecologyisafortuneoftheChinesenationasawhole.

27.WhatdoweknowabouttheLipotesvexillifer?

A.Itwasextinctabout15yearsago.B.Itsfavouritehabitatisocean.

C.Itspopulationisfallingrapidly.D.Ithasbeenaprotectedspecies.

28.Whatmakesthefin-lessporpoiseincrease?

A.Banonfishingindustryforever.B.Theearlierandongoingscientificsurveys.

C.Relocationofthewetlands.D.Improvementofthechemicalplants.

29.Whatistheauthor'sat:itudetowardsfixingtheYangtzeRiver'secology?

A.Skeptical.B.Worried.C.Consen-ative.D.Positive.

30.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Fin-lessPorpoise—aProtectedSpeciesB.Makingthe“SmilingAngels"SmileAgain

C.TheYangtzeRiver-OriginofChinesePeopleD.FixingtheYangtzeRiver'sEcologyIs

Urgent

Lastyear,LiMinhua,whoisinherearly40s,beganhelpingseniorsinBeijingwithher

showerassistanceservice,withmanyofherclientstreatingLiastheirowndaughter.Afewyears

ago,shenoticedjusthowdesperatehermotherwasforashowerafterherparentwasinvolvedin

anaccidcnt/'Shchadtolieinbed,unabletomovearoundfbrsixmonths,andIdidn'twanttotake

anyrisksingivingherashower,“shesaid.Liwashamperedineffortstohelphermotherduetoa

lackofspecialequipmentandprofessionalassistance,whichpromptedhertoresearchwaysto

helpseniorstakeshowers.

AfterlearningaboutJapaneseprofessionalshowerassistanceproceduresandstandards,Li

boughttwowaterpumpsandinflatablebathtubs（浴缸）whenshesetupherownbusinessin

Marchlastyear.Thisequipmentenablestheelderlyloliedowncomfortablyduringabath,as

mostofthemareunabletostandorsitup."Thekeyisreducingthedistanceasmuchaspossiblein

whichthosetakingashowerhavetomove,“Lisaid.

ThefirsttimeLihelpedbatheaseniormadeherdeterminedtoperseverewithher

business."Theclientwasan85-year-oldmanwhohadlosttheabilitytocomniunicate^shesaid.

Li'sinitialembarrassmentgavewaytoasenseofachievementandpleasureafterthemanwas

bathedandscrubbed.t4Youcouldtellfromhislookthathewasrelievedandhappy,“shesaid.The

experiencegaveLianewunderstandingofaging."reallyfeelthattheelderlywithdisabilities

needcareandattentionfrommorepeople.Theyalsoneedadecentlife^shesaid.

Lihasrecruited（招募）sixmemberstoherteam,whichhassenedmorethan300households

withelderlyfamilymemberswhohavediftlcultytakingashower.About80percentofLi'sclients

nowtakeashoweratleastonceamonththankstoherservice.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword*thampered,'probablymeaninParagraph1?

A.Inspired.B.Required.C.Prevented.D.Nursed.

32.Whatistheadvantageoftheinflatablebathtubs?

A.Theyarelighttocarry.B.Theyownmultiplefunctions.

C.Theyarecheaptobuy.D.Theyarecomfortabletoliein.

33.HowdidLiMinhuafeelafterfinishingbathingthe85-year-oldman?

A.Embarrassed.B.Delighted.C.Concerned.D.Upset.

34.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapermaythetextappear?

A.Life.B.Medicine.C.Business.D.Entertainment.

For(hosewholiketolakeplanes,trains,buses,andboats,thereareremotedestinations(hat

fewpeoplewillhavethechancetoexperience.

SocotraIsland,Yemen

Ontheisland,athirdoftheisland'splantlifeand90percentofitsreptilespeciesaren,t

foundanywhereelseoneanh,includingthedragon'sbloodtree,anumbrella-shapedtreewithred

sap.UNESCOclassifiedtheSocotraarchipelago,whichincludestheisland,asaWorldHeritage

sitein2008.

PitcairnIsland

LocatedwestofEasterIslandjhePitcairnIslandsareagroupoffourvolcanicislands.

PitcairnIslandistheonlyoneofthefourthatisinhabited.Theislandnowhasapopulationof

about50,manyofwhomaredescendantsoftheoriginalfounders.HendersonIslandisan

UNESCOWorldHeritageSitewithanimportantcollectionofbirdspecies,includingfourlocal(o

(heisland.

KerguelenIslands

AlsoknownastheDesolationIslands,theKerguelenIslandsarelocatedinthesouthern

IndianOceanandarepartoftheFrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories.GrandTerre,themain

island,ishometothePort-Aux-Francoisresearchbase.Theislands,whichare2,000milesaway

fromcivilization,arealsoinhabitedbyseveralspeciesofpenguins,albatrosses,andseals.Visitors

canonlyreachGrandTerrefourtimesayearbyship.

Supai,Arizona

TheHavavsupai(ribehasoccupiedthevillageofSupaisinceA.D.1300.Thevillageisset

deepwithintheGrandCanyonandisaccessiblebyhelicopter,foot,orpackanimal.Havasu

Canyonboastsspectacularblue-greenwaterfallsthatareworththeeight-milehike.Theremote

locationhasbecomesopopularthatvisitstothevillageandwaterfallsrequireareservation.

35.WhatisSocotraIslandfamousfor?

A.Smallpopulation.B.Culturalheritage.

C.Remotelocation.D.Uniquespecies.

36.Whichoneincludesaspotforresearch?

A.SocotraIsland.B.PitcairnIsland.

C.KerguelenIslands.D.Supai,Arizona.

37.InwhataspectisSupaidifferentfromtheotherthree?

A.Itbelongstovolcanicislands.B.Visitorsneedtobookinadvance.

C.Itcanonlybereachedbyhelicopters.D.Penguinsarethecommonscene.

參考答案

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

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1.細節理解題。根據第三段中“Ioftenfoundmyselftellingmymomtodrivemoreslowly,sothat

Icouldreadalloftheroadsignswepassed.（我經常告訴媽媽開慢一點，這樣我就能看清我們經

過的所有路標）”可知，作者讓媽媽開得慢一點是想看清楚路標上的字。故選A。

2.推理判斷題。根據第四段中“Occasionally,Iwouldreadanovelthatwasassigned,butIdidn't

enjoythi