湖南省部分學(xué)校2022-2023學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期初英語試卷匯編

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湖南省長沙市明達(dá)中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期入學(xué)考試英語試題(解析版)

一、閱讀理解

SchoolUniformDesignContest

WeareexcitedtoannounceaSchoolUniformDesignContest!Withtheupcoming

TetraWizardTournament,oneofthelittlequestionsiswhattheschooluniformslooklikeatthe

visitingschools.Foraroundtwo,wewillbedesigninguniformsforDurmstrangInstitute,hidden

awayinnorthernScandinavia!

Requirement:Redisanimportantcolorfortheschoolandshouldbefeatured.

Consider:...uniformsforboysandgirls,anymarkerfordiscipline?

TheMovie:Youarenotrequiredtoconsidertheschooluniformdepictedinthemoviesas

thestandard,butyoumaybeinspiredbythatdesignifyouwish!Wc'rcleavingituptothe

memberstodecidehowclose(ifcloseatall)we'dliketomimicthemoviedesign.

Format:Anyformatisacceptable!Herearesomesuggestions...

Adetailedwrittendescription

Hand-drawnart

Photographsoracollectionofimages

Entries:Youmayworkinteamsifyouwish,andmultipleentriesperwriterarepermitted.

ThedeadlineisOctober27,2021.

PleasesubmityourentrieslotheAbsilOmenCuratoraccount.

Assoonastheentriesarcin,we'llvote!Themostpopularresultwillbecometheofficial

uniformforDunnstang.We'dlovetobeabletopostthenewuniformonline.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthecontest?

A.Ilfocusesonsports.B.ItreferstotheTetraWizardTournament.

C.Itinvolvesskillsinclothesdesigning.D.Itrequiresparticipantstowearuniforms.

2.Whatshouldtheuniformsmentionedinthecontestbelike?

A.Theyareforgirlsespecially.

B.Theyshouldfeaturered.

C.Theylookquitedifferentfromthoseinthemovies.

D.Theyshouldbeeasilydistinguishedby(heirmarkers.

3.Whatistherequirementforparticipants?

A.Theycanworkingroups.B.Theyshouldsubmitonlyoneentiy

C.TheycansubmitafterOctober27,202l.D.Theyshouldavoidphotographsintheirsubmission.

AWritingFool

IntheseventhgradeIrealizedIwasdyslexic,whichmadeitdifficultformetoreadandspell.

Ididreallybadlyinmyhistorycourse,somymothersaidtome,“「11workwithyoufbrafull

week.Tmgoingtoshowyouwhatyoucandoifyouputintherightamountofeffort.''Sowedid.

Weworkedonhistoryforafullweek,anextrahoureveryday.ThenIwenttoschoolandfailed

thetest,asalways.Itwasreallyupsetting.

BythetimeIgottocollegeIcametoknowthatIcouldn'tspellnomatterhowhardItried.

So1wouldsignupfbrextracourses.I'dbeinregistrationlinesallday.ThenIwouldgoaround

thefirstdayofclassandaskeachprofessor:"What'syourpolicyonmisspelling?”Ifhesaid,

“Threemisspellingsisafail,''Tddropit.

AlthoughIwasanacademicfailure,Ihadagreatlime.IhadmanyfriendsandIwasalways

popular.1wasagoodfootballplayer,whichwasimportantinthoseyearsbecauseIcouldreadmy

nameinthenewspaper.IneverhadadaywhenIwouldthink,<kPeopledon'tlikeme.^^

Inspiteofmyobviousweaknesses,Ibecamesuccessfulinmycareer,somuchsothatpeoplesay

tome,“Soyou'veovercomedyslexia."No.Idon'tovercomeit.Ijustlearntocompensatefbrit.

Someeasythingsarehardforme.Mostpeopleread5(X)wordsaminute.Ionlyread200.Itrynot

todialaphonebecauseIsometimeshavetodialthreetimestogetthenumberright.Iowemy

successfulcareertomywritinginstructor,RalphSalisbury.Helookedpastmymisspellingsand

gavemeencouragement.SoIalwaysfeelconfident.Whenlwritemybooks,Fniseeingeverythingin

myimagination.Iwritequicklyandgolike(hewind.

