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大学英语六级综合-完形填空(五)

大学英语六级综合-完形填空(五)(总分：280.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、完形填空Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：70.00)Of all the areas of learning the most important is the development of attitudes. (1) reactions as well as logical thought (2) affect the behavior of most people.The burnt child fears the fire is one instance; the (3) is the rise of despots(暴君) like Hitler. Both these examples point up the fact that (4) stem from experience. In the one case the experience was direct and (5) ; in the other it was indirect and cumulative. The Nazis were indoctrinated(灌输) (6) by the speeches they heard and the books they read.The classroom teacher in the elementary school is in a strategic position to (7) attitudes. This is true partly because children (8) attitudes from those adults whose word they (9) . Another reason is that pupils often delve somewhat deeply into a subject in school that has only been touched upon at home or has possibly never (10) to them before. To a child who had (11) acquired little knowledge of Mexico, his teacher's method of handling such a unit would greatly affect his attitude toward Mexicans.The media through (12) the teacher can develop wholesome attitudes are (13) . Social studies, science matters of health and safety, the very (14) of the classroom, these are a few of the (15) fields for the instruction of proper emotional reactions.However, when children come to school with (16) attitudes, it is unwise for the teacher to attempt to change their feelings by cajoling (以甜言蜜语哄骗) or (17) them. She can achieve the proper effect by helping them (18) constructive experiences.To illustrate, first-grade pupils afraid of policemen will probably (19) their attitudes after a classroom chat with the neighborhood (20) in which he explains how he protects them.（分数：70.00）A.PhysicalB.Emotional √C.ReasonableD.Chemical解析：词义辨析题。

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Most of us know about fires, earthquakes, droughts and floods. But from time to time, Mother Nature surprises us, and brings a terrible weather event （事件）. Here are some examples of unusual weather. Strange rain：One day in 2005，people in a small town in Serbia looked out their windows and saw an unusual sight. It was raining frogs! Without any warning （提醒），they found their streets filling with the little jumping animals. "There were thousands of them," someone said. "I thought maybe a plane carrying frogs exploded （爆炸），" said another. Scientists think a tornado passed over a lake and it carried the frogs into the air. Then it dropped the frogs in the Serbian town, far away. T ornadoes （strong windstorms moving in a circle）of Fire：Tornadoes don't seem to be dangerous enough, but some of them can be made of fire. When a wildfire reaches very high temperatures, it causes the air to become hot and to rise. Cooler air rushes in to replace （替代）hot air. This causes strong winds. These winds suck up （吸起）burning plants and even the fire itself. When this happens, like it did on March 14，2014，in Denver, a tornado of fire is produced. This tornado can become 15 metres wide and grow as tall as a 40-story building. Great Balls of Ice：In 1942，hundreds ofthousand-year-old skeletons （骨骼）were found under the ice of Lake Roopkund in the Himalayas. Many had holes in their skulls （头盖骨）. But they weren't hurt in any other way. Scientists thought the people must have been hit from above. But for years, they haven't found out the cause of their deaths. T oday, scientists think these people were killed by giant hailstones-balls of ice. The size of ice pieces becomes larger until （直到）the wind cannot hold them up. Thenhailstones fall to the ground, often at a speed （速度）of over 160 kilometres an hour. Unlucky people at Lake Roopkund had nowhere to run away, so they were all killed by the hailstones.(1) What is TRUE about the frogs raining down in Serbia? ______A. They fell out of an airplane that exploded.B. They grew in the clouds and then fell down to Earth.C. A heavy rain brought the frogs from a town far away.D. A tornado took them from a lake and dropped them over the town.(2) We can put the sentence "This makes them very dangerous." at the endof ______ .A. Paragraph 1B. Paragraph 2C. Paragraph 3D. Paragraph 4(3) What happens when little pieces of ice move around in the wind? ______A. They become bigger.B. They become higher.C. They fall to the ground as snow.D. They become raindrops.(4) What can we know according to the passage? ______A. People's activities cause these three weather events.B. People in Serbia knew there might be a strange rain.C. High temperatures cause hotter air to replace cool air.D. People at Lake Roopkund were killed by balls of ice from the sky.(5) What is the best title for the passage? ______A. Unusual WeatherB. Mother NatureC. Humans vs. NatureD. Unusual Tornadoes答案：（1）D.正误判断题。

