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湖南省邵陽市隆回縣20232024學年高一下學期期末考試英語試題

一、閱讀理解

A

Everyonehasuniqueneedsandpreferences,andindividualsleeprequirementsareno

different.However,theamountofsleepyouneedpernightismainlydeterminedbyyourage.

Officialremendationsforthelengthofaperson'ssleeparcbrokendownbyagegroup:

Olderadults(65+):7-8hours

Adults(18-64years):7-9hours

Teenagers(14-17years):8-10hours

Schoolchildren(6-13years):9-11hours

Preschoolers(3-5years):10-13hours(includingnaps)

Toddlers(1-2years):11-14hours(includingnaps)

Infants(4-12months):12-15hours(includingnaps)

Newborns(0-3months):14-17hours

However,somepeoplemightneedmoreorlesssleep(hanwhatisgenerallyremended,depending

onthefollowingfactors.Geneticmakeup

Yourgeneticsareanimportantfactorinhowmanyhoursofsleepyouneedpernight.

Forexample,thosewithonespecificgeneticmutation(基因突變)needonlyaround6hours,

whereaspeoplewithoutsuchparticularmutationrequireabout8hours,onaverage.Sleepquality

Thequalityofyoursleepcanalsoaffecthowmuchyouneed.

Ifyoursleepqualityispoor,youmayfind(hatyoustillfeeltiredaftergettingwhatshould

beconsideredenough.

Therefore,it'snotonlyiinporUnttofbcusonsleepinglongenoughbutalsoonsleeping

wellenough.Ifyouoftenfeellikeyouaren'tsleepingwellorarcextremelytiredanddon'tknow

why,it'sagoodideatocheckinwithyourhealthcareprovider.

1.Whatisthemainreasonfortheamountofsleepweneedpernight?

A.Sleepquality.B.Genetics.C.Oureatinghabits.D.Ourage.

2.Whichof（hefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Allschoolchildrenneedtosleepfor9to11hours.

B.Anykindofgeneticmutationcanleadtoa6hoursleeppattern.

C.Youshouldturntoyourhealthcareprovideraslongasyoufeeltired.

D.Poorsleepqualitymayleadtotirednessthoughyou'vegotenoughsleep.

3.Wheredocsthispassagemostprobablycfrom?

A.Ahealthmagazine.B.Atravelbrochure.

C.Afashionwebsite.D.Asportsnewspaper.

B

Arshbelievesintheimportanceofmakingtheworldamorebeautifulplace.Thetalented

boynotonlypaintsbutalsosellshisartworkanddonatesthemoney.

Itallstartedwhenhisparentsboughthimaseiofpaintingtoolsforhis8thbirthday.Once

hehadhisownmaterials,hebeganspendingmuchofhisfreetimeputtingcoloronhiscanvas.As

Arsh'spaintingsbegantogrowinnumber,hedecidedtogivethemasgiftstofriendsandfamily.

Receivingapositiveresponsefrompeoplearoundhim,hesoonrealizedhispieceshadthe

potentialtogetmuchmorethansmilesandpraise.

Hislightbulbmomentcameshortlyafter:hewouldsellhisartworkanddonatethemoney

tocharity.Hisfirstplanwastoraise$1,000forSt.JudeChildren'sResearchHospital,whichhe

acplishedinaroundninemonthsbysellinghispaintingsonsocialmediaandatlocalartshows.

Sincethen,he'sbroadenedhisreachtobenefitotherorganizations,includingchildhoodcancer

nonprofitpasstoCareandtheMakeAWishFoundation.He'sraisedoverSI6,000forcharitiesso

far.

Arsh'sartworkisoflcncolorfulandcheery,asonemightcxpculfioniayoungster,butit

showcasestheimpressivetechniqueofagiftedartist.Sonicpiecesarcmoreabstractinnature;

othersfeaturerealisticrenditions（演繹）offlowersandanimals.Theyrangeinsizeandp怕xity,

and,accordingly,price.Smallpaintingsmightsellfor$10whilelargercanvases,uptofivefeel,

havegonefor$800.