TherealfearthatIhavefordyslexicpeopleisnotthattheyhavetostrugglewiththeir

readingskillsorthattheycan'tspellcorrectly,butthattheywillquitonthemselvesbeforethey

getoutofschool.

4.Whentheauthordidbadlyinthecourse,hismotherthoughtthat.

A.heneededabetterteacher

B.hedidnotworkhardenough

C.hewasprobablytooilllostudy

D.hewasnotassmartasotherchildren

5.Incollege,theauthorwasinregistrationlinesalldayto.

A.choosemostinterestingcourses

B.becomefriendswithnewclassmates

C.staydistancefromlanguageteachers

D.avoidcoursesthatrequirecorrectspelling

6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorincollege?

A.Happyandactive.

B.Shyandunhappy.

C.Successfulandfunny.

D.Quietandunsuccessful.

7.Accordingtotheauthor,itisimportantfordyslexicpeople.

A.nottogetoutofschool

B.nottogiveupsoeasily

C.tolearntospellcorrectly

D.todevelopreadingskills

Thelasttimeyouheardaboutcloning,youwereprobablyinscienceclass.Somescientists

arcstartingtotakethisprocessfromtheresearchiabtothemarketplace.

“WhenpeopleaskmewhatIdo,Ismileandsay'Well,you'renotgoingtobelievethis,'"

MelainRodriguez,aclien【（客戶）servicemanagerforViaGenPets,said.ViaGenPetsclonescats,

dogsandhorses,turningman'sbestfriendintoabestfriendforever.

Atfirst,ViaGenjustclonedlivestock（家畜）forbusinesspurposes.Theyexpandedto

ViaGenPetsafterthefarmersstartedaskingiftheycouldgetcopiesoftheirfamilypetstoo.

^Unfortunatelyourpets,livesaresoshortcomparedtoours,andIthinkthat'sabigreason

whypeoplewanttodo（his.Theywanttoextend（延長）【halbondwith（heirpels.”

Clonedpetsmaysoundlikesomethingoutofasci-finovel,butyoumighthavepassedone

onthestreetwithoutknowingit.Rodriguezsaysthebestwaytounderstandtherelationship

betweenananimalanditscloneistolookatthemasidentical（相同的）twins."We'refindingthat

thepetshaveverysimilarpersonalitiesandlookverymuchliketheoriginal.Themarkingscanbe

slightlydifferent,soit'skindoflikehumantwinsthathavefreckles（雀斑）andtheirfrecklesare

nevergoingtobeinthesameplace.”

Thecompanyclonesdozensofpelseachyeai,andRodriguez;believestheindusliywill

continuegrowing.44Pctsarcmoreandmorepartofthefamily.Iwoulddoanythingformypers

andmostpeoplefeelthesameway.”

Ifyouwantacopyofyourfavoritefour-leggedfriend,you'llhavetopaysomeseriouscash.

Cloningahorsecosts$85,000,oryoucancloneadogfor$50,000andacatfor$35,000.

8.WhatcanbelearnedaboutRodriguez?

A.SheworksforViaGenPets.B.Sheisascienceteacher.

C.Sheisfedupwithherjob.D.Sheseldomtellsothersaboutherjob.

9.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph4referto?

A.Keepingapet.B.Doinganimalresearch.

C.Havingtheirpetscloned.D.Cloninglivestockforbusinesspurposes.

10.WhydocsRodriguezmentionhumantwinsthathavefreckles?

A.Tosuggestthathumantwinsarealike.

B.Tostate（haltwinsmayhavedifferentpersonalities.

C.Toexplainwhyclonedanimalscanhardlyberecognized.

C.Theylookedathowmonkeysandapeslearned.

D.Theymainlyexaminedhowprimatesusedcounters.

14.WhatdidLecaandhiscolleagues'researchprove?

A.Thereisarewardsystemamongadultmonkeys.

B.Youngmacaquesarebomwithnegotiatingskills

C.Monkeyshaveagreatabilitytosensehumanfeelings.

