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（24-25高三上?云南昆明?開學(xué)考試）Asthepandemicmakesclear,citiesarepossiblyhumanity's

greatestinvention,butcitieswithhugepopulationsalsomakeuseasilysufferfromtherapidspreadofdisease.

Yethumansaren'ttheonlyspeciesthatfacethisproblem.Honeybeeshavelivedsociallivesfortensof

millionsofyears,makingthemsomeofthemostexperiencedinthebattleagainstinfection.Andovertime,

naturalselectionhasgiventhemquiteafewimpressivestrategiesforreducingtransmissionwithinbeegroups.

However,thesestrategiesarenotenoughtopreventeverythreat.Honeybeesarebattlingtheirown

globaldisease,forwhichtheyweretotallynotprepared.Aparasiticmite（寄生蛾）originallyexistedonlyin

thegroupsofAsianhoneybees,butlaterjumpedtoinfectWesternhoneybees.Today,ithasspreadtoevery

regionwherehoneybeesarekeptexceptAustraliaandahandfulofremoteislands,quicklybecomingaglobal

diseaseofthebees.

Ifleftuntreated,agroupofbeeswilltypicallydiefromthemiteswithintwoyears.Theseinfections,

plusfarmchemicalsandpoornutrition,haveforcedbeekeeperstostruggletokeeptheirbeesalive.Ofthe2.6

millionhoneybeegroupsintheUS,overhalfofthemhaveparasiticmite.

Andthat'sonlythecountofthosebeesthataretestedandreported;theactualnumbersarelikelymuch

higher.Beekeepershavestillmanagedtoslowlyincreasethenumberofgroupstheykeep,onaverage,butata

muchhighercost.

Westernhoneybeesdidnotgrowwithparasiticmite,andtheWesternbeeslackthebehavioralfeatures

thoseAsianhoneybeeshave,likepermanentlyburyingthemembersinfestedbyparasiticmiteand,perhaps

themostextremestrategy,wherethebeesaresosensitivetoparasiticmitethattheycompletelydieassoonas

infected,sacrificingthemselvestopreventthemitefromreproducing.

1.Whatmightbetheconsequenceoftheinventionofcities?

A.Itmakesthepandemiccleartohumans.

B.Humansareeasytargetsofquicklyspreadingdiseases.

C.Citieshavemorepopulationthanever.

D.Thespreadofdiseasebecomesfasterandfaster.

2.Whatcanbelearnedabouthoneybeesfromthetext?

A.Theyhavelivedwithinfectionformillionsofyears.

B.Theyarenotpreparedforthepandemiclikehumans.

C.Asianhoneybeesarefacingaparasiticmitefromthewest.

D.Naturalselectionoffersthemstrategiestoprotecttheirspecies.

3.Whafsthemaintroublebeekeepersarefacing?

A.Howtopreventthehoneybeegroupsfromdying.

B.Howtocalculatetheexactnumberofhoneybeegroups.

C.Howtocutdownonthecostofincreasinghoneybeegroups.

D.Howtohelphoneybeeswithparasiticmite.

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Aspecialspreadingdisease

B.AsianbeesandWesternbees

C.Thepandemicandcitypopulation

D.Honeybeesarestrugglingwiththeirowndisease

（24-25高三上?廣東?開學(xué)考試）Honeyisasimplepleasure.Ifseasytoforget,whileenjoyingits

luxurioussweetnessonasliceofbutteredtoast,thatitistheend-productofacomplicatedproductionline

involvingadvancedbiologicalmachineryandthousandsofskilledworkers.

Honeystartsoutasnectar（花蜜），asolutionofvarioussugarsthatfloweringplantsproducetoattract

insectslikebutterfliesandallkindsofbees.Mostofthesevisitorsdrinkitdownonthespotasnutritionfor

themselves.Afood-huntingworkerbee,though,doesthingsdifferently.Thebeestoresthenectarinitshoney

stomachratherthandigestingit.Thestomachcanholdalotofnectar,uptoalmosthalfthebee'sunloaded

bodymass,andfillingitmayrequireathousandflowervisits.Thetransformationofnectarintohoneybegins

whilethebeeisstillonthewing,asthehoneystomachproducesenzymes（酶）thatbreakdownthelarger,

complexsugarmolecule（分子）intosmallerones.

