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襄陽四中2022屆英語午自習(xí)套題訓(xùn)練（十四）第二部分閱讀（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） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AArtGalleryatEvergreenCulturalCentreServingtheTri-citiesforover20years,theArtGalleryatEvergreen(AGE)absorbsvisitorsthroughexhibitions,activatedbypublicprogramsandourdynamicschoolworkshops.TheAGEfocusesoncontemporaryartandideasexploredbyprofessionalartistsworkinginallmedia.WealsosupportyoungartiststhroughourannualEmergingTalentexhibition,whichfeaturesworkbylocalhighschoolstudentsfromSchoolDistrict43.Webelievethatartisnecessarytoourdailylifeandseekopportunitiestoconnectpeoplewithartistsandthecreativeprocess.ArtSeaCommunityArtsCounciloftheSaanichPeninsulaSeekinganauthenticregionalartsexperience?TheSaanichPeninsulaistheplacetobe!VisitthebeautifulSaanichPeninsulawithviewsoftheGulfIslandsandamazingMountBaker.ExperiencehowartistshereexpressthemselveswithavisittoTulistaParkGallery;viewartists“creating”inSpringandFallStudioTours;celebratevisualandperformingartsinOctoberwiththeArtSeaFestival.Therearealsomuchmorefortravellersdesiringanauthenticartsexperience.NewtonCulturalCentre/ArtsCouncilofSurreyEstablishedin1967,theArtsCouncilofSurreyisamember-based,non-profitsocietyaimingtopromotePerforming,LiteraryandVisualArts.TheArtsCouncilsponsorsandproducesmorethan15eventseachyearinadditiontoparticipatinginvariouscommunityevents.TheNewtonCulturalCentreisanewstate-of-the-artplacedesignedtobeusedbytheartsandgeneralbusinesscommunitiesatlarge.ThebuildingisthehomeoftheArtCouncilofSurreyandcontainsaGallery,aConference/MeetingareaandaTheatreHall—allofwhicharefortent,suitableforallthearts.PacificRimArtsSocietyThePacificRimArtsSociety(PRAS)isavolunteer-based,non-profitsocietyservingthedistrictsofTofinoandUcluelet,andFirstNationscommunitiesintheClayoquotSound/LongBeacharea,ontheWestCoastofVancouverIsland,BritishColumbia,Canada.Ourgoalistohelpbuildhappy,healthycommunitiesbybringingpeopletogetherthroughartsandculture.21.Wherecanvisitorsappreciateteens’artworks?A.AttheArtSeaFestival. B.AtTulistaParkGalleryC.AttheNewtonCulturalcentre. D.AttheEmergingTalentexhibition.22.WhatcanvisitorsdointheSaanichPeninsula?A.Enjoyanauthenticartsexperience. B.TourtheGulfIslandsandMountBaker.C.CreateartsinSpringandFallStudioTours. D.JoininacelebrationatEvergreenCulturalCentre.23.Whatdothelasttwosocietieshaveincommon?A.Theywerebothsetupin1967. B.Theybothhold15eventsannually.C.Theybothservecommunitiesforfree. D.TheyarebothrentingoutaTheatreHall.BJohnWhite,atypicalteenageboy,iskeenonhikingandphotography.Healsolivesinalargezoo.John,thesonofthelate“CrocodileHunter”starSteveWhite,isnowtakingcenterstagein“Crikey!It’stheWhites,”anewseriesonAnimalPlanet.“We’veworkedonquiteafewdifferentTVprojects,butthisisactuallythefirsttimemywholefamilyhascomebacktoAnimalPlanettogether,soit’sprettyunusual,”saysJohn.Premiering(首映)at8.onSunday,“Crikey!”followstheWhitesastheyrunthe100-acreAustraliaZoo,foundedbySteveWhite’sparents.Steveownedandranthezoobeforehediedin2022.“We’vealwaysgrownupinfrontofacamera.Bindi,mysister,andIwerebothfilmedforsomeoftheoriginal‘CrocodileHunter’documentaries(紀(jì)錄片),”saysJohn.“I’mveryluckyinthewaythatI’vehadsomuchofmylifecaptured(拍攝)oncamera,soasthememoriesyouhaveofDadstarttofade,youcanalwayslookbackattheoldfootage(鏡頭)andrelivethosespecialmoments,”hesays.