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閱讀理解【八省市(湖北省，廣東省等)2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期第一次聯(lián)考】

GoldFameCitrus

byClaireVayeWatkins($5.99)

Withtheflightofitscharactersthroughalandscapedestroyedbyclimatecrisis,thisnoveldoesnotindicate

muchhopefulnessfbrthefuture.Withinitisaseriesofsituationsandconsequencesmademoresevereinafuture

Californiashortofwater.Acrossthedesert,wefollowWatkins'charactersthroughaplacesotransformedthatit

needsitsownfieldguideofanimalsnewlyadaptedforstrangesurvival.

TheMinistryfortheFuture

byKimStanleyRobinson($18.1)

TheMinistryfortheFutureisamasterpieceoftheimagination,usingfictionaleyewitnessaccountstotellthe

storyofhowclimatewillaffectusall.Itssettingisnotadesertedworld,butafuturethatisalmostuponus.This

extraordinarynovelfromthevisionarysciencefictionwriterwillchangethewayyouthinkabouttheclimatecrisis.

BreathingFire

byJaimLowe($27)

Thefrontlinesofthefightagainstclimatechangearepeopledwiththosesocietyhasforgotten.Upto30

percentofthefirefightersbattlingwildfiresinCaliforniaeachyearareprisonersperformingbackbreakinglabor

whileearninga40thofwhatacivilianmakes.Thisbookfollowssixfemaleprisonerfirefightersandtheirworried

families,lookingintothehumancostofenvironmentalcrisis.

SomethingUndertheSun

byAlexandraKleeman($28)

InAlexandraKleeman'snewnovel,anovelistnewtoLosAngelesteamsupwithaformerchildactorto

investigateaconspiracy(陰謀).ButthisisL.A.,wherewildfiresburnallyearlongandtherichstorewaterwhile

thepoorsufferfromtheconsequenceofclimatecrisis.Humanweaknessispushingthecitytowardadisaster.

21.WhichcategorydoesBreathingFirefallinto?

A.Sciencefiction.B.Play.C.Non-fiction.D.Biography.

22.WhatisAlexandraKleeman?

A.Anovelist.B.Anactor.C.Afirefighter.D.Aminister.

23.Whatdothelistedbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyareonsale.B,Theyshowconcernoverclimate.

C.Theyareintendedforteenagers.D.TheyaresetinCalifornia.

WhatcoulddrivingaracecarandpointingacameraattheMilkyWayhaveincommon?Morethanyoumight

imagine.RacecardriverBubbaWallaceandphotographerBatakTefreshijourneyedtogethertoremoteGooseberry

Mesaforanadventureaimedatcapturingthenightsky.

GooseberryMesa,farfrompopulationcenters,isprotectedfromthenighttimelightpollutionmakingitperfect

forstarphotographers.Naturenightenvironmentssuchasthisarerare.

Camping,hiking,andshootingstarsinmountainousMesahighlightthesimilaritybetweenphotographyand

racing.Bubbanotes,"Onceyoufireuptheenginethere'snoturningback-Iknowrilbeinthatscatformorethan

threehours.^^Batakagrees,havethesamefeelingassoonasItouchthewheelofmycamera-rmreadyto

continuethroughtheentirenight."ForBubba,developingpatienceallowedhimtomatureasadriverandisequally

essentialtohisphotography.

Seizingthemomentiscrucialtoo."Everyminutethingsarechanging-theEarth'sshadow,themoonlight,the

riseofstars,“Batakexplains.44Ifyoulosethemoment,it'sgonefbrever."Bubbafindsthephysicalandmental

demandsofracingascrucialwhentravellinginUtah'sruggedlandscapesunderfreezingtemperatures.

Thinkincomingclouds,wind,ormistwillruinyourchanceataperfectshot?AccordingtoBatak.“With

wide-anglenightscapeseveryunexpectedweatherconditioncanbeanopportunity.Ourphotosshoworangesand

bluesaroundthemoonyouwouldn'tseeunderaclearsky.”

Theteamdiscoveredsharedintereststhatgobeyondphotography."We'rebothpassionateaboutbringing

culturestogetherandusingourworktobreakdownboundaries,^saysBatak."Thenightskyhasaunifyingpower.

Theskyconnectsthewholeworldunderoneumbrella.”

24.WhydidBubbaandBatakchooseGooseberryMesa?

A.Ithasasmallpopulation.B.Ithasidealweatherconditions.

