中檔題型高分練(06)閱讀理解(C、D篇)+完形填空(原卷版)

中檔題型高分練（一）閱讀理解（C、D篇）+完形填空I.閱讀理解CNowyoucanmakepolarbearsyourpenfriends.Firstyouneedtofindone,thentranquilize(使鎮(zhèn)靜)itandquicklygiveitanecessarytoolbeforeitwakesup.It’sanawkwardfirstencounter—howmanyfriendshipsdoyouknowstartwithtranquilizers?—andadmittedlyaone-sidedcorrespondence,butsoonthey’llbesendingmessagesdaily.Everymorning,JonAars,aseniorresearcherattheNorwegianPolarInstitute,receivesabunchofemailsfromseveralfemalepolarbears,lettinghimknowwheretheyare.Eachyear,Aarsandhiscolleaguesequiparound70polarbearswithatrackingcollar(項圈)whichcontinuouslylogstheirmovement.Onceadaythecollarmakesasatellitecall,sendingthelast24hoursofdatabacktotheInstitute.“Dataabouttheirmovementisveryimportantinunderstandinghowtheymightrespondtoclimatechange,”Aarsexplains.Awarmclimatemeansavastamountofseaiceismelting.Severalsealspecies—polarbears’mainfood—relyonseaice,andmoreoftenthannot,whereseaicecanbefound,socanpolarbears.Butthesecreaturesarebeingforcedtomove.“Wehaveseenthatbearsmovemuchfurthernorth,”Aarsexplains.Thecollarcanalsorecordbodytemperature,whichcantellscientistsifabearhasmovedinsideahabitat—anindicationthattheanimalisgoingtogivebirth.Seaicelossisalsohavinganimpactonwherepolarbearsareborn.“Importantareaswheretheyusedtogotogivebirthtocubs(幼獸)aremoreorlesslost,”saysAars.“Bearsarenowswimmingasfaras200kilometerstoreachanislandhabitat,”headds,“somethingtheydidnotneedtodo20yearsago.”Aarshopeshisresearchcanrevealhowtohelphispenfriendsholdoutalittlelonger.“Whatisimportantforusisthatallthisdatatellsushowtheywillrespondinthefuture,”headds.1．WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph1?A．Providesomekeyfactsaboutpolarbears.B．Explainhowtodealwithwildpolarbears.C．Suggestwaystosavetranquilizedpolarbears.D．Describehowtogetpolarbearsreadyfortracking.2．Whatisthecollarmainlyusedfor?A．Guidingpolarbearstoseaice.B．Protectingpolarbearsfrombeinghunted.C．Labelingpolarbearsreadytogivebirth.D．Collectingdataonpolarbears’movement.3．Howdoesclimatechangeaffectpolarbears?A．Theyareforcedtomovesouth.B．Theyhavetroublefindingfood.C．Theirhabitatsaretoohottolivein.D．Theircubsfailtoadapttotheclimate.4．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Polarbears—creaturesonseaiceB．Climatechange—seaicelossspeedingupC．Anotherwake-upcall—polarbearsfacingextinctionD．Emailsfromtheedge—polarbearssendingmessagestoscientistsDEverylanguageandculturehascursewords(臟話).Whatgivesacurseworditspowerispartlyitsmeaningandpartlyitssound.“InEnglish,forexample,cursewordstendtocontainahighpercentageofplosivesounds—includingP,TandK,”saidRyanMcKay,apsychologistatUniversityofLondon.Dr.McKayteamedupwithhiscolleagueShiriLev-AritolearnwhetherthisfamiliarpatternwentbeyondEnglish.Theywonderedwhetheritmightevenrepresentwhat’scalledsoundsymbolism.Soundsymbolismiswhenawordsoundslikewhatitmeans.TheresearchersfirstaskedfluentspeakersofHebrew,Hindi,Hungarian,KoreanandRussiantolistthemostvulgar(粗俗的)wordstheycouldthinkof.Oncethey’dmadealistofeachlanguage’smostfrequentlyusedcursewords,theresearcherscomparedthesewithneutralwordsfromthesamelanguage.Intheselanguages,theydidn’tfindtheplosivesoundsthatseemcommoninEnglishcursewords.“Instead,wefoundthatthevulgarwordsweredefinedbywhattheylacked:theapproximantsoundsthatincludelettersI,L,R,WandY,”Dr.Lev-Arisaid.Next,thescientistsinvited215nativespeakersofsixlanguages:Arabic,Chinese,Finnish,French,GermanandSpanish.Theparticipantslistenedtopairsofwordsinalanguagetheydidn’tspeak,andguessedwhichwordineachpairwasoffensive.Inreality,allthewordswereinvented.Forexample,theresearchersstartedwiththeAlbanianword“zog,”for“bird,”andcreatedthepairoffakewords“yog"and“tsog.”Participantsweremorelikelytoguessthatwordswithoutapproximants,suchas“tsog,”werecurses.Finally,theresearcherscombedthroughthedictionaryforEnglishcursewordsandtheircleaned-upversions.Onceagain,thecleanversionsincludedmoreofthesoundsI,L,R,WandY.A20th-centurylinguistic(語言學的)principleclaimedthatthesoundsofwordswerearbitrary:Anywordcouldhaveanymeaning.Withcursewords,though,asinothercasesofsoundsymbolism,“thesoundsthemselvesseemtocarrymeaning,”saidLev-Ari.“That’sanewthing,”saidlinguistBenjaminBergen.“Cursewordsacrosslanguages,unrelatedtoeachother,maypatternsimilarly.”Healsopointedout,tomakesurethepatternofapproximantsmissingfromcursesisn’tanaccident,itwouldbenicetofinditinanevenlargersampleoflanguages.5．WhatisthepurposeofMcKayandLev-Ari’sresearch?A．Toanalyzeaphenomenon. B．Toconfirmanassumption.C．Toexplainadefinition. D．Tochallengeatheory.6．Whatweretheparticipantsaskedtodointhesecondpartoftheresearch?A．Todecidewhichcursewordsareusedmorefrequently.B．Tomakeupnewcursewordsfromrealwords.C．Toguessaword’soffensivenessaccordingtoitssound.D．Toidentifytheapproximantsincursewords.7．AccordingtoLev-Ari,whichofthefourislikelytosoundoffensive?A．Tusck B．Sola C．Darn D．Biach8．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Theoldlinguisticprincipleofsoundsandmeaningsiswrong.B．Insoundsymbolism,aword’ssoundrepresentsitsmeaning.C．Theresearchrevealsthesimilaritiesbetweendifferentlanguages.D．Theresultoftheresearchisnotfullyacceptedbyscientists.II.完形填空BornintheUnitedStates,I,withblackhairandyellowskin,amanAmerican.Yes,IamaUScitizen.YetI

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