2023年7月份第1周 英語好題

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學校：姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀理解

AcoupleofyearsagoIgraduatedfromartschool.AftergraduationIwasunsureofwhatto

dowithmydegree.IhadmajoredinIllustration（插畫專業(yè)）andlovedit,butdidn'treallyfeel

interestedindoingillustrationsforanycompanies.Thisleftmewithfewoptionsotherthan

freelance（自由職業(yè)的）jobsandnannying.

Ispenttwoyearsworkingasanannydoingfreelanceillustrationsontheside.Itjustwasn't

quiteenoughtopayrent,butIlovedit,soIworkedwellover50hoursaweek,tryingtokeep

upwithboth.

JustunderayearagoIwenttoafriend'swedding.Icouldn*tthinkofagiftforthemand

reallydidn'thavealotofmoneytosparesoIusedmytalentstocreateaportraitforthem.It

wasn'tmuch,butIhopeditwouldbeagoodgift.WhenIhandedtheportraittothemandthey

unwrappedit,thelooksontheirfacesweresomethingIdidnotexpect.Therewerejoyful

tearsintheireyesastheycried,"That'sus!Thisissobeautiful!,9

It'sfunnybecausewhenIwasinartschoolmyleastfavouriteportraitswerealways

assignment.Ihateddrawingpeopleandwasalwayssomuchmoreinterestedindrawinglittle

fun*ycreatures.OnceIsawthelooksonmyfriends*facesaftergivingthemtheirportrait,it

wasallover.Isuddenlylovedportraitsandwantedtodomore.

InowtakeportraitstoeveryweddingIgotoandhavegiventhemasgiftstothefamiliesI

nanniedfbr.EverytimethereactionmakesallofthehardworkandtimeIputintothemso

worthit.

Fvejuststartedofferingcouple,familyandpetportraitsasanitemonmyEtsyshop.

1>Whatdidtheauthorchoosetodoaftergraduation?

A.Drawportraits.B.Drawfurrycreatures.

C.Doillustrationsfbracompany.D.Workasanannyandafreelancer.

2、Whydidtheauthordecidetodrawaportraitforherfriendsasaweddingpresent?

A.Shethoughtitmeaningful.

B.Shewasfbndofdrawingpeople.

C.Herfriendsrequestedhertodoso.

D.Shedidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyagift.

3、Howdidthefriendsfeelwhenreceivingtheirportrait?

A.Delighted.B.Disappointed.C.Embarrassed.D.Shocked.

4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AGiftTurnedintoMyCareerB.ISacrificedaLotforMyJob

C.YourMajorIsYourFutureCareerD.SuccessBelongstothePersistentOne

OnenightmanyyearsagowhenIwasonthebridgeofashipthatpassedoneofourlarge

citiesonaquietnight,Isawitslightsreflectedintheskyandheardtherumblingsofthe

city'snoises.AsIlookedtomyotherside,Icouldseenothingbutopenspaceofdarknessand

endlesswater.IrealizedhowsmallIwasandthatmyownproblemsoflifedidnotseemgreat.

Ihavespenttwenty—fiveyearsonboats.NowIamadockingpilot.Myjobistobringin

thelargeluxurylinersandstaywiththemuntiltheyaresafelyanchoredintheirberths.

Sometimesthisrequirestwotugs（拖月G）,sometimesmanymore,dependingonthetide,the

weather,andthedraftofthevessel.

Mostofyounodoubthaveseenthesetugspushingandpullingatthebigliners.Whatthey

aredoingdoesn*tseemtomakemuchsenseatfirst,butpresentlythebigboatisalongsideher

landingstage,herropesmadefost,andthejobisdone.

Thesetugs,whetheroneorten,moveaboutinaccordwithwhistlesignalsIsendthem

fromthebridgeofthebigliner.Thesesignalsmakeupalanguagethatisjustasdependable

asthespokenword;orevenmoreso,becauseourdockingsignalsarerarelymisunderstood.

Thecaptainofeachtugdoeshisworkaccordingtothesignalshereceives.Heneverasks

questions.Hetakeseverythingonfaith,anditalwaysworksout.

