2025年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)：主題閱讀 專項練習(xí)題（含答案）

2025年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)：主題閱讀專項練習(xí)題

專題一人與自我

A

We'veallheardabouttechniquestogetusmorephysicallyactive-takethestairsandparkthecara

bitfurtherfromyourdestination.NowastudyledbyDr.Buchmanfindsevensimplehouseworkmay

benefitbrainhealthfortheelderly.

"Ourstudyshowsexerciseisaninexpensivewaytoimprovehealth.ltalsoshowsexercisemayhave

aprotectiveeffectonthebrain,"saysDr.Buchman.

Previousresearchfoundjust45minutesofwalkingthreedaysaweekactuallyincreasedbrain

volume.

Thenewstudyisunique.Dr.Buchmanwasabletoanalyzetheactualbrainsofthestudyparticipants.

Thestudylookedat454olderadultswhowereover70yearsoldwhentheresearchbegan.Ofthose

adults,191hadbehavioralsignsofdementia（癡呆）and263didnot.

Intheresearch,eachparticipantworeanactivitymonitorcalledanaccelerometer（力口速度計）.It

measuredthoseparticipants1physicalactivityaroundtheclock-everythingfromwalkingaroundthe

housetoexerciseroutines.Researcherscollectedandevaluatedtendaysofmovementdataforeach

participantandcalculatedthelevelsofdailymovement.

Thefindingsshowthathigherlevelsofdailymovementwerelinkedtobetterthinkingandmemory

skills.AndwhenDr.Buchmananalyzedbraintissueunderamicroscope,thisfindingturnedoutto

bethecaseevenforindividualswithatleastthreesignsofAlzheimer'sdisease（B可爾茨海默

病）.EventhoughtheseindividualsmighthavebeendiagnosedwithAlzheimer's,30percentof

themhad"normalncognition（認(rèn)知），saysDr.Buchman.

Whyonepersonshowssignsofdementiaandanother,whohassimilardegenerative（退行的）

changesinthebrain,doesnot,isamystery.ButDr.Buchmansaysthenewfindingssuggestthat

physicalactivitymaybeprotective,evenamongdevelopingAlzheimer^.Itsortofmasksthe

symptoms,hesays.ltsuggeststhatyoucanhavesomecontroloveryourbrainhealthevenifyou

don'thavecontroloverdevelopingAlzheimer's.

And,whileintenseexerciseishighlybeneficial,lightactivitycanmakeadifferenceaswell."As

longasyouaredoingexerciseandyou'removing,whetheryou'rechoppingonionsorsweepingthe

floor,youcanreduceyourriskofcognitivedecline,"saysDr.Buchman.

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l.WhatdoesthenewstudyledbyDr.Buchmanfindout?

A.Simplehouseworkisagoodwaytogetusmorephysicallyactive.

B.Walkingfor45minutestwiceaweekcanincreasebrainvolume.

C.Exerciseisthemostexpensivewaytoimproveourmentalandphysicalhealth.

D.Exercisemayhelpimprovebrainhealthamongelderlypeople.

2.Thenewstudyisuniquebecause

A.itanalyzedtheactualbrainsoftheparticipants

B.theparticipantsinvolvedwereover70yearsold

C.theparticipantshadsignsofdementia

D.theparticipantswereequippedwithaspecialactivitymonitor

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthestudy?

A.ThestudylooksintowhyyoungpeopledevelopAlzheimer*sdisease.

B.ThestudyindicatesthatpeoplewithsignsofAlzheimer'sdiseasewilllosecognition.

C.ThestudyfindsoutwhysomepeoplewithsignsofAlzheimer'sdiseasehavetheabnormal

cognitiveability.

D.Thestudyshowshigherlevelsofdailymovementwerelinkedtobetterthinkingandmemory

skills.

