閱讀理解（名校模擬題）-沖刺2023年高考英語終極題型預(yù)測（新高考專用）

2023年高考英語必考題型終極預(yù)測（最新名校模擬題）

專題02閱讀理解

（2022?河南開封?一模）LiuYexihastakenDouyinbystorm.AsofNov.17,thevirtualidol,who

appearedonthesocialmediaplatformonOct.31,hadonlyreleasedtwoshortvideosbutattractedover5

millionfollowers.Differentfromothervirtualidols,Liuisdefinedasa"virtualbeautyvlogger,\Inherfirst

video,LiuisdoingmakeupwithaneyebrushwhiledressedinatraditionalChinesecostume.Whenshe

turnsaround,theonlookersareterrified,exceptoneboy.ThenLiuslightlybrushestheboyseyes,allowing

himtoseethefantasyworldinherowneyes.

Theinternetuserswereimpressedbyitsstoryline,science-fictionelementsandspecialvisualeffects

withcybeipunkstyle.LiangZikang,theCEOoftheproductionteam,toldChinaNewsweekthattheteam

spenttwomonthsmakingthevideo.

LiusinstantpopularityonlinefurtherreflectsthatthevirtualidolindustryinChinahasbeenbooming.

Thereareover32,400virtualidolsthathaveopenedaccountsonvideo-sharingplatformBilibiliinthepast

year,seeingayear-on-yearriseof40percent,ChenRui,theCEOofBilibili,saidinaspeech.

''Comparedwithrealidolsandstars,thevirtualonesseemtobemoreapproachableforfans/9Shine

Newsnoted.Additionally,thesevirtualwebcelebritieswon'thavescandals.

Asmoreyoungpeoplearefascinatedbythesevirtualfigures,theircommercialvaluehasbeenonthe

rise.Generally,theyearnmoneybyendorsements（代言），onlineconcerts,livestreamingandrelated

products.Forexample,LuoTianyi,awell-knownvirtualsinger,cooperatedwithlivestreamerLiJiaqito

promotegoodsin2020.

Therefore,somepeoplearewonderingwhethertheywillreplacerealhumans."Theseso-calledvirtual

idolshaverealhumanteamstobackthemupandcontrolthem.Theyarenotreallyvirtual,“DingDaoshi,

anindependentanalystintheinternetsector,toldtheGlobalTimes.Therealvirtualidolwillcomewhen

artificialintelligenceachievesanewlevelofself-learningandself-trainingandtheninteractswithothers,

headded.

1.WhichofthefollowingcontributestothepopularityofLiuYexisvideo?

A.Thevideoinvolvessci-fielements.

B.Thevideofeaturesfunnyvisualeffects.

C.Thevideoteachesusefulmakeupskills.

D.ThevideotellsatraditionalChinesestory.

2.Whichisanadvantagevirtualidolshaveoverrealidols?

A.Theycanattractmorefollowers.

B?Theyhavehighercommercialvalue.

C.Theycanbeapproachedmoreeasily.

D.Theyareequippedwithbettertalents.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutthecurrentvirtualidolsaccordingtoDing?

A.Theycaninteractwitheachother.

B.Theywillreplacehumanidolssoon.

C.Theyaredependentonhumanteams.

D.Theycanlearnandtrainbythemselves.

4.Whichisthebesttitlefor由etext?

A.VirtualidolsaresweepingtheInternet.

B.Peopleraiseconcernaboutvirtualidols.

C.AItechnologyhasmadeanewbreakthrough.

D.Socialmediaplatformsaregainingpopularity.

（2022?廣東?深圳中學(xué)模擬預(yù)測）Doyouenjoyreading?Herereadersofyouragefromalloverthe

UnitedStatesrecommendgreatbooksforyoutoread:

?MyfavoritebookisDon'tDie,MyLovebyLurleneMcDaniel.Iloveallherbooks,butthiswasthe

firstoneIreadandIhavetosay,itisbyfarmyfavorite.Itdoesn'tendlikeotherbooks,andIcriedwhile

reading.

?IthinkNancyDrewisgreat!Nancyisadetectivewhohasmanyfantasticideas!Iloveitbecauseit's

abookfromwhenmygrandmawasmyage,andIcansharethefunwithher!