C.Itisfreefromlightpollution.D.Ithasamagnificentlandscape.

25.Whichisrequiredinbothcarracingandphotography?

A.Willpower.B.Teamwork.C.Bravery.D.Creativity.

26.WhatdoesBatakthinkofunexpectedweatherasaphotographer?

A.Annoying.B.Disastrous.C.Favorable.D.Challenging.

27.Whichmaybeamessagebehindtheteam'sphotographywork?

A.Appreciatingthenightsky.B.Connectingvariouscultures.

C.Removingracialboundaries.D.Protectingtheenvironment.

IngardensacrossBritainthegrasshasstoppedgrowing,whichisnotdrought-stricken.Infact,itisgreener

andcleanerthaneverbefore.Thatisbecausethelawns（草坪）areactuallyartificialsubstitutes.

Britonsarefascinatedbylawns.Countryestates（莊園）havelongcompetedtohavethemostperfectlycutand

polishedgrassland."Whatyou5resayinginbigloudcapitalletters,is'I'msoterriblywealthy'"saysFionaDavison

oftheRHS（皇家園林協(xié)會(huì)）.Withthecomingofgrass-cuttingmachinesin1830,themiddleclassesjoinedthefun.

ButnowBritonshavefalleninlovewithartificialgrass.EvergreensUK,whichsellsthestuff,saysithasseen

a120%riseinsalessince2015.Artificialgrassispopularwithfamilieswhohavechildrenordogsanddon'twant

muddraggedthroughtheirhouses.Ithasanothercharmfactor,too—peoplenowseegardensas“outside

rooms^^——pairingcarpetsofartificialgrasswithdelicatelydecoratedseatingandhotcontainers.

Noteveryoneisafan.Artificialgrasscontainsmicroplasticsthatruinsoilandriskflooding.Astudyfinds

earthwormsgain14%lessbodyweightwhenoperatingunderrubber,aformofartificialgrass,whichmightnotbe

aproblemforitsfans,aswormholesareregulardisgustingthings,butitdisappointsgreentypes.MsDavisonsaysa

groupofwildlife-lovinggardenersisblooming,manyhavingcaughtthebugduringCOVID-19lockdowns.For

example,alandscapedesignersaystheylikethingslessneatandtry"tocapturethatwildclement”.These

cco-gardenersareinfluencedbyrewildingprojectsandaremorelikelytobeenvironmentalists.

Whilethreewrittendocumentssignedbymanypeoplehavetriedtostopartificialgrassspreading,the

governmentsaysregulatingwhatpeopledointheirbackyardsiswrong.TheRHSisconcernedaboutartificial

grass,butpreferspersuasiontolaws."Wesay4Letahundredflowersbloom,,^^saysMsDavison.

28.WhatcanbeinferredfromDavison'sremarkinparagraph2?

A.Sheisveryrich.B.Thegardeningcompetitionisfierce.

C.Operatingacuttingmachineisfun.D.High-qualitygrasslandisgreatlyvalued.

29.Whatpossiblycontributestothepopularityofartificialgrass?

A.Advertisingcampaigns.B.Gardens'newfunction.

C.Messygrasslands.D.Ill-manneredchildrenanddogs.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bug"meaninthefourthparagraph?

A.Interest.B.Earthworm.C.Flower.D.Virus.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleofthetext?

A.ThebarrierofBritishgrassland

B.TheappealofgrasslandforBritons

C.ThefighttodefinethegreatBritishgarden

D.Thecompetitiontobecomethebestgrassland

Whenaskedwhathisfatherdidfbraliving,Mikeexplainedtohiskindergartenteacherthat“hestealsthings,

butit'sOK,becausehegetspaidtodoit.”

Heisn'twrong.Hisfatherisahacker(黑客),whoisproudofhisjob,justlikedoctorsareproudofthework

theydo.Thankstosecurityresearchers,hackingpractices,leaksinanewversionofthemostcommonWi-Ficode

standard(WPA3)werefoundbeforecriminalscouldusethemtobreakintohomeandbusinessnetworks.Inanother

case,criminalsfoundanunknownweaknessinGoogle'sAndroidoperatingsystemsbeforesecurityresearchersdid,

givingthebadguysfullcontrolofmorethanadozenphonemodels.