4.Dr.Buchmanwouldmostprobablyagreethat

A.Alzheimer'sdiseasecanbetotallycuredbydoingexercise

B.onlyintenseexerciseisbeneficialtoourhealth

C.doingexercisecanhelpreducetheriskofcognitivedecline

D.peoplewithAlzheimefsdiseasecannotcontroltheirbrainhealth

B

Ihadbeenoffworkfortwelveweeksafterthebirthofoursecondchild.Youmightthinkthat

maternityleave（產(chǎn)彳段）wouldbeaboutthenewbaby,andforthefirstfewweeksthatwas

probablythecase.Butmymaternityleaveturnedintoamagicalvacationwithmythree-year-old.

Everyweekwetriedtogoonaspecialtripthatwouldcreatememoriesforus.Butthedaily

activities,suchastripstothestoreandafter-dinnerwalks,werewhatmadethedaysso

special.Whowouldhaverealizedthebeautyofthemomentwhenthatsmallhandreached

unconsciously（無意識地）upforyours?Andalsotheprideyoufeltasyougottoseethegrowth

ofyourchild'smind.

ThelastweekthatIwasoff,Ihadbeentryingtohelpprepareher,andmyselffortheendofmy

leave.IwouldmentionthatIwouldbegoingtoworkandshewouldgettostaywith

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Daddy.SometimesshewouldaskwhyIhadtoreturntowork.IsaidthatIneededtoearnmoneyto

payforthehouseandthecarandfood.

Today,wewereheadedtothegrocerystore.Partofourstoreritual（習(xí)慣）wastotakealittle

changewithustobuyalemonade（檸檬味汽水）toshare.

Asshewasclimbingintothecartogo,shefoundaquarteronthefloorandshoutedexcitedly,

"Oh,Iwillbuyahouseandcarwithit.”

Iwassurprisedandasked,"Why?”

Shestated,"Soyoudon'thavetogobacktowork,Mommy."

Shewasquietonthewaytothestore.SowasI.Whenwegotthere,Icollectedasecondquarterfrom

thecarandhandedittoherforourlemonade.ShefedthequarterIhadgivenherintothemachine,

butkepttheoneshehadfoundclenched（攥?。﹊nherhand.

Iexplainedtoherthatwedidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyalemonadewithouttheotherquarter.But

shewouldn'tgiveupthatquarter.Andshewasperfectlycheerfulnothavingherspecialtreatthatday

becausethequartershehadfoundhadahigherpurpose.

5.Whatdidtheauthordoduringhermaternityleave?

A.Shestayedathomeallthetime.

B.Shedevotedherselftohernewbaby.

C.Shemadeplansforamagicalvacation.

D.Shespentalotoftimewithherolderchild.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'slifeduringhermaternityleave?

A.Happy.B.Boring.C.Easy.D.Lonely.

7.Whywastheauthorquietonthewaytothestore?

A.Shewasworriedabouthernewjob.

B.Shewasmovedbyherdaughter'swords.

C.Shewantedtogivefullattentiontodriving.

D.Shetriedtorememberwhereshe'dlosthermoney.

8.Whatdidtheauthor'sdaughterfinallydowiththemoneyshehadfound?

A.Sheboughtatoycar.

B.Shegaveittosomeoneinneed.

C.Shetreatedhermothertoalemonade.

D.Shekeptittobuysomethingimportant.

C

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EarninganMBAisalifelonginvestmentthatcansendyourcareer-andsalary-tonew

heights.ThroughourflagshipFortuneRecommendsranking,wehopetohelpthenextgenerationof

leadersdiscoverthebestMBAprogramfortheirfuture.

UniversityofChicago

ItsMBAprogramhasonaverageabout50studentspercourse,andcandidatestendtohaveover

fiveyearsofworkexperience.TheapplicationprocessrequiressubmissionofGMATand/orGRE

scoresaswellastwolettersofrecommendation.InternationalstudentscansubmitproofofEnglish

proficiency.TheroundthreedeadlineisApril3,andthereisa$250applicationfee.

ColumbiaUniversity

Itrequiresapplicantstoself-reportavalidGMAT,GMATFocusEdition,orGREscorewhen

applying.Englishproficiencyexamsarenotrequiredforinternationalstudents.Onaverage,thereare

around68studentspercorecourse.Multipleenrollmentdeadlinesareavailableforthefall

semester,andtheapplicationfeeis$250.

