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（2023?江蘇南通?江蘇省如皋中學(xué)?？既＃㊣n1977,IrenePepperberg,aHarvardgraduate,decidedto

investigatethethoughtprocessesofanothercreaturebytalking（oit.Todo（his,shewouldleachaone-year-old

Africangrayparrot（鸚鵡）,Alex,toreproducethesoundoftheEnglishlanguage.

PcppcrbcrgboughtAlexinapctstore,wheresheletthestore'sassistantchoosehimbecauseshedidn'twant

otherscientiststosaythatshehadintentionallychosenanespeciallysmartbird.GiventhatAlex'sbrainwasjust

thesizeofawalnut,mostresearchersthoughtPepperberg'scommunicationstudywouldbefutile.

ButwithPepperberg'spatientteaching,Alexlearnedhowtofollowalmost100Englishwords.Hecouldcount

tosixandhadlearnedthesoundforsevenandeight.ButthepointwasnottoseeifAlexcouldleamwordsbyheart.

Pepperbergwantedtogetinsidehismindandlearnmoreaboutabird'sunderstandingof（heworld.

Inonedemonstration,Pepperbergheldupagreenkeyandagreencupibrhimtolookat."Whai'sthesame?^^

sheasked.”Co-lor,“Alexrespondedwithouthesitation.^What'sdifferent?”P(pán)epperbergasked.“Shape,“Alex

quicklyreplied.Hisvoicehadthesoundhofacartooncharacter.Butthewords—andwhatcanonlybecalledthe

thoughts—wereentirelyhis.ManyofAlex'sskils,suchashisabilitytounderstandtheconceptsof“same"and

“different”,arcrareintheanimalworld.LivinginacomplexsocietyparrotslikeAlexmustkeeptrackofchanging

relationnshipsandenvironments.

Duringthedemonstration,asiftoofferfinalproofofthemindinsidehisbird'sbrain,Alexspokeup."Talk

clearly!^^hecommanded,whenoneoftheyoungerbirdsPepperbergwasalsoteachingmispronouncedtheword

“green”。

Alexknewalltheanswershimselfandwasgettingbored."He'smoody,MsaidPepperberg,t4soheinterrupts

theothers,orhegivesthewronganswerjusttobedifficult."Pepperbergwascertainlylearningmoreaboutthemind

ofaparrot,butliketheparentofatroublesometeenager,shewaslearningthehardway.

I.WhydidPepperberglettheshopassistantchoosethebird?

A.Abirdwithasmallbrainwasneeded.

B.Shewantedaverysmartbirdforherstudy.

C.Aresearchsubjectshouldberandomlychosen.

D.Theshopassistantwasbetteratchoosingbirds.

2.WhatmightmostresearchersthinkofPepperberg,sstudyatfirst?

A.Innovative.

B.Practical.

C.Costly.

D.Fruitless.

3.WhichofthefollowingaspectsofAlex'sabilitydidPepperberg'sstudyfocuson?

A.Understandingconcepts.

B.Calculating.

C.Recognizingvoices.

D.CreatingEnglishwords.

4.WhatcausedPepperberg'sstruggleinherstudy?

A.HerinstructionshadtoheeasyforAlex.

B.Alexwassometimestooclevertocontrol.

C.Alexwouldpointoutotherbirds'mistakes.

D.ShehadtroubleunderstandingAlex'smood.

（2023?江蘇南京?南京市第一中學(xué)校考模擬預(yù)測(cè)）Wewerestandingatthetopofachurchtower.Isaw

twistingstreetsleadingtothesquare.4tSee,mydear,“Fathersaidgently.4tThereismorethanonewaytothesquare.^^

Father'swordsalwaysguidedme.Dreamingofbecomingafashiondesigner,IcametoParis,butwithoutluck.

ThenonedayImetafriendwearingabeautifulsweater.twWhataninterestingstitch!''Icried.uItwasdonebyMrs.

Vidian/'myfriendexplained.4*ShelearnedthestitchinArmenia,hernativecountry.^^SuddenlyIhadadaringidea.

Whynotdesign,makeandsellmyownclothes?

IdrewabutterflypatternandaskedMrs.Vidiantoknititintoasweater.Ilprovedasuccess.ANewYorkstore

wanted40sweaterstobereadyintwoweeks.Iacceptedtheorder.Myhappinessdisappeared,however,whenMrs.