?IhighlyrecommendSkinnyBonesbyBarbaraPark.Itisfunny,sopleaseadditonyourbooklist.You

don'twanttomissoutfunnystories!

?IwouldsuggestGrowingTroublebyJudyBlume.ItisbasedonrealthingsthathappenedtoJudy

Blume.Itisaboutagirl,Alice,whomeetssomegirlsatanewstate.Theybecomefriends,makeacluband

meetonceaweek.Theystopaftertwoweeksbecausetheyalllikeaboyintheirclassandputhimas

numberone.Ithinkeverygirlshouldreadthisbecauseitisaboutourgrowingup.

?IreadabookcalledNeela:VictorySonganditwassogoodthatIreadittwice!IttakesplaceinIndia

in1936andthis12-yearoldgirlnamedNeelatriestosaveherfather!Ithaslotsofhistoryinit!Ialso

learnedalotaboutdifferentcultures!Theauthor'snameisChitraBaneijeeDivakaruni.

5.Accordingtothereader,SkinnyBonescanbedescribedasastory.

A.sadB.history

C.funnyD.detective

6.Fromwhichbookcanwelearndifferentcultures?

A.SkinnyBones.B.NancyDrew.

C.Don'tDie,MyLove.D.Neela:VictorySong.

7.WhichisTRUEaboutNancyDrew?

A.Boththereaderandthereader'sgrandmalovethisbook.

B.It'sbasedonrealthingsthathappenedtotheauthor.

C.Ifsabouta12yearoldgirlwhotriestosaveherfather.

D.Itdoesn'thaveacommonendinglikeotherbooks.

8.Thispassageismainlywrittenfor.

A.parentsB.teachers

C.writersD.children

（2022?河北滄州?模擬預(yù)測）SearchAndRescue（SAR）teamsareoftenaccompaniedbyman'sbest

friend,Arescuedog'ssuperiorsenseofsmellcanbecriticaltofindingsurvivorsamongrubble（瓦礫）and

earthquakeruins.ButnowanewfurryanimalisjoiningtheranksofSAR,andit'stherat.

Newsweekreportsthatratsarebeingtrainedtoassistsearchandrescueteamsafteranearthquakehits.

Theratsarefittedwithtinybackpacksequippedwithmicrophonesandarebeingsentthroughruinstofind

andcomeincontactwithsurvivors.

TheserescueratsarebeingtrainedbyDr.DonnaKean,aresearcherfromGlasgow,Scotlandwhohas

beenworkingwithratsforyears.Keanoriginallywasinterestedinprimates（靈長類）butherfascination

withratsgrewwhenshesawhowquicklythesmallanimalsseemedtolearnandhowwelltheycanbe

trained.

Theratsfirststartedtheirtraininginasmallemptyroomandgraduallymovedontoincreasingly

complexsituationsuntiltheycameclosetoanactualcollapsedbuildingsite.That'swheretheyfindthe

survivorsandthepotentialtotalktothevictimsthroughthebackpacksfittedtotherats.

Today,Keanistraining170ratsalongsidenonprofitorganizationAPOPOinTanzania,EastAfricafor

theirprojectcalledHeroRATs.Theirratsarenotonlybeingtrainedtosearchthroughtheruins,butalsoto

findlandmines（地雷）andevendetecttuberculosis（結(jié)核?。?APOPO'sstudiesfoundthattheirratshave

speduptheprocessforhumanstohelppeopleinterriblesituations.

AccordingtoNewsweek,thebackpackismadebyoneoftheiremployeesinAPOPO,aneedlewoman

andismadetoholdamicrophoneaswellaslocationtrackers.Theratsaretherealheroesthough.AsKean

putsit,“theyaresosmartandtheyaresogoodatmovingthroughallkindsofdifferentenvironments.”

“Wehavethepotentialtospeaktovictimsthroughthemicrophone,shecontinues,knowingtheselittlerats

areontheirwaytomakingabigdifference.

9.Whyisarescuedogmentionedatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Tocomparedogswiththerats.B.Todrawpublicattentiontodogs.

