高級(jí)中學(xué)名校試卷PAGEPAGE1江蘇省無(wú)錫市部分學(xué)校2025-2026學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期9月月考英語(yǔ)試題一、聽(tīng)力(略)二、閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)AHighSchoolProgrammesinAustraliaBeautifulweather,friendlypeopleandawidelyvariedlandscapearejustafewofthereasonsyoushouldchoosetospendtimeinAustraliaasahighschoolstudent.Herearesomeprogrammesyoucanchoosefrom.HighSchoolExchangeIndividualsstudyingforasemesterorfullyearinAustraliawillusuallylivewithahostfamily.ThisisagreatopportunityforstudentstoseewhatdailyfamilylifeislikeinAustralia.StudentslearningEnglishwillseetheirlanguageskillsimprovebycommunicatingwiththeirnewfriendsandhostfamily,whilethosefamiliarwiththelanguagealreadycanusethisopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheday-to-daylifeinAustralia.YouthTravelToursTraveltoursforteensareawonderfulwayforhighschoolstudentstospendashort,concentratedamountoftimeabroad.Toursareusuallyfordifferentthemessuchascooking,adventuretravel,orvolunteerism.Studentswillhaveafun,uniqueexperiencewhileincorporatingeducationalcomponentslikeenvironmentalorculturalstudies—andallwithoutmissingyournormalcourseworkbackhome.SummerStudyProgrammeForstudentswhoonlyhaveafewmonthsofthesummerbreakavailable,anadvancedsummerprogrammeisperfect.Justkeepinmind,thesummerofthenorthernhemisphere(半球)isactuallythewinterofAustralia.Oftentimesthesesummerprogrammescanbepartneredwithuniversitiesthatwillallowstudentstoreceivecollegecredits.1.WhatcanHighSchoolExchangeoffer?A.Agoodcommandofwhatwelearnatschool.B.AbetterunderstandingofAustralianculture.C.Awonderfulwaytocommunicatewithfamousteachers.D.Apreciouschancetomakefriendsfromdifferentcountries.2.WhomaywanttochooseYouthTravelTours?A.Thosewhohaveeverbeenvolunteers. B.Thosewhoareinterestedincooking.C.Thosewholikedoingadventuresports. D.Thosewhowanttotakeapart-timejob.3.Whichprogrammeshouldyouchooseifyouwanttoearncollegecredits?A.SummerStudyProgramme. B.YouthTravelTours.C.HighSchoolExchange. D.Alloftheprogrammes.BAtfirst,theysoundeddistant,asiftheywerearoundaphoneinaprison.Butaswechatted,theyslowlystartedtosoundmorelikethemselves.TheytoldmepersonalstoriesI’dneverheard.Ilearnedaboutthefirsttimemydadgotdrunk.Mumtalkedaboutgettingintroubleforstayingoutlate.Theygavemelifeadviceandtoldmethingsabouttheirchildhoods,aswellasmyown.Itwasamazing.ForamomentIforgotIwasn’treallytalkingtomyparentsatall,buttotheirdigitalcopies.ThisMumandDadliveinsideanapponmyphoneasvoiceassistantscreatedbythecompanyHereAfterAI.Thecompany’sgoalistoletthelivingcommunicatewiththedead.Technologylikethis,whichletsyou“talk”topeoplewhohavedied,hasbeenamainstayofsciencefictionfordecades.Butnowit’sbecomingareality,thankstoadvancesinAIandvoicetechnology.Iwantedtotestoutwhatitmightbelike.Myreal,flesh-and-bloodparentsarestillaliveandwell;theirvirtualversions(虛擬版)weremadejusttohelpmeunderstandthetechnology.Buttheirdigitalcopiesofferaglimpseataworldwhereit’spossibletohaveconversationswithlovedoneslongafterthey’regone.FromwhatIcouldknowoveradozenconversationswithmyvirtualparents,thisreallywillmakeiteasiertokeepthepeoplewelovedclose.It’snothardtoseetheattraction.Peoplemightturntodigitalcopiesforcomfort,ortomarkspecialoccasionslikeanniversaries.Butforsome,thistechmaybealarmingorfrightening.WhenItalkedtofriendsaboutthisarticle,someofthemjustwentaway.There’sacommon,deeplyheldbeliefthatweshouldn’tmesswithdeath.ButI’monlyhuman,andthatworryendsupbeingwashedawaybytheevenscarierpossibilityoflosingthepeopleIlove.Iftechnologymighthelpmehangontothem,isitsowrongtotry?4.Whydidthewriterchatwithhisvirtualparents?A.Torememberhislateparents. B.Tolearnmoreabouthisparents.C.Toseehowthetechnologyworks. D.Tofindwaystoimprovethetechnology.