Onarrivalbackatthehive,wherebeesliveandwork,thebeeunloadsthenectarbygivingthesugary

solutiontootherworkers,whopassitbackandforthbetweeneachother,addingmoreenzymeseachtime.

Onceitissufficientlysticky,themixtureislaiddowninthebeeswaxcellsofthehoneycombandtheworkers

continuethedryingprocessbyfanningitwiththeirwings.Onlywhenthewatercontenthasbeenreducedto

about18percent（fromabout75percentintheoriginalnectar）dotheysealthecellswithbeeswaxlids.Atthis

point,itiswellandtrulyhoney.

Anaveragehiveproducesabout11kgofhoneyinaseason,whichrequiresthebeestoflyover1.5

millionkilometersbetweenthem.Astandardjarofhoneyrequiresabout80,000km.Theeffortthathasgone

intomakinghoneyisworthrememberingwhenspreadingitontotoast-itcansurelyonlyaddtothe

pleasure.

5.Whydoestheworkerbeestorethenectarinitsstomach?

A.Todigestbetter.B.Toabsorbitsnutrition.

C.Tokeepitforitsfuturefood.D.Toshareitwithotherbees.

6.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?

A.Thecellsaresealedbystickysolution.

B.Producinghoneyrequiresteamwork.

C.Thedryingworkisdonebyfemalebees.

D.It'scriticaltomaintainwaterpercentage.

7.Howisthelastparagraphdeveloped?

A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bygivingdefinitions.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byprovidingexamples.

8.Whichmaybeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SkilledWorkers

B.ASimplePleasure

C.AdvancedandIntelligentCreatures

D.LuxuriousSweetnessfromDelicateWork

（24-25高三上?全國(guó)?開學(xué)考試）AnewwaytogetridofHIVfromthebodycouldonedaybeturned

intoacurefbrinfectionbythisvirus,althoughithasn9tyetbeenshowntoworkinpeople.

ThestrategyusesarelativelyrecentgenetictechniquecalledCRISPR,whichcanmakecutsinDNAto

introduceerrorsintoviralgeneticmaterialwithinimmunecells（免疫Z田胞）.“Thesefindingsrepresentakey

advancementtowardsdesigningacurestrategy/9researcherElenaHerreraCarrilloattheUniversityof

AmsterdamintheNetherlandssaidinastatement.

WhileinfectionwithHIVwasoncenearlyalwaysfatal（致命的），thosewiththeviruscannowtake

drugsthatstopitfromreproducing.Thisgivesthemanearlynormallifespan,aslongastheydiligentlytake

theirmedicineseveryday.

Butwhenpeoplearefirstinfected,someofthevirusinsertsitsDNAintotheirimmunecells,whereit

staysdormant.IftheystoptakingtheirHIVmedicines,thisDNA“reawakens“andthevirusstartsspreading

throughtheirimmunesystemsagain.

Foracure,weneedsomewayofkillinganydormantvirusinthebody.Severalstrategieshavebeen

tried,butnonehavesofarbeenfoundtowork.

Thelatestapproachusesagene-editingsystemcalledCRISPR.Originallydiscoveredinbacteria,this

homesinonaspecificDNAsequence,makingcutsinit.BychangingtheDNAsequencebeingtargeted,the

systemcanpotentiallybeturnedintoaformofgenetherapyformanyconditions,withthefirstsuchtreatment

havingbeenapprovedlastyearintheUSandUKasacureforsicklecellanemia.

SeveralgroupsareinvestigatingusingCRISPRwhichtargetsageneinHIVasawayofdisabling

dormantvirus.Now,Carrilloandherteamhaveshownthat,whentestedonimmunecellsinadish,their

CRISPRsystemcoulddisableallviruses,removingthemfromthesecells.Theworkisduetobepresentedat

theEuropeanCongressofClinicalMicrobiologyandInfectiousDiseasesinBarcelona,Spain,nextmonth.