C.Tointroducethepotentialofrats.D.Toindicateanimals,uniqueskills.

10.WhatinspiredKeantotrainratsforSARteams?

A.Thedangerofrescue.B.Therat'sintelligence.

C.Theinterestinprimates.D.TheteamworkwithAPOPO.

11.WhatcanwelearnfromtheHeroRATsproject?

A.Ratsarebravetofaceareal-lifedisaster.

B.Ratscanbeeasilytrainedtofindsurvivors.

C.Ratsareoftensenttoworkindisasterareas.

D.Ratscanprobablyhelppeopleinvariousways.

12.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.RatsareperfectforSARwork.B.Themicrophoneisakeyfacility.

C.Thebackpackisahand-madetool.D.Ratsaretoreplaceotherrescueanimals.

（2022?湖北?恩施市第一中學(xué)模擬預(yù)測）Backintheday,peoplecalledputtingupwallpapertogether

theultimatetestforone'spatience,butthisisn'tasrelevantanymorenowadaysasitwasthen.Wanttosee

someone'sdeepest,darkestself?WatchthemtrytoworkwithabadandslowInternetconnection.

EveryonewhospendseverydayworkingonacomputerknowshowfrustratingslowInternetcanbe.Infact,

there'saverycheapwaytoboostyourWiFisignalifitcoulddowithanimprovement.Allyouneedisan

empty,cleancan,aknife,andapairofscissors.

Makesurethecanyou'reusingisdryandclean.Takeoffthecantab（拉環(huán)）andcutthebottomoff.

Thenstartcuttingoffthetop,butdon'tcutitalltheway,makingsuretoleavearoundhalfaninchofthe

canattachingthetoptotherestofthecan.Atthispoint,youcanturnthecanupsidedown;theformertop

willnowserveasthecan'sbase.Cutthecanalongthesidesoyoucanopenitupcompletely.Becareful

whendoingthis-theedgesofthecanaresharp.Considerwearingglovestoavoidcuttingyourself.

Ifyourrouter（路由器）hasanantenna（天線），youshouldlettheantennabeabletogothroughthe

drinkingholeatthebottomofthebase.Ifyourrouterhasnoantenna,makesurethatthecanisbehindthe

router,andthattherouter'sfrontisfacinginthedirectiontowardwhichyouwanttoboostthesignal.

WhiletheboosttoyourWi-Fimaybefairlyminimal,youwillstillnoticeachangeinyourInternet

speedorconsistency.However,thisisunlikelytoworkifyourtargetitemismorethanafewfeetoutsideof

yourrouter'sWi-Firange.

13.WhatdoputtingupwallpaperandworkingwithslowInternethaveincommon?

A.Botharedifficulttoimprove.B.Bothcantestone'spatience.

C.Bothcostalotofmoney.D.Bothbuildrelationship.

14.Whichpartofacanisusedasthenewbaseofthecanbooster?

A.Theside.B.Theedge.C.Thebottom.D.Thetop.

15.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Wehavedifferentkindsofrouters.B?Thetheoryofcanboostersissimple.

C.Methodsofsettingcanboostersvary.D.Routerwithanantennaismorepowerful.

16.Whatisthedisadvantagewhenweusethecantoboostthesignal?

A.Theedgesofthecanaredangerous.B.Theboostistoosmalltobenoticed.

C.Therouter'sWi-Fihasanarrowrange.D.Thecancan'tbeopenedupcompletely.

（2022?湖南?益陽市教育科學(xué)研究院模擬預(yù)測）Inanerawhenmanyparentsmakeeffortstoensure

thatboysandgirlshaveequalopportunities,arecentstudyfoundthatboysarepaidtwiceasmuch

allowance（零花錢）asgirlsfordoingweeklychores.

Ananalysisof10,000familiesacrosstheUSshowedthatboysearnedanaverageof$13.80（92yuan）

eachweekcomparedwith$6.71earnedbygirls,accordingtoBusyKid,awebplatformthatallowskidsto

receive,spend,orinvesttheirallowance.

“Ithinkthisisawake-upcallforparentstorealizewhattheyarepaying,tomakesuretheyarebeing

asfairaspossible,9,saidGreggMurset,CEOofBusyKid.

