嘉定區(qū)2023-2023學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量監(jiān)控試卷高三英語(yǔ)2023.12〔總分值140分，完卷時(shí)間120分鐘〕I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA〔10分〕Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Classmates. B.Bossandsecretary. C.Colleagues. D.Teacherandstudent.2.A.Tohaveabarbecuewithherfamily. B.Togoforaridearoundtown.C.TogotothesupermarketinJohn'scar. D.Togoshoppingwiththeman.3.A.Thewomanshouldfindasparekey. B.Theyshouldcomedownstairs.C.Thewomanshouldbemorecarefulnexttime.D.Theyshouldthinkofasolution.4.A.Totheman'sstudio. B.Totheman'scompany.C.Totherailwaystation. D.Tothesubwaystation.5.A.Impatient. B.Worried.C.AnnoyedD.Regretful.6.A.Heisn'tsure. B.He'llgobybus.C.He'llgobytrain. D.He'llgobyplane.7.A.Theconcertisveryimpressive B.Sheregretspayingfortheconcert.C.Applauseencouragesthesinger. D.Almosteveryonelovespopmusic.8.A.Theplane'sdeparturetimeremainsunknown.B.Theplanewillleaveat9:14.C.Themanhasgonetoawrongcheck-incounter.D.Themanhasjustmissedhisflight.9.A.Shewantstotakemoreoptionalcourses. B.Shethinksthecourseiswonderful.C.Shecouldn'tunderstandtheprofessor'slecture.D.Shedoesn'tthinkthecourseisuseful.10.A.Heeatstoomuchwhenplayingchess. B.Chessishisfavoritegame.C.Hedoesn'tenjoychessasmuchasheusedto. D.Hewon'tjointhechessclub.SectionB〔15分〕Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Torunsomeclasses. B.ToorganizemeetingsC.Tocollectinformation. D.TogrowtheirownfoodA.Toplanttheseseedsinhisgarden. B.Togetnewfruitsandvegetables. C.Toexchangethemwithhisfriends. D.Toencourageotherstoselltheirseeds.A.Thegardeningmeetingisintendedtosharegardeningskills. B.Peopleareincreasinglyconcernedwithenvironmentandhealth.C.Thosepresentatthegardeningmeetingexchangeseedswithoneanother.D.PeoplegottogetherinWashingtonD.Ctodiscusstheenvironmentalissues.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Itisabusy,crowdedandboomingplace. B.Itissufferingfromincreasingcrime.

C.Itisapeaceful,friendlyandconvenienttown.D.Itiscleanandpretty,butalittlebitpoor.A.Itmightlowertheirwages.B.Itwillchangetheirwayoflife.C.Itmightcostthemtheirjobs.D.Itwillcauseafiercecompetition.A.SheisgoingtocompeteintheOlympics.B.Sheisanexperienceddebater.C.SheleadsthefightagainsttheWal-MartstoreD.Sheworksinthelocalcoffeeshop.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Keepcomparingoptionswithyourfamily. B.Readproductreviewseveryday.C.Telephonethelocalstoreforadiscount. D.Makeenoughinvestigations.A.TotakehertimetoavoidhastypurchaseB.Tospendanotheryearlookingforafavoritecar C.Togotothelocalcarcompaniestomakedetailedinvestigation D.Tomakeacarefulcomparisonandchooseanidealcarassoonaspossible.A.Heiscarefulbuthesitant. B.Heischangeableandhasty.

C.Heisdecisiveandconfident. D.Heisfashionablebutenvious.A.Everyonehashisownwaytomakeapurchase.B.Onecan'tmakeagoodpurchasewithoutreadingproductreviews.C.Fewpeoplecanresistthetemptationofadsofnewlyreleasedproduct..D.Comparingoptionswhenpurchasinghelpssavemoneyinthelongrun.II.GrammarandvocabularySectionA(10分)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Peoplearebeinglured(引誘)ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservice,(21)________realizingthatthey'repayingforitbygivingupplentyofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosend___〔22〕____(target)messages.MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoidea(23)______they’repayingforFacebook,becausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldetailsareworth.Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.Earlyon,youcouldkeepeverythingprivate.ThatwasthegreatthingaboutFacebook--youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear,thecompanychangeditsprivacyrules(24)________manythings--yourcity,yourphoto,yourfriends’names--wereset,bydefault〔默認(rèn)〕,tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.AccordingtoFacebook’svicepresidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon’tshareinformation,theyhavea“(25)____(satisfying)experience.〞SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Itsoriginalbusinessmodel,(26)____involvedsellingadsandputtingthematthesideofthepage,totallyfailed.Whowantstolookatadswhentheyareconnectingwiththeirfriendsonline?Sofartheprivacyissue(27)______(land)FacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril,SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheCommissiontosetregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdone(28)____(invade)ourprivacyisonlythebeginning,whichiswhyI’mconsidering(29)______(cancel)myaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI’mupsetbytheideathat(30)______informationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’ttrust.Thatistoohighapricetopay.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.combiningB.analyzedC.concernD.tremendouslyE.effectiveF.appliedG.actuallyH.commonI.limitedJ.assessingK.testGettinghelpwithparentingmakesadifference--atanyageNewOxfordUniversitystudyfindsthatparentinginterventions〔育兒干預(yù)〕forhelpingchildrenwithbehaviorproblemsarejustaseffectiveinschoolage,asinyoungerchildren.Thereisadominantviewamongscientistsandpolicy-makers.Theybelieves,forthegreatesteffect,interventionsneedtobe__31__earlyinlife,whenchildren’sbrainfunctionandbehaviorarethoughttobemoreflexible.However,accordingtothenewresearch,it’stimetostopfocusingonwhenweintervenewithparenting,andjustcontinuehelpingchildreninneedofallages.JustpublishedinChildDevelopment,thestudyisoneofthefirstto__32__thisageassumption.Parentinginterventionsareacommonandeffectivetoolforreducingchildbehaviorproblems,butstudiesofageeffectshaveproduceddifferentresultsuntilnow.AteamledbyProfessorFrancesFardner__33__datafromover15,000familiesfromallovertheworld,andfoundnoevidencethatearlierisbetter.Olderchildrenbenefitedjustasmuchasyoungeronesfromparentinginterventionsforreducingbehaviorproblems.Therewasnoevidencethatearlierinterventionsaremorepowerful.Thiswasbasedon__34__datafrommorethan150differentexperiments.What’smore,theireconomicanalysisfoundthatinterventionswitholderchildrenwere__35__morelikelytobecost-effective.ProfessorGardnercommented:“Whenthereis__36__aboutbehavioraldifficultiesinyoungerchildren,ourfindingsshouldneverbeusedasareasontodelayintervention,otherwise,childrenandfamilieswillsufferforlonger.〞Shecontinued,“Asfor__37__parentinginterventionsforreducingbehaviorproblemsinchildhood,weshouldsticktotheprinciple,‘it’snevertooearly,nevertoolate’,ratherthan‘earlierisbetter’.