Vidiantoldmeittookheralmostaweektoknitonesweater.

Iwascrushed.ThenIrememberedfather'swords.TheremustbeotherArmenianwomeninPariswhomastered

thespecialstitch.ThenIsearchedforanyArmenianslivinginParis.AtlastItrackeddownseveral.Twoweeks

later,thefirstshipmentwasonitswaytotheUnitedStates!

Fromthatdayonorderspouredin.Thencameanothertest.AsIwasbusygettingreadytoshowmywinter

fashions,thesewinggirlswerecalledoutonstrike.Wherewas（hewayoutthistime?Iwonderedandworried.Then

itdawnedonme.

Iworkedhurriedly.Andrightontime,myshowtookplace.Somecoatshadnosleeves;somewereonlypatterns

madeofheavycottoncloth,butontheseIattachedmaterialtoshowwhatcolorsandtexturestheclotheswould

havewhentheywerefinished.Whatashow!Onceagainfather'swordshelpedme.

5.Whatproblemdidthewriterfaceafteracceptingtheorder?

A.ItwasimpossibleforVidiantomeetthedeadline.B.Thesewinggirlswerecalledoutonstrike.

C.ShefoundithardtotrackArmenianslivinginParis.D.Therewasashortageofsuitablecloth.

6.Whatdotheunderlinedwords'thefirstshipment''refertoinParagraph4?

A.Rawmaterials.B.Moreorders.C.Thefortysweaters.D.Thespecialstitch.

7.Howdid(hewriterdealwiththeshowproblem?

A.Sheputofftheshow.B.Sheshowedtheclothesunfinished.

C.Sheemployedmoresewinggirls.D.Shecompletedtheclothesinahurry.

8.Whichofthefollowingmightthewriteragreewith?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Likefather,liksson.

C.Easiersaidthandone.D.AllroadsleadtoRome.

(2023?江蘇揚(yáng)州?江蘇省高郵中學(xué)?？寄M預(yù)測(cè))Asparents,wealwayshopetodevelopcharactertraitsin

ourchildrenthatwillenhancetheirsuccessinlife.WhenourdaughterMcegan,theeldestoffivechildren,losther

fronttoothattheageofsix,wefoundthefollowingnotewrappedaroundthetinytooth.

DerToothFairy,

Piezelevemeyormajikwand(杖).Iwanttobeatoothfairy,too.

LuvMeegan

Recognizingpotentialleadershipskills,preciousopportunityandiheleachablemomeni,the“ToothFairy”lefl

thefollowingnoteforlittleMeegan:

DearMeegan,

IhaveworkedhardtobeagoodToothFairyandIlovemyjob.Youaretooyoungfarthejobjustnow,so/

cannotgiveyoumywand.Buttherearesomethingsthatyoucanstarttodotoprepareyourselfforthejob:

I)Alwaysdoyourbestineveryjobthatyoudo.

2)Treatallpeopleasyouwishtobetreated.

3)Bekindandhelpfuliooihers.

4）Alwayslistencarefullywheneverpeoplespeaktoyou.Iwillinterx^,ewyouonedaywhenyouai'eolderandready

forthejob.

GoodLuck,Meegan!

TheToothFairy

MeeganwasthrilledattheresponsefromtheToothFairy.Shetookthemessagetoheartandcarefullyfollowed

theinstructions,alwaysworkingtoimproveasshegrew.Hercharacter,herstrengthandherleadershipskillsgrew

rightalongwithher.Aftergraduatingmagnacumlaude（以優(yōu)秀成績(jī)）fromcollege,Meeganacceptedachallenging

managementposition.Sheexcelled,andbyage27,shewasthetopmanagerofthecompany.

OnedayMeeganandIweretalkingabouthersuccess.Shetoldmethatthecompanypresidenthadonceasked

herwhatinfluenceshadmotivatedhertowardsuccess.

“Whatdidyoutellhim?''Iasked.

Shereplied,“Myparents,myteacherandmyfriends.And,ofcourse,theToothFairy!”

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theteachablemoment”referto?

A.Meeganlostatooth.B.Meeganwrappedatooth.