Lastyear.ArshwonTheDianaAward,anhonorpresentedbyaUKcharityfoundedon

PrincessDiana'sbeliefthatyoungpeoplehavethepowertcchangetheircountry.Andtheyoung

artisthasadviceforotherkidslookingtomakeadifference.**Helpingothersdoesn'thavetobe,

like,moneyoranything.Itcanbeyourtime,yourskills,yourtalent,Mhesays,“andoverall,justbe

kindtootherpeopletomaketheirdaybetter.''

4.WhatmadeArshinterestedinpainting?

A.Abirthdaypresentfromhisparents.B.Hisparents,deeplovefbrpainting.

C.Theencouragementofothersaroundhim.D.Hisfascinationwiththebeautyofnature.

5.WhydidArshdecidetosellhisartwork?

A.lbpayforhispaintingmaterials.B.Togetmoreattentionfromothers.

C.Toattractchildren'sinterestinart.D.Tohelp(hosepeoplewhoareinneed.

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutArshfromthetext?

A.Hisfundraisingplanisgoingwell.

B.Hewillturnhisattentiontohisstudies.

C.Allhispaintingssellathighpricesnow.

D.Heisgoingtoteachotherchildrentopaintfbrfree.

7.WhatdoesArshwanttosayinthelastparagraph?

A.Everychildhasauniquetalent.

B.Everyonehastheabilitytohelpothers.

C.Talentplaysanimportantroleinlearningart.

D.Helpingothersistheresponsibilityofyoungartists.

C

Chinahassetnewruleslimitingtheamountoftimechildrencanplayonlinegames.The

ruleslimitchildrentojustthreehoursofonlinegameplayingaweek.Thatisonehourbetween8

p.m.and9p.m.onFriday,SaturdayandSundaymostweeks.

LiZlianguohastwochildrenaged4and8.Evenihouglitheydonothavesniarlplioncs,they

enjoyplayingonlinegames.Likemanyotherparents.Liishappywithnewgovernmentrules.But

expertssayitisunclearifsuchpoliciescanhelppreventaddictiontoonlinegames.Children

mightjustgeladdictedtosocialmediainstead.In(heend,expertssay,parentsshouldbetheones

tosetlimitsandsupportgoodpractice.

TherehasbeenagrowingconcerninChinaaboutgamingaddictionamongchildren.

Governmentreportsin2018foundthataboutoneintenChinesechildrenwereaddictedtothe

scientistshavefoundexactlywhenthesechildhoodmemoriesfade(消失).

Anewstudyhasfoundthatmostthreeyearoldscanrecallalotofwhathappenedtothem

overayearearlier,andthcssmemoriespersistwhiletheyarefiveandsix,butbythetimetheyare

overseven,thesememoriesdecline(衰退)rapidly.

Mostchildrenbytheageofeightorninecanonlyrecall35%oftheirexperiencesfrom

undertheageofthree,accordingto(henewfindings.

Thescientistsbehind(heresearchsaythisisbecauseataroundthisagethewayweform

memoriesbeginstochange.Theysaythatbeforetheageofseven,childrendonothaveasenseof

timeandplaceintheirmemories.Inolderchildren,however,theearlyeventsthattheycanrecall

tendtobemoreadultlikeinthewaytheyareformed.Childrenalsohaveafarfasterrateof

forgettingthanadults.Thefindingsalsohelptoexplainwhychildrencanoftenhaveclear

memoriesofeventsbutthenforgetthemjustacoupleofyearslater.

Theyoungstersfirstvisitedthelaboratoryat(heageofthreeanddiscussedsixunique

eventsfrom(heirpast,suchasfamilyoutings,(ripsto(hezoo,and(hefirstdayofschool.The

childrenthenreturnedforasecondsessionbetweentheagesoffiveandninetodiscussthesame

events.Theresearchersfoundthatbetweentheagesoffiveandseven,theamountofmemories

thatthechildrencouldrecallremainedbetween6372percent.However,theamountof

informationthatcighttonincycaroldchildrencouldrecalldroppedto35and36percent.

