2024-2025學(xué)年人教版高一英語下學(xué)期必刷題之說明文閱讀理解

2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期高一英語人教新版期中必刷常考題之說明文閱讀理

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一.閱讀理解（共15小題）

1.（2022秋?邯鄲期末）Theworld'sanimalpopulationshavereducedbymorethantwothirdssince1970,

accordingtoarecentresearchfromtheWorldWildlifeFund.

TheLondongroupprovidedinformationon32,000wildlifepopulationswhichincludedmorethan5,000

species.Theresearchersfoundthatpopulationsizeshadreducedby69percentonaverage.Theysaidthelossof

forests,humanexploitation（開采）oftheenvironment,pollution,andclimatechangeweregreatcausesofthe

reducedpopulations.Land-usechangeisstillthebiggestthreattowildlife.However,theresearchersalsoadded

thatclimatechangewaslikelytobecomethemajorcauseinthecomingyears.

WildlifepopulationsinLatinAmericanandtheCaribbeanSeaareaweregreatlyaffected.Theresearch

showeda94percentdropinthoseareasinover50years.Wildlifepopulationsinriverandlakehabitatsdecreased

themost.Freshwaterpopulationshavereduceddramaticallysince1970.Forexample,onepopulationofpinkriver

dolphinsintheAmazonRiverareaofBrazilfellby65percentbetween1996and2021.

Thesefindingsarearedflagthatwarnsofalargersystemfailureontheway.Evenonespecies*population

dropcanaffectotherspecies,finallyaffectingtheecosystem'sabilitytofunction（運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)）.Humansdependonan

unchangeableclimateandproductivefarmlandandfisheriestogetahead,butthepresentstatesarethreatening

manylife-sustainingecosystems.

Ourfuturedependsonchangingtheunbalancesituationofnaturejustasitdependsonaddressingclimate

change.Andyoucan'tsolveonewithoutsolvingtheother.Everyonehasaroleindoinghisbit,fromindividuals

（個(gè)人）tocompaniestogovernments.Ifnothingchanges,animalpopulationswillundoubtedlycontinuetofall,

threateningtheecosystemsonwhichwealldepend.

（1）Whatisthegreatestthreattothewildlifepopulationsnow?

A.Airpollution.

B.Land-usechange.

C.Globalclimatewarming.

D.Illegalhuntingandkilling.

（2）Howdoestheauthordescribethedecreaseoffreshwaterwildlife?

A.Bylistingnumbers.

B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Byexplainingthecauses.

D.Bymakingacomparison.

(3)Whatcanbethefinalresultofonespecies*populationdrop?

A.Thefarmlandbecomespoorer.

B.Theweatherchangesunexpectedly.

C.Thewholeecosystemfunctionpoorly.

D.Thefishinggroundiscompletelypolluted.

(4)Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Towarnhumansoftheirextremebehaviour.

B.Toraisefundsforresearchonclimatechange.

C.Toshowthedifficultyofprotectingecosystem.

D.Tocallonpeopletotakeactiontoprotectwildlife.

2.(2024春?福建期中)Mostpeopleintheireightieswouldconsiderthemselvesluckynottohavehealth

problems,butthisisnotthecasewithToshisukeKanazawa.The82-year-oldJapanesebodybuilderisnot

onlyinperfectphysicalcondition,butalsolooksbetterthanalotofmenaquarterhisage.

Kanazawaisalivingexamplethatyou'renevertoooldtohitthegymandachievethebodyyou'vealways

dreamedof.Achampionbodybuilderinhisyouth，Kanazawastoppedexercisingcompletelyafterheretired(退

休)atage34,drinking,smokingandeatingwhateverheliked.ltwasn'tuntilheturned50thathewantedto

regaintheperfectbodyofhisyoungeryears.

Kanazawa*swifefeltsickfrequently,andtheformerbodybuilderrememberedthatshehadneverbeen

happierthanwhenhewonthenationalchampionship.So,topleaseher,hedecidedtoreturntothegymand

completelychangehisdiet.

