2024年高考英語二輪復習：閱讀理解練習題精選匯編

1（2023?廣東湛江?統考一模）

Slownesshasbeenasweepingtrendinsustainability.Slowfoodcelebrateslocalproduceand

traditionalcookingmethods;slowfashionismadewithafbcusonpeopleandtheplanet.Youmay

haveevenheardoftheslowcity,acampaigntorestorelocalculturesandturncitiesbacktotheir

naturalenvironments.

Slowdesigndevelopedfromthelargerslowmovement.AllhSUghJhcJgllQ毋aSjSUbL喀夕

introduced,theideaofthoughtfuldesignlooksbacktaatimewhenbuildingsandfurniturewere

madewithgreatcraftsmanship^^S）andbyhand-beforethemass-producedthrowawayfurniture

tookover.Youcanthinkoftheterm“slow"asacelebrationoftimelessness:boththetimelessnessof

apieceandthetimelessnessoftherelationshipbetweenthatpieceanditsowner.

Oneexampleofslowdesigntodayiswhat'sbeendubbedthebrownfurniturerevival（復興）.

Brownfurniturereferstotheheavywoodenfurnishingsthatwerepopularinyourgrandparents9day

butsuddenlyfelloutofstyleattheturnofthecentury.Brownfurnitureisoftenassociatedwithdark

woods,suchastreeslikemahogany,walnut,andteak,thattakedecadestoreachmaturityandtrue

craftsmanshiptotransformintofunctionalpieces.

Today'sfurnitureindustryisdominatedbythe$13.1billion-and-growingglobal

ready-to-assemble（RTA）furnituremarket.RTAJtaiUuigJsjis則ly.3磁切四以

fiberboard,whichlastsasmallpartoftraditionalfurniture'slifespan（壽命）.Theweightoffurniture

landfilledin2018was9.7milliontons,4.5timeswhatwaslandfilledin1960.

Inalessdirectway,theideaoftimelessnessalsolendsitselftoalowerenvironmentalimpact.

Besidestheirdemonstratedphysicaldurability,slowmaterialsanddesignaremeanttooutlivetrends

andneverbethrownoutsimplybecausethey'reoutofstyle.

Assecond-handshoppingbecomesmoreappealingtotoday'syounggeneration-becauseofits

lowenvironmentalimpactandaffordability-thebrownfurnitureofyesteryearismakingacomeback.

1?Whyisthefirstparagraphwritten?

A?Toexplainanewterm.B?Topresentthetopicofthetext.

C?Tbprovidebackgroundinformation.D?Tohighlighttheimportanceofslowness.

2?Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dubbed“meaninparagraph3?

A-Knownas.B?Mistakenfor.

C?Comparedto.D?Connectedwith.

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3?WhatcanbeinferredaboutRTAfurniture?

A?Itisoutofdate.B?Ithasalonglifespan.

C-Itisheavyandexpensive.D?Ithasbadeffectsontheenvironment.

4?Whatisgoodnewsforthebrownfurniturerevival?

A?Grandparentsarebuyingnewfurniture.

B?Thebrownfurniturewillsoonbemass-produced.

C-Theyounggenerationfavorssecond-handshopping.

D-Materialsforslowdesignfurniturearemoreavailable.

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sustainability

campaign

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1.Althoughthetermwasonlyrecentlyintroduced,theideaofthoughtfuldesignlooksbacktoatime

whenbuildingsandfurnitureweremadewithgreatcraftsmanship（手藝）andbyhand-beforethe

mass-producedthrowawayfurnituretookover.

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2.RTAfurnitureisusuallyconstructedfromlow-qualityfiberboard,whichlastsasmallpartof

traditionalfurniture'slifespan（壽命）.

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2（2023?廣東湛江?統考一模）

Artandsciencemayseemlikepolaropposites.Oneinvolvesthecreativeflowofideas,andthe

othercold,harddata.Infact,thetwohavemuchincommon.Bothrequirealotofcreativity.Mariale

Hardiman,aneducationspecialistatJohnsHopkinsUniversity,teamedupwithotherJohnsHopkins

researchersandsixlocalschoolsandresearchedintothis.Thestudyfindsartcanhelpstudents

rememberbetterwhattheylearninscienceclass.

Theresearchersworkedwithteachersin16fifth-gradeclassrooms.Theytookthetraditional

sciencelessonsandcreatedart-focusedversionsofthem.Inatraditionalscienceclassroom,fbr

instance,studentsmightreadaloudfromabook.Intheart-focusedclass,theymightsingorrapthe

informationinstead.Anotherexample:traditionalscienceclassesoftenusechartsandgraphs（圖表）.