StanfordUniversity

ApplicantsmustsubmitresultsfromeithertheGMATorGREexamaswellastwolettersof

recommendation.InternationalstudentsmustsupplyproofofEnglishproficiencyviaTOEFL,

PTE,orlELTS.ThefinaldeadlinetoapplyisApril8,andtheapplicationfeeis$275.

UniversityofMichigan

Thereareabout75studentsineachMBAcoreclass,andstudentshaveclosetosixyearsofwork

experience.Oneletterofrecommendationisneededtoapply,andinternationalstudentsmust

provideproofofEnglishproficiency.ThefinaldeadlinetoapplyisMarch4,andtheapplicationfee

is$250.

9.WhydopeoplechooseanMBAprogram?

A.It'sfulloffun.

B.It'seasytostudy.

C.Itcanprovideworkexperience.

D.Itcanpromotetheircareerandsalary.

10.Whichuniversityacceptsapplicantswithoutarecommendationletter?

A.StanfordUniversity.B.ColumbiaUniversity.

C.UniversityofChicago.D.UniversityofMichigan.

11.WhichdateissuitabletoapplyforanMBAinUniversityofMichigan?

A.April3.B.March8.C.April8.D.February25.

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D

At71,BrianPhoenixisnotslowingdown.

Thelong-timeDJhasbeenplayingmusicforthelastfortyyears,butthismonth,hewentviral

（走紅）onsocialmediaafterMirandaDolphsharedavideoofhimworkingatherfriendsHowie

andJennHall'sweddinginSaco,Maine.

Intheaccompanyingcaption（酉己文）,Dolphwrote,"Wenttoaweddingandtheyhadthe

cutestoldDJwhousedhisCDcollectionforallthemusic."Hervideohassincebeenviewedover9

milliontimesinjustovertwoweeks.

Dolphsaidshedidn'tthinktoomuchaboutPhoenix'spresenceattheweddingatfirst,but

thenafriendpointedoutthathewasselectingsongsfromanimpressivecollectionofCDs.

“WhenIlookedover,IcouldseehimdiggingthroughtheCDcollectionandliningupthenext

songsandthat'swhatreallystruckme.FromalltheweddingsI'vebeenat,Iusuallyjustsee

peopleusingplaylistsandcomputersandnotnecessarilydiggingthroughlotsofCDs,“Dolphsaid.

“WatchingBrianDJ,Ithoughtitwasinspiringforhimtobedoingwhathelovestodo.”

PhoenixsaidheknewfromayoungagethathewantedtobeaDJ.Insixthgrade,hesaidhe

evenhadfriendscallhishomephonetorequestasong,whichhewouldthenhappilyplayforthem

overthereceiver.Thesedays,heprimarilyrelieson（依靠）hiscomputerandlargeCDcollection,

andplaysatweddingsaboutonceaweek.

Phoenixsaidhismainmessageforothersistochase（追逐）yourdreamsandneversettle.

"Whateveryourdreamis,don'tletanybodytouchit,playwithit,ortellyouthatyoucan'tachieve

it.Gooutthereanddoit,“Phoenixsaid,addingthatpersistenceisakeyfactortosuccess.

12.Whatisfeaturedinthevideo?

A.Guests'reactiontoaDJ'smusicselection.

B.BrianPhoenixplayingmusicatawedding.

C.HowieandJennHall'sweddingceremony.

D.MirandaDolphsharingherworkexperiences.

13.WhatimpressedMirandaDolphmostaboutBrianPhoenix?

A.Hisloveformusic.B.Hiswayofworking.

C.HiscollectionofCDs.D.HisexperienceasaDJ.

14.WhatcanbelearnedaboutyoungBrianPhoenix?

A.Heshowedatalentforsinging.B.Hereliedheavilyoncomputers.

C.HehadaclearinterestinDJ'ing.D.Heenjoyedphonechatswithfriends.

