2025屆高三下學(xué)期英語提升專練：單選型閱讀理解

Ten-year-oldLiuShuhan,agirlfromaruralvillageinBijie,Guizhouprovince,hasdrawn

publicattentionforherskillfulbalanceonthesoftrimofaplasticbasin-whichiscalled

qinggong.

Ashortvideoshotbyherfatherwentviralonsocialmedia.Withsandbagsonherlegs,the

girlpauses,steadiesherselfandthenhopsontothebasin'sedge,whereshewalks,remarkably,

withoutwobbling.Viewerswonderhowifspossiblefora32-kilogramchildtobalanceonthe

narrowedgeofanbasin.ForShuhan,walkingontheedgeisjustadailypractice.

Herfather,LiuYong,amartialartsenthusiast,noticedhertalentwhenshewas6.Withno

formaltraining,shecouldperformbasicmovementswithease.Inspired,thetwohavepracticed

together,followingonlinetutorials.t6Iwanttobeamartialartist,herecalledhertellinghim.

Overtime,thegirldevelopedadeeppassionforthediscipline.Theyoungestofthree

children,Shuhanjoinshersiblingseachmorningasherfatherhelpsthemstrapon1.3-kg

sandbagsfora1-kilometerrun."Ihopemartialartscanhelpmychildrengrowupstrong.Thisis

whatI,asafather,shoulddo,“hetoldChinaDaily.

MartialartshavegivenShuhanconfidenceanddreamsforthefuture.Sheevenperformed

atherschoolonChildren'sDay,drawingadmirationfrompeersandteachers.46Thebestpartis

thatIfindsjoyinitandtrulyenjoyspracticingkungfii,“Liusaid.

Sincegainingonlinefame,shehasbeeninvitedtosomeclubsincities,butLiuhasdeclined

theseoffers.

“She'sstillyoung,“hesaid."I'dprefersheattendsamartialartsschooltofullydevelopher

potentialandfulfillherdreamofbecomingamartialartist."

1.Theunderlinedphrase"wentviraF,inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"

A.gotspreadquicklyB.gainedmostfavorites

C.gainedmostlikesD.turnedintoavirus

2.WhatistheoriginalreasonforShuhantobeginpracticingmartialarts?

A.Herownpassionformartialarts.B.Herdreamtobeamartialartist.

C.LiuYong'swishtomakeherstrong.D.Herowntalentformartialarts.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

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A.HerfatherhasjoinedShuhaninpracticingmartialarts.

B.Shuhan?stwosiblingsusedtobeverypoorinhealth.

C.Shuhanhasbenefitedalotfrompracticingmartialarts.

D.ThegreatestShuhangetsfrommartialartsisconfidence.

4.Whafsthewritingstyleofthepassage?

A.Biography.B.Feature.C.Blogpost.D.Journal.

Intheolddays一say,the1980s-ifyouboughtapieceoftechnology,apaperbackuser

guidecamewithit.Itwasthemanufacturer^onebigchancetoexplainitsengineers5thinkingto

you,tocommunicatewhatthedesignersandmarketershadinmind.

Supplyingdocumentationseemed,atthetime,likeagoodideaallaround.Masterymade

customershappy,andhappycustomersmeantrepeatsales.Buttherewereotherforcesatplay.

Printingandbindingtooktimeandmoney-andcustomersdidn'tseemtobereadinguser

manuals.

Overtime,therefore,physicalmanualsbegandisappearingfromourhardwareandsoftware

boxes.Maybeyou'dgetaQuickStartleaflet,buttherestwasonline.

Online,youcansearchforcertainterms,findtopicsfasterandpostquestionsforother

people.Onlinecommunitiesandanswersitessprangup.MinitutorialsontheInternetbegan

showingyouhowtoperformatask.Andifsallfree.

Meanwhilethekindoftechnologiesweusehaschanged."'Peopleincreasinglyspendtime

inappsandsocialsitesthathaveafairlysimpleinterface(界面),“TimO'Reillytoldme.(He's

founderofO'ReillyMedia,whichpublishesmyownhow-tobooks.)Youdon'tneedamanualto

useGoogle.

Thatwasthebeginningoftheendforphysicalmanuals.Inprinciple,thedeathof

professionallypreparedsupportmaterialsshouldn'tbeanycauseforconcern.Ifsjustanotherbig

changecausedbytheInternet,anotherinthelistofcasualties,suchasprintedencyclopedias,

newspaperclassifiedadsandmusicondiscs.