Theart-focusedclassroomsinsteadhadstudentscreatecollages（拼貼畫）andothertypesof

art.Everyonewouldgetthesameinformation-justlearnitindifferentways.

Theteamthenrandomlyassignedeachofthe350studentstoeitheratraditionalscience

classroomoranart-focusedone.Studentsthenlearnedscienceusingthatapproachfbrtheentire

unitaboutthreeweeks.Whentheyswitchedtoanewtopic,theyalsochangedtotheothertypeof

class.Everyunitwastaughtbothwaystodifferentgroupsofstudents.

Beforeandaftereachphaseoftheexperiment,researcherstestedstudentsonhowmuchthey

couldrememberwhattheyhadlearned.ThetestresultindicatedstudentswhQstartedinregular

arkfocusedclassdidMclLcYcnwhentheyswitchedbackt。arcgui純scienceclass.Thesestudents

appearedtousesomeofthearttechniquesafterswitchingbacktoatraditionalclass.Somecontinued

tosketchorsingtohelpthemrememberinformation.Researchersandteachersalsofindthere'sa

broaderbenefittousingartintheclassroom.Studentsinart-focusedclassesdevelopmorecreativity

andlearntocollaborate（協作）betterskills.

5-Whatmethoddoesateacheroftenapplytotraditionalsciencelessons?

A?Creatingcollages.B,Usingchartsandgraphs.

C?Switchingbetweentopics.D?Singingtheinformationofthetextbook.

6?Whathappenedintheresearch?

A?Researchersassignedstudentsdifferentlearningtasks.

B?Teacherscoachedstudentsonchoosinglearningstyles.

C?Experimentswereconductedamongdifferentagegroups.

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D?Eachstudenthadbothanart-focusedclassandatraditionalone.

7?Howwastheresearchcarriedout?

A-Bysortingdata.B,Bymakingcomparisons.

C-Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.D?Bytestingsolutionstoaproblem.

8?Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A?ArtHelpsCollaborateSkills

B-ArtandScienceHaveMuchinCommon

C?ArtCanMakeScienceEasiertoRemember

D?ArtEducationShouldBeTakenMoreSeriously

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1.Thestudyfindsartcanhelpstudentsrememberbetterwhattheylearninscienceclass.

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2.Thetestresultindicatedstudentswhostartedoffinregularclassesperformedbetterafterthey

movedintoanart-focusedclass.Butthosewhostartedinanart-focusedclassdidwellevenwhen

theyswitchedbacktoaregularscienceclass.

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3（2023?吉林?長春吉大附中實驗學校校考一模）

Likemanywriters,I'masupremeexpertatprocrastination（拖延癥）.WhenIoughttobe

workingonanassignment,withtheclocktickingtowardsmydeadline,I'Hsittherewatching

pointlessinterviewsorcatvideosonYouTube.

Accordingtotraditionalthinking——I,alongwithmyfellowprocrastinators,haveatime

managementproblem.Bythisview,Ihaven'tfullyappreciatedhowlongmyassignmentisgoingto

takeandI'mnotpayingenoughattentiontohowmuchtimeI'mcurrentlywastingonvideos.With

betterscheduling,Iwillstopprocrastinatingandgetonwithmywork.

Increasingly,however,psychologistsarerealizingthisiswrong.ExpertsintheUKhave

proposedthatprocrastinationisanissuewithmanagingouremotions,notourtime.Thetaskwe're

puttingoffismakingusfeelbad一perhapsifsboring,toodifficultorwe'reworriedabout

failing一andtomakeourselvesfeelbetterinthemoment,westartdoingsomethingelse,like

watchingvideos.

Oneinvestigationtoinspiretheemotionalviewofprocrastinationwaspublishedbyresearchers

atCaseWesternReserveUniversity.Theyfirstpromptedpeopletofeelbad（byaskingthemtoread

sadstories）andshowedthatthisincreasedtheirtendencytoprocrastinatebydoingpuzzlesor

playingvideogamesinsteadofpreparingforthetesttheyknewwascoming.Subsequentstudiesby

theanotherteamalsoshowedlowmoodonlyincreasesprocrastinationifenjoyableactivitiesare

availableasadistraction.