【英语】高三英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析

【英语】高三英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Many scientists today are convinced that life exists elsewhere in the universe---life probably much like that on our own planet. They reason in the following way.As far as astronomers can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system. What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist.Life requires the right amount and kind of atmosphere. This eliminates(除去) all those planets in the universe that are not about the same size and weight as the earth. A smaller planet would lose its atmosphere; a larger one would hold too much of it.Life also requires a steady supply of heat and light. This eliminates double stars, or stars that flare up suddenly. Only single stars that are steady sources of heat and light like our sun would qualify.Finally, life could evolve(进化) only if the planet is just the right distance from its sun. With a weaker sun than our own, the planet would have to be closer to it. With a stronger sun, it would have to be farther away.If we suppose that every star in the universe has a family of planets, then how many planets might support life? First, eliminate those stars that are not like our sun. Next eliminate most of their planets; they are either too far from or too close to their suns. Then eliminate all those planets which are not the same size and weight as the earth. Finally, remember that the proper conditions do not necessarily mean that life actually does exist on a planet. It may not have begun yet, or it may have already died out.This process of elimination seems to leave very few planets on which earthlike life might be found. However, even if life could exist on only one planet in a million, there are so many billions of planets that this would still leave a vast number on which life could exist.（1）The existence of life depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT .A.the right amount of atmosphereB.our own solar systemC.steady heat and lightD.the right distance from the sun（2）Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A.The planet must be as big and heavy as the earth.B.Proper conditions are essential to the existence of life.C.Double stars can provide steady light and heat.D.The distance between a planet and its sun should be right.（3）What kind of planet might NOT support life?A.Most of the planets of the stars.B.Stars similar to our sun.C.Planets similar to the earth.D.Planets with proper conditions.（4）At the end of the passage the author suggests that .A.it is impossible for life to exist on planetsB.earthlike life could only exist on a few planetsC.life could exist on only one planet in a millionD.life could exist on a great number of planets【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，整个宇宙都是由同一种物质构成的，物质在宇宙的每一部分都遵循同样的规律。

2016高考语法填空真题

近 5 年高考英语语法填空│真题精选 10 篇2016-04-12文章的材料是一篇200 词左右的短文或对话。

难度适中，符合高中中等学生的阅读水平。

有 10 个试题数，分值 15 分。

从考查内容来看，试题分为给提示词和不给提示词两种。

给出提示词的包括：词形的转换 (名词与动词的转换，形容词与副词的转换)，形容词比较级与最高级的变化，名词单复数的变化，动词的时态、语态及词形的变化等；不给出提示词的包括：根据上下文的语境填入冠词、连词、代词、副词或名词等。

另外，给出的提示词较多 (4 ～ 7 个)，考查词形变化的考点偏多。

未给出提示词的空处有填实词的考点，每空只填写一个词，挖空一般比较均匀。

Passage 1 (2015? 新课标全国Ⅰ )阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词 )或括号内单词的正确形式。

Yangshuo ， ChinaIt was raining lightly when I __1__ (arrive) in Yangshuo just beforedawn.But I didn't care.A few hours __2__ ， I'd been at home in HongKong ，with __3__ (it) choking smog.Here ，the air was clean and fresh ，even with the rain.I'd skipped nearby Guilin ，a dream place for tourists seeking thelimestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __4__ arepictured by artists in so many Chinese __5__ (painting).Instead ，I'd headed straight for Yangshuo.For those who fly to Guilin ， it's only an hour away __6__ car and offers all the scenery of the better －known city.Yangshuo __7__ (be) really beautiful.A study of travelers __8__(conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of thetop 10 destinations in the world.And the town is fast becoming apopular weekend destination for people in Asia.Abercrombie & Kent ，a travel company in Hong Kong ，says it __9__ (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people __10__ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.【语篇导读】桂林山水甲天下，阳朔风光甲桂林。

