【高考英語(yǔ)】2020-2022屆三年江西省贛州市高三模擬試卷專項(xiàng)突破專題03閱讀理解（含解析）

【高考英語(yǔ)】2020-2022屆三年江西省贛州市高三模擬試卷專項(xiàng)突

破專題03閱讀理解江西省贛州市2022屆高三一模英語(yǔ)試題四、閱讀理解Since1991,aceremonypresentinganawardcalled1gNobelPrizewouldbeheldinSeptemberbeforetheauthenticNobelPrizeceremonyeveryyear.Ithonorsunusualscientificresearch.Thestandardis“makepeoplelaughandthenthink”.It'snothardtounderstandthefirsthalfofthestandardwhenseeingtheaward-winningresearch.MedicinePrizeOnestudyfirstlylookedatthepainofhearingchewingsoundsseriouslybutnotascomplaintsfrompickypeople.Thissymptomwasdiagnosedasmisophonia（恐音癥）.Thisstudyalsopaidattentiontopeoplewhocan'tstandthesoundsofkeyboardtypingandheavybreathing.OrnithologPrizeOnestudywasconsiderateenoughtocareaboutwhetherwoodpeckers（啄木鳥(niǎo)）wouldhaveheadacheaftertheybangtheirheadsagainsttrees.Apartfromtheresearch,theprizeceremonyalsohasmanyaspectsworthlaughing.EventThetraditionofthrowingpaperairplanestothestage.StaffSweepers-responsiblefbrcleaningthepaperairplanes.Humanspotlights-responsiblefbrlightingupspeakerswithaflashlightandtheirshiningbodies.MissSweetiePoo,aneight-year-oldgirl-responsiblefbrstoppinglongspeechesbysaying“Pleasestop.Fmbored*,.Butthereareimportantresearchprocessesandfindingsbehindtheunusualtopics.Apartfromdiagnosingmisophonia,theresearchteamalsostudiedthetreatmentofit.Thestudyonthewoodpeckers'headswashelpfultothepreventionofheadinjury.OnestudyfoundthatplayinganAustralianinstrumentcalleddidgeridoocouldtreatsnoring（打鼾）.SoIgNobelPrizeisnotanignobleversionoftheNobelPrize.Theprizeisverymeaningfulasitshowspeoplesciencecanbefunnyanddnwn?to?earth,Whatissweepers'dutyontheceremony?A.Lightingupspeakers. B.Cleaningthepaperaiqjlanes.C.Preventinglongspeeches. D.Hostingtheceremony.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“down-to-earth“inthelastParagraphprobablymean?A.Traditional.B.Challenging.C.Universal. D.Practical.Whatdoweknowaboutthe1gNobelPrize?A.Itfocusesonunusualtopics. B.Ithasahistoryoffiftyyears.C.Itisheldannuallyinspring. D.Itoffersgrandprizestowinners."I'llbebacklater,Lily.Iknowyoucanmanagethestoreonyourown."Lily'sfathersaidreassuringlyashewalkedtowardsthefrontdoor.Lilysawhiseyesbeamingwithpride.Shewasthankfulthatherfathercontinuedtoshowerherwithloveafterallthetroubleshehadcausedhim.Lilylovedclimbingtrees.Shecouldnotrememberthecountlesstimessheendedupwithabrokenarm.Shewasscoldedoccasionallybyherteachersforbeinglateforschool.Once,justtomakeherselffeelgood,shechallengedafewboysinherclasstoarace,whichlandedherintroublewiththedisciplinemasterfbrcomingupwiththeideaandnotthinkingoftheirsafetyintheschool.Lilywaswell-knownamongtheneighbours.Surprisingly,itwasnotfbrhertroubles.Therewereinstancesinwhichshegaveitemsintheirstorefbrfreetotheneedyintheneighbourhood.Asshedidnotthinkitwasnecessarytoinfbnnherfather,shedidthekindactquietly.However,sheforgotonething—thecamerasinthestore.NosoonerhadherfatherleftthanLilysawanelderlyladycomingintothestore,lookingtired.Slowlythewomanwenttoacomerandtookasmallpacketofrice.Shetooksomecashfromherpurseandspokesoftly,€ThisisallIhave.Isitenough?,,Lilysmiled.Shewasshortoftwodollars.Lilydidnotwanttodisappointherandthoughtofsomething.Thenshesaid,“Ithinkitisenoughsincewearehavingadiscounttodayonthispacketofrice.,,ThewomangazedatLily,relieved.Onehourlater,Lily'sfathercamebackandlookedatLily,expressionless.Ohno,Lilythought.DidheknowwhatIjustdid?Lilywonderedwhatherfatherwouldsaytoherfbrgivingadiscountwithouthisapproval.Unexpectedly,hegaveherahugandsaid."That'smygirl!Iknowyou'llmakemeproudoneday."Hiswordsreallymeantalottoher.Shewasdeterminedtomendherwaysandmakeherparentsproud.