2022屆廣東省深圳市鹽田高級中學高三英語閱讀B篇沖刺訓練

2022年廣東深圳市鹽田高級中學高三英語閱讀

B篇沖刺訓練

Bicycleridinghastakentheworldbystorm.Bicyclesaretypicallymadeofsteel

oraluminum（專呂）butnowthereisauniquecompanythatisgrowingbikesontrees,

literally.ThesebicyclesaremadeofBritish-grownashtreesbyWelshmakerAndy

Dix.HisHay-on-Wyecompany,TwmpaFrames,ismakingbikesthatareofhigh

performanceandenvironmentallysustainable.

"It'sgreattopushfbrmorebikesandfewercarsontheroad,butthere*sno

escapingthefactthatthebikeindustryasawholeisprettyenergyintensive,nDixtold

CyclingIndustry,'Tvealwaystriedtominimizeenvironmentalimpactinmywork.

Ratherthanrelyingonheavily-processedmetals,orlayersofplasticthatwilloneday

endupinlandfill,Fmbuildingbikesfromcapturedcarbon,inaprocesspoweredby

sunlight.

Ittooktwoyearstobuildtheprototype（雛形）thatwasmadefromashwood.

Dixtestedthewoodenbikeontheroughestroadshecouldfindanddiscoveredthatit

wascomfortable,durable,andexcellentatabsorbingshakes.Heputmorethan3,000

milesonthebike.Dixexplained,"Iwasrunningalongbatteredroadsthatwouldhave

shakenmetobitsonaaluminumbike.Thepennydropped:NotonlycouldImakea

bikeoutofwood,butithadinherentadvantagesoverothermaterials.

Thoughcuttingdowntreescanaddtomorecarbonintheatmosphere,

sustainabletreefarmingispossible.DixsaidthatmanufacturingaBritishtonneof

aluminumresultsincarbonemissionsof4,532kgwhileproducingatonneofwood

onlyemits457kg.Currently,thecostofanewTwmpaCycleisout-of-reachfor

manybicycleriders;buttheideaofusingsustainablematerialslikeashtreescould

startanewcyclingrevolutionthatputstheenvironmentfirst.Helpingthe

environmentcouldbejustapedalaway.

1.Whafsparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thematerialsforbuildingbikes.B.Thedrivingforceforwoodenbikes.

C.Theproblemswithcyclingindustry.D.Theprocessofbuildingwooden

bikes.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Thepennydropped“inparagraph3probably

mean?

A.Thetruthcameout.B.Moneywasmissing.

C.Thebikebrokedown.D.Theeffortswereinvain.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Loggingtreesisawrongpractice.

B.Developingsustainableforestryisamust.

C.Carbonemissioncallsforurgentattention.

D.Thewoodenbikedoesmoregoodthanharm.

4.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleofthetext?

A.LessCarbon,MoreSustainableB.Amazing?BikesGrowonTrees

C.NoInnovation,NoDevelopmentD.Amusing?BikeRidingIsTakingoff

Agroupof10studentsatBullisSchoolinPotomac,Maryland,recentlyinvented

adevice,WheeStroll,thatenablespeopleinwheelchairstopushababystroller（嬰兒

車）.TheteenswereinspiredtocreateitwhenChelsieKing,ateacherattheirschool,

wenttotheirteacher,Matt,toaskforhelp.

Chelsie^husband,JeremyKing,hadbrainsurgerytoremoveatumor（月中瘤）

threeyearsago,whichlefthimwithphysicalchallenges.Whilehecanwalk,heis

unsteadyandusuallygetsaroundinawheelchairforsafety'ssake.Thetwoofthem

wereexpectingtheirsonPhoenixtobeborninMarch.Astheystruggledtofind

adaptivewaysforJeremytocareforababy,theyrealizedtherewasnowayforhimto

taketheirbabyforawalkoutsideinastroller.

ChelsiewenttoMattfbrhelp.Mattleadsahighschoolclasscalled“Makingfbr

SocialGood”.MattthoughtChelsie^ideatomakeJeremyanadaptivewheelchair

attachmentwastheperfectprojectforhisstudents,sotheygottowork!

Thestudentstalkedtosomebodyatthelocalfiredepartmentwhoactuallydoes

babycarseatinstallation（安裝）trainingtotrytobetterunderstandhowthosethings

work.TheyheldavideoconferencewithJeremyandChelsietodiscusshisneedsand

wants,andthentheyeachcameupwithanideaandcreateda3Dmodelforit.