However,findingMike'sfather^personalizedplatesfbrhiscarwiththeword'HACKING',anemployeeof

theTexasDepartmentofMotorVehiclesquicklytookthemaway,claimingthatalicenseplatedisplaying

“HACKING”publicizedcriminalactivity.Whilethisreactionreallyisn'tthefaultofthewell-intentionedemployee,

ifsasignofhowadeeplyrootedmisrepresentationofhisprofessionhascreatedafixedwrongimage.Itseemsthat

thewaythathackersaredescribedinHollywoodhascontributedtotheword'hacker'paralleling'criminal',where

hackersareoftenreferredtoasfiguresindarkroomsengagedinillegalactivitywhiletappingatkeyboards.

Butactually,hackingisjustanactivity.Whatseparatesanyactivityfromacrimeis,veryoften,permission.

Peoplearefreetodrive,buttheydonothavepermissiontodrive150milesperhour,whichisacriminaloffense.

Sinceadriverisjustadriver,whymustahackerbeacriminal?Someonewhoengagesintheillegaluseofhacking

shouldnotbecalleda4badhacker,buta'cybercriminal'.Contrarytopopularbelief,mosthackerslikeMike's

fatherundoubtedlyplayanimportantroleinkeepingcompaniesandpeoplesafe.

32.WhatdidMike'ssonthinkofMike'sjob?

A.Admirable.B.Amazing.C.Acceptable.D.Annoying.

33.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningthehackers?job?

A.Itsweakness.B.Itsimportance.C.ItsvarietyD.Itssecurity.

34.Whydoesthewritermention'Hollywood'inparagraph3?

A.Toentertaintherenders.B.Toquestiontheemployee'sclaim.

C.Toclarifytheconceptofhacking.D.Totracethewrongimageofhackers.

35.Whatmessagedoestheauthorreallywanttoconveyinthetext?

A.Hackingmostlycounts.B.Hackingisactuallyacrime.

C.Hackingispopularwithpeople.D.Hackingneedslicenses.

閱讀理解【河北省保定市2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期末】

Therearebooksthathaveclimbeduptheladderofthebookshelfthismonth.Let'shavealook.

NoLookingBackbyShivaniGupta

Twenty-two-year-oldShivanihadthrownapartyoneeveningandawokethenextmorninginhospital.Despite

paralyzed（癱瘓）andwheelchair-bound,Shivanirefusedtogiveup.Shewouldn'tletherinabilitytowalkkeepher

fromachievingherambitions.Thisbookisaninspiringtaleaboutsurvivingthechallengesofdisability.

CourageBeyondComparebySanjaySharma

The10sportsmeninthebookarechampionsindiversedisciplineslikeathletics,swimmingandbadminton.

Theyovercamephysicallimitationstoreachthetopoftheirchosenfields.Powerfulandinspiring,thesestoriesare

heart-warmingremindersthatastrongmindandgreatdeterminationalmostalwaysovercomethelimitationsofthe

humanbody.

FacetoFacebyVedMehta

Blindsincetheageoffour,theauthorledalonelychildhoodinIndiauntilhewasacceptedtotheArkansas

Schoolfortheblind.Theschoolchangedhislife.HegotdegreesatOxfordandHarvardandasuccessfulwriting

career.Thisistheauthor'sautobiographytouchinguponhischildhood,blindnessandremakinghimself.

ThisStarWoniGoOutbyEstherEarl

Diagnosedwithcancerattheageof12,EstherEarlwasaverybrightandtalented,butverynormalteenager.

Shelivedahope-filledandgenerouslifeasherphysicalconditiondeclined.Thisautobiographycollectsher

journals,fictionandletters.Thephotographsandessaysofferedbyherfriendsalsohelptotellherstory.

1.Whichbookisaboutsomeathletes5stories?

A.NoLookingBack.B.FacetoFace.

C.CourageBeyondCompare.D.ThisStarWon"tGoOut.

2.WhatisspecialaboutThisStarWon?GoOut?

A.Itisaboutapatient'sexperience.

B.Someofitsmaterialisfromherfriends.

C.Itmentionsitsauthor'schildhoodlife.

D.Itsauthorhadasuccessfulwritingcareer.

3.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theauthorsaredisabled.

B.Thereadersaremainlychildren.

C.Theyarestoriesabouttheauthors.

D.Theytalkaboutsomeinspiringtales.

TwoteensfromMountJuliet,Tennessee,wentviral（走紅）whentheyputtheirlivesonlinetosavea

3-year-oldgirl.

