浙江省2021屆高三英語考前押題試卷精選匯編

閱讀理解專題

2021年新高考英語密押卷1

第一節（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Overview

TakeacourseonmaskmakinginVenice,andlearnaboutthehistoryofthisancienttradition.Youcanchoose

fromaproductionclassoradecorationclass,oryoucaneventakeboth.Nomatterwhichoptionyouchoose,you

gettobringhomeyourcreation-justintimeforCarnival.

WhatToExpect

Amasterartisan（工匠）willexplaintoyoutheancienttechniqueofmakingaVenetianpapier-machemask,

providinginformationabouttheuseofmasksinVeniceduringpastcenturies.Attheendofthecourse,youwill

keepthemaskasasouvenir.

Duration:1hour15minutes

AdmissionTicketFree

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

Q:WhatisthepolicyonfacemasksandattendeehealthduringVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A:Facemasksarerequiredfortravelersandguidesinpublicareas.

Q:WhatisthemaximumgroupsizeduringVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A:Thisactivitywillhaveamaximumof6travelers.

Reviews

Chris_C,Oct.2020

Wetravelledwithasix-year-oldchildandthetourguidewasabletospan（持續）bothadultandkiddo

attentionspans.Hewassuperpatientwithus,tellingusasmallhistorylessonofthemasks.

Amanda_R,Jul.2020

ThetourguideGiorgiowasamazingwithourtwogirls.Theyhadagreattimeselectingthestyleofmask,

designingandpaintingthemasks.Giorgiowasverypatientanddidabeautifuljobofdecoratingthemasks.There

wasairconditioninginthetinyworkshoptoo.Isatattherestaurantoutsidethedoorandreadandhadaglassof

winewhilewaiting.

1.WhatcantravelersexperienceinVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A.LearningthehistoryofVenice.

B.Enjoyingworksoflocalartisans.

C.CreatingtraditionalVenetianmasks.

D.AdmiringexhibitsfortheCarnival.

2.WhatwouldyoudoforVeniceCarnivalMask-MakingClass?

A.Joinanygroupasyoulike.

B.Bookaticketinadvance.

C.Wearfacemasksinpublicareas.

D.Arrangeaschedulefortwohours.

3.Whatarethetwotravelersbothcontentwith?

A.Thepatienceoftheguide.

B.Theskillsoftheartisans.

C.Thecreationsintheclass.

D.Thefacilitiesoftheworkshop.

B

Onedaywhensomegovernmentofficialswererebuildingabam,theyfoundamouseholeinacornerand

usedsmoketoforcethemiceinsidetheholetocomeout.Awhilelatertheyreallysawmicerunningout,oneafter

another.Then,everyonethoughtthatallthemicehadescaped.Butjustastheybegantocleanup,theysawtwo

micesqueezingoutatthemouthofthehole.Withsomeefforts,themicefinallygotout.However,itwasstrange

thataftertheycameoutofthehole,theydidnotrunawayimmediately.Instead,onechasedaftertheothernear

themouthofthehole.Itseemedthatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.

Everyonewaspuzzled,sotheysteppednearertotakealook.Theyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblind

andcouldnotseeanything,andtheotherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsothathecould

pulltheblindonewithhimtoescape.

Afterseeingwhathappened,everyonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.Duringthemealtime,thegroupof

peoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtotalkaboutwhathappenedtothetwomice.

OneseriousAmericanofficialsaid,thinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofkingand

guard.^^Theothersthoughtforawhileandsaid,“Thatwaswhy!^^

AcleverFrenchsaid,“Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofhusbandandwifb."Again

theothersthoughtforawhile,andallfeltitmadesense.

AJapanesesaid,“Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofmotherandson."Onceagain

theothersthoughtforawhile,andfeltthiswasmorereasonable.Sotheyexpressedagreementanothertime.

Atthatmoment,oneChineseasked,“Whydidthosetwomicehavetohaveacertainrelationship?^^

Suddenly,thegrouplookedbackattheChineseandremainedspeechless.TheAmericanofficial,theFrench

andtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshame,anddidnotdaretoanswer.

Infact,trueloveisnotbuiltonfriendship,loyaltyorbloodrelationship.Instead,itisbuiltonnorelationship.

4.Neitherofthetwomiceranawayimmediatelybecause.

A.onewasbitingtheotherB.themouthoftheholewastoosmall

C.theywerenotafraidofsmokeD.onewastryingtohelptheblindone

5.Whydidtheylowertheirheadsinshameaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theydidnotdaretoanswer.

