廣東省部分地區(qū)2023屆高三二模英語試卷分類匯編閱讀理解2023屆廣東省汕頭市高三二模英語試題第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ATheBestChineseRestaurantsinSohoSoho,envelopesLondon＇sChinatownsonaturallytheneighbourhoodisfullofChineserestaurants.You＇llfindvariousChinesecuisinesinSoho.YauatchaSoho（$$$）Yauatchaisastylishall-daydimsumrestaurantfromtheHakkasanGroup.AndtheSohositeisextremelystylishindeedwithitsdarktablesandlongblue-litfishtank.Thefoodissimilarlybeautiful,fromthedelicatecrystaldumplingstothespicysteamedseabass,akindofseafish.YoucertainlypayforthepleasureofeatingatYauatcha.Foraluxuryoccasionitreallyhitsthespot.BeijingDumpling（$$）Itmayhavedumplinginthenamebutthat＇snotallthislittlespotturnsout.Youcanwatchthechefsmakethedumplingsbyhandinthewindowandtheycomepan-fried,steamedorsoupyintheformofxiaolongbao.IfyouneedmorethereareavarietyofclassicChinesedishesandspicyhotpot.LittleFourSeasons（$）It＇snothardtolocateLittleFourSeasonswhichisfamedforitsroastduck.YoucangetthissignaturedishatLittleFourSeasonsbutthespecialtyofthishouseishotpotwiththeporkbellyandchickenwithblackpepper,thespicychickenandthespicyandsourfishbeingparticularfavourites.Barshu（$$）Sichuancuisineisfamousforitsspicinessandthat＇sexactlywhatyougetatBarshu.Sichuanpepperandchilliesfeatureacrossthemenu,ineverythingfromdeepfriedfrogslegstodrywok（鍋）ducktonguestohotandsourtofu.It＇sslightlypricierthanyouraverageChinatownrestaurantbutyou＇llstruggletofindregionalfoodofthesamequalityelsewhere.Justbepreparedfortheheat.21.Whichofthefourrestaurantsmaycostcustomersmost?A.Barshu. B.YauatchaSoho. C.BeijingDumpling. D.LittleFourSeasons.22.WhatcanbeenjoyedinBarshu?A.Thedelicatedimsum. B.Theheatedatmosphere.C.Hotpotwithsourtofu. D.Sichuancuisinewithhighquality.23.Whatdothefourrestaurantshaveincommon?A.Theyallservehotpot. B.Theyallservespicyfood.C.TheirtargetcustomersareChinese.D.TheircuisinesarecombinedwithEnglishflavor.BChina'sfirstgroupoffivefemalepilotsflyingJ-11Bfighterjetssuccessfullycompletedtheirfirstsolo（單獨的）trainingrecently.Duringthetraining,pilotshadtocompletesimulatedsingleengineandlandingproceduresaccuratelyunderhighaltitudeconditions,whichgreatlytestedtheirsituationalawareness,technicalandtactical（戰(zhàn)術(shù)上的）capabilities.Thefirstsoloflightalsoinvolvedchallengingoperationssuchashoveringatmaximumangularspeed（角速度）.Ittestspilots＇abilitytomastertheboundaryperformanceoftheaircraftandhowtocontroltheaircraftaccurately,providingasolidfoundationforthemtoachievetacticalintentioninthelateraircombat.“WearehonoredtobepartofthefirstgroupoffemalepilotsflyingJ-11Bfighterjetsbutitwasalsoatestforus.Thoughwe'reweakinphysicalstrengthcomparedwithmen,flyingthesejetsisnotaboutarmwrestling.Whatmattersisdecision-makingandcontrolofthejets."SaidYanZhongyue,oneofthepilotsfromXi'anFlyingCollegeoftheChinesePeople'sLiberationArmy（PLA）AirForce.Womenobviouslyenjoyadvantagesinoperatingweaponsandequipmentbecauseofthecarefulandsensitivecharacteristics,whichalsoaccordswithfuturewarfareinwhichaccuratecontrolofweaponplatformswouldbeoneoffocuses.FollowingtheirfirstflightintheJ-11B,theywillreceivetrainingonformationflying,low-altitudeandaircombattrainingbeforetheywillparticipateintofrontlinecombatunitsthisyear.TrainingfemalefighterpilotsisanimportantmeasuretostrengthenthequalityoftheAirForce'stalentpool.Themoveisdesignedtoshortentrainingcyclesforthirdgenerationfighters'pilots.