2021年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案_4

2021年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers—all these are being challenged. We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could haveforeseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (集成块), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant. It will be the way you do your job.21. A characteristic of the information age is that ________.A) the service industry is relying more and more on the female work forceB) manufacturing industries are steadily increasingC) people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factoriesD) most of the job opportunities can now be found in the serviceindustry22. One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ________.A) the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificantB) people’s traditional concepts about work no longer hold trueC) most people have to take part-time jobsD) people have to change their jobs from time to time23. By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ________.A) people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technologyB) future achievements in technology will bring about inconceivable dramatic changesC) the importance of high technology has been overlookedD) computer science will play a leading role in the future information services24. The future will probably belong to those who ________.A) possess and know how to make use of informationB) give full play to their brain potentialC) involve themselves in service industriesD) cast their minds ahead instead of looking back25. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A) Computers and the Knowledge SocietyB) Service Industries in Modern SocietyC) Features and Implications of the New EraD) Rapid Advancement of Information TechnologyQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success.Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributednot to ability but to factors such as luck.All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes.Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is perceived to be more feminine (女性的) and an attractive man more masculine (男性的) than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the “masculine” qualities required.This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Ann Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduates to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would votefor them.The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.26. The word “liability” (Para. 1. Line 4) most probably means “________”.A) misfortuneB) instabilityC) disadvantageD) burden27. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________.A) reinforces the feminine qualities requiredB) makes women look more honest and capableC) is of primary importance to womenD) often enables women to succeed quickly28. Bowman’s experiment reveals that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ________.A) turns out to be an obstacleB) affects men and women alikeC) has as little effect on men as on womenD) is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women29. It can be inferred from the passage that people’s viewson beauty are often ________.A) practicalB) prejudicedC) old-fashionedD) radical30. The author writes this passage to ________.A) discuss the negative aspects of being attractiveB) give advice to job-seekers who are attractiveC) demand equal rights for womenD) emphasize the importance of appearance重点单词查看全部解释unattractive想一想再看adj. 不吸引人注意的；没有魅力的；不美丽的measured['meʒəd]想一想再看adj. 量过的，慎重的，基于标准的，有韵律的动词meinterview['intəvju:]想一想再看n. 接见，会见，面试，面谈vt. 接见，采impression[im'preʃən]想一想再看n. 印象，效果联想记忆X单词impression联想记忆：impress印象+ion→印象；感想 sophisticated[sə'fistikeitid]想一想再看adj. 诡辩的，久经世故的，精密的，老练的，尖端的联想记忆X单词sophisticated联想记忆：sophist诡辩+icate+d→老于世故的；精致复杂的 emphasize['emf əsaiz]想一想再看vt. 强调，着重employee[.emplɔi'i:]想一想再看n. 雇员联想记忆X单词employee联想记忆：employ雇用+ee表名词，“被动或主动的人”→雇员 source[sɔ:s]想一想再看n. 发源地，来源，原始资料rank[ræŋk]想一想再看n. 等级，阶层，排，列v. 分等级，排列，respectable[ri'spektəbl]想一想再看n. 品格高尚的人adj. 