IfellveryimportantthefirsttimeIeverdockedabigliner,thinkingthatIwasincontrolof

agreatshipworthmillionsofdollarsandtheownersweredependingonmetobringher

safelytoherberth.AfterIhaddockedseveralofthelargeliners,IrealizedIwasnot

important,butsimplythequarterbackwhocalledthesignals.

WorkingaroundtugboatshashaditseffectonwhatIbelieve.Thegreattransatlanticliners

dependonthehelpofthelittletugstobringthemsafelytoport,anditiswithone'ssuccess.

5、Accordingtoparagraph3,originally,thejobofatugboatwas.

A.importantB.humbleC.toughD.complex

6、Whatisthemainpurposeofwritingparagraph4?

A.Togiveadetaileddescription.B.Todisplaythecharacteristics.

C.Tomakeacomparison.D.Tohelprevealthetheme.

7、Accordingtothepassage,one'ssuccessdependson.

A.diligenceB.mutualassistanceC.learningD.individualexcellence

8、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TugboatsandthePilotB.TheSignificanceofTeamwork

C.TheWorkingsofTugboatsD.PhilosophyfromTugboats

Takealookatthattreeinthelocalpark.Whatmightitbefeeling?Coulditbethinking?

Experimentsareexploringtheideaofplantcognition,evengoingsofarastosuggestthey

possesssomeformofconsciousness.

Aswildasitsounds,itisn'tanewidea.Thefieldof"plantneurobiology（神經(jīng)生物學）”

beganin2006,aimedatunderstandinghowplantsprocessinformationfromtheir

environment.

Itisnowclearthatplantsarecapableofcomplexcommunicationandcansensetheir

surroundings,whichwereoriginallydismissed.Butadvocatesofplantconsciousnesstake

thingsfurtheranddrawparallelsbetweentheelectricalsignalingthatcanbefoundfromroot

tostemandthatpresentinthenervoussystemofanimals.Theyclaimtoshowthatplantsare

capableofintentionallychoosingtoperformcertainbehaviors,oflearningandperhapseven

havingpersonalities.Ifplantsareexperiencingaconsciousinnerworld,theyargue,it

becomesvitalthatwefindwaystotestandunderstandit.

Extendingtheconceptofcognitiontoplantswouldmeanasignificantshiftinourview

oftheuniquenessofhumanity,nottomentionhowwetreatourbotanicalfriends,sothebar

ofacceptanceishigh.Researchersrisingtothechallengearehopingtoexploreplantswith

toolsusuallyreservedforthehumanbrain.

Theresearchcanappearpersuasive,butitisinitsearlystageandsuffersfromrepeated

failure.Criticssaythefieldisahighguessandthatthebehaviourcanbeexplainedthrough

inbornresponse.

Whetherwedecidethatplantshavecognitionmaycomedowntoourabilitytodescribe

consciousnessitself-somethingwearefarfromdoing.Butratherthandismisstheidea,we

shouldwelcomethechancetothinkupnewwaystotestourunderstandingofconsciousness.

Itmightjustimproveourgraspofthehumanmind.Attheveryleast,ourtreesandplants

shouldbenefitfromtheextraattention-consciouslyornot.

9、Whatdosupportersofplantconsciousnessbelieve?

A.Plantscanonlyperformnativereaction.

B.Plantscanperceivetheirsurroundingsandadapttothem.

C.Plantspossessthesamelevelofconsciousnessashumans.

D.Plantscancommunicatecomplicatedlyandchooseactionsdeliberately.

10、Whatisthemainchallengeinacceptingtheideaofplantconsciousness?

A.Theneedtodeveloptoolstotestplantcognition.

B.Thedramaticchangeinourviewofthedistinctivenessofhumanity.

C.Thelackofevidenceinthefieldofplantneurobiology.

D.Theinabilitytodescribeconsciousnessitself.

11、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dismissed“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.dislikedB.discussedC.rejectedD.confirmed

12^Whatisthepotentialbenefitofstudyingplantconsciousness?

