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五年高考

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題組一

Passage1（2023新課標I,A）主題：社會服務

BikeRental&GuidedTours

WelcometoAmsterdam,welcometoMacBike.Youseemuchmorefromtheseatofabike!

Cyclingisthemosteconomical,sustainableandfunwaytoexplorethecity,withitsbeautiful

canals,parks,squaresandcountlesslights.Youcanalsobikealonglovelylandscapesoutsideof

Amsterdam.

WhyMacBike

MacBikehasbeenaroundforalmost30yearsandisthebiggestbicyclerentalcompanyin

Amsterdam.Withover2,500bikesstoredinourfiverentalshopsatstrategiclocations,wemake

surethereisalwaysabikeavailableforyou.Weofferthenewestbicyclesinawidevariety,

includingbasicbikeswithfootbrake（殺！J車）,bikeswithhandbrakeandgears（排擋）,bikeswith

childseats,andchildren'sbikes.

Prices

HandBrake,ThreeGearsFootBrake,NoGears

1hour€7.50€5.00

3hours€11.00€7.50

1day（24hours）€14.75€9.75

Eachadditionalday€8.00€6.00

GuidedCityTours

The2.5-hourtourcoverstheGooyerWindmill,theSkinnyBridge,theRijksmuseum,

HeinekenBreweryandmuchmore.ThetourdepartsfromDamSquareeveryhouronthehour,

startingat1:00pmeveryday.YoucanbuyyourticketinaMacBikeshoporbookonline.

1.WhatisanadvantageofMacBike?

A.Itgiveschildrenadiscount.B.Itoffersmanytypesofbikes.

C.Itorganizesfreecycletours.D.Ithasover2,500rentalshops.

2.Howmuchdoyoupayforrentingabikewithhandbrakeandthreegearsfortwodays?

A.€15.75.B.€19.50.C.€22.75.D.€29.50.

3.Wheredoestheguidedcitytourstart?

A.TheGooyerWindmill.B.TheSkinnyBridge.

C.HeinekenBrewery.D.DamSquare.

冬1=1室

l.B2.C3.D

Passage2（2023新課標I,B）主題：環境保護

WhenJohnToddwasachild,helovedtoexplorethewoodsaroundhishouse,observinghow

naturesolvedproblems.Adirtystream,forexample,oftenbecameclearafterflowingthrough

plantsandalongrockswheretinycreatureslived.Whenhegotolder,Johnstartedtowonderifthis

processcouldbeusedtocleanupthemessespeopleweremaking.

Afterstudyingagriculture,medicine,andfisheriesincollege,Johnwentbacktoobserving

natureandaskingquestions.WhycancertainplantstrapharmfulbacteriaR田菌）？Whichkindsof

fishcaneatcancer-causingchemicals?Withtherightcombinationofanimalsandplants,hefigured,

maybehecouldcleanupwastethewaynaturedid.Hedecidedtobuildwhathewouldlatercallan

eco-machine.

ThetaskJohnsetforhimselfwastoremoveharmfulsubstancesfromsomesludge0虧泥）.First,

heconstructedaseriesofclearfiberglasstanksconnectedtoeachother.Thenhewentaroundto

localpondsandstreamsandbroughtbacksomeplantsandanimals.Heplacedtheminthetanksand

waited.Littlebylittle,thesedifferentkindsoflifegotusedtooneanotherandformedtheirown

ecosystem.Afterafewweeks,Johnaddedthesludge.

Hewasamazedattheresults.Theplantsandanimalsintheeco-machinetookthesludgeas

foodandbegantoeatit!Withinweeks,ithadallbeendigested,andallthatwasleftwaspurewater.

Overtheyears,Johnhastakenonmanybigjobs.Hedevelopedagreenhouse-likefacilitythat

treatedsewage（污水）from1,600homesinSouthBurlington.Healsodesignedaneco-machineto

cleancanalwaterinFuzhou,acityinsoutheastChina.

"Ecologicaldesign^^isthenameJohngivestowhathedoes."LifeonEarthiskindofaboxof

sparepartsfortheinventor,“hesays."Youputorganismsinnewrelationshipsandobservewhat's

happening.Thenyouletthesenewsystemsdeveloptheirownwaystoself-repair.”

