中檔題型高分練(08)閱讀理解(C、D篇)+完形填空(原卷版)

中檔題型高分練（三）閱讀理解（C、D篇）+完形填空I.閱讀理解CAnewstudyledbytheJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolhasfoundthatclimate-impactlabelingonasamplefastfoodmenusignificantlyinfluencedpeople’sfoodchoicesinfavorofmoreclimate-friendlyitems,suchasvegetariandiet,chicken,orfishdishes.Theresearchersenrolledover5,000onlineparticipantsandpresentedthemasamplemenuresemblingafastfoodmenuandaskedthemtochooseasingleitemforameal.Whileonegroupofparticipantsreceivedamenuwithnon-redmeatitemslikesaladsorchickensandwicheslabeled“l(fā)owclimateimpact”,anotheronereceivedamenuwithredmeatitems,suchasbeefburgers,labeled“highclimateimpact.”Finally,athirdcontrolgroupreceivedamenuwithQRcodesonallitemsbutnoclimatelabels.Theanalysisrevealedthatboththehighandlowclimate-impactlabelssignificantlyreducedredmeatselectionscomparedtothecontrolgroup.Thehighclimate-impactlabelshadastrongeffect,increasingnon-beefchoicesby23percentcomparedtojust10percentinthecaseofmenusincludinglowclimate-impactlabels.“Theseresultssuggestthatmenulabeling,particularlylabelswarningthatanitemhashighclimateimpact,canbeaneffectivestrategyforencouragingmoresustainablefoodchoicesinafastfoodsetting,”saidthestudyleadauthorJuliaWolfson,anassociateprofessorintheDepartmentofInternationalHeathattheBloombergSchool.Besides,participantswerealsoaskedtoratehowhealthytheybelievedtheitemtheyorderedwas,andthosewhoselectedamoresustainableitemperceivedtheirchoicetobehealthiercomparedtothosewhoselectedaredmeatitem.Sinceredmeatconsumptionhasbeenlinkedtoavarietyofhealthissues,includingcolorectal(結(jié)腸的)cancerandtype2diabetes(糖尿病),thetypeofclimate-impactlabelingcouldprovehighlyeffectiveinpreventingillness.However,astheresearcherswarn,climate-impactlabelsmayalsohavetheunwantedsideeffectofmakingachoiceseemhealthierthanitactuallyis.“Welookforlabelingstrategiesthatcreate‘win-wins’forpromotingbothmoresustainableandhealthierchoices,”Wolfsonconcluded.1．Whatisthefindingofthestudy?A．Redmeatconsumptioniscloselylinkedtoclimatelabeling.B．Climate-impactlabelsaregainingpopularityworldwide.C．Climate-impactlabelinginfluencespeople’sfoodselection.D．Menulabelingcontributestolesssustainablefoodchoices.2．Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?A．Bycitingexamples.B．Bygroupexperimenting.C．Byprovidingexplanations.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perceived”meaninParagraph5?A．Detected. B．Required. C．Urged. D．Considered.4．What’stheresearchers’attitudetowardsclimate-impactlabeling?A．Skeptical. B．Objective. C．Tolerant. D．Conservative.DAnewstudyfocusedonbirdsexamineshowthemovementsofriversintheAmazonhavecontributedtothatarea’sexceptionalbiologicaldiversity.Theresearchteam,ledbytheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory,foundthatassmallriversystemschangeovertime,theyspurtheevolutionofnewspecies.ThefindingsalsorevealpreviouslyunknownbirdspeciesintheAmazonthatareonlyfoundinsmallareasnexttothesedynamicriversystems,puttingthemathighriskofextinction.ThelowlandrainforestsoftheAmazonRiverbasinharbor(藏匿)morediversitythananyotherecosystemontheplanet.Itisalsoagloballyimportantbiome(生物群落)containingabout18percentofalltreesonEarthandcarryingmorefreshwaterthanthenextsevenlargestriverbasinscombined.ResearchershavelongwonderedandhotlydebatedhowtheAmazon’srichbiodiversityaroseandaccumulated.