C.Meeganwroteanote.D.Meeganreceivedanote.

10.WhowrotethereplynotetoMeegan?

A.TheToothFairy.B.Herparents.C.Herteacher.D.Herfriends.

11.WhywasthemessagesocarefjllyfollowedbyMeegan?

A.IthelpedMeeganseehergoalreachable.

B.ItpromisedMeeganahigh-rankingposition.

C.ItdemonstrateddesirablecharactertraitstoMeegan.

D.IttaughtMeegantobuildenjoyableinterpersonalrelationships.

12.HowdidMeeganbecomesosuccessful?

A.Shewasgiftedwithsupernaturalpower.

B.Shewasappreciatedforoutstandingtalent.

C.Shewasmotivatedtodevelopfinequalities.

D.Shewasencouragedtoworkinachallengingposition.

（2023?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考模擬預(yù)測(cè)）Most13-year-oldsmighthavespentthosethreeyearspreoccupiedwith

schoolworkorhangingoutwithmales.One（eenager,however,spenthisnightssleepinginatenttoraisemoneyfor

thehospice（臨終安養(yǎng)院）thatlookedafterhisfriend.Now,MaxWooscy—whobecameknownastheBoyinthe

Tentduringhisyears-longfundraisingcampaign—hasdecidedtogobackindoorsafterthreeyearsandmorethan

￡700,000incharitabledonations.

4ilovecamping,it'soneofmyfavouritethingsandI'mdefinitelygoingtomissit,“hesaid."Ithinkthe

highlightwouldhavetobethesecondcampout,becausethatyearwasthehardest.^^

“Thefirstyearwasquitenicebutthesecondwascolderandtherewereworsestorms.Itwasreallymeaningful

formebecauseallmyfriendsandfamilywerethere.”

Hesaidthatalthoughthewindandrainprovedtobetrickyadversaries（對(duì)手）,itwaslastsummer'sheatwave

thatalmostforcedhimtoreturntothecomfortsofhisbedroom."Honestly,itwashorrible,andwhenthere'sa

heatwaveyourtentturnsintoagreenhouse.Itwasabsolutelyboiling,hesaid.

Ontheprospectofsleepinginsideonaregularbasisagain,hesaid:"Ithinkit'sgoingtobeweird（怪異的）the

firstfewnightsbutIthinkitistimetocomeinsidenow.Therearefutureadventureswearehopingcanbecome

possible.ItisgoingtobestrangebutI'mjustgoingtohavetogetoveril.”

SpeakingtoITV'sGoodMorningBritain,hesaid:"MyfriendRickwasabsolutelyamazing.Helovedthe

outdoors,helovedsportsandwegotalongreallywell.TheNorthDevonhospicejustlookbrilliantcareofhimand

IwantedtosaythankyouinthebiggestwayIcould.So1startedsleepingoutsideandItriedtoraiseasmuchmoney

asIcouldfbrthem.”

DonationswillgotoNorthDevronhospice.StephenRoberts,itschiefexecutive,toldtheITV:"Thefluidshe

raisedfbrNorthDevonhospiceinthistimewillmakearealdifferencetothepatientsandfamilieswesupport.”

13.WhathasMaxbeenengagedinforthreeyears?

A.Doingcharitycamping.B.Hangingoutwithfriends.

C.Finishinghishomework.D.Lookingafterhisfriend.

14.WhatwasthebiggestchallengeforMaxwhilehecampedout?

A.Terriblestorms.B.Extremeheat.

C.Freezingweather.D.Desperateloneliness.

15.WhatisMax'sattitudetofutureadventures?

A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Unclear.D.Expectant.

16.WhydidMaxraisemoneyforNorthDevonhospice?

A.Topay（hemedicalbillofhisfriend.

B.Toappreciateitslovingcareforhisfriend.

C.Toimprovethewelfareofitsmedicalstaff.

D.Toupdateitsmedicalequipmentandservice.

（2023?江蘇鹽城?統(tǒng)考三模）Momentsbeforehisveryfirstperformanceasadancer,inhisjunioryearat

Sunford.GaurabBanerjeelookedatanaudiencegatheredinRobieGymandsawaseaoffacesandpointing

cameras.