12.Whatdoesthenewstudytellus?

A.Childhoodmemoriesfailquicklyoverseven.

B.Thrccycaroldkidsarcthecleverest.

C.Childhoodmemoriescanfadeeasily.

D.Someadultscannotrecallpastevents.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedwoid^persisf*inPaiagiaph2mean?

A.change.B.remain.

C.appear.D.return.

14.WhatcanwclearnfromParagraph4?

A.Adultscannothaveclearmemoriesofpastevents.

B.Childrencanthinklikeadultswhentheygelolder.

C.Childrenottentorgetthingsbecausetheyhavenoideaoflimeandplace.

D.Childrenunderandabovesevenhavedifferentwaysofformingmemories.

15.Inthesecondsession,nineyearoldchildren

A.refusedtodiscussthesameevents

B.onlyrememberedasmallpartoftheirpastevents

C.couldrecall72percentoftheirpastevents

D.rememberedalltheirfamilyoutingsandtrips

湖南省衡陽市祁東縣20232024學年高一下期期末統考英語試卷

一、閱讀理解

A

Herearesomewonderfulhighschoolprogramsabroad.

HonorsSpanishLanguage&Culture

Whileallourprogramsareuseful,thisprogramisforstudentswiththedrivetogrowtheir

Spanishandcrossculturalunderstandingtothemax!Youhavetotakealanguageabilitytestto

ensureyoucanspeakSpanishwell.Youwillliveinalocalfamilyandgoonculturalactivitiesand

shorttrips.

Leadership&ServiceinPublicHealth

In(hisprogram,youshouldassessthehealthneedsofmunitiesinSantiagoandparticipate

inficldbascdpublichealtheducationinitiatives(倡議).Alongsidealocalnongovernmental

organization,takepartinactivitiesthatencouragechildrenandteenstoformhealthyhabits,like

healthyeating,physicalactivities,andenoughsleep.

ServiceinYoungCancerPatientsDevelopment

YouwilldiveintotheworkingsofalocalnongovernmentalorganizationinMerida.Its

missionistoimprovethelivesofyoung,disadvantagedcancerpatientsandimprovetheirchances

ofrecovery.Undertakemeaningfultasksthatsupport(hismissionandsee(heeffectonihemunity.

Livingwithahostfamily,you'llfullyexperiencelocaltraditions(obetterunderstandyourservice.

Advocating(提倡)forSocialJustice

Developyoursocialjusticeadvocacyskills!Joinotherstudentswhowanttomakea

difference!Learnaboutalocalnongovernmentalorganizationthatprovidescareforspecial

groups.Reflectonyourownculturalbackground,identity,andsocialconditioninyourlocal

munity.Yourexperiencesinahomestayfamilywillencourageyoutobeaparticipantcfthe

changethatmattersfornowandthefuture.

1.Whatisarequirementforjoiningthefirstprogram?

A.Toberequiredtoliveindependently.B.TobenativespeakersofSpanish.

C.Topassalanguageabilitytest.D.Tofocusonshorttrips.

2.WhatdocstheprograminSantiagoaimtopromoteamongchildrenandteens?

A.Physicalactivitiesonly.B.Thenumberofskills.

C.Medicaltreatments.D.Healthylifestyle.

3.Whatdothethirdandfourthprogramshaveinmon?

A.BothFocuson(hehealthofcancerpatients.

B.Bothinvolvelivingwithahostfamily.

C.Botharecenteredaroundsocialjustice.

D.Bothrequireabackgroundinsocialwork.

B

ThevastmajorityofSpain'strainswillbefreeuntiltheendoftheyearinanewprogram.

PeoplevisitingtheWestEuropeancountrycannowwhizz(飛速行駛)acrossitintherelative

luxuryofoneofitstrainsforzerocost.Aswellasbeingmuchbetterfortheenvironmentthanair

travel,sittingonatrainandwatchingthecountrysideslipbyistheperfectwaytogettoknowa

country.

