浙江省部分市2022-2023學年高二上學期期末考試英語試題匯編閱讀理解

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浙江省杭州市2022-2023學年高二上學期期末學業(yè)水平測試英語試題

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A

Nobodylikestospendmoneyonanewbookonlytofacedisappointmentwhenitdoesn,tlive

uptoyourexpectations.Herearethebestbookreviewsitestohelpyouavoidbuyingbooksthat

you,∏regretreading.

Goodreads

Goodreadsistheleadingonlinecommunityforbooklovers.Ifyouwantsomeinspirationfor

whichnovelorbiographytoreadnext,thisisthebestbookreviewsitetovisit.Thereareanendless

numberofuser-generatedreadingliststoexplore.

FantasyBookReview

FantasyBookReviewshouldbehighonthelistforanyonewhoisafanoffantasyworks.The

bookreviewsitepublishesreviewsforbothchildren'sbooksandadults,books.Ithasasectionon

thetopfantasybooksofalltime.

Booklist

Booklistisaprintmagazinethatalsooffersanonlineportal.Trustedexpertsfromthe

AmericanLibraryAssociationwriteallthebookreviews.Youcanseepartsofreviewsfordifferent

books.However,toreadtheminfull,youwillneedtosubscribe.

YouTube

YouTubeisnotthetypeofplacethatimmediatelyspringstomindwhenyouthinkofthebest

bookreviewsitesonline.However,thereareseveralengagingYouTubechannelsthatfrequently

offeropinionsonbooksthey,veread.

Althoughit,seasytobeattractedbyanimpressivebookcover,it,salwaysbesttohaveaquick

lookatthebookreviewsbeforeactuallybuyingacopy.Thisway,youcansaveyourmoneyand

spenditonthebooksthatyou,llbeproudtodisplayonyourshelvesforalongtime.

I.Whichsitebestsuitspeoplewhowanttobuyabiography?

A.Goodreads.B.FantasyBookReview.C.Booklist.D.

YouTube.

2.WhatcanvisitorsdoonBooklist?

A.Editbookreviews.B.Discusswithexperts.

C.Readfullreviewsafterpayment.D.Findinformationaboutwriters.

3.Whatisrecommendedbeforebuyingabook?

A.Notingthebookcover.B.Readingthebookreviews.

C.Preparingadisplayshelf.D.Checkingthebook,sratings.

B

Whenyousetafootoutsideofyourdoortodroptrash,gotoasocialeventorgoforawalk,

thoughtslike"IhopeIdon,tseeanyoneIknow^^or??pleasedon,ttalktome“mayrunthroughyour

mind.I,vealsosaidsuchthingstomyself.Sometimesthelastthingyouwanttodoistotalkwith

someone,especiallysomeonenew.

WhydoWegooutofourwaystoavoidpeople?Dowethinkmeetingnewpeopleisawasteof

time?Orarewejustlazy,thinkingthatmeetingsomeonenewreallyisatrouble?

Communicationisthekeytolife.Wehavebeentoldthatmanytimes.Takethepastgenerations,

likeourparents,forexample.Theyseemtotakefulladvantageofthatwholeɑcommunication^^idea

becausetheygrewuptalkingfacetofacewhileGeneration-Ygrewupstaringatscreens.Wespend

hoursofourdayssittingonFacebook.Wesendmessagestoourfriendsandthinkaboutallofthe

thingswewanttosaytocertainpeoplethatwedon,thavethecouragetodoinreality.

Nowadays,wearesocaughtupinourlittlecircleoffriends——ourcomfortzone.Weloveit

thattheylaughatourjokes,understandourfeelingsandcanreadourminds.Mostimportantly,they

knowwhenwewanttobealone.Theyjustgetus.

Holdingaconversationwithsomeonenewmeansagreeingwiththingsthatyoudon,treally

believeandbeingsomeoneyouthinktheywantyoutobe-itis,asIsaidbefore,atrouble.Ittakes

upsomuchenergy,andatsomepointoranother,itistootiring.