Hisnervousnessquicklygavewaytoastateofflow.Musclememoryandthecheersofthecrowdcarriedhim

through,andbeforeheknewit,hewastakingabow.Withthat,Bancijccrecalls,UIwasaddictcd.^^

Whathadbegunasanimpulse［沖動(dòng)）一signingupforSocialDance—soonbecameafullinvolvementindance

cultureoncampus.Overthenexttwoyears,BaneijeeexploredarangeofstylesatStanford,performedand

eventuallydirectedthestudentgroupStanfordSwingtime,andservedasco-chairoftheplanningcommitteefor

VienneseBallandforBigDance.

Thepandemicputahardpauseonsocialdanceevents.Butinfall2021,Baneijeereturnedlocampuseagerfor

revival（復(fù)興）,andstudentsresponded.Performancessoldout.Baneijeeandothercommunityleaderstookthe

opportunitytobringanewgenerationuptospeedoncampustraditions,andalsotoresetwheretheysawan

opportunitytoimprove.

Baneijee,whowasaservicescholarinhisfreshmanyear,avolunteerwithKidsWithDreams,amemberof

theAxeCommittee,alsofoundawelcomingcommunityincomputerscience.Theprogramofferedsomanyclasses

Banerjeewantedtotakethathedecidedtocompleteamaster'sdegreeaswell.

Banerjeeplanstoworkintheartificialintelligenceindustry.Hislong-termvisionistoapplyhistechnicalskills

andtheknowledgehe'sgainedinbusiness,humanrights,andmedicinetoacareerindevelopment-increasing

opportunitiesfbrenterprisearoundiheworld.

“Pariofmyprivilege,beinghereatStanford,isthatIcannowusewhatI'velearnedtobringmorefolkstothe

table,“hesays."Icangivethemaccessaswell.^^

Andyes,hellkeepdancing.

17.WhatcanweknowaboutBaneijee5sfirstdanceperformance?

A.Hewastoonervoustocompletetheperformance.

B.Fewaudiencememberswatchedhisperformance.

C.Theperformancegavehimconfidenceandmotivation.

D.Cheersofthecrowdcausedhisfailureintheperibnnance.

18.Whatarcparagraphs3-4mainlyabout?

A.TheconcernthatBanerjeeshowedindanceculture.

B.ThereasonswhyBaneijeewasinterestedindance.

C.TheeffortsthatBaneijeespentinpromotingdance.

D.Theeffectthatthepandemichadonsocialdanceevents.

19.What'sBancijcc'sexpectationofhisfuture?

A.Tohelpchildrenrealizetheirdreams.

B.TobecomeanAlexpertatStandfbrd.

C.Togainmoreknowledgeindifferentfield.

D.Tobenefitmorepeopleincareerdevelopment.

20.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBanerjee?

A.Moody.B.Ambitious.C.Reserved.D.Modest.

（2023?江蘇南通?統(tǒng)考三模）Manypeoplemightsearchonlineforanswerstoquestionslikewhethernew

energyvehiclesaresuitableforuseonhighplateausastheypreparefbraroadtriptotheTibetautonomousregion,

butMuYipingandhiswife,TanYan,focusedonsomethingelse.

Likesomanyothers,theyoungcouplefromChongqingtraveledtotheregiontoenjoytheenchantingsightof

peachblossomsinlaleMarch,butwhatsetthemapartwasthattheyhadcomewithamobilecoffeevan（廂式貨車）.

“IhavebeenlookingforwardtovisitingTibetfbralongtime,“saidMu,32.“AndthenIhadtheideaofstartinga

mobilecoffeevanbusinesstoallowmetofundmytravelsasIenjoyedthetrip.^^

ToensuretheyreachedNyingchicitybeforepeachblossomseason,theyleftChongqinginlateFebruary.While

crossingamountainpassalabout4,400meters,theywerestuckforIwodaysduetoheavysnowfallandhadtoeat

andsleepinthevan."Oncewehittheroad,wediscoveredthatthetripmightnotbequiteaswonderfulaswehad

imagined.Wcoftenhadunexpectedproblemswithwaterandpower,anditwasalsodifficulttobuysuppliesonthe

road,^^Tansaid.

Butastheirmountainjourneycontinued,sodidtheirprogresswiththeircoffeebusiness,whichtheywouldset

upbesidetheroadduringtrafficjams.TheyalsobegantoservenewdrinkswithaTibetantwist.

Inmid-March,asthepeachtreeswerestillbudding,thecouplearrivedinBomicountyinNyingchianddecided

tostaythereforawhile.Despitetheexhaustingdrive,thestunningviewsmadeitallworthwhile.Theystayedfor

20daysinBomi,eagerlywailingforpinkpeachflowerstocoverthemountainside.

“Thesightwasamazingandreallymadeourday,“Musaid."Comparedwithmylastvisit,Ihavenoticed

significantimprovementsinthequalityofpublicinfrastructuresuchasroadsandscenicspots,whichnowoffer

qualityservices.Whetherit'scampingorselfdrivingtours,everythingissoconvenientinTibet/'Musaid.

21.Whatdidthecouplefocusonduringthetrip?

A.Peachblossoms.B.Meansoftransport.

C.Acoffeebusiness.D.Mobilevvorkfcrce.

22.Whatdowelearnabouttheircouple?

A.Theirvanwasoftenontheline.B.Theirjourneywasnoeasytask.

C.TheyswungintoactioninMid-March.D.Theirconcernwasjustifiedonthetrip.

23.WhatmessagedidMuwanttoconveyinthelastparagraph?

A.Tibethasundergoneincrediblechanges.

B.TourisminTibetneedstobeprioritized.

C.IttakesagesfbrTibettobecomeamazing.

D.I'hctouristseasoninTibetiswellunderway.

24.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Tibet:ablessingtoHumankind

B.Ontheroad:theInspirationbehindCoffee

C.Benefitingfromastunningmountainjourney

D.EnjoyingdreamlifeinTibetwithacoffeevan

（2023?江蘇?江蘇省前黃島級(jí)中學(xué)校考二模）TaylorgrewuponthecoastofNewSouthWales,Australia

andswimmingintheoceanwaspartofeverydaylife.Shebeganspearfishingandworkedherwayupinherearly

20stobecomeoneofveryfewwomenwhowereprofessionalspearfishersandwasnamed（heAustralianLadies

NationalChampion.

However,asshespentmoretimeunderwater,especiallywiththesharks,shehadachangeofheart.learned

straightawaythatsharksarcnowherenearasdangerousasthemediawouldhaveusbelieve.AndIlearnedthat

theyallhavedifferentpersonalities-there'stheshyguy,thecrossguy,andtheaggressiveguy;they'realldifferent."

Fromthatpointon,shedecided,alongwithherlatehusbandandwordspearfishingchampion,RonTaylor,tohang

upherspearandtoonlyshootthemwithhercamera.

Asapioneeringsharkconservationist,Taylorsucceededinmanyfirststhroughoutherlife'swork.Shewasthe

firstpersontodivewithsharkscagclcss.Thefirstpersontotestthepowerofasharkbite;shehand-fedaGreat

Whiteandpettedit.There'snothingshewouldn'tdotohelpcorrectthefalseimagethatsharksaredangerous,man-

eatingbeasts.Herresearchhasbecomethebasisformuchofwhatweknowaboutsharkstodayandshesucceeded

inbecomingthefirstpersontogetGreyNursesharksprotectedinaspecificarea,thefirstsharkspeciesintheworld

toreceiveprotectedstatus.

Whenaskedaboutwhatcouldbedone(ohelpsavethesharks,andtheoceans,Taylorsaidshewasquite

pessimisticaboutthewholething."Changehastocomefromthegoveminentlevel.,'Butshealsorecommended,

“TMthingthatworksthebestistogetagoodstoryandthengetitoncamera.Thengoontelevisionandspeakto

thepublic.Sayittothemothers,“Wouldn'tyoulikeyourchild...whenthey'reoldenough,tobeabletoseethis

wonderfill,friendlyshark?”"

25.WhatsortofgirlwasTaylorinherearly20s?

A.Far-seeing.

B.Demanding

C.Accomplished

D.Environmentally-aware

26.WhatmightbeTaylor'sinspirationtochangeherheart?

A.Herdesiretoberich.

B.Herunderstandingofsharks.

C.Herambitionforbecomingfamous.

D.HermarriagewithRon.

27.WhyareTaylor'sfirstsmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Toprovehergreatinfluenceonsharkconservation.