B.Theyhadmistakentherelationshipofthemice.

C.Theyregretteddrivingapoorblindmouseaway.

D.Theydidnotexpressthemselvesmuchbetter.

6.Itisclearthat.

A.allthemicecameoutoftheholeeasily

B.eachofthepeopleunderstoodtherelationshipdifferently

C.thepeoplewantedtokillthemicewithsmoke

D.thepeopleknewoneofthemicewasblindatfirstsight

7.Theunderlinedsentence“itmadesense^^probablymeans.

A.itwasreasonableB.itwasstrange

C.itwasfunnyD.itwassweet

C

Sure,chocolateisadelicioustreat,andifsastapleofsomeofourfavoritedesserts.Butit'snotahealth

food,soitshouldbeenjoyedinmoderation-right?

Well,itturnsoutthateatingchocolatemightactuallyhaveaprettysignificanthealthbenefit.Accordingto

researchconductedbyfivescientistsinItaly,compoundsfoundinchocolate,calledflavanols,canhelpboost

cognitive(認知的)perfbnnance.Yup,chocolate'sgoodforyourbrain.

Thescientists,studyingattheUniversitiesofRomeandL'Aquila,summarizedresearchfromtendifferent

studies.Thestudiesassessedpeople'sperformanceoncognitivetestsbeforeandaftereatingcocoaorchocolate.

Theresultswereprettytelling:innineoutofthetenstudies,therewasanoticeableimprovementafterthesubjects

hadeatenthechocolate.Thescientistsfoundimprovementsin“generalcognition,attention,processingspeedand

workingmemory."Soundsprettygoodtous!

Andthat'snotall.Insubjects,especiallywomen,whoperformedthetestswhilesleep-deprived,theflavanols

helpedrelievethenegativeeffectsofthesleepdeprivation.Andthere'sevenmoregoodnews.Theresearchers

alsofoundthateatingchocolatedaily(overperiodsrangingfromfivedaystothreemonths)producednoticeable

long-termimprovementsincognition.Olderadults,whosememorieswerealreadydeclining,sawanespecially

significantimprovement.

Allchocolatehasflavanols,sincetheyoccurnaturallyincocoa.However,darkchocolateloversfeelhappy,

becauseithasmoreflavanolsthananyothertypeofchocolate.Infact,thescientiststhemselveshaveclaimedthat,

afterdoingthisresearch,they'vestartedeatingdarkchocolateeveryday!

Now,we'renotsayingyoushouldstarteatingchocolateforbreakfast,lunchanddinner-it'sstillhighin

sugarandlowinnutrients.Butnexttimeyoufindyourselfyawningafterasleeplessnight,snackonsome

chocolateandlettheflavanolsworktheirmagic.

8.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1probablymean?

A.Asmuchaspossible.B.Forthreemeals.

C.Inrightamount.D.Notintheleast.

9.Howdoesastudentperformwhilelearningaftereatingchocolate?

A.Hememorizeslessthanbefore.

B.Hecan'tconcentrateonlessonsintheslightest.

C.Hebecomesmoreexcited.

D.Heunderstandswhattheteachersaysfaster.

10.Accordingtothepassage,ifyourmemoryfails,whatshouldyoudo?

A.Eatchocolateasthreemeals.B.Usechocolateasadailysnack.

C.Huntfordarkchocolate.D.Askadoctorforadvice.

11.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Chocolateisabeneficialbutunhealthyfood.

B.Eatingchocolatebenefitsourlearning.

C.Eatingchocolateworksonyoursleep.

D.Chocolatecontainslownutrients.

D

Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzling

becauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence（金屬彩虹色）canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallows

colorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.ThosesurprisingresultsappearinthejournalScientificReports.

Shiningiridescentcolor,whichchangesdependingontheanglefromwhichit'sviewed,isfavoredby

everythingfrombirdstobeetlesandblossomstobutterflies.