Thisfreshperspectiveonprocrastinationisbeginningtoopenupexcitingnewapproachesto

reducingthehabit.Anapproach,whichisbasedonAcceptanceandCommitmentTherapy,seems

especiallysuitable.Itarguesthatprioritizingchoicesandactionsthathelpyougetclosertoget

thingsdonecankeepyouawayfromtheunpleasantfeelings.Sothenexttimeyou'regoingto

procrastinate,makeyourfbcusassimpleas"What'sthenextaction?^^.Focusingonthisone-step

questiontakesyourmindoffyourfeelingsandontoeasilyachievableaction."Ourresearchandlived

experienceshowveryclearlythatoncewegetstarted,we'retypicallyabletokeepgoing.Getting

startediseverything.^^

9?Whichistrueaccordingtothetraditionalviewofprocrastinators?

A?Theyareusuallyirresponsiblepeople.B?Theyhavedifficultyinconcentrating.

C-Theyenjoywatchingvideoswhilewriting.D?Theycangetworkdonewithbetterschedules.

10-Whatcanweknowfromparagraph4?

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A-Procrastinationboostsyourmoods.B?Procrastinatorspreferpuzzlestosadstories.

C?Test-takerscannotescapebademotions.D?Negativeemotionspromoteprocrastination.

11?Whyfocusingononesimplequestionissuggested?

A-Itshortenstheprocess.B?Itinspiresthewildestimagination.

C?Itmayrelieveunpleasantfeelings.D?Itcanfixtimemanagementproblem.

12?Whichisthemostsuitabletitleofthetext?

A?PrioritizeYourTo-doListB?NewStudiesonWorkPerformance

C?QuitWatchingCatVideosD?TremendousDamageofProcrastination

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4（2023?吉林?長春吉大附中實驗學校校考一模）

Mosquitofishmaylooksmall,buttheseinvasivefishareathreat.Outsideoftheirrange,they

defeatotherfreshwatercreatures,likefishesandtadpoles,andfeastontheireggs.Sincetheyhave

fewnaturalpredators（捕食者），theirpopulationgoesuncheckedastheycausedamagetonative

wildlife.

Fortunately,scientistshavenowinventedanewtoolmeanttointimidatemosquitofish:arobotic

fish."Insteadofkillingthemonebyone,we'representinganapproachthatcaninformbetter

strategiestocontrolthem,“saidGiovanniPolverino,abiologistattheUniversityofWestern

Australia.<4Wemadetheirworstnightmarebecomereal:arobotthatscaresthemosquitofishbutnot

theotheranimalsaroundit.”

Therobot,whichresemblesalargemouthbass,oneofthemosquitofish9snaturalpredators,was

equippedwithacameratorecognizemosquitofishandtadpoles.Theresearcherssetup12tankswith

sixmosquitofishandsixtadpolesineachoneandallowedthecreaturestoadaptforaweekbefore

meetingtherobot.Foronehourtwiceaweekforfiveweeks,eachgroupwasplacedinatankwith

therobot.

Intheroboticfish'spresence,themosquitofishspentmoretimegettingtogether,andtheir

swimmingbecamemoreunstable.Withthemosquitofishanxiousandscared,thetadpolesventured

outmore.Theseeffectsevenlastedforweeksafterthefinalmeetwiththerobot.Whenthecreatures

returnedtotheirtanks,themosquitofishswamatalowerspeedanddidn'teatasmuch,whichare

signsofanxiety.Nochange,ontheotherhand,canbedetectedontadpoles.

What'smore,themosquitofishspentsomuchenergylivinginterrorthattheylostweight.Males'

bodyshapesalsochangedtobecomemorestreamlined,likelysotheycanescapemorequicklywhen

they'rescared.

Thoughthestudyshowedpromisingresults,theserobotscan'tbereleasedintothewateryet.

Theteamstillneedstounderstandthelong-termimpactsonotherwildlifeanddownstreameffects

ontheecosystemasawhole.ButPolverinosaystheyachievedtheirmaingoal:toprovefearcan

affectthesurvivalofmosquitofish.

13?Whatdoestheunderlinedword"intimidate“meaninparagraph2?

A?Poison.B-Attract.C?Frighten.D-Recognize.

14?Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheexperiment?

A?Bycomparingbehaviorsoftwospecies.

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B?Byinterviewingtheinventoroftherobot.

C-Bycollectingdatafrompreviousstudies.

D-Byobservingthelifecycleofmosquitofish.

15?Whatwasthechangeofthemosquitofish?