D.Long-tailedmacaquescanrecognizehigh-valueobjects.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.NameyourpriceB.Threatstomacaques

C.WelcometoUluwatuTempleD.Varioussurvivalskillinnature

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四、閱讀理解

Top-RatedTouristAttractionsinNewZealand

NaturehasshapedNewZealandwiththebeautyofamovieset.Fewdestinationsboastso

manynaturalwonderspackedintosuchasmallarea.Herearethebestattractionstravelerscan

explore.

Kaikoura,SouthIsland

Birders,wildlifeandseafoodenthusiastswilllovethecharmingcoastalvillageofKaikoara.

BetweentheSeawardKaikouraRangeandthePacificOcean,Kaikouraoffersexcellentcoastal

hikesandpopularwhalewatchingtours.Inadditiontowhales,passengersmayspotfurseals,

dolphinsandawidevarietyofbirds.

Queenstown,SouthIsland

QueenstownisNewZealand'sadventurecapital.Bungeejumping,jetboating,rockclimbing,

mountainbikinganddownkillskiingarcjustsomeofthethrillingthingstodohere.Inadditionto

theadventuresports,Queenstownoffersallthecomforts,withfirst-classhotels,spas,restaurants,

galleriesandshops.

BayofIslands,NorthIsland

Athree-hourdrivenorthofAuckland,thebeautifulBayofIslandsisoneofthemostpopular

vacationdestinationsinthecountry.Therearemorethan144islandsonthebay,makingita

perfectplacetorsailing.Penguins,dolphins,andwhalesliveinthesefertilewaters,andtheregion

isapopularsport-fishingspot.TheoddtownsintheareasuchasRussell,OpuaandPaihiaare

greatbasesfbrexploring（hisscenicbay.

Rotorua,NorthIsland

ThisisalandwheretheEarthspeaks.Boilingmudpoos,volcaniccratersandsteaming

thermalsprings（溫泉）revealtheforcesofNewZealand'sdramaticlandscapes.Visitorscantakea

walkingtourofthesegeothermalwondersandbatheinthespringswhilevisitingtheinteresting

attractionstolearnabouttheregion'srichMaorihistoryandculture.

21.Wherecanvisitorsexperienceextremesports?

A.InKaikoura.B.InQueenstown.C.AtBayofIslands.D.InRotorua.

22.WhatdoweknowaboutBayofIslands?

A.Itissuitableforfishing.B.Therearcseveralislandsthere.

C.Therearemanymilitarybasesthere.D.ItbelongstoSouthislandofNewZealand.

23.WhatisspecialaboutRotorua?

A.Itofferscoastalhiketours.

B.Itofferspopularwhalewatchingtours.

C.Itisthebestknownforvarietiesofwildlife.

D.Itisagoodplacetohaveathermalspringbath.

Runningisundoubtedlyahealthylifestyle,butitisdifficulttosticktoit.Istillrememberone

50-minuteruninparticularinthespringof2018.1madeadetailedplanatfirstandimmediately

begancreatingalonglistofexcusesastowhythiswassimplyjustnotgoingtowork,whyI

wasn'tfitenoughandwhyiwouldfail.IwasafraidthatIhadnoconfidenceinmyplan.BeforeI

eventiedmyshoes,TdalreadyconvincedmyselfIcouldn'tdothat.

Howwoulditgo?IhadquittheworkoutmentallybeforeIevenstarted.Whoknowshow

manytimesIstoppedandrestartedmywatch?Ispentanawfullylongafternoonsittingbythe

roadfeelingsorryformyself.Onebadworkoutwouldevenupsetmefordays.Iquestionedmy

fitnessgraduallyandcutmoreworkoutsshort.Andprettysoon,myfitnessgraduallycametoa

steadylevelormovedbackward.

Theproblem1graduallyrealizedwasthatItreatedmyentiretrainingplanlikeatempo

run—hard,fast,strict.Inatemporun,ifyoudon'thityourpaceearly,it'snearlyimpossibleto

catchup.Therefore,IrealizedIneededtotreatmytraininglikemyfavoriteworkout:thelongrun.

Iloveignoringmywatch,settlingintoarelaxingpace,enjoyingtherouteandfocusingononly

onegoal——finishing.1lovethatIcanhaveahadmileinthemiddleandstillendupstrong.