A.Enhancingourunderstandingofthehumanbrain.

B.Developingnewwaystotestplantbehaviors.

C.Promotingourrelationshipwithplants.

D.Provingtheexistenceofplantcognition.

CashCompositionContest

InsupportofFinancialLiteracyMonth(April),MichiganStateUniversityExtensionand

4-H,ayouthorganization,arecoordinating(協(xié)調(diào))theCashCompositionContest.Youths

residinginMichiganareencouragedtoanswerthisyear'sessayquestionwithanessayof

300wordsorless.The5top-scoringessayswilleachwina$100giftcardthankstothe

generoussponsorshipbyExtraCreditUnion.

Timeline

April30,2023:Essaysubmissiondueby11:59pm

May31,2023:Winnersnotified

CashCompositionTopic

Whatisthedifferencebetweenaneedandawant?Discusshowyoudetermineif

somethingisaneedorawant.Howcanyoumakesureyouhaveenoughmoneytogetyour

needsandstillenjoysomeofyourwants?Sharehowneedsandwantsmightchange

throughoutone'slife.

GradingStandards

?QualityofWriting

?OrganizationandInformation

?Grammar

Guidelines

Participantsmust:

?Between9-12yearsofageasofJanuary1,2023livinginthestateofMichigan.

?Haveknowledgeofmoneymanagementsuchassaving,spending,borrowing,and

planningappropriateforageandgradelevel.

Requirements

?Youthsmusthaveparentalorguardianpermissiontoapplyandparticipate.

?Theapplicationformmustbecompletedbyaparent/guardian.

?Youthsmustwriteanessay(300wordsorless)ontheassignedtopicabove.

?Essaysmustbesubmittedonthecontestregistrationpage.

?Theessaymustbetheworkofthestudentsubmittingit.Itishighlyrecommendedthat

youthswritetheiressaypriortocompletingtheregistration/submissionform.

13、Whowillsponsorthecontestprizes?

A.MichiganStateUniversity.B.ExtraCreditUnion.

C.Alocalyouthorganization.D.ThestateofMichigan.

14、Whatwillbefocusedonintheentry?

A.Thechangesthroughoutone'slife.

B.Thewaystoimprovequalityofwriting.

C.Theneedforcharitymanagement.

D.Thediscussionsonneedsandwants.

15、Whichwillresultindisqualificationforanapplicant?

A.SubmittingtheessayonApril29.B.Writinganessayof300words.

C.Fillingtheapplicationforminperson.D.Finishingtheessaybeforeregistration.

ThefirsttimeIrealizedthatIhadaloveforsportscompetitionswasduringFieldDayin

elementaryschool.

Smallfbrmyage,andmoreofabookwormthanasportsenthusiast,Ihadsufferedthat

specialhumiliationofbeingpickedlastforvariousgymteams.ButFieldDay,which

focusedonindividualskills,wasdifferent.

Inthesoftballthrowevent,Igotmyfirsttasteofsportingvictory.Creditgoestothe

exampleofmyfirstcoach,myfather.Heliftedweightseverymorningathome.Heboughtus

allbaseballglovesandhats,andinthewarmmonths,wespenthoursplayingcatch.Withthe

fallcoming,ourbackyardfootballgamesbeganwithpassingpractice.

OnceIgottosixthgradeandswitched(轉換)toprivateschool,ourentirestudentbody

wasassignedtoeithertheredteamorthewhiteteam.Throughouttheyear,wecompeted

againsteachotherinvariousgamesandexercisesforpoints.Ieventuallybecamepresidentof

TheCommitteeofGames,acceleratingmycompetitivefever.However,ingirls1sportsgames

atmyschool,Iwasnostar.Ialsoplayedonthefieldhockeyteamandthebasketballteam.

Schoolsportsdidnotbleedinto（滲透進.）theweekends,astheydotoday,butat

home,playingtennis,skating,skiingandbikingweresimplynormalthingswedid.