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetechnologymentioned?A.Itallowsuserstoliveonanapp. B.Itleadsuserstolosetheirfriends.C.Itisinventedbyasciencefictionwriter. D.Itoffersalinkbetweenthedeadandtheliving.6.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthetechnology?A.Supportive. B.Unclear. C.Objective. D.Doubtful.7.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Youcantalktoyourparents. B.Parentsappearonyourphone.C.AImeansneverhavingtosaygoodbye. D.AbreakthroughinAImaybenefityou.CFromMozarttoMetallica,tonsofpeopleenjoylisteningtovarioustypesofmusicwhiletheypaint,write,ordraw.Mostbelievethatmusichelpsincreasecreativity,butaninternationalstudyconductedbyEnglishandSwedishresearchersischallengingthatview.ThestudyresultswereechoedbyscientistsfromLancasterUniversity,andtheUniversityofGavle,sayingtheirfindingsshowmusicactuallyweakenscreativity.Toreachtheirconclusions(結(jié)論),researchershadvolunteerscompleteverbal(口頭的)problemsdesignedtoinspirecreativitywhilesittinginaquietroom,andthenagainwhilemusicplayedinthebackground.Theyfoundthatbackgroundmusicsignificantlyweakenedthevolunteers’abilitytocompletetasksconnectedwithverbalcreativity.Theteamalsotestedbackgroundnoiseslikethosecommonlyheardinalibrary,butfoundthatsuchnoiseshadnoinfluenceonsubjects’creativity.Thetasksweresimplewordgames.Forexample,volunteersweregiventhreewords,suchasdress,rise,andflower.Then,theywereaskedtofindasinglewordconnectedwithallthreethatcouldbecombined(結(jié)合)toformacommonphraseorword.Thesingleword,inthiscase,wouldbe“sun”(sundress,sunrise,sunflower).Volunteerscompletedthetasksineitheraquietroom,orwhilelisteningtotwodifferenttypesofmusic:rockmusicorlightmusic“Wefoundstrongevidenceofweakenedperformancewhenplayingbackgroundmusicincomparisontoquietbackgroundconditions,”saysco-authorD.NeilMcLatchieofLancasterUniversity.Heandhiscolleaguesfindthatmusicnegativelyinfluencestheverbalworkingmemoryprocessesofthebrain,preventingcreativity.Also,asfarasthelibrarybackgroundnoiseshavingseemingly(似乎)noeffect,thestudy’sauthorsbelievethatwasthecasebecauselibrarynoisescreatea“regularstate”environmentthatdoesn’taffectconcentration.“Toconclude,thefindingsherechallengethepopularviewthatmusicincreasescreativity,andinsteadshowthatmusic,whatevertypeitis,isalwaysadisadvantageforcreativeperformanceinproblemsolving,”thestudyreads.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“echoed”inParagraph1mean?A.Challenged B.Accepted C.Doubted D.Heard9.Whatwerethevolunteersaskedtodointhestudy?A.Toplaymusic. B.Tocombinegivenwords.C.Tocreatenewwords. D.Toconnectwordswithmusic.10.Whatcanweinferfromthestudy?A.Quietbackgroundinspirescreativitybest. B.Librarynoisedoesnoharmtocreativity.C.Musichasabadeffectonlanguageability. D.Musictypesmatterincreativeperformance.11.