Now,whenIsetanewgoalandwriteanewtrainingplan,IhavewhatIcall“thelong-run

mindsef'.IfindsuccessancvalueinmytrainingbecauseI'mnoteagerforimmediateresultsas

before.Yes,thereisstillanimportantplaceforhardfasttemporuns,butIhaveshiftedmyattitude

(othinkingbigger(hanshort-termoutcomesandworktowardslifelongsuccess.

24.Howdidtheauthorfirstfeelabouthisrunningplan?

A.Positive.B.Convinced.C.Unsure.D.Unafraid.

25.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromparagraph2?

A.Hehadapoor-qualitywatch.B.Hehadaloser'smentalstate.

C.Hishealthwasimprovingrapidly.D.Histrainingplanwaseasytofollow.

26.Howdidtheauthormanagetosolvehisproblem?

A.Byignoringthefinishingline.B.Byfindingatenseworkoutpace.

C.Byforgettinghispreviousachievements.D.Bytreatingthetraininginadifferentway.

27.Whatmessagedoestheauthortrytotellus?

A.Doingisbetterthansaying.B.Thinktwicebeforeyouleap.

C.Agoodplanmakesagoodcnding.D.It'sanattitudeofmindthatcounts.

Theremaybeareasonwhyastronautsarccrazyabouttheviewfromspacebutnevermention

thefood.AstronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationmustdrinkmealsoutofaplastic

squcezc-bagbecauseofzerogravity.Foodinspacecanonlybereheatedinsteadofbeingcooked

fresh.Besides,mealsforeachcrewmembermustbestoredinadvanceandeateninorder.Allof

thismaysoundalittledifficulttoaccept.

Therefore,itwasonesmallstepforinterstellar（星際的）cuisinewhenU.S.astronautMegan

McArthurrecentlypostedphotosofherselfholdingapancakesstuffedwithbeef,tomatoesanda

freshhatchchilli（紅番椒）grownaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationitself.

“Bestspacepancakesyet,“shesharedonline.

Pesquet,aFrenchastronaut,postedonInstagram,44Itissuchajoytogrow（andeat）yourown

food,andncccssaiyforfurtherexplorationofourSolarSystem.Itseemsthereisasuitcasc-sizcd

spacegardenaboardtheISS（InternationalSpaceStation）thatholdsaboutsix"pillows”sluffed

withclayandfertilizer,andaLEDlight.Astronautshavegrownseveralkindsofvegetables

includingChinesecabbageandredRussiankale（羽衣甘藍(lán)）inthismicro-plot,totestwhich

plantsmightgrowbestduringalongspacevoyage.

WecalledMelvaAguirre,whoownsthePepperPotinHatch,N.M.,homeofhatchchilli.

Shesaystheharvestoftheirfamouslocalcropinouterspaceisthetalkofthetown."Nowthe

wholeuniverseknowshowgreatourchilliare,“shesaid.WhenIaskedifshecouldrecommenda

hatchchillirecipe,Aguirretoldme,MJuststuffit.,HtStuffit?”Iasked,andshelaughedandsaid,"I

mean,inyourmouth."ArecipeevenIcanfollow.

28.Fromthefirstparagraph,wccanknowthat.

A.Astronautsarecrazyaboutthefoodtheyeatinthespacestation

B.Thefoodinthespacestationcanbecookedinvariousways

C.Astronautsaboardthespacestationcan'thavemealsastheywish

D.Astronautsdon'tcareaboutwhattheyeatinthespacestation

29.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword"stuffed”inParagraph2?

A.Subscribed.B.Fillcd.C.Poured.D.Revealed.

30.AstronautsgrowChinesecabbageandothervegetablesaboardtheISSmainlyto.

A.killthespareininutesB.entertainthemselvesduringthevoyage

C.exploretheuniverseD.testfortheplantsgrowingbest

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ChallengesAstronautsFaceinSpace.

B.TheBestFoodEverforSpaceVoyages.

C.FineDiningontheInternationalSpaceStation.

D.TheConstantStepsofHuman'sSpaceExploration.

