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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Sittingontheedgeoftheworld，Sydneyisconsideredasoneoftheworld’sgreatestcities．HerearesomethingsyoushoulddoandseeinSydney．

1．ExploreSydney’shottestneighborhood

Manybig-ticketattractionscanbefoundinoraroundtheCircularQuayarea，rightbytheport．Here，youcangetonferries（渡轮）tofarawayislandsorgoexploringonfootwiththeSydneyOperaHouse，RoyalBotanicGardensandMuseumofContemporaryallnearby．

2．Takesidetrips

Popularamongoutdoortypes，theroughBlueMountains—abouttwohoursbytrainwestofthecity—promiseswinterskiing，excellenthikingandkangaroosightings．Walkingthroughthenationalpark，travelerswillwatchforests，waterfalls，naturalcaves，smallvillagesandrockformations．

TheHunterValley，justatwo-hourdrivenorthofSydney，isAustralia’soldestwineregion．Mostvineyards（葡萄园）arefamily-owned，focusingonsmallproduction．Wineismorepersonalhere．

3．Stayinstyle

TheclassicLanghamHotelislocatedjustwestofCircularQuay，offeringeasyaccesstothefamousport．

Asyouexploreitsbeautifulcorridors（走廊），lookforcontemporaryartworksfromaroundtheworld—TheLanghamHotelhasthelargestartgathering（morethan$1millionworth）inAustralia．

Meanwhile，thoseseekingamorerelaxedexperiencecangocampingonCockatooIsland—justaquickboatfidefromCircularQuay．

4．Traveltips

●Leavingtipsatthebarorforataxiisn’texpected，butit'

sappreciated．

●Whentidinginataxialone，it’scustomarytositinthefrontseat．

●Bringsuncream，sunglassesandhat—whatevertheseason．

●OnSundays，familiesenjoydiscountedfaresonSydney’sferriesandtrains．

1．WhatcanyoudointheBlueMountains?

A．Exploretheartificialcaves．

B．Watchthelovelykangaroos．

C．Tastelocallyproducedwine．

D．Admiretheuniquecorridors．

2．WhatmakestheLanghamHotelspecial?

A．Itsideallocation．

B．Itsfirst-classservice．

C．Itsbigcollectionofartworks．

D．Itsmodernarchitecturalstyle．

3．WhichofthefollowingisstronglysuggestedabouttouringSydney?

A．Ensuresunprotection．B．Offerbartips．

C，Sitbehindthedriverinataxi．D．Travelbytrain．

B

Expertshavelongpredictedthat3Dprintingwillrevolutionize（变革）theconstructionindustry．Theworld’sfirsttwo-storyhomeprintedinasinglepieceemergedinAntwerp，Belgium．

“Whatmakesthishousesouniqueisthatweprinteditwithafixed3Dconcreteprinter，”saidEmielAscione，projectmanageratKampConstructionCompany，whichpioneeredtheproject．“Otherhousesthatwereprintedaroundtheworldonlyhaveonefloor．Inmanycases，thecomponentswereprintedinafactoryandwerefittedtogetheron-site．We，however，printedtheentirebuildingenvelopeinonepieceon-site．”

TheconstructionprocessbeganinNovember2019andtookonly3weeks，withthedeliveryofamassive32-footX32-footcement（水泥）3Dprinter，knownasBOD2．Whileitneededsomehumanhelptosetup，onceinoperation，BOD2wasfullyautonomous，requiringjustonepersontomonitortheworkfromanearbycomputer．

Thetwo-story，986-square-foothome，whichhasasmallkitchen，twolivingroomsandabathroom，aswellasmanyhuman-installedeco-friendlyfeatures，suchasunderfloorheatingandsolarpanels，wasopenfromJuly2020totheendofSeptember．Itisaimedtoencouragetheconstructionindustrytoadoptemerging3Dprintingtechnologiesinitsconstructiontechniques．

“The3Dprintedstructurecostabout60percentlessthanatypicalbrickhomeandwasalsomuchstronger，”Ascionesaid．“Itshowstheconstructionindustrytheaccessibilityandpotentialofthistechnique．”

Thisisnottheonly3Dprintedhousingprojectintheworks．InTabasco，Mexico，theworld’sfirst3Dprintedneighborhoodhasbeenbuilt．Thetwo-bedroomhomes．Designedtoaccommodatethehomeless，arestrongenoughtowithstandnaturaldisasterslikehurricanesandearthquakes．Atthisrate，3Dprintersmaysoonbecomeafixtureatconstructionsitesworldwide．

4．WhatisBOD2usedfor?

A．Producingconcrete．

B．Printingbuildingoutlines．

C．Makingengineeringdrawings．

D．Puttingtogetherhousecomponents．

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?

A．Theconstructionprocess．B．Thetwo-storyhouse．

C．Thecement3Dprinter．D．Thenearbycomputer．

6．Whywasthetwo-storyhouseopentothepublic?