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?A.QuietEnvironmentsPreventConcentration. B.BackgroundNoiseAffectsConcentration.C.ComposingMusicWeakensCreativity. D.ListeningtoMusicReducesCreativity.DSavethegorilla(大猩猩)!Protecttigers!Helpthegiantkangaroorats!You’veprobablyheardthefirsttwoslogansbutmaybenotthelastone.We’reofteninterestedinsupportingtheprotectionofanimalslikegorillasandtigersbutlessconcernedforcreatureslikerats.Areourstereotypes(刻板印象)affectingwhichanimalswechoosetoprotect?Researchershavestudiedhowpeopleviewanimalsbasedontwoqualities:“warmth”(howfriendlywethinktheyare)and“competence”(howcapabletheyseem).Animalsweseeascompanions,suchasdogsandmonkeys,scorehighinbothwarmthandcompetence.Thismakesuseagertoprotectthem.Predators(捕食者)liketigersandbearsareseenascompetentbutnotverywarm.Whilesomepeopleadmiretheseanimals,othersmayfearorhuntthem.Animalsviewedasprey(獵物),likecowsandrabbits,oftenreceivelessattention,butpeoplearepreparedtoactivelyharmthoseconsideredpests,suchasratsandmice.However,thismightnotbethefullstory.NationalGeographicMagazineaskedtheirreaderswhichanimalswerethemostimportanttosave.Fourofthetopfivefitthecompanionorpredatortypes-elephants,tigers,whalesandpolarbears.Butthemostpopularanimaltosavewasthebee.Itseemsthatapartfromconcernsaroundwarmthandcompetence,peopleareawarehowspeciescanaffectthewiderecosystemandvaluebeesaspollinators(傳粉者).Atpresent,27,000speciesarebecomingextincteveryyear.Howdozoosandprotectionprojectsdecidewhichanimalstosupport?Onefactoristheimportanceofananimaltothewiderecosystem,butthiscanleadtosomedifficultchoices.It’sreportedthatinAustralia,koalasaremuchlessimportanttotheecosystemthansomelesser-knownanimalssuchaswoylies.However,theyalsosuggestasolutiontothisissue.Toconservecuteanimals,suchaskoalas,it’simportanttoprotecttheirentirehabitat-andthiscansaveawidevarietyofspecies.Itcouldbethatmanyanimalscanbeshelteredbykoalas’cuteness.12.What’sthefocusoftheresearch?A.Howhumanviewsaffectanimalprotectionefforts.B.Whatqualitiesdifferenttypesofanimalspecieshave.C.Howhumanactivitiesinfluencewildlifepopulations.D.Whatcharacteristicsaffectpublicinterestinspecies.13.Whatdoweknowfromparagraph2?A.Companionsaremorecapablethanothers. B.Predatorsarealwaysfearedandhunted.C.Animalsseenasfriendlyaremoreprotected. D.Pestsaregenerallywell-likedbypeople.14.Whyarebeesanimportantspeciestosave?A.Theyarepopularpetsamonghumans.B.Theyrankhighinwarmthandcompetence.C.Theyarethelargestpollinatorsinecosystems.D.Theysupportspeciesvarietythroughpollination.15.What’sthepurposeofmentioningkoalasinthelastparagraph?A.Tohighlightthepopularityofcertaincuteanimals.B.Tooffersuggestionsoneffectivekoalasprotection.C.Tostressthedifficultyofmakingconservationdecisions.D.Toinformreadersoftheimportanceofhabitatprotection.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Learninganewlanguageismorethanaskill.Itgivesyouanopportunitytounderstandothercultures.___16___.ChoosealanguageThisisapersonaldecision.___17___IfyouenjoystudyingJapanesehistoryandculture,youmaywanttoaddJapanesetothelist.Perhapsyou’replanningtovacationinBrazilanddecidetolearnPortuguesebeforethetrip.MaybeyouliveinanareawithmanySpanishspeakersandbelievebeingbilingual(雙語(yǔ)的)willincreaseyourjobopportunities.___18___Thisisimportantbecauseyouneedtoknowwhichwordstousetoexpressyourselfandunderstandwhatyouhearandsee.AccordingtotheInternationalCenterforLanguageStudies,knowingbetween4,000and10,000wordsinalanguagetypicallymakesyouanadvancedspeaker.AcceptmistakesMistakesareacommonpartoftheprocesswhenlearningalanguage.Youmaychoosethewrongword,changevowelsounds,orusethepresenttenseformofaverbwhentalkingaboutsomethingthathappenedlastweek.Whenyoumakeamistake,payattentiontotheadviceyouget.