專題10閱讀理解（新聞報道）15篇【2025高頻考點(diǎn)】-沖刺

2025年高考英語演練（新高考專用）

（2025?福建龍巖?一模）English-languageeditionsoftwoentertainingandinsightful

novels,CatCountryandMrMaandSon,writtenbyoneofChina'smostaccomplishednovelists,

thelateLaoShe,willsoonbeonbookshelvesaroundthecountry.

CatCountry,arguablyChina'sfirstventureintothefieldofsciencefiction,centersarounda

spacetravelerfromChinawhocrash-landsonanalienplanet,wherehediscoversacountry

inhabitedentirelybyCatPeople.

PulitzerPrize-winningjournalistandliterarycriticIanJohnsonsaysinthebook's

introduction,LaoShestretcheshimselffurtherthanever,producingoneofthemostremarkable,

complicatedandinsightfulnovelsofmodernChina.

Thesarcastic（諷刺的）humorandmetaphoricalwritingarebelievedtobeinfluencedbythe

lateauthor'searlyexperiencesinLondon.LaoShetaughtChineseattheUniversityofLondon's

SchoolofOrientalStudiesfrom1924to1929,atimewhentheBritishstillviewedChinaandthe

Chinesewithstrongmixtureofdistrust,dismissiveness,guiltandfearaftertwoopiumwarsand

theBoxerRebellion（1900）.

Itwastherethathebeganhiscareerasawriterofpatrioticbutcomplexfictionsabout

contemporaryChina,writesUniversityofLondon'sseniorChineseliteraturelecturerJuliaLovell

intheintroductionofMrMaandSon,whocallsit“thefirstChinesenoveltofacedirectlyBritish

racismtowardChina”.

BasedonLaoShe'sLondonexperiences,thenoveldisplaystheMas'attemptstodealwith

thedeeplyrootedculturalmisconceptionsby1920sEnglishsocietyaftertheymovetheretorun

anantiquesshop.AstheygoaboutbuildingtheirnewlivesinLondonandstrivingtomaintaina

senseofculturalself,theirownrelationshipsaretested.

“Wefeltthatthesetwobooksofferafascinatinginsightintohowheworksandthinks,

exploringChina?splaceintheworldandChina'sself-imagethroughevocative（喚起感'IW的）and

beautifulwritingthatisasrelevanttodayasitwaswhenitwasfirstwritteninthe1930s,“saysJo

Lusby,managingdirectorofPenguinChina.

1.WhatdoesCatCountrystandasinChina'ssciencefiction?

A.Apeak.B.Aturningpoint.C.Amiracle.D.Apilot.

2.WhatdidLaoShe'sLondonexperiencecontributeto?

A.Hiswritingstyle.B.Hiscareerasateacher.

C.Hissenseoffamilyunity.D.HisprejudicetotheBritish.

3.WhatmessageismainlyconveyedinMr.MaandSonaccordingtothetext?

A.Businesschallenges.B.Cross-culturalconflicts.

C.Tightbondsinfamily.D.ThebackwardnessofChina.

4.InJoLusby'seyes,thetwobooks.

A.highlightChina'ssocialconflictsB.establishLaoShe'sstatusinliterature

C.deepenLaoShe'sunderstandingofauthoringD.provideanangletolookintoChina's

identity

（2025?河北邯鄲?三模）Earlyinthemorning,thecommanderofSpaceX'sPolarisDawn

missionopenedthetophatch（艙門）ofaCrewDragoncapsule,andthenslowlyemergedinto

space——460milesabovethesurfaceoftheEarth.Thecommanderisnotaprofessionalastronaut

onagovernmentmission;heisatechbillionaire.Thefeatachievedbyhimandhiscrewmarksthe

first-everprivatespacewalk.