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutJohnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Hewasfondoftraveling.B.Heenjoyedbeingalone.

C.Hehadaninquiringmind.D.Helongedtobeadoctor.

2.WhydidJohnputthesludgeintothetanks?

A.Tofeedtheanimals.B.Tobuildanecosystem.

C.Toprotecttheplants.D.Totesttheeco-machine.

3.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinmentioningFuzhou?

A.ToreviewJohn'sresearchplans.B.ToshowanapplicationofJohn'sidea.

C.TocompareJohn'sdifferentjobs.D.ToerasedoubtsaboutJohn'sinvention.

4.WhatisthebasisforJohn'swork?

A.Naturecanrepairitself.B.Organismsneedwatertosurvive.

C.LifeonEarthisdiverse.D.Mosttinycreaturesliveingroups.

冬室

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l.C2.D3.B4.A

Passage3（2023新課標I,C）主題：健康生活

Thegoalofthisbookistomakethecasefordigitalminimalism,includingadetailed

explorationofwhatitasksandwhyitworks,andthentoteachyouhowtoadoptthisphilosophyif

youdecideit'srightforyou.

Todoso,Idividedthebookintotwoparts.Inpartone,Idescribethephilosophical

foundationsofdigitalminimalism,startingwithanexaminationoftheforcesthataremakingso

manypeople'sdigitallivesincreasinglyintolerable,beforemovingontoadetaileddiscussionofthe

digitalminimalismphilosophy.

Partoneconcludesbyintroducingmysuggestedmethodforadoptingthisphilosophy:the

digitaldiclutter.Thisprocessrequiresyoutostepawayfromoptionalonlineactivitiesforthirty

days.Attheendofthethirtydays,youwillthenaddbackasmallnumberofcarefullychosen

onlineactivitiesthatyoubelievewillprovidemassivebenefitstothethingsyouvalue.

Inthefinalchapterofpartone,I'llguideyouthroughcarryingoutyourowndigitaldeclutter.

Indoingso,IlldrawonanexperimentIranin2018inwhichover1,600peopleagreedtoperform

adigitaldeclutter.Youllheartheseparticipants1storiesandlearnwhatstrategiesworkedwellfor

them,andwhattrapstheyencounteredthatyoushouldavoid.

Thesecondpartofthisbooktakesacloserlookatsomeideasthatwillhelpyoucultivate（培養）

asustainabledigitalminimalismlifestyle.Inthesechapters,Iexamineissuessuchastheimportance

ofsolitude（獨處）andthenecessityofcultivatinghigh-qualityleisuretoreplacethetimemostnow

spendonmindlessdeviceuse.Eachchapterconcludeswithacollectionofpractices,whichare

designedtohelpyouactonthebigideasofthechapter.Youcanviewthesepracticesasatoolbox

meanttoaidyoureffortstobuildaminimalistlifestylethatworksforyourparticularcircumstances.

1.Whatisthebookaimedat?

A.Teachingcriticalthinkingskills.B.Advocatingasimpledigitallifestyle.

C.Solvingphilosophicalproblems.D.Promotingtheuseofadigitaldevice.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“declutter“inparagraph3mean?

A.Clear-up.B.Add-on.

C.Check-in.D.Take-over.

3.Whatispresentedinthefinalchapterofpartone?

A.Theoreticalmodels.B.Statisticalmethods.

C.Practicalexamples.D.Historicalanalyses.

4.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdowiththepracticesofferedinparttwo?

A.Usethemasneeded.B.Recommendthemtofriends.

C.Evaluatetheireffects.D.Identifytheideasbehindthem.

冬1=1室

l.B2.A3.C4,A

Passage4（2023新課標I,D）主題：社會交往

OnMarch7,1907,theEnglishstatisticianFrancisGaltonpublishedapaperwhichillustrated

whathascometobeknownasthe"wisdomofcrowds"effect.Theexperimentofestimationhe

conductedshowedthatinsomecases,theaverageofalargenumberofindependentestimatescould

bequiteaccurate.