Duringdowntime,magazineswerealsoquitepopularforusteens.Theseregularly

featuredarticlesonphysicalexercise.Somehow,mycollegeroommateandItookupthehabit

ofcompletingRoyalCanadianAirForce（RCAF）exerciseseveryday,apracticethat

continuedintomymarriage,whenwehadnosparefundstousetojoinagym.

So,thoughitshockssomeofourfriends,thatearlyfoundationevolvedinadulthoodinto

asportsandfitnessfbcus,consideredessentialevenonvacation.

Istilllovereadingandthearts,too.AsfarasI'mconcerned,lifeisrichestwithmyfeet

inbothworlds.

16、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"humiliationHmeaninparagraph2?

A.Responsibility.B.Disappointment.C.Shame.D.Desire.

17、Whatdidtheauthorowehervictoryinthesoftballthroweventto?

A.Heradvancedsportsoutfits.

B.Herconfidenceinhersportsability.

C.Thesportstalentinheritedfromherfather.

D.Theguidanceandtrainingofferedbyherfather.

18、Whathappenedaftertheauthorsteppedintoadulthood?

A.Shepreferredreadingtoexercising.

B.Shemaintainedherloveforsports.

C.Shegenerallyexercisedonweekends.

D.ShejoinedtheRoyalCanadianAirForce.

19、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Toemphasizethebenefitsofphysicalexercise.

B.Toexpressherpassionforsportsandfitness.

C.Torecallherchildhoodmemoriesaboutsports.

D.Todescribehowherfatherdevelopedherinterestinsports.

Haveyoureverimaginedarobotdoinghomeworkforyou?Thishasbecomeareality

duetothecomingofChatGPT.ButteachersatUKuniversitieshavebeenaskedtorethink

aboutthewaytoassess（評價）theircoursesbecausestudentsarealreadyusingapowerful

newAItoolcapableofproducinghigh-qualityessays（論文）.

ChatGPT,thelatestchatrobot,hasonlybeenpubliclyavailableforweeks,buthas

alreadycausedconcernsaboutthepossibilityofacademic（學術的）dishonestyandquestions

abouttheacceptabilityoftheessayasafutureformofassessment.Workinggroupshave

beensetupinuniversitydepartmentstomeetthischallenge.

Expertsadmitfeelingbothexcitedandalarmed.DrThomasLancaster,acomputer

scientistworkingatImperialCollegeLondon,bestknownforhisresearchintoacademic

honesty,saidChatGPTwasinmanywaysagamechanger.Heexplains,"It'scertainlya

majorturningpointineducationwhereuniversitieshavetomakebigchanges.Theyhaveto

adaptsoonerratherthanlater.

TherearesignsofAustralianuniversitiestohaveareturntogreateruseofin-person

examstotrytoprotectthefairnessofassessment.Lancastersaid,however,atotalreturnto

examswasnottheanswer,suggestinginsteadtheuseofgivingaformaltalktoenable

studentstoshowtheirunderstandingofasubject.

MichaelWebb,directoroftechnologyandanalyticsatJisc,whichprovidesnetworkand

ITservicestohighereducation,agreed.Hesaid,“Theimmediatereactionmightbetoavoid

thesetoolsinordertostopstudentscheating,butthafsnotadvisable.Weshouldnotsimply

regardthemasspellingorgrammarcheckers,buttechnologythatcanmakeeveryone'slife

easier.”

“Wedon'tneedtogobacktoin-personexams:Thisisagreatopportunityforthe

schoolstoexplorenewassessmentmethodsthatmeasurelearnersoncriticalthinking,

problem-solvingandreasoningskillsratherthanessay-writingabilities.99

20、WhydotheUKteachershavetorethinkaboutthewayofassessment?

A.BecauseChatGPTincreasesthepossibilityofacademicdishonesty

B.BecauseChatGPTdoesn'tdowellinacademicassessment.

C.Becauseessayswillnotbeacceptedasafutureformofassessment.

D..Becausetheirstudentsfailinproducingqualityessays.

21、WhatisthesuggestiongivenbyDrThomasLancaster?

A.ChangingthewayChatGPTworks.

B.Doingresearchonacademichonesty.

C.Testingstudentswithspokenreports.