“EarlyevolutionarybiologistslikeAlfredRusselWallacenoticedthatmanyspeciesofprimatesandbirdsdifferacrossoppositeriverbanksintheAmazon,”saidthestudy’sleadauthorLukasMusher.“Moreover,accumulatinggeologicalevidencehassuggestedthattheseriversarehighlydynamic,movingaroundtheSouthAmericanlandscapeoverrelativelyshorttimeperiods,ontheorderofthousandsortensofthousandsofyears.”ToinvestigatehowthemovementofriversacrossthelandscapehasinfluencedtheaccumulationofbirdspeciesintheAmazon,theresearcherssequencedthegenomes(基因組)ofsixspeciesofAmazonianbirds.Becausetheseriversmovearoundthelandscapeatdifferenttimescales,theirmovementscanhavevaryingoutcomesforbirdspecies:whenriverrearrangementsoccurquickly,populationsofbirdsoneachsidecancombinebeforethey’vehadtimetodiffer;whenriverchangeshappenslowly,specieshavealongertimetodivergefromoneanother.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spur”inParagraph1mean?A．Stimulate. B．Renew. C．Pursue. D．Interrupt.6．Whathaveresearchersdebatedon?A．WhattheAmazon’sbiodiversityindicates. B．HowtheAmazon’sbiodiversitywasformed.C．WhethertheAmazonhastherichestbiodiversity. D．WhyAmazonbirdspeciesareatriskofdistinction.7．WhatcanweconcludefromLukasMusher’swords?A．TherearesixspeciesofAmericanbirds.B．RiversmoveveryslowlyinSouthAmerica.C．MostspeciesdifferacrossoppositeAmazonriverbanks.D．RivermovementmayleadtotheAmazon’sbiodiversity.8．WhathasinfluencedthechangeofbirdspeciesintheAmazon?A．Thelocationofrivermovement. B．Thepopulationsofbirds.C．Thespeedofrivermovement. D．Theamountofthegenomes.II.完形填空Iwas40,withtwoadorablechildrenandacaringhusband.AndI’menjoyingachallengingbut____9____career.Althoughthisis“success”,sometimesIfeelmyheartaskingifthisiswhoItrulyam.Thechaosofthefamilykitchenwas____10____:thenoiseofthekettle,potsanddishes,andtheconversation____11____whileI’mmakingbreakfast.Iescaped____12____tomybedroom.OnlyinsilencedoIbeartheselfthatis____13____fromthechildrenandwonderwhothatpersonmightbe.So,Ijourneyed,forthefirsttimeinadecade,withoutmyhusbandorkids.Iwentwithafriendto____14____inIceland.Ihopedtheconsiderationofwalkingwouldhelpmebetter____15____whoIwantedtobe.For6days,Iwasabsorbedinwildsceneryandrealweather.ThemountainsinIcelandriseblackandtallintotheheavensagainstthewhitesnow.Lookingoutsideatwildwindandrainandknowingthere’snodecisiontomake____16____thesoul.Climbingamountainagainstsheetsofrainandreturningtoatentforasimplemeal____17____mehowlittleIactuallyneededandhowstrongIfelt_____18_____uncomfortable.Ifound_____19_____inIceland,andtimetoconsider“theme”outsidecareerandkidsasIsharedstorieswithstrangerswithno_____20_____pastandnoexpectedfuture.WhenIstoppedtalkingandjustlistened,Iwassurprisedathowmy_____21_____changed—Ibecamemoregenerous.Ilearnedgenerositycan_____22_____morespaceandmorewarmth_____23_____whentheremaynotseemenoughtogoaroundatfirstglance.Icamehometo_____24_____,chaosandlove.Iknowtheanswerisn’twaitingoutthereonthetopofamountainorinsidemyhead,however_____25_____Itrytohear;anditisn’tinconversationswithotherseekingsouls.Theanswerisinfrontofmewitheverysteponmyownlife’s_____26_____.I’mnotfindingmyself,butI’mcreatingmyself.IneedthestormasmuchasIneedthequietness._____27_____isbuiltunderaheavyload.I’mexpectingtopickupallofmyloadsandtravel_____28_____.9．A．