PolarisDawn,thefirstofthreeflightsinthePolarisprivatespaceflightprogram,aimsto

testSpaceX'snewspacesuitsandpromoteresearchrelatedtoafuturemissiontoMars.Oncethe

commanderemergedfromthehatch,heconductedaseriesoftestsdesignedtoevaluatethesuifs

mobility,thermal（熱的）systemsandtheDragonmobilityaid.Afteraroundtenminutesinspace,

heclimbedbackintothecapsuletomakeroomforSpaceXengineerSarahGillis.Thehatchwas

openforjustahalfhour.Infact,theattemptwasperhapsmoreofastand-upextravehicular

activity（SEVA）thanawalk-thecommanderandGillisheldontotherailingsattachedtothe

hatchwithahandorafootduringtheentiretime.Theirspacesuitswouldn'thaveallowedfora

spacewalkwithoutbeingattachedanyway.

ThoughonlythecommanderandGillisconductedaspacewalk,theentirecrew,which

includedmissionpilotScottPoteetandmedicalofficerAnnaMenon,hadtowearspacesuits

duringtheEVA,astheDragonspacecraftdidn'thaveanairlock.Asaresult,theentirecapsulehad

tobedepressurizedandopentothevacuum（真空）ofspaceduringthespacewalk.

Whenthecommanderopenedthehatch,italsomarkedthefirsttimethatthecrewwerein

spaceatthesametime.Butthemission's"firsts"don'tendthere-atitspeakdistanceof870

milesfromtheEarth,theDragon'screwwerethefarthestfromourplanetthatanyhumanhas

beensinceNASA'sApollomoonmissions.SoifssignificantthattheFalcon9rocketthat

launchedthemintospaceearlierthisweekliftedofffromthesamelaunchpadasApollo11.Asif

thatwasn'tenough,thismissionmarkedthefirsttimeinspaceforPoteet,GillisandMenon.

5.WhatisthetargetofPolarisDawn?

A.Totestnewspacesuitsandadvanceresearch.

B.Toconductaspacewalkwithoutattachments.

C.Toundertakeagovernmentalspaceexploration.

D.TocompetewithNASA'sApollomissionsandothers.

6.Whydidallthecrewwearspacesuitsduringthespacewalk?

A.Tocreateavacuum.B.Toincreasebodypressure.

C.Todealwiththeabsenceoftheairlock.D.Toparticipateinthemedicalactivitiesin

space.

7.Whichofthefollowingwastheachievementofthemission?

A.Itsetseveralnewrecords.B.Itmarkedthefarthestrocketlaunch.

C.Itprovedthesmoothnessofspacewalks.D.Itdeterminedsubsequentspacemissions.

8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ThedetailsofSpaceX'snewspacesuits.B.Thehistoryofprivatespaceexplorations.

C.ThechallengesfacedbytheDragoncrew.D.ThesignificanceofthePolarisDawn

mission.

（2025?河北?模擬預(yù)測）InacooperationbetweenthepopularYouTuberJimmyDonaldson,

famouslyknownasMrBeast,andtherapidlyexpandingelectricbikecompanyLectriceBikes,a

remarkableplanhasunfolded,touchingthelivesof600individualsinneedacrossAmerica.

LectriceBikes,recognizedasoneofthenation'sleadingelectricbikemanufacturers,joined

forceswithDonaldson'sBeastPhilanthropy,anonprofitorganizationwithagoalofmakingthe

worldabetterplace.Together,theystartedamissiontoprovidelife-changingelectricbikesto

thosefacingtransportchallenges.

Withasharedvisionofmakingapracticaldifferenceinpeople'slives,thepartnershipsaw

LeetrieeBikesgenerouslydonating$600,000worthofelectricbikestoBeastPhilanthropy.

“E-bikescanmakeasignificantpositiveimpactonthelivesofindividuals,especiallythose

whoarestrugglingduetoalackofreliabletransportation,statedLeviConlow,co-founderand

CEOofLectriceBikes.

Toidentifydeservingreceivers,BeastPhilanthropyenlistedthesupportofMrBeasfsvast

onlinecommunity,encouragingindividualstosubmitvideosdetailingtheirneedforanelectric

bike.Aftercarefuldiscussion,600individualswereselectedasreceiversofthelife-changing

electricbikes.Somebikeswerehand-deliveredtorecipients,whileotherswereshippeddirectlyto

theirdoorsteps,ensuringanefficientdistributionprocess.