Together,theynarrowedeverythingdowntothebesttwodesigns.Theteensputtheir

designsthroughrigoroustestingbeforetheywerereadyforJeremytotryoneout.

“Itwascertainlyemotionalseeingtheprocessandeverythingthatwentintothis,“

Jeremysaid."Ireallyfeelthestudentstookallmyconcernstoheartwhencreatingthe

prototypes（原型）Chelsieadded.

TheWheeStrollwascompletedaroundthesametimeChelsiegavebirth.Justa

fewweekslater,sheandJeremywereabletotakePhoenixoutforawalkaroundtheir

neighborhoodfortheveryfirsttime!

1.Whowasthestudents9inventionintendedtohelp?

A.Matt.B.Chelsie.C.Jeremy.D.Phoenix.

2.WhatisWheeStroll?

A.Astroller.B.Awheelchair.

C.Astrollerhandle.D.Awheelchairattachment.

3.Whydidthestudentstalktosomeoneatthefiredepartment?

A.Totestababycarseattheyhadmade.

B.Tocreatea3Dmodeloftheirinvention.

CTogetanideaofhowtheirinventionwouldwork.

D.Tonarrowdowntheirchoicestothebesttwodesigns.

4.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheKings?

A.TheywereteachersoftheBullisSchool.

B.Theyweremovedbythestudents9efforts.

C.Theywereemotionalaboutthebirthoftheirbaby.

D.Theycameupwiththeideaofaspecialwheelchair.

Wallsblanketedinmoss（苔鮮）arepoppingupinmajorcities,alongwith

promisesthattheycanreduceairpollution一butcanafewsquaremetresofplant

matterreallydealwiththesmog?

ABerlin-basedfirmGreenCitySolutions,believesso.Itsmosswalls,called

theCityTree,areroughly4squaremetresinsize.ArmedwithWi-Fisensorsto

monitorthehealthofmoss,aCityTreefunctionsautonomouslyandrequiresvery

littlemaintenance（維護）.Thewallcollectsrainwater,whichispumpedthrougha

built-inirrigationsystemtotheplants,poweredbysolarenergy.Asaresult,thefirm

sayseachCityTreeisableto"eat"around250gramsofparticulate（顆粒）mattera

day（nearly90kgsayear）andremovesabout240metrictonsofCO2annually.It

alsocoolsthesurroundingair.

Awarethatgettingthesurroundingairincontactwiththemosswalliscrucialfor

theCityTreetobeeffective,theinventorsensurethatthelocationofeachinstallation

（安裝）ischosencarefully.Spotswherepollutionisheavyduetotrafficandwhere

airflowislimitedarepicked.Theimportanceofthisstepisexplainedbythefact

thatthewastegasfromacargenerallygoesverticallyafewkilometresintotheair.

Butthisdoesn'tmeanmosswallswillnecessarilyprotectpeoplefrompollution.

IntheNetherlands,researchersfoundthateightwallsinstalledinAmsterdamfailed

toreducetheconcentrationofparticulatematter(PM)andnitrogendioxide(N02).

Theirreportconcludedthatevendoublingthenumberofmosswallswoulddolittle

toimprovetheireffectiveness.

TheCityTreeisnotmeantforparksortosubstituteforstreettrees,buttoadd

greenerytoconcrete-heavyspaceswhereplantingisnotanoption.It'simportantto

rememberthatstreettreesprovideawholehostofotherbenefits,includingshelter

andhabitatforurbanwildlife,shadeandcoolingforpeopleonthestreet,and

reductionofurbanheatislands.

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheCityTree?

A.Itcanabsorbsomeairpollutants.B.Itcanirrigateotherstreetplants.

C.Itproduceselectricitytocoolwater,D.Itisaimedatsavingwaterin

cities.

2.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.TheimportanceofCityTree.B.ThefunctionofCityTree.

C.HowtooperateCityTree.D.WheretoplaceCityTree.

3.WhyistheexampleofAmsterdammentionedinParagraph4?

A.ToshowthatCityTreecan'talwaysworkwell.

B.ToprovethatCityTreecanreduceairpollutants.

C.Toemphasizethenecessityofbuildingmosswalls.

D.Toanalyzethereasonsforthefailureoftheprogram.

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsreplacingstreettreeswithmosswalls?

A.Ambiguous.B.Disapproving.

C.Supportive.D.Cautious.