Hisworkoutschedulehadtochangeaccordingtohisage.Inhisyouth,hewouldspenduptosixhours

traininginthegymeveryday,andhisbodywouldrecoverwithintwodaysafteraparticularlyintensiveworkout,

butthatwasnotthecaseanymore.Hecutthedailygymtimetothreehoursandstartedgivinghisbodyoneweek

torecoverafterexercisingeverymusclegroup.

Kanazawa*seffortspaidoff.In2016,attheageof80,Kanazawadefeatedmanyopponentsandplacedsixthin

theworldinamatchforbodybuildersover65，andwontheadmirationofthecrowd.

Sportkeepsthiselderlymanhealthy,ashehasnotsufferedsomuchasacoldsincehestartedbodybuilding

againatage50.

nIwanttobeasuperoldmaninthebodybuildercommunity,"Kanazawasaid,"IfIhaveagoal,Ican

continuemovingforward.!havetoworkmuchharder."

(1)WhatcanwelearnaboutKanazawafromparagraph2?

A.Hestartedbodybuildingattheageof34.

B.Heseldomexercisedwhenhewasyoung.

C.Hehadserioushealthproblemsinhisyouth.

D.Hedevelopedanunhealthylifestyleafterheretired.

(2)WhydidKanazawadecidetotakeupexerciseagain?

A.Tomakealiving.

B.Tohelpchangehisdiet.

C.Tocheeruphiswife.

D.Torecoverfromillness.

(3)WhatdidoldKanazawadowhilerebuildinghisbody?

A.Hewentonadiet.

B.Heturnedtothedoctorforadvice.

C.Hecombinedrelaxationwithexercise.

D.Hespentuptosixhourstrainingeveryday.

(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Bodybuilding：NoAgeLimit

B.Champion：TheResultofWorkout

C.Understanding：ASecrettoHappiness

D.Exercise：TheBestMedicineforIllnesses

3.(2024春?福建期中)Teenagershavelongbeentoldthatbeingactiveandtakingpartinvarioussportsis

goodfortheirhealth.Butnewresearchsuggeststhattoomuchsportforteenagerscouldnegativelyaffecttheir

well-beingjustasmuchastoolittlesport.

ResearchersfromSwitzerlandsaytheirstudysuggeststhat14hoursofphysicalactivityaweekisbestfor

promotinggoodhealthinteenagers.However,theyfoundthatmorethan14hoursappearstobedetrimentalto

theirhealth.Toreachtheirfindings,theresearcherssurveyedmorethan1,245teenagersagedbetween16and20

fromSwitzerland.

Allparticipantswererequiredtoanswerquestionsonheightandweight,sportspractice,sportsinjuriesand

well-being.Theirwell-beingwasassessed(評估)usingtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)Well-

BeingIndex,andtheaveragewell-beingscoreforallparticipantswas17.

Theresearchersdividedsportsparticipationintolow(0—3.5hoursaweek),average(3.6—10.5hours),

high(10.6一17.5hours),andveryhigh(morethan17.5hours).Theresearchersfoundthatparticipantsinthe

lowandveryhighactivitygroupsweremorethantwiceaslikelytohavewell-beingscoresbelow13,

comparedwithparticipantsintheaveragegroup.Theresearchersfoundthatthehighestwell-

beingscoresweregottenbyparticipantswhocarriedcutaround14hoursofphysicalactivityaweek,but

exercisingbeyond14hoursresultedinlowerwell-beingscores.

Commentingontheirfindings,theresearcherssayphysicalactivityhasbeenconnectedwithpositive

emotionalwell-being,reducedsadness,anxietyandstressdisorders,andimprovedself-respectinteenagers.

Theresearcherssuggestthattheirstudystressestheimportanceforphysicianscaringforteenagerstocheck

theirlevelofsportspracticeandaskthemabouttheirwell-being.Teenagersprobablyneedasupportiveand

closerfollow-upoftheirhealthandwell-being.Thefindingscanprovideinformationforguidelinegroupswho

producerecommendationsonsportspracticeforteenagers.

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"detrimental"inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Useless.