UnderSpain'snewprogram,allshortandmediumtrainridesarefree—with(heright

ticket一providingtheperfectopportunitytoseeCatalonia,AndaluciaandtheBasqueCountry.

Touristscantakeadvantageofthediscounts,whichhavebeenbroughtintohelpthepopulation

dealwiththecostoflivingcrisis,iftheybuymultijourneytickets.4'I'dlikethepeopleofSpainto

knowihalI,mfullyawareufthedailydifficultiesihalmoslpeoplehave,“aseniorufTicialsaid."I

knowsalariescoverlessandlessandthatit'sdifficulttogettotheendofthemonth.,,The

country'sMinistryofTransportsaidthemeasurewouldhelppeoplegettoworksafelyasfuel

pricescontinuetorisesharply.

SpainjoinsGermanyincuttingthepriceofpublictransport,withthelattercountry

launchingaticketcosting€9whichgivesafullmonthoftravelfromJuneuntiltheendofAugust.

Austriahasstartedotteringachmateticket,whichallowspeopletopletejourneysforjust€3.

Whenitwasfirstlaunched:aslyear,thepopularityoftheticketalmostcauseditswebsitetocrash.

TheUKgovernmenthasnotannouncedanyplanstoencouragetheuseoftrains,despitethe

seriousnessoftheclimatecrisisandthedamagepetrolanddieselcarscause.Instead,the

governmentcutfueldutyby5%inMarchfor12months,encouragingmorepeopletogetbehind

thewheel.

4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheprogram?

A.Itisofbenefittotheenvironment.

B.Peoplestillhavedoubtaboutit.

C.ThetrainsinSpainarepletelyfreenow.

D.SpainistheonlycountryinEuropelocuttransportcosts.

5.Whatisthemainpurposeofintroducingtheprogram?

A.Tolowerfuelprices.B.Torelievethestressofairlinebusiness.

C.TopromotetourismandbenefitpeopleofSpain.D.Toshowthegovernment'sconcern

forthepublic.

6.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheUKgovernment'spractice?

A.Negative.B.Admiring.C.Inattentive.D.Praiseworthy.

7.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Thepopularityoftheclimateticket.

B.Theeconomicbenefitsoftheprogram.

C.Theprogram'sgreatbenefitstohealth.

D.Thepracticesonpublictransportinsoniccountries.

C

Afterageandgenetics（傳性），beingawomanisthesinglemostimportantriskfactorfor

developingAlzhcimci'sdistdbc（阿爾茨海默病）,cxpcilssay,“Twouulufcvciylluccbiains

affectedbyAlzheimer'sdiseasearcwomen'sbrains,"saidDr,RichardIsaacson,directorofthe

Alzheimer'sPreventionClinicintheCenterforBrainHealthatFloridaAtlantic

University'sSchmidtCollegeofMedicine.Now,anewstudyhasgoodnewswhenitesto

givingwomenachancetoreducetheirincreasedrisk,Personalizedlifestyleinterventions（干

沏suchasdiet,exercise,stressreductionandsleephygienewereabletoreduceAlzheimer'srisk

factorsinbothsexes,buttheyworkedevenbetterinwomen.

“Ourindividuallytailoredinterventionsledtogreaterimprovementsinwomenparedto

menacrossriskscalesforAlzheimer'sandcardiovascular（心血管的）disease,“saidIsaacson,who

coauthoredthepaper.

''Lifestylechangessuchasincreasedexercise,improvedsleepanddiet,andreducedstress

canimpactbrainhealth.Thisstudyclearlystressestheneedforadditionallargerstudiestobeable

tobetterpredictthebaselinecognitivetrailinagingfemalesversusmales,“saidRudolphTanzi,a

professorofneurologyatHarvardMedicalSchool,

“Asweaimtofindwaystoblockoutthisdiseaseintheearlystage,wewillneedtoknow

ifpreventionandtreatmentstrategieswillworkequallyonbothmenandwomen.Thisnewstudy

clearlybringsusabigstepclosertothatgoal,“Tanziadded.