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“persistence“inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

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A.Stayingthecourse.B.Takingeverychance.

C.Havingteamsupport.D.Followingarolemodel.

專題二人與社會

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Between1945and2000,educatorsemployedafairlyuniformapproach.Theteacherwasthesunin

theclassroom,andalllessonsandactivitiescenteredaroundhimorher.Educatorsstressedthe

importanceofdisciplineandobedience（月艮從）withintheclassroom,andstudentswereexpected

tofollowveryrigidstandardsforbehaviorandacademicperformance.Thestatedgoalofthismodel

wastoensurefairnessbyapplyingthesameexpectations；however,theresultwasthatonlyafew

studentssucceededwhilemanyotherswereleftbehind.

WhencomputersandInternettechnologyenteredtheclassroomafewdecadesago,anotherpattern

appearedandprogressiveeducatorsimmediatelysawtheopportunitytochangethewayschool

worked.Insteadofneedingtofocusontheteachersforthevastmajorityoftheday,studentscould

usecomputers,websites,andevengamestolearnnewmaterialsandimprovetheirskillsand

knowledge.Notalleducatorswelcomedthisshift,however,assomebelievedittookpowerand

responsibilityawayfromtheteachersandcheapenedtheeducationalexperienceforlearners.

Overthelastdecade,twodistinctcampsofeducatorshaveemerged.Techadvocatesstressthat

computersandInternettechnologyallowstudentstolearnattheirownpaceinanenvironmentthat

makesthemfeelcomfortable,whilethetraditionalclassroomsetsapacethatmanylearnerscan't

keepupwithandoftenmakesstudentsfeeluncomfortable.Traditionalists,ontheotherhand,

believethatover-relianceontechlimitsstudents*abilitytodeveloptheirownknowledgeandskills

anddoeslittletopreparethemfortherealitiesofbeingadultsintherealworld.

Regrettably,theinabilityofthesetwopartiestofindanagreementhaspreventedthegrowthofour

educationsystem.Wemustlearnfromwhatworkedinthepastwhileadoptingthebestofournew

technologiestocreateaneducationsystemthatreflectsourmodemworld.Ifwecan'tgetallour

teachersonthesamepage,thenwewillbeatriskoffailingfuturegenerations.

16.Whocanprobablylearnbetterunderthe1945-2000modelofeducation?

A.Lisawhotendstoreadbyherself.

B.Michaelwhodisciplineshimself.

C.Katewhocanfocusonlisteningforlong.

D.Tomwhoprefershands-onlearning.

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17.Whydosomeeducatorspreferthesecondeducationpattern?

A.Itallowsfordifferentlearningstyles.

B.Ithasthesamehopeforstudents.

C.Itfiresstudents1enthusiasmforlearning.

D.Itreducesteachers1levelofstress.

18.Whatmessageisconveyedinparagraph3?

A.Twoofatradeneveragree.B.Everyonethinksinhisway.

C.Everypotterpraiseshispot.D.One'swordsreflectone'sthinking.

19.Whatistheauthor'sunderstandingofagoodeducationsystem?

A.Itsfullofwell-trainedsubjectteachers.

B.It'sanaccuratemirroroftherealworld.

C.It'sinclusiveandaccessibletoallstudents.

D.It'sanintegrationoftraditionandmodernity.

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IsitOKtokilltime?Machinesusedtofindthisquestiondifficulttoanswer.Butanewstudyshows*

thatartificialintelligence(AI)canbeprogrammedtojudgerightfromwrong.

"Weshowthatmachinescanlearnaboutourmoralvalues,"saysDr.PatrickSchramowski,author

ofthisstudy,basedattheDarmstadtUniversityofTechnology,Germany.

"ThereisgeneralagreementthatAIresearchisprogressingrapidlyandthatAl'sinfluenceonsociety

islikelytoincrease,"Schramowskireports."Fromself-drivingcarstohealthcare,Alsystems

dealwithincreasinglycomplex(復(fù)雜的)humantasksinincreasinglyautonomousways.ltis

importanttocarryoutresearchinthisareasothatwecantrustthedecisionstheymake.”