A?Theybecamestronger.B?Theywerelessactive.

C?Theystartedattackingeasily.D?Theyshowedlittlechange.

16.WhatisPolverino'sattitudetowardstheroboticfish?

A-Approving.B?Disappointed.

C?Objective.D?Skeptical.

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5（2023?云南昆明?統考一模）

OneAlabamaschoolwasextremelycreativeinencouragingstudentstoreadmoreandtohelp

improvetheschooldistricfsliteracy.TheyaddedanInchy'sBookwormVendingMachine（售貨機）

anactualvendingmachinethatallowsstudentstoaddaspecialcoinandgetabrandnewbook.

Sixth-gradereadingteacherKristyWhitesaidstudentshavebeeninspiredtoearncoinssothey

cangetanewbook.Everyclassroomhascoins,andstudentscanearnthembyimprovingintheir

readingormathskillsorexhibitinggoodbehavior.

Kristysaiditonlytakesonecointousethemachine.Nice!What'sevenniceristherearebooks

forallgradelevelsandstudentsevenmakesuggestionsfbrtitlesthey'dliketoseeavailable.Funding

forthevendingmachinecamefromcommunitysupportthroughdonationsandgrants.

LucyWilliamsonwasthefirststudenttousethemachine.Thesixth-gradersaidshecanseethe

growingexcitementofherfellowsandshelooksforwardtogettingevenmorebooks."Thishas

somedifferentbooksthatthelibrarydoesn'thaveandI'mabletokeepthebooklongerbecauseit's

minesoIhavemoretimetoreadit,“Lucysaid.Shealsosharedthatsherereadsbooksoften,so

beingabletochooseabookthatshecantakehomeisarealplus.

Beyondreading,thevendingmachinehasalsoencouragedstudentstobehavebetter.Andwhen

astudentgetsacoin,everyonecelebratesthewin."Thestudentsarethrilledwhentheyarethe

studentwhogetsthecointhatweekoroneofthestudents,theycomedownhereandthestudents

cheerfbrthem,^^Kristysaid.

We'recheeringforthem,too!Thisissuchauniquewaytomotivatestudents.Readingisso

fundamentalthatitreallyservesasthefoundationforallotherlearning.Thisvendingmachineisjust

onewaytohelpstudentssucceed.

17?Whatdoestheunderlinedword“literacy"inparagraph1mean?

A?Communicationskills.B?Academicperformance.

C?Professionalknowledge.D?Readingandwritingability.

18?Whatcanweknowaboutthevendingmachine?

A-Itchargesstudentsforthespecialcoins.

B?Itencouragesstudents9positivegrowth.

C?Itturnsablindeyetostudents9proposals.

D?Itaimstoraisemoneyforlocalcommunity.

19-WhydidLucycommitherselftousingthevendingmachine?

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A-Toenrichherextra-curricularlife.B?Toescapefromtheschoollibrary.

C?lbenjoyselectingandrereadingbooks.D-Togainrespectandpraisefromherfellows.

20-Whichisthesuitabletitleforthetext?

A?KristyWhite:aCreativeReadingTeacher

B?LucyWilliamson:aModelPupilatSchool

C?AUniqueWaytoInspireStudentstoRead

D?TheImportanceofOfferingReadingCourses

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6（2023?福建廈門?統考二模）

Inanewstudy,IowaPsychologistEdWassermangavethepigeonscomplexcategorizationtests

thathigh-levelthinkingwouldnotaidinsolving.Instead,thepigeons,bytrialanderror,eventually

wereabletomemorizeenoughsituationsinthetest.Thisbasicprocessofmakingassociations—

consideredalower-levelthinkingtechnique一isthesamebetweenthetest-takingpigeonsandthe

latestAIadvances.

Theresearcherssoughttofigureouttwotypesoflearning:onedeclarativelearning,isbasedon

exercisingreasonaccordingtoasetofrulesorstrategies—aso-calledhigherleveloflearning

ownedmostlybypeople.Theother,associativelearning,centersonrecognizingandmaking

connectionsbetweenobjectsorpatterns,suchas"sky-blue”and“water-wet.”