Thiseffectcapitalizesonthefactthatwhenpeoplemakeerrors,thoseerrorsaren'talwaysthe

same.Somepeoplewilltendtooverestimate,andsometounderestimate.Whenenoughofthese

errorsareaveragedtogether,theycanceleachotherout,resultinginamoreaccurateestimate.If

peoplearesimilarandtendtomakethesameerrors,thentheirerrorswon'tcanceleachotherout.In

moretechnicalterms,thewisdomofcrowdsrequiresthatpeople'sestimatesbeindependent.If,for

whateverreasons,people'serrorsbecomecorrelatedordependent,theaccuracyoftheestimatewill

godown.

ButanewstudyledbyJoaquinNavajasofferedaninterestingtwist（轉折）onthisclassic

phenomenon.Thekeyfindingofthestudywasthatwhencrowdswerefurtherdividedintosmaller

groupsthatwereallowedtohaveadiscussion,theaveragesfromthesegroupsweremoreaccurate

thanthosefromanequalnumberofindependentindividuals.Forinstance,theaverageobtained

fromtheestimatesoffourdiscussiongroupsoffivewassignificantlymoreaccuratethanthe

averageobtainedfrom20independentindividuals.

Inafollow-upstudywith100universitystudents,theresearcherstriedtogetabettersenseof

whatthegroupmembersactuallydidintheirdiscussion.Didtheytendtogowiththosemost

confidentabouttheirestimates?Didtheyfollowthoseleastwillingtochangetheirminds?This

happenedsomeofthetime,butitwasn'tthedominantresponse.Mostfrequently,thegroups

reportedthatthey“sharedargumentsandreasonedtogether.Somehow,theseargumentsand

reasoningresultedinaglobalreductioninerror.

AlthoughthestudiesledbyNavajashavelimitationsandmanyquestionsremain,thepotential

implicationsfbrgroupdiscussionanddecision-makingareenormous.

1.Whatisparagraph2ofthetextmainlyabout?

A.Themethodsofestimation.B.Theunderlyinglogicoftheeffect.

C.Thecausesofpeople'serrors.D.ThedesignofGalton'sexperiment.

2.Navajas1studyfoundthattheaverageaccuracycouldincreaseevenif.

A.thecrowdswererelativelysmallB.therewereoccasionalunderestimates

C.individualsdidnotcommunicateD.estimateswerenotfullyindependent

3.Whatdidthefollow-upstudyfocuson?

A.Thesizeofthegroups.B.Thedominantmembers.

C.Thediscussionprocess.D.Theindividualestimates.

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardNavajas1studies?

A.Unclear.B.Dismissive.C.Doubtful.D.Approving.

於塞

1=1

1.B2.D3.C4,D

題組二

Passage5(2023新課標II,A)主題：環境保護

YellowstoneNationalParkoffersavarietyofrangerprogramsthroughoutthepark,and

throughouttheyear.Thefollowingaredescriptionsoftherangerprogramsthissummer.

ExperiencingWildlifeinYellowstone(May26toSeptember2)

Whetheryou'rehikingabackcountrytrail(小徑),camping,orjustenjoyingthepark'samazing

wildlifefromtheroad,thisquickworkshopisforyouandyourfamily.Learnwheretolookfor

animalsandhowtosafelyenjoyyourwildlifewatchingexperience.MeetattheCanyonVillage

Store.

JuniorRangerWildlifeOlympics(June5toAugust21)

KidscantesttheirskillsandcomparetheirabilitiestotheanimalsofYellowstone.Stayforas

littleoraslongasyourplansallow.MeetinfrontoftheVisitorEducationCenter.

CanyonTalksatArtistPoint(June9toSeptember2)

Fromaclassicviewpoint,enjoyLowerFalls,theYellowstoneRiver,andthebreathtaking

colorsofthecanyon（峽谷）whilelearningaboutthearea'snaturalandhumanhistory.Discover

whyartistsandphotographerscontinuetobedrawntothisspecialplace.Meetonthelower

platformatArtistPointontheSouthRimDriveforthisshorttalk.

PhotographyWorkshops（June19&July10）

Enhanceyourphotographyskills-joinYellowstone'sparkphotographerforahands-on

programtoinspirenewandcreativewaysofenjoyingthebeautyandwonderofYellowstone.