B.Important.

C.Reasonable.

D.Harmful.

(2)Whatdotheresearchersfindout?

A.Lowsportsparticipationcausesoverweight.

B.Thesportsparticipationisdividedintofourlevels.

C.Thehighestwell-beingscoresaregotteninthe"high"group.

D.Theaveragewell-beingscoreofteenagersbetween16and20inSwitzerlandis17.

(3)Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Aresearchpaper.

B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Abusinessreport.

D.Afitnessdiary.

(4)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Measurestoimproveteenagers*well-being.

B.Concernsofphysiciansaboutteenagers*well-being.

C.Importanceofphysicalactivitiesonteenagers*well-being.

D.Relationshipbetweensportsparticipationandteenagers*well-being.

4.(2024春?黃岡期中)Aswimmingpoolisawonderfuladditiontoahomethatthewholefamilyissureto

enjoy!Theluxuryofbeingabletoslipintoanice,coolpoolonahotsummerdayintheprivacyofone*s

backyardiswellworththecost!Theswimmingpoolisalotoffun,butitalsopresentssomehazard!The

followingisalistofthingsyoucandotomakesureyourfamilyisprotectedandyourpoolisasafespaceto

enjoy!

LearnToSwim一Beingunabletoswimmakesyouanaccidentwaitingtohappen,beitatthepool,thebeach,

oraroundanybodyofwater!Ouradviceforguestsistohaveallvisitingchildrenhaveabasicswimmingtestat

theshallowendtojudgetheirskills一iftheydon'tpass,thenthedeependisstrictlyofflimitstothem,evenwith

floatation(漂浮)aidssincetheycanbedangerouslyunreliable!

ChildrenSupervised——Anychildrenundertheageoftenshouldbeactivelysupervisedbyaresponsibleand

vigilantadultwhoknowshowtoswim!Childrenshouldalwaysbekeptinsight,andchildrenundertheageoffive

shouldalwaysbewithineasyarm'sreach.

SunProtection一Thewaterisnottheonlypotentialhazardinaswimmingpool,exposuretoharmfulUV

rayscanbecompoundedastheyreflectoffthewater'ssurface,andifnomeasuresaretakencandeliveranasty

sunburnthatmayevenrequireadoctor'scare!Applywaterproofsunscreentoallexposedpartsofthebody.Don't

usewater-resistantproducts,theydon'tresistforverylong,andcanjustmakemattersworse!

Swimmingpoolsarealotoffun,butit'suptoyoutoplayitsafe!

(1)Whyareswimmingtestsrecommendedforvisitingchildren?

A.Toensurethemtoswimsafe.

B.Tohelpthemlearntoswimfaster.

C.Tomakesuretheyenjoyswimming.

D.Tokeepthemawayfromthedeepend.

(2)WhatshouldyoudotoprotectyourselffromUVrayswhileswimming?

A.Tostayindoorsduringtheday.

B.Toapplywaterproofsunscreen.

C.Tousewater-resistantgloves.

D.Toweardark-coloredswimmingsuits.

(3)Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthisarticle?

A.Inatravelbrochure.

Binaschooldocument.

C.Inaswimmingmagazine.

D.Inascienceresearchpaper.

5?(2024春?黃岡期中)Antshavetheabilitytosmellcancerouscellsinhumans，anewstudyhasdiscovered,

suggestingtheycouldbeusedforcancerdiagnosisinfuture.ResearchersfromtheFrenchNationalCentrefor

ScientificResearch(CNRS)discoveredthatantspeciesFormicafuscahasawelldevelopedsenseofsmell.lt

wasabletodifferentiate(區(qū)分)cancerouscellsfromhealthycellsinhumans,thankstotheirsenseofsmell,

limitedtrialsrevealed.

Toconducttheirresearch,thescientistsperformedtestswith36ants,smellingcellsunderalaboratory

setting.First,thespecialistsexposedtheantstothesmellofasampleofcanceroushumancells.Thissmellwas

thenassociatedwitharewardofsugarsolution.Inasecondstep，theresearchersexposedtheantstotwodifferent

smells.Onewasanewsmellandthesecondwasthesmellofthecancerouscells.Oncethistestwassuccessful,the

researchersexposedtheantstodifferentcancerouscells.