Theimpactofthisinitiativewasprettyevidentasreceiverssharedtheirjoyandgratitude

throughvideoresponses,showingthetransformativepoweroftheirnewelectricbikes.From

unboxingtheirbikestotakingtheirfirstexcitingrides,thereceiversexpressedgreatappreciation

forthenewfoundmobilityandfreedomthattheirelectricbikesaffordedthem.

“OurgoalatBeastPhilanthropyistohelpasmanypeopleaspossible.LectriceBikesshares

thesamegoal,soworkingwiththemonprojectsisanexcellentmatch,9,remarkedDarren

Margolias,directorofBeastPhilanthropy.

9.WhydidLectriceBikescooperatewithMrBeast?

A.Toincreasesales.B.Topromoteitsbrand.

C.Toaidpeopleinneed.D.Tostartanewbusiness.

10.Howwerethereceiversofthee-bikeschosen?

A.Byjoiningonlinecommunity.B.ThroughMrBeasfsrecommendation.

C.ByselectingontheInternet.D.Throughintensecompetitions.

11.Whatwasthefeelingofthee-bikereceivers?

A.Confused.B.Relieved.C.Disappointed.D.Grateful.

12.Whatmainlycontributedtothesuccessofthiscooperativemission?

A.Thesharedpurpose.B.Thenetizens9appeal.

C.Thepopularityofe-bikes.D.Thesupportofthegovernment.

（2025?江蘇南通?二模）GyeongyunLilyMinspentthelastsevenmonthsinamakeshift

laboratoryshesetupinherparenfsgarage,workinghardtoturnvibrationsproducedbysound

wavesinsportsarenasintoelectricalenergy.

The17-year-oldrisingsenior'sideabegantotakeshapewhenwatchingDisney'sMonsters,

Inc.Inthe2001film,energyisgeneratedfromchildren'sscreams.Withoutthecruelty,

Gyeongyunthought,theconceptcouldhelpmeettheglobaldemandforsustainableenergy.

“Ibegantowonderif,inreality,withthehelpofpiezoelectriceffect(壓電效應(yīng))，wecould

usetheabundantnoiseinenvironmentslikesportsarenastogenerateelectricity.^^explains

Gyeongyun.Certainmaterialsintheenvironmentproducelargeamountsofmechanicalenergyas

vibrationsorshocks.Thisenergyislargelywasted.However,withthepiezoelectriceffect,itis

possibletochangethisenergyintoelectricenergy.Mixinghercuriositywithherpassionfor

scienceandinnovation,theyoungstudentsetouttoexploreanewwaytomeetglobalenergy

demandsandreduceourrelianceonfossilfuels.

Today,withover60percentofglobalelectricitygeneratedbyfossilfuels,theworld

continuestobeheavilydependentonnon-renewableenergysources.Accordingtoarecentreport

bytheWorldNuclearAssociation,whichpromotestheglobalnuclearenergyindustry,over40

percentofenergy-relatedcarbondioxide(CO2)emissionsperyearareduetotheburningoffossil

fuelsforelectricitygeneration.

Withhereco-friendlytechnology,Gyeongyunsecuredaspotasafinalistinthisyear's

RegeneronInternationalScienceandEngineeringFair,theworld'slargestglobalscience

competitionforhighschoolstudents.

AccordingtoGyeongyun,asportsarenaisthesuitablelocationforherprojectbecauseit

representsauniqueenvironmentwithlotsofnoiseofthecheeringcrowds,announcementsand

music.

""Althoughthistechnologyisnotyetrealisticallyapplicableduetothecurrentlimitationsin

thesensitivityandefficiencyofpiezoelectricmaterials,byadvancingthequalityofpiezoelectric

devices,wecanunlockanewwayofsustainableenergyproduction,contributingtoacleanerand

moresustainablefuture.^^shesays.

13.Gyeongyunthoughtofturningnoiseintoelectricitybecauseof.

A.theencounterinthegarageB.hercuriosityaboutscience

C.theinspirationfromaDisneyfilmD.herconcernabouttheglobalproblem

14.WhafsthefunctionofPara.4?

A.TohighlighttheprofitsofGyeongyun'sproject.

