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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.