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellusaboutLily?A. Herhobbies. B.Hermistakes. C.Herbeliefs. D. Herachievements.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLily?A. Well-behaved. B.Strong-willed. C.Warm-hearted. D. Well-educated.HowdidLily'sfatherknowaboutherkindact?A.Fromthestoresales. B.Fromaneighbour.C.Fromhiscustomers. D.Throughthecameras.WhatcanweinferaboutLily?Shewouldimprovethewayshebehaved.Shecouldn'tgetwellalongwithherclassmates.Shewasn'tadaptedtoherschoollifecompletely.Shewasknownfbrherrudenessintheneighborhood.Researcherssayanewstudyshowstwowaycommunicationispossiblewithpeoplewhoareasleepanddreaming.Inseparateexperiments,scientistsintheUS,France,GermanyandtheNetherlandsaskedpeoplesimplequestionswhiletheyslept.Sleeperswouldrespondbymovingtheireyesortwitching（抽動(dòng)）theirfeetinacertainwaytoindicatetheiranswers.“Sincethe1980s,we'veknownthatdreamerscancommunicateoutofdreamsbyusingthesesignals/*saysKarenKonkoly,aPh.D.studentatNorthwesternUniversitywhoisthefirstauthoronthestudypublishedinCurrentBiology.t4Butwcwerewondering,canwcalsocommunicateinbyaskingpeoplequestionsthattheycouldactuallyhearintheirdreamssothatwecouldkindofhaveamoremeaningfulconversation?^^Forexample,atypicalquestionwouldbetoaskwhatis8minus6.A19-year-oldAmericanmanwasabletorespondbymovinghiseyeslift-right,left-right—twotimes—tosignal"2".Researchersaskedthequestionagain,andhemovedhiseyesthesamewaytwotimesagain.Outofthe158trialsamong36participants,about18%ofthetime,theywereabletogivecorrectanswers.Inanother18%,itwasn'tclearwhetherparticipantswererespondingornot.Theywerewrong3%ofthetime.Mostoften,61%oftheparticipantsdidn'trespondatall.Theresearcherswritethattheirfindingspresentnewopportunitiesfbrgainingreal-timeinformationaboutdreaming.Konkolysaysthere'sthepossibilityofonedaydoingasortof“drcamtherapy（療法）“fbrtalkingdownpeopleexperiencingnightmares.Andifmorereliablecommunicationmethodscanbeworkedout,itcouldhelppeoplewithcreativeactivitiesandideas.Withthehelpofanawakeperson,Konkolysaysitcouldbepossibleto“combinethoselogicaladvantagesofwakewiththecreativeadvantagesofdreamsandmaybehavesomemoreapplications.28.Howdidthesleepersgiveanswersinthestudy?A.Bymakinggestures. B.Bymakingeyemovements.C.Bymakingfaces. D.Byusingsignlanguages.Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstudy?A.Dreamersshowedgoodcreativethinking.B.Mostsleeperscouldgivecorrectanswers.C.Itwasthefirststudyofitssortintheworld.D.Researchersgotreal-timeinformationaboutdreaming.Whatdoesthenewstudyfbcuson?Whetherdreamerscancommunicateoutofdreams.Whatquestionsaresuitabletobeaskedinthestudy.Howresearcherscanhelppeopleexperiencingnightmares.Whethertwo-waycommunicationwithdreamersispossible.Whatistheauthor'sattitudeto“ameaningfulconversation^^withdreamers?A.Skeptical. B.Objective.C.Doubtful. D.Critical.Ashortageofsemiconductors（4^ ）hashelpedfirmssuchasNvidia,whosechips（芯片）powereverythingfromvideogamingtomachinelearninganddatacentres.Butboomtimeforsellersmeansmiseryfbrbuyers.Carmakers,whoseproductshavebecomecomputersonwheels,areamongthevictims.Analystssaytheindustrymightbuildaround5millionfewercarsthisyear,allfbrwantofthechips.AppleandMicrosofthavealsowarnedthattheywillbeaffected.Theshortageistheresultofasuddenriseindemand.Chipmakinghasbeenenjoyingstronggrowthfbrdecadesascomputershavesteppedintoeverycomerofsociety.Buttherewasastrongupwardtrendduringthepandemic.Locked-downconsumersshoppedonline,hadmeetingsremotely,andkilledtimewithvideo-streamingandvideogaming.Thecrisishashadthreeconsequences,twoencouragingandonelessso.Thefirstisaninvestmentboom.BigproducerssuchasIntel,SamsungandTSMCareplanningtospendhundredsofbillionsofdollarsonextracapacity（產(chǎn)能）overthenextfewyears.Asinmanymarkets,highpricesarethebestcureforhighprices.Thesecondisthatthechipindustry'scustomersareadapting.too.Whendemandfellearlyinthepandemic,carmakerscuttheirorderswithchipmakers.FollowingTesla,Volkswagenhasannouncedplanstodevelopdriver-assistancechipsin-house.Unwelcomeeffecthasbeenasuddenriseoftechno-nationalism.AmericaisplanningtohandoutbillionsofdollarstoattractchipmakersbackfromEastAsia.Europewantstodoubleitsshareofglobalproduction,to20%,by2030.EvenBritainhasdeclaredthefateofasmallchipfactoryinWalestobeamatterofnationalsecurity.Chipshavecometooccupywhatusedtobecalledthe"'commandingheights^^ofaneconomy,inthewaythatcarfactoriesdidinthe20thcentury.Butaslastcentury'sgovernmentsdiscovered,subsidies（補(bǔ)貼）lend10oversupply.Personally,thechipshortageismostlyaself^solvingproblem.Governmentsshouldresistthetemptationtoseethemselvesassaviours（救星）.Whatisthemaincauseofthesuddenshortageofchipsaccordingtothepassage?A. Economiccrisis B. Theoutbreakofthepandemic.C. Govemments,control. D. Greatdemandinonlineproducts.Whatisthediscouragingresultofthechipshortageaccordingtothepassage?A. Hotinvestmentinchips. B. Carmakers'adaptationtothemarket.C. Ariseoftechno-nationalism. D. Realizationoftechnologicalglobalization.Whatdocstheauthortendtothinkinthelastparagraph?Marketsarethecurefbrthechipshortage.Governmentsubsidieswillleadtowaste.Thegovernmentshouldrescuethemarket.Carfactoriesinthe20thcenturywereontherise.Whichwouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?ChipShortage—ASelf-solvingProblemTechno-nationalism—AWarwithoutSmokeChallenges——PromisesofNewOpportunitiesHighPrices一theBestCurefbrHighPrices江西省贛州市2021屆高三一模英語(yǔ)試題四、閱讀理解UltimateEarsHYPERBOOMSpeaker($399.99)Withitslongbatterylife,andincrediblesoundquality,thisiscurrentlymyfavoriteBluetoothspeaker.TheHYPERBOOMalsoboastsa24-hourbatterylife.Iusethisspeakerinplaceofahomestereo(立體聲音響)fbrmusic.Ifsloudenoughtofillalargeroomandmobileenoughtotakefromroomtoroom.Theappallowsyoutoswitchsources,adjustthevolume(音量),andevenpowerthespeakeronoroffwithouthavingtogetup!UrbanistaBrisbaneWirelessSpeaker($99)IlovethewaythisportableBluetoothspeakerlooksinourkitchen.Thesoundqualityisincredible.OnefunctionallowsyoutopairtwoUrbanistasinstereo,doublingthevolumecapabilityanddeliveringasurroundsound.Unfortunately,youhavetorepairthespeakerstogethereachtimeyouusetheminstereo.Thisisasmart,stylishBluetoothspeakerthat'lllookandsoundgreatonyourshelf.AudioProAddonCIOSpeaker($349)Withitseasysetupandincrediblesoundquality,thisisoneofthebestWi-Fi-enabledspeakersonthemarket.Ithasnearlyeverypossibleconnectionport,allowingyoutobroadcasttootherWi-Fienabledspeakersinyourhouse.NaimMu-so2WirelessSpeaker($1,690)ThisbeautifulWi-Ficonnectedsoundsystemisperfectformusic.Thestylishdesignwillfitneatlyinanylivingroomandfillthecewithimpressivelyloudsound.Oneuniquefeatureisthatyoucansetyourfavoriteinternetradiostationandturnitonwithasinglebutton.WhatcanwclearnabouttheHYPERBOOM?A. Itresistsoilandwater. B. Itcanbecontrolledbyanapp.C. Itneedschargingfrequently. D. It'snotsuitablefora