Butmeetingnewpeopleisimportant.Lifeistooshort,someetallthepeopleyoucanmeet,

maketheefforttogooutandlaugh.Remember,eveιy“hello“l(fā)eadstoasmile—andasmileis

worthalot.

4.WhatdoWelearnabouttheauthor?

A.Helikestobealone.

B.Hefeelsstressedoutlately.

C.He,sactiveinattendingsocialevents.

D.Heusedtobeafraidoftalkingtoothers.

5.What,stheproblemofGeneration-Yintheauthor,seyes?

A.TheyrelyontheInternettosocialize.B.Theyarelessconfidentinthemselves.

C.Theyhavedifficultyincommunicating.D.Theyareunwillingtomakenew

friends.

6.Whydomanyyoungpeopleavoidmeetingnewpeople?

ATheythinkittroublesome.B.Theyarebusywiththeirstudy.

C.Theyfeartodisappointtheirfriends.D.Theywanttodomeaningfulwork.

7.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?

A.Tostresstheimportanceoffriends.

B.Togivetipsonhowtomeetnewpeople.

C.Toencouragepeopletomeetnewpeople.

D.TodisplaythedisadvantagesofGeneration-Y.

C

We,veallheardthestoriesofanactor,sstrugglesbeforeacareerbreakthrough:livingahard

life,workingparttime,beingacouchpotatobeforegettingthatmajorrole.Shelby,thestarof”A

Dog,sWayhasahard-luckstorythatcouldtopthemall.Beforeherbigbreak,shewas

livinginaIandfin（垃圾填埋場）,lookingthroughrubbishforhernextmeal.

Shelby,sbigbreakcameinApril2017,whenanimal-controlofficerMeganBuhlerwasdriving

inCheathamCounty,Tennessee.Outonanunrelatedcall,Buhlerfoundwhatsherecalledwasan

obviouslyscaredpuppyappearingfromthelandfill.4?Ijustsaid,?Oh,comehere,baby,'''said

Buhler.uShewassoscared,butshecamerightuptome,andIwasabletoputherinmytruck.^^The

pairheadedtothecountyanimalshelter,wherethestaffbegancallingthenewresidentBabyGirl.

Buhlerandothersdidn,tknowthat3,200kilometersaway,Hollywoodwaslookingforadogto

playBellainafilmwrittenbyCathrynMichon.Thefind-a-BellajobwenttoTeresaAnnMiller.Her

jobwastosearchsheltersnationwideforadogthatcouldplayBella.Oneday,MillerfoundBaby

GirΓsadoptionphoto.44Honestly,itwasareallygoodpicture,andshewasflat-outsmiling,,,Miller

said.ThenshemetBabyGirl,andtestedheronpersonalityandtheabilitytorespondtosimple

commands.Afterthetest,sheadoptedBabyGirlfromtheshelter,renamedherShelbyandtookher

toCaliforniafortraining.MillerandShelbytrainedforjustoverthreemonthsbeforefilmingbegan.

Thentheyweretogethereachdayontheset.

Mostofthefilm,sreviewshavepraisedShelby,sperformance.Varietymadethecomments”an

amazingdog,perfectPerfbrmance!”

Shelbyhascomealongwayfromthelandfill.ButBuhlersaidshesawShelbyrecentlyand

neededonlyasecondtocomparethemoviestarwiththedogshefoundfrompilesoftrash."She's

exactlytheSameJBuhlersaid.

8.WheredidBuhlergetthepuppy?

A.Inalandfill.B.Inananimalshelter.

C.Inatraininghouse.D.Inafilmstudio.

9WhatfinallyhelpedBabyGirlgetthebigroleinthefilm?

A.Heradoptionpicture.B.Herflat-outsmiling.

C.Herpersonalityandability.D.Herterribleexperiences.

10.WhatdoesBuhlerprobablymeanbysaying“She'sisexactlytheSame“inthelastparagraph?

A.Shelbyreturnedtowhereshewasfound.

B.ItcostalottochangeShelby,sfate.