“Crikey!It’stheWhites”hassomefootageofSteve.ThemostexcitingpartofthepremiereinvolvesJohnleadingthe“CrocShow”atthezoo’s“Crocoseum”,a5,500-seatstadiumStevebuilttogivecrocodileperformancesandeducatevisitorsaboutcrocodilebehavior.Ofcourse,runningazoodoesn’tleavemuchtimeforschool,soJohnparticipatesinDistanceEducation,aprogramsimilartohomeschooling.“Schoolcanbedifficultformetofitin,”hesays.“ButI’veactuallygotaclassroomthat’ssetupatAustraliaZooandateacherthattravelswithuswhereverwego,soIcanfitinallofmystudies.”Johncontinues,“I’mlearningasmuchasIcanaboutalloftheanimalsandalloftheworkatAustraliaZoo.IfeelreallyhonoredtobefollowinginDad’sfootsteps.Ilovecontinuingthatwork.”24.WhyisthenewseriesspecialtoJohn?A.Itincludeshiswholefamily. B.Itisbeingfilmedinalargezoo.C.Itisthefirstdocumentaryhemade. D.Itallowshimtoworkwithhisdad.25.WhatdoesJohnthinkofbeingcapturedoncamera?A.Ithelpsincreasehispopularity. B.Itencourageshimtoworkhard.C.Ithelpsstrengthenhistiestohisdad. D.Itencourageshimtocareaboutanimals.26.HowdoesJohnkeepupwithhisschooling?A.Heistakinguniqueeducation. B.Heishome-schooledbyhismom.C.Hegoestoschoolwheneverhehastime. D.Heaskssometeacherstoteachhimathome.27.What’sJohn’sdreamjobinthefuture?A.Feedinganimals. B.RunningAustraliaZoo.C.Becomingacrocodileexpert. D.Becomingawildlifephotographer.CHaveyoueverfeltthatsomeoneyouweretalkingwithwasstandingsoclosethatyouhadtheurgetostepbackwards?Ifso,you’renotalone.Weallhaveourownsenseofpersonalspace—thephysicaldistancethatweliketokeepwhileinteractingwithothers.Whensomeoneintrudesintothisspace,it’snaturaltofeelanxietyordiscomfort.However,therootofthisfeelingmayactuallybeless“personal”thancultural.ForNorthAmericansandnorthernEuropeans,theidealamountofpersonalspaceisbetweenandmeters.Incontrast,forthosewhogrewupinIndia,China,orJapan,personalspacecanbeaslittleasafewcentimeters.Sincethesecountriesarerelativelycrowded,peoplehavebecomeaccustomedtoamuchsmallerpersonalspace.Touchalsoplaysapartindefiningourcomfortzones.WhiletouchingbetweenacquaintancesisdeemedacceptableincasualorintimatesituationsintheUnitedStates,inSouthAmericaandsouthernEurope,physicalcontactisconsideredanimportantpartofeverydayconversation.Intheseplaces,thosewhodonotinteractphysicallyareseenascold.Thesizeofone’spersonalspacealsodependsonotherfactors.Whenyou’reinafamiliarenvironment,suchasyourlivingroom,you’remorelikelytoallowpeopletogetalittlecloser.Thesamegoesforwhenyou’rewithfamilyandclosefriends,asyou’llbemoreacceptingoftheirenteringyour“intimatespace”,thatis,within50centimetersofyou.Ifsomeonemakesyounervous,though,you’llwanttoextendyourpersonalspaceasfaraspossible.Thisreactionistheresultofadefensemechanismtriggeredbyyourbrain.Withallthesevariablestoconsider,then,howcanpeoplebesurewhetherornotthey’reinvadinganother’spersonalspace?Theeasiestthingtodoistobeawareoftheother’sbodylanguage.Ifyou’retalkingtosomeoneandheorshemovesawayfromyou,don’tinsistonclosingthegap.Whenitcomestopersonalspace,beconsiderateandplayitsafe!28.Basedonthearticle,wecanseethat_______.A.theidealamountofpersonalspaceisbetweenandmetersB.theareaofone’shousedeterminesthesizeofhispersonalspaceC.physicalcontactisanintegralpartofaconversationforpeoplelivinginnorthernEuropeD.cultureisadominantfactorinwhatone’sidealamountofpersonalspaceis29.Whatisthepurposeofthesecondparagraph?A.Topresentthedifferentvariablesthatinfluenceone’s“intimatespace”.B.Todescribetherolethattouchplaysindefiningone’scomfortzone.C.Tocontrastidealpersonalspacedefinedbydifferentcountries.D.ToexplainwhyNorthAmericansperceive(覺察)othersascold.30.Wherewouldonefeelthemostcomfortable,accordingtothearticle?A.Atafriend’swedding. B.Inasubwaywithanacquaintance.C.Atworkwithcolleagues. D.Inaparkwithone’sfamily.31.Whatistheauthorssuggestionattheendofthearticle?A.Alwaysaskpeoplewhattheiridealamountofpersonalspaceis.B.Don’tstepforwardifsomeonestepsbackfromyouinaconversation.C.Apologizewheninvadingsomeone’spersonalspace.D.Beconsiderateandavoidothers’eye-tracking.DFormanybusinesses,theinternethascreatedbenefitsthatgobeyondtheirwildestdreams.Ithasreducedthecostsofadvertisingandincreasedvisibilityforcompaniesallovertheworld.Suchfreedomofaccesstoinformationhasadarkside,though,andmanybusinessesarelearningaboutitthehardway.Thesedays,ifyouwanttofindaparticularshop,justtypeinthenameofthisplaceyouarelookingforonGoogleMapstogetdirectionsinstantly.Youcanalsogetinformationabouthoursofoperation,thebusinesses’telephonenumber,andmore.Unfortunately,somedishonestfolksareusingdirtytrickstomanipulate(暗中控制)thesystemanddeceiveusers.ProblemsexistsbecauseGoogleMapsispartlyacrowdsourcedundertaking,meaninganyonecanenterinformationaboutbusinesswhetheritistrueorfalse.Alldishonestcompetitorshavetodoisenterafakeaddress,incorrectbusinesshour,oranyotherlieabouttheircompetitors.GoogleMapsisalsolitteredwiththousandsofbusinessesthatdon’tevenexist.Clickingontheirlinksdirectsuserstomalicious(惡意的)sites.Oneparticulargroupofbusinessesthathavebeentakenoverbyliarsalmostcompletelyarelocksmiths.Alargepercentageofthemareillegalbusinessesthataren’tlicensed.Thesedishonestartistsknowhowvulnerable(weak/fragile)youare,andtheyonlytakecash.UsingGoogleMapsisn’tthesole(only)waythatbusinessesarewagingwaragainstoneanotherontheInternet.SomeshadybusinessespostfakenegativereviewsoftheircompetitorsonwebsitessuchasYelp.Itissocommonthatitcanbedifficulttotellthegenuinereviewsfromthefakeones.Crowdsourcingallowsustofindoutthegoodandthebadaboutbusinesses.Unfortunately,thefakereviewsandthecheatmakefindinglegitimatebusinessesonlinefarlessconvenient.Forbusinessowners,beingthevictimsofeffectivecyberattackscanactuallybenailsintheircoffins.32.ThebenefitofusingtheInternetforbusinesslistedinthepassageis_______.A.makingiteasierforcustomerstocontactone’scompanyB.makingitcheapertopromoteone’scompanyC.makingitconvenientforonetocommunicatewithclientsfromaroundtheworldD.makingitsimplerforonetofindtopqualityemployees33.Accordingtothearticle,weknowaboutGooglemapthat_______.A.itprovidesafiltersystemtotellregisteredbusinessesfromfakeonesB.itishardforuserstomanipulateinformationwithoutpermissionC.itisdifficulttofindalegallocksmithonthereD.itwilleasilymakeusersbecomevirus-infected34.Whatdoes“nailsintheircoffins”meaninthefinalparagraph?A.Thebusinesseswillneedtoinvestmoremoney. B.Thebusinesseswillneedtoadvertiselessoften.C.Businesseswillgooutofbusiness. D.Businesseswillstarttotakeoff.35.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?A.TheInternethascausedalotoftroubleforsomebusinesses.B.TheInternethasresultedinthedeathoftraditionalbusinesses.C.TheInternethasbroughtaboutmorepositivethannegativeresultsforbusiness.D.TheInternetcreatesbothbenefitsandproblemsforbusinesses.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題分，滿分分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。