JonathanStoyeattheFrancisCrickInstituteinLondonsaysthatalthoughtheresultsareencouraging,

thenextstepistrialsinanimalsandeventuallypeopletoshowthetreatmentcanreachalltheimmunecells

withdormantHIV.Someofthesecellsarethoughttoresideinbonemarrow,buttheremaybeotherbodysites

involvedtoo,hesays."There'sstillafairamountofuncertaintyaboutwhetherthereareotherreservoirsin

otherpartsofthebody,“hesays.

ACalifornianfirmcalledExcisionBioTherapeuticshaspreviouslyshownthataCRISPR-based

approachcanreducetheamountofdormantvirusinmonkeysinfectedwithasimilarvirustoHIV.

9.HowdoestheCRISPRunderlyinglogic?

A.CuringpeoplewhohaveHIV.B.Preventingvirusbreeding.

C.Unneededtoabsorbdrugsregularly.D.ChangingDNA'ssequence.

10.Whichdescriptionisthemostsuitablefortheunderlinedword“dormant“inparagraph4?

A.Havingbiologicalactivitysuspended.

B.Representedonacostofarmsinalyingpositionwiththeheadontheforefeet.

C.Markedbyasuspensionofexternalactivity.

D.Associatedwith,carriedout,orappliedduringaperiodofdormancy.

11.Howdoesthegroupconducttheirresearchinparagraph7?

A.Byerasingthevirusintothecell.

B.Bytestingoutsidethebody.

C.Bylaunchingaclinicaltrial.

D.ByverifyingCRISPR'sefficiency.

12.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Thetreatmentenablesittoreachthesystem.

B.HIVisstilllivinginhumanbeings'marrow.

C.Severalfunctionsshouldbeinvestigated.

D.Thestrategyisstillregardedasaprospect.

（24-25高三上?廣東?開學(xué)考試）ArecentsurveyintheUSfoundthatGenZ-ersandMillennials（千禧

一代）visitlibrariesmoreoftenthantheirparentsorgrandparents.Theyounglovelibrariesbecausetheyare

secure,comfortable,freeand-asmy11-year-oldwouldsay一"aesthetic”.Thismeanstheylookgoodin

thebackgroundofanInstagrampostorTikTokvideo.Librariesarealsoagreatplacetomeetpeople.Ifyou9re

bothyoungandinalibrary,chancesarethatyouhavesimilarinterests.

Andthen,too,therearethebooks.GenZ-ersareturningouttobebigreaders,especiallyofpaper

books.Eventhoughtheyhavesmartphones,themostlimitlesslydistractingdeviceseverinvented,intheir

pockets,manyaredeliberatelychoosingtopickupapieceof15th-centurytechnologyinstead.Theylikethe

factthatbooksareself-containedandrequireconcentration.

Thereis,sometimes,asenseofnostalgic（懷I日的）cosplayinthewayyoungpeopleread.InNewYork,

forexample,thelatestTikTok-fuelledcrazeisreadingwithstrangersinbars.Youhavetobuyaticketin

advance,andthenyouallgatherandsitinsilencefor30minutes,readingwhateverbookyou'vebrought

along.Likeanexpensiveversionofgoingtothelibrary,exceptthatafterwardsyouallhaveadrinkandtalk

aboutbooks.

Theverythoughtofitmakesmesuffer,butthafsbecauseI'machildofthe1970sand1980s.Tome,

readingisaprivatepleasure,whilescreens-TVorcinema-aresocial.Ididonce,inafitofambitious

parenting,introducea“familyreadinghour”,duringwhichmyhusbandandchildrenwerepressedtojoinme

atthefiresideforsomesilentreading.Itcouldnothavefeltmoreperformativeifwehaddressedupintophats

andcrinolines（舊時(shí)的裙襯）.Butstill,Iapplaudtheseyoungreaders-forknowingwhatisgoodforthem,

forseekingouthumanconnection,forfindingthebeautyandpleasureinoldinstitutions,andforbringingnew

lifetothelibrary.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aesthetic“inparagraph1mean?