B.Tourgetheprotectionofseaanimals.

C.Topresentherachievementsasafemalefisherpioneer.

D.Toshowhereffortstocorrectpeople'sfalseimpressionofsharks.

28.WhatdoesTaylorthinkisabetterwaytoprotectsharks?

A.Raisingpublicawareness.

B.Turningtoexpertsfbradvice.

C.Inventingstoriesaboutsharks.

D.Relyingon(hegovcrnniciuonly.

(2023?浙江?德清縣高級(jí)中學(xué)?？寄M預(yù)測(cè))ElianaYidreamedofpursuingpianoperformanceincollege,

nevermindthatherfingerscouldbarelyreach(helengthofanoctave(八度音階).Unabletofullyplaymanyworks

byRomantic-eracomposers,includingBeethovenandBrahms,shetriedanyway—andinherdelerminationto

spendhourspracticingoneofChcpin'scompositionswhichisknownfbrbeing“stretchy"，woundupinjuring

herself.

“Iwouldjustgotopieces,theSouthernMethodistUniversityjuniorrecalled.uTherewerejusttoomany

octaves.IwonderedwhetherIwasjustgoingtoplayBachandMozartfbrtherestofmy

TheeffortsofSMUkeyboardstudieschairCarolLeonearcchangingallthat.Twentyyearsago,theschool

becamethefirstmajoruniversityintheU.S.toincorporatesmallerkeyboardsintoitsmusicprogram,levelingthe

playingfieldforYiandotherpianomajors.

Yireflectedonthefirsttimeshetriedoneofthesmallerkeyboards:"Irememberbeingreallyexcitedbecause

myhandscouldactuallyreachandplayalltherightnotes,“shesaid.Eversince,“Ihaven'thadasingleinjury,and

IcanpracticeaslongasIwant.^^

Fordecades,fewquestionedthesizeoftheconventionalpiano.Ifsomeone'shandspanwaslessthan8.5inches

thedistanceconsideredidealtocomfortablyplayanoctave—well,that'sjusthowitwas.

Thosewhoattempt“stretchy”passageseithergetusedtoomittingnotesorrisktendon(?)injurywithrepeated

play.Leoneisfamiliarwithsuchchallenges.Bornintoafamilyofjazzmusicians,sheinsteadfavoredclassical

musicandpursuedpianodespitehersmallhandspanandearnedadoctorateinmusicalarts.

AfewyearsafterjoiningSMU'smusicfacultyin1996,thedecoratedpianistreadanarticleinPianoand

Keyboardmagazineaboutthesmallerkeyboards.AsLeonewouldlaterwrite,thediscoverywouldcompletely

renewherlifeandcareer.

In2000.shereceivedagranttoretrofitadepartmentSteinway(oaccommodateasmallerkeyboard,andthe

benefitswereimmediate.Inadditiontorelievinginjurycausedbyoverextendedfingers,shesaid,itgavethosewith

smallerspanstheabilitytoplayclassiccompositionstakenforgrantedbylarger-handedcounterparts

Smallerkeyboardsinstillmanywithnewconfidence.It'snottheirownlimitationsthathaveheldthemback,

theyrealize;it'sthelimitationsoftheinstrumentsthemselves.Forthosedevotedtoalifeofmakingmusic,it'sasif

acloudhassuddenlylifted.

29.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenElianaYiandCarolLeone?

A.Tliuirinlcreslinjazzexlcndudtoclassicalmusic.

B.Shorthandspanusedtorestricttheirmusiccareer.

C.TheybothjoinedSMU'sirusicfacultyyearsago.

D.Romantic-eracomposers'musicwaseasyforthem.

30.WhydidSMUinitiateanefforttoscaledownthepiano?

A.Toreducethenumberofoctaves.

B.ToincorporateBachintoitsmusicprogram.

C.Toprovidefairopportunitiesforpianomajors.

D.Toencouragepianiststospendmorehourspracticing.

31.HowdidYiprobablyfeelwhensheplayedtheretrofittedpiano?

A.Confident.B.Frustrated.C.Challenging.D.Determined.

32.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WhoQualifiesasanIdealPianist?

B.TraditionalorInnovativePiano?