ResearchersfromTheUniversityofQueensland（UQ）havehelpeddesignanewapptoprotect

birdsatriskofextinctionacrosstheworldbyeliminatinglanguagebarriersamongscientists.The

BirdLanguageDiversitywebappwillhelpprovidea“birdseyeview”,ensuringvitalinformation

issharedtoimproveworldv/idcconscnation.

UQ'sDrPabloNegretsaidtheresearchteamanalysedmorethan10,000birdspecies,and

foundthat1,587specieshave10languagesormorespokenwithintheirdistributions.^Scientific

informationonspeciescanbespreadacrossdifferentlanguages,butvaluableinformationcango

missingorgetlostintranslation,DrNegretsaid."Withoutenoughsharingofinformation,this

canaffecttheeffectivenessofconscnationmeasures.”

TakethecommonbirdPochardforexample.Itisclassifiedasvulnerablespecies（易危種）and

crosses108countriesinEurope,AsiaandnorthAfrica,whereatotalof75officiallanguagesare

spoken.ThesurvivalofthecommonPochard,andsomanyotherspecies,dependsoneffective

cooperationandpolicyagreementsamongpeoplewithdiverselinguisticandcultural

backgrounds.

Thisapprevealswherethreatenedandmigratorybirdsexistgeographically,inrelationtothe

languagespokeninthoseregions.5,Wehopetheappwillencourageresearchersandconservation

organisationstointeractwiththeirpeersinotherregions,especiallyiftheyspeakdifferent

languages,andbeastartingpointtoalloweveryonetoworktogethertoprotectthreatened

species,“DrNegretsaid.

DrTatsuyaAmano,aresearcherandtheco-authorofthepaper,saidthisworkcouklextend

furtherthanbirdspecies.“Anyspecies,whetherthey'remammals,amphibians（兩棲動物）,or

plants,witharangecrossingmultiplecountrieswillbeimpactedbylanguagebarriers,aswellas

speciesthatmigrateacrossdifferentcountries,suchasmarinespeciesandbutterflies,he

said."Thesignificanceoftheimpactofpoorcommunicationonsuchanimportantissueisevident,

andisthereasonwhywe'reworkinghardtoimprovesciencecommunicationacrosslanguages.''

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminating“inparagraphImean?

A.GivinginfoR.Comingacross.C.PuttingupwithD.Breakingdown.

33.Whatisthefunctionofadequatesharingofinformation?

A.Ensuringtheeffectivenessofprotectivemeasures.

B.Helpingpeopleknowmoreaboutscientists'efforts.

C.Spreadingknowledgeofthediversityofbirdsworldwide.

D.Compromisingtheeffectivenessofconservationmeasures.

34.Whatisshownontheapp?

A.Theproduceroftheapp.B.Theorganizationsinvolved.

C.Thelocationofendangeredbirds.D.Theinformationofnewgeographers.

35.Whatcanbe(hebesttitleforthetext?

A.BirdsProtecUonIsanUrgencyB.ANewBirdAppSpreadsItsWings

C.ANewBirdAppHelpsLearnLanguagcsD.PoorCommunicationImpactsCooperation

湖南省邵陽市第二中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期入學(xué)考試英語試題(解析版)

一、閱讀理解

OnetrendthathasskyrocketedduringtheCOVID-19pandemicisthatmanyhomebuyers

havechosentomovetoluxuryescapes——swappingtheirinner-citysetupforahomeofficenear

thewaterorthebush.Herewe'vegatheredfourofourfavouritepropertiesonthemarketright

now.

SunshineBayIfthesoundsoftheoceanhavebeenbeckoning(召喚)，thenlooknofurther

than8BeechwoodCourt,locatedonSunshineCoveBeachwithfantasticoceanviewsfrom

almosteverybedroom.IthasbeenlistedonAirbnb,awebsitetohelptravellersfindahomestay,

sohomeownerswillhavetheoptionofusingitasanadditionalincomesource.Priceguide:S2.6

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walktothenearestwoodlandsandvillagecafeanda35-minutedrivetothecapital.Privatesale

Agent:HIVEPropertyJoshMorrissey0437799234

TuraBeachThisaward-winninghomecombinescoastalatmospherewithmodernliving.