“Andinourresearchgroupweareofcourseinterestedinwhythisvividmetalliccolorissowidespreadin

nature.^^KarinKjemsmooftheUniversityofBristoladdsthatinsomecasestheshowysplashesoflightarea

sexualstrategy.t6HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplaystrongsexual

dimorphism（雌雄兩，性），suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceofiridescenceis

mostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.Forexample,inmanyofthesecasesitisthemalesthathavethesevivid

iridescentcolorsandtheyusetheminmatechoiceortheyusethemasasignaltoattractmates.^^Butiridescence

alsoshowsupinsituationswherereproductionisnotanissue."Sowhatwearcstudyingnowiswhethernatural

selectionimposedbypredation（捕食行為）couldexplaintheoccurrenceofiridescenceinpreyanimals.^^

Theideathateye-catchingcolorscouldbeusedasacover-upisn'tanewone.t4Thefatherofcamouflage

theory,AbbottThayer,reallybelievedthatiridescenceshouldbecategorizedasacamouflagestrategy.Andhe

wroteinhisfamouslifeworkConcealing-ColorationintheAnimalKingdom,alreadyin1909,that'brilliantly

changeableormetalliccolorsareamongthestrongestfactorsinananimal'sconcealment5.Andthissoundslikea

completelyunreasonablethingtosay,becausehowcancolorsthatarebothbrilliantandchangeablecontributeto

animal'sconcealment?”

“Inasimilarway,wewereaskingwhetheriridescence,duetoitschangeability,couldworkasaformof

camouflagebypreventingshaperecognition.^^Kjernsmoandhercolleaguestrainedbumblebeestoassociatea

particularshape—acircleoranoval—withasugarreward.Andtheyfoundthatthebees,whengivenachoice,

wouldpreferentiallyvisittheshapetheyknewtobesweet.Butwhentheshapeswereiridescent,thebeeshad

troubletellingthemapart.<4Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisuallybrokeupthe

otherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.^^Asfbrmakinguseofthis

methodforhidinginplainsight,€tAnypracticalapplicationsisofcoursedirectlylinkedtoanyindustrythathasan

interestincamouflage,thatishowtoconcealobjectsormakethemmoredifficulttorecognize.^^Theresearchers

arecurrentlyconductingexperimentswithbirds,whichoftenpreyoniridescentinsectstoseeifithelpstohavea

bird*s-eyeview.

12.Accordingtothepassage,iridescenceisnotmadeuseofbyanimalsto.

A.livealittlelongerbyescapingtheirpredator?（捕食者）

B.catchtheattentionoftheirmates

C.concealthemselveswhenindanger

D.catchsightofmorecolorfulpreys

13.Fromthestudyinthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.Beescanalwaystellthedifferencebetweenacircleandanoval

B.Beesarecreaturesthatarefascinatedbysweetthingsthatareiridescent

C.Ifacircle,withasugarreward,isiridescent,thebeesmayhavedifficultyfindingit

D.Beesarelikelytoprefercirclestoovals,whethertheyareiridescentornot

14.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Whetherthereareanydifferencesbetweenbeesandbirds.

B.Someindustriesthathavegreatinterestincamouflage.

C.Whybirdsarenoteffectedbyiridescentinsects.

D.Whichcamouflagetheoryappliesmoretobirds.

15.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AfamouscamouflagestrategyB.Metalliciridescentasthebestdisguise

C.ColorsuniquetoanimalsD.Shiningcolorsasasexualstrategy

閱讀理解A

1.C

2.C

3.A

【分析】

這是一篇應用文。廣告介紹了“威尼斯面具制作課”的整體情況、準備工作、常見的問題和參與者的反饋等

信息。

1.

推理判斷題。由WhatToExpect部分的內容“Amasterartisan（工匠）willexplaintoyoutheancienttechnique

ofmakingaVenetianpapier-machemask,providinginformationabouttheuseofmasksinVeniceduringpast

centuries.Attheendofthecourse,youwillkeepthemaskasasouvenir?'（一位工匠大師將向你解釋制作威尼

斯紙制面具的古老技術，提供過去幾個世紀威尼斯面具使用的信息。在課程結束時，你將保留這個面具作

為紀念。）可以推斷，課程參與者將得到工匠們的指導，可以參與制作傳統威尼斯面具，在課程結束時保

留自己制作的那個面具。故選C項。

2.

細節理解題。由FrequentlyAskedQuestions部分的“Facemasksarerequiredfortravelersandguidesinpublic

areas.”（旅行者和導游在公共場所需要戴面具。）可知，參與者要在公共場合戴面具，故選C項。

3.

細節理解題。由Reviews部分的“Hewassuperpatientwithus,tellingusasmallhistorylessonofthemasks.”