Wasserman'steamdesignedadifficulttesttofindoutwhetherthepigeonsusedeclarativeor

associativelearning.Eachtestpigeonwasshownastimulus（刺激）andhadtodecide,by

pecking（啄）abuttonontherightorontheleft,towhichcategorythatstimulusbelonged.What

m3曳?/熊SLM&M頌或0最般綴JhatJIS/uJteKQUsgiSMQUldJtelD&lishJtb聶燼Theyhaveto

memorizetheindividualstimuliorregionsfromwherethestimulioccur.Overhundredsoftests,the

fourtestpigeonseventuallyuppedtheirscorefrom50%toanaverageof68%right.

“ThepigeonsarelikeAImasters^^Wassermansays."Bothofthememployassociativelearning,

andyetthatbase-levelthinkingiswhatallowedthepigeonstoultimatelyscoresuccessfully.”』

四psJejwe應tJQiakeJthc副gjtesLJhsyldsQ以良pesijLandjysiIdjKQhabJ乂giyfeJHtbec縱嫂閱x

尊StSgi毀Thoseruleswouldgetinthewayoflearning.Thepigeondoesn't

havethathigh-levelthinkingprocess.Butitdoesn'tgetinthewayoftheirlearning.Infact,insome

waysitfacilitatesit.

“PeoplearestunnedbyAIdoingamazingthingsusingalearningalgorithm（算法）muchlikethe

pigeonJWassermansays,“yetwhenpeopletalkaboutassociativelearninginhumansandanimals,it

isdiscountedasinflexibleanduncomplicated.

21?Whichofthefollowingisatypicalexampleofassociativelearning?

A-Tomrefusestoputhandsonhotstovesafterbums.

B?Dolphinsdetectobstaclesusingsoundwaves.

C?Chimpanzeesusephysicalgesturestrategies.

D?Emilyfiguresoutmathproblemswithlogic.

22-Howdidthepigeonsimprovetheirperformanceinthetest?

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A?Bypeckingthestimuli.B?Byfindingruleorlogic.

C?Bycompetingwitheachother.D?Bymakingnumerousattempts.

23-Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A?AIandmanusethesamelearningpattern.B?Associativelearningisunderestimated.

C?Peoplethinkhighlyofdeclarativelearning.D?PigeonsfinishtaskswithAIalgorithms.

24?Whichcanbeasuitabletitleofthetext?

A?Pigeon9sPeckCanMirrorHighTech

B?AIContributestoaNewLearningPattern

C?AICanEnrichHumanLearningExperience

D?Pigeon'sLearningLargelyExtendsHighTech

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complex

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1.Whatmadethetestsodemandingwasthatnorulesorlogicwouldhelpfinishthetask.

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2.Ifpeopleweretotakethesametest,they'dscorepoorlyandwouldprobablygiveupbecausethey

relysoheavilyonrulesorstrategies.

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7（2023?福建泉州?統考三模）

Someofthebiggestandmostsuccessfulcompaniesareopeningnewoffices,andtheirtrendiest

featureisfocusedonplantsandinsects.AftermovingtoSeattle,Microsoftbegantobuilditswork

spacesoutdoors-andmorespecifically,inthetrees,whicharenowcomprisedof125buildings.

Thisstyleofbiophilic（親自然的）design-anintegrationofnaturalmaterials,naturallight,views

ofnatureandotherexperiencesofthenaturalworldintothebuiltenvironment-soundsprettyand

goodfortheplanet.Butthathardlyseemslikeenoughofareasonforbigcompaniestopaybillions

forbiophilicdesigns.Infact,theyaremotivatedbyeconomics.

AstudywithemployeesoftheSacramentoMunicipalUtilityDistrictCallCenterrevealedthat

workerswhohadaviewofthenaturalenvironmenthandledabout7%morecallsthanthosewhodid

not.Thecostofreformingofficestogiveeachemployeeanoutdoorviewwasabout$1,000per

employee,whiletheirincreasedproductivityaddedupto$2,900inincreasedincomeperemployee

peryear.

AnotherstudybytheThinkWoodcampaignconcludesthatnaturecanhaveabeneficialeffect

oncreativity,concentrationandwell-being.Notonlydocool-lookingbiophilicofficeshelp

companiesrecruit（招聘）talentinanincrediblytightlabormarket,buttheyalsocudgethenew

talenttoperformbetteratwork.

“Beingmorecreativeandflexiblewithourworkspaceallowsustobemorecreativeand

productiveinourworkandtheproductswecreate.Ifslikealittlegetaway/9saidBretBoulder,Head

ofCapitalAssets.

Ofcourse,smallcompaniesdon'thaveasparecoupleofbilliontospendon“park-like”outdoor

offices.Butthegoodnewsisthatbiophilicdesignisnotnecessarilyexpensive.Evenjuststaringata

neighboringgreenroofforlessthanaminutehasbeenshowntoboostproductivity.