C.Shelby,sinnerqualitieshasn,tchanged.

D.Shewasreallyexcitedtoseethedogagain.

11.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheSuccessof"ADog,sWayHome,,?

B.FromaLandfillPuppytoaMovieStar.

C.TheTrainerandHerStarDog.

DShelby,sHard-IuckandmiserableStory.

D

Imagineawaytoproducemeatwithoutkillinganimals.Insteadofraisinglivestockonfarms,

UmaValeti,acardiologist,andco-founderofUpsideFoods,dreamedofawayto"grow"meatby

CUItiVating（培養(yǎng)）animalcells（細胞）.

Theideaforwhat,snowcalled"cultivated“meatcametoValetiwhenhewasworkingwith

heartattackpatientsattheMayoClinicmorethan15yearsago,growinghumanheartcellsinalab.

Itshouldbepossibletogrowmeatwithsimilarscience,herealized.Scientistscouldtakecellsfrom

ananimalbyaneedlebiopsy（切片檢查），placethemintanks,feedthemthenutrientstheyneedto

reproduce,includingfats,sugar,aminoacidsandvitamins,andendupwithmeat.

Ithastakenyearsofexperimentationbyacrewofbiologists,biochemistsandengineerstoturn

thatideaintoaproductreadytoeat.NowthecompanyisawaitingagreenlightfromtheFoodand

DrugAdministration（FDA）tobeginsellingitsfirstcultivatedmeatproducts,includingachicken

fillet（withoutbone）.

AfterfouryearsoftalkswithregulatorsattheFDA,Valetiexpectsthiscouldhappen"inthe

verynearftιture."Whenitdoes,Upside,sproductionfacilityinEmeryville,California,willbeable

toproduceover50,000poundsofcultivatedmeatproductsperyear.

ForValeti,thepotentialbenefitsofcultivatedmeataretooimportantnottotrytoovercomethe

cunentobstacles.Heseesafuturewithabetterchoicetothecurrentsystemofproducingmeat,and

he,sdeterminedtocreateit.Valetisays,atlast,asadoctorhemighthavebeenabletohelpafew

thousandpatientsduringhiscareer.But,bytakingthegreatsteptocultivatedmeat,withitspotential

promisetosurpassmeatproduction,hebelieveshecanhavealargerimpact."Thiscouldliterally

affectbillionsofhumanlivesandsavepotentiallytrillionsofanimallives,,,Valetisays.

12.WhatmadeValeticometotheideaofmakingcultivatedmeat?

A.Hisheartattackpatients,inspiringadvice.

B.Theinspirationfromgrowinghumanheartcell.

C.Hisdreamingaboutawaytogrowmeat.

D.Thethoughtofhelpinghisheartattackpatients.

13.WhatcanWelearnfromParagraph3?

A.ThecompanyiswaitingforthepermissionfromFDA.

B.TheideaOfcultivatedmeatturnedintoaproducteasily.

C.Chickenfilletswillbeverypopularinthefuture.

D.FDAisabigcompanythatmakesandsellscultivatedmeat.

14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thecultivatedmeatisverypopularamongyoungpeople.

B.Valetihashelpedmanypatientswithcultivatedmeat.

C.Valetiisproducingcultivatedmeattoavoidkillingmanyanimals.

D.Itwilltakedecadesbeforeenormouscultivatedmeatisproduced.

15.What,sValeti,sattitudetowardsthefutureofcultivatedmeat?

A.Negative.B.Uncertain.

C.Critical.D.Positive.

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A

Don,tmissout-save￡100pp

Wedon'tthinkanexcuseisrequired,buthereisoneofmanygreatreasonswhyyou

shouldbookyournextskiholidaynow-oursaverweekdiscountiscomingtoanend!All

ofourholidaysarediscountedby￡100perpersoneveryweekinJanuaryandmid-March.

WhydowerecommendJanuaryskiing?