SchramowskifsAIsystemisnamedtheMoralChoiceMachine(MCM).Heandhisteamtrainedit

withsetsofnewspapers,articles,andothertextsthatappearedbetweentheyears1510and2009.

OncethescientistshadtrainedtheMCM,itacceptedthemoralvaluesofthegiventext.Whenasked

whetheronemaystealmoney,harmanimalsorkillalivingbeing,itwillanswer"No."Butifyou

ask"ShouldIkilltime?"itwilltellyouit'sokay.Becauseithasunderstoodthatthebehaviormeans

noharm.Youwillgenerallygetareasonableanswerfromthemachine.

"TheMCMdidthisnotbyrepeatingthetextitfound,"reportsSchramowski."Itcouldtellthe

differencebetweencontextualinformationprovidedinaquestion."

Furthermore,thestudyshowsthatthemachinetakesupmoralvaluesindicativeofthetimeand

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kindofsocietythewrittensourcescomefrom,showingthechangingsocialnorms（準(zhǔn)貝U）over

ages.

Forexample,whentheylimiteditstrainingdatatonewsarticlesfrom2008to2009,theAIsystem

favoredworkandschooloverfamilylife.Butwhenitcouldonlyexplorenewsfromthelateeighties

andnineties,itfavoredmarriageandparenting.

2O.WhatdoesSchramowskimainlytalkaboutinparagraph3?

A.Theirresearchmethods.B.AIsystems1brightfuture.

C.Thegreatvalueoftheirstudy.D.ThedifficultiesofAlresearch.

21.HowdidtheresearcherstraintheMCM?

A.Theyletitrepeatmoralstories.

B.Theyshoweditmanykindacts.

C.Theyoffereditalotofwrittenmaterial.

D.Theytalkedwithitaboutdecision-making.

22.WhatcantheMCMdoaftertraining?

A.Improvesocialrules.B.Tellrightfromwrong.

C.Helphumansmakedecisions.D.Createtextsaboutmoralvalues.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexampleinthelastparagraph?

A.Socialvalueschangeovertime.

B.Technologyshouldbeusedwisely.

C.AIsystemshavetheirownlimitations.

D.It'shardformachinestomakemoralchoices.

G

TheInfluenceofSocialMediaonYouth

Socialmediahasbecomeanintegralpartofthelivesoftoday'syouth.ltoffersaplatformforthemto

connectwithfriends,shareideas,andexpressthemselves.However,itsimpactisadouble-edged

sword.

Ononehand,socialmediaprovidesnumerouseducationalopportunities.Manyeducational

institutionsandorganizationsusesocialmediaplatformstodisseminateknowledge.Forexample,

therearelanguage-learninggroupswherememberscanpracticespeakingwitheachother,and

science-relatedpagesthatsharethelatestresearchfindings.Youthcanaccessavastamountof

informationthatcanbroadentheirhorizonsandenhancetheirlearning.

Moreover,socialmediahelpsinbuildingsocialskills.Throughonlinecommunication,young

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peoplecaninteractwithpeersfromdifferentbackgrounds.Theylearnhowtoexpresstheiropinions

clearly,understanddifferentviewpoints,anddevelopempathy.Forinstance,inadebategroupon

socialmedia,participantslearntorespectothers1ideaswhilestatingtheirown.

Ontheotherhand,socialmediaalsohasitsdownsides.Oneofthemajorconcernsistheissueof

cyber-bullying.Someindividualsusesocialmediaplatformstoharass,intimidate,orspread

rumorsaboutothers.Thiscanhaveaseverenegativeimpactonthementalhealthofthevictims,

leadingtodepression,anxiety,andlowself-esteem.

Anotherproblemistheaddictiontosocialmedia.Theconstantstreamofnotificationsandtheneedto

stayupdatedcanleadtoexcessiveuse.Youthmayspendhoursscrollingthroughtheirfeeds,

neglectingotherimportantaspectsoftheirlivessuchasstudies,physicalactivities,andface-to-

facerelationships.