D.Returningtopreviousin-personexams.

22、WhatcanweinferaboutMichaelWebbfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.HeisconcernedaboutthewaystudentsuseChatGPT.

B.HeadvisesstudentsnottouseChatGPTinwritingessays.

C.HeisimpressedwithChatGPT'sgrammarcheckingfunction.

D.Heexpectsschoolstoexplorebetterwaystoassessstudentsfully.

23、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.AbigadvanceinAItechnology.

B.Aproblemfacingcollegeeducators.

C.ChatGPTasaneffectivetoolforacademicassessment.

D.AchallengetoacademicassessmentfromChatGPT.

IfyoupicnicinaTexaspark,chancesareyou511encounterfireants一akindofpestthat

candeliverpainfulbites.Thisinvasive（入侵的）species,likemanyothers,isnotonly

annoyingbutalsodestructive.

Aninvasivespeciesisanykindoflivingthingthatisn'tnativetoanecosystemand

causesharm.Sometimesnon-nativespeciesareimportedbyaccident,likeinthe1930swhen

shipsfromSouthAmericainadvertentlytookfireantstoNorthAmerica.Othertimesnon-

nativespeciesareimporteddeliberately.SometypesofAsianfishthatwereoriginally

importedtotheU.S.fromChinatocleanfishfarmsescapedandenteredrivers.Green

iguanaswerebroughttoChina,aspets,butirresponsibleownersreleasedthem.

Non-nativespecieshaveevenbeenimportedforemotionalreasons.Amanoncereleased

dozensofEuropeanstarlings（八哥）inNewYorkinanefforttobringallthebirdsmentioned

inShakespeare^writingstoAmerica.Today,millionsofstarlingscauseover$800millionin

damagetoU.S.agricultureeveryyear.Invasivespecies9globaleconomicinfluenceisalso

enormous.TheU.S.governmentassessesthatinvasivespeciescosttheAmericaneconomy

over$120billioneveryyear.

Invasivespeciescandamagetheirhosthabitatsbyunbalancinglocalecosystems.They

oftenlacknaturalenemiesintheirnewenvironmentandout-competenativespeciesforfood

andotherresources.Theyalsomightfeedonlocalspecies.Invasivespeciescanalsocarry

diseasesforwhichlocalspecieshavenoimmunity（免疫力）.Thiscanresultinthelossofan

entirenativespecies.

Invasivespeciesareamongtheleadingthreatstonativewildlife.About42%of

threatenedorendangeredspeciesareatriskduetoinvasivespecies.Unlesspeopletake

seriousaction,theeconomicandenvironmentalcostsofinvasivespecieswillbecome

disastrous.

24、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inadvertently"meaninparagraph2?

A.Unexpectedly.B.Regularly.C.Temporarily.D.Separately.

25、WhydidthemanbringstarlingstoAmerica?

A.Toraisethemaspets.B.Tosatisfyhiswish.

C.TocopyShakespeare^behavior.D.Todoagriculturalexperiments.

26、Whatconsequencedoinvasivespeciesbring?

A.Foodshortagefornativepeople.

B.Economicandenvironmentalproblems.

C.Seriouseconomicimbalance.

D.Dangerousdiseasesforhumans.

27、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WildlifeConservationB.ProtectingNativeSpecies

C.OurUnwelcomeGuestsD.EnvironmentalProtectionMeasures

TwoscientistswontheNobelPrizeinchemistryfordevelopingawayofeditinggenes

（基因），whichoffersthepromiseofonedaycuringinherited（遺傳的）diseases.Workingon

oppositesidesoftheAtlantic,FrenchwomanEmmanuelleCharpentierandAmerican

JenniferA.DoudnacameupwithamethodknownasCRISPR-Cas9thatcanbeusedto

changetheDNAofanimalsandplants.

ItwasthefirsttimetwowomenhadwonthechemistryNobeltogether一addingtothe

smallnumberoffemalewinnersinthesciences,wherewomenhavelongreceivedless

recognitionfortheirworkthanmen.Thescientists9workallowsresearcherstopreciselyedit

specificgenestoremoveerrorsthatleadtodisease.