Inreality,though,noneofthetechindustry,steachingchannels,whetherphysicaloronline,

isuniversalandeffective.Tothisday,it'sastonishinghowlittleweknowaboutourphones,

computersandsoftware.AMicrosoftproductmanageroncetoldmethatmostfeaturerequeststhe

companygetsforMicrosoftOfficeare,infact,alreadyfeaturesofMicrosoftOffice.

Hardwareandsoftwaremakersstilloperatewiththeirtraditionalbusinessmodel:Every

yearorsotheysellusanewversion,whoseappealissupposedtobemorefeatures.Andso,as

timegoesby,ourdevicesandappsbecomemoreandmorecomplex-butaccessto

documentationremainslimitedandincomplete.

Inthefantasyversionofourworld,designerswouldmakeourtechproductssimpleenough,

theirimportantfeaturesobviousenough,forthemassestofigureoutontheirown.Untilthen,

therewillbeagrowinginformationgapbetweenthefeatureswewantandtheengineeringwork

thafsalreadybeendone.

5.Theword“casualties”(paragraph6)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.causesB.manualsC.industriesD.victims

6.WhydidtheauthormentionwhataMicrosoftproductmanageroncetoldhim?

A.Tocriticizethelackofaccessthatwehavetocompletedocumentation.

B.Torevealthetraditionalbusinessmodelthatsoftwaremakersoperatewith.

C.Toemphasizethatitisapitythatphysicalmanualsarenolongeravailable.

D.Toillustratethatpeopleactuallyknowlittleaboutthetechproductstheyuse.

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Techcompanies,teachingchannelsareshrinkingastimegoesby.

B.Thereislittlechancethattechproductswillsoonbesimpleenough.

C.Printedmanualsworkedbetterthanonlineversions.

D.Consumersofthe1980slovedtoreadusermanuals.

8.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WhatHappenedtoUserManuals?B.HowDidPhysicalManualsProsper?

C.HowSimpleWillOurTechProductsBe?D.WhatChangeHastheInternetBrought

About?

Goodbook,badmovie?

1Theysaythat“apictureisworthathousandwords”,butthebriefestlookatbooksandthe

moviesbasedonthemwouldhaveanyonequestioningthiscommonsaying.Alltoooften,great

wordsendupbeingturnedintocinematic"turkeys”.

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2Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.Ifso,whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksin

Westernstorytelling,Homer?sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit?Movies

needstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas

“great"?Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveimages,sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresulted

inmoviesbestdescribedas“interesting”?

3Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileabookusuallytakesafewdaystoread,a

movietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetailsand

characterswhentheymovetothebigscreen.Thisissomethingthateventhehighlysuccessful

HarryPottermoviescan,tescapefrom,withfansofthebooksdisappointednottoseesomeof

theirfavouritecharactersinthemovieversions.

4Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon'tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthe

books.Take,forexample,theepicmovieTroy,whichisinpartbasedonHomer9sTheIliadand

wasmetwithmixedreviewsfromtheaudience.Themostquestionableissuewastheactress

chosentoplaythepartofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn'tliveuptoHelen'stitleof"the

mostbeautifulwomanintheworld”,influencingopinionsofthemovietosomeextent.

5ThereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeople'seyes.Furthermore,booksand

moviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.Withthisin

mind,perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright,andnotagainstitsoriginalsource.

Interestingly,audienceshaveinrecentyearsturnedtotelevisionseriessuchasSherlockorMad

Men,whichcanhavemanycharactersandgradualplotdevelopment.Perhaps,oneday,readersof

F.ScottFitzgerald'smostadmiredworkwillfindthemselvesgluedtotheirscreensbyepisodesof

TheGreatGatsby.

9.WhafsthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Apictureisworthathousandwords.

B.Weshouldreadbooksbriefly.

C.Manypeopledoubtthecommonsaying.

D.Manygoodbookscan'tbefilmedintogoodmoviessuccessfully.

10.WhafsthefunctionofParagraph2?

A.Toraisethereader'sculturalawareness.

B.Toprovegoodmoviesneedgoodstories.

C.Tofurtherconfirmthatgoodbooksalwaysendupbeingturnedintobadmovies.

D.Toshowthatmoviesneedimpressiveimages.

11.FromParagraph3,wecanknowthat.

A.readingabookisawasteoftime

B.producingafilmresultsinsomethingimportantlostcomparedwiththebookversion

C.afilmonlyneedslessthantwohours

D.HarryPotterisagreatsuccess

12.Whydomoviesalwaysdisappointus?