A.Visuallyappealing.

B.Similarlyprivate.

C.Spirituallyrelaxing.

D.Economicallypractical.

14.Whydomanyyoungpeoplechoosetoreadpaperbooksdespitehavingsmartphones?

A.Paperbooksarecheaperthansmartphones.

B.Paperbooksareeasiertocarryaround.

C.Paperbooksareaformofnostalgicentertainment.

D.Paperbooksofferadistraction-freereadingexperience.

15.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.ThepopularityofTikTokinNewYork.

B.Agatheringattendedbystrangersfreeofcharge.

C.Anewreadingtrendintegratingtheoldandnew.

D.Historicalcostumesandtheirappealtoyoungreaders.

16.Whydoestheauthormentiona''familyreadinghour“inparagraph4?

A.Tohighlighthersuccessinparentingthechildren.

B.Toillustrateherattempttocombinepersonalandjointreadinghabits.

C.Tocriticizethelackofinterestinperformanceamongfamilymembers.

D.Toemphasizetheimportanceofdressingformallyduringfamilyactivities.

（24-25高三上?山西?開學(xué)考試）Lastsummer,twonineteenth-centurycottageswererescuedfrom

remotefarmfieldsinMontana,tobemovedtoanArtDecobuildinginSanFrancisco.Thehousesweremade

ofwood.ThesecottagesoncehousedearlysettlersastheyworkedthedryMontanasoil;nowtheyhold

Twitterengineers.

Thecottagescouldbeanexampleoftheindustry'soddlovefbr“l(fā)owtechnology”,aconceptassociated

withthenaturalworld,andwithold-schoolcraftsmanshipthatexistslongbeforetheInternetera.Low

technologyisnotvirtual一so,totakeadvantageofit,Internetcompanieshavehadtogetcreative.The

rescuedwoodcottages,fittedbyhandinthelateeighteen-hundreds,areanobviousexample,butTwitter9s

designslieontheextremeend.Othercompaniesareusingabroaderinterpretationoflowtechnologythat

focusesonnature.

Amazonisbuildingthreeglassspheresfilledwithtrees,sothatemployeescan“workandsocializeina

morenatural,park-likesetting.^^AtGoogle'soffice,anentireflooriscarpetedingrass.Facebook'ssecond

MenloParkcampuswillhavearooftopparkwithawalkingpath.

OlleLundberg,thefounderofLundbergDesign,hasworkedwithmanytechcompaniesovertheyears.

“Wehavelosttheconnectionstothemakerinourlives,andourtechengineersaretheoneswhofeel

impoverished（貧乏的）,becausethey9resurroundedbythedigitalworld,“hesays."They'relookingfbraway

toregaintheirindividualidentity,andwe'vefoundthatintroducingrealcraftsisonewaytodothat.”

Thiscraft-basedtheoryisrootedinhistory.WilliamMorris,theEnglishartistandwriter,turnedbackto

pre-industrialartsintheeighteen-sixties,justafterIndustrialRevolution.TheArtsandCraftsmovement

defineditselfagainstmachines."Withoutcreativehumanoccupation,peoplebecamedisconnectedfromlife/9

Morrissaid.

Researchhasshownthatnaturalenvironmentscanrestoreourmentalabilities.InJapan,patientsare

66,,

encouragedtofbrest-bathe?takingwalksthroughwoodstolowertheirbloodpressure.

Thesehealthbenefitsapplytotheworkplaceaswell.RachelKaplvin,aprofessorofenvironmental

psychology,hasspentyearsresearchingtherestorativeeffectsofnaturalenvironments.Herresearchfound

thatworkerswithaccesstonatureattheoffice-evensimpleviewsoftreesandflowers-felttheirjobs

werelessstressfulandmoresatisfying.Iflow-techofficescanpotentiallynourishthebrainsandimprovethe

mentalhealthofemployeesthen,fine,bringonthecottages.

17.Whydidthewritermentionthetwonineteenth-centurycottages?

A.ToshowthatTwitterishavingahardtime.

B.Toshowthatoldcottagesareinneedofprotection.

C.ToshowthatearlysettlersoncesufferedfromadryclimateinMontana.

D.ToshowthatInternetcompanieshaverediscoveredthebenefitsoflowtechnology.

18.Lowtechnologyisregardedassomethingthat.

A.isrelatedtonatureB.isoutofdatetoday

C.consumestoomuchenergyD.existsinthevirtualworld

19.WhafsthemainideaofParagraph5?

A.Humanbeingshavedestroyedmanypre-industrialarts.

B.Humanbeingshaveatraditionofvaluingartsandcrafts.

C.Humanbeingscanbecomeintelligentbylearninghistory.

D.Humanbeingscanregaintheirindividualidentitybyusingmachines.

20.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PastGlories,FutureDreams

B.TheVirtualWorld,theRealChallenge

C.High-techCompanies,Low-techOffices

D.TheMoreCraftsmanship,theLessCreativity

（24-25高三上?云南玉溪?開學(xué)考試）Peoplehaveunderstoodthatkindnessisgoodforthepersonwho

receiveshelp.Forexample,whenwegivefoodtoahungryperson,heisblessed.However,scientistshave

recentlybeguntostudytheeffectkindnesshasonthepersongivingit.Whattheyhavefoundisthatdoing

goodisgoodforthedoer.Actsofkindnesscanimprovehealth,helpapersonreachgoalsandevenaddyears

toaperson'slife.

Thefirststudytoshowtheconnectionbetweendoinggoodandlivingalonglifewasastudyonaging.

Beginningin1956,scientistsstudiedagroupofmarriedmothersfor30years.Theythoughtthewomenwith

themostchildrenwoulddiefirst.Butthenumberofchildrenawomanhaddidnotmatter.Wealthdidnot

matter.Educationdidnotmatter.Whatdidmatterwaswhethertheyvolunteered.Womenthatvolunteeredhad

fewerdiseasesduringtheirlife.

Manyotherstudieshavefoundthesamepositiveeffects.Helpingotherpeopleimproveslong-term

health.Thegainsarethesameforthemen,women,oldpeopleandtheyoung.Thosewhovolunteeredhad

fewerseriousdiseasesthanthosewhodidnotvolunteer.Thisincludeddiseasessuchasheartattack,cancer

andstroke.

Scientistsareresearchingmanypossiblecauses.Onepossiblecauseisanincreaseandantibodies（抗

體），whichhelpfightagainstdisease.Onestudyshowedthebodyproducesmoreantibodiesafteranactof

kindness.Thisincreaseinantibodiescanlastnearlyanhourafteroneactofkindnessisfinished.

Anotheroneisanincreaseinchemicalthatfightstheeffectsofstressfromlife.Scientistshavefounda

linkbetweenbeingkindtopeopleandanincreaseinthechemicaloxytocin（催產(chǎn)素）.Oxytocinisachemical

producedinthebrain.Itreducesmanyoftheharmfulchemicalsthebodyproducesunderstress.

21.Whatdidthestudyinparagraph2show?

A.Diseasesagepeoplefast.B.Doinggoodisgoodforone'shealth.

C.Womenwithmorekidsdieearlier.D.Alongmarriageleadstoalonglife.

22.Whatcanweinferaboutantibodiesfromparagraph4?

A.Moreantibodiesmaynotbegood.

B.Theyhelppeoplereducepressure.

C.Theyincreasewithone'skindacts.

D.Themoreantibodies,themoreoxytocin.

23.Howdoestheauthordevelopthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Byexplainingthecauses.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byintroducingamethod.D.Bydescribingachemical.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"probablyrefersto?

A.Oxytocin.B.Thebrain.C.Stress.D.Helpingothers.