“Wehaveprovedthatfemalepilotscandothesamethingsasmen,wecanoperateheavycombatfighters.TodaywecanflytheJ-11B,inthefuturesameontheJ-20.Ourjourneyistheseaofstars,"saidYan.24.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefirstsolotraining?A.Demanding. B.Dangerous. C.Appealing. D.Popular.25.Inwhichaspectdofemalepilotshaveadvantagesovermalepilots?A.Theyarephysicallystronger.B.Theyaremorecautiousandattentive.C.Theycanmakebetterdecisions.D.Theycancontrolaircraftsmoresteadily.26.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefemalepilotsfromthelastparagraph?A.Theirfrontlineexperienceisrich.B.Theirtrainingwillsooncometoanend.C.TheyplayavitalroleinAirForcetalents.D.Theyhaveconfidencetobeatmeninflying.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Femalepilots'hardtrainingonflight.B.Femalepilots’journeytotheseaofstars.C.Theadvantagesfemalepilotshaveonflight.D.Thesuccessoffemalepilots'firstflightintheJ-11B.CInJakarta,apartfromthenarrow,unpavedroad,thetwo-meter-highconcretecoastalwallistheonlythingthatseparatesSusan'ssmallrestaurantfromthesea.Herfamilydependsonthatwall.Growinguphere,Susanusedtoplayonthebeachinfrontofherhouse.Butbythe2000sthebeachhaddisappeared,andtheseafrequentlyfloodedtheneighborhood.In2002,thegovernmentbuiltthecoastalwall,togivetheresidentspeaceofmindandtime-arespite（暫緩）fromthesteadysinkingofthelandunderthecityandthesteadyrisingofthesea.Butjustfiveyearslater,in2007,thewallprovednomatchfortheworstfloodsinJakarta'smodernhistory.Jakartaisnowsinkingatatrulyalarmingrate-aratethatvariesaroundthecitybutisupto11inchesayearinthenorthernareas.About40percentofJakartaisbelowsealevel.Bycomparison,climatechangeisraisingsealevelbyonlylessthananinchayear.Butsinkinglandandrisingseabothpointtowardthesameoutcome:regularfloodinginJakarta."Jakartaisthecenterofadministration,economy,culture,andentertainment.OvertheyearsJakartahasgrownintoabigcitywithnoenvironmentalsupportsystem.”saysAndy,alecturerattheUniversityofIndonesia.Ultimatelythat'swhyitissinkingtoday.Thesituationisonereasonthegovernmentannouncedthatthenation'scapitalwouldbemovedawaytoanewcitytobebuiltonBorneo,whichisnowforest.Butlocalcommunitiesaren'tsohappywiththeplan.Theyfeartheprojectwoulddestroytheirland,forest,andlivelihoods.InJakarta,ontheotherhand,thosewhowelcomethedecisionarguingthatitwilleaseJakarta'sburdensofcrowdingandpollution.Butasthegovernmentleavesthesinkingcapital,whatistobecomeofthe10millionpeoplelikeSusanwhostilllivethere?28.Whatisthefunctionofthecoastalwall?A.Topreventthelandfromsinking.B.Tokeeptheresidentsfromfloods.C.Tostopthesteadyrisingofthesea.D.Torestorethebeachfortheresidents.29.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefloodsfromParagraph3?A.Thefloodswerecausedbynatureandhumans.B.Climatechangeistheprimarycauseofthefloods.C.TheriseofthesealeveIistheoutcomeofregularflooding.D.Theeconomicdevelopmenthasagreatimpactonthefloods.30.WhatcanbelearnedfromthepassageaboutJakarta?A.Itisnolongerthenation'scapitalnow.B.Itisanunderdevelopedcitywithalargepopulation.C.Itsresidentssufferalotfromtheplanofthegovernment.D.Itsmeasurestoprotecttheenvironmentarefarfromsatisfactory.31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheplanofthegovernment?A.Intolerant.B.Supportive.C.Worried.D.Indifferent.D"MonaLisa's"famoussmileisroutinelydescribedasambiguous.Butisitreallythathardtoread?Apparentlynot.Inanunusualtrial,closeto100percentofpeopledescribedherexpressionas"happy".The"MonaLisa”isoftenheldupasasymbolofemotionalmystery.Kornmeier,theGermanscientist,andateamuseditinastudyoffactorsthatinfluencehowhumansjudgevisualcluessuchasfacialexpressions.UsingacopyofthemasterpiecebyLeonardodaVinci,theteammovedthemodel'smouthcornersslightlyupanddowntocreateeightalteredimages.Theycreatedfour“happier"andfour"sadder”"MonaLisas".Ablockofnineimageswereshownto12trialparticipants30times.Ineveryshowingthepictureswererandomlyrearranged.Thenparticipantshadtodescribeeachofthenineimagesashappyorsad.“Giventhedescriptionsfromartandarthistory,wethoughtthattheoriginalwouldbethemostambiguous,”Kornmeiersaid.Instead,“wefoundthatDaVinci'soriginalwasperceivedashappyin97percentofcases."Thesecondexperimentinvolvedtheoriginal"MonaLisa”witheight"sadder"versions.Theseweregivenevenmoresubtle（微妙的）differencesintheliptilt（傾斜）.Inthistest,theoriginalwasstilldescribedashappy.However,participants'readingoftheotherimageschanged."Theywereperceivedalitlesadderthaninthefirstexperiment,"saidKornmeier.Thefindingsconfirmthat“wedon'thaveanabsolutefixedscaleofhappinessandsadnessinourbrain"-andthatalotdependsoncontext,theresearcherexplained.Understandingthisprocessmaybeusefulinthestudyofpsychiatric（精神病學的）disorders.Asforthemasterpieceitself,theteambelievetheirworkhasfinallysettledacenturies-oldquestion.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ambiguous”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Strange.B.Happy.C.Sad.D.Unclear.33.WhatisthepurposeofthestudyledbyKornmeier?A.Tocreatecopiesofalteredimages.B.Toansweracenturies-oldquestion.C.Toanalyzewhataffecthumans'visualjudgement.D.Todescribetheambiguoussmileofthemasterpiece.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstexperiment?A.Theexperimentwasrandomlyarranged.B.Theresultprovedtheoriginalassumption.C.Thecopiesdifferedin"MonaLisa's"mouthcorner.D.Altogether30differentimageswereshowntotheparticipants.35.WhatwillKornmeieragreeaccordingtothefindings?A.Humans'visualjudgementwillchangewithcontext.B.Humansarebetteratrecognizinghappinessthansadness.C.“MonaLisa's”smileisrelatedwithpsychiatricdisorders.D.Thestudyresultcanbeusedtotreatpatientswithmentaldisorders.2023屆廣東省潮州市高三下學期第二次模擬考試英語試題第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AOnlineBookShopThebookslistedherearereasonablycheapandalsoafterdiscounttheyareevencheaper.OnceUponaTimeItisacollectionofshortstorieswrittenbyayoungandimaginativemind.Thestoriescovertheexperiences,livedandimagined,ofanine-year-old.Thisisanidealreturngiftforallyourchild＇sfriendsonhisbirthday.Youcanalsogiftthisbooktoinspireayoungfriendorchild.Price:$6.5WordPowerMadeEasyWordPowerMadeEasyisacomprehensivevocabulary-buildingsystemcreatedbylegendarygrammarianNormanLewisthatprovidesasimple,step-by-stepmethodtoincreaseyourknowledgeandmasteryoftheEnglishLanguage.Price:$7.2GeneralKnowledge2015ThisGeneralKnowledge2015coversallthesectionslikeHistory,Geography,Economy,GeneralSciencewithTheory,Figures,GraphicsandTables.Itcanbeusedforpreparationofcompetitiveexams.Hereinthissectionyoucanbuythisbookonlineinadiscountedrateandfetchatyourdoorstep,easiestpaymentoptionsareavailablehere.Price:$8.4LifeIsWhatYouMakeItLifeIsWhatYouMakeItisastoryofyounggirlAnkitaSharmawhoissmartandlivesherlifeasshelikes.AnkitawasborninamiddleclassfamilyinatimewhenDoordarshanwastheonlysourceofentertainmentandwritingloveletterswasageneraltrend,everyyouthdreamsoflivingacollegelife.Price:$6.81.WhatdoweknowaboutOnceUponaTime?A.Ithasinspiredmanychildrentowriteshortstories.B.Itwaswrittenbytheyoungwriterattheageofnine.C.Itdescribesanine-year-old'sreallifeexperiences.D.Itcanserveasanidealpresentchosenforchildren.2.Accordingtothetext,whichbookcanhelppeopleprepareforcompetitiveexams?A.GeneralKnowledge2015B.LifeIsWhatYouMakeItC.OnceUponaTimeD.WordPowerMadeEasy3.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A.Theywinpopularitywithgirls.B.Theyaresoldatlowprices.C.Theysharethesametheme.D.Theyareofawritingstyle.BWhenIwasaboutsixyearsold,mymothercamehomeonedayandfoundthatIhadcollectedhalfadozenbabiesoftheneighbourhood-allofthemtooyoungtowalk-andhadthemsittingbeforemeonthefloorwhileIwasteachingthemtowavetheirarms.Whensheaskedtheexplanationofthis,Iinformedherthatitwasmyschoolofdance.Shewasamusedandplacedherselfatthepiano.Shebegantoplayforme.Thisschoolcontinuedandbecameverypopular.Lateron,littlegirlsoftheneighbourhoodcameandtheirparentspaidmeasmallsumtoteachthem.Thiswasthebeginningofwhatafterwardsprovedaveryprofitableoccupation.Mymothertookmetoafamousballetteacher,buthislessonsdidnotpleaseme.WhentheteachertoldmetostandonmytoesIaskedhimwhy,andwhenhereplied“Becauseitisbeautiful,"Isaidthatitwasugly.andagainstnatureandafterthethirdlessonIlefthisclass,nevertoreturn.Thisstiff（僵硬）andcommonplacegymnasticswhichhecalleddancingonlydisturbedmydream.Idreamedofadifferentdance.Ididnotknowjustwhatitwouldbe,butIwasfeelingouttowardsaninvisibleworldintowhichIguessedImightenterifIfoundthekey.MyartwasalreadyinmewhenIwasalittlegirl,anditwasowingtotheheroicandadventurousspiritofmymotherthatitwasnotprevented,Ibelievethatwhateverthechildisgoingtodoinlifeshouldbebegunwhenitisveryyoung.Iwonderhowmanyparentsrealizethatbytheso-callededucationtheyaregivingtheirchildren,theyareonlydrivingthemintothecommonplace,andtakingawayfromthemanychanceofdoinganythingbeautifulororiginal.4.Whatwasthewriterdoingwhenhermothercamehomeoneday?A.Gettingsomebabiestogether.B.Makingsomebabiessitstill.C.Teachingsomebabiestodance.D.Directingsomebabiestowalk.5.Howdidthewriterfindtheballet?A.Gracefulandoriginal.B.Dreamlikeandgymnastic.C.Oldandunpopular.D.Uglyandunnatural.6.Whatdidthewriterthinksheowedhersuccessinartto?A.Theluckychanceherparentsgaveher.B.Hermother'ssupportandunderstanding.C.Theballetclassesshehadattended.D.Herinborntalentandgreatefforts.7.Whatlessonwouldthewritermostprobablywanttoteachusinthepassage?A.Childrenshouldbeencouragedtobeeducatedasearlyaspossible.B.Childrenshouldbedriventodeveloptheirinterestinartatanearlyage.C.Parentsshoulddiscoveranddeveloptheiryoungchildren'snaturalgift.D.Parentsshouldinstructtheirchildrentodecideonapromisingoccupation.COnemajorissueincontemporarymedicalscienceistheuseofhumansinclinicaltrialsofmedicalproducts.Thesetrialsoccurfrequentlytodeterminethebestwaytomanagediseases.Peopleareinvitedrandomlyandpaidtotakepartintrialsofanexperimentaldrug,ornewsurgicalprocedure,inanumberofcountriesattheonetime.Forexample,uptoaquarterofpatientsinsomefieldslikebreastcancermaybeengaged.Otherprojects,oneofwhichistodeterminewhethernewscanningtechniquescandetectAlzheimer'sdisease,areunderway.Theymaybegiventhedrugoraplacebo（安慰劑）,orthebestexistingtreatment,andresultscompared.Thetrialsmaybe"blind”withthepatientnotknowingwhichgrouptheyareinortheymaybea"double-blind"withthedoctorsnotknowingeither.Actually,somanypeopleofferthemselveswillingly.Patientstaketheviewsthatatleasttheywillgetspecialattentionfromthedoctoriftheyparticipateandtheymaygetaccesstonewdrugsbeforetheybecomeavailableinchemists'shops.Insomecountriespeoplearepaidtoparticipate,especiallyinpoorercountrieswheretheymaybetoldlittleofwhatisactuallyhappening.Yettherearesignificantriskstoo.OneUSstudyestimatedthatonein30peoplesufferedsideeffectsfromsuchtrials,andonein10,000dies.Doctorssaythattheriskisnotsogreatduringthetrialitself,wherepatientsarecloselymonitored,butcomeswhenthedrugisreleasedonthemarketplace.Forexample,in2004aUScompanyrecalledanarthritisdrug,whenitwasfoundthatafter18monthsofuse,theriskofheartattackandstrokeincreased.Peoplewhosupporttestingclaimtheriskstotheindividualaresmallcomparedwiththebenefits.Eveniftheindividualhasadverseoutcomesandtheirconditionworsens,thatisvaluableinformationforthedrugcompany.Whilethedrugcompaniesusuallypayforthehospitaltrials,governmenthassetupmedicalcommitteestohandletheissue.8.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Thepurposeofmedicaltrial.B.Theprocedureofmedicaltrial.C.Thegroupsofmedicaltrial.D?Theresultofmedicaltrial.9.Whydoestheauthormentiontheexampleinthefourthparagraph?A.Totellusalotofpatientsdiefromthemedicaltrials.B.Toshowtheriskofheartattackandstrokehasincreased.C.Tointroducetherisksofthemedicaltrialsarenotsogreat.D.Toexplaintherisksofsomedrugsappearwhentheyaresold.10.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“adverse"inthelastparagraphmean?A.negativeB.effectiveC.subjectiveD.impressive11.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydiscussnext?A.Howthegovernmentpreventsclinicaltrials.B.Howthegovernmentgatherstheinformation.C.Howthemedicalcommitteespayforthehospitaltrials.D.Howthemedicalcommitteessolvetheproblem.DIn2006,documentswerepublishedbytheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）.TheysuggestedthatclonedanimalsandclonedanimalproductswouldbeallowedintotheAmericanfoodsupply.TheFDAhasstatedthatclonedanimalproductsaresafeforconsumption,andhasperformedmanystudiestosupportthisview.Infact,productsfromclonedanimalshavealreadybeeneatenbysomeAmericanswithoutilleffects.TheFDAanalyzedthestructureandcontentofclonedanimalproductsandcompareditwiththatoftraditionallyreproducedanimals,anddiscoverednostatisticaldifferencebetweenthetwo.Consumersraisedseriousconcernsaboutclonedanimals.Thefirstisthequestionofwhetherornotclonedtissueandanimalproductsaretrulysafe.Thesecondisthatmanyclonesarealsogeneticallymodified（轉(zhuǎn)基因的）animals,whichtheFDAhassaidareunsafeforhumanconsumption.Thethirdisthatconsumerswanttobeabletochoosewhattheyputintotheirbodies.Thefirstconcernaboutclonedanimalsisalmostunnecessaryduetothepriceofproducingaclone.Makingacloneneedshardworkandisverycostly.Thesecloneslivespoiledlivesbecausetheyareveryvaluable,despitebiologists'warningthatclonedanimalsdecreasediversity.Thesecondconcern,aboutgeneticmodificationofclonedanimals,ismoreproblematic.Itmaybeverydifficulttoseparategeneticallymodifiedanimalsfromnormalones.Thepurposeofgeneticallymodifiedclonedanimalsisunclear,andtheFDAhasn'tallowedtheirproductsontothemarket,duetohealthconcerns,buttheriskofgeneticpollutionofhealthyanimalsstillexists.Finally,thematterofchoiceisalargeone.Manyanimalrightsactivistsareworriedaboutclonerightsbecauseclonedornot,theanimalsstillhavelives.Otherconsumersaresimplytryingtoeathealthyfoods,andhavedoubtsabouttheclonedanimals.IftheFDAdoesnotmakelabelinglaws,peoplemaynotbeabletomakeinformedchoicesabouttheirfood.12.WhydidtheFDAallowclonedanimalproductsforconsumption?A.Theytastebetterthannormalanimalproducts.B.Theyhavebeenprovedsafeinseveralaspects.C.Theyappealtoconsumersverymuch.D.Theydifferfromtraditionalanimalproducts.13.Whatdoweknowaboutproducingclonesofanimals?A.Itneedslesstimethanraisinganimals.B.Itprovidessomenewmedicalbenefits.C.Ittakesmuchmoreeffortsandmoney.D.Ithelpsincreasethediversityofanimals.14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Lawsshouldbemadetoprotectpeople'srighttochoosefood.B.Clonedanimalsshouldhavethesamerightsashumans.C.Clonedanimalsshouldbeforbiddentoentermarket.D.Animalrightsactivistsarestronglyagainstclonedanimalproducts.15.What'sthetextmainlyabout?A.Doubtsaboutclonedanimalsrights.B.Discussionsabouthowtocloneanimals.C.Worriesaboutclonedanimalconsumption.D.Concernsaboutanimalcloningtechnology.2023屆廣東省韶關(guān)市高三下學期4月綜合測試（二）英語試題第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AStayingathomeandwatchingNetflixisquitecozy.Tohelpyoufigureoutwhattowatch,wetakeadiveintothecollectionandlistsomeoptionsreleasedinthelastyearorsothatarewell-worthawatch.PenguinBloom（2021）95mins,directedbyGlendynIvinNaomiWattsstarsinthisemotionalroller-coasterofafilmaboutawomanstrugglingtorecoverfromacatastrophicinjury.Afterherchildrenbringhomeaninjuredbird,hercharacter＇seffortstonursethemagpienicknamed“Penguin”backtohealthunfoldinparallelwithherownhealingjourney.MetalLords（2022）97mins,directedbyPeterSollettJaedenMartellandAdrianGreensmithplayapairofteenagefriendswhodecidetoformaheavymetalbandandentertheirhighschool＇sBattleoftheBandscompetition.Whattheydon＇texpect,however,istohavetheirfriendshiptestedandtolearnalotmorethanaboutmusicwhentheyrecruitashycellisttojointhem.TheSeaBeast（2022）115mins,directedbyChrisWilliamsChrisWilliamsdirectsthisanimatedhigh-seaadventureaboutayounggirlwhoboardsafamousmonster-huntingshipsecretly,onlytodiscoverthateverythingshethoughtsheknewaboutmonstersandhuntersmightbewrong.KarlUrbanvoiceslegendaryhunterJacobHollandinthisall-agefeature.GuillermodelToro'sPinocchio（2022）117mins,directedbyGuillermodelToro,MarkGustafsonOneofHollywoodmostvisionaryfilmmakersturnshisattentiontooneofthemostbelovedtalesinchildren'sliteratureinthisanimatedadaptationofCarloCollodi's1883novelTheAdventuresofPinocchio.ThefilmrecordsPinocchio'schasetobecomealivingboy-ajourneythatbringshimthroughoneadventureafteranother.21.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroducefamousdirectors. B.Togiveinstructionsondiving.C.ToadvertiseforNetflixcompany. D.Tooffermovierecommendations.22.Whichfilmwouldprobablyencourageviewerswhosufferfrompain?A.PenguinBloom. B.MetalLords.C.TheSeaBeast. D.GuillermodelToro'sPinocchio.23.Whatdothelasttwofilmshaveincommon?A.Theyareanimations.B.Theylastovertwohours.C.Theyarebasedonrealadventures.D.Theyareadaptedfromchildren'snovels.BMyfather,Michael,ledmethroughtheoutsideshedhe'dfilledwithhispaintings.