OnlyminutesawayfromTuraBeach,(hisarchitectdesignedpropertyisspreadacrosstwofloors

withbiglivinganddiningareasthatstretchoveranoutdoorareawithaspa.Priceguide:$1.5

million

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JindabyneThisnewlybuilthomeislocatedintheever-growingHighviewEstatein

Jindabyne.Ithashighceilingsthroughout,plentyoflightandakitchenthat'sasstylishasitis

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walkingalongsidethewatertheseholidays.

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1.What'sthespecialaspectofSunshineBay?A.Itcanberentedout.B.It'snearthesea.C.Ithas

woodsnearby.D.Itspriceislow.

2.Whichpropertybestsuitspeoplewhoareinterestedinarchitecturedesigning?

A.SunshineBay.B.Murrumbateman.C.TuraBeach.D.Jindabyne.

3.Whatdothefourpropertieshaveincommon?

A.Theyarelocatedinurbanregions.B.Theyareplaceswithoceanviews.

C.Theyareaccessibletosandandwater.D.Theyareagoodescapefromurbanlife.

Academically,IwasanaverageB+student,shyandawkward.Inmypersonallife,therewas

noonetoencouragemetopursuemytalent,noracknowledgementthatIevenhadatalent.

Luckily,MissJudge,myEnglishteacher,introducedmetoliterature(hatinitiallyinspiredmeto

write.ItwasshethatsawthepotentialinmethatIdidn'tevenknowexisted.

MissJudgewasakindandlovelyperson.Shefirstrecommendedmesomeclassicworks,

likeToKillaMockingbird,OfMiceandMenandGreekMythology.ThencameTheHorror,the

onesparkingmyloveoffantasyandmagicandeverythingsupernatural,whichwillalwaysremain

onmybookshelf.

Onceinclass,wewereassignedtowriteasceneinspiredbyHamlet,theplaywewere

reading.Excitedaboutthechancetowrite,Iworkedextrahardonit.AfterIhandeditin.Miss

Judgewasreallyimpressedandaskedifshecouldreaditto:hewholeclass.Irefused.Eventoday,

Istillregret(hatdecision.At(hetime,IfelllikeeveryonewouldthinkIwasdeliberatelytryingto

impressthembyrubbingmygreatstoryintheirface.

Inmysenioryear.MissJudgeaskedustowritejournalentries,whichshewouldread.Iwas

stillnervousaboutothersreadingmywriting.Tobreakfromthatfear,Idecidedtojustbefunny.

Myjournalwasfilledwithmyhumorousobservations,kindoflikewhatyouseeon(heblogtoday.

Andshelovedthem,sayingIhadanaturaltalentasawriter.Nothingwasmorefulfilling.So,I

keptwriting.Shewrotememanyencouragingnotes,pushingmecopursueacareerasawriter.I

stillhavethosenotes,hopingthatnexttimeshehearsmyname,it'sbecauseI'dhavewonthe

PulitzerPrize.

A.Whichbookmaybetheauthor'sfavorite?

A.ToKillaMockingbird.B.TheHorror.

C.GreekMythology.1).Hamlet.

5.Whywastheauthorunwillingtohaveherwritingreadpublicly?

A.Shewasafraidtoloseface.B.Shedidn'tthinkitgoodenough.

C.Shedidn'twanttobeconsideredashow-off.D.Shehatedtoreadaloudbeforethewholeclass.

6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMissJudge?

A.Inspiring.B.Learned.C.Creative.D.Humorous.

7.Whatmessagedoestheauthormainlywanttoconveyinthetext?

A.Hardworkwillpayoffinnotime.B.Writingopensupthedoorofsuccess.

C.Studentsshouldreadasmuchaspossible.D.Recognitionandencouragementmakea

difference.