B.ToillustratethenecessityofGyeongyun'sproject.

C.Toindicatetheimportanceofusinglessfossilfuels.

D.Todemonstratetheinfluenceofaworseningproblem.

15.Whatcanweimplyfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thedevelopmentshouldbespedup.

B.Thetechnologyhasbeenwidelyapplied.

C.Gyeongyunhasovercometechnologybarriers.

D.Gyeongyunremainshopefulabouthisproject.

16.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TrafficNoisetoFuel:aNewDiscovery

B.ANewTypeofGlobalEnergyDemand

C.WeCan'tUsetheNoiseinOurSurroundings

D.StadiumNoisetoElectricity:aGreenerFuture

（2025?江蘇?模擬預(yù)測）ThepathnetworkacrossWaleshasbeenunderfundedforyears

anditisbecominglessandlessaccessible.Thiscomesatatimewhenmoreandmorepeopleare

exploringtheoutdoors.

RamblersCymru,awalkinggroup,islaunchingacampaigncallingontheWelsh

Governmenttosupportagreenrecoverybyinvestinginpathsandaccessnationallytoboost

healthanaccesstonature.

AngelaCharlton,DirectorofRamblersCymrusaid,“Webelievethatpeopleshouldnot

onlyhavetherighttoaccesstheoutdoorsbutalsoknowwheretheycanaccessit.Missingand

brokensignageandblockagesonthepathsarebecomingtoocommonbarrierstotheenjoymentof

beingoutdoors.^^

“Thepathnetworkispartofourculturalheritage,connectingcommunitiesandproviding

uswiththeall-importanthealthandwell-beingbenefitsweneed,^^Angelasaid.

RamblersCymruhopedthat10%oftheactivetravelbudgetarrangedforpublicrightsof

wayimprovementswouldgosomewaytohelpthelocalauthoritiestackletheproblemsonthe

network.Alongsidethis,theywouldliketoseeamonitoringsysteminwhichlocalauthoritiesare

fundedtomonitorthepaths,sotheyhaveaclearideaoftheconditiontheyareinandwherethe

mostextrainvestmentisneeded.

“Havingbeendeclaredanationalasset（資產(chǎn)）bytheWelshGovernment,ournetwork

needstobeprotectedandkepttabsonproperly,sothatwecanbuildahealthiernationwhere

peopleareconnectedtonatureclosetotheircommunities,Angelasaid.

Angelaalsoadded,4tWewanttobepartofthesolutionandarealreadyworkingonprojects

thatsupportvolunteersandlocalcouncilstotakeownershipoflocalpaths,butsomuchmore

needstobedone.^^Followingthecampaign,theywillbesubmittingthepledges（誓言）tothe

WelshGovernmentintheautumn.

17.WhatisRamblersCymru'spurposeinlaunchingacampaign?

A.Tohelppeopletraveloutdoors.B.Toaidthegovernmenttoinvest.

C.Tobuildanationalpathnetwork.D.Tocallonpeopletodonatemoney.

18.WhatdoesAngelaCharltonprobablyexpectthegovernmenttodo?

A.Turntocommonpeople.B.Restorethesignsonthepaths.

C.Enjoystayinginnature.D.Setupmorecommunities.

19.WhatisRamblersCymru?ssuggestionaboutthemonitoringsystem?

A.Thelocalauthoritiesshouldfundit.B.Thepublicshouldberesponsibleforit.

C.Itshouldcostmostoftheactivetravelbudget.D.Itshouldbemainlyusedforchecking

onthepaths.

20.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“kepttabson“inparagraph6probablymean?

A.Changed.B.Removed.C.Monitored.D.Listed.

（2025?浙江衢州?二模）Astheproverbsays,astrawshowswhichwaythewindblows.A

newstudypublishedbytheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention（CDC）showsthat

theH5N1birdfluvirusisprobablycirculatingundetectedindomesticanimalsinmanypartsof

thecountryandmaybeinfectingunawarevets（獸醫(yī)）.