A.Becausetheydidn'tchooseagoodtheme.

B.Becausetheyareoftendifferentfromthoseinthebooks.

C.Becausetheyarebadlyperformed.

D.Becausedifferentaudiencehavedifferentviews.

Sharks:dangerousorendangered?

1Weseeawomanswimmingatnightindarksea.Suddenlysheispulledunderwater.She

surfaces,criesinfear,thendisappearsforever.Thisistheopeningscenefromthe1975filmJaws,

showingasharkattack.Ittellsthestoryofagreatwhitesharkthatattacksandkillsswimmers.

Jawswasagreatsuccess,attractinghugeaudiencesandwinningmanyawards.Itstrengthened

people'slong-heldideaofthegreatwhitesharkasadangerousanimal.

2Peoplehavealwaysbeenscaredofsharks,butJawsmadethingsworse.Itmadepeople

frightenedofsharks,especiallyofthegreatwhiteshark.Manypeoplewhosawthefilmstartedto

believethatsharkswerebadanimalsthatatehumans.Somepeoplestoppedswimminginthesea,

afraidofthehorriblecreaturefromthefilm.Otherpeoplestartedfishingforsharks,killingas

manyastheycould.Atthattime,nobodycaredifsharkswerekilled,orhowmanywerekilled.

Peoplejustwantedthemkilled.

3After1975,thenumberoflargesharksaroundAmericafellquickly,andsoonfellaround

theworld.Thiswasnotonlyduetofearofsharks,butalsofinning.Finningisatypeoffishing

wheresharksarecaughtandtheirfinscutoff.Thesharksarethrownbackintotheseawherethey

dieslowlyandpainfully.Thefinsareusedinsharkfinsoup.Finningkillsmillionsofsharksa

year.

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4FinningwouldhaveanunexpectedeffectuponPeterBenchley,themanwhowrotethe

bookthefilmJawswasbasedon.In1980,Benchleywasdivingwhenhecameacrossanawful

sight.Itwasanareawherefishermenwerefinning,andtheseafloorwascoveredwithdead

sharks.Benchleysawsharksbeingkilledandthiscausedadeepchangeinhim.Hecametosee

peopleasadangertosharks,ratherthantheotherwayround.Fromthatdayon,hefoughtto

protectsharks.Headmittedthathisbookwaswrongaboutsharks'behaviour."'Sharksdon'ttarget

humans,hesaid.Expertshaveprovedthatsharksdonotseepeopleasfood,andtheyattackusby

mistake.Onlyaroundsixpeoplearekilledbysharkseveryyear.

5Fortunately,noteveryonewhowatchedthefilmJawsbecameafraidofsharks-some

becameinterestedinunderstandingthem.Today,aswelearnmoreaboutsharks,morepeoplethan

everwanttoprotectthemfromextinction.

13.ThewriterdescribedtheopeningsceneofthefilmJawsinorderto.

A.introducethetopicB.makepeopleawareofsharks

C.tellsharksaredangerousD.showhisangeratthefilm

14.Whichofthefollowingwasledtobythefilm?

A.Manysharkswerekilledforfin.

B.Childrenweremorefrightenedofsharks.

C.Mostofpeoplestopswimminginthesea.

D.Peoplebelievesharkarehorribleanimals.

15.Thethirdparagraphmainlytells.

A.Finningledtosharks'numberfalling.

B.Finningshouldbeforbiddenbythelaw.

C.Ifscruelforthesharkstobekilledforprofit.

D.It'sthefilmthatmakesfinningpopular.

16.WhenPeterBenchleysawsomanydeadsharks,hebeganto.

A.feelsorryforsharks

B.becomeashamedofhislackofknowledge

C.admithismisunderstandingofsharks

D.giveupwritingtoprotectsharks

17.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefutureofthesharks?

A.Worried.B.Pessimistic.

C.Unconcerned.D.Optimistic.

18.Choosetheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage.

A.TocriticisePeterBenchley'smisleadingdescriptionofsharksinhisbookandadvocatethe

protectionofsharks.

B.Toexplainpeople'smisunderstandingofsharksandraiseawarenessofsharkprotection.

C.Toinformpeopleaboutsharksandrecommendthefilmandthebooktothem.

［課本原文］

Whafsreallygreen?

Mostofusareawarethatwemusttakecareoftheenvironment,andthemajorityofustakesteps

tosaveenergyandreducewasteandpollution.Butrecently,some“greentruths^^havebeenshown

tobeonlyhalftrue,orevencompletelyfalse.Herearesomecommonones.Whicharereally

green??Papershoppingbagsarebetterthanplasticones.