Assuch,thescientistsfoundthatantsdiscriminatebetweencancerousandhealthycellsandbetweentwo

cancerouslines.Aftertraining,Formicafuscaantsareabletodetectvolatileorganiccompoundsgivenoffby

cancerouscells.Thisfirststudyshowsthatantshavehighpotential,arecapableoflearningveryquickly,atlower

cost,andareefficient,CNRSpointsoutinanewsrelease.

Thisisn*tthefirsttimethatscientistshaveusedtheanimalsenseofsmelltolocatecancerouscells."Dogs,

nosesarewellsuitedformedicaldiagnosis.However,trainingthemtodosorequiresseveralmonthstoayear.Ants

thereforerepresentafast,efficient,inexpensive,andhighlydiscriminantdetectiontoolfordetectionofcancercell

volatiles,"theteamexplained,"Ourapproachcouldpotentiallybeadaptedtoarangeofothercomplexsmell

detectiontasksincludingthedetectionofnarcotics,explosives,spoiledfood,orotherdiseases.',

Butmoreclinicaltestsmustbecarriedoutbeforetheycouldbeusedinclinicalsettingslikehospitals,the

teamsaid.Theysuggestthatinfuture,antscouldturnouttobebetterthandogswhenitcomestolocating

cancerouscellsinhumans.Whoknows?Let'swaitandsee.

(1)Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofants*potentialuseincancerdiagnosis?

A.Bycomparingantstodogs.

B.Bypresentingtheresultsofanewstudy.

C.Bydescribingthetrainingprocessofants.

D.Bydiscussingthehistoryofcancerdiagnosis.

(2)Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Theprocessoftheresearch.

B.Thereasonoftheresearch.

C.Thelimitationoftheresearch.

D.Theconclusionoftheresearch.

(3)Whatcanweinferabouttheuseofantsincancerdiagnosis?

A.Antshavealreadybeenusedinclinicalsettings.

B.Ants*nosesaremoresensitivethandogs*noses.

C.Antsmaybecomeacost-effectivediagnostictool.

D.Antswillreplacedogsincancerdetectionentirely.

(4)Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheuseofantsincancerdiagnosis?

A.Doubtful.

B.Negative.

C.Objective.

D.Indifferent.

6.(2024春?貴州期中)Capybaras(水豚)aregroupanimals，sotheydonotlikebeingalone.Inreality,

leavingacapybaraaloneisnotonlyuncomfortablefortheanimal,butitcanbeharmfultotheirphysicalhealth,

aswellastheirmentalwell-being.Capybaraslovetotalktoeachotherthroughouttheday.Groupsof

capybarasspendtheirdayssunbathingalongtheedgeofrivers,wheretheyenjoyswimmingtogetherinthe

water.Theyspendhalfoftheirlivesinthewater.

Sincetheyspendsomuchtimearoundwater,itmakessensethatcapybaraswouldcomeintocontactwitha

widevarietyofotheranimalswhostopinforadrink.Capybarasaregentleandpeacefulriveranimalswhoenjoy

napping(4、睡)alongthewater*sedge——andoftendosowithotheranimalspeciesaswell.Youcanfind

picturesallovertheInternetoftheselovelyanimalslyingbesideturtles,birds,ducks,rats,andevenmonkeysas

theyenjoyanapbythewater.

Capybarasarealsoknowntobeexcellentandfriendlytaxisintheanimalworld.Birdsandmonkeys

commonlystandonthebackofacapybaraforarideascapybarassearchforgrasstoeat.Sometimescapybaras

evenserveasboatsforotheranimals,lettingthemsitontheirheadsastheyswimthroughthewater!