Inthehealthagency?sMorbidityandMortalityWeeklyReport,agroupofresearchersfrom

theCDC,theOhioDepartmentofHealthandtheAmericanAssociationofBovinePractitioners

reportedtheresultsofanalysistheyconductedon150cowvetsfrom46statesandCanada.They

foundthatthreeofthemhadantibodiesfortheH5N1birdfluvirusintheirblood.However,none

oftheinfectedvetsrecalledhavinganysymptoms,includingconjunctivitis,orpinkeye,themost

commonlyreportedsymptominhumancases.

SeemaLakdawala,amicrobiologistatEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,whowasnotinvolved

intheresearch,saidshewassurprisedthatonly2%ofthevetssurveyedtestedpositiveforthe

antibodies,consideringanotherCDCstudyshowedthat17%ofdairyworkerssampledhadbeen

infected.Butshesaidshewasevenmoresurprisedthatnoneofthemhadknowntheywere

infectedorthattheyhadworkedwithinfectedanimals.

“Thesesurprisingresultsindicatethatserumsurveillance（血清檢測）studiesareimportant

toinformriskofinfectionsthataregoingunnoticed,9,shesaid."Vetsareonthefrontlineofthe

outbreak,andincreasedbiosafetypracticeslikerespiratoryandeyeprotectionshouldreducetheir

exposurerisk.^^

JenniferNuzzo,directorofthePandemicCenteratBrownUniversity,describedthestudy

as“goodandbadnewsstudy.”"Ontheonehand,weseeconcerningevidencethattheremaybe

moreH5N1outbreaksonfarmsthanbeingreported,shesaid,“Ontheotherhand,I'mreassured

thatthereisn'tevidencethatinfectionsamongvetshavebeenwidespread.”

However,JohnKorslund,aU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturescientist,saidthatfinding

H5N1antibodiesinthebloodofvetswasan"interestingbutveryimprecisewaytomeasurestate

cattleincidence,soweneedfollow-upstudy.”

21.Whyistheproverbinparagraph1mentioned?

A.Todescribeafact.B.Tointroducethestudy.

C.Toexplainanissue.D.Topresentanopinion.

22.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thefindingsoftheanalysis.B.Thesymptomsofthevets.

C.ThecausesofH5N1birdflu.D.Thebasiclogicofthestudy.

23.WhatsurprisedSeemaLakdawalathemost?

A.Theinfectedvets9unawarenessoftheissue.

B.The17%infectionrateamongdairyworkers.

C.Thehighnumberofpositivetestresultsinvets.

D.Theriskofunrecognizedinfectionsincowsandvets.

24.Whataspectshouldbeimprovedinthefollow-upstudy?

A.Thesizeofthetestedgroup.B.Theindividualsamples.

C.Thedataanalysisprocedure.D.Themeasuringmethod.

（2025?浙江衢州?二模）OpenAI,thecompanybehindtheartificialintelligencetool

ChatGPT,hassetoutrestructuringplanstomakeiteasierforittoraisemoneyandremove

restrictionsmadebyitsnon-profitparent（母公司）.

OpenAIrevealsitsfor-profitunitwouldbecomeapublicbenefitcorporation,acompany

requiredtoconsidertheinterestsofsocietyaswellasshareholder（股東）value.Thenon-profit

parentwouldhave“asignificantinteresf9inthepublicbenefitcorporation,OpenAIsaidina

blog-post,addingthatitwouldbeoneofthe"bestresourcednon-profitsinhistory.^^

OpenAIhasbeenlookingtomakechangestoitsrulestomakeiteasierforinvestorsto

profitwhentheyinjectnewinvestmentintothefirm.OpenAIwasfoundedin2015asa

research-focusednon-profitbutcreatedafor-profitunitfouryearslatertosecurefundingforthe

highcostsofAIdevelopment.Itsunusualstructuregavecontrolofthefor-profitunittothe

non-profit.

A$6.6billionfundraisingbyOpenAI,whichvalueditat$157billion,wasconditionalonit

beingabletoremoveaprofitlimitandmovetowardsbeingamoreconventionalcompany.