（他對我們非常有耐心，告訴我們一個關于面具的小小的歷史教訓。）和“Giorgiowasverypatientanddida

beautifuljobofdecoratingthemasks.”（Giorgio非常有耐心，把面具裝飾得非常漂亮。）可知，兩位參與上

課的游客都滿意的是導游們都很耐心，故選A項。

閱讀理解B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

【分析】

這是一篇記敘文。一天，一些政府官員正在翻新谷倉，他們發現墻角有一個老鼠洞，于是眾人用煙熏，使

里面的老鼠出來，每個人都認為所有的老鼠都跑走了，但是他們發現其中一只老鼠瞎了，什么也看不見，

而另一只正設法讓瞎老鼠咬他的尾巴，這樣他就可以拉著瞎老鼠逃跑。眾人紛紛猜測它們的關系，結果中

國人反問為什么它們一定要存在關系，這個故事告訴我們：真愛不是建立在友誼、忠誠或血緣關系上的。

相反，它沒有建立在任何關系之上。

4.細節理解題。根據第二段中“Theyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblindandcouldnotseeanything,andthe

otherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsothathecouldpulltheblindonewithhimto

escape.（他們發現其中一只老鼠瞎了，什么也看不見，而另一只正設法讓瞎老鼠咬他的尾巴，這樣他就可以

拉著瞎老鼠逃跑）”可知，兩只老鼠都沒有立刻逃跑，因為其中一只試圖幫助那只失明的老鼠。故選D。

5.推理判斷題。根據最后一段"Infact,trueloveisnotbuiltonfriendship,loyaltyorbloodrelationship.Instead,

itisbuiltonnorelationship.（事實上，真愛不是建立在友誼、忠誠或血緣關系上的。相反，它沒有建立在任

何關系之上）”可推知，他們之所以羞愧地低下頭是因為他們覺得自己剛才表達的觀點不好。故選D。

6.細節理解題。根據侄擻第二段"Suddenly,thegrouplookedbackattheChineseandremainedspeechless.The

Americanofficial,theFrenchandtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshame,anddid

notdaretoanswer.（突然，這群人回頭看了看那個中國人，一言不發。先前說話的美國官員、法國人、日本

人都羞愧地低下頭不敢回答）''結合上文中提到的美國人說它們是國王與士兵關系，法國人說它們是丈夫與

妻子關系，日本人說它們是母子關系；中國人說它們是不存在關系。由此可知，在場的每一個人對這種關

系的理解都不一樣。故選B。

7.句意猜測題。根據第六段中“Onceagaintheothersthoughtfbrawhile,andfeltthiswasmorereasonable.（眾

人又思考了一會，覺得這種說法更合理廠由此推知，畫線部分所在句意思為“眾人又思考了一會，覺得這說

法有道理“，即讓madesense的意思是“是有道理的故選A。

閱讀理解C

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

【分析】

巧克力好吃，是人們喜歡的一種甜食，最近科學研究更發現吃巧克力可以提高人們的認知表現，但它也不

是一種健康食品，所以應該適量食用。

8.C細節理解題。根據第一段But前后兩句話的描述，巧克力是我們喜歡的一些甜品的主要部分，但它又

不是一種健康食品，因此，我們要適度享用它。inmoderation適度地。故選C。

9.D細節理解題。根據第三段對研究結果的表述，Thescientistsfoundimprovementsingeneralcognition,

attention,processingspeedandworkingmemory.可知，科學家們發現了巧克力能使人們在一般認知、注意力、

處理速度和記憶方面得到改善。故D項“他能更快的理解老師講的內容“符合，故選D。

10.B細節理解題。根據第四段Theresearchersalsofoundthateatingchocolatedaily（overperiodsrangingfrom

fivedaystothreemonths）producednoticeablelong-termimprovementsincognition.可矢口，每天吃巧克力對認知

能力有明顯的長期改善。再根據第一段Butit'snotahealthfood可知，巧克力不是健康食品，所以只適宜

做零食，故選B。

11.A主旨大意題?？茖W研究發現吃巧克力對身體有很大的好處，尤其是可以提高人們的認知表現。但是

它高糖低營養，因此選A,巧克力是一種有益（beneficial）但不健康的（unhealthy）食品。故選A。

閱讀理解D

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.B

【分析】

這是一篇科普類閱讀。這篇文章主要講了彩虹色有助于生物隱藏。

12.細節理解題。根據第一段Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseis

actuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence（金屬彩虹色）canvisually

puzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.可知彩虹色被動物用來通過逃離捕食者而

活得更久，排除A；根據第三段HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplay

strongsexualdimorphism（雌雄兩性），suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceof

iridescenceismostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.（在這里我想指出的是，在某些物種中，尤其是那些表現