6/19—Waterfalls&WideAngles:meetatArtistPoint.

7/10-Wildflowers&WhiteBalance:meetatWashburnTrailheadinChittendenparkingarea.

1.Whichofthefourprogramsbeginstheearliest?

A.PhotographyWorkshops.

B.JuniorRangerWildlifeOlympics.

C.CanyonTalksatArtistPoint.

D.ExperiencingWildlifeinYellowstone.

2.WhatistheshorttalkatArtistPointabout?

A.Worksoffamousartists.B.Protectionofwildanimals.

C.Basicphotographyskills.D.Historyofthecanyonarea.

3.WherewilltheparticipantsmeetfortheJuly10photographyworkshop?

A.ArtistPoint.B.WashburnTrailhead.

C.CanyonVillageStore.D.VisitorEducationCenter.

於塞

1=1

l.D2.D3.B

Passage6（2023新課標II,B）主題：健康生活

Turningsoil,pullingweeds,andharvestingcabbagesoundliketoughworkfbrmiddleand

highschoolkids.Andatfirstitis,saysAbbyJaramillo,whowithanotherteacherstartedUrban

Sprouts,aschoolgardenprogramatfourlow-incomeschools.Theprogramaimstohelpstudents

developscienceskills,environmentalawareness,andhealthylifestyles.

Jaramillo'sstudentsliveinneighborhoodswherefreshfoodandgreenspacearenoteasyto

findandfastfoodrestaurantsoutnumbergrocerystores."Thekidsliterallycometoschoolwith

bagsofsnacksandlargebottlesofsoftdrinks,“shesays."Theycometousthinkingvegetablesare

awful,dirtisawful,insectsareawfiil."Thoughsomeareinitiallyscaredoftheinsectsandturned

offbythedirt,mostareeagertotrysomethingnew.

UrbanSprouts1classes,attwomiddleschoolsandtwohighschools,includehands-on

experimentssuchassoiltesting,flower-and-seeddissection,tastingsoffreshordriedproduce,and

workinthegarden.Severaltimesayear,studentscookthevegetablestheygrow,andthey

occasionallymakesaladsfortheirentireschools.

Programevaluationsshowthatkidseatmorevegetablesasaresultoftheclasses.uWehave

studentswhosaytheywenthomeandtalkedtotheirparentsandnowthey'reeating

differently,"Jaramillosays.

Sheaddsthattheprogram'sbenefitsgobeyondnutrition.Somestudentsgetsointerestedin

gardeningthattheybringhomeseedstostarttheirownvegetablegardens.Besides,workinginthe

gardenseemstohaveacalmingeffectonJaramillo'sspecialeducationstudents,manyofwhom

haveemotionalcontrolissues."Theygetoutside/9shesays,“andtheyfeelsuccessful.”

1.WhatdoweknowaboutAbbyJaramillo?

A.Sheusedtobeahealthworker.B.Shegrewupinalow-incomefamily.

C.Sheownsafastfoodrestaurant.D.SheisaninitiatorofUrbanSprouts.

2.WhatwasaproblemfacingJaramilloatthestartoftheprogram?

A.Thekids1parentsdistrustedher.B.Studentshadlittletimeforherclasses.

C.Somekidsdislikedgardenwork.D.Therewasnospaceforschoolgardens.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheimpactoftheprogram?

A.Far-reaching.B.Predictable.C.Short-lived.D.Unidentifiable.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.RescuingSchoolGardensB.ExperiencingCountryLife

C.GrowingVegetableLoversD.ChangingLocalLandscape

冬室

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l.D2.C3.A4.C

Passage7（2023新課標II,C）主題：文學

ReadingArt/ArtforBookLoversisacelebrationofaneverydayobject-thebook,

representedhereinalmostthreehundredartworksfrommuseumsaroundtheworld.Theimageof

thereaderappearsthroughouthistory,inartmadelongbeforebooksaswenowknowthemcame

intobeing.Inartists1representationsofbooksandreading,weseemomentsofsharedhumanitythat

gobeyondcultureandtime.