Undoubtedlyyourprimaryconcernwhenchoosingaskiholidayisthesnow.With

temperaturesattheircoldestandslopes（斜坡）attheirquietest,it'ssafetosaygoodsnow

conditionsarealmostguaranteed.

Newyear,newgear!Forthoseofyourentingequipmentand/orclothing,youcanbe

suretofindsomebrandnewhirereadytocarvethroughthatfreshJanuarypowder.

Ifyou'relookingtoavoidthebusyschoolholidays,you,vehitajackpot.Theslopes

areemptyandyoudon,thavetowaitlong!

Ifyou'reunsureaboutJanuary,mid-Marchskiingcouldbeforyou.

Marchhasanexcellenttrackrecordforsnowfallandyou'reguaranteedtospendmostlunch

timesbathinginthesun!Marchcanofferthebestofbothworldswithfreshsnowandbluebird

days.

SimilarlytoJanuaryholidays,MarchisoftenfarquieterthanDecemberandFebruaryperiods.

Remember,thesooneryoucangetupthoselifts,thesooneryoucanslidedownthefreshly

cleanedpistes（滑雪道）.

We,reconfidentWehaveaskiholidayperfectforyou.Don'twaitthough,bookbeforetheend

ofthemonthtosave￡100pp.Callusnowat02088751957!

21.Whatisthemajorconcernofpeoplewhowanttotakeaskiholiday?

A.Pricerange.B.Snowconditions.

C.Temperaturechanges.D.Equipmentrental.

22.Whyismid-Marchaspecialtimeforskiing?

A.ItisfarquieterthanJanuary.

B.Itcanhelpavoidbusyschoolholidays.

C.Ithasarecordforthelowesttemperature.

D.Itguaranteesbothfreshsnowandsunnydays.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tospreadknowledgeaboutskiing.

B.Toencouragemorepeopletoski.

C.Toofferskierssomesuggestions.

D.Toadvertiseaskiholidaydiscount.

B

JoLandwassurprisedwhensherealizedhowmuchheryoungestson,sschooluniformcost.

uAjumperwas￡25.Apoloshirtwas￡15,ushesays."Ifitwasthisexpensiveforus,howon

earthmustfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrenmanage?'*

InDecember2021,Landputaboxoutsideherhouse,withasignreading,"Schooluniform

drop-off,.ShesetupaFacebookgroupandaskedpeopletodropgood-qualityuseduniformsinto

thebox.Theoperationstartedtogrowalmostimmediately.??SomeweeksIgiveoutupto48

uniforms,*'shesays.Peopledriveupanddroptheclothing:she

sortsthroughit,keepsitinher“stockroom"andpostsdetailsaboutdonationsontheFacebook

group.Thefirstparenttomessagehergetstheitemsfornothing.Landputstheitemsinanamed

bagandthenreturnsittothebox.Recipients（接受者）cancomeandcollectattheirleisure.

??Beingabletoaccessgood-qualityprelovedschooluniformshasbeenalifeline,'1saysKristina,

amotheroftwo.uIt,sjustamazing.

??Everychildgoingtoschooldeservestofeelsmartandproud/'Landsays.??Wedon,twant

childrentogotoschoolfeelingnegative,becausethataffectstheirlearning.Landhasnoticedthat

peoplerarelytakewithoutalsogiving.Sometimespeopleleaveflowersonthebox,ortheydrop

offsomeoutgrownclothestoo.

Rightnow,Landisthinkingaboutallthepeopleinhercommunitywhowillstrugglethis

winterandshegetssomanymessagesfrompeoplewhoareabsolutelydesperate,becausethey

cannotafforduniformsfortheirchildren.Herdeterminationtoensurechildrencanaccessthe

uniformstheydeservegrowseverstronger.

24.WhatinspiredLandtosetupthefreeuniformexchange?

A.Herpersonalexperience.

B.TheappealsonFacebook.

C.Poorfamilies'complaints.

D.Heryoungestson,srequest.

25.Whatdoesparagraph2focuson?

A.Howtheschooluniformsareselected.

B.TheimportanceoftheFacebookgroup.