However,ifyouseeacapybaralyingonitssidewithayellow-headedcaracara(長腿兀鷹)stoppingon

itsbody,don'tpanicjustyet.Mostlikelythecapybaraisenjoyinganicespaday.Birdsoftenmakefriendswith

capybarasandactasanaturalcleaningservice,pickingoffbugs(蟲子)thatliveinthecapybara'sfur.It'sa

symbiotic(共生的)relationship,sincetheyellow-headedcaracaraalsogetstoenjoyeatingabunchoftasty

bugs.

(1)Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellusaboutcapybaras?

A.Theirappearance.

B.Theirlifehabits.

C.Theirsurvivalskills.

D?Theirrisksinhealth.

(2)Whydoestheauthorcallcapybarasnfriendlytaxis"?

A.Theyallowotheranimalstostayontheirbacksorheads.

B.Theycarrytheirfoodbyridingonanotheranimal.

C.Theyguideotheranimalstoswimthroughthewater.

D.Theysearchforfoodforbirdsandmonkeys.

(3)Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"don'tpanicjustyet"inthelastparagraph?

A.Thecaracarawon'tattackyou.

B.Thecaracaramayjusttakeabreak.

C.Thecapybarawon*tsufferanyinjury.

D.Thecapybaramaybeprovidingitscleaningservice.

(4)Whatcanweinferaboutcapybarasaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theycanliveinharmonywithotheranimalspecies.

B.Theyhatelyingbesidelovelyanimals.

C.Theyenjoyswimmingalone.

D.Theyareaggressiveanimals.

7.（2022?順德區(qū)模擬）Oneoftheoldestmetaphors（隱喻）forhumaninteractionwithtechnologyisthe

relationshipofmasterandslave.Aristotleimaginedthattechnologycouldreplaceslaveryifmachinebecame

automated.MarxandEngelssawthingsdifferently.nMassesoflaborersaredailyandhourlyenslavedbythe

machine,HtheywroteintheCommunistManifesto.

Today,computersoftenplaybothroles.NicholasCarr,inhisnewbookTheGlassCage：AutomationandUs,

takesastandonwhethersuchtechnologyimprisonsorliberatesitsusers.

Weareincreasinglyengaged,heargues,buttheinvisibilityofourhigh-techtrapsgivesustheimageof

freedom'.Hedescribesdoctorswhorelysomuchondecision-assistancesoftwarethattheyoverlooksignalsthat

arenotobviousfrompatients.

Allofthishasobviousimplicationsfortheuseoftechnologyinclassrooms：Whendotechnologiesfree

studentstothinkaboutmoreinterestingandcomplexquestions,andwhendotheydestroytheverycognitive（認(rèn)

知）capacitiesthattheyaremeanttoimprove?TheeffectofspellcheckandAutoCorrectsoftwareisan

example.Psychologistshavefoundtheactofformingawordinyourmindstrengthensyourcapacitytoremember

it.Whenacomputerautomaticallycorrectsaspellingmistake,we'renolongerforcedtoformthecorrectspelling

inourminds.

Thismightnotseemveryimportant.Theprocessofwordformationisnotjustsupplementingspellingskills,

it*salsodestroyingstudents.Whenstudentsfindthemselveswithoutautomatedspellingassistance,theydon'tface

theprospectoffreezingtodeath,astheInuitsdidwhentheirGPSmalfunctioned,butthey*remorelikelytomake

errors.Thiscreatesaviciouscycle：Themoreweusethetechnology,themoreweneedtouseitinall

circumstances.

Suddenly,ourpositionasmastersoftechnologystartstoseemmoreinsecure.

（1）WhatdidMarxandEngelsthinkofthemachine?

A.Itdidtheboringdailyworkforpeople.

B.Itfailedtofreepeoplefrombeingenslaved.

C.Itgavepeoplemoretimetoenjoythemselves.

D.Itwastheresultofthedevelopmentoftechnology.

（2）WhichofthefollowingisNicholasCarrmostlikelytoagreewith?

A.Technologyisaguaranteeoffreedom.

B.Doctorsshouldstayawayfromtechnology

C.Toomuchinvolvementwithtechnologymayberisky.

D.Somedecision-assistancesoftwareneedsimproving.

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph4referto?