（24-25高三上?云南玉溪?開學(xué)考試）Artificialintelligence（AI）modelshavelongsurpassed（超出）

justcreatingtextresponsesandimages.Now,withonlyonesentence,OpenAFslatesttext-to-videomodel,

Sora,canturnyourwordsintovideowithgoodvisualqualitywhilecompletelyfollowingyourcontent

instructions.

Soraissaidtobebetterthanmanyotherexistingmodelswithsimilarfunctions.TheAImodelcan

createvideosatsuitableaspectratios（屏幕高寬比）fordifferentdevices.Italsoletsusersquicklytestout

contentinlowerqualitybeforemakingthehigh-qualityversion,whichhelpsspeedupoutputaccordingtothe

user'srequests.

Apartfromthis,itsabilitytopresentvideosinarealisticandsmoothmannerissurprising.Soracan

createdetailedsceneswithseveralcharacters,specifictypesofmotion,andaccuratesubjectandbackground

details.Beyondtheuser'srequests,italsounderstandshowtheseelementsexistintherealworld.For

example,reflectionsinthewaterchangeasawomanwalksby.

However,thecurrentmodelisn'tperfect.Itmayhavetroubleaccuratelyshowinghowthingsmoveina

complicatedsceneandmightnotgethowoneactionleadstoanother.Forexample,ifsomeoneeatspartofa

cookieinaSora-madevideo,thecookiemightnotlooklikeifsbeenbitteninto.Themodelmightmixup

directionsandfindithardtodescribeeventsintherightorder.OnepossiblereasonisthatSoralearnseach

basicunitofavideo,knownasaspacetimepatch（時(shí)空補(bǔ)?。?，independently.

Soraisstillinthetestingstageofdevelopment.OpenAIisnowinvitingnetworksecurityprofessionals

tomakerandomattacksonSora'ssysteminordertotestthemodeFspossibleweaknessesandrisks.Sorahas

alsobeenopentosomevisualartists,designersandfilmmakers.TheirfeedbackwillhelpOpenAItoimprove

themodeltobetterservecreativeprofessionals.

25.Whatisthemainfocusofparagraph2and3?

A.Sora'sstrengths.B.Sora'sweaknesses.

C.Sora'sdevelopment.D.Sora'spopularity.

26.Whydoestheauthorprovidetheexampleinparagraph4?

A.ToshowSora'ssafetyproblems.

B.ToshowSora'sexistingweaknesses.

C.ToshowSora'sperfectperformance.

D.Toexplaintheconceptofaspacetimepatch.

27.WhatcanweknowaboutSorauptonow?

A.Itisbeingtestedandimproved.B.Ithasenjoyedgreatpopularity.

C.Ithasmaderandomattacks.D.Ithasbeenstopped.

28.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Sora:Aperfecttext-to-videoAImodel

B.Sora:Atoolforchatting

C.Sora:Knownasaspacetimepatch

D.Sora:Leadthewayincreatingvideos

（24-25高三上?廣東?開學(xué)考試）Today,poetryandscienceareoftenconsideredtobecompletely

separatecareerpaths.However,thatwasn'talwaysthecase.ThemathematicianAdaLovelaceandthe

physicistJamesClerkMaxwellwerebothaccomplishedpoets.Similarly,thepoetJohnKeatswasalsoa

licensedsurgeon.Thecombinationofthesedisciplinesfelloutoffavorinthe1800s.Recently,however,there

hasbeenareappearanceofinterestamongscientistsinexpressingtheirresearchthroughpoetry,suchaslyrics

andhaiku,asalternativewaystoinspireotherswiththeirfindings.

"Poetryisagreattoolforquestioningtheworld/9saysSamIllingworth,apoetandageoscientistwho

worksattheUniversityofWesternAustralia.Throughworkshopsandanewscience-poetryjournal,called

Consilience,Illingworthishelpingscientiststotranslatetheirlatestresultsintopoemsthatcanattract

appreciationfromthoseoutsideoftheirimmediatescientificfield.