出強烈兩性差異的物種，比如天堂鳥、孔雀，甚至在某些蝴蝶或魚類中，彩虹色的出現很可能是由性別選

擇所驅動的。）可知動物用彩虹色引起同伴的注意，排除B；根據倒數第二段Theideathateye-catchingcolors

couldbeusedasacover-upisn'tanewone.（引人注目的顏色可以用來偽裝，這種想法并不新鮮），排除C,

故選Do

13.細節理解題。答案定位在最后一段Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisually

brokeuptheotherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.（似乎我們的目標

上驚人的彩虹表面在視覺上打破了原本可以辨認的目標形狀，這使得它們很難區分。）故選C。

14.推理判斷題。文章最后一段說研究人員目前正在對鳥類進行實驗，這些鳥類的飲食中經常含有彩虹色

的昆蟲。實驗目的是看看鳥類的視角是否能提供幫助。由此推斷接下來一段會談論為什么鳥類不受彩虹

色昆蟲的影響，故選C。

15.主旨大意題。第一段Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchreveals

thatflashymetalliciridescence（金屬彩虹色）canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurvive

anotherday.（有時，最好的偽裝其實是最耀眼的偽裝，因為研究表明，閃光的金屬彩虹色能在視覺上迷惑

捕食者，這讓五顏六色的獵物能夠再存活一天）是全文的主題句，結合全文內容，可知這篇文章主要講了

彩虹色有助于生物隱藏，故選B。

【點睛】

做推理判斷題時，對于暗含在文章中的人物的行為動機、事件的因果關系及作者未言明的傾向、意圖、態

度、觀點等要進行合乎邏輯的判斷、推理、分析，進一步增強理解能力，抓住材料實質性的東西。本題第

3小題，文章最后一段說研究人員目前正在對鳥類進行實驗，這些鳥類的飲食中經常含有彩虹色的昆蟲。

實驗目的是看看鳥類的視角是否能提供幫助。由此推斷接下來一段會談論為什么鳥類不受彩虹色昆蟲的

影響，故選C。

2021年新高考英語密押卷2

第一節（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

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TheSailLofts：Self-cateringapartments,afewstepstothebeachandjustaroundthecornerfromthe

School.

Tel:01736799175

Granny's:Self-cateringfisherman'sholidaycottage,2beds,situatedintheheartofStIves.

Tel；01736797J39

WallisCottage:StayinthehomeofthefamousartistAlfredWallis（1855?1942）.Comfortable

self-cateringcottage,perfectfortwoandveryclosetotheSchool.

Tel；01252703272

1.WherewouldyoumostprobablystaywhentravelingtoStIvesonatightbudget?

A.InTregony.B.InWestbyFive.C.InCohortHostel.D.InBeachsideGuestHouse.

2.WhatdoWestbyFive,TregonyandTheSailLoftshaveincommon?

A.Theyallhavecomfortableen-suites.

B.Theyareall4or5-staraccommodationplaces.

C.TheyareallclosetoStIvesSchoolofPainting.

D.Theyallprovidespectacularpanoramicsea-views.

3.Whichnumberwillyoucallifyouwanttostayatalateartisfshome?

A.07810127812.B.01736794584.

C.01736799175.D.01252703272.

B

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingfbrlove,thesearch

forknowledge,andunbearablepityfbrthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblown

mehitherandthither,inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.

Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy-ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedall

therestofmylifeforafewhoursforthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness—thatterrible

lonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomable

lifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiature,the

prefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmight

seemtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.

WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.Ihavewished

toknowwhythestarsshine.AndIhavetriedtoapprehendthePythagorean（畢達哥拉斯）powerbywhich

numberholdsswayabovetheflux.Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens.Butalwayspitybrought

mebacktoearth.Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.Childreninfamine,victimstorturedby

oppressors,helplessoldpeopleahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,and

painmakeamockery（嘲弄）ofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.Ilongtoalleviate（減少）theevil,butIcannot,andI

toosuffer.

Thishasbeenmylife.1havefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewere

offeredme.

4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleoftheessay?

A.Thesufferingoflife.B.Thetruthaboutlove.

C.Theforcesdrivingme.D.Thepowerofknowledge.