Accordingtotheanalysis,boysaveragedmoreallowancethangirlsbecausetheyweremoreoften

assignedchoresconsideredmorephysicallydifficult,includingcuttingthegrass.Girls,meanwhile,were

moreoftenpaidforjobssuchasloadingthedishwasher.Boysalsoearnedmoremoneybecausetheywere

paidforthingsgirlswerenotpaidforatall,includingshoweringandbrushingtheirteeth.

InIllinois,VaishaliPateltrieshardtoteachhertwochildrenthatgendershouldn'tdeterminewhat

chorestheyareassignedorwhatactivitiestheychoose.Theparentsdon'tpaytheirchildrenanallowance,

andinsteadexpectthemtohelpwithalljobsaroundthehouse.

ButPatelsaidthechildrenstillpickuponold-fashionedgenderstereotypes（亥U板印象）from

elsewhere,likewhentheytelltheirsontotrydanceclassesinadditiontothesportsheplays.

“He'slike,'NowayamIdoingthat',"saidPatel.“Someofthatisreallyhardtoinfluence."

BarbaraRisman,aprofessorattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago,saidthatwhileAmericanshave

comealongwayintermsofofferingmoreequalopportunitiesformenandwomen,changingmindsets（心

態(tài)）forevertakesevenmoretime.

17.Accordingtotheanalysis,howmuchdogirlsearnonaverageeverydayintheUS?

A.$6.71.B.$0.96.C.$13.80.D.$1.97.

18.Whatisoneofthereasonsboysearnmoreallowancethangirls?

A.Theydolesswork.

B.Theyhavenogenderstereotypes.

C.Mostpeoplethinktheirtasktakeslittleeffort.

D.Theycandomorephysicallydifficultchores.

19.FromBarbaraRisman'sidea,howcanwomenandmenbeofferedequalopportunities?

A.Changingmindsetsallthetime.

B.Updatingattitudesoverashorttime.

C.Breakingold-fashionedgenderstereotypes.

D.Providingdifferentchancesfordifferentgenders.

20.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Payingequally.

B.Thewaystogetmoreallowance.

C.Differencesbetweentwodifferentgenders.

D.Boysshouldhavemoreallowancethangirls.

（2022?湖南郴州?一模）Achild'stoothdiscoveredfromaFrenchcavehasrevealedtheearliest

evidenceofhumans—Homosapiens（智人）一livinginwesternEurope.Thediscoveryofthemolarfrom

GrotteMandrininsouthernFrance,alongwithhundredsofstonetoolsdatingbackabout54.000yearsago,

suggeststhatearlyhumanslivedinEuropeabout10.000yearsearlierthanarchaeologistshadpreviously

thought.

What'smore,theHomosapiens'toothwassandwichedbetweenlayersofNeanderthalremains,

showingthatthetwogroupsofhumanscoexistedintheregion.Thesefindingschallengetheopinionthat

thearrivalofHomosapiensinEuropecausedtheextinctionofNeanderthals,wholivedinEuropeandparts

ofAsiaforabout300,000yearsbeforedisappearing.

“We'veoftenthoughtthatthearrivalofmodernhumansinEuropeledtotheprettyrapiddeathof

Neanderthals,butthisnewevidencesuggeststhatboththeappearanceofmodemhumansinEuropeand

disappearanceofNeanderthalsismuchmorecomplexthanthat,^^saidstudycoauthorChrisstringer,a

professorandresearchleaderinhumanevolutionattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon.

It'sthefirsttimearchaeologistshavefoundevidenceofalternating（交替）groupsofHomosapiens

andNeanderthalslivinginthesameplace,andtheytookturnsrapidly,evenabruptly,atleasttwice,

accordingtothestudythatpublishedinthejournalscienceAdvancesonWednesday.Previously,thearrival

ofearlyhumansinEuropewasdatedtobetween43,000and45,000yearsago,accordingtoremainsfound

inItalyandBulgaria-notlongbeforethelastsurvivingNeanderthalremainsdatingback40,000to42,000

yearsagowerefound.HumansandNeanderthals,whoweknowfromgeneticanalysisencounteredone

anotherandhadbabies,resultinginNeanderthaltracesinourDNA,overlapped（重疊）foramuchlonger

periodinEurope,thisstudysuggests.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“molar"mean?

