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江苏省常州市教育学会2022-2023学年高二下学期期末学业

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一、阅读理解

Quick escape: 48 hours in the Scenic Rim

Recovered from recent bushfires, the Scenic Rim is well and truly open for business. In

fact, so much so that Lonely Planet has included the Scenic Rim on its Top 10 Regions of the

World list for 2023.

Here’s how you can transform your weekend with our 48-hour guide.

Day 1 AM: Hikes or Wine

Hikers should set the GPS for Girraween National Park in the Granite Belt, one of the

most exciting hikes in Queensland.

For the wine lovers, travel 20 minutes past grass fields and shady trees. You’ll find

yourself at The Overflow Estate 1895, a fine vineyard on a peninsula(

半岛

) overlooking Lake

Wyaralong.

Day 1 PM: An international twist

It’s time to head to your home for the night at Yumeji Japanese Retreat on Tamborine

Mountain.

Offering three different room options, the highlight is the traditional room “Tsuru” with

two futons, a Chabudai (Japanese style table) and a Hinoki-buro (Cypress wood bath). It’s

perfect for a late-night stay as the smell of cedar(

雪松木

) gently fills the room.

Day 2 AM: Nature’s finest

O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat has welcomed visitors for more than 93 years. It’s the

perfect base to experience and connect with nature via 160km of nature trails(

小径

) that pass

a ridiculous 500 waterfalls.

A highlight is the picture-perfect tree-top walk, Moonlight Crag (7km return/3hr) with

sweeping views of the Lost World Plateau.

Day 2 PM: The perfect ending

The last stop for the weekend offers a little treat after your day of hiking -Ania’s famous

peach cheesecake from the recently re-opened Polish Place on Tamborine Mountain.

If cheesecake isn’t your thing, simply enjoy a drink (there’s more than 30 Polish vodkas

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and a great selection of Polish beers) and a snack (or if you’re after a late lunch, order the

pork hock and you’ll be thinking about it for days) in this homely cafe.

1

．

What must you use in the Day I tour?

A

．

Some good wine.

C

．

A GPS system.

2

．

What can you enjoy on the second day?

A

．

Bathing in waterfalls.

C

．

Drinking with Polish people.

3

．

Where might this article be taken from?

A

．

A local tourism website.

C

．

A personal travel blog.

A schoolgirl has created a solar-powered backpack that filters (

过滤

) out air pollution

after being inspired by her asthmatic (

哮喘的

) mother.

Eleanor Woods, 12, from High Burton, Huddersfield, a town in West Yorkshire, northern

England, entered the “Backpack to the Future” competition after her mother put the

application form in her room. She went on to win the award for her.

The “Backpack to the Future” competition was launched to change perception (

认知

),

encourage more diversity within engineering and to show children how they could combine

an interest in fashion with a career in science, technology, engineering or maths.

Powered by green energy from solar power and a dynamo- a machine that changes

mechanical energy into electrical energy - the backpack filters polluted air before fanning out

cleaner air nearby.

“I have an air filter at home because my mum has mild asthma. My Breathe Better

Backpack is all about keeping my friends, family and classmates safe using an air filter. It

looks cool and will help get kids outside and fight off colds,” Eleanor said.

The pandemic spurred on (

刺激了

) Eleanor’s awareness of how pollution affects a

person’s health and the spread of diseases. Spending a lot of time with her asthmatic mum

over several lockdowns gave the 12-year-old food for thought.

The schoolgirl added: “My generation is really aware of pollution, and we have lessons

on it at school along with diseases spreading, and this is another reason I designed this,

because it is getting much worse.”

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B

．

An international business magazine.

D

．

A tourism geography textbook.

B

．

Walking on treetops.

D

．

Making cakes with peaches.

B

．

A Japanese-style table.

D

．

A bathing towel.

The young designer said she is becoming increasingly aware of the pollution that

surrounds her, as she lives on a main road. Eleanor said: “I walk to school, next to the road,

and can taste the petrol when buses come through.”

Speaking after winning the competition, Eleanor said the impact of her backpack will be

far-reaching. “If just a few people start using it, it could be really good for the planet,” she

said.

4

．

What can we infer from the first three paragraphs?

A

．

Eleanor’s mother encouraged her to win the competition.

B

．

Eleanor Woods was confident that she would win an award.

C

．

Eleanor’s backpack is both fashionable and environmentally-friendly.

D

．

The competition was intended for people working in fashion-design.

5

．

What is the main focus of paragraph 4?

A

．

The process of the invention.

C

．

The energy source of the backpack.

6

．

What is the function of the backpack?

A

．

It can make kids look healthy. B

．

It can produce green energy.

B

．

The working principle of the backpack.

D

．

The components of the backpack.