Whenromanticpartnersargueoverthingslikefinances,jealousy,orotherinterpersonal

issues,theytendtoemploytheircurrentfeelingsasfuelforaheatedargument.Butthinkingabout

thefuluichelpsovcicoinciclalionsliipcunllicls,accordingloaUnivcisilyofWaterloostudyjusl

publishedonlineinSocialPsychologicalandPersonalityScience.AlexHuynh,adoctoral

candidateinpsychologyistheleadauthorofthestudy,whichhepublishedwithIgorGrossmann

fromtheUniversityofWaterloo,andDanielYangfromYaleUniversity.

Previousresearchhasshownthatthird-perspectivereasoningcanbeapositivestrategyfor

reconciliation(調(diào)解)ofinterpersonalstruggles.Huynhandhiscollaboratorsinvestigatedwhether

similarbenefitcanbeinducedbysimplythinkingaboutthefuture.Studyparticipantswere

instructedtoreflectonarecentconflictwitharomanticpartneroraclosefriend.Onegroupof

participantswerethenaskedtodescribehowtheywouldfeelabouttheconflictoneyearinthe

future,whileanothergroupwasaskedtodescribehowtheyfeelinthepresent.

Theteamexaminedparticipants,writtenresponsesthroughatext-analysisprogramfortheir

useofpronouns—suchas【，me,she,he.Thesechoicesofpronounswereusedtocapture

participants,fbcusonthefeelingsandbehaviourofthoseinvolvedintheconflict.Written

responseswerealsoexaminedforforgivenessandreinterpre:ingtheconflictmorepositively,both

ofwhichimpliedtheparticipants,useofreasoningstrategies.

Theresearchersfoundthatenvisioningfuturerelationshipaffectedbothparticipants'fbcuson

(heirfeelings,andtheirreasoningstrategies.Asaresult,participantsreportedmorepositivity

abouttheirrelationshipaltogether,especiallywhenstudyparticipantsextendedtheirthinking

abouttherelationshipayearintothefuture.

“Ourstudydemonstratesthatadoptingafiiturc-oricntcdperspectiveinthecontextofa

relationshipconflict—reflectingonhowonemightfeelayearfromnow—maybeavaluable

copingtoolfbrone'spsychologicalhappinessandrelationshipwell-being,nsaidHuynh.

8.Whatdoromanticpartnersdoinfaceofmostdisagreements?

A.Theylosefaithintheirfuture.B.Theyfocusontheirpresentfeelings.

C.Theylookforward(oafierceconflicl.D.Theycaremoreaboutfinancialproblems.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''induced"inParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.Caused.B.Explained.

C.Reduced.D.Improved-

10.Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?

A.Allthestudyparticipantsdescribedhowtheyfeltbothinthepresentandinthefuture.

B.Studyparticipantsdescribedtheirrecentrelationshipwiththeirromancepartnersorfriends.

C.Atext-analysisprogramwasemployedtoexamineparticipants'useofnegativewords.

D.Thereasoningstrategiesinparticipants'writtenresponseswerewellworthyofnote.

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Youhaveayeartosolveyourinterpersonalproblems!

B.Thinkingaboutfutureisessentialforrelationshipmaintenance!

C.Yourcurrentfeelingsarctherealcauseofyourheatedarguments!

D.Beneficialreasoningisapositivestrategyforreconciliation!

Thetenn“Metaverse”isthelatestbuzzword（流行語）tocapturethetechindustry's

imagination—somuchso:hatoneofthebest-knowninternetplatformsisrebrandingtosignalis

embraceofthefuturisticidea.

FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg'sannouncementthathe'schanginghiscompany'sname（o

MetaPlatformsInc.mightbethebiggestthingtohappentothemetaversesincesciencefiction

writerNealStephensoncoinedthetermfbrhis1992novel"SnowCrash”.ButZuckerbergandhis

teamarchardlytheonlytechvisionarieswithideasonhowthemetaverse,whichwillemploya

mixofvirtualrealityandothertechnologies,shouldtakeshape.

Whatisthemetaverse?Zuckerberghasdescribeditasa“virtualcnvironmcnt',youcango

insideof—insteadofjustlookingatonascreen.Essentially,it'saworldofendless,

interconnectedvirtualcommunitieswherepeoplecanmeet,workandplay,usingvirtualreality

headsetsandglasses,smartphoneorotherdevices.Themetaversealsocouldbeagame-changer