A.Cave.B.Tooth.C.stone.D.Human.

22.What'sthepreviousopinionaboutNeanderthals?

A.Neanderthalscoulddatebackto300,000yearsago.

B.NeanderthalsoncelivedinEuropeandAfrica.

C.HomosapiensandNeanderthalsoncelivedtogether.

D.HomosapiensledtothedisappearanceofNeanderthals.

23.WhatcanbeinferredfromChrisstringer'swords?

A.PeopleshouldanalyzethelossofNeanderthalscarefully.

B.ModernhumansinEuropeledtothedeathofNeanderthals.

C.HomosapiensinEuropemadeNeanderthalsextinct.

D.Thenewevidenceshowstheprocessofhumanevolution.

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutHomosapiensandNeanderthalsfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theylivedinthesameplaceatthesametime.

B.Theytreatedeachotherastheenemies.

C.Theyhadsomesortofcomplicatedrelations.

D.TheylivedinItalyandBulgaria40,000to42,000yearsago.

（2022?江蘇蘇州?二模）Nowadays,bamboogrowthcyclesandthedietaryneedsoflemurs（狐猴）are

outofsync.Findingsshowrainfallsarechangingannually.Overthepasttwoyears,therehasbeena

three-monthdelayintherainyseasonandnewtendershootsthatlemursconsumefornutritionare

appearinginJanuaryandFebruary-14daysafterthefirstrainfall,saysPatriciaChappleWright,a

primatologist,anthropologist,andconservationistatStonyBrookUniversity.<4Lemurseatafoodsource

thatisveryadaptive,“PatriciaWrighttoldPBSNewsHour."It'sabletostandclimatechange,butthe

lemurs,unfortunately,can'tadaptquicklytothischangedcycle.^^

SincebabylemursarebominNovember,thedelayedrainyseasonisdangerouslyaffectingthe

survivalofthemforlackofnutritionavailablefbrboththemothersandoffspring.4€Thisiswhy,forextreme

feedingspecialistslikethegreaterbamboolemur,climatechangecanbeanunknowingkiller,Wrightsays.

“Makingthelemursrelyonbamboostems（莖）forjustabitlongermaybeenoughtotipthebalancefrom

existencetoextinction."Thelemurs'highlyspecializedteetharealsosimilartothepandas5teeth.Bothare

themammalsabletochewupstems.Butthisdietcan'tlastfbrmorethanaseasonortwobecausethe

stemscanwearawaytheirteeth.

Theresearchersbelievethatclimatechangeisaffectingthelemurs.Thefossilrecordshowsthatthe

lemursoncelivedthroughouttheisland.Today,themammalsarecorneredontheeasternside,wherethe

dryseasonatpresentistheshortest.Andifpeoplecontinuethedeforestationpracticeinthearea,the

lemurswillhavenowheretogo.

Thesituationisserious,soWrightandhercolleaguesplantocreatebamboocorridorswithinthe

rainforests,whichwillprovideavailablebambootoeat.Theywanttoworkwithlocalvillagerstoplant

morebambooandmanageautomaticwateringsystemswhendryseasonslastlong.Theyalsowanttobuild

thelocaleconomybyallowingpeopletoharvestapartofbamboowhiletherestremainswiththelemurs,

sopeoplewillbeinterested.Wright'sconservationplansincludemovinglemursbacktootherplacesonthe

islandaswell.

25.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.Gowitheachother.B.Occuratdifferenttimes.

C.Leadtoaheateddiscussion.D.Callfbreffectiveprotection.

26.Whywilllemursgethungryifthedryseasoncontinues?

A.Theymayrunoutofbamboo.

B.Theycan'tadapttothehotseason.

C.Theydislikethelessdeliciousstems.

D.Theycan'tchewthestemsfbralongperiod.

27.Whatmainlycausedthelivingareaoflemurstonarrow?

A.Theclimatechange.B.Theirteethprotection.