值得尊重的，人格联想记忆X单词respectable联想记忆：respect尊敬+able→可敬的Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The importance and focus of the interview in the work of the print and broadcast journalist is reflected in several booksthat have been written on the topic. Most of these books, as well as several chapters, mainly in, but not limited to, journalism and broadcasting handbooks and reporting texts, stress the “how to” aspects of journalistic interviewing rather than the conceptual aspects of the interview, its context, and implications. Much of the “how to” material is based on personal experiences and general impressions. As we know, in journalism as in other fields, much can be learned from the systematic study of professional practice. Such study brings together evidence from which broad generalized principles can be developed.There is, as has been suggested, a growing body of research literature in journalism and broadcasting, but very little significant attention has been devoted to the study of the interview itself. On the other hand, many general texts as well as numerous research articles on interviewing in fields other than journalism have been written. Many of these books and articles present the theoretical and empirical (经验的) aspects of the interview as well as the training of the interviewers. Unhappily, this plentiful general literature about interviewing pays little attention to the journalistic interview. The fact that the general literature on interviewingdoes not deal with the journalistic interview seems to be surprising for two reasons. First, it seems likely that most people in modern Western societies are more familiar, at least in a positive manner, with journalistic interviewing than with any other form of interviewing. Most of us are probably somewhat familiar with the clinical interview, such as that conducted by physicians and psychologists. In these situations the professional person or interviewer is interested in getting information necessary for the diagnosis (诊断) and treatment of the person seeking help. Another familiar situation is the job interview. However, very few of us have actually been interviewed personally by the mass media, particularly by television. And yet, we have a vivid acquaintance with the journalistic interview by virtue of our roles as readers, listeners, and viewers. Even so, true understanding of the journalistic interview, especially television interviews, requires thoughtful analyses and even study, as this book indicates.31. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ________.A) generalized principles for journalistic interviews are the chief concern for writers on journalismB) importance should be attached to the systematic study ofjournalistic interviewingC) concepts and contextual implications are of secondary importance to journalistic interviewingD) personal experience and general impression should be excluded from journalistic interviews32. Much research has been done on interviews in general ________.A) so the training of journalistic interviewers has likewise been strengthenedB) though the study of the interviewing techniques hasn’t received much attentionC) but journalistic interviewing as a specific field has unfortunately been neglectedD) and there has also been a dramatic growth in the study of journalistic interviewing33. Westerners are familiar with the journalistic interview, ________.A) but most of them wish to stay away from itB) and many of them hope to be interviewed some dayC) and many of them would like to acquire a true understanding of itD) but most of them may not have been interviewed in person34. Who is the interviewee in a clinical interview?A) The patient.B) The physician.C) The journalist.D) The psychologist.35. The text is most likely a part of a ________.A) news articleB) journalistic interviewC) research reportD) preface重点单词查看全部解释unattractive想一想再看adj. 不吸引人注意的；没有魅力的；不美丽的measured['meʒəd]想一想再看adj. 量过的，慎重的，基于标准的，有韵律的动词meinterview['intəvju:]想一想再看n. 接见，会见，面试，面谈vt. 接见，采impression[im'preʃən]想一想再看n. 印象，效果联想记忆X单词impression联想记忆：impress印象+ion→印象；感想 sophisticated[sə'fistikeitid]想一想再看adj. 诡辩的，久经世故的，精密的，老练的，尖端的联想记忆X单词sophisticated联想记忆：sophist诡辩+icate+d→老于世故的；精致复杂的 emphasize['emf əsaiz]想一想再看vt. 强调，着重employee[.emplɔi'i:]想一想再看n. 雇员联想记忆X单词employee联想记忆：employ雇用+ee表名词，“被动或主动的人”→雇员 source[sɔ:s]想一想再看n. 发源地，来源，原始资料rank[ræŋk]想一想再看n. 等级，阶层，排，列v. 分等级，排列，respectable[ri'spektəbl]想一想再看n. 品格高尚的人adj. 值得尊重的，人格联想记忆X单词respectable联想记忆：respect尊敬+able→可敬的Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The relationship between the home and market economies has gone through two distinct stages. Early industrialization began theprocess of transferring some production processes (e.g. clothmaking, sewing and canning foods) from the home to the marketplace. Although the home economy could still produce these goods, the processes were laborious (费力的) and the market economy was usually more efficient. Soon, the more important second stage was evident-the marketplace began producing goods and services that had never been produced by the home economy, and the home economy was unable to produce them (e.g. Electricity and electrical appliances, the automobile, advanced education, sophisticated medical care). In the second stage, the question of whether the home economy was less efficient in producing these new goods and services was irrelevant; if the family were to enjoy these fruits of industrialization, they would have to be obtained in the marketplace. The traditional ways of taking care of these needs in the home, such as in nursing the sick, became socially unacceptable (and, in most serious cases, probably less successful).Just as the appearance of the automobile made the use of the horse-drawn carriage illegal and then impractical, and the appearance of television changed the radio from a source of entertainment to a source of background music, so most of thefruits of economic growth did not increase the options available to the home economy to either produce the goods or services or purchase them in the market. Growth brought with it increased variety in consumer goods, but not increased flexibility for the home economy in obtaining these goods and services. Instead, economic growth brought with it increased consumer reliance on the marketplace. In order to consume these new goods and services, the family had to enter the marketplace as wage earners and consumers. The neoclassical (新古典主义的) model that views the family as deciding whether to produce goods and services directly or to purchase them in the marketplace is basically a model of the first stage. It cannot accurately be applied to the second (and current) stage. 36. The reason why many production processes were taken over by the marketplace was that ________.A) it was a necessary step in the process of industrializationB) they depended on electricity available only to the market economyC) it was troublesome to produce such goods in the homeD) the marketplace was more efficient with respect to these processes37. It can be seen from the passage that in the second stage________.A) some traditional goods and services were not successful when provided by the home economyB) the market economy provided new goods and services never produced by the home economyC) producing traditional goods at home became socially unacceptableD) whether new goods and services were produced by the home economy became irrelevant38. During the second stage, if the family wanted to consume new goods and services, they had to enter the marketplace ________.A) as wage earnersB) both as manufactures and consumersC) both as workers and purchasersD) as customers39. Economic growth did not make it more flexible for the home economy to obtain the new goods and services because ________.A) the family was not efficient in productionB) it was illegal for the home economy to produce themC) it could not supply them by itselfD) the market for these goods and services was limited40. The neoclassical model is basically a model of the first stage, because at this stage ________.A) the family could rely either on the home economy or on the marketplace for the needed goods and servicesB) many production processes were being transferred to the marketplaceC) consumers relied more and more on the market economyD) the family could decide how to transfer production processes to the marketplace重点单词查看全部解释unattractive想一想再看adj. 不吸引人注意的；没有魅力的；不美丽的measured['meʒəd]想一想再看adj. 量过的，慎重的，基于标准的，有韵律的动词meinterview['intəvju:]想一想再看n. 接见，会见，面试，面谈vt. 接见，采impression[im'preʃən]想一想再看n. 印象，效果联想记忆X单词impression联想记忆：impress印象+ion→印象；感想 sophisticated[sə'fistikeitid]想一想再看adj. 诡辩的，久经世故的，精密的，老练的，尖端的联想记忆X单词sophisticated联想记忆：sophist诡辩+icate+d→老于世故的；精致复杂的 emphasize['emf əsaiz]想一想再看vt. 强调，着重employee[.emplɔi'i:]想一想再看n. 雇员联想记忆X单词employee联想记忆：employ雇用+ee表名词，“被动或主动的人”→雇员 source[sɔ:s]想一想再看n. 发源地，来源，原始资料rank[ræŋk]想一想再看n. 等级，阶层，排，列v. 分等级，排列，respectable[ri'spektəbl]想一想再看n. 品格高尚的人adj. 值得尊重的，人格联想记忆X单词respectable联想记忆：respect尊敬+able→可敬的21. D22. B23. B24. A25. C26. C27. A28. D29. B30. A31. B32. C33. D34. A35. D36. D37. B38. C39. C40. A重点单词查看全部解释unattractive想一想再看adj. 不吸引人注意的；没有魅力的；不美丽的measured['meʒəd]想一想再看adj. 量过的，慎重的，基于标准的，有韵律的动词me interview['intəvju:]想一想再看n. 接见，会见，面试，面谈vt. 接见，采impression[im'preʃən]想一想再看n. 印象，效果联想记忆X单词impression联想记忆：impress印象+ion→印象；感想 sophisticated[sə'fistikeitid]想一想再看adj. 诡辩的，久经世故的，精密的，老练的，尖端的联想记忆X单词sophisticated联想记忆：sophist诡辩+icate+d→老于世故的；精致复杂的 emphasize['emf əsaiz]想一想再看vt. 强调，着重employee[.emplɔi'i:]想一想再看n. 雇员联想记忆X单词employee联想记忆：employ雇用+ee表名词，“被动或主动的人”→雇员 source[sɔ:s]想一想再看n. 发源地，来源，原始资料rank[ræŋk]想一想再看n. 等级，阶层，排，列v. 分等级，排列，respectable[ri'spektəbl]想一想再看n. 品格高尚的人adj. 值得尊重的，人格联想记忆X单词respectable联想记忆：respect尊敬+able→可敬的第21 页共21 页。

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Seasonal vegetable subscription boxes might lead people to learn to cook new meals. They can also potentially offer great savings –as the recommended retail price of the contents is often far higher than the purchase price. For retailers and suppliers the benefits are clear –it allows them to sell unwanted stock for a profit. British fashion mystery box entrepreneur Mario Maher highlights how mystery boxes can help reduce the amount of waste in the fashion industry. People might discover product ranges that would otherwise be thrown away.There is an obvious downside to mystery boxes –when you buy them, you don't know what you'll get! It may be that the goods inside are not to your taste, but there is also the potential for fraudsters to exploit the unpredictability of mystery boxes to send items that have a much lower value than the price of the box.So, are mystery boxes a fun way of reducing waste and making shopping more exciting, or more an opportunity for disappointment, or worse –deception?1. Mystery boxes were first a feature of department stores in which country in the early 20th Century?A. The UKB. JapanC. The USD. China2. What does the word "replicate" in the first paragraph mean?A. CopyB. ImproveC. DiscoverD. Create3. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A. The pleasant surprise of mystery boxes.B. How mystery boxes can help reduce waste.C. The benefits of mystery boxes for customers and retailers.D. The potential problems of mystery boxes.4. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce the history of mystery boxes.B. To explain the pros and cons of mystery boxes.C. 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And in 1970, the Glastonbury festival began on a farm in the UK and now spreads across 900 acres of land. It has become a highlight in a festival goers' music calendar, attracting major headline acts and large crowds who camp out for the weekend. Although they often have to endure rain and mud!Other festivals that have become huge include the Danube Island Festival in Austria, the Mawazine Festival in Morocco, the Isle of Wight Festival in the UK, and Coachella in the USA – a music and arts festival that features every genre of music. But from the mainstream to the niche, there seems to be a festival for everyone taking place around the world. And festivals have become big business too. According to research by Festicket in 2018, the music festival industry was worth $3bn (£2.28bn) globally, and it has continued to grow. Many events have become commercialised. Ticket prices are high and corporations and social media influencers cash in on festival themes.Despite all of this, for many hedonistic young people, attending a festival has become a rite of passage and a shared experience that can't be missed. Writing for BBC Culture,Arwa Haider says "for any generation, they're unlike any other place on earth: a site liberated from everyday rules, where we might bond with strangers and stumble across new sounds and sensations."1. Where did the Glastonbury festival start?A. In the USA.B. In Austria.C. On a farm in the UK.D. In Morocco.2. What does the word "hedonistic" in the last paragraph mean?A. Selfish.B. Enjoying pleasure.C. Thoughtful.D. Sociable.3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?A. The history and evolution of music festivals.B. The most famous music festivals.C. How music festivals have become commercial.D. Different types of music festivals.4. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce some famous music festivals.B. To discuss the development of music festivals.C. To explain why people like music festivals.D. To show the business side of music festivals.CAs well as impressive physical attributes, elephants have a rich cultural heritage, passed down through customs and social behaviour which is learned, remembered, and shared within their herds.This is possible partly because of their social structure. Elephants live in complex, tightly knit, multigenerational societies, led by older females known as matriarchs. Younger elephants observe and mimic the behaviour of their elders, learning through experience. It helps that the herd does almost everything together, from foraging and feeding to raising each others' young. These interactions lead to deep long-lasting relationships, which can last for decades.Possibly because of these bonds, elephants seem to have emotional capacity. Just like humans, the creatures have been seen displaying signs of grief. When an elephant dies,others in the herd have been observed to repeatedly return to where the individual passed, which is said to be part of a mourning ritual. They may sniff and touch the carcass and bones and cover the site with leaves and sand. Moreover, a 2020 study by researchers Goldenberg and Wittemyer found that "elephants show broad interest in their dead regardless of the strength of former relationships with the dead individual", which may indicate advanced sentience, the scientists say.There's a saying found in many languages – 'an elephant never forgets'. In fact, memory has been essential to the survival of some elephant herds. A study within Great Kruger National Park found that, during an extreme drought in 2016, elephant groups led by matriarchs who had previously lived through a severe drought, had higher survival rates. 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Most of us probably live without vegetables
阅读理解答案
Most of us probably live without vegetables, but a world without chocolate Now that would be hard! According to chocolate makers it could happen if we don’t act soon.
There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage --- chocolate’s growing popularity and less production of cocoa, the plant from which chocolate is made. With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate, not much can be done about the first cause.
Therefore, the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa production. However, new plant diseases and little rain in Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s largest producers, have reduced cocoa production by 40 percent in the past 10 years. What’s worse, many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries like Indonesia and Venezuela are changing to easier-to-grow crops such as corn or rubber. This way, the farmers can make more money.
To prevent more farmers from changing, researchers at the newly opened International Cocoa Control Centre, in the UK,
are trying to create new cocoa plants that are stronger and faster growing. But first they must make sure the new plants are safe to grow. This takes a long time.
First, each new plant is stored at the Control Centre for six months to make sure it is healthy. It is then planted in the Centre’s fields, studied and tested for another two years. Only after scientists are certain that they’re disease-free, will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed.
To create new stronger types of cocoa, scientists at the Centre are combining the best parts from different cocoa plants. Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage, there is now hope!
51. The first paragraph tells us that______.
A. chocolate is healthier than vegetables
B. the world could soon be without chocolate
C. people love vegetables more than chocolate
D. it’s not necessary to eat so much chocolate
52. In which countries has chocolate become more popular in recent years
A. Venezuela and Indonesia.
B. Ivory Coast and Ghana.
C. Indonesia and China.
D. China and India.
53. Cocoa farmers are choosing to grow rubber and corn because these crops______.
A. can make them more money
B. need less rain to grow
C. can be planted more times each year
D. are not damaged by plant diseases
54. How long does it take scientists at the Centre to make sure a cocoa plant is safe to grow
A. 6 months.
B. 12 months.
C. 24 months.
D. 30 months.
55. What is one of the pu1poses of the Cocoa Control Centre
A. To introduce cocoa production to more countries.
B. To provide more chocolate for British people.
C. To produce stronger types of cocoa plants.
D. To make sure that cocoa is healthy to eat.
51—55 BDADC。