〞Thestudydrawstheconclusionthatitmakessensetoinvestinparentinginterventionsforchildrenatallageswithbehavioraldifficulties,becausetheyarenomorelikelytobe__38__inyoungerthanolderchildren,atleastinthepre-adolescents.Ofcourse,there’smoreworktobedone.Theexperimentsconductedwere__39__topre-adolescents,toshorter-termeffects,andparent-reportedassessmentofchildoutcomes.Futurestudiesareneededthatfocusonadolescents,longer-termoutcomes,andusingmultiplesourcesfor__40__childbehaviorproblems.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA(15分)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Marmosetmonkeysexistonabranchoftheevolutionarythreethatisdistinctfromtheonethatledtohumans.Buttheyconstantlyastonishresearcherswith__41__behaviorthatseemsprettyhighlyevolved.Theirsocialorganizationand__42__practicescouldhavebeenthemodelforthephrase“Ittakesavillage.〞Adominantmaleandfemalebreed,andtheirbabiesarecarefullylookedafterbyextendedfamilymemberswhothenaren’tfreetobreedthemselves.Anewstudyfurther__43__themarmoset’sreputationforadmirablecommunityvalues.Researchersreportthatthesecaregiverssharetheirfoodmoregenerouslywithlittleones__44__thanwhenthey’resurroundedbythewatchfuleyesofothercommunitymembers.Incomplexsocietieswhereindividualsbandtogetherfor__45__protection,researchershavecomeupwithafewwidelyacceptedexplanationsforselflessbehavior.Butspecificacts,likesharingadeliciouscricket〔蟋蟀〕withabeggingbabymarmoset,seemtoneedmore__46__explanation.Onepossibilityisthatanindividualpractices__47__asameansofenhancinghisstatusamongpeers.By__48__thatheissowellgiftedwithmaterialgoodsthathecangivesomeaway,thisdo-gooderenhanceshispowerwithinthegroup.That,inturn,may__49__prospectivemates.Theotherexplanationforcharitablebehavior__50__thatkindnessesextendedtoothersaresimplythefeesofgroupmembership,whichofferssomefuturepromiseofachancetomate.Failuretosharewouldresultinexclusionfromthegroupandalossof__51__partners.Scientistscallthisthe“paytostay〞model.Importantly,forbothofthesemodelstowork,actsofkindnessmusthavea(n)__52__.Thatsuggestsyouwouldseemoresharingingroupsettings;awayfromjudgingeyes,acaregivermightbemorelikelytokeepfoodforhimselforherself.Andyet,in2,581testsconductedwith31adultand14babymarmosets,the__53__appearedtobetrue.Anthropologists〔人類(lèi)學(xué)家〕fromtheUniversityofZurichcarefullydocumentedhowoften,ingroupsandinconditionsthatfoundcaregiverandbabyseparatedfromthecrowd,anadultwouldsharehisorhercricket.Whenalonewithababybeggingforataste,adultmarmosetssharedtheircricket85%ofthetime.Wheninagroup,caregiversoffereduptheircricket67%ofthetime."Ourresultsshowthathelpingincommonmarmosetsisnotdrivenbyreputationmanagementor54avoidance,"thestudyauthorreported."Rather,itisdrivenbyadeep-downmotivationtohelpthatismore55expressedwhenindividualsarealonewithyoung.〞41.A.animalB.careful C.social D.individual42.A.evolvingB.communicating C.organizingD.parenting43.A.shinesB.damages C.affectsD.protects44.A.atplayB.inprivate C.onscheduleD.byaccident45.A.adequateB.effective C.continualD.mutual46.A.creativeB.complex C.specificD.official47.A.generosityB.wisdom C.independenceD.governance48.A.promisingB.demonstrating C.pretendingD.explaining49.A.countonB.goafter C.appealtoD.benefitfrom50.A.assumesB.confirms C.enhancesD.concludes51.A.regularB.dominant C.potentialD.previous52.A.atmosphereB.audience C.feedbackD.judge53.A.statisticsB.expectations C.argumentD.opposite54.A.responsibilityB.punishment