Onenight,DalaurenceHolland,15,andZechKrinjnic,13,weresittingandtalkingonZech'sporch.Itwas

prettylate,andtheskywasdark.Therewerenoadultsorparentsaround,sotheteenswerejustchattingand

enjoyingthefreshair.Atabout10:15pm,theyweresurprisedtoseeafigureemergingfromthebushesbelow.At

first,theythoughtitwasafoxorsomeotherkindofanimal.Buttheydidn'twantanythingtoendupdead.

Droppingtheirconversation,thetworushedtowardstheanimalhopingtosaveit.Butwhentheygotcloser,

theyrealizeditwasn'tananimal——itwasa3-year-oldgirlheadingstraightforabusyhighway.Theboyshadn't

realizeditwasalittlegirlatfirstbutnow,timestoodstill.Thelittlegirlwasallaloneandtherewasn'tanadultin

sight.Butwhatwasevenworse,theysoonrealized,therewasatruckcomingdirectlyherway.

Bothteensracedforthelittlegirl,butDalaurencegottherefirst.Therewasnohesitationineitheroftheir

actionsastheyputtheirlivesontheline.Dalaurenceracedintotheroad,reachingthelittlegirljustsecondsbefore

shewouldhavebeenhitbytherushingtruck.Luckilyforthelittlegirl,hesnatchedheroutofthewayjustintime.

ThankstoDalaurenceandZech'sheroicactions,thelittlegirl'slifewassaved.Ifsunclearwhythegirlwason

theroadbyherself.AsforDalaurenceandZech,thetwoboysreceivedafloodofpraiseswhentheirstorywent

viralonline.Later,MountJulietofficialsevengavethemakeytothecityinhonoroftheirgooddeed.Thank

goodnessthebraveteenswereintherightplace,attherighttime.

4.Whatwerethetwoboysdoingwhentheysawafigure?

A.Havingaconversation.

B.Runningontheporch.

C.Waitingforadultstocome.

D.Chattingaboutcatchingafox.

5.Whatcanweknowfromparagraph3?

A.Ananimalwasrunningafterthelittlegirl.

B.Thegirlstoodstillwhentheboyssawher.

C.Thegirlwasinadangeroussituation.

D.Atruckwascomingdirectlytheboys'way.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethetwoboys?

A.Cleverandgenerous.

B.Braveandresponsive.

C.Devotedandenthusiastic.

D.Creativeandhumorous.

7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Twoboysweregivenakeytotheircity

B.Littlegirlsneededlookingafterwell

C.Alittlegirlwentviralonabusyhighway

D.Twoteenagersriskedtheirlivestosaveagirl

Researchershavefoundmultilingualism（多語(yǔ)皆能力）isgoodforeconomy.Countrieswhichactively

encouragethedevelopmentofdifferentlanguagesgainarangeofrewards,frommoresuccessfulexportstoamore

creativeworkforce.

"Languagemattersonalargernationallevelandatthelevelofsmallercompanies,saidHogan-Brun,a

researcherinlanguagestudy.Switzerland,forexample,owes10%ofitsGDPtoitsmultilingualbackground.The

countryhasfournationallanguages.Britain,ontheotherhand,isthoughttoloseabout3.5%ofitsGDPeveryyear

since95%ofitspopulationspeaksEnglish,whichistheprimarylanguageofthecountry.

WhatHogan-Brunsaidisreasonable.Languagespartlycanhelpbuildtraderelations.Astudyofsmalland

medium-sizedcompaniesinSwedenandGermanyfoundthatthosethatinvestedmoreinlanguageswereableto

exportmoregoods.Germancompaniesthatinvestedheavilyinmultilingualstaffadded10exportcountriestotheir

markets.Companiesthatinvestedlesssaidtheymissedoutonbusinessdeals.

Researchershavealsolongstressedtheindividualbenefitsofspeakingmorethanonelanguage.Several

studiesshowthatlanguageshelppromoteearningpower.AccordingtoaCanadianstudy,womenandmenwhocan

speakseverallanguagesearn3.6%and6.6%morethantheirEnglish-onlycolleaguesrespectively.Thetwist:This

istrueeveniftheydon'tusetheirsecondlanguageforwork."Itseemsthatyoudon'thavetoactuallyspeaka

secondlanguageonthejobtoreceivethefinancialrewards,“saidaneconomicsprofessor.Hethoughtthatthiswas

becauseknowingasecondlanguagewasseenasasignofpower.Beyondtheseimmediateeconomicrewards,

languagescanhelpacountry'sworkforceinlong-termways.Multilingualismhasbeenshowntodelaymemory

loss.Ithasalsobeenassociatedwithabetterabilitytoconcentrateandprocessinformation.