Plasticbagscauselitterandareadangertowildanimals,whichmistakethemforfood.It

takeshundredsofyearsforplastictobreakdown,butmuchlesstimeforpaper.Becauseofthis,

peoplethinkpaperbagsarethebetterenvironmentalchoice.

However,makingapaperbagusesfourtimesasmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbagand

uptothreetimestheamountofwater.Theprocessalsoproducesmoregreenhousegases.

Infact,bothkindsofbagsarebadfortheenvironment.So,takeareusablebagwithyouwhenyou

goshopping.?Whenyouturnoffadevice,itstopsusingpower.

Whenweturnoffadevice,suchastelevision,itgoesintostand-bymode.Devicesinthismode

stillusepower,andolderdevicesinstand-bymodecanuseevenmore.Thishappensbecause

electricitycontinuestoleakfromthedevice,evenwhenitisturned"off'.Tomakesureyour

applianceisinfactoff,removetheplugfromitspowersupply.?Eatinglocalfoodisgoodforthe

environment.

Itseemslikecommonsense:eatinglocalfoodshouldbebetterfortheenvironment,becauseit

doesnotneedtobetransportedlongdistancesandkeptcoldduringtransport.Unfortunately,itis

notthatsimple.Itistheproductionoffood,notitstransport,thatusesmostoftheenergyand

producesmostofthegreenhousegases.Insomecases,localproducemighthaveusedmore

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energyandproducedmoregreenhousegasesthanproducegrownalongwayaway-eventaking

intoaccountitstransport.?Ifsbettertotakeashowerthanabath.

Itdependsonhowlongyouspendintheshowerandhowlargeyourbathis.Ifyouspend

morethaneightminutesinashower,you'lluseasmuchwaterasinabath-about50litresof

water.Therefore,thekeyistokeepyourshowertimeasshortaspossible.

Environmentalawarenessisnowpartofdailylife.Butit'sworthcheckingcommonideas

andopinionstoseewhafsreallygreen.

19.Themainideaofthepassageistotell.

A.thegreenwaystoprotectenvironment

B.somemisunderstoodgreentruths

C.theexperienceofsavingenergy

D.thewaystoreducelivingcost

20.Accordingtocommonideas,whenshopping,weshouldtake.

A.aplasticbagB.apaperbag

C.areusablebagD.acheapbag

21.Inthefollowing,whichoneisnotthedisadvantageofplasticbags?

A.Causinglitter.

B.Beingtreatedasfoodbywildanimals.

C.Takingmuchmoretimetobreakdown.

D.Usingmuchmoreenergytoproduce.

22.Whichoneistrueaccordingtothefifthparagraph?

A.Leavingadeviceinstand-bymodeisenvironment-friendly.

B.Olderdevicesuselessenergythannewones.

C.Removingtheplugfrompowersupplywillstopusingpower.

D.Usingelectricdevicesaslittleaspossibleisthebestwaytosaveenergy.

23.Whydopeopleprefertoeatlocalfood?

A.Becauseitcansavetheenergyusedtotransport.

B.Becauseittastesbetterthanthefoodtransportedlongaway.

C.Becauseitsproductionuseslessenergy.

D.Becauseitproduceslessgreenhousegas.

24.Whethertakingashowerortakingabathisgreenermainlydependson.

A.thetemperature

B.theseason

C.thetimewespendintheshower

D.theamountofwaterweuse

SylvainSaudan'sskiingwassoalarminglydaringthatpeoplestruggledtobelievehis

achievementswerereal.TheSwissextremeskiingpioneerbecamethefirsttosuccessfullyrush

downtheSpencerCouloir5s55-degreeslope（斜坡）——withmorethan200turns,atspeedsclose

tofreefallonFrance'sAiguilledeBlaitieremountainin1967.Localsdidn'ttrustthathe'dreally

doneituntilaplaneflewoverthemountainandtookphotosofhisskitracks.Nicknamedthe

“skieroftheimpossible”,SaudanlookedforslopesfromtheHimalayastotheAlps,often

reachingthetopsbyhelicopter.Butin1982,heclimbedfor25daystoreachthe26,500-foot

summit（峰頂）ofPakistan'sGasherbrumI,searchingforundevelopedareasinitsnaturalstate.