“WhenIhaveanexhibition..”hebegan,pointingtotheartworkshe'dcreated,beforestopping.PoorPa,Ithought.In1994he'dbeendiagnosedwithParkinson'sdiseaseonlyinhisforties.Butafterfindingtherightmedication,hecouldcontinueonasnormalandsohadourfamily-Parkinson'sjustwasn'tsomethingwespokeabout.Ahusbandandfathertothree,hehadhadasuccessfulcareerandhadalwaysbeenextremelycreative.EvenwhenhisParkinson'sadvanced,myfatherdecidedtoattendapaintingcourse.Inartlessons,theclasspractisedpaintingstilllifeobjects,likepears,butmyfatherhadotherideas.Inspiredbyhisfavouriteartist,JacksonPollock,aleadingabstractexpressionist,hebeganproducingabstractpieces.Hethoughtthatithelpedustoseetheworldinadifferentway.Soon,Irealizedhewasright.WhenIobservedmyfather'sworks,Icouldinterpreteachoftheminmanyways.Whilein2019,myfatherwasdiagnosedwithkidneycancerandgivenjustthreemonthstolive.Weallcouldn'tcontainoursadness,butwesoonreceivedgreatnewsthatanewformofimmunotherapyshrunkthecancerconsiderably.Asweeksturnedtomonths,itfeltlikemyfatherwasawalkingmiracle.Tooursadness,hishealthbattleshadstartedtotakeatollonhim,andashecontinuedspeakingaboutwantingtosharehispaintingswiththeworld,Iknewwhathadtobedone.InOctoberthisyear,wewelcomedthepublicto“MyKidsCouldDoThat",myfather'sfirstpublicshowing.Everyonelovedhisworks.Hiseyeslitupwithpridewhenhesawthewallsfilledwithhisworks.I'vegotthreeofhispiecesinmyhomeandIcouldn'tbemoreproudofwhathe'sachieved.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutMichaelfromParagraph1?A.Heimaginedhisfuturelife.B.Heheldanexhibitionintheshed.C.Hedreamedofsharinghispaintings.D.Heshowedoffhismasterpiecesbeforehischild.25.WhichdoyouthinkmatchesMichael'spaintingstyle?26.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4mean?A.Playatrickon.B.Causesufferingto.C.Takeadvantageof.D.Leaveanimpressionon.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMichael?A.Proudandselfless.B.Caringandgenerous.C.Devotedandresponsible.D.Productiveandoptimistic.CInternationaldemandforblackrhinoshornhasseentheanimalskilledcruellyfordecadesincountriessuchasNamibia,ZimbabweandSouthAfrica.In1960therewereanestimated100,000left,andby1995fewerthan2,500remained.Conservationeffortshavebroughtthenumberuptoaround5,600today,butthespeciesisstillcriticallyendangered,andpoaching（非法捕獵）isamongitsbiggestthreats.ScientistshaveworkedtoprotecttheserarecreaturesbytrackingthemwithGPSdevicestiedtotheirnecksoranklesorimplantedintheirhorns.Theresultingdataletresearchersmonitortherhinos'numbersandwhentheyenterpoachinghotspots.Butthedevicescanfail,anddruggingtheanimalstoattachthemmaycauseharm.Arecentstudydescribesanewtrackingtechnologythatusessmartphonestorecordrhinofootprints.Calledthefootprint-identificationtechnique（FIT）,thissystemincludessoftwarethatcananalyzetheanimals'movementsfromadistancetohelpkeepthemsafefrompoachers.TheideacamefromworkingwithlocaltrackersinZimbabwe.Thesefootprint-readingexpertscanidentifyindividualblackrhinosfromtheshapeoftheirfeetand,whenvisible,theimpressionsleftbycracksintheanimals'heelpads,whichareas