Inthis"bookofbooks,artworksareselectedandarrangedinawaythatemphasizesthese

connectionsbetweendifferenterasandcultures.Weseescenesofchildrenlearningtoreadathome

oratschool,withthebookasafocusforrelationsbetweenthegenerations.Adultsareportrayed

G苗繪）aloneinmanysettingsandposes——absorbedinavolume,deepinthoughtorlostina

momentofleisure.Thesescenesmayhavebeenpaintedhundredsofyearsago,buttheyrecord

momentswecanallrelateto.

Booksthemselvesmaybeusedsymbolicallyinpaintingstodemonstratetheintellect（才智），

wealthorfaithofthesubject.Beforethewideuseoftheprintingpress,booksweretreasured

objectsandcouldbeworksofartintheirownright.Morerecently,asbookshavebecome

inexpensiveoreventhrowaway,artistshaveusedthemastherawmaterialfor

artworks-transformingcovers,pagesorevencompletevolumesintopaintingsandsculptures.

Continueddevelopmentsincommunicationtechnologieswereoncebelievedtomakethe

printedpageoutdated.Froma21st-centurypointofview,theprintedbookiscertainlyancient,but

itremainsasinteractiveasanybattery-powerede-reader.Toserveitsfunction,abookmustbe

activatedbyauser:thecoveropened,thepagesparted,thecontentsreviewed,perhapsnoteswritten

downorwordsunderlined.Andincontrasttoourincreasinglynetworkedliveswherethe

informationweconsumeismonitoredandtracked,aprintedbookstilloffersthechanceofawholly

private,“offdine“activity.

1.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anintroductiontoabook.B.Anessayontheartofwriting.

C.Aguidebooktoamuseum.D.Areviewofmodernpaintings.

2.Whataretheselectedartworksabout?

A.Wealthandintellect.B.Homeandschool.

C.Booksandreading.D.Workandleisure.

3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"relateto“inparagraph2mean?

A.Understand.B.Paint.C.Seize.D.Transform.

4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttosaybymentioningthee-reader?

A.Theprintedbookisnottotallyoutofdate.

B.Technologyhaschangedthewayweread.

C.Ourlivesinthe21stcenturyarenetworked.

D.Peoplenowrarelyhavethepatiencetoread.

於I=I索

1.A2.C3.A4.A

Passage8(2023新課標IID主題：人與環境

Ascitiesballoonwithgrowth,accesstonatureforpeoplelivinginurbanareasisbecoming

hardertofind.Ifyou'relucky,theremightbeapocketparknearwhereyoulive,butit'sunusualto

findplacesinacitythatarerelativelywild.

Pastresearchhasfoundhealthandwellnessbenefitsofnatureforhumans,butanewstudy

showsthatwildnessinurbanareasisextremelyimportantforhumanwell-being.

Theresearchteamfocusedonalargeurbanpark.Theysurveyedseveralhundredpark-goers,

askingthemtosubmitawrittensummaryonlineofameaningfulinteractiontheyhadwithnaturein

thepark.Theresearchersthenexaminedthesesubmissions,coding（編召馬）experiencesintodifferent

categories.Forexample,oneparticipanfsexperienceof"Wesatandlistenedtothewavesatthe

beachforawhile“wasassignedthecategories"sittingatbeach"and"listeningtowaves.”

Acrossthe320submissions,apatternofcategoriestheresearcherscalla"naturelanguage99

begantoemerge.Afterthecodingofallsubmissions,halfadozencategorieswerenotedmostoften

asimportanttovisitors.Theseincludeencounteringwildlife,walkingalongtheedgeofwater,and

followinganestablishedtrail.

Namingeachnatureexperiencecreatesausablelanguage,whichhelpspeoplerecognizeand

takepartintheactivitiesthataremostsatisfyingandmeaningfultothem.Forexample,the

experienceofwalkingalongtheedgeofwatermightbesatisfyingforayoungprofessionalona

weekendhikeinthepark.Backdowntownduringaworkday,theycanenjoyamoredomesticform

ofthisinteractionbywalkingalongafountainontheirlunchbreak.