“Thefirsttodaresomethingaretherealadventurers,hesaidin2016."It'sthefirstthatmatters.^^

RaisedonafarmintheAlps,Saudandidn'thavetheresourcestotrainasacompetitive

skier,andworkedasalaborerandtruckdriverbeforebecomingaskiinstructor.Teachingthrough

icywintersinScotlandhelpedpreparehimfordeadlyslopes.AfterskiingtheSpencerCouloir,he

spenttwentyyears"lookingforgreaterchallengesandtestingnewmethods,9,saidTheWashington

Post.Hedevelopedanewskiingstyleandintroducedequipmentinnovationsforsteepslopes,but

ignoredsafetymeasuresasheshotdownOregon'sMountHood,Tanzania'sMountKilimanjaro,

andNepaFsDhaulagiri.

Saudancompletedhislastmajorjourneyin1986byskiingdownMountFujionbarerocks,

walkingawaywithoutasinglecut.He"spenthislifechallenginggravity,avalanches（雪崩），and

obituary（i卜告）writers,9,saidTheNewYorkTimes.Heinsistedthatmentalpreparationhelped

keepfearcornered,yetdeathwasneverfarfromhismind."There'sreallyonlyonewayout,“he

said:"Don'tfalldown.^^

25.HowdidpeoplereacttoSaudan'sachievementontheSpencerCouloir's55-degreeslope?

A.Theyconsidereditasafactatonce.

B.Theywerenotawareofitcompletely.

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C.Theythoughtofhimasaskiingpioneer.

D.Theydoubtedittillevidence（證據(jù)）arrived.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSaudan?

A.Adventurousanddevoted.B.Braveandgenerous.

C.Creativebutfrightened.D.Reservedbutfamous.

27.WhydidSaudangoskiing?

A.Totestnewskiingequipment.

B.Topushhimselftonewlimits.

C.Todocumentadventuresforfame.

D.Toescapehispastlifeasalaborer.

28.WhatdoesTheNewYorkTimesimplyaboutSaudan?

A.Hisskiingmethodswerewidelyaccepted.

B.Hisachievementswereoftenquestioned.

C.Hefacedextremedangersinhiscareer.

D.Hewascarefulduringhisjourneys.

Fornearlyacentury,laboratorystudieshaveshownthatifanimalseatlessfoodoreatless

often,theytendtolivelonger.However,scientistshaven'tfullyunderstoodwhytheserestricted

dietshelpextendlifespanorhowtobestapplythemtohumans.Now,inamuch-awaitedstudy,

researchersfromTheJacksonLaboratory（JAX）andtheirpartnersfollowednearlyathousand

miceondifferentdietstolearnmoreaboutthesequestions.

GaryChurchillistheprofessoratJAXwholedthestudy.Churchillandhisteamgave

femalemicefivedifferentdiets:oneinwhichtheanimalscouldeatasmuchastheywanted

anytime,twoinwhichtheanimalsgotonly60%or80%oftheirusualamountoffoodeachday,

andtwoinwhichtheanimalsdidn'tgetanyfoodforoneortwodaysaweekbutcouldeatas

muchastheywantedontheotherdays.Then,theywatchedthemicefortherestoftheirlives,

checkingtheirbloodandoverallhealthregularly.

Onaverage,micethatcouldeatasmuchastheywantedlivedforabout25months.Miceon

theintermittentfasting（間歇，性禁食）dietlivedforaround28months,thoseeating80%oftheir

usualamountlivedforabout30months,andthoseeatingonly60%livedfor34months.However,

withineachgroup,therewasabigdifferenceinhowlongthemicelived;forexample,somemice

eatingtheleastfoodlivedjustafewmonths,whileothersliveduptofourandahalfyears.

Thestudyfoundthateatingfewercaloriesmademicelivelongerthanfastingeveryother

day.Surprisingly,themicethatlivedthelongestontherestrictivedietswerethosethatlostthe

leastweightdespiteeatingless.Animalsthatlostthemostweightonthesedietstendedtohave

lowenergy,weakerimmunesystems,weakerreproductivesystems,anddidn'tliveaslong.

29.WhydoresearchersfromJAXstartthestudy?

A.Todeterminethebestdietformice.

B.Tocomparethehealthofmiceondifferentdiets.

C.Toapplythesedietstohumanlifespanextension.

D.Tounderstandwhyrestricteddietsmakeanimalslivelonger.

30.WhatdidGaryChurchillandhisteamdowiththesubjectsintheirstudy?

A.Theytrackedthemonvariousdiets.B.Theyfedthemasingletypeofdiet.

C.Theyletthemeatasmuchastheywanted.D.Theydidn'tfeedthemfortwodaysa

week.

31.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestudy?