A.Studentsbeingunabletospellwordscorrectly.

B.Spellcheckhelpingstudentsremembermorewords.

C.Studentsdependingtoomuchonspellingsoftware.

D.Spellcheckdestroyingstudents*cognitivecapacities.

（4）Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Istechnologymakingpeoplestupidornot?

B.Whichareasaremostaffectedbytechnology?

C.Arepeoplesatisfiedwiththeadvancementoftechnology?

D.Whyshouldn'ttechnologybeemployedintheclassroom?

8.（2024春?貴州期中）Doyouliketokeepfit?We*realwaystoldthatregularexerciseisgoodforourbody

andmind.Moreandmorepeoplearetakingupactivitiesthatimprovetheirfitness.Butisthereariskwhen

peoplegetobsessed（癡迷的）andoverdoit?

WelLforsomepeople,fitnesshasbecomeanobsessionastheyaimforperfection.Andfitnesstrackersand

appscanaddtothisobsession.Andsharingdataonsocialmediameansexercisingbecomespublicand

competitive,whichcouldcauseproblemsinsomeonewhoisvulnerable（脆弱的）.

Expertssaythiscanleadtoamedicalconditioncalledorthorexianervosa,oraddictionto"healthyeating"

andover-exercise.Untreated,itcanleadtophysicalandmentalhealthproblems.Researchfromscientistsat

UniversityCollegeLondonin2017foundthathigherpostingonsocialmediawasassociatedwithincreased

likelihoodofdevelopingorthorexia,especiallyamongfollowersofthe"healthyeating,'influencers.

Toomuchexercisecanalsoharmsomeone'sphysicalhealthaswell.Symptomsofover-exercisinginclude

injuriessuchastendinitis（肌腱炎）andalowimmunesystem.Sohowmuchexerciseistoomuch?Aresearch

bytheJournaloftheAmericanCollegeofCardiologyfoundtheidealpacetojogwasabouteightkilometersper

hour-andthatitwasbesttojognomorethanthreetimesaweekorfor2.5hoursintotal,showingthat

moderatejoggingispossiblymorebeneficialthanbeinginactiveorundertakingmuch-longjogging.

Ifyou'remoreofacouchpotatothanasportsman,thismightsoundlikegoodnews.Butforamateur(業(yè)余

的)athleteswhocan'thelpbutpushtheirbodiestothelimit,theadvicefromMartinTurner,asportsandexercise

psychologist,is,"it'sallaboutlettinggo,notbeingobsessed,learningnottocontroleverything,saying,'You

don*tneedtobeperfect."'

(1)Whatisthoughttoaddtopeopledfitnessobsession?

A.socialmedia.

B.loveforsports.

C.perfectionism.

D.fitnesstrackersandapps.

(2)Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?

A.Healthyeatingcanleadtophysicalandmentalhealthproblems.

B.Obsessiontofitnessmaycausephysicalandmentalproblems.

C.Sharingdataonsocialmediaisagoodwaytoforceustoexercise.

D.Weshouldfollowhealthyeating.

(3)Whatadviceshouldamateurathletesfollow?

A.Takemoderateexercise.

B.Pushtheirbodiestothelimit.

C.Learntocontroleverything.

D.Beaperfectionist.

(4)Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Themoreyouexercise,thehealthieryouwillbe.

B.Exerciseharmsourbodies.

C.Toomuchexercisemayputyouindanger.

D.Sportsstrengthensourbodiesandresistsdiseases.

9.(2024春?西湖區(qū)校級(jí)期中)TheGreekphilosopherHeraclitusoncesaidthatyoucan*tstepintothesame

rivertwice,foryouaren*tthesamepersonateachvisitandthewateriseverflowing.ltisapowerfulwayto

showtherealitythateverythingisalwayschanging.Yetsomanypeoplehaveunpleasantrelationshipswith

change.Weresistitorattempttocontrolit,theresultofwhichisalmostalwayssomecombinationofstress,

anxiety,andburnout.ltdoesn'thavetobethatway.