StephanyMazon,ascientistfromtheUniversityofHelsinki,participatedinoneofIllingworth's

workshopswheresheandfellowscientistsweretaskedwithwritinghaikusthathighlightedwater,acommon

themeintheirresearch."Itwasalotoffim,andsurprisinglyeasytowritethepoem,“Mazonsays.Sheplans

tocontinuewriting.6tWedoharmourselvestothinkthatscientistscan'tbeartisticandthatartcan'tbeusedto

communicatescientificideas,“Mazonsays.

ThatviewpointisechoedbyIllingworth,whothinkssciencecommunicationinitiativesaretoooften

dominatedbypubliclectureswiththeirhands-offPowerPointslides."Actually,whensciencecommunication

involveswritingandsharingpoems,itinvitesatwo-waydialoguebetweenexpertsandnonexperts,^^hesays.

Scientist-poetManjulaSilva,aneducatoratImperialCollegeLondon,agrees,notingthatpoetrysimplifies

complexscientificconceptsintolanguagethateveryonecanunderstand.

Scientistsandpoetsarebothtryingtounderstandtheworldandcommunicatethatunderstandingwith

others.Thedistinctionbetweenscientistsandpoetsislessthanpeoplemightthink.We'realljustpeoplewith

hopefullyreallyinterestingthingstosayandtoshare.

29.Whattrendhasbeenobservedrecentlyamongscientists?

A.Adeclineininterestinpoetryandscience.

B.Apreferencefortraditionalresearchmethods.

C.Anincreaseincombiningscienceandpoetry.

D.AfocusonhistoricalfigureslikeAdaLovelace.

30.HowdoesSamIllingworthbridgethegapbetweenscienceandthepublic?

A.Bytranslatingclassicpoetryintodifferentlanguages.

B.ByteachingattheUniversityofWesternAustralia.

C.Byadvocatingformorefundingingeoscienceresearch.

D.Byorganizingworkshopsandpublishingascience-poetryjournal.

31.HowdidStephanyMazonfeelabouttheexperienceofwritingahaikuintheworkshop?

A.Itwaschallenginganddifficult.

B.Itwasenjoyableandstraightforward.

C.Itwasawasteoftime.

D.Itwastooartisticforhertaste.

32.Whatisoneadvantageofusingpoetryforsciencecommunication?

A.Itsimplifiescomplexscientificideasforageneralaudience.

B.Itpromotesacademicresearchinuniversities.

C.Itreplacestraditionalboringsciencetextbooks.

D.Itemphasizesthesignificanceofpubliclectures.

（24-25高三上?湖南?開學(xué)考試）Howoftenisyourmindquiet?Ifyou，reatypicalhumanbeing,the

answerisprobablyveryrarely.Formostofourdays,ourattentionisfocusedonexternalthings-thetasksof

ourjobs,TVprograms,orsocialmediainteractions.Inthemomentswhenourattentionisn'tfocused

externally,ifsusuallyfocusedonwhatiscalled"thought-chatter”-astreamofmentalassociationsconsisting

ofexpectationsofthefuture,memories,daydreams,andsoon.

Butfromtimetotime,weallexperiencemomentswhenourthought-chatterquietsdown,oreven

disappearsaltogether.Inthesemoments,weexperienceasenseofgreatwell-being.Wefeelasenseofinner

harmony.Wefeelasifwe'refreeofproblems,andfeelsatisfiedwithourlivesastheyare.

Therearemanyactivitiesthathavetheeffectofquietingourminds,andsoproduceastateof

well-being.

Forexample,thinkaboutwhathappenswhenyougowalkinginthecountryside.Youmightfeel

stressedwhenyoustartout,butslowly,afteracoupleofmiles,yourmindbeginstosettledown.Thebeauty

andstillnessofnatureattractsyourattentionandyou9renolongerinyourthought-chatter.Bytheendofthe

walkyoufeelalmostlikeadifferentperson.Youfeelmorealive,andmuchhappier-largelybecauseyour

mindisnowquiet.

Thisiswhypeoplelovetolookatbeautifulworksofart.WhenpeopleseethepaintingsofMonetor

vanGogh,theyexperienceamind-stop