C.arrangementD.difficulty55.A.stronglyB.casually C.delicatelyD.fearlesslySectionB(22分)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Onedayalittleboy,annoyedbyhisfather'sdecisionforhimtobecomeagrocer,decidesthathewillnevergrowup.Groceryisadulljobandstayingachildishisprotestagainstit.Thisstrangelittleboy-man,neverseparatedfromatindrumheisalwaysbanging,isourheroofthetable.Itcoversthreecrucialdecadesof20thcenturyhistory.LittleOscarMatzerathwillexperiencelove,warandimprisonmentinastorythatpaintsanunforgettablepictureofCentralEuropebetween1923and1954.ThisisanoverviewofthestoryofTheTinDrum,themostfamousworkbytheGermanNobel-winningauthorGünterGrass,whopassedawayonApril13attheageof87.TheTinDrumalsoestablishedGrassasoneoftheleadingauthorsofGermany.Italsosetahighbarofcomparisonforallofhisfollowingworks.Justashisbest-knownfictionisboththestoryofanindividualandofanage,soitisthatGrass'lifecannotbeunderstoodwithoutreferringtothehistoryofGermany.Hewascalled"Germany'sconscience",becauseheremindedGermansofapastduringtheSecondWorldWar(1933-1945)thatmanywouldhaveratherforgotten.Thissometimesmadehimunpopular.ManyGermansdidnotagreein1989whenhesaidthatEastGermanyandWestGermanyshouldremainseparate,asaunitedcountrywouldbetoostrongandthreatentheworld'speace.AndGrasswascalledahypocritewhenherevealedinhismemoirPeelingtheOnion(2023)thathehadbeenateenagememberoftheWaffen-SS,theNazi(納粹)Party'sfightingforce.Themanwhohadblamedtheactionsofothershadaless-than-perfectrecordhimself.Grasswasamanofthepenandthepageandalsoamanwithagiftforspeakingtothepublic.Hiswritingwasnoisyandannoying,butonehadtolistentoit,alittlelikethesoundofthedrumbangedbyhismostfamousliterarycreation.56.InTheTinDrum,thehero________.A.decideshewillnevergrowuptoescapefromthewarB.doesn'twanttobecomeagrocerashisfatherexpectsC.refusestobeseparatedfromthetindrumheisplayingD.hasanunforgettableexperienceinvolvingloveandhatred57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hypocrite"mean?A.Someonewhohasjusticeonhissideandpursuesperfection.B.Someonewhoenjoysblamingothersfortheirownmistakes.C.Someonewhoisunwillingtobelievethereisgoodinpeople.D.Someonewhopretendstobemorevirtuousthanonereallyis.58.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat________.A.OscarMatzerath'sstoriesweremodeledonGrass'sownchildhoodlifeB.criticsapplaudedGrass'sargumentforcontinuedseparationofGermanyC.Grass'slifeandworkscanbebestunderstoodfromahistoricalperspectiveD.nootherwriterinGermanycouldbeGrass'sequalinperfectpersonalrecord59.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthearticle?A.ToanalyzewhathasmadeTheTinDrumsopopularinGermany.B.TointroducethereaderstoGünterGrassandhismostfamouswork.C.TopresentthehistoryofGermanythroughthepenandpageofGrass.D.TogivesomebackgroundinformationaboutGrass'searlylifeasawriter.(B)Beesinacolonyworkwitheachothertogatherfood,andtheytrytofindthemostnectar(花蜜)intheleastamountoftimepossible.Asmallnumberofbeesworkassearchers,butwhenagoodflowerpatch(花叢)isfound,howdotheytellotherbeeswheretofindit?Beescommunicateflowerlocationusingspecialdancesinsidethehive,wherebeeslive.Onebeedanceswhiletheotherbeeswatch.Thedancingbeesmellsliketheflowerpatch,andalsogivesthewatchingbeesatasteofthenectarshehasgathered.Smellandtastehelpsotherbeesfindthecorrectflowerpatch.Beesusetwodifferentkindsofdancestocommunicateinformation:thewaggle(搖擺)danceandthecircledance.WaggledanceThewaggledancetellsthewatchingbeestwothingsaboutaflowerpatch'slocation:thedistanceandthedirectionawayfromthehive.A.DistanceThedancingbeewagglesbackandforthasshemovesforwardinastraightline,thencirclesaroundtorepeatthedance.Thelengthofthemiddleline,calledthewagglerun,showsroughlyhowfaritistotheflowerpatch.B.DirectionBeesknowwhichwayisupandwhichwayisdowninsidetheirhive,andtheyusethistoshowdirection.How?Beesdancewiththewagglerunataspecificangleawayfromstraightup.Outsidethehive,beeslookatthepositionofthesun,andflyatthesameangleawayfromthesun.CircledanceThecircledancetellsthewatchingbeesonlyonethingabouttheflowerpatch’slocation:thatitissomewhereclosetothehive.Inthisdance,thebeewalksinacircle,turnsaround,thenwalksthesamecircleintheoppositedirection.Sometimes,thebeeincludesalittlewaggleasshe’sturningaround.Thedurationofthiswaggleisthoughttoindicatethequalityoftheflowerpatch.60.Whydoesthesearchergivethewatchingbeesatasteofthenectar?A.Toinformthemofthedistanceoftheflower.B.Tocelebratehersuccessoffindingthenectar.C.Tomotivatethemtocollectthenectar.D.Toensurethebeesfindtherightpatch.61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthedances?A.Thesearcher’swagglemeanslittleduringthecircledance.B.Thewaggledanceindicatesthedirectionoftheflowerpatch.C.Thewaggledanceshowspreciselyhowfartheflowerpatchis.D.Thequalityoftheflowerpatchisnotshowninthecircledance.62.Ifthesearcherdancesinsidethehiveinthisway(seetherightpicture),whichofthefollowingistheWRONGflyingdirectionfortheotherbees?(C)Earth’sgeologicagestimeperiodsdefinedbyevidenceinrocklayerstypicallylastmorethanthreemillionyears.We’rebarely11,500yearsintothecurrentage,theHolocene.Butanewpaperarguesthatwe’vealreadyenteredanewone—theAnthropocene,or“newman〞,age.Thenameisn’tbrand-new.NobelPrizewinnerPaulCrutzen,aco-authorofthepaper,coineditin2002toreflectthechangessincetheindustrialrevolution.Thepaper,however,ispartofnewpushtoformalizetheAnthropoceneage.Recenthumanimpactshavebeensogreatthatthey’llresultinanobviousboundary(界限)inEarth’srocklayer,theauthor’ssay.“WearesoskilledatusingenergyandexploitingtheenvironmentthatwearenowadefiningforceinthegeologicalprocessonthesurfaceoftheEarth,〞saidco-authorJanZala,ageologistwiththeUniversityofLeicesterintheUK.Evenso,itcouldtakeyearsorevendecadesfortheInternationalUnionofGeologicalSciencetoformalizethenewage.IftheconceptoftheAnthropoceneageistobeformalized,scientistswillfirsthavetoidentifyanddefineaboundaryline,ormarker,that’ssetinstone.“Thekeythingisthinkingabouthow—thousandsofyearsinthefuturegeologistmightcomebackandactuallyrecognizeinthedepositintheUK.〞It’snotasstraightforwardasyoumightthink.Themarkethastobeveryprecise,andithastoberecognizedinmanydifferentpartsoftheworld,〞saidHaywood,whowasn’tinvolvedinthenewstudy.Onecandidateforthemarketisthedistinctiveradioactivesignatureleftbyatombombtests,whichbeganin1945.