A.Micelosingthemostweightlivethelongest.

B.Miceontheintermittentfastingdietlivetheshortest.

C.Micethateatasmuchastheywanttendtolivetheshortest.

D.Micegiven60%oftheirusualamountoffoodliveforabout36months.

32.Whereisthepassagepossiblyfrom?

A.Anartmagazine.B.Aresearchreport.

C.Abookreview.D.Atourjournal.

Somepeopleproudlysaythattheyhavereadpilesofbooksandreadthemquicklyinayear.

Butthereispowerinreadingslowly.Chinese-AmericanauthorYiyunLitellsherstudents,

"Idon'twantyoutoread100pagesanhour.Iwantyoutoreadthreepagesanhour.^^Thafsthe

speedLiishappytoreadat,evenifsheisrereadingafamiliartext."Iwanttosavourabook,

whichmeansIgivemyselfjust10pagesadayofanybooktoexperienceit.Iwasneverafast

readerbutIreadmoreslowlythanIusedto.Thisispartlytosavoureveryword.”

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ThesewordshitanervebecauseIamatypicalimpatientreader,tryingtohavefinisheda

bookassoonasIstart.

So,inanefforttofollowLi'sadvice,I,aforty-year-oldman,startwithTheYearsbyAnnie

Emaux,andAlanGamer5sWhereShallWeRunTo?Ispendabout45minutesmostdayswiththe

Emaux,reading30orsopages;lessonGamerbecauseifsshorter.Thisisprobablystilltoofast,

butoldhabitsarehardtobreak.I'mstruckbyhowtheyseemtotalktoeachother,Gamer's

experienceofgrowingupinBritainduringthewaragreeingwithelementsofErnaux'srural

Frenchchildhood.

ThesamethinghappenedwithmynextErnaux,IRemaininDarkness,whichIread

alongsideCatherineNewman'sWeAllWantImpossibleThings.IstaylongerinNewman'pain,

whichfeelsmorelikeIwassharingherexperience.Again,thebooks,althoughverydifferent,feel

asiftheywerepartofaconversation.

BynowI'mtwomonthsintomyexperiment,andhavesloweddowntoLi's10orsodaily

pages.

Takingmytimewithseveralbooksatoncefeelsfree;asifIhavepermissiontopickup

booksI'vespentyearsmeaningtoapproach.IreallythinkLiisontosomething.Oh,andI'mat85

booksfortheyear,notthatI'mcounting.

33.WhatdoesYiyunLiadviseherstudentstodo?

A.Read100pagesofbooksdaily.B.Focusonwriters9experiences.

C.Findjoyintheartofslowreading.D.Absorbnewwordswhilereading.

34.Whatwasthewriter'sreadinghabit?

A.Repeatingreadingfamiliartexts.B.Finishingabookassoonaspossible.

C.Sharingthebookswithothers.D.Readingseveralbooksatthesametime.

35.WhatdidthewriterfindwhenhefollowedLi'sadvice?

A.Hisreadingspeedwasfasterthanbefore.B.Theremightbeabondbetweenbooks.

C.Itwaseasytobreakoldreadinghabits.D.Twomonthswasenoughtofinishabook.

36.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardssavouringabook?

A.Favourable.B.Objective.C.Anxious.D.Unclear.

Chinesee-commerceplatforms（電商平臺）areworkingwithBraziltodevelopnew

customersandincreasesales,as.cross-countryonlinemarketplaceshavebecomeanimportant

newdrivingforcefbrsupportingthegrowthofChina'sforeigntradeandpromotingcooperation

withLatinAmerica.

PDDHoldings,theparentcompanyofChinesee-commerceplatformPinduoduo,launched

itscross-countrye-commerceplatformTemuinBrazilinJuneandthestepisconsideredthemost

importantinthecompany'sexpansion（擴張）plansintheLatinAmericanmarket.

Temu'sonlinebusinessinLatinAmericaalreadycoversChile,Peru,MexicoandPanama.

Theplatformoffersawideselectionofproductsatcompetitiveprices.Mostofthemareshipped

directlyfromfactoriesinChina,providingcustomerswithmorecost-effectiveshopping

experiences.Whafsmore,toattractlocalcustomers,Temuoffersshoppingdiscounts（折扣）and

freehomedelivery.ChenLei,chairmanandco-chiefexecutiveofPDD,saidthecompanyhopes

tocreateanewwaythatallowscustomersindifferentcountriestodirectlybuyproductsfrom

factoriesandhavemoreshoppingchoices.