Findingthatwomenwereabletoreducetheirriskevenmorethanmeniswelenews,asit

providesapromisingareaforfuturestudyandgiveshopethatwomencantipthebattleagainst

Alzheimer'sintheirfavor.44Bytreatingpeopleinanevidencebasedyetsafeway,usingvarious

lifestylesandmedicalintervenlions,we'veshownthatyoucanreallymakeanimpactonbrain

health,hesaid.

8.WhatcanweknowfromparagraphI?

A.AgeandgeneticshavenoimpactonAlzheimer's.

B.Alzheimer'shasnothingtodowithsexdifference.

C.WomenaremorelikelytodevelopAlzheimer'sthanmen.

D.BeingawomandecreasesthechanceofdevelopingAlzheimer's.

9.WhatisIsaacson'sattitudetowardsthenewresearch?

A.Indifferent.B.Opposed.C.Ignorant.D.Positive.

10.WhatcanaffectbrainhealthaccordingtoTanzi?

A.Lifestyleulianges.B.Highcicducatiun.

C.livingenvironmentD.Personalexperience.

11.Whereisthetextlikelyfrom?

A.Anovel.B.Amagazine.C.Abrochure.D.Atravelguide.

D

Anewstudyfindsthatbirdspecieswithextremeorunmonbinationsoftraits（特征）face

thehighestriskotextinction,i'hestudyledbyresearchersatImperialCollegeLondonfindsthat

themostuniquebirdsontheplanetarealsothemostthreatened.Losingthesespeciesandthe

uniquerolestheyplayintheenvironment,suchasseedspread,pollinationandpredation,could

havenegativeimpactsonthefunctioningofecosystems.

Thestudyanalyzedtheextinctionriskandphysicaltraits,suchasbeakshapeandwing

length,of99%ofalllivingbirdspecies,makingit（hemostgeneralstudyofitskindtodate.The

researchersfoundthatinsimulatedscenarios（模擬場景）inwhichallthreatenedand

nearthreatenedbirdspeciesbecameextinct,therewouldbeasignificantlygreaterreductioninthe

physicaldiversityamongbirdsthaninscenarioswhereextinctionswererandom（隨機的）.

JaromeAli,aPhDcandidateatPrincetonUniversitywhopletedtheresearchatImperial

CollegeLondon,said,“Ourstudyshowsthatextinctionswillmostlikelyprunealargepercentage

ofuniquespeciesfromthebirdfamilytree.Losingtheseuniquespecieswillmeanalossofthe

specializedrolesthattheyplayinecosystems.Ifwedonottakeactiontoprotectthreatened

speciesandpreventextinctions,thefunctioningofecosystemswillbethrownintodisorder.^^

Inthestudy,iheauthorsusedadatasetofmeasurementscollectedfromlivingbirdsand

museumspecimens,total!ir.g9,943birdspecies.Althoughihedatasetusedinthestudywasable

toshowthatthemostuniquebirdswerealsoclassifiedasthreatenedontheIUCNRedListof

ThreatenedSpecies,itwasunabletoshowwhatlinksuniquenessinbirdstoextinctionrisk.

JarotncAlisaid,"Onepossibilityisthathighlyspecializedorganismsarelessabletoadapt

toachangingenvironment,inwhichcasehumanimpactsmaydirectlythreatenspecieswiththe

mostunusualecologicalroles.Moreresearchisneededtodivedeeperinto（heconnectionbetween

uniquetraitsandextinctionrisk.”

12.Accordingtoresearchers,whatmaythelossofuniquebirdsleadto?

A.Thereductionofcertainresearch.

B.Thedamageluccuiyslcmfuncliun,

C.Thedevelopmentofecologicaltourism.

D.Thebetterlivingenvironmentofhumanrace.

13.Whatmaytheunderlinedword“prune”meaninparagraph3?

A.Cutout.B.Pickup.C.Getin.D.Addto.

14.Whatdoresearchersneedtoexploreinthefuture?

A.Human'simpactsonuniquebirds.

B.Thepartsuniquetraitsplayinbirds,life.

C.Linksofuniquenessinbirdstoextinctionrisk.