“Thereisgreatpowerinthisgenetictool,whichaffectsusall/9saidClaesGustafsson,

chairoftheNobelCommitteeforChemistry,“Ithasnotonlymadehugeprogressinbasic

science,butalsoledtoadvancesinnewmedicaltreatments.^^

Charpentier,53,spokeoftheshockofwinning,"StrangelyenoughIwastoldanumber

oftimesthatI'dwin,butwhenithappensyou'reverysurprised.AndIwishthatthiswill

provideapositivemessagetoyounggirlswhowouldliketofollowthepathofscience.,,

DoudnatoldTheAssociatedPress,"IactuallyjustfoundoutI'minshock.Andmy

greatesthopeisthatit'susedforgood,touncovernewmysteriesinbiologyandtobenefit

humankind.M

TheBroadInstituteatHarvardandMIThavebeeninalongcourtfightoverpatents（專

利）onCRISPRtechnology,andmanyotherscientistsdidimportantworkonit,butDoudna

andCharpentierhavebeenmostconsistently（一致地）honoredwithprizesforturningitinto

aneasilyusabletool.

28、Whatdoweknowaboutthetwoscientistsfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Theyprovideanewwaytoeditgenes.

B.Theyworkharderthanotherfemales.

C.TheybothworkinAmerica.

D.TheyarethefirstwomentowintheNobelPrize.

29、WhatisClaesGustafsson^attitudetowardsthegenetictool?

A.Doubtful.B.Indifferent.C.Dissatisfied.D.Supportive.

30、WhatdidCharpentierandDoudnathinkoftheirwinningtheprize?

A.Theydidn'tdeservethehonor.B.Theythoughtitgoodforthem.

C.Theywerebothsurprisedatit.D.Theywouldbeexamplestoyounggirls.

31、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.TwoNobelPrizewinnerssuiprisetheworld.

B.TwoscientistswintheNobelPrizeforgene-editingdiscovery.

C.Thereisresearchfordevelopingawayofeditinggenes.

D.Femalescientistsdobetterthanmalescientists.

二、七選五

32、根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的選項。選項中有兩項為多

余選項。

Ifyou'veeverkeptasecretfromafriend,afamilymember,oraromanticpartner,then

thechancesaregoodthatthesesamepeoplehavekeptsecretsfromyou.Notallofthem,and

notateverymoment,①Thehardpartofhavingasecretisnotthatyouhavetohideit,

butthatyouhavetolivewithit.Soevenifyoudohavefearsandworries,knowthatthe

researchshowspeoplereactmorepositivelytodisclosures（吐露秘密）thanweoftenimagine.

Itmighttakeadashofcouragetorevealsomethingsensitive.②Ifyouareinthe

middleofasocialinteractionthatmakesyoufeelcomfortableandopen,thenrecognizethe

doorisopentodisclosure,too.

Youcouldshoutyoursecretinaforestwherethereisnobodyaroundtohearit,butjust

liketheleavesthatnobodyhearsfalling.③Whenpeoplerevealsecretstoothers,they

areoftenlookingforhelp,andoftenseekoutthepeoplewhoprovemosthelpful.

Anotherpersoncanofferyoutwodifferentkindsofhelp:emotionalsupportand

practicalsupport.Ifyoucanfindsomeoneyoufeelcomfortableopeningupto,theyarelikely

togiveyouone,evenifnotbothkinds.Theymightexpresssympathyorempathy,orshare

withyouasimilarstruggletheyhaveovercome.④Theharmfulcycleofnegative

thinkingiseasiertobreakwhenwebringothersin.

Ifyouarecurrentlykeepingasecretfromafriend,afamilymember,oraromantic

partner,thenyouprobablyhaveatleastonemoresecretthanyouneed.Chancesarethatthere

isatleastonesecretfromothersthatyoudon'tknow,andthisisonemorereasontoshare

what'sonyourmindwithothers.?

A.butherearesometipsfbryoutoknowtheirsecrets.