25-Wherecanyoufindthedefinitionofbiophilicdesign?

A?Inparagraph1.B?Inparagraph2.C?Inparagraph3.D?Inparagraph4.

26?Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nudge“inparagraph4mean?

A?Encourage.B?Anticipate.C?Remind.D?Promise.

27?Whateffectcanbiophilicdesignsbringtooffices?

A?Reducedbuildingcost.B?Competitiveatmosphere.

C?Limitedworkplaceflexibility.D?Increasedproductivity.

28-Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

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A?PuttingNaturetoWorkB,ATrendtoOpenNewOffices

C?LivingNaturallyandSimplyD?ANaturalBuildingDesigner

8（2023?重慶?統考模擬預測）

Thespermwhaleisanastonishingcreature.Ifslongerthanasemi-truck,weighsmorethan90,

000poundsandisthelargestmemberofthetoothedwhalefamily.It'sknowntodive6,500feetin

searchoffood,andtostaydowntherefbrlongerthananhouratatime.

Perhapsmostfantastically,thespermwhale'sbrainweighsasmuchas20pounds-thebiggestof

anyspeciesonEarth.Butwhenitcomestobrains,issizeallthatmatters?There,salotwg如n't

knowaboutthespermwhale'sintelligencebecauseitsdifficulttocarryoutneurological（神經的）

testingonsuchahugemarinemammal.Butsomecluespointtospermwhalesbeingmuchsmarter

thanwegivethemcreditfor.

A2021studypublishedinBiologyLetters,forexample,lookedbackto19th-centuryhistorical

logbooksfromwhalers.Researchersfoundthatspermwhaleswereatfirsteasytocatch-butalmost

immediately,thewhaleslearnedhowtoevadehuntersandwhalingsuccessdroppedby60percent.

Thestudysuggeststhatthewhalespassedinfonnationtooneanotherthroughsoundwavestoavoid

beingcaught.

Animalsthathavebigbrainsusuallyhaveafewthingsincommon.Theyusuallylivelonglives;

fbrexample,spermwhalescanlivefbr70yearsorlonger.Additionally,they9recapableofcomplex

behaviorsandtheytendtobemoresocial.Whalesmayworktogethertohuntorcommunicateina

languagealltheirown.

Whafsmore,humans,whalesanddolphinsallhavespindleneuronsintheirbrains.Thesenerve

cellsmakeuscapableofdeeperthought,suchasreasoningskills,memory,communicationand

adaptivethinking.Andlikehumans,whaleshaveemotionalintelligence-meaningtheyrecapableof

empathy,griefandsadness.Still,inproportionto（與???成比例）ourbodysize,thehumanbrainis

biggerthanthatofthespermwhale.

Yetthere9sstillsomuchwedon'tknowabouthowsmartspermwhalesreallyare.Andjustlike

thewhalersofacenturyago,wehavelikelybeenunderestimatingmarinemammals,whetherlarge

orsmall,foraslongaswe'veknownoftheirexistence.

29?Whydopeopleknowlittleaboutthespermwhale'sintelligence?

A?Spermwhales'bigsizemakesresearchdifficult.

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B?Itdidn'tattractscientists7attentionuntilrecently.

C?Whalersdidn'tkeepenoughrecordsoftheirhunting.

D?Spermwhalesusuallystaydeepdownintheocean.

30?Whatdoestheunderlinedword"evade”meaninparagraph3?

A?Track.B?Avoid.C?Locate.D?Trick.

31?Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromparagraph5?

A?Thenervecellsdistinguishhumansfromanimals.

B?Spermwhaleshavesmallerbrainsthanhumans.

C?Spindleneuronsmakehigherintelligencepossible.

D?Emotionalintelligenceisuniquetowhalesandhumans.

32?Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A?SpermWhalesAreAstonishinglySmartB-SpermWhalesHavetheBiggestBrain

C?BreaktheCodeofWhaleLanguageD-UnlocktheMysteryofSeaMammals

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astonishing

immediately

capable

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existence

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1.Butwhenitcomestobrains,issizeallthatmatters?There'salotwedon'tknowaboutthesperm

whale'sintelligencebecauseit'sdifficulttocarryoutneurological（神經的）testingonsuchahuge

marinemammal.

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9（2023?重慶?統考模擬預測）

“InEnglish,mysp