A．Toshelterthehomeless．

B．Toattractmoreinvestment．

C．Todemonstrateitsmulti-functions．

D．Topromote3Dprintinginthebuildingindustry．

7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．3DPrinting：

ASolutiontoHousingProblems

B．BOD2：

NewTrendoftheConstructionIndustry

C．Mexico’s3DPrintedNeighborhoodIsWellReceived

D．World’sFirstTwo-storyHomeWasWholly-printedinBelgium

C

Inthepastfewdecades，parentalfearsovertheirchildren’s“fragile”egos（脆弱的自我）havedominatedthinking．Ratherthanusingfailuretoimprove，participationandefforthavebecomewhatiscelebrated．Parentsnowseefailureasaterribledisasterwithnegativeconsequencesasopposedtosomethingtheirchildrencouldrecoverandgrowfrom．

Inarecentstudy，administratorsatHarvardobservedthatdespiteawesomegrades，thekidsenteringcollegeseemunabletotakecareofthemselvesandthinkforthemselves．Thestudypointstothefactthatforalltheirlivestheirparentshavetakencareofeveryneed，toldthemwhatpathtofollowandifanydifficultyoccurs，havemadesuretofixitforthem．Asaresult，childrenhavelosttheabilitytofeelcompetentandtobeinchargeoftheirown1ives．

Iwasabaseballplayer．Whentheopportunitytocoachmyson’steamcameup，Iwasintwominds．Iwantedmykidstodoactivitieswithouttheirdadhangingaround．Butanoldfriendhappenedtobetheheadcoachandheconvincedmetohelpout．Icoacheditwell，rarelyhavingahandintrainingmyson．IfoundoutthelearningopportunitiesonandoffthefieldwereevenbetterthanIhadimagined．

Lastseason，ourteamlost0-13．Inthepost-gamemeeting，mymessagewas，“Youhavetolearnhowtoloseifyoueverwanttowin．”Whensayingthistotheteam，Iwasmetwithblankstares．WhenIsaidittotheparents，therewassomenoddingbutnoteveryonewasonboard．Shouldn’tIbepraisingthekidsfortheireveryaction?

Whydidn’tIputonlythebestplayersatthe“important”positions?

HowcomeIdidn’treplacekidswhowerestrugglingwithplayerswhocoulddobetter?

Luckily，theparentseventuallygotmymessageandIdidn’tgetanypush—backata11．Theydesiredtolearnmoreaboutlifelessonsthatfailurecouldteachtheirkids．Andtheteambegantowingamesafterearlylosses．

8．Whatdoeschildren’sfailuremeantoparents?

A．Children’sself-reflection．

B．Destructiveeffectsonchildren．

C．Asteppingstonetochildren’ssuccess．

D．Parentalirresponsibilityinraisingchildren．

9．Whatpreventschildrenthinkingindependentlybasedonthestudy?

A．Therapidly-developingsociety．

B．Parents’highexpectationsofchildren．

C．Children’swrongattitudetowardsfailure．

D．Toomuchparentalinterventioninchildren’slife．

10．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenofferedthechancetocoachhisson’steam?

A．Excited．B．Confident．C．Hesitant．D．Uninterested．

11．Whatdothethreequestionsinparagraph4imply?

A．Someparentsdoubtedtheauthor’sstrategies．

B．Theplayersfeltconfusedabouttheirfailure．

C．Theauthorwastoblamefortheteam’sdefeat．

D．Theauthorignoredtheheadcoach’sgoodadvice．

D

Whileorcas（虎鲸）areknownfortheirwell-designedjointattacksonunsuspectingoceanicanimals，theyhaveneverposedathreattohumans．However，sinceJuly2020，thenormallysocialanimalshavebeenintentionallyattackingsailboatsoffthecoastsofSpain．Theunusualhostilityispuzzlingscientistsworldwide．

ThestrangebehaviorfirstsurfacedonJuly29，whenVictoriaMorris，abiologygraduate，noticednineorcascirclingthe46-footboatshewascrewingneartheshoresoftheStraitofGibraltar．Shewasinitiallycheerfultoseethefriendlyanimals，withwhichshehadnumerousencounterswhileteachingsailinginNewZealand．However，thatchangedwhentheorcasstartedstrikingtheboatrepeatedlyforalmostanhour．“Theyalmostturnedtheboatoverandthedeafeningnoisewasterrifying，”shesaid．

Thecontinuousattacksbroketheboat’sautomaticrudder（船舵），leavingtheboatdisabled．SpanishbiologistRocí

oEspadasays，“Itiscrazy．I'

veseenthesewhalesgrowfrombabies．Iknowtheirlifestories．I’veneverseenorheardofattacks．”

Sincethen，over30moresimilarincidentshavebeenreported．Someresearchersbelievetheorcas’unusualbehaviorcouldbearesultoftheoverfishingoftuna—orcas’primaryfoodsource—whichhasleftthearea’sorcasstarvingandunabletofeedtheirbabies．“Isaworcaslookatboatscarryingfish．Theintelligentanimalsmayknowhumansaresomehowrelatedtofoodshortages，”saysKenBalcomb，anAmericanscientist．

However，AlfredoLopez，aSpanishbiologyprofessor，thinkstheattackswerepreventativemeasurestheorcasadoptedtoprotectthemselvesagainstboatinjuries．Theresearchercametothisconclusionafterlookingatthefootageofafewincidentsfilmedonthesceneandnoticingthattwooftheyoungorcasinvolvedhadseriousinjuries．Thescientistwasn’tsureiftheorcaswerehurtduringorbeforetherecentboatencounters．Lopezsaid，“Ourinterpretationisthattheydon’thavetheslightestintentionofattackingpeople．”Hopefully，theexpertswillfindawaytorestoretheharmonybetweentheanimalsandhumanssoon．

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hostility”inparagraph1mean?

A．Unfriendliness．B．Defence．C．Cooperation．