押廣州卷第33-40題閱讀理解C、D篇年份文體真題素材2024年考向預測2023說明文D.說明文文章向我們分享了關于機器人應該有什么樣的面孔的想法。主題語境屬于“人與社會”范疇中“科學與技術”這一主題群,涉及子主題“科學技術與工程,人類發明與創新”。D.文章介紹了在過去詞典編纂的方法和步驟。主題語境屬于“人與社會”范疇中“歷史、社會與文化”這一主題群,涉及子主題“語言與文化”。2024年廣州中考可能會“歷史、社會與文化”、“自然生態”、“科學技術與工程,人類發明與創新”結合社會熱點、等素材考查對語篇理解能力和分析判斷能力。2022C.人物傳記D.說明文C.文章介紹了達爾文的生平以及他的研究成果《物種起源》。主題語境屬于“人與社會”范疇中“科學與技術”這一主題群,涉及子主題“對社會有突出貢獻的人物及其事跡”。D.介紹了定向越野比賽及比賽規則。主題語境屬于“人與自我”范疇中“生活與學習”這一主題群,涉及子主題“運動與游戲”。2021C,應用文D.說明文C.文章介紹了制作稻草人的材料和步驟。主題語境屬于“人與自我”范疇中“生活與學習”這一主題群,涉及子主題“勤于動手,樂于實踐,敢于創新”。D.文章介紹了現實生活中人們存在的拖延現象,拖延現象產生的原因和危害以及解決辦法。主題語境屬于“人與自我”范疇中“生活與學習”這一主題群,涉及子主題“生活與學習中的困難、問題和解決方式”。(2023廣州,C)ComputerscientistMaryhasanideaforanewrobottohelpherworkwithchildren.Howshoulditlook?Therobotshouldhavearmstobeabletoliftthings.Andifitisgoingtocommunicatewithpeople,itwillalsoneedaface.Scientistsbelievethatgivingarobotafacecanmakeitseemmorefriendly.Humanswouldalsoliketopaymoreattentiontorobotswithfaces.Butwhatkind?ForMary,shewantstomakesurethathernewrobotdoesn'tlooktoomuchlikeahuman.Shewantspeopletojusttreatitasamachine-person.Ifitlooksmorelikeahumanthanamachine,shethinksusersmightfinditabitcreepyandfeelafraid.Maryalsobelievesthatrobotfacesdon'tneedtolookalotlikeours.Herresearchshowsthatwecanenjoycommunicatingwithrobotswhetherornottheylooklikehumans,becauseourbrainsareabletolookforfaces.Justputtwocirclesontopofarobot'sbody,andwewillseeaface.Davefeelsdifferently.Hebelievesthatalthoughatfirstwemightbeafraidwhenseeingarobotwithalifelikeface,wemaysoongetusedtoit.Ifrobotsaregoingtoworkcloselywithhumans,theyshouldlookasmuchlikeusaspossible.Afterall,facesareanimportantpartofthewaywecommunicate.Tomakehisrobotslookasmuchlikerealpeopleaspossible,Daveinventedaspecialskin(皮膚)fortheirfaces.Withthisskin,robotscanshowhuman-likeexpressionsandappeartobeangry,sad,happyorsurprised.Dave'srobotsarealsoprogrammedtocopyexpressions.How?Justimaginehisrobotislookingatyou.Thecamerasinitseyessendpicturesofyourfacetoitscentralcomputer!33.Whydoscientiststhinkarobotneedsaface?A.Itwillbecomemorebeautiful.B.Itcandobetterinliftingthings.C.Itwillpaymoreattentiontochildren.D.Itcanbettercommunicatewithpeople.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“creepy”meaninparagraph2?A.Uncomfortabletolookat. B.Impossibletotouch.C.Boringtotalkto. D.Difficulttounderstand.35.WhichofthefollowingwouldDavemostprobablyagreewith?A.Peopleshouldtreatrobotsashumans.B.Robotsneedtoexpresstheirownfeelings.C.Robotsshouldn'tlooktoomuchlikehumans.D.Peoplecaneasilyacceptrobotswithhumanfaces.36.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainthereasonswhyrobotsshouldhavefaces.B.Tosuggestwhathumanscandowithrobotswithfaces.C.Toshareideasonwhatkindoffacesrobotsshouldhave.D.Toshowhowscientistsinventrobotswithdifferentfaces.