large room.WhatislessthansatisfactoryaboutUrbanistaspeakers?A. lt*simmovable. B. Itbreakseasily.C. Ifsnoteasytouse. D. It'snotloudenough.Whichisawisechoiceifyouoftenlistentointernetradio?UltimateEarsHYPERBOOMSpeaker.UrbanistaBrisbaneWirelessSpeaker.AudioProAddonCIOSpeaker.NaimMu-so2WirelessSpeaker.Amandahadjustcomehomefromschool.ExhaustedbutlookingforwardtoreceivinganemailfromherfriendinNewZealand,sheturnedonhercomputerandwaitedimpatientlyfbrittostartup.Asshewaited,shebeganthinkingaboutthetimesshespentwithBridget,herbestfriend,sinceprimaryone.Justthen,anenveloppoppedoutonherscreen.Amandasatupandclickedonthe“Inbox"bar,expectingtoseeherfriend*susualemail.AmandawassurprisedtosectheemailaddressbelongingtoBridget'sbrotherinboldatthetopofarowofemailsinherinbox.Heseldomwrotetoherbecausehewasmucholderandtheyhadnothingincommon.Afeelingofdreadpassedthroughherbutsheignoredit.“Itwasprobablynothing,"shesaidassheclickedontheemail.Whatshesawwastotallyunexpected.Itwasashortemail.HesimplysaidthatBridgethadbeeninaseriouscaraccidentandwashospitalizedintheintensivecareunit.Hewouldwriteagainlater.Amanda*sjawdroppedandherfingersthathadbeensobusyclickingthemousebuttonsearlierslidoffthecomputertable.Atalossastowhattodo,Amandahurriedlytypedanemailinresponse.SheaskedBridget'sbrotherfbrmoreinformationabouttheaccidentandBridgefscondition.Amanda*seyesbrimmedwithtearsthatthreatenedtoflowdownhercheeks.ShecouldnothelprememberingthatBridgethadtold

herofherplanstoreturntoSingaporetovisither.ShewantedtocallBridget'sbrotherimmediatelybutitwasonlythenthatsherealizedshedidnothavehisnumber.Sittingup,sheclickedonthe'Inbox*bartocheckherincomingmessageagain.However,thesign'NoNewMessage*flashedatthebottomofherscreen.WhatcanweknowaboutAmandafromParagraph1&2?ShemissedherbestfriendBridgetverymuch.ShewashappytohearfromBridget'sbrother.Shehasn*tcontactedherfriendBridgetfbrlong.ShehasneverheardfromBridget'sbrotherbefore.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dread”meaninParagraph2?D.Relief.D.Concerned.A.Loneliness. B.Fear.D.Relief.D.Concerned.HowdidAmandafeelafterreadingtheemail?A.Excited. B.Disappointed. C.Surprised.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthetext?A.AShockingEmail B.ACarAccidentC.ATerribleDay D.ATrueFriendInNovember2019,LukeSummerscalesandJessicaJacobswereinaremotemountainrangeofNewSouthWales,fightingsomeoftheworstbush-firesonrecordinAustralia,whenanotherdisasterstruck:afellowfirefightercollapsedfromaheartattack.Thenearestambulancewasmorethananhourawayandtheterrain（地形）wastoosteepfbrarescuehelicoptertoland,sothepairstarteddoingCPRon53-year-oldJohnKennedyuntilhewasabletobreatheonhisown.InNovember2020,theCountryFireAuthorityrecognizedtheiractionsbygivingthembothChiefOfficerCommendationawards.Butthey'revolunteers.Summerscalesbuildshousesfbraliving;Jacobsworksasauniversitylabtechnician.Startinginlate2019,asrecordfiresspreadfastacrosstheirnationduringitssummerseason,theyjoinedtensofthousandsofAustralianswhosetasidetheirusuallivestohelpstopthespreadofthefires.Asclimatechangeheightensboththefrequencyandintensity（強(qiáng)度）ofbushfires,firefightersarebeingtestedtonewextremes.AustraliaunusuallyreliesonvolunteerlaborinthestateofNewSouthWales,whichsufferedsomeofthecountry'smostseverefiresduringthe2019-2020bushfireseason,closeto90%ofthemenandwomenfightingfireswerevolunteers.It*sbeenthiswayfbrmorethanacenturyinAustralia,withordinarycitizensworkingtogethertoprotecttheland.2019wasAustralia'shottestanddriestonrecord,andtheresultingfiresallbutexhaustedthemenandwomenconstantlycalledtobattlethem.PeterHolding,66,whohasbeenavolunteerfirefighterfor43years,sayshe*sneverseenanythingassevereaslastsummer'sbushfireseason.Still,asAustralia'sfireseasonintensifiesinlate2020,itsvolunteerfirefightersarepreparingtodobattleagain.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?Australiakeepsaworldrecordoftheworstbushfire.Kennedyhasbeenavolunteerfirefighterforalongtime.C?Australiacan*tprovidesearchandrescueforremoteareas.D.SummcrscalesandJacobsknowhowtoperfbmifirstaid.WhatcanweinferaboutSummerscalesandJacobs?Theyusedtoworkinahospital.Theyoncesufferedfromheartattack.Theyarenotprofessionalfirefighters.Theydon'tdeservetogettheaward.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thisway“inparagraph3referto?VolunteersarethemainforceinfightingfiresinNewSouthWales.Ordinarycitizensareunwillingtobeprofessionalfirefighters.NewSouthWalesalwayssuffersthemostseverebush-fire.FirefightersinNewSouthWalesbeargreatpressureinsummer.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Australia^forestfires. B.FiremanagementinAustralia.C.Australia^volunteerfirefighters. D.TheclimatechangeinAustralia.Weallknowapickyeater（挑食者）ortwo,ormaybeyou'rethepickyeater,avoidingfoodadventuresatallcosts,becauseyou'reconvincedyou*11hatewhatevernewandbad-lookingfoodisputonyourplate.Butwhyisitthatsomepeoplearepickyeaterswhileothersarewillingtotryprettymuchanythingthatcanbeeaten?There*snosingleexplanationfbrthepickyeatinghabit.Pickyeatersaretypicallyunwillingtotrynewfoods,whichcanbetheresultofyourDNAandthewayyouaretreatedandeducatedwhenyouareyoung.MarciaPelchat,Ph.D.,aresearcherattheMonellChemicalSensesCenterinPhiladelphiawhospecializesinfoodpreferencesinhumans,tellsChinaDaily,“AgroupinFinlandlookedatwhatwecallfoodneophobia,whichliterallymeans*fearofthenew’,andtheyfoundthatthereissomegeneticbasisfbrthis.^^“Also,ifyouhaveparentswhodon*treallyliketotryanythingnew,youwillalsobeexposedtofewernewfoods,MPelchatsays.Theoppositeisalsotrue:Thosewhotrynewfoodsandhavepositiveexperiencesarethenmorelikelytotryunfamiliarfoodsinthefuture.Peoplewhoarelessadventurousmaybemorehesitanttotrynewfoods.Tryinganythingnew,foodincluded,requiresyoutostepoutsideofyourcomfortzone.Ifyou'renotveryadventurous,youmayhaveatoughtimewiththis.Peoplewhoseeknewadventuresorthrillsmightbemorelikelytoexperimentwithfood.4tThereisathrill-seekingpersonalitytrait,“Pelchatsays."It'sbeenshown,especiallywithspicyfood,thatthereissomeconnectionbetweentryingnewfoodsandthrillseeking/'sheexplains.Mostadultpickyeatersstartaschildpickyeaters."It'snormalforchildrentogothroughapickystagewhenthey*retoddlers,maybetwoorthreeyearsold,andthatmakessenseevolutionally,“Pelchatsays.Butaswegetolder,ifwecontinuetoavoidnewfoods,pickinesscanpersist.Whatdoweknowaboutpeoplewithfoodneophobia?Theyeatonlyafewkindsoffood.Theyavoidneworunfamiliarfoods.Theyareaddictedtosomekindoffood.Theyhavepreferenceforvegetablefood.WhatdoesPelchatmainlytellusinParagraph3?Foodneophobiacanbeinfluencedbysurroundings.Thosewhotrynewfoodshaveapositivelifeattitude.Parentsshouldsetagoodexamplefortheirchildren.Foodneophobiaislinkedtopoorerdietaryquality.Whatwouldbeapickyeaterlike?A.Lessoptimistic. B.Lesscreative.C.Lessindependent. D.Lessadventurous.Whichofthefollowingshowsthebeststructureofthepassage?