8.Whatcanmultilingualcountriesexpect?

A.Largenumbersofimportedgoods.

B.Productiveworkerswithgreatcreativity.

C.Newchancesofdevelopingeducation.

D.Powerfulcomprehensivenationalpower.

9.Whydoestheauthorwanttoshowbylistingthestatisticsinparagraph2?

A.Europeancountriesarerich.

B.Languageresearchisimportant.

C.ThenumberofEnglishspeakersisincreasing.

D.Multilingualismcanpromotenationaleconomicgrowth.

10.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?

A.Addsomeforecastinformation.

B.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.

C.SupportHogan-Brun'sviewpoint.

D.Givesomeadvicetosmallcompanies.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Womenlearnmorelanguagesthanmen.

B.Goodnativelanguageisasignofpower.

C.Beingmultilingualbenefitsbrainhealth.

D.Canadianspreferusingtheirsecondlanguage.

FossilsdiscoveredinLiaoningprovincehavechallengedthetheorythattheArchaeopteryxistheearliest

knownbird.

ResearchofthefossilsledbyPascalGodefroitandhisteamfromtheRoyalBelgianInstituteofNatural

SciencesrevealedthatthedinosaurbirdAuromisxui,liketheArchaeopteryx,existednearly150millionyearsago.

GodefroittoldBritish-basedDailyMail."Theevolutionarydevelopmentshowsthatdinosaurbirdswerealready

diversifiedinnorthernChinaduringtheMiddle-LateJurassic.^^

Thestudy,publishedinthejournalNature,showedthatAuromisxuiwas50cminlengthandhadtinyteeth

usedforhuntinganddefense,similartootherdinosaurs.Godefroitsaidtheresultssupporta“singleoriginof

poweredflight”,whichsuggeststhatalldinosaursthatbecamebirdstookflightaroundthesametime,and

eventuallylosthuntinganddefensivefeatures,liketeeth,duringadaptation.

HuDongyu,aprofessoratShenyangNormalUniversity,pointedoutthatfossilsofsomedinosaursshowthat

thelegsinitiallyhadlongfeathers,whichsuggeststheyassistedwingsinflight."Butthelongfeathersonthelegs

degeneratedasthewingsbecamestrongenough.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatfossilevidencehasshowedthe

evolutionpathfromdinosaurstobirds,“saidHu."Theinitialquestionwaswhetherthesedinosaurbirdsexisted

beforetheArchaeopteryx,butaswedigdeeperintothem,theagebecameirrelevant.Andnowtheboneof

contentioniswhetherallthesedinosaurbirdsaredinosaursorbirds.”

Onefossil,foundinLiaoningin2009andstudiedbyscientistsledbyXuXingfromtheChineseAcademyof

SciencesinBeijing,showedthattheearliestdinosaurbirdwasAnchiornishuxleyi,aflyingdinosaurthatlived160

millionyearsago.AnotherfossilstudiedbyXuandhiscolleagues,alsobelievedtobeadinosaurbird,wasnamed

Xiaotingiazhengi."Auromisxui,AnchiornishuxleyiandXiaotingiazhengiaresimilardinosaurbirdfossils,Hu

added.t6Theearlierresearchsuggestedthatalldinosaurbirdsweredinosaurs,notbirds.However,recentresearch

suggeststheopposite.Sothereisalongwaytogotodrawaconclusion.M

12.Whatisthetopicofthetext?

A.Theoriginofbirds.B.Theadaptabilityofbirds.

C.Thetimewhendinosaursappeared.D.Thereasonwhydinosaursdiedout.

13.InwhatwaywasAurornisxuisimilartootherdinosaurs?

A.Thespeedofitsflight.B.Theforceofitsdefense.

C.Thelengthofitsfeathers.D.Thefeatureofitsteeth.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"theboneofcontention^^inparagraph4mean?

A.Thebonesofbirds.B.Thefocusofdebate.

C.Thesimilarityoftheories.D.Theconclusionofresearch.

15.WhatdoesHuthinkofdinosaurbirds?