C.Thedecreasingforest.D.Theirspecialdietaryhabits.

28.WhichofthefollowingmayWrightapproveoftoprotectlemurs?

A.Shorteningthedryseason.

B.Forbiddingthecuttingofbamboo.

C.Strengtheningpeople'smotivation.

D.Findingotherislandsforlemurstoliveon.

（2022?江蘇?一模）OneoftheinterestingthingsaboutChinaisthattheylovelists.Therearesortsof

thingsthroughChinesehistorythatareinlistform,suchastheFourGreatBeautiestheSevenWarring

States,andtheThreeKingdoms.ItshouldcomeasnosurprisethatthereissuchathingastheFourGreat

Inventions.

ThereareliterallyhundredsofinventionsthatwereoriginallyinventedinChinabeforetheywere

introducedanywhereelse.However,theFourGreatInventionsinparticularstandsoutashavinggreatly

changednotjustChinesecivilization,buttheentireworld.

However,whatmakestheFourGreatInventionssuchanoddlistforChinaisthatthelistwascreated

bysomeoneBritish.TheFourGreatInventionswasactuallyinventedbyBritishhistorianandsinologist

JosephNeedham.HespentmuchofhislifetravellinginChina,collectinganddocumentingexamplesof

Chineseinventionsandtechnology.HepublishedhisfirstbookonChineseculturein1954wherehelisted

manyChineseinventionswhichwereoriginallythoughttobeEuropeaninventions.

Inthe16*century,therewasaversionfloatingaroundcalledtheThreeGreatInventionswhich

contributedtothegreatnessofEurope,ormorespecificallysometimesGermany.Itmighthavebeen

createdbyEnglishphilosopherFrancisBacon:theprintingpress,gunpowder,andthecompass.

AsexplorersbeganmorefrequentlyvisitingChina,theyrealizedthatallofthosegreatinventionshad

beenaroundinChinaforcenturiesbeforetheyappearedinEurope.So,aspartofhisworkandsettingthe

recordstraight,NeedhamcreatedtheFourGreatInventionsofChina,alistthathassubsequentlygained

widespreadapprovalfromscholarsinChinaitself.

Thefourgreatinventionsarethethreelistedbefore:theprintingpress,gunpowder,thecompass,and

theotherbeingpaper-making.

29.Whatdoesparagraph1serveas?

A.Aplot.B.Alead-in.

C.Aclue.D.Aconclusion.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sinologist“probablymean?

A.AnexpertstudyingChineseculture.

B.Apublishertryingtosellbooks.

C.Anexplorersearchingfortreasures.

D.AbusinessmantradingwiththeChinese.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.JosephNeedhampublishedbookstolistChineselandscapes.

B.FrancisBaconwasthefirsttocreatetheFourGreatInventions.

C.TheFourGreatInventionschangedEurope,especiallyGermany.

D.AncientChinacontributedtoscientificdevelopmentworldwide.

32.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhoreallycomesupwiththeFourGreatInventions?

B.HowdotheFourGreatInventionschangetheworld?

C.WhatmakestheFourGreatInventionswellaccepted?

D.WhyaretheFourGreatInventionsimportanttoEurope?

（2022?江蘇南京?模擬預(yù)測）Beinghighlyconnectedtoastrongsocialnetworkhasitsbenefits.Now

anewstudyisshowingthesamegoesfortrees,thankstotheirundergroundneighbors.Thestudyisthe

firsttoshowthatthegrowthofadulttreesislinkedtotheirparticipationinfungal（真菌）networkslivingin

theforestsoil.Thoughpastresearchhasfocusedonyoungtrees,thesefindingsgivenewinsightintothe

importanceoffungalnetworkstooldertrees-whicharemoreenvironmentallybeneficialforfunctions

likecapturingcarbon.

“Largetreesmakeupthemainpartoftheforest,sotheydrivewhattheforestisdoing,"said

researcherJosephBirch,wholedthestudy.Whentheyliveintheforestsoil,fungalnetworksactasasort

ofhighway,allowingwater,nutrientsandcompoundstoflowbackandforthamongthetrees.Thenetwork

alsohelpsnutrientsflowtoresource-limitedtreeslikefamilyunitsthatsupportoneanotherintimesof

stress.