(2023廣州,D)Peoplebelievethateverywordhasitscorrectmeaning(s).Whenwearenotsure,weusuallycheckonline,orturntoourteachersordictionaries.Butdoyouknowhowdictionariesweremadeinthepast?Dictionarywritersfirstreadtheimportantbooksoftheperiodorthesubjectthatthedictionarywasabout.Astheyread,theycopiednecessaryinformationoncards:interestingwords,commonwords—bothintheirdailyusesandunusualuses,andalsothesentenceswheretheywereused.Thatistosay,thewords,alongwiththeusesofeachword,werecollected.Forareallybigdictionary,millionsofsuchcardswerecollected.Thistaskcouldlastforyears.Asthecardswerecollected,theywereputinalphabeticalorder(A-Z).Whenthiswasdone,therewouldbeseveralhundredcardsforeachsingleword.Then,todefine(定義)aword,thedictionarywriterplaceditshundredsofcardsbeforehim.Hereadthecardsclosely,threwawaysome,readtherestagain,anddividedupthecardsaccordingtowhathethoughtwerethecommonusesoftheword.Finally,hewrotethedefinitions,followingthehard-and-fastrule:eachdefinitionmustcomefromanexampleonacertaincardinfrontofhim.So,thewritingofadictionarywasnotataskofinventingmeaningsofwords,butataskofrecordingtheirmeanings.Thewriterofadictionarywasahistorian,notalawmaker.Astimedevelops,thewayofproducingdictionarieshasgreatlychanged.Nowadays,wecanuseonlinedictionariestoo.Whenchoosingourwordsinspeakingorwriting,wecanbeguidedbythedictionary.However,wecannotbecontrolledbyit,becausenewsituations,newexperiences,newinventions,andnewfeelingsarealwayspushingustogivenewusestooldwords.37.Whydiddictionarywritersreadimportantbooks?A.Toknowmoreabouttheperiod. B.Tocollectwordsandtheiruses.C.Tounderstanddifferentsubjects. D.Tolearntouseinterestingwords.38.Whichshowsthecorrectstepsofhowdictionariesweremadeinthepast?A.①-③-④-②B.①-②-④-③C.③-④-②-①D.③-①-④-②39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutdictionarywritinginthepast?A.Itshouldbedonebyhistorians.B.Itwasataskofinventingandrecording.C.Itwaslong-timehardwork.D.Ithadtousethelaw-makingrules.40.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodowhenwechoosewordsincommunication?A.Beopentonewusesofwords. B.Followthedictionarystrictly.C.Useonlinedictionariesinstead. D.Trytocreatenewwords.推理判斷題推理判斷題,通常應注意以下兩點:(1)特別留心特定細節所謂“特定細節”,就是問題所涉及的范圍和對象中的細節事實。它一般包括事實根據、名字(人物或地點)、數字(日期或統計數字)、關鍵詞語的其他表達方法(同義詞、近義詞、反義詞)等。(2)注意作者的語氣和態度作者的語氣和態度通常體現在短文所使用的措辭和句式上。要特別注意感情色彩比較濃重的形容詞和副詞,特別留心短文句子的長度和結構。從措辭上我們可以推斷出作者對所討論話題的態度;從句式的長短和結構可以判斷出作者討論問題的語氣。主旨大意題(1)留心關鍵詞,抓住文章主旨;串聯主要細節,推斷文章中心思想。所謂關鍵詞,即文章中反復出現的、與主題有關的諸如名詞、動詞等,冠詞或介詞等詞均不在關鍵詞之列。需要注意的是,為了避免同一詞的過多重復,文章有時會使用這個詞的同義詞、近義詞或代詞指代。我們知道,并不是所有文章都包含明確的主題句,比如大多數的記敘文。記敘文的中心思想多隱藏在具體的細節中,作者通過眾多的細節事實對一個中心點進行論述。因此,我們必須善于串聯主要細節,從中歸納文章的中心思想。(2)注意段落主題句,歸納文章大意。段落的主題通常由被稱為主題句的句子來表示。主題句有兩個功能:①介紹段落的主題;②闡述控制概念,控制概念用以控制段落中句子討論的內容。主題句通常是一段的第一句或末尾一句,偶爾在一段中間。我們在閱讀非故事性文章如科普文章的時候,主題句尤為明顯。有的文章無明顯的主題句,主題句隱含在段意之中。①主題句位于段首主題句位于段首是由作者先立論點,后擺事實講道理的寫作手法形成的。這種段落稱作演繹型段落。據有關統計數字表明,在英語議論文或說明文中,有60%~90%的主題句是段落的第一句。a.尋找主題句有些段落有明顯的引出細節的信息詞,常見的信息詞有:forexample,anexampleof,themostimportantexample,first,second,next,then,last,finally,tobeginwith,also,besidesthat等。在閱讀中,應盡量利用上述信息詞確定主題句的位置。如果無明顯的信息詞,可先假設第一句為主題句,在第二句前面添加一個forexample,看看第二句是否可以支撐第一句話,如果第二句不能支撐第一句話,便在其他地方找出主題句。