A.Theyweredinosaurs.B.Theyneedfurtherstudy.

C.Theycouldflylikebirds.D.TheyexistedbeforetheArchaeopteryx.

閱讀理解【江蘇省鎮(zhèn)江市、南通市（通州區(qū)、啟東市）2021?2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)】

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Overthephone,Jack*smothertoldhim,"Mr.Belserdiedlastnight.ThefuneralisWednesday."

Memoriesflashedthroughhismindlikeanoldnewsreelashesatquietlyrememberinghischildhooddays.

“Jack,didyouhearme?”

"Oh,sorry,Mum.Yes,Iheardyou.It'sbeensolongsinceIthoughtofhim.Tmsorry,butIhonestlythoughthe

diedyearsago,"Jackreplied.

“Youknow,Jack,afteryourfatherdied,Mr.Belsersteppedintomakesureyouhadaman*sinfluenceinyour

life/shesaid.

Asbusyashewas,hekepthisword.Jackcaughtthenextflighttohishometown.Mr.Belser'sfuneralwas

smallanduneventful.Thenightbeforehehadtoreturnhome,JackandhisMumstoppedbytoseetheoldhouse

nextdooronemoretime.

Standinginthedoorway,Jackpausedforamoment.Itwaslikecrossingoverintoanotherdimension,aleap

throughspaceandtime.Thehousewasexactlyasheremembered.Everystepheldmemories.Everypicture,every

pieceoffurniture.Jackstoppedsuddenly...

"What'swrong,Jack?”hisMumasked.

“Theboxisgone,'1hesaid.

“Whatbox?”Mumasked.

"Therewasasmallgoldboxthathekeptlockedontopofhisdesk.Imusthaveaskedhimathousandtimes

whatwasinside.Allhe'devertoldmewasthethinghevaluedmost.NowI'llneverknowwhatwassovaluableto

him,“Jacksaid.

ReturninghomefromworkonedayJackdiscoveredanoteinhismailbox.'Signaturerequiredonapackage.

Nooneathome.Pleasestopbythemainpostofficewithinthenextthreedays,'thenoteread.Earlythenextday

Jackretrievedthepackage.Thereinsidewasthegoldboxandanenvelope.Jackshandsshookashereadthenote

inside.

"Uponmydeath,pleaseforwardthisboxanditscontentstoJackBennett.ItsthethingIvaluedmostinmy

life.,

Jackcarefullyunlockedthebox.Thereinsidehefoundabeautifulgoldpocketwatch.Runninghisfingers

slowlyoverthefinelyetchedcasing,heunlatchedthecover.Insidehefoundthesewordsengraved（雕亥ij）:Jack,

Thanksforyourtime!-HaroldBelser."

4.WhatdidMr.BelserdowhenJackwasachild?

A.Heplayedtheroleofafather.

B.HetaughtJackschoolsubjects.

C.HesponsoredJackforeducation.

D.HebroughtJacklongermemories.

5.WhywasJackdeeplyimpressedwiththegoldbox?

A.ItbelongedtoMr.Belser.B.Itremainedamysterytohim.

C.Itwashischildhoodmemory.D.Itwasworthalotofmoney.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieved”inParagraph11probablymean?

A.Takeover.B.Reachfor.C.Pullout.D.Getback.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Agoldpocketwatchisthebestgift.

B.Goodcompanydeservestreasuring.

C.Lossoffatherinfluencesaboydeeply.

D.Closeneighborsshouldhelpeachother.

Combiningknowledgeofchemistry,physics,biology,andengineering,scientistsfromMcGillUniversity

developabiomaterialtoughenoughtorepairtheheart,muscles,andvocalcords,representingamajoradvancein

medicine.

“Peoplerecoveringfromheartdamageoftenfacealongandtrickyjourney.Healingischallengingbecauseof

theconstantmovementtissuesmustwithstand（承受）astheheartbeats.Thesameistrueforvocalcords.Untilnow

therewasnoinjectable（可注射的）materialstrongenoughforthejob,"saysGuangyuBao,aPhDcandidateinthe

DepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringatMcGillUniversity.

Theteam,ledbyProfessorLucMongeauandAssistantProfessorJianyuLi,developedanewinjectable

hydrogel（水凝膠）forwoundrepair,whichisatypeofbiomaterialthatprovidesroomforcellstoliveandgrow.

Onceinjectedintothebody,thebiomaterialforms