C

．

It can help defend against air pollution. D

．

It can cure people of asthma.

7

．

Which of the following can best describe Eleanor Wood?

A

．

Considerate.

C

．

Generous.

It’s a tiny worm that scientists have been using for years to study aging, and they just

made a new discovery. Researchers found that variations in a specific gene affected the

lifespan of the worm, suggesting that the same genes could have similar effects on humans.

The study is part of an ongoing effort to find genes that affect lifespan and are a potential

target for anti-aging drugs.

The worm, called C

．

elegans, is a popular model organism for studying aging because

it’s easy to see how long they live. Unlike humans, the worm’s lifespan is measured in days,

not years, which makes it easier to study the aging process. Previous studies have already

shown that changes in diet, exercise, and drugs can affect the worm’s lifespan, but this is the

first time a specific gene has been identified that affects lifespan.

The specific gene, called DAF-16, is known to be involved in a variety of biological

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B

．

Professional.

D

．

Ordinary.

processes, including stress response and metabolism (

新陈代谢

). When researchers changed

the gene, they found that it increased the lifespan of the worm by up to 60%. The discovery

could have implications for human aging, as the same gene exists in humans.

Researchers caution that there’s still a long way to go before this discovery can be

translated into anti-aging drugs. For one, the worm’s lifespan is so short that it’s difficult to

know how the gene would affect humans over a longer period of time. Additionally, the study

only looked at one gene while there are likely many other genes that affect lifespan. Still, the

discovery is an important step in understanding the aging process and developing potential

anti-aging treatments.

Overall, the study highlights the potential of model organisms, like the lowly nematode

(

线虫

), in advancing our understanding of aging and developing new treatments. As the

global population continues to age, research into the aging process will become increasingly

important.

8

．

What actually is the key factor affecting lifespan that has been newly discovered?

A

．

C

．

elegans.

C

．

DAF-16.

B

．

Changes in diet.

D

．

Stress response.

9

．

Why is it difficult to translate the discovery into anti-aging drugs?

A

．

Humans’ lifespan is too changeable to predict.

B

．

There is a huge gap between humans’ and worms’ lifestyle.

C

．

The genes in humans are different from those in the worm.

D

．

Other genes affecting lifespan need to be taken into consideration.

10

．

What is the researchers’ overall attitude towards the discovery?

A

．

Uninterested.

C

．

Positive.

11

．

What is the main idea of the article?

A

．

Great progress in the study of lifespan.

B

．

The discovery of a worm affecting lifespan.

C

．

The significance of organism in studying aging.

D

．

The importance of research into the aging process.

Only days after a British publisher came under fire for edits made to Roald Dahl’s

children’s books, the Telegraph revealed that James Bond was getting the same treatment.

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B

．

Doubtful.

D

．

Worried.

Just as Dahl’s books would be adjusted to remove language that today’s readers believe

offensive, the estate (

遗作

) of Bond author Ian Fleming has conducted a sensitivity review

before an upcoming re-issue of the spy novels.

It’s hard for anyone to argue in favor of the language in question — in Dahl’s case,

offensive terms relating to race, gender, weight, and mental health have been rewritten; in

Fleming’s, language describing Black people has particularly come under the microscope.

The review was conducted with Inclusive Minds, an organization that works with the

children’s — book world to support diversity and inclusion. The group told TIME they “do

not write, edit, or rewrite texts, but provide book creators with valuable insight from people

with the relevant lived experience that they can consider.”

Some critics, like Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, have argued that Dahl’s work

should stand as it is. In a Twitter thread, she wrote that the “problem” with rewrites “is that

there is no limiting principle.” And Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie wrote:

“Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship (

审查制度

).” Also, Penguin Random

House announced it would continue to publish “classic” versions of Dahl’s books alongside

the revised versions.

Yet Karen Sands-O’Connor, a professor of children’s literature at Newcastle University,

says there is a precedent (

先例

) for rewriting texts — and a reason publishers go to the

trouble. She says they have three choices: stop publishing the work and lose money, continue

publishing the original texts amid controversy (

争议

), or tailor the texts to today’s audience.

Sands-O’Connor says the third is the “least problematic option” — but an even better

approach is discovering new and exciting authors. “The books are out there,” she says,

“people just need to look for them.”

12

．

Which of the following objects to making edits to Dahl’s books?

A

．

lan Fleming.

C

．

Suzanne Nossel.

B

．

Inclusive Minds.

D

．

Karen Sands.

13

．

What does the underlined word “absurd” most probably mean?

A

．

Necessary.

C

．

Strict.

B

．

Common.

D

．

Foolish.

14

．

What can we infer from Karen Sands’ words?

A

．

Rewriting texts can free publishers from troubles.

B

．

Rewriting texts is an understandable choice.

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