(P=Paragraph)江西省贛州市2020屆高三一模英語(yǔ)試題一、閱讀理解NovisittoLondoniscompletewithoutcheckingoutitsfantasticselectionofmuseumsandgalleries.Herearcsomeofthebest(innoparticularorder).Takeyourpick,thenusetheLondonattractionsmaptoworkouthowtogetthereandwhichonetovisitnext.BritishMuseumBritishMuseumhasbeendisplayingglobalhistoricartifactsdiscoveredbyBritishexplorers.Openedin1759,itwasthefirstnationalmuseumtobeopentothepublicintheworld.HighlightsincludetheRosettaStone,theParthenonSculpturesandEgyptianmummies.Address:GreatRussellSt,WC1B3DGPrice:Free(permanentcollections);admissionchargeappliesfortemporaryexhibitions.VictoriaandAlbertMuseum(V&A)Asyouwalkthroughthemuseum*smixofVictorianandcontemporaryarchitecture,you'reaslikelytoseeanexhibitionwithvastcollectionsincludingeverythingfrompotteriesandfashiontowallpapersandjewellery,nning5,000years.Address:CromwellRoad,SW72RLPrice:Someexhibitionsandeventscarryaseparatecharge.Admissionisfree.NaturalHistoryMuseumExploreourplanet'slivingwondersattheNaturalHistoryMuseum.Insidethestrikingbuilding,favoritesincludetheDinosaursgallery,thebluewhalemodelandthestate-of-the-artDarwinCentre,whereyoucanseehundredsofbonesofanimalsaswellasscientistsatwork.Address:CromwellRoad,SW75BDPrice:￡14fbradults;￡11fbrpcople(13-17orages62+)orstudentswithID;￡6fbrchildren(3-12).ImperialWarMuseumLondonApowerfulmuseumshiningalightonthehistoryofconflictfromtheFirstWorldWartotoday.IWMismadeupofpermanentgalleries,suchastheaccCuriositiesofWarexhibit,andtemporarydisplays,exploringrecentconflictsandterroristattacks.Address:LambethRoad,SEI6HZPrice:FreeWhichmuseumrequiresanentrancefee?A.BritishMuseum. B.VictoriaandAlbertMuseum.C.NaturalHistoryMuseum. D.ImperialWarMuseumLondon.WhatisspecialaboutBritishMuseum?Ithasmanyhistoriccollections.It'stheworld*sfirstnationalmuseumopened.Itrequiresadmissionfortemporaryexhibitions.ItisthemostfamousmuseuminLondon.WhatcanyouseeinNaturalHistoryMuseum?A.Livingdinosaurs. B.Fantasticbuildings.C.ThescientistDarwin. D.Amodelofabluewhale.PeopleasfarawayasSouthAfricahavecalledMelodyPughinWashingtonD.C.tohelpthemfindabelovedfamilymember.Thecountry'sonlylicensedandbonded“petdetective”,this58-year-oldformerpoliceofficerisanexpertonthinkinglikeadogorcat.ItallstartedinApril1998whenherbelovedkitty,Norman,wasstolenfromthecarafterarrivingatthevefsoffice.PughsearchedfbrNormanfbr95days,quittingherjobbecausethesearchbecameall-consuming,andduringthattimeshefound27otherlostpets.That'swhenshediscoveredshehadanosefbrfindingclues-一apawprinthere,abrokenspiderwebthere.Whilethereareotherpetfinders,PughistheonlypersonintheU.S.registeredasalicensedpetdetective一andthere'sabigdifference.nPetfindersmaymakepostersandphonecalls,buttheywon*tactivelytrackyourpetorgetpersonallyinvolvedbecausetheyaren'tbondedandcan'taffordtogetsued（起訴），“saysPugh,whohasneverbeensued.ShewasabletoobtainaPrivateinvestigatorslicensefromtheStateofWashingtonin2001becauseofherbackgroundinlawenforcement.Pughhasreturnedmorethan1,000dogsandcatstotheirhomesinalmosteverystatenationwide.Nearlytwomillioncompanionanimalsarestoleneachyear,oftenrightfromtheirowner'syard,andthensoldtoresearchlaboratories,dog-fightingrings,orpuppymills.WhatdoweknowaboutMelodyPughfromparagraph1?A.Sheisacaringvet. B.Sheisgoodatfindingpets.C.ShecomesfromSouthAfrica. D.Sheworksasapoliceofficer.WhendidPughfindhergiftfbrfindingclues?A. Aftershelost27pets. B. Thetimeshearrivedatthevets.C. 95daysbeforeshefound Norman. D. Whenshewassearchingfbrhercat.What'sthedifferencebetweenPughandotherpctfinders?A. Shetracksthelostpets. B. Shemakespostersandphonecalls.C. Shehasneverbeenaccused. D. Sheisalicensedpetinvestigator.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPugh?A. Demanding. B. Devoted.C.Stubborn. D.Tough.2019WorldConferenceonVRIndustrywasheldinNanchang,China,withthegoaloffurthersatisfyingpeople'sgrowingdemandfbrabetterlife,acceleratingthemodernizationofChina'seconomicsystemanditstransformationintoaninnovation-orientedcountry,andpromotingbreakthroughsintheeconomicandsocialdevelopmentofJiangxiProvince.ThethemeoftheconferenceisHVRAdorns（裝扮）theWorld-VR+5GfbraNewEraofPerception（觀念）”.ThevirtualrealityindustryinNanchang,capitalcityofEastChina'sJiangxiprovince,isexpectingaboomwhenChinagrowsinaneweraof5Gthisyear,expertsandindustryinsiderssaidattheconference.TheConferenceattractedexperts,scholarsandcompanyleadersfrommorethan30countries,includingtheUS,Germany,Britain,Russia,IndiaandIsrael,discussingthedevelopmentandapplicationofVR,especiallyas5G,thenextgenerationtechnologyfbrnetworkondeviceslikecellphones,unlocksthepotentialofVR.Withafocusontheneweraofperceptionenabledby5G,thisyearnsconferenceshowedleading-edgeVRtechnologiesandthelatestoutcomesoftheglobalVRindustry.MiaoWei,headoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology,saidintheopeningaddressthatwithChinaofficiallygetting5GcommerciallicensesonJune6th2019,theco一developmentofVRand5Gpromisesahugemarketinfuture.MChinatakestheleadinVRinnovations.Andthewidepopularityofhigh-techinourcountryguaranteesthepotentialofthismarket,saidMiao.ChinaisbuildingitsVRindustryintoonewiththemostdynamicenvironmentsfbrinnovationandentrepreneurship,highestmarketacceptance,andthegreatestgrowthpotentialintheworld.8.Whatisoneoftheaimsof2019WorldConferenceonVRIndustry?Topromote5Gtechnology.TomakeChinesepeoplemorecreative.ToimprovetheeconomicdevelopmentofJiangxi.Tochangetheworldintoamodemone.Whatcanweinferabout5Gaccordingtothepassage?A.ItiswidelyusedinNanchang. B.Itcanbeusedinbusinessnow.C.ItmakesChinaaleadingcountry. D.Itisthetechnologyforcomputersystem.Whatistherelationshipbetween5GandVR?A.5GcangreatlyhelpthedevelopmentofVR.B.VR'sapplicationwouldunlock5G.C.5GmakesVRabusiness. D.VRismadeupof5G.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthetext?B.NewEraMarkedby5GandVRA.TechnologyRevolutioninJiangxiB.NewEraMarkedby5GandVRC.VR,TechnologyfbrtheFuture D.VRConferenceinNanchangWalkingthroughalocalparkrecently,IsawateenageboywearingaT-shirtthatread:44Effbrtwinsovertalent.**ItremindedmeofanideaIthinkaboutoften,thatifyoubelieveyoucanlearnnewthingsanddevelopnewskills,byworkinghard,youaremorelikelytoachievethosegoals.ThiscriticalinsightwasbroughtupbyDr.CarolDweck,a