C.Thepopularityoftheexchangeproject.

D.Howtheschooluniformexchangeworks.

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Schoollearningisassociatedwithfashion.

B.Recipientsarerequiredtogivebytheproject.

C.ManypeopleinLand,scommunityneeduniforms.

D.Landismotivatedtodesignnewuniformsforchildren.

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeLand?

A.Braveandgrateful.

B.Honestandenergetic.

C.Kind-heartedandcreative.

D.Ambitiousandhumorous.

C

Nowadays,theteπnfc?quietquitting**hastakenovertheInternet,meaninglyingflat,or

takingabreakfromtheoverwork.ItappearstohaveoriginatedfromaTikTokvideopostedby

BrianCreely.CreelyshowedanInsiderarticlewrittenbyseniorreporterAkiIto.Theheadline

read,"Fedupwithlonghours,manyemployeeshavequietlydecidedtotakeiteasyatworkrather

thanquittheirjobs,nCreelysaid,"Morepeoplearequietquittinginsteadofleaving.',Thevideo

hasreceivednearly?00,000likesandmorethan4,000comments,thevastmajoritydescribingthe

benefitsofdoingthebareminimum.

Despiteanumberofnewsoutletsreportingthatquietquittingisatrendthatisbeing

encouraged,Insiderfoundmanyusersontheappwereactuallywarningpeopleagainstdoingso.

AshleyHerd,aformeremploymentlawyer,postedtwovideosaboutquietquitting.Inher

videos,shearguedthatwhilelimitingworktowhatisspecifiedinthejobdescriptionisfine,

doingsoquietlycanbedelrimsolal.“Ifsomeoneisstressedout,theyshouldfeelabletohavethat

conversationwiththeirmanager,1'shesaid.

ATikTokerandconsultantMarypostedavideotitled''Minoritiesshouldbecareful

quietquitting".Inthevideo,shesaid,''UnfortunatelyinAmericaminoritiesareheldtoa

differentstandard.Wearelookedatdifferently.Sowehavetogoaboveandbeyondtobe

successful.Wecan'triskbeingregardedasnotperforming."

Inrecentweeks,TikTokershavebeenwarningworkersthatquietquittingcouldlead

to??quietfiringu,labeledasanewworkplacetrend.Thephrasedescribesthelongstandingpractice

ofconstructivedismissal-creatinganenvironmentthatleadsaworkertoquittheirjobinorderto

avoidhavingtofirethem.Creatorsarereceivinghundredsofthousandsofviewsthatpostabout

quietfiringandcalloutmanagerswhoemploythepractice.

28.Whataspectofquietquittingisintroducedinparagraph1?

A.Itsorigin.B.Itsinnovation.C.Itsvalue.D.Itsstandard.

29.WhatdoestheunderlinedWord“detrimental”meaninparagraph3?

A.Strange.B.Harmful.C.Vital.D.Effective.

30.WhatisMary'sopiniononminoritiesatwork?

A.Theyneedn'tperformwell.

B.Theyshouldmakegreaterefforts.

C.Theyhavebetterchancesofsuccess.

D.Theyaretreatedasequallyasothers.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasignofquietfiringintheworkplace?

A.Thebossasksaworkertoleavethejob.

B.Thebossallowsaworkerflexibleworkinghours.

C.Thebossputsoffaworker,spromotiononpurpose.

D.Thebossprovidesaworkerwithanewenvironment.

D

Trickortreat!WithHalloweenaroundthecorner,kidsareabouttocollectbagsfullof

candy,includingchocolate.Meanwhile,agroupofresearchersintheNetherlandshasbeen

experimentingwithamethodtomakechocolatemoreofa4?treatnthanever.