“Weagainneedtoraisemoremoneythanwe'dimagined.Investorswanttobackusbut

theyneedconventionalequity（股東權(quán)益）andalessuniquestructure,9,OpenAIsaid."The

hundredsofbillionsofdollarsthatcompaniesareinvestingintoAIshowwhatitwilltakefor

OpenAItocontinuepursuingthemission.^^

“Thisisthecriticalstepthecompanyneedsinordertocontinuefundraising,saidGilLuria,

analystwithDADavidsonCo.Thekeytotheannouncement,hesaid,wasthatthe

for-profitsideofOpenAI“willrunandcontrolOpenAUsoperationsandbusiness.^^ForitsAI

competitors,ifsadifferentmatter.Musk,anOpenAIco-founder,istryingtoprecludetheplan,as

isMetaPlatforms,whichisdevelopingacompetitoragainstChatGPTnamedMetaAL

25.Whatisapublicbenefitcorporationrequiredtodo?

A.Operateitsnon-profitparentindependently.

B.Focusonlyonmaximizingshareholdervalue.

C.Reducetheamountofmoneyraisedfrominvestors.

D.Combinetheinterestsofsocietyandshareholdervalue.

26.WhydoesOpenAIbelieveitneedstorestructureitsoperationsinparagraph5?

A.Toattractmoreinvestorsandsimplifythestructure.

B.TopushforwarditsdevelopmentgoalsonAIsafety.

C.Tosettleconflictswithitsnon-profitparentorganization.

D.Topreventcompetitorsfromtakingcontrolofitsoperations.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preclude“inparagraph6mean?

A.Design.B.Prevent.C.Back.D.Follow.

28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.OpenAItoKeepInfluencingShareholders.

B.OpenAItoDefendChatGPTfromCriticism.

C.OpenAItoRelaxControloverItsFor-ProfitUnit.

D.OpenAItoSpendFundsonArtificialIntelligence.

（2025?安徽?三模）Chineseskeleton（鋼架雪車）racerZhaoDanmadeasignificant

advanceonSaturdaybywinningChina'sfirst-everwomen'sgoldmedalinthedisciplineatthe

WorldCupseriesinYanqing.ZhaoDan,whopreviouslytrainedasatriplejump（二級跳遠(yuǎn)）

athletebeforeswitchingtoskeletonracing,outperformedastrongfieldofOlympicmedalistsin

thecompetition.

TheNationalSlidingCenterinnorthwestBeijingfeaturesoneoftheworld'smost

challengingtracks,covering1.9kilometerswithdifficultturns,steepslopes（陡坡），andaunique

360-degreecircularsection.Fewplayershavemanagedtomasterthistracksinceitsfirst

appearanceatthe2022WinterOlympics,makingZhaoDan'sachievementevenmoreremarkable.

ZhaoDancompletedhertworunsinacombinedtimeoftwominutesand4.27seconds,

defeatingOlympicchampionHannahNeiseofGermanyby0.37seconds.Britain'sFreyaTarbit,

whowastiedwithZhaoDanafterthefirstrun,finishedthirdwithatotaltimeof2:04:68.The

victorymarkedasignificantimprovementforZhaoDan,whohadfinishedsecondinherprevious

YanqingCuprace.

Inthemen'scompetition,China?sYinZhengsecuredthirdplacewithatimeof2:02:02,

behindBritain'sMattWestonandGermany5sChristopherGrotheer,whowongold.TheChinese

men'steamshowedimpressivedepth,withthreemoreracers-LinQinwei,ZhuHaifeng,and

ChenWenhao——finishinginthetopeightpositions.

TheeventdemonstratedChina'sgrowingstrengthinskeletonracing,withboththemen's

andwomen'steamsqualifyingthemaximumnumberofracersallowedperteam."Now,wehave

themedalsandthestrengthinnumbers.Gradually,Ithinkwewillachievebetterresultsonerace

atasaidZhaoDan,whoat21yearsoldrepresentsthefutureofChineseskeletonracing.

Thecompetitionattracted62athletesfrom16countriestocompeteinthisseason'sthirdWorld

Cupevent.

29.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Chinesearebornskeletonplayers.

B.Chinahasmadehistoryinskeleton.