Nodoubt,changecan,andoftendoes,hurt；butwiththerightmindset,itcanalsobeaforceforgrowth.A

conceptcalledallostasiscanhelp.Developedinthelate1980sbyneuroscientistPeterSterlingandbiologistJoseph

Eyer,allostasisisbasedontheideathatratherthanbeingrigid,ourhealthybaselineisamovingtarget.Allostasis

isdefinedas"stabilitythroughchange"——thewaytostaystablethroughtheprocessofchangeisbychanging.

Fromneurosciencetopainscienceandpsychology,allostasishasbecomethedominantmodelfor

understandingchangeinthescientificcommunity.Thebrainisatitsbestwhenitisconstantlyrewiringitselfand

makingnewconnections.Overcomingpainisnotaboutresistanceortryingtogetbacktowhereyouwerebut

aboutbalancingacceptancewithproblem-solvingandmovingforwardtonormal.

Thetimetostartpracticingisnow.Overthepastfewyears,theriverofchangehasbeenflowing,andit

showsnosignsoflettingup.Ourabilitytoworkwiththesechangesisdirectlyrelatedtoourlifesatisfaction.Given

allthis,simplycreatingastableexpectancyaroundchangegoesalongway.Sodoesrealizingthattheallostasis

mindsetdoesn'taskustodonothing.Rather,itasksustopartakeinchangebyfocusingonwhatwecancontrol

andtryingtoletgoofwhatwecan't.WhenIcatchmyselfresistingchange,inmyheadIsaythefollowing：nThis

iswhatishappeningrightnow.PmdoingthebestthatIcan.What,ifany,skillfulactionscanItake?"Dothis

repeatedlyandfinallyyoustarttogetbetteratit.

Tothriveinourlifetime一andnotjustsurvive一weneedtotransformourrelationshipwithchange,

leavingbehindrigidityandresistance.Wearealwaysshapingandbeingshapedbychange，oftenattheverysame

time.

(1)What*sthecommonpracticetowardchange?

A.Towelcomeit.

B.Torejectit.

C.Tooverlookit.

D.Toadapttoit.

(2)Whichofthefollowingcanbestinterpret"allostasis"?

A.Onesizefitsall.

B.Timeworksgreatchanges.

C.Respondtochangebychanging.

D.It'snevertoolatetochange.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"lettingup"inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Stopping.

B.Dashingdown.

C.Goingup.

D.Widening.

（4）Whatmighttheauthoragreewith?

A.Repetitionmakesupforrigidity.

B.Itmatterstofocusonwhatwecan*t.

C.Changespromotelifesatisfaction.

D.Itmakessensetoembracechanges.

10.（2024?漳州模擬）InthePixarmovieUp,afuncartoondogcalledDugwearsamagicalcollarwhichcan

detectandtranslatehisbarksandcriesintofluenthumanspeech.Humanshavealwaysbeenfascinatedbythe

potentialtocommunicatewiththeanimals.Thisweek,anarticleintheNewYorkTimesdocumentedmajor

effortsfromagroupofresearchersusingmachine-learningalgorithms（算法）toanalyzethedifferentcalls

ofwhales,chickens,bats,cats,andmore.

ThereareseveralwaystotrainAIsystemsnow.Typically,AIsystemslearnthroughtrainingwithlabeled

dataofhumanlanguagewhichcanbewellsuppliedbytheIntemet.Butanalyzinganimallanguageis

different.Scientistshavetoinstructsoftwareprogramsonwhattolookfor,andhowtoorganizethedata.This

processrequiresmatchinggainedvocal（發(fā)聲的）recordingswiththevisualsocialbehaviorsofanimals.Agroup

studyingEgyptianfruitbats,forexample,alsousedvideocamerastorecordthebatsthemselvestoprovide

contextforthecalls.

ManycriticsofthisapproachpointouttwoweaknessesofcurrentAIlanguagemodels：beingunabletotruly

understandtherelationshipsbetweenwordsandtheobjectsintherealworld,andscientists*littleunderstandingof

animalsocieties.AIlanguagemodelsforhumansrelyonacomputermappingouttherelati