5.Whatdoestheauthorcomparehislife'spassionto?

A.Theshiningstars.B.Greatwinds.

C.Abottomlessabyss.D.Aboundlessocean.

6.WhichisNOTareasonwhytheauthorhassoughtlove?

A.Itrelievesloneliness.B.Itbringsecstasy.

C.Itprovidesaglimpseofheaven.D.Itleadstoamarriage.

7.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Heregretsthathecouldnotfreehimselfofpity.

B.Humanloveisultimatelydisappointing.

C.Heavenismerelyapoeticinvention.

D.Alovingpersonnaturallywantstorelievethesufferingofothers.

C

LuoXinlin,22,experiencedherfirstrideinaself-drivingtaxiinChangsha,thecapitalofChina'sHunan

Province"Imadeanappointmentsoonaftersettingthestartingandendingpointsintheapp,“saidLiu."Asafety

supervisorcontactedmeandthetaxiarrivedinabout10minutes.”

“Thetaxidroveverysmoothlybyitself,andthesafetysupervisorandtechniciansittinginthefrontbasically

didn'thaveanymanualcontrolofit,“saidLiuaftera1O-minute-longtestride."Thetaxipassedthroughthreeor

fourintersectionsanditwasasaferidewithoutanyunexpectedsituations.^^

Theself-drivingtaxi,namedRobotaxi,isoperatedbyHunanApolloIntelligentTransportationCo.,Ltd.

basedinXiangjiangNewAreainthecity.OnApril21,thecompanyannouncedthatagroupof30seif-driving

taxishadenteredpublicuseinthecityanduserscanhailoneforafreeride.

“Thein-cartouchscreencandisplaybarriersanddynamicpredictionswithinthe360-degreefieldofvision

andclearlypresenttheconditionsofpassingvehicles,intersectionsandtrafficlights,“saidChengLi,directorof

thetestandvehicleoperationdepartmentofthecompany.Chengaddeduserscanlearninformationsuchasthe

vehicle'sspedandremainingdistancethroughthescreeninrealtime.

InSeptember2019,thecompanylaunchedatrialserviceforagroupofcitizens,whohadtofirstcomplete

trainingandotherprocedures.Thetechnicalpersonnelhavestartedtestingself-drivingtaxisandaccumulatedalot

oftestdatasincethesecondhalfoflastyear.

Chinaallowedlocalgovernmentstoarrangeroadtestsfbrintelligentconnectedvehicles(ICVs),whichcover

differentdegreesofautonomousdriving,inApril2018.Anincreasingnumberofcities,includingBeijing,

ShanghaiandChongqing,haveissuedlicenseplatesforroadtestsofICVs.

8.WhatisLiu*sattitudetoself-drivingtaxis?

A.Mixed.B.Cautious.C.Uncertain.D.Supportive.

9.WhatdoweknowabouttheRobotaxi^testride?

A.IthadunchangingroutesB.Noonebutthepassengerwasinit.

C.Itallowedpassengerstohavefreeuse.D.Asafetysupervisorcontrolledit.

10.Whichofthefollowingisunavailableonthein-cartouchscreen?

A.Vehicleoperation.B.Thevehicle'sspeed.

C.RoadconditionsD.Remainingdistance.

11.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Fashion.B.TechnologyC.Society.D.Business.

D

Freeschoolmealsarebackinthenews.FootballerMarcusRashfbrd'spetition（請愿書）toextendfree

schoolmealsprovision（供給）intotheschoolholidayshascollected1.1millionsignatures,causingthe

governmenttoreversepolicy.Ithasrestartedthedebateoverfreeschoolmeals,fuelled,mostrecently,byfigures

forecastingthatifthegovernmentendsasplannedthecurrent￡20top-up（附力口款）,another200,000childrenwill

slipintopoverty.Thisisinadditiontothe550,000childrenalreadylivinginpovertyprevioustoCovid-19.

Therootsofthecuirentschoolmealssystemlieinthemid-19thcentury.InManchester,independent

charitiesaswellasofficialbodiesstartedtoprovidefreemealsforundernourishedchildreninthe1870s.When

educationbecamecompulsoryinthefollowingdecades,theextentoftheissuebecameapparent.Proponentsof

feedingstarvingchildrenpointedoutthatitwasduetogovernmentorderthatchildrenwereinschool,not

workingandcontributingtothefamilyfoodbudget,sothegovern