Whilechocolateisdeliciousformanyreasons,thisstudyfocusedonhowitcrackswhenitis

bitten.CorentinCoulais,theresearcherteachingphysicsattheUniversityofAmsterdamsays,"To

betterhowitfeelsinthemouth,wegave“geometry（幾彳可學）“to

chocolate,whichwouldthenchangethewayitbreaks.,,

Givingit,,geometry"involvedusinga3Dprintertoproducedarkchocolateinvarious

ways.Ratherthancreatingaflat,solidpiece,themachineprinteditintoasimpleS-shape,or

zigzaggedsuper-thinlayersback-and-forthseveraltimes,orintoincreasinglycomplicatedspirals

（螺旋形）?Theresultingpieceswerefedto10eagervolunteers.Itturnedoutthatthecrunchiest

（最松脆的）-whileremainingeasytobite-wasthechocolateshapedintofairlycomplicatedspirals.

Itwasalsothetoptastingexperience.

Theresearchersalsousedamachinetocrackthevariousshapesandseewhichwasthe

crunchiest.Plus,theyrecordedthesoundsofthecracking,becauseapleasurableeatingexperience

doesn'tonlytakeplaceinthemouth,butcanbeaffectedbythenoisesinyourhead.Thegeneral

winnerremainedthatspiral.

“It'stooearlytosaywhetherchocolatewillsoonbemadedifferently,'1Coulaissays.

Heisworkingwithacoupleoforganizationstoseehowitmightbeappliedinmaterialsotherthan

chocolate-onesthatmightbeusedinvehicles,forexample,tomakethemlessdangerouswhen

theycrash.

Understandingcrackingcouldmakelifesafer-incarsorairplanesorwearinghelmets.It

couldalsomakethoseHalloweentreatseventastier.

32.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?

A.Bydiscussingacase.

B.Bymakingaprediction.

C.Bypresentingascene.

D.Byexplainingaphenomenon.

33.Whatisthefunctionofthe3Dprinterusedintheexperiment?

A.Toexplorethewaychocolatebreaks.

B.Tocreatechocolateinvariousshapes.

C.Toimprovechocolatetastingexperience.

D.Torecordthesoundsofchocolatecracking.

34.WhatdoesCoulaismostexpectafterthestudy?

A.TheattractionofHalloweentreats.

B.Thechangeinchocolateproduction.

C.Thegrowingawarenessofdrivingsafety.

D.Theapplicationofthefindingsinotherfields.

35.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Geometrymakesatastierchocolate

B.Complicatedspiralsarethechampion

C.Aknowledgeofcrackingmattersalot

D.TheCrunchiestchocolateisnewlyborn

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該項涂黑。

A

TheGuardian

TheGuardian,adailynewspaper,sellsmoreinurbanareaswhereitisreadmorewidely

bythecorporateclass,internationalcommunities,universitystudents,politiciansandgovernment

officials.TheGuardiantargetsbothlocalcommunitiesandInternationalcommunities.However,

businessmenandpoliticiansaretheregularreadersofthisgreatnewspaper.Besides,thepaperis

up-in-armstopromoteeconomicandsocialchangesofthisgrowingnation.

TheTimes

TheTimes,adailynewspaperpublishedinLondon,isoneofBritain'soldestandmost

influentialnewspapers.FoundedbyJohnWalterin1785astheDailyUniversalRegister,it

becameTheTimesin1788,publishingcommercialnews,politicsandnotices.Thetargetaudience

islargelymiddleclassanditsreadershipdemographicsrevealthatmoremenreadthenewspaper

thanwomen,andthat2.5millionhouseholdswithchildrengetthedailypapereverymonth.

Metro

Metro,adailynewspaper,givesyouallthestoriesyouneedtoknowandallthestoriesyou

wanttoknow.Thecontentiswrittenforayoung,mobile-savvymetropolitanaudience.Metro

takestheformofthelatestshowbizgossip,thefunniestandoddeststoriesfromaroundtheworld

andthebestopinionpieces,withoutapartypoliticalstandpoint.Youcanfindwhat'strendingthis

verymomenthere.

TheDailyMail

TheDailyMailisaBritishdailymiddle-markettabloidnewspaperandnewswebsite

publishedinLondon.Foundedin1896,itistheUnitedKingdom'shighest-circulateddaily

newspaper.Youcangetthelatestbreakingnews,celebrityphotos,viralvideos,science&tech

news,andtopstoriesfromMailOnline.