"We'retryingtogeneratealanguagethathelpsbringthehuman-natureinteractionsbackinto

ourdailylives.Andforthattohappen,wealsoneedtoprotectnaturesothatwecaninteractwithit,“

saidPeterKahn,aseniorauthorofthestudy.

1.Whatphenomenondoestheauthordescribeatthebeginningofthetext?

A.Pocketparksarenowpopular.B.Wildnatureishardtofindincities.

C.Manycitiesareoverpopulated.D.Peopleenjoylivingclosetonature.

2.Whydidtheresearcherscodeparticipantsubmissionsintocategories?

A.Tocomparedifferenttypesofpark-goers.B.Toexplainwhytheparkattractstourists.

C.Toanalyzethemainfeaturesofthepark.D.Tofindpatternsinthevisitors*summaries.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexamplegiveninparagraph5?

A.Walkingisthebestwaytogainaccesstonature.

B.Youngpeoplearetoobusytointeractwithnature.

C.Thesamenatureexperiencetakesdifferentforms.

D.Thenaturelanguageenhancesworkperformance.

4.WhatshouldbedonebeforewecaninteractwithnatureaccordingtoKahn?

A.Languagestudy.B.Environmentalconservation.

C.Publiceducation.D.Interculturalcommunication.

冬1=1室

1.B2.D3.C4,B

題組三

Passage9(2022新高考I,A)主題：學校生活

GradingPoliciesforIntroductiontoLiterature

GradingScale

90-100,A;80-89,B;70-79,C;60-69,D;Below60,E.

Essays(60%)

Yourfourmajoressayswillcombinetoformthemainpartofthegradeforthiscourse:Essay

l=10%;Essay2=15%;Essay3=15%;Essay4=20%.

GroupAssignments(30%)

Studentswillworkingroupstocompletefourassignmentsduringthecourse.Allthe

assignmentswillbesubmittedbytheassigneddatethroughBlackboard,ouronlinelearningand

coursemanagementsystem.

DailyWork/In-ClassWritingsandTests/GroupWork/Homework(10%)

Classactivitieswillvaryfromdaytoday,butstudentsmustbereadytocompleteshortin-class

writingsortestsdrawndirectlyfromassignedreadingsornotesfromthepreviousclass*

lecture/discussion,soitisimportanttotakecarefulnotesduringclass.Additionally,fromtimeto

timeIwillassigngroupworktobecompletedinclassorshortassignmentstobecompletedat

home,bothofwhichwillbegraded.

LateWork

Anessaynotsubmittedinclassontheduedatewilllosealettergradeforeachclassperiodit

islate.Ifitisnotturnedinbythe4thdayaftertheduedate,itwillearnazero.Dailyassignments

notcompletedduringclasswillgetazero.Shortwritingsmissedasaresultofanexcusedabsence

willbeaccepted.

1.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atextbook.B.Anexampaper.

C.Acourseplan.D.Anacademicarticle.

2.Howmanypartsisastudent'sfinalgrademadeupof?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

3.Whatwillhappenifyousubmitanessayoneweekaftertheduedate?

A.Youwillreceiveazero.B.Youwilllosealettergrade.

C.Youwillbegivenatest.D.Youwillhavetorewriteit.

冬1=1室

l.C2.B3.A

Passage10（2022新高考I,B）主題：環境保護

Likemostofus,Itrytobemindfuloffoodthatgoestowaste.Thearugula（芝麻菜）wasto

makeanicegreensalad,roundingoutaroastchickendinner.ButIendedupworkinglate.Then

friendscalledwithadinnerinvitation.Istuckthechickeninthefreezer.Butasdayspassed,the

arugulawentbad.Evenworse,Ihadunthinkinglyboughtwaytoomuch;Icouldhavemadesix

saladswithwhatIthrewout.

Inaworldwherenearly800millionpeopleayeargohungry,"foodwastegoesagainstthe

moralgrain/9asElizabethRoytewritesinthismonth'scoverstory.Itsjaw-droppinghowmuch

perfectlygoodfoodisthrownaway一from"ugly”（butquiteeatable）vegetablesrejectedbygrocers

tolargeamountsofuneatendishesthrownintorestaurantgarbagecans.