___19___.Setasidetimetopractice___20___.AccordingtotheUSDepartmentofState’sForeignServiceInstitute,anativeEnglishspeakertypicallyneedsbetween600and750classhourstolearnlanguageslikeDutch,French,Italian,andSpanish.You’llspendaround900classhourslearningGerman,HaitianCreole,andSwahili.SometimesyouneedtolearnlanguageswithfewerfeaturesincommonwithEnglish.Thenyou’dbetterputinatleast1,100classhours.A.BuildyourvocabularyB.KeeptryingbeforesettingagoalC.Focusonthe100mostcommonlyusedwordsD.TryoutthesestepsforhowtolearnanewlanguageE.LearninganewlanguagetakestimeandneedsregularpracticeF.Yourinterests,needs,andgoalscanhelpyounarrowyourchoicesG.Forexample,thepersonyou’retalkingtomaycorrectyourgrammarorvocabularychoice三、完形填空(共18小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Graduationceremoniesareoftenfilledwithproudfamilies,smilingseniorsandwordsofencouragement.ButatMansfieldISD’sSummitHighSchool,theClassof2025receivedsomething____21____—apersonalletterfromtheirheadmaster.HeadmasterJasonMuttererwentaboveandbeyondbypersonallywriting443____22____letterswithspecificthanks.Alongwitheachnote,he____23____asingledollarbill,symbolizingthepowerofeventhesmallestactsof____24____.Theletterstookhimmorethan24hoursto____25____,buttoMutterer,itwastimewellspent.Hisgoal:toshowhisstudentsthatindividualkindness____26____,andthattogether,443random(隨機(jī)的)actsofkindnesscanstartarippleeffect(漣漪效應(yīng))andcreate___27___changeintheworld.Mutterer____28____hisseniorsduringtheschool’sgraduationceremony,callingitanabsolutehonorto____29____thisexcellentclass.Muttererwantedto____30____themwithsomething.“Insidethatletter,there’sasingledollarbill,”Mutterersaid.“Itmightseem____31____,butif443kidsaredoingrandomactsofkindnesseveryday,ithasahuge____32____.”“Hemadeeveryoneofusfeelseenandloved,”saidonestudentafterthegraduationceremony.“Hopefullywegetto____33____thekindnessonedayandmakeotherpeoplefeelimportantandappreciated.”Mutterer’sparting____34____tohisstudentswasmorethanagoodbye.Itwasa____35____:togooutintotheworldandpayitforward.21.A.strange B.expensive C.extra D.average22.A.fancy B.typical C.welcoming D.heartfelt23.A.included B.exchanged C.required D.found24.A.courage B.kindness C.generosity D.faith25.A.mail B.answer C.present D.complete26.A.changes B.matters C.exists D.appears27.A.sudden B.meaningful C.slight D.rapid28.A.addressed B.informed C.interviewed D.comforted29.A.save B.plan C.serve D.attend30.A.leave B.charge C.compare D.replace31.A.invaluable B.insignificant C.inaccessible D.illegal32.A.shock B.issue C.impact D.relief33.A.makeout B.talkabout C.trackdown D.passon34.A.gift B.hug C.wave D.question35.A.burden B.reason C.challenge D.competition四、短文語(yǔ)法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Weshouldkeepapositiveattitudetowardseverything.Takemyweightlossasanexample,goingpositivecanmakemechangemymind,bettersolveproblemsandmakeme____36____(happy).Inthebeginning,Ialwayswantedtobeslim,____37____(hope)tolookliketheslimgirlsonTV,eventhoughIknewitwasimpossible____38____(reach)thegoal.IwasconcernedaboutmyweightandtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline,butitdidn’twork____39____(effective).ThenIreadanarticle,____40____saidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?”Ishouldbeasking“AmIfit?”Ihadnoideaalettercouldmakesuch____41____difference.OnceIstartedthinkingabout____42____(fit)ratherthanweight,thingsbegantochange.Ratherthan____43____(cut)outthefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Besides,Iwouldgooutforarunordopush-ups.Finally,Istoppedcomparingwithmodels____44____lookingforthingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceorbody.Instead,I____45____(make)alistofthethingsgoodformyself.Bybeingpositiveaboutmyselfandmybody,Ibecamemuchhealthierthanbefore.