C.ZhaoDanisn'tsuitablefortriplejump.

D.SkeletonispopularinChina.

30.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Theintroductiontoplayingfield.

B.Theprocessofcontest.

C.TheachievementsofZhaoDan.

D.Theuniquenessof2022WinterOlympics.

31.WhatmadeZhaoDan'swinimpressive?

A.Herappearance.B.Tracksofhighdifficulty.

C.Thenumberofmedals.D.Herachievementsintriplejump.

32.WhatisZhaoDan'sattitudetowardsthecomingcompetition?

A.Indifferent.B.Worried.C.Confident.D.Unsure.

（2025?安徽蚌埠?二模）Evertheinnovatortoentertainitscustomers,thisMasschetusettes

caferecentlycameupwithanovelattractionforitscustomers."WalkinandgiveusyourBEST

dancemovesfor5seconds,9,readsasigndisplayedontheentrancedoor.Ifyoudoso,youcanget

acupofcoffeeforfree.

Theunexpecteddancevenue?CoffeeMilano,whichservesthemostdeliciouscoffee,

drinks,breakfastandlunchalldaylong,sevendaysaweek.

TheresponsetoCoffeeMilano?spromotionwaselectric,withmultiplecustomerseagerto

showofftheirbestdancemoves.46Itwasfun,energeticandsmiley,9,saysJoshuaRashid,thecafe

ownerofthesmallfamily-ownedbusiness."Funnydancescanreallyimprovecustomers?mood.^^

Ifsnosecretthatactinghappy,movingandmusiccangetyoufeelingbetter,evenififsa

bitunnaturalatfirst.Brainly,aknowledge-sharingcommunity,discussestheso-called“Facial

feedbackeffect”.Thisisdocumentedinstudiesshowingthatforcingasmilecanstillboostmood

andhappinesslevels.Thisislikelybecausewhenpeoplesmile,theirbrainsreleasesomethingthat

helpstoreducestress.

OnNovember23,2024,avideoofthedancingcustomersbecameahitonline,amassingan

astonishing7.6millionviewsonlinesinceitwasposted.

“Wejustthoughtitwasgoingtobeasmallthingforthepeoplethatcomeineveryday,“

admitsOliverSvensen,socialmediadirectoratCoffeeMilano.Shesaysthehugesuccessofthe

campaignisduetothevicarious（間接感受至U的）pleasureofseeingpeoplefeelinghappyand

expressingthemselves,ratherthanthefreedrinkalone.

“Iamstillprocessingthis.Ididn'trealizethepoweroftheInternet,9,saysRashid.t6More

customersarecominginanddancing.^^Heplanstomakethisjoyfuleventamonthlyfixture.64It

wasamazingandfun.Thecustomerskeptaskingwhenthenextonewouldbe!”hesays.

33.Thesignattheentrancecanbereplacedby"'

A.Freecoffeeisjustadanceaway!B.Whowillbethebestdancer?

C.Smileforacupoffreecoffee!D.Wouldyouliketodrinkcoffee?

34.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph4?

A.Tooffersomeadvice.B.Tosupportaclaim.

C.Tointroduceanewtopic.D.Todoubtacommonbelief.

35.WhatdoesOliverSvensenmentionaboutthecampaign?

A.Thesocialpurposesoflaunchingit.B.Theeffortstoboostitonsocialmedia.

C.Thefactorscontributingtoitssuccess.D.Thepracticalapproachestoexpandingit.

36.WhatcanbeknownaboutRashid?

A.Heisastonishedatthepopularityofthecampaign.

B.Heplanstocomeupwithmoresimilarjoyfulevents.

C.Heinitiallyhadlittleconfidenceinthetasteofcoffee.

D.HefirstgottheideafromadiscussionontheInternet.

（2025?安徽?一模）ADutchmuseumhasrecoveredanartworkthatlooksliketwoempty

beercansafterastaffmemberaccidentallythrewitintherubbishbin.

Thework,entitledAlltheGoodTimesWeSpentTogetherbytheFrenchartistAlexandre

Lavet,appearsonfirstglancetobetwoabandonedanddented（癟的）beertins.However