b.選擇答案先徹底弄懂主題句的句意,然后閱讀所給的選項,選擇與主題句句意相吻合的答案,如主題句的再現,主題句句意的復述或推論等,排除與主題句句意無關的答案,如支撐細節和文章中未曾闡述的事實等。②主題句位于段末主題句位于段末是作者采用了先擺事實,后做結論的手法。這種段落稱作歸納型段落。③主題句位于段落的中間主題句偶爾也出現在段落的中間,但不一定就在正中間。有時,第一句并非主題句,而是承上啟下的過渡句。在這種情況下,第二句便成了主題句。此外,主題句也可能是段落的倒數第二句。一Plantsaremorethanjustprettytolookat.Theygiveusfruits,vegetablesandfoodweeat.Someplantsevenprovidematerialsformedicineorbuildingthings.Butdoyouknowthatplantscandosomethingevenmoreamazing?Theycanmakeourhomes,schoolsandworkplacesmuchhealthier.Wespendalargepartofourdayindoors.Unluckily,theairinsidebuildingscanoftenbefullofchemicals(化學物質)frommanythingsaroundus.Thispoorairquality(質量)canmakeusfeelsick,causingsoreeyesandthroats,andevenmakingithardforustobreathe.Whentheairinsidebuildingsgetsreallybad,peopleevencallthem“sickbuildings”.Thegoodnewsisthatplantsarelikenature'slittlesuperheroes.Theyhaveamagicpowerfightingagainstbadair.Plantsbreatheincarbondioxide(CO2)andbreatheoutoxygen(O2)whichwehumansneedtolive.Theycanalsoaddmoisturetotheairifit'stoodry,makingitmorecomfortableforustobreathe.▲Scientistshavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytotakeinharmfulchemicals,makingtheairaroundussafertobreathe.Theysetupacompletelyclosedbuildingcalled“bio-home”forexperiments.Beforetheyaddedplants,theairinsidewasfullofchemicalsandpeoplefoundithardtobreathe.Butaftertheyaddedplants,theairgotmuchcleaneranditbecameeasiertobreathe.Tomaketheairinsideevenbetter,thescientistsuseddifferentkindsofplants.Afterawhile,thebuildingwasn'ta“sickbuilding”anymore.Peoplecouldgoinsidewithoutfeelingunwell.

Soyousee,plantsarefantastic!Theyarenotonlybeautifultolookat,buttheyalsoprovideuswithfood,helpcreatematerialsandplayanimportantroleinourhealth.Theymakeourindoorenvironmentscleanerandhealthier,makingusfeelbetter.Nexttimeyouseeaplant,rememberalltheamazingthingsitcandoforus!1.Whichofthefollowingisonewayforplantstoimprovetheairinsidebuildings?A.Theybreatheoutcarbondioxide.B.Theyproduceoxygen.C.Theygiveoutharmfulchemicals.D.Theymaketheairdry.2.Whichcanbethebesttofillintheblank▲inParagraph4?

A.Butthemostamazingthingplantscandoistocleantheair.B.Butoneinterestingthingplantscandoistobuildthings.C.Butplantscanprovidewhathumansneedtoeat.D.Butplantscanbeusedtomakemedicineforhumans.3.Howdoesthewritersupporthisopinionaboutplantsimprovingairquality?A.Bytellingpersonalexperiences. B.Byprovidingnumbersandforms.C.Byquestioningfamousscientists. D.Byusingscientificexperiments.4.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?A.Plantsareimportantforprovidingfood.B.Plantsmakepeoplelookmuchbetter.C.Plantsaregoodforindoorenvironments.D.Plantsmakeiteasiertobuildhouses.