What’ssmall,buzzeshereandthereandvisitsflowers?Ifyousaybeesorhummingbirds,yougetit.G.Youwon’tbethefirstifyoumixthetwoNowagroupofresearchersevensayweshouldembraceourhistoryofconsideringthetwotogetherinthesamegroup.Thewayscientistsstudybeescouldhelpthemstudyhummingbirdbehavior,too.Scientistsfirstcomparedthetwobackinthe1970swhenstudyinghowanimalssearchedforfood.Theideaisthatanimalsuseakindofmathtomakechoicesinordertominimizetheworkittakestoearnmaximumrewards.37D.Researchersatthetimefocusedonmovementrules.Theywerecommittedtotheorderinwhichtheselittlecreaturesvisitedflowers,andwhereflowerswerelocatedtoothers.“Itwasalmostlikeanalgorithm(算法)forefficientsearching,”saidDavidPritchard,abiologistinScotland.Hummingbirdsandbeeshadsimilarsolutions.38A.Asthefieldofanimalcognitionappeared,hummingbirdandbeingresearchparted.Neuroscientistsandbehavioralecologistsdevelopedwaystostudybeebehaviorinnaturalisticsettings.Hummingbirdresearcherscomparedhummingbirdstootherbirdsandborrowedmethodsfrompsychologytostudytheirabilitytolearninthelab.B.Tobefair,hummingbirdsandbeesForexample,hummingbirdhavemoreadvancedeyesandbrainsthanbees.Honeybeesaresocial;hummingbirdstypicallyaren’t.Howevertheyperceiveorprocessinformation,theybothexperiencesimilarinformation.40C.Hummingbirdsmayrelyonmoreofabee’s-eyeviewthanabird’s-eyeview.Likeotherbirds,theymaybedependentondistancesanddirectionstomakemapswhentravellinglongdistances,buttheydon’tusethesecuestofindflowers.Moveaflowerjustaninchawayfromwhereahummingbirdthoughtitwasanditwillhoverovertheflower’soriginallocation.Scientistsareinvestigatingif,likebees,hummingbirdsengageinviewmatching—hovering,scanningsnapshotsofaplacetoitsmemoryandusingthoseasreferenceslater.E.Beesmaygreatlydependondirections.F.Thehummingbirdsenjoyhigherabilities.第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分,滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。JarrettLittlewasroadtestinghismountainbikeoutsideofColumbus,Georgia,whenhisridingpartner,ChrisDixon,stoppedsuddenly.Something41inthedistanceamongthetreeshadcaughtherattention.It42outtobeasandy-coloredfive-month-oldpuppy.“Hewasreallythin,hisribswereshowing,andhehadabrokenleg,”LittletoldJohnParks,areporterfromCBSNews.Thecyclists43thefriendlypupandsharedtheirwater.Theyalsoquicklyrealizedthatthedogwascomingwiththem,althoughtheyhadnoideahow.Theyweremorethansevenmilesfromdowntownandridingbikes.“Wecouldn’t44him,”Littlesaid.“Outthere,nexttotheOxbowMeadows,hewasgoingto45asthefoodofalligatorslivingintheriver.”Little,a31-year-oldbusinessman,hadanidea.Hecarefullypickeduphisnew46andslippedthe38-pounddog’shindlegsintothebackpocketsofhiscyclingcoat.Thenheputthedog’sfrontpaws47hisshoulders.“Hewas48,sohewasn’ttryingtofight,”Littlesays.“Hewasalso49thatwewerethere,touchinghim,andhadn’tlefthimbehind.”Thegroup’s30-minute50intotownendedatabikestore,wheretheygotmorewaterandfoodforthedog.ThatwaswhenAndreaShaw,anaccountantfromMaineintownonbusiness,happenedtocomeby.“Thedograntoherstraight,lickingandrubbingagainsther,”saysDixon.Shawwasalittlesurprised.51,learningwhathadhappened,shedeclaredher52:“Iamkeepingthisdog.”ShawcalledhimColumboafterthetownwherethey’d53andscheduledan54onhisleg.TodayColumboislivingahappylifeonafarmwithahorse,apony,asix-year-oldboy,tokeephimcompany.AsDixontoldJohnParks,“Heisliterallythe55dogalive.”41.A.jumping B.moving C.yelling D.flying42.A.came B.ran C.turned D.found43.A.fed B.seized C.picked D.caught44.A.leave B.take C.possess D.save45.A.giveup B.eatup C.endup D.lookup46.A.gift B.friend C.coat D.bike47.A.around B.against C.beyond D.over48.A.abandoned B.beaten C.bound D.injured49.A.happy B.upset C.calm D.scared50.A.walk B.march C.ride