四

DearDad,

TodayIspentalotoftimechoosingcarefullyandreadingtheFather'sDaycards

attheshoppingmall.Theyallhadaspecialmessagethatinsomewayoranother

reflectedhowIfeelaboutyou.YetithitmethatnotasinglecardsaidwhatIreally

wanttosaytoyou.

Youllsoonbe84yearsold,Dad,andyouandIwillhavehad55Father'sDays

together.Ihaven'talwaysbeenwithyouonFather'sDaybutPvealwaysbeenwith

youinmyheart.Youknow,Dad,therewasatimewhenwewereseparatedbythe

generationgap（代溝）.YoustoodononesideoftheGreatDivideandIonthe

other.

TheFather-DaughterConflict（沖突）changedintohighgear（檔位）whenyou

taughtmetodrivetheoldDodgeandIdecidedIwoulddrivethe54Chevywhether

youlikeditornot.Tomysurprise,whenthepoliceofficerwhosentmehomeafter

youreportedtheChevystolen,youweresotolerant（寬容的）aboutitbecauseIhad

thoughtthatwouldprobablybetheworstnightofmylife.

OurrelationshipgreatlyimprovedwhenImarriedamanyouliked,andthings

reallyturnedaroundwhenwebeganmakingbabiesrightandleft.Somewherealong

theline,thegenerationgapdisappeared.IsupposeIsawusandourrelationshipas

agingtogether,ratherlikeafinewine.

Butthestrangestthinghappenedlastweek.IwasatastopsignandIwatchedas

youturnedthecomerinyourcar.Itdidn'timmediatelyoccurtomethatitwasyou

becausethemandrivinglookedsoelderlyandfragilebehindthewheelofthathuge

car.Itwasratherlikeaslapinthefacedeliveredfromoutofnowhere.PerhapsIsaw

youragefbrthefirsttimethatday.

IguesswhatI'mtryingtosay,Dad,iswhateverysonanddaughterwantstosay

totheirDadtoday.HonoringafatheronFather'sDayisaboutrespectandsharingand

acceptanceandtoleranceandgivingandtaking.It'saboutlovingsomeonemorethan

wordscansay,andit'swishingthatneverhadtoend.

Iloveyou,Dad.

Love,

Mary

1.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMaryandherfather.

A.havebeengettingalongverywellB.keptintouchbywritingeachother

C.areseparatedduetothegenerationgapD.hadahardtimeunderstandingeach

other

2.WhydidMaryfeelstrangewhenshesawherfatherlastweek?.

A.Shedidn*texpecttomeetwithhimthere.

B.Sheseldomsawhimdrivingthathugecar.

C.Shehadneverrealizedhisbeingoldandweak.

D.Shehadneverseenhimdrivingsoslowlybefore.

3.Marywrotehisfatherthisletterto

A.expressherthanktohimB.tellhimabouttheirgenerationgap.

C.saysorryforherbeingdisappointingD.remindhimoftheearlyincident

五

Asaw-whetowl(貓頭鷹)isrecoveringatawildliferefugeinNewYorkstate

afteritwasdiscoveredgluedtotheRockefellerCenterChristmastree.Thebirdwas

foundbyworkershelpingtotransportthetree170milesfromOneontatoNewYork

City.

“It'sjustastoryoutofamovie,saidRavensbeardWildlifeCenterdirectorEllen

Kalish,whoiscaringfortheowl.

Aftertheowl-nownamedRockefeller-wasdroppedoffwithMsKalishand

takentothewildlifecentre,herteambegangivinghimfluidsand“allthemicehewill

eat”.Rockefellerhadnothadanythingtoeatordrinkduringhisthree-dayroadtrip.

“It'samazinghedidn'tgethurt,“MsKalishsaid.

RockefellerwastakentothevetonWednesdaynightforacheck-upandsome

X-rays,butMsKalishsaidheappearstobeingreatconditionconsideringhis

adventurousweek.

DiminutiveasRockefelleris,heisafull-grownadult.Saw-whetowlsarethe

smallestowlsintheUSnorth-east,MsKalishsaid,typicallygrowingtonomorethan

8.3in(17-21cm)tall.

“They'reaveryinterestingspecies/9MsKalishsaid.Theyare"very"nocturnal,

meaningthey9retypicallynotseenunlesssomeoneislookingforthem.Somemigrate

southforthewinter,andsomedon*tmigrateatall.