二Inthenearfuture,thedoctorswhotreatourillnessmightbetinymachinesthatswimthroughourbodies.Somemovieshaveplayedwiththeideaofmakingmachinesthesizeofacell(細胞).Todayrobottechnologyhasbroughttheideaclosertothereallife.Inmylaboratory,I’mjusttryingtobuildsuchintelligent,orsmart,tinyrobots.Tinylivingthings,suchasbacteria(細菌),havemanyintelligentactions.Ifwecanmakerobotscopysomeofthem,it’sveryexciting.Thewaybacteriatravelacrosstheirenvironmentisunbelievable.Atfirst,theymovearoundwithoutpurpose,butwhentheystartsensingfood,likeanaminoacid(氨基酸),theywillmovegraduallyinthatdirection.Asanexpertmakingrobots,Ithinkitisgreattomaketinyrobotsthatcandothesamething.Forexample,lookatsomethinglikeE.coli(大腸桿菌).Itcansenseaminoacidsaroundit.Itcanchangehowit’smoving.Itcanrebuildorrepairitself.Infact,E.colidoesallthesesowellthatsomeresearchersareusingitaspartoftheirtinymachines.TheyaremakingtheirtinyrobotsgetfreeridesfromE.coli.AndE.colidoesallthesensingfortinyrobotsanddirectstheirmovements.We’realreadyusingsmallerandsmallermedicaltools,likecatheters(導管)thatcantraveldeepintoyourbraintotreatabloodclot(血塊).Next,wewillputtinyrobotsintothebodythatcantravelintoevensmallerspacesandtreatillnessatanearlytime.Imagineatinyrobotthatcantreatabloodclotdeepinyourbrainthatcan’tbereachedwiththecathetersweareusingtoday.Wemaynotactuallyneedsomethingaspowerfulasartificialintelligence(AI)inthesecases.Wecanstillbuildaveryusefultinyrobotwithalowdegreeofintelligence.Forexample,ifatinyrobotnoticesabloodclot,itcanslowlymoveinthatdirection,andcarrymedicinedirectlytothatpart.Itmightonlyhavetheintelligenceofbacteriabutcouldstillwork.34.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter?A.Thewriterisamiddleschoolteacher. B.Thewriterisadentistfromahospital.C.Thewriterisanexpertmakingrobots. D.Thewriterisanexpertmakingmedicine.35.WhataresomeresearchersdoingaccordingtoParagraph3?A.UsingtinyrobotstosenseE.coli. B.LettingE.coliworkfortheirtinyrobots.C.ChangingtinyrobotsintoE.coli’sdrivers. D.TellingtinyrobotstodirectE.coli’smovements.36.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthecatheterstoday?A.Theywillbewidelyusedbydoctorsinthefuture. B.Theyarenotabletogettotinierareasinthebody.C.Theywillbesmarterthantinyrobotsinthefuture. D.Theycanhelpdoctorstakecareofpatientsontime.37.What’sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.AIplaysanimportantroleindevelopingtinyrobots.B.Tinyrobotscanrunfastandtreatabloodcloteasily.C.Tinyrobotswithalowdegreeofintelligencearestilluseful.D.Westillneedverypowerfulartificialintelligencetotreatillness.三Howdopeoplethinkdifferently?Thishasalwaysbeenunusual.Tosearchananswer,ascientistnamedJ.PGuilfordstartedafamousstudyofcreativityinthe1970s,knownasthenine-dotpuzzle.Heaskedtheparticipants(參與者)toconnectallninedotsusingonlyfourstraightlines,withoutliftingtheirpencilsfromthepage.Alltheparticipantslookedforsolutionswithinthesquaretheyimagined.Only20percentmanagedtobreakoutofthesquareandcontinuetheirlinesinthewhitespacearoundthedots,whiletherestofthemwereblindedbytheboundaries(邊界)ofthesquare.TheresultsofGuilford’sstudyledhimtoaconclusion：creativityneedsyoutogooutsidethebox.Theideawaswidelyspreadsoon.Overnight,itseemedthatcreativityexpertseverywherewereteachingmanagershowtothinkoutsidethebox.Theideawassopopularthatnoonethoughtofcheckingthefacts.Noone,thatis,beforetwodifferentresearchteams:ClarkeBurhamwithKennethDavis,andJosephAlbawithRobertWeisberg,didanotherexperiment.TomakesurethatGuilford’sstudyiscorrect,bothteamsdividedparticipantsintotwogroups.ThefirstgroupwasgiventhesameinstructionsastheparticipantsinGuilford’sexperiment.Thesecondgroupwastoldtodrawthelinesoutsidetheimaginedbox.Guesswhat?Onlyalittlemorethan20percentsolvedthepuzzle,whichisnobigdifferencefromtheresultofGuilford’sexperiment.Let’slookalittlemorecloselyatthesurprisingresult.Solvingthisproblemrequirespeopletothinkoutsidethebox.However,directandclearinstructionsto“thinkoutsidethebox”donothelpparticipantsimprovetheirperformance.Thewidelyspreadideathatout-of-the-boxthinkingmakespeoplemorecreativecan,insomeway,bedangerous.Afterall,withonesimplebutbrilliantexperiment,researchershadprovedthattheconnectionbetweenthinkingoutsidetheboxandcreativitywasamisunderstanding.38.Whichofthefollowingpatternscansolvethenine-dotpuzzle?A. B. C. D.39.Thenine-dotpuzzlestudyismainlyfocusedon__________A.howpeopledothingsinreallife.B.Somestudentsdon’tenjoybeingoutside.C.whatknowledgepeoplehavelearned.D.howpeoplethinkindifferentways.40.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.PuzzleSolving:AKeytoCreativityB.Nine-DotPuzzle:AMagicTestC.ThinkingOutsidetheBox:AMisleadingIdeaD.CreativeThinking:AnUnusualTopic四Howdoplantsgrowinspace?AnexperimentattheTiangongspacestationcanprovidetheanswer.Chineseastronautshavesuccessfullygrownriceseedlings(幼苗),whichmayshowushowastronautscancultivatefoodtosupportlong-termspaceflights.“Thericeseedlingsaregrowingverywell.”ZhengHuiqiong,ascientistattheCenterforExcellenceinMolecularPlantSciencesoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,toldChinaDaily.SincethericeexperimentbeganonJuly29,2022,theseedlingsofthetallshootricevariety(高桿水稻品種)havereachedaheightofabout30centimeters.Plus,theseedlingsofthedwarfricevariety(矮稈水稻品種)havegrowntoaround5centimeters.Whiletherehavebeenotherriceexperimentsinspace,theonebeingconductedonTiangongisthefirstofitskind.Itaimstoproducethecompletelifecycleoftheplant,whichbeginswithaseedandendswithagrownplantproducingnewseeds.Theastronautswillkeepstudyingtheplants.Iftheexperimentissuccessful,theywillcollectthenewlyproducedseedsandbringthembacktoEarthforfurtherstudies,Zhengadded.Sincethe1980s,Chinahasbeentakingtheseedsofcropstospace.Butgrowingriceinorbitisadifferentchallengeduetothehardconditionsinspace.Micro-gravity,noairandhigh-energycosmicraysmaymakeithardfortheplantstogrow.Ricehasbeenthemostimportantfoodforastronautsforalongtime.USastronautsontheApollo11mission—thefirsthumanstolandonthemooninJuly1969—atefreeze-driedchickenandriceduringtheirtriptospace.Ifsuchanexperimentgoeswell,astronautswillbeabletogrowtheirfoodinorbit,reducinghowmuchfoodhastobetakenonspaceflights.33.Whatdoes“cultivate”inParagraph1probablymean?A.find