Inconclusion,socialmediahasasignificantinfluenceonyouth.Whileitoffersmanybenefits,it

alsoposesseveralchallenges.ltisessentialforparents,educators,andsocietyasawholetoguide

theyouthtomakethemostofsocialmedia'sadvantagesandminimizeitsdisadvantages.

24.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Topromotetheuseofsocialmediaamongyouth.

B.Todiscussthepositiveandnegativeeffectsofsocialmediaonyouth.

C.Tocondemntheuseofsocialmedia.

D.Toonlyfocusonthenegativeeffectsofsocialmedia.

25.Accordingtothepassage,howdoessocialmediabenefityoutheducationally?

A.Itreplacestraditionaleducationalinstitutions.

B.Itprovidesaplatformforknowledgesharingandlearning.

C.Itmakesyouthlazyinlearning.

D.Itonlyfocusesonlanguagelearning.

26.Whichofthefollowingisanegativeeffectofsocialmediamentionedinthepassage?

A.Buildingsocialskills.B.Cyber-bullying.

C.Enhancinglearning.D.Connectingwithfriends.

27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardssocialmedia'sinfluenceonyouth?

A.Completelynegative.B.Unconcerned.

C.Objective.D.Completelypositive.

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GeorgeBarrisisnotjustanordinarycardesigner；heisavisionarywhotransformsvehiclesinto

custom-craftedmasterpiecestailoredtohisclients*wildestimaginations.Sincetheearly1940s,his

pioneeringcreationshavedominatedbothbigscreensandtheprivatecollectionsofHollywood's

celebrities.

Attheageof7,GeorgeBarrisandhisbrotherreceiveda1925Buickfromtheirparents.Theymade

changestoit,repainteditandthensoldit.ThisexperiencesparkedBarris*lifelongpassionfor

transformingautomobiles.Later,Georgestartedturningregularcarsintofastracingcars.Hollywood

soonrecognizedhistalent,contractinghimin1958todesignhisfirstcustomvehicleforthefilm

HighSchoolConfidential.ManyHollywoodstarsflockedtoBarris,demandingone-of-a-kind

vehicles.ThelistofclientsincludesJohnWayne,ElvisPresley,theBeatles,FrankSinatraand

manyothers.

CustomizingcarsbecamepopularafterWorldWarII,becausepeoplesoughtsomethingpersonal

toexpresstheirindividuality.Carclubsemerged,andtheappetitefornewvehiclesgrew,

especiallyamongthewealthy.Thebigautomobilecompaniesdidnotventureintothismarket,

leavingthefieldopentoindependentoperatorssuchasGeorgeBarrisandothers.However,nobody

couldmatchBarris'sskillinthisfield.

Inthe1960s,BarriscreatedtheblackandredBatmobile,themostdistinctivecaroftheTVseries

basedonthecomicbook.ForthehittelevisionshowTheMunsters,hetookthreeModelTFordsand

skillfullycutandcombinedthemtocraftthefamily'suniquemodeoftransportation,the

Koach.Thisvehiclefeaturedaninteriorthatwasspeciallydesignedtolooklikeacoffin（棺材），

perfectlycapturingthegothicaesthetic（美學(xué)）oftheshow.TheKoachquicklybecameclosely

associatedwithTheMunsters,justastheBatmobilewaswithitsownseries.

GeorgeBarrishasbeendesigningcarsforoversixdecades.Heisalegendinthecardesign

business,oftenreferredtoasthe"VanGoghnoftheautomobileindustry.At80,hissonand

daughterhavetakenovertheday-to-dayoperationsofthebusiness,buthestillactivelydesignscars

inhisstudio.

28.WhatfirstledGeorgeBarrisandhisbrothertostartworkingoncars?

A.TheambitiontodesigncarsforHollywood.

B.Thefascinationwithcelebritycarcollections.

C.Thepassionforturningregularcarsintoracecars.

D.Theinspirationfromgettingacarasachildhoodgift.

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29.WhatwastheprimaryreasonfortheriseofcarcustomizationafterWorldWarII?