OnceRockefellerhasacleanbillofhealth,MsKalishandtheRavensbeardteamwill

releasehimbackintothewild."Ourgoalistoreleaseanybirdthatcanbereleased/9

shesaid.

Thereareabouttwomillionsaw-whetowlsacrosstheUS,soRockefellerwillbe

OKifhedoesn'tmakeitallthewaybacktoOneonta."Theyfindanewmateeach

yearandgoonwiththeirlives,“shesaid.

Withallthebadnewsof2020,thislittleowl'srescue"wasastorythatneededto

beshared”,MsKalishsaid.

1.Wherewastheowlstuck?

A.Onatree.B.Onatruck.C.InNewYorkCity.D.Atthewildlifecentre.

2.Whatwastheowlfirstofferedafterarrivingatthewildlifecentre?

A.Amedicalexamination.B.Foodanddrink.

C.Christmasgifts.D.Athree-dayroadtrip.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diminutive“inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Weak.B.Mature.C.Interesting.D.Tiny.

4.Whatwillbedonetotheowlifitisconfirmedingoodcondition?

A.Besenttoazoo.B.Bekeptatthecenter.

C.Besentbacktonature.D.BesentbacktoOneonta.

六

Whetheryouadmititornot,people'sloveforChristmasJumper（毛衣）around

Christmashasincreasedoverrecentyears.Andwhileyoumaybelesswillingtoget

involvedintheChristmasjumpertrend,ChristmasJumperDaynowenablesyoutodo

morewithyourjumperthanbuildupsweatinanincrediblywarmoffice.

TheoriginoftheChristmasjumpercandatebacktothelate19thcenturyinthe

USA.Americansinthe1930sknitted（編織）forChristmastocreateanitemof

clothingtokeepthem"warm"duringtheGreatDepressionwhenpeopleledapoor

andmiserablelife.Theycopiedthejumperstheysawtheirfavoritestarswearingon

thebigscreen.Fromthe1950s,itwascommontoseeAmericanfamilieswearing

festivejumpersastheysatdowntoeattheirChristmasdinner.

Now,alongsidewearingafestivejumperforthefunofit,thereareotherpositive

outcomes.ChristmasJumperDayhasbeensetuptoOimul如epeopletomakethe

worldbetterandraisefundsforSavetheChildrenbywearingaChristmasjumperand

makingaminimumdonationof￡1.Ladbrokes,acompanyintheUK,isrunninga

competitioninwhichallyouhavetodoistotakeaselfie（自拍）outsideofoneof

theirshopswhilewearingajumper——thewinnerwillwinagoodprizeandforevery

submission（提交作品），Ladbrokeswilldonate￡5toSt.Luke'sHospicecharity.

Foryou,it'sawin-winsituation.

Ifyou'restillunconvincedthatit'sabouttimeyouboughtyourselfaChristmas

jumper,thenmaybethefactthatTaylorSwift,JustinBieberandSnoopDogghaveall

beenspottedwearingChristmasjumperswillraiseyourenthusiasm.Retailer（零售商）

suchasTopshop,BurberryandH&MhavealsobecomedevotedtoChristmasJumper

DayandhavetheirveryowntypesofChristmasjumpers.

1.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.WearingChristmasjumpersintheofficehasbeenatrend.

B.WearingChristmasjumperscanmakeyouincrediblywarm.

C.Christmasjumpershavegainedhugepopularity.

D.Christmasjumpersservemanyfunctions.

2.ForwhatreasondidAmericansinthe1930smakeChristmasjumpers?

A.Toprotectthemfromcoldweather.B.Tolifttheirspirits.

C.Tofollowthestars.D.Toformatradition.

3.Theunderlinedword“stimulate”inparagraph3canbereplacedby.

A.demandB.adviseC.encourageD.persuade

4.WhydoestheauthormentionTaylorSwift,JustinBieberandSnoopDogg?

A.ToaskpeopletodonateChristmasjumpers.

B.ToshowtheimportanceofChristmasJumperDay.

C.ToproveChristmasjumpersarepopularamongstars.

D.TopersuadereaderstobuyaChristmasjumper.

七

Theworldcanbeascaryplacewhenyou'reyoung.Itcanbeevenscarierwhen

you'reayounglittlebluepenguin（企鵝），theworld'ssmallestpenguin.

Luckily,therearesomehumanswillingtohelp,whosteppedintoprotectBilly,

abluepenguinthatappearedonabeachinChristchurch,NewZealand.Spottedon

Nov.29atMoncksBay,inChristchurch,thelittlepenguinimmediatelyattracteda

smallcrowd.JeffMeinSmithsawthecrowdwhilehewasbicyclingthatafternoon,

andhehikedhometogethiscamera.Whenhereturnedtothescene,hefoundthatthe

penguinhadreceivedalittlesign,reading"Hi,Pmwaitingformymumtocomeback.

DOC（NewZealand'sDepartmentofConservation）knowsPmhere.Pleaseleaveme

alone.Keepyourdogaway.Thanks,Billythebabybluepenguin79

Billy,perhapsabletoreadsomehow,orjustpleasedbyalltheattention,didn't

wanderfarfromthesign,andsomepeoplehadsetup“alittlepenguinprotectionteam”

tokeepthepenguinsafe,MeinSmithsaid.

LittlebluepenguinsareprimarilyfoundinNewZealandandthesoutherncoast

ofAustralia.TheDOCarrivedlaterthatafternoontopickupBilly."It'sunusualfora

bluepenguintobeoutintheopenonthebeachduringtheday.Normallytheyareat

seaorinburrows（洞穴）duringtheday,“AnitaSpencer,aDOCofficialsaid."The

birdisafemalepenguin,isaround2monthsoldandisunderweightforitsage.It

weighsamere550grammes,lessthanastandardbasketball.Abluepenguinshould

weigharound900grammesatthisage.Mostlittlepenguinsgrowuptoweigh1

kilogramme,“sheadded.

BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguinRehabilitationCentreafterbeing

takenfromthebeach.Thecentrewillhelpthelittlepenguingainsomeweightbefore

itisallowedtoreturntotheocean.

1.AsforthelittlepenguininParagraph1,howdoestheauthorfeel?

A.Curious.B.Crazy.

C.Sympathetic.D.Satisfied.

2.WhatdidthelocalsmentionedinthetextdotoBilly?

A.Theytookphotosofit.B.Theykeptawayfromit.

C.Theyofferedtoprotectit.D.Theyhikedittothebeach.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutBilly?

A.Itwasabandonedbyitsmum.B.Itwasfoundonabeachinthemorning.

C.ItwillbekeptinDOCbeforeitgoeshome.D.Itseldomwenttothebeach

indaytime.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LeavingMeAloneB.WaitingforMyMum

C.KeepingtheLittlePenguinD.ProtectingtheLittlePenguin

八

TheNotreDamefirehasbeenputout,butitsspireandalargeportionofits

woodenroofhavebeendamaged.Theterribledestructioncausesasuddensharppain

topeoplearoundtheworld.OnChinesesocialmedianetworkWeChatacommon

commentonthedisasteris:"Whatapitythatwecannotseethedamagedpartsofthe

wonderanymore!”

Butthegoodnewsisthatthereisatleastonewayofseeingthem,namelyviaa

videogamecalledAssassin'sCreed:Unity.Inthisgame,theplayercantraveltoone

cityafteranotherandenterthebuildingsexactlylikewhattheyareinreality,andsee

NotreDameasitwasbeforethefire.Further,withvirtualrealitytechnology,whichis

alreadyquitemature,onecanevenlookaroundtheundamagedNotreDameasifitis

stillthere.Maybedigitaltechnologycouldhelptobetterprotectarchitecturalcultural

heritage.

Theideaofdigitisingancientbuildings,makingdigitalmodelsofthemsotheir

datacanbesaved,datesbacktothe1990sandthenecessarytechnologyhas

continuedtoadvancesincethen.Byscanningtheancientbuildingswithlasers,

building3Dmodelswithmultipleimages,aswellasmeasuringeverythingprecisely,

engineerscanmakeacopyasaccurateastherealone.

Ascomputersandsmartphonesarehugelypopular,thedigitalreplica（復制品）

hasgreatusevalue.First,itallowstouriststofeeltheculturalrelicswithouttouching

them,whichhelpsprotectthem.ThevirtualtourofDunhuangGrottoesinGansu

Provinceisagoodexampleofthisastouristscanviewthepaintingswithoutstanding

nearthem.Furthermore,itcanmakethedigitisedculturalrelicsmorefamousby

spreadingawarenessaboutthemviatheInternet.In2000,avirtualtouroftheGreat

WallbecameverypopularattheHannoverWorldExpo,whichincreasedthenumber

offoreigntouristsvisitingthesiteinthefollowingyears.Aboveall,itpreservesall

theinformationoftheculturalrelics.Eveniftheoriginalonesaredamagedoneday,

peoplecanstillknowwhattheywerelikeandcanbuildareplicaifdesired.