B.grow C.waste D.cook34.WhatisthepurposeofdescribingtheheightsofthericevarietiesinParagraph2?A.Totellusaboutthescientists’work. B.Tomakeusinterestedinspaceexploration.C.Toshowthericeexperimentisgoingwell. D.Tointroducedifferenttypesofriceseedlings.35.WhatisspecialaboutthericeexperimentbeingdoneonTiangong?A.It’sthefirstriceexperimentinspace.B.ThegravityonEarthwillinfluencethegrowingoftherice.C.It’sthefirstexperimenttotrytoproducericeinacompletelifecycle.D.Ifitworks,thenewlyproducedriceplantwillbebroughtbacktoEarth.36.Whatarethelasttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?A.Futurespacemissions. B.Theimportanceofthericeexperiment.C.Thebestfoodchoicesforastronauts. D.Changesinastronauts’foodthroughhistory.五ChinaplanstosendonetothreenetworkbackupsatellitesfortheBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystem(BDS)intospacethisyeartoimprovethestability(穩定性)andusabilityoftheconstellation(星座),accordingtothe13thChinaSatelliteNavigationConferenceonThursday,April27,2023.BeidouisapositioningsystemdevelopedbyChina.Chinaisthethirdcountryintheworldtohaveitsownpositioningsystem.WithBeidou,Chinanolongerhastodependonforeignsystems.Thisisveryimportantfornationalsafety.WorkonBeidoubeganin1994.However,thefirsttwoBeidousatellites,werenotsentintospaceuntil2000.Atpresent,ithas45satellitesinorbit,including15forBDS-2and30forBDS-3.Thesesatelliteshaveformedaglobalnetwork.ThecompleteBeidouwillbemorepowerfulthananyotherpositioningsystembeingusedallovertheworld.YangChangfengisadesignerofBeidou.Hesaysthatthesystemcannoticethesway(搖擺)ofabuildinginstrongwinds.Beidouhasbroughtmanyadvantagesinourlives.Let’stakeShanghaiasanexample.ThousandsofbuseshavebeenusingBeidou.Whenwearewaitingforabus,wecanknowwhenitisabouttocome.ManysmartphoneshavebeenusingBeidouaswell.Manypeoplesay,“LetmeturnonmyGPS.”“Infact,theirphonesareusingBeidou.”jokesasalespersoninBeijing.Chinawillspeeduptheintegration(融合)ofBDSwithnewtechnologiessuchas5G,artificialintelligenceandbigdata.Itaimstobuildamorecommon,integrated,andintelligentnationalsystemofspaceandtimeby2035.The3-dayconferencekickedoffWednesdayinBeijing.Morethan4,000expertsandscholarsfromhomeandabroadinthesatellitenavigationfieldattendedtheconferenceonlineandoffline.ChinaDaily28April202337.WhendidChinasendthefirsttwoBeidousatellitesintospace?A.In1994. B.In2000. C.In2023. D.In2035.38.WhatistrueaboutBeidouaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Beidoucanswaybuildingsinstrongwinds. B.Beidouisveryimportantfornationalsafety.C.UsingBeidoutopositionbusesisconvenient. D.GPSwillworkbetterthanthecompleteBeidou.39.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.BDSwillprobablyhave46to48satellitesby2023.B.Over4,000expertsandscholarscametoBeijingtotheconference.C.Chinastartedtobuilditsownpositioningsysteminthe19thcentury.D.ThreecountriesdevelopedtheirownpositioningsystemsbeforeChina.40.Whatisthebeststructureofthetext?A.