D.Theapproachestopreventingbirds'extinction.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Somebirdswithspecialphysicaltraits

B.Keyrolesuniquebirdsplayinecosystems

C.Measurestoprotectthreateneduniquebirds

D.Moreuniquebirdsathigherriskofextinction

湖南省岳陽市華容縣20232024學年高一下學期期末考試英語試題

二、閱讀理解

A

Let'sCelebrate!

Nomatterwhatkindofcultureyoucacross,there'salwaysareasontocelebrate!Checkout

fouramazingfestivalsaroundtheworld.

GreatWisconsinCheeseFestival

EveryJunepeoplegettogetherinWisconsin,USA,tohonorcheese.Thecelebrationlasts

threedaysandit'sfullofdifferenteventsfbrthewholefamily.Thereareconcerts,freecheese

tasting,theBigCheeseParadeandBigCheeseBreakfast,etc.

LaTomatina

EveryAugust,Bunol,Spain,hostsafestivalwheretheworld'sbiggesthourlongfoodfight

lakesplace.Around20,()0()peopleparticipateintheevent,throwingoverahundredtonsof

tomatoesateachotherintoral.Whatajuicedupcelebration!

HarbinInternationalIceandSnowFestival

Arethereanyfestivalstocelebrateinwinter?Sure!etoHarbin,China.ItishometoHarbin

InternationalIceandSnowFestival.ThefestivalstartscnJanuary5everyyear.Duringthe

monthlongfestival,peoplecanenjoythelargestandmostbeautifuliceandsnowsculptures

aroundtheglobe.

Monkev**BuffetFestival

TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalfallsonthelastSundayofNovember.Itisagreatdayfor

monkeysinThailand.Peopletherethinkmonkeyscanbringgoodlucktothem.Therefore,to

expresstheirgratitudetomonkeys,theyhavethisspecialfestivaltofeedthem.

21.WhoisGreatWisconsinCheeseFestivalintendedfor?

A.Fruittasters.B.Animallovers.

C.Musicenthusiasts.D.Snowboardingfans.

22.Whichfestivallaststhelongesttime?

A.LaTomatina.

B.MonkeyBuffetFestival.

C.GreatWisconsinCheeseFestival.

D.HarbinInternationalIceandSnowFestival.

23.Whichsectionisthetextprobablytakenfrominamagazine?

A.Sports.B.Culture.C.Finance.D.Education.

B

Eachyear,thenation'soldestmathandsciencepetition,theRegeneronScienceTalent

Search,selectsteenagersbasedontheirachievements,aswellastheirpotentialtcbee

worldchangingscientistsandleaders.PreviousfinalistshavegoneontowinNobelPrizes,

NationalMedalsofScienceandFieldsMedals.

Ofover1,800applicantsin2022,VictorCai,fromParklandHighSchool,wasamongthe

search'stop40finalists.Eachfinalistwasawarded$25,000andparticipatedinaweeklong

petitioninMarch.Topprizesrangedfrom$40,000to$250,（X）0.

Caiwasselectedasafinalistfordevelopingashortrangcdistancesensingradar（雷達）to

helpblindpeoplegetaroundintheirhomes.Hewasinspiredtodevelophisprojectafterhiskung

fiiteacherof11yearsslowlylosthissightduetoarareeyedisease.<4Iwaseagertodosomething

lorhim,hesaid.

Thetraditionalradardevicecaninterfere（干擾）withWiFiandBluetooth,makingsuch

technologydifficulttouseinthehome.Caiusedalittleknownradarconcept（概念），officially

called（heMultipleFrequencyContinuousWave.Hisdeviceiscurrentlyaboutonefoolbyone

footinheightandwidth.Caihopestodevelopasmalleronethattheusercanweararoundthe

house.

"ScienceallowsusIocreatenewtechnologiesandtousethesetechnologiestodevelop

waystomakepeople'slivesbetter,hesaid."Forme,it'sreallyspecialtocreatesomethingthat

hasn'tbeenpossiblebefore.

CaifeltexcitedaboutmeetinghisfellowfinalistsduringthepetitionfromMarch9to16.