五、用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)46.Risetothemwhenyoucomeacross______(challenge)tasks.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)47.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtodevelopingstudents’______(independent).(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)48.______(target)atarousingteenagers’interestintraditionalculture,apoemrecitationcontestistobeheldnextFriday.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)49.Ifyoufeeltoo______(anxiety)tocalmdown,trytakingadeepbreath.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)50.It’sateammadeupofexperiencedandskilled______(profession).(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)51.Hemadeaverypositive________(contribute)tothesuccessoftheproject.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)52.Afteraheated________(argue),adecisionwasfinallymade.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)53.Cigarettesmokingtakes________(responsible)forabout90%ofdeathsfromlungcancer.（用單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空）54.______(alarm)bytheloudnoise,studentsinthedormitorywerewokenup.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)55.(fortune)______,thereisnothingwecandotoimprovematters.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)六、根據(jù)要求翻譯句子(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)56.一個(gè)積極的態(tài)度對(duì)我們的人生影響很大。(makeadifference)(漢譯英)____________________________________________________________________________________57.作為學(xué)生，我們應(yīng)該充分利用每一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)。(takeadvantageof)(漢譯英)____________________________________________________________________________________58.青少年和他們的父母看法不一樣是正常的。(normal,seeeyetoeyewith)(漢譯英)____________________________________________________________________________________59.由于科學(xué)家們的努力，中國(guó)在科學(xué)技術(shù)上取得了巨大進(jìn)步。(asaresultof,advance)(漢譯英)____________________________________________________________________________________60.為你的未來(lái)設(shè)立明確的目標(biāo)是同等重要的。（ofequalimportance）（漢譯英）____________________________________________________________________________________七、書(shū)面表達(dá)(滿分20分)61.假如你是李華，你的朋友Eric進(jìn)入高中后一時(shí)無(wú)法適應(yīng)新的校園生活，寫(xiě)信向你征求建議。請(qǐng)你就此給Eric寫(xiě)一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：(1)表示理解;(2)提出具體建議;(3)表達(dá)祝愿。注意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為100左右;2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫DearEric,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua江蘇省無(wú)錫市部分學(xué)校2025-2026學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期9月月考英語(yǔ)試題一、聽(tīng)力(略)二、閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)AHighSchoolProgrammesinAustraliaBeautifulweather,friendlypeopleandawidelyvariedlandscapearejustafewofthereasonsyoushouldchoosetospendtimeinAustraliaasahighschoolstudent.Herearesomeprogrammesyoucanchoosefrom.HighSchoolExchangeIndividualsstudyingforasemesterorfullyearinAustraliawillusuallylivewithahostfamily.ThisisagreatopportunityforstudentstoseewhatdailyfamilylifeislikeinAustralia.StudentslearningEnglishwillseetheirlanguageskillsimprovebycommunicatingwiththeirnewfriendsandhostfamily,whilethosefamiliarwiththelanguagealreadycanusethisopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheday-to-daylifeinAustralia.YouthTravelToursTraveltoursforteensareawonderfulwayforhighschoolstudentstospendashort,concentratedamountoftimeabroad.Toursareusuallyfordifferentthemessuchascooking,adventuretravel,orvolunteerism.Studentswillhaveafun,uniqueexperiencewhileincorporatingeducationalcomponentslikeenvironmentalorculturalstudies—andallwithoutmissingyournormalcourseworkbackhome.SummerStudyProgrammeForstudentswhoonlyhaveafewmonthsofthesummerbreakavailable,anadvancedsummerprogrammeisperfect.Justkeepinmind,thesummerofthenorthernhemisphere(半球)isactuallythewinterofAustralia.Oftentimesthesesummerprogrammescanbepartneredwithuniversitiesthatwillallowstudentstoreceivecollegecredits.1.WhatcanHighSchoolExchangeoffer?A.Agoodcommandofwhatwelearnatschool.B.AbetterunderstandingofAustralianculture.C.Awonderfulwaytocommunicatewithfamousteachers.D.Apreciouschancetomakefriendsfromdifferentcountries.2.WhomaywanttochooseYouthTravelTours?A.Thosewhohaveeverbeenvolunteers. B.Thosewhoareinterestedincooking.C.Thosewholikedoingadventuresports. D.Thosewhowanttotakeapart-timejob.3.Whichprogrammeshouldyouchooseifyouwanttoearncollegecredits?A.SummerStudyProgramme. B.YouthTravelTours.C.HighSchoolExchange. D.Alloftheprogrammes.BAtfirst,theysoundeddistant,asiftheywerearoundaphoneinaprison.Butaswechatted,theyslowlystartedtosoundmorelikethemselves.TheytoldmepersonalstoriesI’dneverheard.Ilearnedaboutthefirsttimemydadgotdrunk.Mumtalkedaboutgettingintroubleforstayingoutlate.Theygavemelifeadviceandtoldmethingsabouttheirchildhoods,aswellasmyown.Itwasamazing.ForamomentIforgotIwasn’treallytalkingtomyparentsatall,buttotheirdigitalcopies.ThisMumandDadliveinsideanapponmyphoneasvoiceassistantscreatedbythecompanyHereAfterAI.Thecompany’sgoalistoletthelivingcommunicatewiththedead.Technologylikethis,whichletsyou“talk”topeoplewhohavedied,hasbeenamainstayofsciencefictionfordecades.Butnowit’sbecomingareality,thankstoadvancesinAIandvoicetechnology.Iwantedtotestoutwhatitmightbelike.Myreal,flesh-and-bloodparentsarestillaliveandwell;theirvirtualversions(虛擬版)weremadejusttohelpmeunderstandthetechnology.Buttheirdigitalcopiesofferaglimpseataworldwhereit’spossibletohaveconversationswithlovedoneslongafterthey’regone.FromwhatIcouldknowoveradozenconversationswithmyvirtualparents,thisreallywillmakeiteasiertokeepthepeoplewelovedclose.It’snothardtoseetheattraction.Peoplemightturntodigitalcopiesforcomfort,ortomarkspecialoccasionslikeanniversaries.Butforsome,thistechmaybealarmingorfrightening.WhenItalkedtofriendsaboutthisarticle,someofthemjustwentaway.There’sacommon,deeplyheldbeliefthatweshouldn’tmesswithdeath.ButI’monlyhuman,andthatworryendsupbeingwashedawaybytheevenscarierpossibilityoflosingthepeopleIlove.Iftechnologymighthelpmehangontothem,isitsowrongtotry?4.Whydidthewriterchatwithhisvirtualparents?A.Torememberhislateparents. B.Tolearnmoreabouthisparents.C.Toseehowthetechnologyworks. D.Tofindwaystoimprovethetechnology.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetechnologymentioned?A.Itallowsuserstoliveonanapp. B.Itleadsuserstolosetheirfriends.C.Itisinventedbyasciencefictionwriter. D.Itoffersalinkbetweenthedeadandtheliving.6.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthetechnology?A.Supportive. B.Unclear. C.Objective. D.Doubtful.7.