①/②③④⑤ B.①②/③④/⑤ C.①②③/④⑤ D.①/②③④/⑤六Howmuchwateristhereonthemoon?Thisisaquestionscientistshavetriedtoanswerforyears.ScientistsfromChinaandtheUKhavenowdiscoveredthatthemoonmayhavewater“reservoirs(水庫)”,saidarecentpaper.Overbillionsofyears,spacerockshavehitthesurfaceofthemoon,causingthesoiltomeltandgooutintospace.Itthencoolsdownandfallsbacktothemoon’ssurface,formingbeads(珠子)ofglass.TheChang’e5probe,whichreturnedtoEarthonDec17,2020,broughtbackatotalof1,731gramsofrocksandsoilfromthemoon’ssurface,includingglassbeads,reportedXinhua.Theinternationalresearchteamlookedinto32glassbeads.Theyfoundthataboutonetonofglassbeadsmayhave500gramsofwater.“This‘water’wasn’taliquidbutinsteadtooktheformofhydrogen(氫氣)...intheglassbeads,whichcaneasilybeturnedintothewaterwecanuse,”HuiHejiu,oneofthestudy’sauthors,toldScienceandTechnologyDaily.Scientiststhinkthatthewaterinallofthemoon'sglassbeadscouldbeasmuchas270trillion(萬億)kilograms.Thesolarwind,whichisstreamsofparticles(粒子)letoutfromthesun,couldbewherethewaterinthebeadscomesfrom,saidthestudy.Theglassbeadshavemanyholesinsidetocatchhydrogenfromthewind.Ifthewaterinthebeadsiseasytoget,itwillbea“reallybigdeal”forspaceexploration,PhilBland,anexpertinAustralia,toldABCNews.Now,waterusedbyastronautsduringtheirlongstaysinspacestationsisrecycled,saidtheChinaMannedSpacewebsite.Theurine(尿液)producedandwaterusedbyanastronautperdayisabout2kilograms.Theliquidsarecollectedandpurified(凈化)andthenprovidedtoastronautstodrink.Withthisnewfinding,humanlifeonthemooncouldhaveastablewatersourceinthefuture.42.WhatdidthescientistsfromChinaandtheUKdiscoveronthemoon?A.Billionsofglassbeadsunderitssurface. B.Aliquidwaterreservoirreadytobeused.C.Anoceanonthefarsideofthemoon. D.Glassbeadsthatmaycontainwater.43.Howmightastronautsgetwaterfromthebeads?A.Bybreakingthemtogetthewaterout.B.Bycollectingasmuchfromthemastheycan.C.Byturningthehydrogenintowater.D.Byputtingthemunderthesunlight.44.WhatisthepurposeofmentioningtheChang’e5probeinParagraph3?A.Toexplainwhatisglassbeads. B.ToshowtheChang’e5probeisgreat.C.Toprovethereareglassbeadsonthemoon. D.Totelluswheretofindthewater45.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageabove?A.Thesolarwindisthesourceofthewaterfoundintheglassbeadsonthemoon.B.Astronautswouldnolongerbeworriedaboutbeingshortofwater.C.Now,astronautsgetwaterfromthesolarwind.D.Gettingwaterinthebeadsisnotaseasyaswethink.七Babiesdon’tlearntotalkjustfromhearingsounds.Theyarelip(嘴唇)readerstoo.Ithappensduringtheperiodwhenababy’sbabbling(咿呀聲)slowlychangesfromunclearvoicesintothatfirst“mama”or“dada”.Thebabieshavetofindouthowtoshapetheirlipstomakethesoundstheyarehearing,accordingtoDavidfromFloridaAtlanticUniversity,wholedthestudy.Clearly,itdoesn’ttakethemtoolongtounderstandthemovementsthatmatchbasicsounds.Bytheirfirstbirthdays,babiesstartchangingbacktolookyouintheeyeagain.ItoffersmorecluesthattalkingwithbabiesfacetofaceisveryimportantforspeechdevelopmentmorethanturningonthelatestbabyDVD.ButDavidwentastepfurther.HeandhisstudentHansentestednearly180babies,groupsofthemaged4,6,8,10and12months.How?TheyshowedvideosofawomanspeakinginEnglishtobabiesofEnglishspeakers.TheyfoundthatwhenthespeakerusedEnglish,the4-month-oldbabiesgazed(凝視)mostlyintohereyes.The6-month-oldbabiesspentthesameamounts(數量)oftimelookingattheeyesandthemouth.The8-month-oldbabiesand10-month-oldbabiesstudiedmostlythemouth.At12months,attentionstartedchangingbacktowardthespeaker’seyes.ButwhathappenedwhenthesebabiesareusedtoEnglishheardFrench?The12-month-oldbabiesstudiedthemouthlonger,justlikeyoungerbabies.Theyneededtheextrainformationtounderstandthenewsounds.Thecontinuedlipreadingshowsthe12-month-oldbabiesarefitforlearning.Babiesaresohardtostudy,saysDukeUniversityscientistGreg,whofoundtheresearchsofantasticthathewantstoknowmore.27.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.Babiesmightgetitsvoice“mama”bylipreading.B.Babiesliketofindouthowtoshapetheirlips.C.Babieslearntotalkjustfromhearingthesounds.D.Babiescommunicatebyusingbodylanguages.28.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightchangeofbabies’eyegazeaccordingtothetext?A. B. C. D.29.Babiesneedextrainformationtounderstandnewsoundswhen_______.A.they’reshownvideosofawomanspeaking B.they’reusedtohearingtheirmotherlanguageC.they’reshownvideosofababyspeaking D.they’reusedtohearingaforeignlanguage30.Wherecanwereadthearticleabove?A.Inaninterestingstorybook. B.Inasciencemagazine.C.Inaposterabouteducation. D.InanEnglish-Frenchdictionary八Fromredapplesandyellowlemonstoblueberriesandgreenmelons,fruitcomesinmanydifferentcolors.Whydodifferentkindsoffruitshavesomanycolors?AccordingtoChineseAcademyofSciences,fruitcolorsactuallycomefromtheirdifferentpigments(色素),suchasredoryellowcarotenoid(類胡蘿卜素)andblueorpurpleanthocyanin(花青素).Thesepigmentsappearindifferentamounts,dependingonthefruit’senvironment.Thiscausesthefruittoturnacertaincolor.Tofindouthowtheenvironmentaffectsfruitcolors,Chinesescientistsstudiedmorethan280differentfruitcolors,includingwhite,red,blue,purpleandblack.Theyfoundthatredfruittendstogrowincoolerplaces.Andinsteadofjustgrowinginoneplace,youcanfindthemgrowinginmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Blueandpurplefruitmostlygrowsinwarmplaces.Thesefruittendstogrowalotinjustonespecialarea.Thescientistsalsofoundthatthecloserthefruitistotheequator(赤道),thedarkeritscolorwillbe.Animalshavealsohadanimpactontheevolution(進化)offruitcolors.Animalseatfruitanddroptheseedsinotherplaceslater.Thishelpsthefruitspreadandgrowindifferentplaces.Therefore,inordertoattractanimals,somefruitsdevelopcolorsthatareeasyforanimalstosee.However,animalsseecolorsinadifferentway.Fruitneedstodevelopcolorsthataresuitedtoanimals’visualabilities.Forexample,birdscanseeredmoreeasilythanhumanscan.Therefore,theretendstobemoreredfruitinareaswherebirds