B.Whenyouopenuptoothers,otherswillopenuptoyou.

C.butsomeofthemsomeofthetime.

D.Butwhenyoutaketherisk,yourfriendwillrecognizethisandappreciateit.

E.Otherpeoplecanofferpositiveperspectives,guidance,andadvice.

F.Adisclosurewithnoreceiverisbarelyaclosureatall.

G.Theystillhidetheirownsecrets.

33、WhatisaFoodCritic

Afoodcriticisawriterwhospecializesinwritingcriticismsoffood.Liketheaterand

moviecritics,foodcriticsaresupposedtoprovidethoughtful,well-informed,andobjective

informationtothepublicsothatmembersofthepubliccanmakedecisionsaboutwhereto

spendtheirmoney.①Howeversomemayalsoengageinmoregeneralfood

writing.

Becomingafoodcritictakestime.Manyfoodcriticspursueprofessionalexperiencesin

theworldoffood,attendingculinaryschools,workinginrestaurants,participatinginfarming,

andsoforth.②Agoodfoodcriticisextremelyknowledgeableaboutfood,from

howcertainfoodsareharvestedtothehistoryofvariousdishes.Foodcriticsalsohavevery

well-developedpalates,andtheymayspecializeinaparticulararea.

(3)Foodcriticsmaymovebetweenpublishersoverthecourseoftheircareers,

orstartworkingforthefoodsectionofapaperandworkinguptoapositionasafoodcritic.

Ahandfulofcriticsbecomewellknownandwellrespected,withmostprimarilybeing

knownonlyintheareatheyserve.

Professionalintegrityisveryimportantforfoodcritics.Manymakereservationsandvisit

restaurantsanonymously,sothattheygetanideaofhowarestaurantservesordinary

customers.Theyalsomakerepeatvisitssothattheycanmakefairandbalancedassessments

ofarestaurantanditsofferings.(4)Implicationsoffavoritismorbriberycanruin

thereputationofafoodcritic.

Thisiswhatfoodcriticsarelike.Theydescribeandevaluatethefood,providing

opinionsonitsquality.⑤Thesecanbeusedasareferencefbrreaderstomake

decisions.

A.Foodcriticshavetherighttoscoretherestaurant.

B.It'simportantfbrthemtobefamiliarwithvarietiesoffood.

C.Avoidanceofgiftsfromrestaurateursisalsoveryimportant.

D.Therefore,theycanlearnabouteveryaspectofthefoodindustry.

E.Afterconsideringallaspectsofthediningexperience,theygenerateratings.

F.Foodcriticsprimarilywriteaboutrestaurantsfromfastfoodestablishmentstofancy

restaurants.

G.Onceafoodcritichasgainedexperience,heorshecanstartwritingarticlesformagazines

andnewspapers.

34、NowIliveinParis.Actually,Idon'tmindthefoodorthepeople,butIdocare

aboutthelandthatisextraordinarilylackofcharacteristicsofhiking.Ienjoybeingoutdoors

andhiking,butParis'snaturalresourcesdon*tholdmuchpotentialformybent.Sowhenmy

dadaskedifIwantedtogohikingwithhim,Iwasoveijoyed.①.ItturnedoutthatI

wastoooptimistic.

Westartedourmainh汰eupFlattopMountain.Aswehikeditwasmuchmore

challengingthanIexpected.②.Thepathiswindingandwesawmountains

toweringoverthegreenvalleysandcliffsthatseemedendless.Whatamazedmemostwas

thatthickcloudsenvelopedthemountainsides.③

IstaredupatthetoptoseehowmuchfartherwehadtogoandIbegantoworrythatI

wouldn'tfinishit.④.Itmademedoubtfulaboutmypersistence.Butwhenwe

lookedbackatthepaththatfadedinthedistance,Iwasfilledwithfulfillmentwithseeing

howmuchwehaddone.

AsIwashiking,Istartedtoreflectonhowhikingwassimilartootheraspectsofmylife.

⑤.ItremindedmeofmystrugglesinmyclassesandthedifficultiesIhadto

overcome.Ispottedthatth