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Youcantalktoyourparents. B.Parentsappearonyourphone.C.AImeansneverhavingtosaygoodbye. D.AbreakthroughinAImaybenefityou.CFromMozarttoMetallica,tonsofpeopleenjoylisteningtovarioustypesofmusicwhiletheypaint,write,ordraw.Mostbelievethatmusichelpsincreasecreativity,butaninternationalstudyconductedbyEnglishandSwedishresearchersischallengingthatview.ThestudyresultswereechoedbyscientistsfromLancasterUniversity,andtheUniversityofGavle,sayingtheirfindingsshowmusicactuallyweakenscreativity.Toreachtheirconclusions(結(jié)論),researchershadvolunteerscompleteverbal(口頭的)problemsdesignedtoinspirecreativitywhilesittinginaquietroom,andthenagainwhilemusicplayedinthebackground.Theyfoundthatbackgroundmusicsignificantlyweakenedthevolunteers’abilitytocompletetasksconnectedwithverbalcreativity.Theteamalsotestedbackgroundnoiseslikethosecommonlyheardinalibrary,butfoundthatsuchnoiseshadnoinfluenceonsubjects’creativity.Thetasksweresimplewordgames.Forexample,volunteersweregiventhreewords,suchasdress,rise,andflower.Then,theywereaskedtofindasinglewordconnectedwithallthreethatcouldbecombined(結(jié)合)toformacommonphraseorword.Thesingleword,inthiscase,wouldbe“sun”(sundress,sunrise,sunflower).Volunteerscompletedthetasksineitheraquietroom,orwhilelisteningtotwodifferenttypesofmusic:rockmusicorlightmusic“Wefoundstrongevidenceofweakenedperformancewhenplayingbackgroundmusicincomparisontoquietbackgroundconditions,”saysco-authorD.NeilMcLatchieofLancasterUniversity.Heandhiscolleaguesfindthatmusicnegativelyinfluencestheverbalworkingmemoryprocessesofthebrain,preventingcreativity.Also,asfarasthelibrarybackgroundnoiseshavingseemingly(似乎)noeffect,thestudy’sauthorsbelievethatwasthecasebecauselibrarynoisescreatea“regularstate”environmentthatdoesn’taffectconcentration.“Toconclude,thefindingsherechallengethepopularviewthatmusicincreasescreativity,andinsteadshowthatmusic,whatevertypeitis,isalwaysadisadvantageforcreativeperformanceinproblemsolving,”thestudyreads.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“echoed”inParagraph1mean?A.Challenged B.Accepted C.Doubted D.Heard9.Whatwerethevolunteersaskedtodointhestudy?A.Toplaymusic. B.Tocombinegivenwords.C.Tocreatenewwords. D.Toconnectwordswithmusic.10.Whatcanweinferfromthestudy?A.Quietbackgroundinspirescreativitybest. B.Librarynoisedoesnoharmtocreativity.C.Musichasabadeffectonlanguageability. D.Musictypesmatterincreativeperformance.11.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?A.QuietEnvironmentsPreventConcentration. B.BackgroundNoiseAffectsConcentration.C.ComposingMusicWeakensCreativity. D.ListeningtoMusicReducesCreativity.DSavethegorilla(大猩猩)!Protecttigers!Helpthegiantkangaroorats!You’veprobablyheardthefirsttwoslogansbutmaybenotthelastone.We’reofteninterestedinsupportingtheprotectionofanimalslikegorillasandtigersbutlessconcernedforcreatureslikerats.Areourstereotypes(刻板印象)affectingwhichanimalswechoosetoprotect?Researchershavestudiedhowpeopleviewanimalsbasedontwoqualities:“warmth”(howfriendlywethinktheyare)and“competence”(howcapabletheyseem).Animalsweseeascompanions,suchasdogsandmonkeys,scorehighinbothwarmthandcompetence.Thismakesuseagertoprotectthem.Predators(捕食者)liketigersandbearsareseenascompetentbutnotverywarm.Whilesomepeopleadmiretheseanimals,othersmayfearorhuntthem.Animalsviewedasprey(獵物),likecowsandrabbits,oftenreceivelessattention,butpeoplearepreparedtoactivelyharmthoseconsideredpests,suchasratsandmice.However,thismightnotbethefullstory.NationalGeographicMagazineaskedtheirreaderswhichanimalswerethemostimportanttosave.Fourofthetopfivefitthecompanionorpredatortypes-elephants,tigers,whalesandpolarbears.Butthemostpopularanimal