21.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbefoundinTheTimesin1788?

A.Fashion.B.Notice.C.Politics.D.Economy.

22.Whichnewspaperisthemostlikelytobereadbythosewhoalwaysfocusonthetrend?

A.TheGuardian.B.TheTimes.C.Metro.D.TheDailyMail.

23.Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheDailyMailisthemostpopularbothathomeandabroad.

B.TheTimesisreferredtoastheDailyUniversalRegisternow.

C.Metroreachesforeveryyoung,mobile-savvymetropolitanaudience.

D.TheGuardianhasagreateffectonthedevelopmentofeconomyandsociety.

B

ShamarrAllenwassleepingathomeoneeveninglastJulywhenhewasshockedawakebya

TVnewsitem.Therehadbeenashootingamongagroupofchildreninthe7thWardofNew

Orleans,onlyafewmilesfromAllen'shome,andanine-year-oldboynamedDevanteBryanthad

beenkilled.Allenwashorrifiedandheartbroken.Hethoughtofhisownnine-year-oldson.

Originallyfromthecity'sroughLower9thWard,Alienisoneofthemostcelebratedjazz

trumpeters（小號手）inacity.Hisbandhasreleasedthreealbums,andheisaregularonlocal

televisionandastreetperformer.Afterseeingthetragicnewsthatmorning,itdidn,ttakelongfor

Alientohitonapossiblewayout.Hehadafewsparetrumpetslyingaround.Maybehecould

offerthemtokidsinexchangefortheirguns.

"Whatsavedmeandredirectedmypathwasatrumpet,themusicandcultureofthecitythat

itconnectedmewith,"Allensays.,,Itshowedmethatsuccess,connectionsanddifferencescanbe

managedthroughself-expression.,,

nJusttoseethattheyactuallywanttogiveuptheirguns,that'sthecoolpartaboutit,usays

Allen,whohascollectedsevengunssofar,asmallbutsymbolicallyimportantstart.

Buthedoesn'tstopwiththeexchangeofgunforinstrument.Aftertheexchanges,Alien

connectsthechildrenwithlocalmusicianswhogivethemfreevirtualtrumpetlessons.Healso

startedaGoFundMepagetobuymoreinstrumentstogiveaway.Sofar,hehascollectedover

$45,000.Moreimportantly,hehasfosteredhopeforhiscityandyoungpeoplelookingforabetter

life.

πIjustsay,"Look,Icomefromwhereyoucomefrom,andIcanshowyouthewaythatgot

meout,'"saysAllen."Andmusicmaynotbethewayforyou,butitwillatleastopenyourmindto

seewhat,soutthere.',

24.WhatmightbethereasonspushingShammarrAllentoworkoutsuchasolutionEXCEPT

A.hisnine-year-oldboyB.hislifeexperiences

C.hiseducationalbackgroundD.hissparetrumpets

25.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeShamarrAIlen?

A.Caringandhelpful.

B.Kindandfamous.

C.Curiousandbrave.

D.Determinedandhonest.

26.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Tointroduceanadmirablehero.

B.TopromoteShamarrAllen'snewalbums.

C.Tbappealtothegovernmenttocontroltheguns.

D.ToinformthereadersofatragicshootinginNewOrleans.

27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.HopeIsatYourHand

B.MusicIstheWayOut

C.TheTrumpetIsHisWeapon

D.ShootingIsUnderControl

C

Imagineaworldwithoutmoney.Withnowaytobuystuff,youmightneedtoproduce

everythingyouneedunlessyoucouldfigureouthowtoexchangesomeofthethingsyoumadefor

otheritems.

Economistslikemebelievethatusingmoneymakesitmucheasierforeveryonetospecialize,

focusingtheirworkonaspecificactivity.AseconomistshaveknownsinceDavidRicardo'swork

inthe19thcentury,therearegainsforeveryonefromexchanginggoodsandservices-evenwhen

youenduppaying