“Thefallout(沉降)isbasicallyacrosstheworld,〞Haywoodsaid.Inasimilarway,scientistsusedtracesoftheelementiridium(銥)leftbyshootingstarstrikestohelpdefinetheboundarybetweentheCretaceousandTertiaryperiodsthetimeofthegreatdinosaurextinctions.ThepushforaformaldeclarationoftheAnthropoceneageisaboutmorethanjustscientificcuriosity.ThemovethescientistswriteinthelastissueofthejournalEnvironmentalScience&Technology,“mightbeusedasencouragementtoslowcarbonemissionsandbiodiversity(生物多樣性)loss〞or“asevidenceonprotectionmeasures〞JustasHaywoodsaid,byunderlininghowmuchwe'rechangingtheenvironment,theformalizationwouldbe"averypowerfulstatement〞.63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthenewpaper?A.ItdeniestheexistenceoftheHoloceneage.B.Itdocumentstherecenthumanimpactsonearth.C.ItpushesfortheformalizationoftheAnthropoceneage.D.Itservesasawarningagainstthecurrentmineralexploitation.64.Haywood'swordsinparagraph4indicatethat___________________.A.thekeytoformalizingthenewageistofindadepositrecordsetinstoneBthemarkerhastoappearinvariousplacesgloballytobeconsideredvalidC.findingamarkerisastraightforwardwaytodefinethebeginningofanageD.futuregeologistsmayfindithardtorecognizethemarkerswechoosetoday65.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.TheelementiridiummayworkasamarkerfortheAnthropoceneage.B.TheNobelPrizewinnerCrutzeninventedthenameHolocenein2002.C.Theformalizationofthenewagemaysendamessageforeco-protection.DHumanactivitieshaveresultedfromthechangeofboundariesinrocklayers.66.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HumansAreDestroyingtheEarth,GeologistsWarnB.TooEarlytoSetThingsinStone,AuthoritiesSayC.MoreEvidenceIsNeeded,UniversitiesRequireD.ANewEarthAgeMayBegin,ScientistsArgueSectionC(8分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.Sheisperfectlymadefordoingwhatshedoes,itseems.B.Adventurersareclearlydifferentfromtherestofus.CWhatshedidwasreallybeyondourimagination.D.Itseemsthatmanyadventurersspendtheirlivestryingtoliveuptotheimageofaparent.E.Andmostofuswouldpreferittoremainthatway.F.Manyadventurershaveamazedtheworldwiththeirextraordinaryskills.Whydosomepeoplefeelobligedtodothecraziestthings,whilemostofusarehappytositonthesofaandwatchtheirexploitsonTV?RobinStylesponders(考慮)thisquestion.Generally,welovetowatchsomeone'sbraveryanddrama--asinglepersonagainstthewildsofnature,testingtheirendurancebeyondbelief.Andourpleasureisgreaterbecauseweliveacomfortableandincreasinglyrisk-freelife,wherethegreatesttestofenduranceisgettingtoworkthroughtherushhour._____67_____However,therearecountlesswaystotestthelimitsofyourendurance,ifyoushouldwishtodoso,byattemptingsomethingunpleasant,uncomfortableorjustplaindangerous.AmericanLynneCoxswimsinsub-zerotemperaturesthroughtheplanet'smostdangerousoceanswearingonlyaswimsuit--forfun!AccordingtoLynne,thereisalwayssomethingdrivingheron.Atage9,whenshewasswimminginanoutdoorpooloneday,aviolentstormblewup,butsherefusedtogetoutofthepool.Somethingmakehercarryon.Thensherealizedthat,asthewatergotcolderandrougher,shewasactuallygettingfasterandwarmer,andshewasreallyenjoyingit.Atage14,shebrokeherfirstendurancerecord.Yearslater,expertsdiscoveredthatLynnehasatotallyevenlayerofbodyfat,likeaseal.____68______.ThefamousBritishexplorer,SirRanulphFiennes,hasledmanymajorexpeditions(遠(yuǎn)征)intheextremecold,includingwalkingrightroundtheArcticCircle.Hehasalsoledexpeditionsintheextremeheat,anddiscoveredtheLostCityofUbarintheOmanidesert.____69_____SirFienneshassaid,"IfIamgettingsick,Ifindaverypowerfulwayofconqueringitistoknowthatmyfatherwouldhavedefinitelydoneit."____________Thereisprobablynosuchthingasa"normal"adventurer.Unsurprisingly,risk-takerstendtobes