A.Theriseofcarclubsdemandingexclusivedesigns

B.Theinnovationsinautomotiveproductiontechnology

C.People'sgrowingappetitefordistinctiveself-expression

D.Post-wareconomicrecoveryboostingconsumerspending

3O.Theunderlinedphrase"VanGoghnisusedtoindicatethatGeorgeBarriswas.

A.apioneerofabstractdesignsB.amasterofartisticinnovations

C.acreatorofpopculturesymbolsD.apromoterofmainstreammodels

3l.Whatisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.CustomCarClubs：Post-WarBoominPopularity

B.Hollywood'sGreatCarDesigner：GeorgeBarris

C.GeorgeBarris：ALegendinCustomCarInnovation

D.ClassicCarDesigns：Batmobile&KoachHighlights

專題三人與自然

I

Intherushofday-to-daylife,wedon'talwayshavethetimetoslowdownandmoveatourown

speed.Evenonvacation,wealwaystrytovisit,doandtasteasmanythingsaspossibleinanew

placeormanyplaces.

"I'veheardcountlesstimeshowtiredpeoplearewhentheycomebackfromtheirvacationand

feellikethey'needavacationfromtheirvacation,1andthat'sbecausemanytimeswepacksomuch

intoaveryshorttime,HsaidtravelbloggerEstherSusag."Wewanttoseeeverything,doeverything,

andnotwasteaminute.

Thereis,however,anothermethodthatmanyexperiencedtravelerssuggest:slowtravel.But

whatexactlyisslowtravel,andhowdoyoutakefulladvantageofthiskindoftrip?Below,travel

expertsbreakitdown.

Asthenamesuggests,slowtravelgenerallyneedstravelerstoslowdownandenjoyeach

moment,ratherthanrushingtocheckoffthelistitems."Slowtravelmaymeandifferentthingsto

differenttravelers,butIdefine（定義）itasstayinginoneplaceforlongerandgoingdeeperintothe

localculture,"saidPaulJacobs,generalmanagerandvicepresidentofKayakNorthAmerica."It's

takingthetimetomakerealconnectionswithlocalsinsteadofpackingaschedulefulloftours.n

FortravelexpertandauthorLaCarmina,slowtravelallowspeopletostopandsmelltheroses-

quitedirectly."Itsaboutbeingfullypresentinthemomentandexperiencingthesights,soundsand

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sensations（感覺）aroundyoucompletely"lettingtheexperiencedevelopatitsownspeedand

withoutexpectations,"shesaid."Tome,slowtraveldoesn'thaveastrictdefinitionorcertainthings

todo,butratherfocusesonthefeelingofbeingavisitortoaplace."

Slowtravelisbecomingmoreandmorepopularnow,becauseitcandogoodtousinmanyways.

32.Whyarepeopletiredwhentheyreturnfromtheirvacation?

A.Theyhavenoplacetorest.

B.Theytraveltosomeplacesfaraway.

C.Theyareonabusyschedulewhentraveling.

D.Theyfeelquiteexcitedandenjoytheirtripfully.

33.WhatdoesLaCarminathinkofslowtravel?

A.Itcanmaketravelerssavealotofmoney.

B.Itcanlettravelersexperiencetheplacedeeply.

C.Itcanallowtravelerstoexploremoreplaces.

D.Itcansavetravelersmuchmoretime.

34.Whatmighttheauthorcontinuetalkingabout?

A.Otherwaysoftravel.B.Thedefinitionofslowtravel.

C.Theproperplacesforslowtravel.D.Theadvantagesofslowtravel.

35.1nwhichpartofanewspapercanyouprobablyreadthetext?

A.Sports.B.Society.C.Life.D.Education.

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Nearly6,000yearsago,ancientpeopleclimbeddry,rockyhillsinwhatisnowtheNigerianSahara

andcarvedlargeimagesofgiraffesintothesandstone.ThequitedetailedDabousgirafferockartis

oneofmanyancientcarvingsofgiraffesfoundinAfrica.Wear