Producingfoodthatnooneeatswastesthewater,fuel,andotherresourcesusedtogrowit.

Thatmakesfoodwasteanenvironmentalproblem.Infact,Roytewrites,“iffoodwastewerea

country,itwouldbethethirdlargestproducerofgreenhousegasesintheworld."

Ifthat'shardtounderstand,let!skeepitassimpleasthearugulaatthebackofmyrefrigerator.

MikeCurtinseesmyarugulastoryallthetime-butforhim,it'smorelike12boxesofdonated

strawberriesnearingtheirlastdays.CurtinisCEOofDCCentralKitcheninWashington,D.C.,

whichrecoversfoodandturnsitintohealthymeals.Lastyearitrecoveredmorethan807,500

poundsoffoodbytakingdonationsandcollectingblemished（有瑕疵的）producethatotherwise

wouldhaverotted（腐爛）infields.Andthestrawberries?Volunteerswillwash,cut,andfreezeor

drythemforuseinmealsdowntheroad.

Suchmethodsseemobvious,yetsooftenwejustdon'tthink."Everyonecanplayapartin

reducingwaste,whetherbynotpurchasingmorefoodthannecessaryinyourweeklyshoppingorby

askingrestaurantstonotincludethesidedishyouwon'teat,“Curtinsays.

1.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingthearugulastory?

A.Wepaylittleattentiontofoodwaste.B.Wewastefoodunintentionallyattimes.

C.Wewastemorevegetablesthanmeat.D.Wehavegoodreasonsforwastingfood.

2.Whatisaconsequenceoffoodwasteaccordingtothetext?

A.Moraldecline.B.Environmentalharm.

C.Energyshortage.D.Worldwidestarvation.

3.WhatdoesCurtin'scompanydo?

A.Itproduceskitchenequipment.B.Itturnsrottenarugulaintocleanfuel.

C.Ithelpslocalfarmersgrowfruits.D.Itmakesmealsoutofunwantedfood.

4.WhatdoesCurtinsuggestpeopledo?

A.Buyonlywhatisneeded.B.Reducefoodconsumption.

C.Goshoppingonceaweek.D.Eatinrestaurantslessoften.

冬室

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1.B2.B3.D4.A

Passage11（2022新高考I,C）主題：社會服務

TheelderlyresidentsincarehomesinLondonarebeinggivenhenstolookaftertostopthem

feelinglonely.

Theprojectwasdreamedupbyalocalcharitytoreducelonelinessandimproveelderly

people'swellbeing.Itisalsobeingusedtohelppatientssufferingdementia,aseriousillnessofthe

mind.Staffincarehomeshavereportedareductionintheuseofmedicinewherehensareinuse.

Amongthosetakingpartintheprojectis80-year-oldRuthXavier.Shesaid:661usedtokeep

henswhenIwasyoungerandhadtopreparetheirbreakfasteachmorningbeforeIwenttoschool.

“Iliketheprojectalot.Iamdownthereinmywheelchairinthemorninglettingthehensout

anddownthereagainatnighttoseethey'vegonetobed.

"It'sgoodtohaveadifferentfocus.Peoplehavebeenbringingtheirchildrenintoseethehens

andresidentscomeandsitoutsidetowatchthem.I'menjoyingthecreativeactivities,anditfeels

greattohavedonesomethinguseful."

Therearenow700elderlypeoplelookingafterhensin20carehomesintheNorthEast,and

thecharityhasbeengivenfinancialsupporttorollitoutcountrywide.

WendyWilson,extracaremanagerat60PenfoldStreet,oneofthefirsttoembarkonthe

project,said:"Residentsreallywelcometheideaoftheprojectandthecreativesessions.Weare

lookingforwardtothebenefitsandfuntheprojectcanbringtopeoplehere.”

LynnLewis,directorofNottingHillPathways,said:uWearehappytobetakingpartinthe

project.Itwillreallyhelpconnectourresidentsthroughasharedinterestandcreativeactivities."

1.Whatisthepurposeoftheproject?

A.Toensureharmonyincarehomes.

B.Toprovidepart-timejobsfortheaged.

C.Toraisemoneyformedic