C.Hard-workingPianistsPaysoff

D.TheStorybehindRetrofittedPianos

（2023?浙江麗水?校聯(lián)考三模）TAMPA,Fla,—AtUSE21-year-oldAlexanderMercierofOdessa,majored

inmathematicsandmicrobiology,whichleadshimtostartimportantresearchthatmaymakehimtheschoofsfirst

RhodesScholar.

“IwouldsayIamstubborn,''explainedMercier,whocouldhearasearlyasSaturdayifhegetsthehonor.He

saysthehonorisduetomorethanjustbrains.Instead,itwasdeterminationthatmadehimanaccomplishedpianist.

Hesayshisbiggestnatural（alenlwasdrawingandhealsohasaloveofart.Butitwasmaththatattractedhimand

hewouldn'tletgo.Hewasstudyinghowmathmayhelpcontrolthespreadofdiseases.

“Iwouldsleeponthecouchnexttothecomputer.^^hesaid.UIsawagapinepidemiological（流行病學(xué)的）

researchinthestudyofhowdiseasesspread.1didn'tknowatthetimethatitwouldbecomeoneofthemost

importanttopicsintheworld.”

Whilehisworkistimelyandimportant,there'slotsofcompetition.Elevenotherfinalistsfromthisreg沁nof

thecountryarealsovyingforthehonor.TheyattendschoolslikeMIT,StanfordandtheUniversityofChicago.

MercierowesittohisschoolthathecanhaveasgoodachanceasanyoftheothersandhefeelsthatUSFhas

preparedhimwell.Ifhedoesn'twinthehonorandgettostudyexpense-freeatOxford,hesayshe'llhavemany

options.UIwillcontinuetodotheworkthatIenjoyandthatIthinkwillbenefitpeople,nhesaid.

SomearesurprisedthatUSFhasn'thadapreviousRhodesScholar.However,manyschoolshaven'thadone.

Only32areselectedeachyearfroiriacrossthenation.USFhasonlybeeninexistencesince1956.Bycontrast,the

firstclassesatOxfordwereheldin1096.

33.WhydidMercierchoosetomajorinmathematicsandmicrobiology?

A.Hesawitsbrightfuture.B.Hehasapassionformath.

C.Hewantstowinthehonor.D.Heistalentedinthisfield.

34.Whichexpressioncanbestreplacetheunderlinedphrase“vyingfor”?

A.Huntingfor.B.Applyingfor.

C.Allowingfor.D.Competingfor.

35.WhatcanweinferaboutMercier?

A.HewillstudyartatOxford.B.Hetriestobecomeapianist.

C.Heisgratefultohisschool.D.Hestudieshowdiseasesexist

36.Whatdocsthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.AseniorcouldbeUSF'sfirstRhodesScholar.

B.32studentsareselectedforRhodesScholar.

C.Mathmayhelpcontrolthespreadofdiseases.

D.Aseniorfoundthemostvitaltopicsintheworld.

（2023?浙江?校聯(lián)考模擬預(yù)測(cè)）Well,itisn'talongstory,but[wonderifyouwillreallyunderstand.

Iusedtobecrazyabouthunting.There'sathrillinhunting,anexcitementthatcomesoveryouwhenadeer

crashesoutofthebush.Afterhunting,youalsofeelgreattoshowofl-withtheboys.

Ilwaslikethat（helasttimeIwasinthewoods.Iwentupintothehillsalone,headingforawell-useddeer

trail.Sureenoughtherewerefreshtracksinthesnow.ThenIsawhim.Adeer,abigbeautifuldeer!SurelyIcouldn't

miss!IwaitedforhimtorealizeIwasthereandrunaway.Buthefooledmecompletely.Hecametowardsme!He

wascurious,Isuppose,ormaybehewasstupid—howelsecanyouexplainit?

Hemusthaveknownaboutmenandguns.Buthecamecloser.puttingonefootbeforetheother,slowlyand

purposefully.Hisbigeyesnevermovedfrommyface.Well,thatdeerwalkedrightuptome.Thenhestoppedand

lockedatme!

Whathappenednextishardtobelieve,butit'strue.Anditallseemedquitenatural.Justaswhenafriendly

puppycomesnearyou,Ireachedupandscratchedhishead,rightbetweenthehorns.Andhelikedtobescratche