Corestakenfrom350Douglasfirs（花旗松）showedthatannualtreeringgrowthwasrelatedtothe

extentoffungalconnectionsatreehadwithothertrees.Theyhadmuchhighergrowththanthosethathad

onlyafewconnections.Theresearchalsoshowedthattreeswithmoreconnectionstomanyuniquefungi

hadmuchgreatergrowththanthosewithonlyoneortwoconnections,'ifyouhavethisnetworkthatis

helpingtreesgrowfaster,thathelpscapturemorecarbonyearafteryear.Thesenetworksmayhelptrees

growmoresteadilyevenasconditionsbecomemorestressful,andcouldevenhelpprotectthemagainst

death."saidBirch.

Birchhopeshisfindingsleadtofurtherstudiesindifferentkindsofforestsinothergeographicalareas,

becauseit'slikelythattheconnectionsamongtreeschangefromyeartoyear.Hesaid,“Knowingwhether

fungalnetworksareoperatingthesamewayinothertreespeciescouldinformhowwereforestareasafter

harvestingthem,andinformhowweplanttreestopreservethesenetworks.^^

33.Inwhatwaydothenewfindingsdifferfromthepreviousones?

A.Theyrevealthevalueoffungalnetworkstoadulttrees.

B.Theyclarifymisunderstandingsoffungalnetworks.

C.Theydemonstrateanewwaytocapturecarbon.

D.Theyconfirmthebenefitsoffungalnetworks.

34.Howdofungalnetworkshelptrees?

A.Byactingasthecenteroffamilyunits.

B.Bymaintainingthebalanceofresources.

C.Byfightingagainstdiseases.

D.Bybetteringforestsoilconditions.

35.Whatdoestheunderlined"those"reffertoinParagraph3?

A.Treerings.

B.CoresfromDouglasfirs.

C.Douglasfirs.

D.Fungalnetworks.

36.WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatJosephBirchhasput?

A.Thefungalnetworkssupportoneanotherintimesofstress.

B.Thefungalnetworksenableustoknowmoreaboutreforestation.

C.Thefindingscanapplytodifferentkindsofforestsinothergeographicalareas.

D.Thefungalnetworkswillhelptreesgrowmoresteadilyifconditionsbecomemorestressful.

（2022?廣東?肇慶市第一中學(xué)一模）Thereareseveralitemsthatmostwomenwouldconsidertobe

dailyessentialsthattheyneedtohaveintheirpursesatalltimes.Fewwouldconsiderapairofscissorsto

beamongtheseitems.ButforShiQinling,thistoolhasbeenwithhereverywhereshegoesforthepast

decade-notasameansofself-protectionbutartisticexpression."Paper-cuttingisnotaboutcuttingrandom

patternsfrompaper.Writerstellstoriesusingwords,Idothesame,butwithapairofscissors,,5Shisaid.

Shidevelopedaninterestinhandicraft（手工藝）whenshewasachildwhooftenfoundherselfaloneat

home.Outofboredom,shewouldplaywithpaper,foldingandcuttingthemintodifferentshapes.This

interestlaterdevelopedintoapassion,onethatshedecidedtopursuebymajoringinartsanddesignduring

hertimeinuniversity.Aftergraduation,however,shefoundherselfworkingatashipdesigncompanyas

shewasunsureaboutwhatshewantedtodowithherfuture.Aboutayearlater,theShanghaiArtsand

CraftsResearchInstituteofferedherapositionintheirpaper-cuttingdepartment.Realizingthatshestill

hadaloveforthehandicraft,shemadethecareerswitch.

In2010,Shistartedlearningpaper-cuttingfromXiXiaoqin,anexpertofpaper-cutting.Threeyears

later,oneofherworks,TheFightingFish,wonthethirdplaceinanationalcompetition.Sixyearslater,Shi

wasnamedaShanghaipaper-cuttinginheritor（繼承人）andbecamethecity's"youngestinheritor^^ofthe

paper-cuttingheritage.Overthepastdecade,Shi'sworkshavebeenexhibitedin23exhib