"It'snicetohavedifferenttopicsbeingresearchedbyallthefinalistsandtoknowhowtheyarc

improvingourlives,“Caisaid."Weallhavethesharedpassionfbrusingsciencetoimprovethe

world.M

24.WhatdoweknowabouttheRcgcncronScienceTalentSearchfromthepassage?

A.1（takesplaceonceeveryfouryears.

B.Itstopprizewinnerwillbeawarded$25,000.

C.Itaimstoselectpromisingscientistsfromteenagers.

D.Over1.800applicantsparticipatedinitinMarch,2022.

25.WhydidCaidesiretodevelophisproject?

A.Toimprovetheworld.B.Toinspiremoreteenagers.

C.Tobeeoneofthefinalists.D.Tomakehisteacher'slifeeasier.

26.WhatisspecialaboutVictorCai'sdevice?

A.Ilcanbewornbyitsuser.

B.Itcannowbeusedinthehome.

C.ItcaninterferewithWiFiandBluetooth.

D.It'sdevelopedusingawellknownconcept.

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeVictorCai?

A.Honestandpositive.B.Curiousandenergetic.

C.Braveandopenminded.D.Creativeandambitious.

C

Dugsandliumaiisclearlyhaveaspecialbund.Buidodugs,likehuinaiis,producemore

tearsattimeswhentheyarcfloodedwithemotion?Anewstudy,whichmaybethefirsttolookat

thisquestion,saysthat,indeed,theeyesofdogsdowellupwithtears.Infact,ithappensregularly

whenthey'rereunited（團聚）withtheowners.

“Wefoundthatdogsproducetearsassociatedwithpositiveemotions,“saysTakefumi

KikusuiofAzabuUniversityinJapan.uWealsomadethediscoveryofachemical,oxytocin,asa

possiblemechanism（機制）behindit.”

Kikusuiandhiscolleaguesmadethediscoveryafteroneofhistwodogshadbabies6years

ago.Henoticedthat,whenhisdogwasnursingthebabies,somethingchangedinthedog'sface一

thereweretears.Thosetearsdon,tfallastheyoftendoinhumansbuttheydogettearyeyes.

“Thatgavemetheideathatoxytocinislikelytoincreasetears,“Kikusuisays.

Theydecidedtorunareunificationexperimentandseeifoxytocinbroughtdogstotears.

First,theyusedastandardtesttomeasuredogs'tearvolume（量）beforeandafterreunitingwith

theirowners.Theyfoundthattearvolumeindeedascendedwhentheygotbacktogetherwiththe

familiarhumanandnotwithapersontheydidn'tknow.Whentheyaddedoxytocintothedogs'

eyes,theirtearvolumealscincreased.Thatfindingsupportstheideathatthereleaseofoxytocin

playsaroleintearproductionwhendogsandtheirownersgetbacktogether.Theyalsoasked

peopletoratepicturesofdogs'faceswithandwithoutartificialtearsinthem,anditturnedout

thatpeoplegavemorepositiveresponseswhentheysawdogswithtearyeyes.Thesefindings

suggestthatdogs5tearproductionhelpstodevelopstrongerconnectionsbetweenpeopleandtheir

dogs.

Kikusuisaystheyhadneverheardofthediscoverythatanimalsproducetearsinjoyful

situations,suchasreunitingwiththeirowners,andthattheywereallexcitedthatthiswouldbea

worldfirst!

28.What'stheauthor'spurposeinraisingthequestioninthefirstparagraph?

A.Toparedifferentideas.

B.Toexpresshispersonaldoubt.

C.Toleadinthetopicfordiscussion.

D.Tointroducetherichemotionsofdogs.

29.WhatmadeKikusuithinkoxytocinmightincreasetears?

A.AIcssunulunivcisity.B.Ancxpciicnucufliisuwn.

C.Theinteractionwithadog.D.Areminderfromhiscolleagues.

30.Theunderlinedword"ascended“inparagraph4isclosestinmeaningto"

A.remainedunchangedB.rose