Ofcourse,howeverpreciseamodelis,itisnottheoriginal.Timeisthebiggest

threattoacountr/sarchitecturalheritage,whichwillalwaysbecomeruinswiththe

passingoftime.Maybewewillhavebettertechnologiesinthefuture,butthedigital

technologyoffersapracticalwaytopreservearchitecturalculturalheritageatthe

moment.

1.WhatcanweseeaboutNotreDameinthegame?

A.Thedamagedparts.B.Itswoodenshape.

C.Itsoriginallook.D.Thebigfire.

2.Whatwillengineersdotocreateadigitalreplicaoftheancientbuildings?

A.Improvethetechnologyneeded.B.Scanthephotosofthebuildings.

C.Build3Dmodelsoffullsize.D.Measureallthepartsexactly.

3.Howdoestheauthorprovethedigitalcopyhasvitalpracticalimportance?

A.Bycomparison.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byclassification.D.Bylistingdata.

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheapplicationofdigitaltechnology?

A.Doubtful.B.Delighted.

C.Supportive.D.Conservative.

九

Manyhighschoolstudentsconsideracollegeeducationuseless.Thereforethey

choosenottogotocollege.Ifyou'reoneofthem,thinkagain.Herearesomereasons

whyyoushouldgotocollegeandreceiveagoodeducationthere.

Schoolsanduniversitiesarethefirstsourcesofknowledge.Wetakethat

knowledgelaterontobuildourcareersaftergraduation.Moreknowledgewillbe

gainedafteryoustartworking,butwithoutaneducation,thatjobwillnotbewithin

easyreach.Knowledgeleadstoknowledge.

Whilelimitedwithinthewallsoftheeducationalinstitutions,weopenlyexplore

otherculturesoftheworld.Wecometoknowthatoursisnottheonlyculture.Other

cultureshavevaluableinsightstoshare,enrichingourown.Educationalsomakesus

wanttotravelandinteractwithvariouscultures,broadeningourhorizons.

Whenthere'sadownturn（衰退）intheeconomy,thosewhoattendedcollegewill

bemorelikelytofindanewjobthanthosewhoonlyfinishedgradeschoolandhavea

limitedskillsset.Themoreeducationyouhave,themorechancesyouwillgetto

improvethequalityofyourlifeasyouhaveabetterjobandearnahighersalary.

Whenyou'reskillfulandknowledgeable,yougetto“rubknees“withpeople

ofsimilarbackgroundsandtastes.Itmeansagoodeducationleadstoexcellent

networking.Goodnetworkingcanbenefityoualotinyourlaterlife.

Agoodeducationmakesyouamoreinterestingperson.Youcantalkaboutideas

andeventsinsteadofjustotherpeopleandwhat'sonsaleinstores.Aneducated

persondoesn'tgossip,havingapreferencetodiscussideasandlistentowhatother

peoplehavetosay.

1.Paragraph2mainlyshowsthatgoingtocollegeallowsyouto.

A.haveachancetostudyabroadB.becomeamoreinterestingperson

C.keepgainingknowledgeD.realizetheimportanceofknowledge

2.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatdoesgoingtocollegemean?

A.Havingagreaterunderstandingofdifferentcultures.

B.Beinglimitedwithinthewallsofacollege.

C.Valuingourownculturemuchmore.

D.Thinkingdifferentlyfromothers.

3.Bygivingtheexampleofadownturnintheeconomy,whatdoestheauthorwantto

show?

A.Agoodeducationcanimproveyourtastes.

B.Agoodeducationsometimesmeansnothing.

C.Agoodeducationmeansyouwillnotloseyourjob.

D.Agoodeducationallowsyoutokeepahighqualityoflife.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

ASourcesofknowledge.B.Benefitsofattendingcollege.

C.Thedisadvantagesofnotbeingeducated.D.Thereasonwhysomepeople

thinkcollegeuseless.

十

Europeanresearcherssaytheyhavecreatedaprocessthatcanproduceoxygen

frommoondust.Theprocesscouldprovideamajorsourceofoxygenforhumans

takingpartinmoonexplorationactivitiesinthefuture.Researchersfromthe

EuropeanSpaceAgency,orESA,carriedouttheexperimentsatalaboratoryinthe

Netherlands.

TheteamsaysESA*sexperimental“plant"wasabletosuccessfullyproduce

oxygen